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VOLUME III — No. 22
French Lose Dead Man's
Hill, Sacrifice 40,000 Men
in Greatest of All Battles
30,000 Die at Douamont; Like a Battle of
Madmen in Miclst of Volcano Eruption
Countless Soldiers Died in Dark
Underground Caverns
BERLN, May 25—The giant
German "nut-cracker" is closing
in upon Verdun in the bloodiest
fighting in all history.
The right jaw has advanced
on a front of three miles in the
last 72 hours of the mad strug
gle northwest of the fori ress.
The French have evacuated the
entire Dead Man's hill position,
northwest of Verdun, afte: - sac
rificing more than a whole ,rmy
corps (40,000 men) in vain ef
forts to hold it.
Hill 304, cornerstone o the
French outer defense is now
held jointly by Germans and
French. Further slight ad anc
es for the Germans on either
side will force its surrender.
30,000 Die in Caverns
The left jaw of the crown
prince's great fighting machine
has reconquered entirely posi
tions surrendered to the French.
It is estimated here that 30,000
men died fighting in dark uader
ground caverns and about the
ruins of Fort Douamont in 72
hours without changing the bat
tle line in the slightest.
Denial was made here today of
French claims that Gen. Kivel
les's forces even temporarily re
Italians Retire; But
Not Forced to Do So
ROME, May 23—The Italian
official report of today admits
the retirement of Italy's forces
'on their main lines of defense
between the Astico and B- enta
Rivers and in the Sugana Valley
in the Southern Tyrol.
The report explains that the
backward movement was made
not because of pressure that
could not be withstood, but for
military reasons studied out in
advance.
A hundred cannon to the mile,
along a front of twenty miles,
military experts say, forms the
unprecedent concentration i>eing
employed by the in
their present offensive. The
terrific resultant fire is gh on as
the reason the Italian Command
er-in-Chief thought it advisable
to with-draw his troops an con
solidate them in more advant
ageous positions for defense.
Many Work and Aid
Road Improvements
Farmers And Business Mei:
of County Took Active Part
. In "Good Roads Day'* Labors
Good Roads Day was observed
all over the state Thursda , but
in the Indiana district farmers,
business men and laboring men
have made a special effort io im
prove the country roads.
Business men from the nearby
towns aided their neighboring
farmers in improving the c >unty
.roads and.in all sections a large
number of men turned out for
the work.
GAME WARDENS
AND THE DOG LAW
The game wardens throughout
the state have been notifed to
investigate as to how the provi
sions of the dog law are being
observed by the Constables. It
is understood that in Indiana
county very few Constables
have been killing unlicensed dogs
a duty required of them. A dog
without a collar and license at
tached, is presumed to be unli-
"Indiana Wants You" to Help Make Its Jubilee Great and Grand During the Big Week, June 19 to 24
THE PA TRIOT
occupied the ruins of Fort Doua
mont. In the most desperate
nand-to-hand struggle of the
war, a French force did succeed
in capturing a redoubt and ruin
ed works connected with the
fort. The only French detach
ment that penetrated the ruins
was wiped out, not a single sur
vivor escaping.
Strewn about the southern
and western approaches to the
ruined fort are countless dead
and wounded. Since the French
attack began Sunday night the
fury of the battle has grown
more intense and there has
been no chance to reach the dy
ing.
West of the Meuse the French
are being steadily driven back
upon the Verdun forts. The
capture of Cumieres opens the
way for a German drive down
the Meuse upon Chattancourt
and Fort Bourrus.
French trenches south and
southwest of Fort Douamont
were captured in last night's
lghting around Verdun, the war
office announced this afternoon.
Three enemy counter-attacks
against the village of Cumieres
northwest of Verdun were repul
sed.
Salty Sentences Are
Handed Down Here
by Judge Langham
Three Men Who Pleaded Guilty
Were Sent to Penitentiary
and Work House
Three prisoners in the Indiana
jail pled guilty to char
ges placed against them in court
Monday afternoon, and were
sentenced to terms in the work
house and penitentiary by Judge
J. N. Langham.
Thomas Logan, of Cherry Tree
pleaded guilty to the theft of
jewels and money, preferred by
Carl Miller, and was sentenced
to pay the costs of the prosecu
tion; a fine of $lOO, and to un
dergo imprisonment in the Al
legheny workhouse for a period
of six months.
