WE DO FINE BOOK and JOB PRINTING TRY US! VOLUME 111 No. 31 Seven Hundred Millions For Defense Provided By Senate Army Bill Passed with Few Changes from Committee Recommendations Carrier $311,000,000, Increase over House Washington, July 27 Nearly seven hundred millions for defense in the fisGal year of 1917 is the aggregate of pro posed appropriations reached in the Senate today with pass age of the army appropriation bill carrying, in round num bers $314,000,000. This grand total for preparedness still is subject to re vision, however, because the army bill will follow the naval bill into conference, where reductions are probable, despite the firm attitude of President Wilson in supporting the lib eral response of the Senate to the call for adequate defense. Appropriations for preparedness as they now stand are : Army, $313,970,447.10; Navy, $315,826,843.55; Fortifica tions (passed by both branches), 825,748,050; The Military school, §2,238,328. 57 ; Army and Navy deficiency, $27,559,- 348.05; Total, $685,343,017.27. Hog Cholera in North Part of This County Entire Herd of D. H. Wyant Js Wiped Out by Disease. Hog cholera has made its ap pearance in Indiana county and as a reseult of its ravages David H. Wyant, of Covode, has lost 20 valuable swine. The disease had its appear ance in the select herd of swine owned by Mr. Wyant about a week ago. Within two days the herd had been pratically wiped out. The State authorities were notified and an agent of the State Livestock Sanitary Board was immediatly sent to Covode. Two of the hogs were still liv ing and these were inoeulated at once with the cholera ser um. The disease had advanced too far in one of them and it died shortly after inoculation. The other animal is recovering. A quarantine has been estab lished and inasmuch as the dis ease has not made its appear ance elsewhere it is not believed that the disease will spread. Mr. Wyant recently lost 100 chickens through an epidemic of gaps. —Punxy- Spirit. Stars and Stripes to Wave Until Co. F Returns to Town In commemoration of the ser vices of their members who are serving their country with Com pany F, Texas, a large American flag was floated to the breeze, atop the Odd Fellow's building Wednesday afternoon. The Stars and Stripes will remain until the local company returns to Indiana some time in the future. Willian Spr ankle, 90, Dies at Home, Here William Sprankle, one of the oldest of Indiana County's re sidents, died Tuesday evening at the home of his brother. He was 90 years old, and had been ill but a short time. The deceased, who was reared in the Northern part of this county was a prominent and succcessful farmer until his re tirement several years ago. He was a brother of the late Shar rets Sprankle. FOR SALE—Two good team horses: inquire of Joe Mazza, Homer City. THE PA TRIOT DE PALMA ENTERS TWO CARS IN CHICAGO EVENT CHICAGO,III., July 26. Ral ph DePalma, Italian daredevil auto driver, has entered two cars for the speedway grand prix race, to be run at May wood August 19, it was announ ced today. DePalma refused to say who is also entered for the 300-mile race, to be held a week from Saturday. WAR PRISONERS MUST SALUTE ENEMY IN ALPS BERNE, July 27.—The gen eral staff of the Swiss army has issued the following order to the French, English, German and Austria-Hungarian war prisoners who have been sent to Switzerland for recuperation: "The soldiers of the different belligerent nations on Swiss soil have to salute the commissioned and non-commissioned officers of their enemies in the same manner as they salute their own superiors. They must remember that they are on neutral grounds, where hatred can not be tolerated. In the eyes of the Swiss nation and its govern meent, the prisoners are equal. They were all captured in hon orable battle, while fighting for their countries, and should treat each other with respect." EIGHTY THOUSAND CATS AND DOGS PUT TO DEATH NEW YORK, July 26.