WE DO FINE BOOK and JOB PRINTING TRY US! VOLUME III —No. 33 Dentist Ruffner Instantly Killed in Auto Accident Was Crushed to Death When His Machine Went over a Steep Embankment MRS. SMITH SERIOUSLY INJURED ■ Dr. Harry A. Ruffner, a den tist of this place was instantly killed early Tuesday morning, and Mrs. Ella Smith, wife of a local contractor was seriously injured when an auto, driven by Dr. Ruffner went over a steep embankment near Blacklick. Ac cording to some reports it is said that shortly after 3 o'clock Tues day morning an auto party was passing a point about three fourths of a mile north of Black lick heard the cries for help. They stopped the auto and in vestigated. At the bottom of a steep embankment, about 15 feet below road level, they found the overturned cai*. Dr. Ruffner was lying nearby and a hurried examination showed BELIEVED THAT 150 LOST LIVES; BODIES FOUND HUNTINGTON, W. Va., Aug. 10.—Late reports from the West Virginia flood district say that 23 bodies have been taken from the water at Cabin Creek and several other bodies have been recovered from the flood about Cabin Creek. It is estim ated that 125 persons are dead as a result of the cloudburst. Two companies of the Second brigade, West Virginia Nation al Guard, have gone to the flood ed district for relief work at the order of Gov. Hatfield. CHARLESTOWN, W. Va., Aug. 10.—Wreck, ruin and loss of life trailed in the wake of the receding floods of three West Virginia mountain streams to day. Out of the swirling waters of Cabin, Paint and Armstrong creeks a toil of death is emerg ing, while, wandering over the mountain sides, sheltering themselves behind rocks and un der trees, thousands of home less persons are suffering pri vation and hunger. MUST TRIUMPH, DECLARED CADORNA'S BATTLE ORDER ROME, Aug. 10.—The Ital ian march must be a triumphant one, General Cadorna declared in an order to the troops at the commencement of the Goritz battle. The order said: "You must march like an im petuous, overwhelming force. Nothing ought to stop you. You must pass the first, second and third lines of the enemy. You must traverse the whole field of battle; you must reach upon the massed hostile reserves and there shout 'Avanti Italia.' There, even m the last struggle, decisive victory will smile upon you for joyfully having accom plished your duty to your king and to your country." LIST OF LETTERS Remaining uncalled for in the Indiana office August 5, 1916: Mrs. Katherine Clark, Mr. H. M. Clark, Miss Mabel P. Davis, Andres Dimino, (3 letters); Mrs. B. C. Griffeth, H. R. Gib son, Miss Belie Grim, Mr. John Mark, Mrs. John Spackman, Mrs. Florence Shields, Mrs. Ernest Sutton. When inquiring for letters in this list please state that they were advertised, giving date. Harry W. Fee, P. M. THE PATRIOT ! that he was dead. The body was taken to Blairsville, while Mrs. Smith was taken to Blacklick where it was found that she was suffering from a broken should er and severe lacerations. It is said that the couple had motored to Blairsville and were returning to Indiana when the acccident occurred. Dr. Ruffner was about 50 years of age and is survived by his wife and two daughters. He enjoyed a large practice and was generally esteemed. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon, and the re mains taken to the East Mahon ing Baptish Church where inter ment was made in the church cemetery. MARION CENTER FARMER ' ELECTROCUTED ! John Thompson Park, aged 71 r years, one of the most promin i ent residents and a member of : the family that laid out the i x town of Marion Center, was ele [[trocuted early Monday evening, i 1 • • i when his hand came in contact [ with an electric switch. Death was instantaneous. I Some time ago Mr. Park had ■ his house and barn wired for • eletricity and had one of the placed just inside the s barn door. Monday evening just , ! after he had completed some evening work, he reached up his hand to turn off the switch; when a knife which he was car jrying, formed a short-circuit land the electricity flowed thru : his body, causing death. He was •found a few minutes later by .members of his family, who dis , covered that he had not return i ed to the house, went in search | of him. FARMER INSTITUTE DATES > J FOR INDIANA COUNTY ► ! _ • S. C. George, Indiana county " chairman of farmer's institutes, ' has been notified by the State Department of Agriculture of ! the state speakers who will be : present at the five institute ses sions to be held in Indiana coun '|ty in January, 1917. They are ' jj. T. Campbell, Prof. Franklin I I Menges and Dr. John N. Rosen- berger. The places and dates of [ the institutes follow: , Brushvalley, Monday and * | Tuesday, January 8 and 9. 