| WE DO FINE | | B< OK and JOB PRINTIN | I TRY US! | +#♦ VOLI *E III —No. 12 NAVY PLANNING DASH MO MEXICAN PORTS The iiattleship Kentucky Ordered to Vera Cruz and Others Are to Follow Later; Y/arlike Preparations at Philadelphia Navy Yard Accompanied by Clamping L-own of Censorship on Ship Moves. Trcop Movements Are Guarded JTiiladelphia, Pa., March 16. Absolute secrecy is the latest or der at .he Philadelphia Navy Yard in regard to sailing of ves sels Every care is being taken t- see t. at not the slightest ink ling of :ie news or special orders contain* i therein leaks out. The battiest p Kentucky has been or dered to Vra Cruz instead of com ing here. When asked this afternoon whether any of the ships or trans ports of the Atlantic reserve fleet had been suddenly ordered to Mexican waters- Lieut-Command er Litle ield, replied: '" I ca \ neither deny or affirm a question of that character. If T did so 1 might give you the infor mation < osired. All I can say is that no information relating to the mo\ ?ment of vessels is to be given < it for publication." Tr am ort Takes on Supplies Signi: cant in conjunction with this se*' ccy are the unusual ac tivities i.nd warlike preparations taking \ lace in the yard. Today Angelo D'Amico Case May Be Finished Today Caro iytown Case Continued to June Term ££ The O; iy case now on trial is that of D'Am co who shot and killed M. Mino in *ept. 19115. It will probably be finish d this afternoon. In tl. ease of Com. vs. James Toeei ei al. the defendants having the pie of Nolo Contendre to the first co ut of the indictment on the cha of selling liquor with out lice se, the defendants are pa roled o condition that they pay die cos of prosecution, that they pay th sum of $5OO for the use of Indi aa county and that they refrain ereafter from the sales of in toxic, .ing liquors of any kind whatso* cr. Payments to be made quarter y at the rate of $5O a month. In t; ease of Com. vs. Joe Strippn e, the has been con tinued ntil the June term of Court. In tl case of ( om. vs. Domenic Maddai .ia, charged with murder, the cas. has been continued until the Jui < Term of 'ourt on account of the ibeence of material wit nesses 1' r the Co- imonwealth. The c :e of MiV.e Clahan, accus ed of i sault with intent to kill and mv der, was continued on ac count o"' the absence* of one of the imc irtant witnesses. In tie case ot Nicola, Liberto, of Start >rd, charged with attempt ing to V ill Jose; ii Cook with an ax- the ury divided the costs be-i tween t le deft tdants and the i plaintiff The y ry iu the case of the Com. vs. Maty Palm *, charged with fornication retur led a verdict of guilty. Ivan Swauge- charged with adulter:, was f< nd guilty by the jury. Mary Swab. • rnrged with as sault a 1 batt- was ser f enced the armed transport Hancock was towed from the basin to a pier on the river front where she be gan to take on supplies. Carloads of provisions were stowed away. Officers when asked the Han cock's destination would answer "Southern waters." Sufficient provisions were loaded oil the transport to supply three regi ments. It is believed that the Hancock will sail Saturday morning. It is believed the transport will pro ceed to Haiti, take on the majority of the marines now stationed there and carry them to Mexico. The Second Regiment, the outfit in Haiti, saw service in Mexico dur ing the occupation of Vera Cruz. It is evident the entire fleet is getting ready to move within a few hours' notice. Gun decks and turrets are being put into condi tion for active service. The mag zines of all vessels are to be stock ed with a full supply of ammuni tion. On board the Alabama, flag ship of the fleet, no visitors were allowed. to pay the cost of prosecution, a fee of $l.OO and to keep the peace. Andy Askin- charged with false ly impersonating an officer, w T as discharged. Steve Chungo, charged with un lawful possession of a dog, was pa roled upon the payment of costs, tuid upon the condition that he does not keep a dog in his posses sion until he becomes naturalized. Peter Fletcher pleaded guilty to the charge of the unlawful pos session of a dog and was also pa roled upon the payment of costs and on condition that he does not keep a dog in his possession until he bocames naturalized. Harry Pakolic et.' al., charged with selling liquor without a li cense pleaded guilty, the court pa roled Harry, Susanna and John Patolic to pay the cost of prose cution, that they refrain hereaf ter from the sale of intoxicating liquor of any kind and to pay $lO on the first Monday of each month nntil cost is paid. Joe Regrut, charged with as sault with intent to murder, plead ed guilty and was paroled upon the following conditions: that he pays to the prosecutor, Steve Mus chuga $15.00 for loss of his time and that Regrut refrain from fighting and keep peace toward Steve Muschuga and all other per sons. POULTRY FANCIERS, HERE'S YOUR CHANCE "Washington, D. C.