Ernest Hadden pled guilty to
the same charge made by the
same prosecutor and was given
a duplicate of the sentence im
posed on Logan. It is under
stood that all of the spoils but
$l2 were returned to the right
ful owners. The charges pre
fei red were on three counts, bur
glary, larceny and regeiving
stolen goods.
Andy Turside, of Iselin, pled
gu ; ltv to a charge of larceny,
preferred by John Hart and was
sentenced by the court to pay
th i costs of the prosecution, a
fine of $lOO and to undergo im
prisonment in the Western Peni
tentiary' for a period of two
years. Turside was accused of
stealing sheep from the prose
cutor. This was not the first
of'ense for which he had been
ar ested and this was not the
first time he had been convicted
of crimes. The appropriating of
sheep not his own were the prin
cipal misdeeds of the prisoner,
and he had also at one time stol
en wearing apparel from one of
his fellow-prisoners in the coun
ty jail.
ce ised, and is liable to the death
penalty, notwithstanding the
fact that the owner may have
secured a license and had neg
lected to place it where it be
longs.
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INDIANA, PA. SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1916
Fi'""' ; ,i " .'"A ' :• Hi!:. A ~ ;i ■':■■' I. '
Memorial Day will be obser
in Indiana next Tuesday in hon
or of the Soldier dead, and in
tribute to the gallant heroes who
are still with us, whom time has
dealt kindly with and who will
once more march to the time of
muffed drums. During the past
year eight have answered the
last call of "Taps'" and marched
THREE ITALIAN SHIPS ARE
DESTROYED BY SUBMARINES
Passengers and Crew Saved in Every Instance, the Rome
Ministry of Marines Gives Out Statement; Levanzo
Washington andßinnania are Victims
ROME May 25—Destruction
of three Italian steamers by hos
tile submarines was officially an
nounced today by the ministry
of marine. The ships sunk by
U-boats were the Lavanzo, 3,-
713 tons; the Washington, 2,-
819 tons, and the Birmania, 2,-
215 tons.
The ministry's statement an
nounced that the passengers and
crews of the three ships had
been saved. It is therefore sup
posed that all were given ade
quate warning.
The Birmania sailed from Pal
Pennsylvania Inventors
The following patents were
just issued to Pennsylvania cli
ents, reported by D. Swift and
Co., Patent Lawyers, Washing
ton, D. C., who will furnish cop
ies of any patent for ten cents
apiece to our readers.
C. Aalberg, Wilksburg, circuit
interrupting device, sold; C. Am
bruster, Philadelphia, support
for storage battery insulators;
R. D. Booth, butter, dyeing ma
chine. sold; Y. A. Beuget, Phil
adelphia, collapsible boat; W. M.
Bradshow, Wilkinsburg, Poly
phase electric meter, sold; A.
Brezeska, Woodlawn, Foldable
adjustable feed bag; S. A. Bul
lock, Ellen town, railway car,
sold; J. O. Campbell, Big Run,
grease and oil gun.
to meet their fallen comrades in
the Great Beyond.
Tomorrow the customary ser
mon will be delivered by Rev. Dr.
Zeigler of the Presbyterian
Church. The comrades will at
tend in a body in their cherished
G. A. R. uniform.
Tuesday at 10 a. m. a short
parade will be held, led by the
j ermo. It was built in 1882. The
Levanzo was built in 1901 and
also was registered from Paler
mo. The Washington's home
| port was Venice. It was built in
1880.
London cablegrams today re
ported the sinking of the Britislf
steamer Washington. It is
possible that an error was made
in the announcement made in
London and that the vessel re
ferred to was the Italian ship
of that name.
NORMAL DEFEATED BY
CHINESE UNIVERSITY
The Chinese University crack
nine avenged their defeat of last
year by Indiana State Normal
by defeating the latter here yes
terday by a score of 10 to 5.
Elder's Ridge Academy
Alumni To Hold Reunion.