—Sev enty-two thousand cats and 8,- 000 dogs have been put to death by the S. P. C. A. since July 1 in the fight against infantile paralysis. WELL-KNOWN DUBOIS MAN TAKES OWN LIFE Robert Fishman, manager of the F. & S. Beef Co. at Dußois, committed suicide by shooting himself in the temple last Sat urday. The suicide occurred at the Central Y. M. C. A. at Du- Bois, in a room which he had occupied since April 1. MAY GET HOME FOR THE FEEBLE-MINDED BLAIRSVILLE, July 27. State authorities are inspecting a tract of 500 acres of land on the outskirts of this town as a site for the erection of a home for feeble minded. If the bulid ing is erected here, it is probable that 500 additional acres will be bought. Published Weekly toy the Patriot Publishing Company INDIANA, PA. SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1916 NEW YORK'S FAMOUS 69TH LOSES OFFICERS; BLISS SENT TO BORDER i'ljotus by American Press Association. g|?. if I- - '-J, Xb SIXTY-NINTH ON MARCH. | f GENERAL BLISS. COLONEL CONLEY. [The Sixty-ninth New York, the "fighting Irishmen," got under way' for the Texas border, but under circumstances that caused a veritable explosion in Camp Whitman. At the very moment of en tralnment a telephone message was re ceived from Major General Wood at Governors Island relieving Colonel Lew is D. Conley and Lieutenant Colonel John D. Phelan of their commands. The only explanation vouchsafed was that these officers were laboring under "physical disabilities." The whole camp was thunderstruck by the news, but the men of the Sixty ninth were more than that. They were in despair. To flght without Colonel Conley seemed even worse than remain ing listlessly at Camp Whitman, and a more than ominous murmur was heard in the ranks. The men are closely at tached to their officers, who have work ed hard in the service. With congress clamoring for informa tion as to the treatment received by the national guard and press dispatches coming in from various sources relat ing the trials to which the men are be ing subjected en route and of the lack of sufficient equipment, Major General Tasker H. Bliss, assistant chief of staff ( of the army, was sent to the border to , make a thorough inspection of all con ditions. After a conference with President t MAN ENDS HIS LIFE IN TOWN RESERVOIR Local Water Company Asked to Drain and to Clean the Container. Three Million Gallons of Water Emptied Curtis Stuchell, a plasterer of this place, drowned himself in the town reservoir, Tuesday evening. After making several attempts, he at last succeeded in ending his life. No reason is given as to what made Stuchell take his life. According to some citizens, the body was taken out of the reservoir a few hours after his death. Hundreds of people saw the body and many of them asked the employees of the Clymer Water Co. to drain the reservoir at once. The following day, Supt. W. S. Hamilton of the Water Co., made a statement that he would not drain the water out LETTER WRITTEN BY GLAD HAIR IN 1904 TRAVELS 14 MILES IN 12 YEARS After spending 12 years to travel a distance of 14 miles, a letter mailed at Smicksburg, this county, a dozen years ago, reached its destination in Punx sutawney. Glad Hair of Smicksburg wrote a letter to his sister, Mrs. Clark Wilson of Punxsutawney, in 1904. He never received a reply and the incident was for gotten until this week, when the delayed missive was deliver ed to Mrs. Wilson at her hom^ $5.00 NIAGARA FALLS & RETURN The popular mid-summer 5 day vacation to Niagara Falls will be August sth. Tickets on sale for all trains. BUFFALO ROCHESTER & PITTSBURGH RY. Wilson Secretary Baker directed Major General Scott, chief of the army general staff, to make an inquiry into the circum stances amending the action of Major General Wood, commanding the eastern military department, in ordering the dis charge from the federal service of Colo nel Conley and Lieutenant Colonel Phe lan. It was said in an authoritative way that the president had taken a personal interest in the matter and that he want ed all the facts ascertained. There were hints from persons close to the president that he was anxious to learn whether the detaching of the two chief officers of the Sixty-ninth had been due to any other reason than that as signed.] of the reservoir, as it would re quire three days to do it and that in case of a fire, Indiana would be without water. Fol lowing this statement hundreds called up W. C. Chapman, Sec retary of the Board of Health, and asked what if anything he could do. Several stories were told, but finally the Water Co., to avoid annoyances ordered it drained. It is said that over three million gallons of water are in the reservoir. Employees of the Clymer Water Co., said Thursday even ing that the water is tested each month and that it stands the best tests of any other water in the State. BARNESBORO MINE TROUBLE ADJUSTED BARNESBORO, July 27. All of the 150 to 200 miners of the Barnes and Tucker Coal Company who have not been working for the past few days are expected to return to their positions tomorrow. Some of them went back today. The sus pension of work was due to a ■ dispute over the care of cars, according to an official state ment given out this afternoon. The difficulty was adjusted to day, it was stated. ROCHESTER MILLS RESIDENCE BURNED ! . The residence of David Kryt zer, at Rochester Mills, was to tally destroyed by fire last Sun day, the loss being more than $5,000. Insurance to the am ount of $1,700 was carried. COAL CONCERN TO PLANT. TREES AT HOMER CITY The Grazier Coal Mining Company, with offices in the Johnstown Trust Company building, is planning the refor estation of an idle tract of land at Homer City, where part of its operations are loctated. It is planned to plant seedlings now, to be used when they mature for mine props and ties. ALL WELL WATER MUST BE BOILED JOHNSTOWN, July 28.