11 Indiana, Wednesday and ' i Thursday, January 10 and 11. , j East Mahoning Baptist i Church, Friday and Saturday, - Jan. 12-13. f Willet, Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 15 and 16. Covode, Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 17 and 18. J MISS VOGEL COURT STEN OGRAPHER IS DEAD. 1 » ; Miss Annie E. Vogel, for - many years official court sten i J ographer for Indiana County , i and Notory Public, died here . Wednesday morning after a lin*, gering illness. Funeral mass will I be held today with mass at the r | St. Bernard's Cotholic Church. : She leaves her mother and her i sister Blanche. Published Weekly by the Patriot Publishing Company INDIANA, PA. SATURDAY, AUG. 12, 1916 AUSTRALIANS MAKE FIRST ATTACK IN GREAT ONSLAUGHT ON GERMAN LINES V . • ■ ~ 7-" * * ■ Ljj:u Photos by American Press Association. grjjyofsw AUSTRALIANS AND GENERAL BIRDWOOD, "Today the Australians had their first big test in Prance," pays a recent dis- MK patch from the British-German front. "The fr«*e limbed sons of the Southern Cross r charged from their trenches in the darkness against the new German trenches around Pozieres. People had said that either the get there or be killed, and the surprising thing, the wounded say, is how few were killed. " 'Bird le had his plans made, all right,' say the Australians. 'He always knows what he is doing.' 'Birdie' is the nickname of General Birdwood. their commander. _____ Italians Occupy Goritz and Capture ■ 1 Pressing Fleeing Austrians Toward Trieste; Victors Take Aviation Base from Foe. Cavalry and Bersaglicri Cyclists Pursuing Fleeing Austrians; Take City Near Captured Goritz; Italians Take Much Booty. LONDON, Aug. 9.—The cap i x ture of the Gorizia Bridge head on the Isonzo River front by the Italians was followed today by the taking of the Gorizia for tress 'and the town of the same name from the Austrians. In the operation the Italians captured T 0,000 prisoners and much booty. The victory of the Italians, in its spectacular appeal, over shadows, for the moment, the steady forward drive of the French and British on the Som me and the closing vise of the Russians upon Lemberg, capital of Galicia, but it is also, of course, of great actual impor tance. Gorizia is only 22 miles north west of the Austrian port of Triete, on the Adriatic. There are few defenses between Gor izia and this great Adriatic base. And southeast off Trieste is the naval base of Pola. Success by the Italians in driving the Austrians from the —— ___ BLAIRSVILLE MAN LOSES A FOOT UNDER A TRAIN BLAIRSVILLE, Aug. 10.— Dragged by a freight train that he attempted to board, Charles Liverlv, aged 50 years, of Blairs ville, had one of his feet so badly crushed that amputation was necessary at Indiana Hos pital. head of the Adriatic would be a blow at the very vitals of the Teutonic operations in the Med iterranean Sea and would per mit transportation through that waterway of all of the Allies without molestation of any s6rt. ROME, Aug. 10.—The Aus trians aviation station of Aiso vizza, six miles east of Goritz, has, been captured by Italian troops who are continuing pur suit of the Austrian force that retreated from Goritz, according to reports received here today. Cavalry detachments and Bersaglieri cyclist detachments entered Aisovizza after putting to flight the Austrian rear guard which attempted to make a stand in the eastern suburbs of Goritz. In this action a body of Austrian troops is reported to have been cut off from the main force. King Victor Epimanuel is said to have been at the Isonzo front when Goritz fell, though he has not entered the Austrian strong hold. SEVERE STORM ON LAST SATURDAY The electric storm that pas sed over this section on last Saturday was one of the worst of the year. The lightning did a bit of damage here and there and the heavy rainfall flooded the streets for a time. 20,000 Prisoners ■■ PAPER CAN BE MADE FROM COTTON STALKS BERLIN, Aug. 11.