- March 17. — The subject of poultry is one that interests many persons and to meet the demand for this informs tion Congressman S. Taylor North las accumulated a limited number of sets of government publica (Uontinued on Page 4) INDIANA, PA. SATURDAY, MARCH 18. 1916 TITANIC MEMORIAL NEARLY READY „ Photo by American Press Association. The great memorial for the men who went down on the Titanic In order that women and children might be saved is nearing completion at Quincy, Mass. It is expected it will be placed in Potomac park, Washington, March 1. Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney designed the statue, hewn from a great block of granite. It is thirty-five feet high. City News of Interest to All -p Broke Arm in Fall. —B. C. Fleck cl' Grant Street, fell in font of the First United Presbyterian church on Sunday morning and broke his arm. Transfers. —Albert P. Irwin to Silas Daugherty 5-6 of 155 acres 39 perches in West Mahoning; $4.- 500. Robert Thomas to Todd L. Brown, lot in Indiana 176 acres in Banks; $9OO. William 11. Moreland to Peter Swlick 176 acres in Banks; $2- 000. Indiana Band Busy Season.— The membership of.the Indiana band is being increased and other things are being done to strength en the organization for the busy season it has ahead of it- With the centennial, encampment of the Sons of Veterans and a dozen or other celebrations on the calen dar for this year, the band ex pects to have its busiest summer. Spring Term April 11. —The Spring term of Indiana State Normal school will be opened Ap lil 11. The new $50,000 addition to the school is now in use and a much increased enrollment is ex pected. Bucket Shop Closed. —State Troopers Cook and Dressier Fri day placed under arrest H. R. Brown, alleged proprietor of a bucket shop here. The shop was closed. Brown waived a haring and gave bail for $5OO for appear ance at the June term of court. Monthly Meeting. The monthly meeting of the As sociation of Principals and High School Teachers of Indiana will be held in the Second Ward school building in Indiana this morning, beginning at 9:30 o'clock. A program of real in terest has been prepared included in which will be several musical numbers- EXPLOSION AT D Dußois, March 17. —The Way and Dieger buiding in the heart of the business section was partially wrecked and four men were in jured about noon yesterday in an explosion of accumulated gas. A plumber carrying a candle went into the basement to find a sup posed gas leak. He was badly Information charging a violation of the brokerage law was sworn before Justice W T . H. Mahan. Urge Commissioners to Sup port Bureau. —The agriculturists in this vicinity are urging the hoard of county commissioners to support the movement that has been launched here for the organ ization of a farm bureau. The old bureau of commissioners were opposed to the farm bureau plan. Will Rebuild Homes —The offi cials of the Jefferson & Clearfield Coal and Iron Co. announce that they will begin at once to rebuild the houses which wore destroyed in the recent fire at Carneytown. The homeless families are being cared for. Hospital Report—Report for the month of February: admitted, 82; births, 1: free patients, 9; deaths- 9; pa tients discharged, 76 operations, 39. largest number in hospital at any one time,sB; least number in hospital at any one time.39 Meat Market Damaged By Fir* The George W. Plotzer meat market here, was badly damaged by fire early Saturday morning. The fire originated in a smoke house in the basement of the estab lishment. Indiana 100 Years Old:—lndi ana was 100 years old Saturday, The Courthouse bell was sounded 100 times in honor of the birth day of the borough. burned wdien gas collected in an abandoned well expxloded. Three others were hurt in the collapse of a part of the building. TO AID SMALL NEWSPAPERS Washington, March 17.—Sena tor Bankhead, of Alabama, Chair man of the Post Office Committee, introduced to-day and had refer red to his committee a bill to re peal the law requiring editors, publishers and owmers of newspa pers. magazines and periodicals to tile with Postmaster General every six months sworn statements of names of editors, owners, stock holders, securities and, in the case of newspapers, sworn statements of average circulation. He said he was acting on his own initiative in behalf of the small country newspapers. Italia i Artillery Bombards Goeritz With Violent Fire Berlin. Ma eh 17.—Considera ble signs of enewed activity on the Italian f mt are reported in to day's official report from Vienna. Goeritz, it is announced, once more has been subjected to a bombard ment- lastin * twenty-four hours and at other points the Italian ar tillery shov d greatly increased activity. "Yesterday morning," the offi cial report ?ays. " the enemy's artillery began a lively shelling of the bridgehead and the south ern quarters of the town of Goe irtz and the Doberdo Heights. The firing continued during the night. 'Goeritz was shelled repeatedly and heavily by the Italians pre liminary to their last great offen Committees Have Been Appointed Indiana Is ta Celearat .