—'The residents of Walnut Grove who use water from wells in that section yesterday afternoon re ceived warning from the John stown health authorities to boil all water before using it. An analysis of the water in the seven wells in that vicinity shows that in six of the wells are bacilus cloacae. No typhoid germs were found in the water, but the presence of bacilus cloacae indicates that seepage is finding its way into the water and that therefore typhoid germs in the ground could find their way into the water as well. N The seven wells are located in the rear of properties at 142, 179, 161, 1144, 174 Solomon street and two at 167 Silomon street. One well was closed by the health authorities some days ago. LIST OF LETTERS Remaining uncalled for in the Indiana office July 22, 1916: Mrs. W. S. Barr, Mr Harry Barton, Miss Huld Clark, Mr W. A. Davis, Miss Jessie M. Field, Mrs. Jay Hill, Mr. Wm. Patton, Mr. Charlie Turner, Mr. Wm. J. Williams, John Zigo (special delivery). When inquiring for letters in this list please state they were advertised, giving date. Harry W. Fee, P. M. CIRCULATION BOOKS OPEN TO ALL ADVERTISERS President Expresses Regret Over Death of Great Poet Riley WASHINGTON, July 24. President Wilson yesterday paid high tribute to James Whit comb Riley, the "Hoosier Poet" who died Saturday. In a letter to Henry Eitel of Indian apolis, brother-in-law of the poet, the president declared "a notable figure passes out of the nation's life." His letter follows: "May I not express to you my sincere sorrow at the death of James Whitcomb Riley. "With his departure a notable figure passes out of the nation's life; a man who imparted joy ful pleasure and a thoughtful view of many things that other men would missed. I am sure I am speaking the feeling of the whole country in expres sing my own sense of loss. "WOODROW WILSON." Buchanan Family in Bad Auto Accident Mr. and Mrs. George Buch anan of South Eleventh street, accompanied by their children, Paul and Miss Edith Buchanan, had a narrow escape from death on the National Pike near Un iontown Tuesday afternoon, when their automobile skidded, turned around and then over turned into the gutter. All the passengers were more or less bruised, but Mr. Buchanan suf fered the most, sustaining sprains and contusions of his neck and back and a slight la ceration on his head. Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan returned home by train last evening and Mr. Buchanan is now .being cared for by a trained nurse. Paul and Miss Edith Buchanan took the car to Uniontown after it had been returned to the road and arrived here last evening. England Spends $25,000,000 Each Day on Her Weir LONDON, July 27.—A vote of credit for $2,250,000 was moved in the house of commons yesterday by Lord Asquith. This brings the total credits this year up to $5,250,000 and the total since the beginning of the war to about $14,160,000. The premier said that the to tal expenditures of the govern ment from April first up to the last Saturday were $2,795,000,- 000. The treasury has in hand now about $205, 000,000. In explaining the expendi tures, Mr. Asquith said that the war is costing approximately $25,000,000 a day. His recent statement that $30,000,000 is being spent daily, the premier explained, was, meant to include all the expenditures of the gov ernment, both ordinary and ex traordinary. • —————___________ WRECK ON TROLLEY LINE. The work car of the Indiana County Street Railways Com pany, Berry, motorman and a passenger, car with Mr. Stiffler as motorman, met in head-on collision at the Bluff near Blacklick Monday. The front ends of both cars were badly smashed. Passengers on the lat ter car were badly shaken up and a few painfully bruised. One of the injured was taken to Blairsville for treatment, but it is not thought that his injuries are serious. FIVE CENTS
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