—(Cor respondent of the Associated Press) — The Royal material testing office at Gross-Liether velde a suburb of Berlin, an nounced the discovery that pa per can be manufactured from cotton stalks. The discovery is not consid ered of much importance for Germany, which produces no cotton, but is pointed to as of vast importance to the United States, the greatest producer of cotton in the world, because of the shortage of paper reported in that country. The stalks are cut and ground, boiled and bleached, and the pa per making then proceeds after the usual methods. BLAIRSVILLE WILL HAVE NEW FIRE TRUCK The Volunteer Fire Company of Blairsville have purchased a new "Peerless" auto fire truck j of 60-H. P. It is expected to ar rive there sometime next week from Cleveland, Ohio. NEARLY $2,000,000 PAID ON COMPENSATION CLAIMS PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 10.— Women and children depend ents of workers in Pennsylvania have received more than $1,800,- 000 in compensation since Jan uary I—when the Workman's Compensation law became ef fective. As a result 1,200 have been prevented from begging charity. This was contained in the headquarters' statement here which said 150,000 work men have received free medical i attention. CIRCULATION BOOKS OPEN TO ALL ADVERTISERS FTYE CENTS Homer City Supt. Dies in Clearfield N. M. Loman, mine superin tendant of the Bruch Creek Coal Mining Co., of Homer, die<£ Wednesday afternoon as the re sult of an operation in the Clearfield Hospital. Mr. Loman was employed for a number of years by the Pen nsylvania Coal and Coke Co.» later he came in this county and filled a position as Mine In spector for a period of three years and later promoted super intendent of the Bruch Creek C. and I. Co. He leaves his wife and three childern. Funeral ser vices will be held today in Pat ton ; many foreigners will attend this funeral. L. A. Cost's Excellent Work Is Displayed in the Carnegie Library Whenever you go to Buchheit Bros., the Philadelphia street, furniture dealers, and are wait ed on by a short, statureu man, with spectaccles, that is Mr. x#. A. Cost; do not think that his capacity is only that of a clerk* because if you do, you are mi&- taken. Mr. Cpst does not brag about his work with anybody, but on. the contrary he is very quiet: about it and unless you really want to know something about it, you are standing a fine chance to be talked to on the subject. As to his work we are told! that two of Mr. Costs's oil paint ings are on exhibition in the Carnegie Art Gallery, Pitta burgh, one of which is Pharos. Horses and the other Black and! White Beauty. In Mr. Cost's home are many examples of his work worthy of comment. Some of the finest homes of this place have paintings by Mr. Cost. Some of his water color and crayon work among- / the best in the state. He has sold some of his pictures throughough the state and espe cially in Pittsburgh, Harrisburfir and Washington, D . C. , and the owners are proud of their po&* sessions. WILL PUBLISH LUSITANIA NOTE TO SILENT CRITICS ■ ■ # WASHINGTON, Aug, 10,— Announcement that the last German note on the submitted to the state depart ment nearly six months ago, is to be published, is the direct an swer to those who feared a re- Continued on page 4 DIES SUDDENLY IN KITCHEN While she was preparing breakfast Friday, Mrs.Lydia £L Bence, aged 65 years, widow of 'Squire John D. Bence, fell to the floor and before assistance could be given her death oc cured. She leaves two children, William Bence of Indiana and S. B. ; Bence of Rayne township. She also leaves one brother and one sister, H. A. Shields of Sooth- Second street and Mrs. R. S-, McCoy of East Church Street. LOCAL COUPLE MARRIED IN CUMBERLAND Paul C. Woolwaver, a printer from this place, and Miss OEve Marie Johnson also of this placet were married in Cumberland last Friday, (August 4.)
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