The Elders Ridge Academy
Alumni will hold a reunion on
Thursday, June 1, at Elders
Ridge. The Elders Ridge Band
will give a concert at 10:30 o'-
clock and a program will be ren
dered during the afternoon.
Best stores advertise in The
Patriot
Indiana Military band and Co. F.
10th Regiment. The Sons of
Veterans will act as honorary es
cort to the members of the G. A.
R.
The balance of the parade will
probably be made up of autos
placed at the disposal of the Vet
erans. Thomas P. Stephens has
been designated as chief of staff.
Special Notice
Commencing witli June
1, the subscription of this
I paper will be increased to
$1.50 a year. The reason
of this is due to the liigh
cost of paper, which
price is continually in
creasing.
Two Killed When
Cars Are Uncoupled
Two Slavish men were instan
tly killed, when several mine
cars uncoupled in the Penn Mary
Mine No. 1, at Heilwootl Thurs
day morning. It is said
that the two miners became ex
cited and jumped from the cars
which became uncoupled from
the motor.
The Dead.
GEORGE SAIN, 36, married,
I Heilwood; leaves widow and one
child in Heilwood.
MICHAEL BOYEK, 36, mar
ried, Heilwood, leaves widow and
one child in Austria.
Coroner H. B. Buterbaugh was
notified of the tragedy and is
now conducting an investigation.
Raiding Aeroplanes
Shot Down by Italians
Rome, May 25—Two Aus
trian aeroplanes of a squadron
that attempted to raid Venice,
Vicenza and Verona Monday
were shot down, it was learn
ed today.
One fell in the Tagliamento
river and the other in the
marshes near Porto Gruaro.
CIRCULATION
HOOKS OPEN TO ALL
ADVERTISERS
F'.obindale Will Re
sume Work June 1
Electric Illumination and the
Electric Safety Lamps to
Be Used at that Place*
Robindale Mine, of the Cone
maught Smokeless Coal Com
pany, on June 1 will ship the
first coal since the explosion on
March 30, almost two months
ago, when eight men were kill
ed.
Robindale Mine will be electri
cally illuminated and the em
ployees will use exclusively the
new Edison electric safety
safety lamps. Since the explo
sion, the electric lamps used at
this mine have been charged at
the plant of the Citizen's Light,
Heat and Power Company, John
stown, but hereafter the charg
ing will be done at the Robindale
mine, where a charging station
has been installed. Twelve
lamps can be charged at one
time. The interior wiring will
be finished this evening.
The damaged tipple has been
repaired with the exception of
installing the cages and these
will be ready for use by Thurs
day, June 1, when they will car
ry the first coal to be hoisted
through the shaft since the
gas explosion.
For the past week or more
some coal has been taken out
tl trough the slope for use in
the houses and business places
o ; ' Robindale, but none has been
si lipped since March 30.
Robindale people are enthus
iastic over the prospect of re
suming operations at the mine.
Women to Help Men
in _ Improving Town
Blacklick Citizens Now Work
• Together on Beautifying
Campaign There.
BLACKLICK, May 25—'The
women of Blacklick will play an
important part in the improve
ment campaign recently launch
ed by the members of the Board
of Trade.
The civic society has made its
plans and will co-operate with
the business men. At a recent
r eeting of the two organizations
b complete program was map
ped out. Blacklick will be a
much prettier place in which to
live when the workers have com
pleted their campaign.
1 rench and Italian Envoys
In Greece Recalled, It's Said
BERLIN, May 25—It is re
ported from Athens, that Count
A. De Bosdari, the Italian Min
i ter to Greece, and J. Guillemin,
1 he French Minister, have been
recalled by their governments
because of the failure of their
eiForts to obtain permission for
tee transportation of Serbian
t oops through Greece.
Italy May Declare
War on Germany
T 0
ROME, May 25—Demand in
s )me quarters that Italy declare
war on Germany has followed
publication of reports that the
Kaiser is about to visit the Aus
tro-Italian front, and that Ger
man troops are to aid the Aus
trian offensive.
One report in wide circula
tion is that the Kaiser plans to
force a declaration of war by
Italy through a personal af
front such as a visit to the Aus
trian Crown Prince's headquart
ers.
Rumors that the Germans are
directing the drive against
northern Italy have been in cir
culation for several days.
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