> J biliee, from Jane 191b to the 24th; Soccess oi Project I; Assured When These Men Assume the Responsibly of tbis Popular Celebration. Although Indiana borough was one hundred years old at noon on Saturday, March 11- the formal celebration of the centennial an niversary will not be held until the week of June 19-24, at which time the resident of the county seat expect to make up for the weeks of delay in observing the 1 orough's birthday. 11. C. Christy, president of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the Central Cen tennial Committee, presided at a meeting of the central body, at which time the subcommittees were chosen: Those committees contain the names of a large num ber of residents of the town and county and form a combination of brains and industry that are bound to make the demonstration a big success A list of the various committees f* llow: Finance:—F. L. Neff, chairman ; W* F. Elkin. Jos. W. Clements. Amusement:—A. I. Reese, chair man ; B. 11. Lichteberger, Jno. M. Daugherty, W. M. Jack, R. E. Young. A. W. Mabon, E. C. Buch heit, E. B- Campbell, T. J. Pealer. J. Howard Houk, Jas. L. Jack, S. 0. Streams, W. M. Fluke. John M. Miller. Publicity:—A. Ralph Moorhead. chairman; nastie Ray, Frank 11. Daugherty, Franklin Sansom, 11. M. Lowry, Frank Biamonte, Fran cis Smith, John E. Smith, 11. E. Stuehell. Decoration:—J. R. Richards, chairman; John W. Sutton, Jno. W. Vogel, W. C. Bennett, L. J. Driggs, R. T. Marlin, E. R. Light cap, J. Willis Wilson, C. R. Clark, J. R. Clements, E. R. Springer, Hart B. Daugherty, Louis Heyman, S. W. Rose. Music : —lra A. Myers, chair man; R. D. Colburn, Prof. Hart, F. M. Fritchman. C. M. Lingle, Wm. Banks, A. M. Stewart. W Pearl Walker, Leon Jordon, Har ry B. Marshall, Jno. Watson, 11. W. Fee- Geo. B. Leydic, Lawrence Vogel. Transportation and Entertain ment : —J. A. Grossman, chairman ; T. E. Hildebrand, W. T. Anderson, L. C. Shoemaker, Irvon S. Glasser, Frank Sloan. J. M. Marshall, Paul Graff. Jno. 11. Hill, John Resolla. J. C. McGregor. Ross M. Sutton, | CIRCULATION J f BOOKS OPEN TO ALL | ADVERTISERS | sive effort on the Lower Isnnzo, last Novemeber and early Decem ber. At that time the Austrians, announced that many buildings, including churches and public in stitutions, had been damaged and many inhabitants killed. (Thre Dobedo Heights, which also were shelled, form part of the position south of Goeritz, which bore the brunt of the previous Italian attack. They lie in a bend of the Isonzo, below Goeritz, and consequently are exposed on two sides to the Italian artillery ) "The Italian artillery." the re port continues, "also showed in creased activity on the Corinthian front, especially against Lanzen beden, northeast of Paularo. There were no infantry engagements." Italian Infantry Advances in Snow Rome, March 17.—"Our artil lery has worked intensely and ef ficaciously along the entire Mid dle lBonzo front to the seashore," sayq to-night's official bulletin of the General Staff. "Some portions of the enemy's trenches were dam aged and their occupants forced out and defeated, while enemy batteries were silenced. "During the temporary cessa tion of the firing our infantry, passing over deep layers of snow and muddy slopes, attacked ene my positions, bombarding them with grenades. Enemy detach ments coming to their support were met with a well directed fire from our artillery and machine guns. '' In the highest portion of the war theatre our operations have continued to be hindered by per sjstent bad weather, the depth of the snow in some localities being more than thirty-two feet." Jos. P. Mack, Ilarry P. Beans, H. & C. Telephone Co., Central Dis trict Telephone Co. Exhibits:—H. Wallace Thomas, chairman; F. M. Fritchman, Er nest Work, Jno. M. Leech, C. K. Sutton, E. E. Creps, E. G. Vogel, J. R. Jones. Jno. R. Bath, R. W„ Wehrle, J. L. Culp, J. L. Nix, W. C. Orr, Job McCreight, B. W. Stewart, W r . F. Wettling, A. 8, Cunningham, J S. Jamison, Rob ert Sutton, J. Murray Thompson. Parade :—D. W. Simpson- chair man ; C. C. McLain, Gen. Harry White, James E. Ament, C. C, Dinsmore, Richard W. Watson, J. M. Dickson- M. 11. Wilson, Jay D. Hill, William Smith, Ernest Work, W. R. Mahan- E. R. Lumsden, J. L. Orr, C. A. Nichol, J. E. Parnell, G. W. Plotzer,, Jas. A Taylor, Frank Wood, J. D. Johnson. Win Pierce, H. F., Beck, J. H. Bur gess- D. M. Caldwell, H. A. Boggs, Alva Longwill, S. Ren Pollock, C. W. Books, Earl Grey, W. S. Hamilton H. H. Brilhart, T. B. Clark, Geo. H. Bennett, C. M. Lingle, S. T. Oldham, Supt. Stew art, Supt. Smith. Coral; W. D. Dunsmore, Geo. H. Jaquish, E. B. Hewitt, James Caldwell. Committee of Sons of Veteran* to act in conjunction with Bor ough Centennial, as follows: J. Blair Sutton, chairman ; RiclL ard Watson, George T. McHenry Geo. T. Buchanan, Frank M. Smith, J. Willis Wilson, C. C. Me- Clain, A. P. Lowry, Charles W_ Books. Gen. Harry White, chairman of the G. A. R. and old soldiers* committee, has not selected his as sistants. FIVE CENTS
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