WE DO FINE BOOK and JOB PRINTING TRY US! VOLUME lII—No. 44 G. 0. P. RECEIVED BIG BOOST AT MONSTER RALLY HERE THURSDAY NIGHT Republcans from all parts of Indana county and many from adjoining counties were here on Thursday night to hear Philan der C. Knox, of Pittsburgh, can didate for United States Sena tor, address the biggest political rally in the nistory of Indana county. The Auditorium, the largest building in the county, was packed. Fourteen bands, 1,000 sticks of red fire, scores of political banners and the longest parade ever witnessed here were fea tures of the demonstration pre ceding the meeting. Special trains over the Pennsylvania and the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh railways, extra trol ley service and hundreds of au tomobiles brought the largest crowd ever gathered here for po litical purposes. Crow Unable to Be Present. A message was received from State Chairman W. E. Crow who was to have been a speaker at the meeting, that he could not reach Indiana Thursday night. County Chairman J. Willis Wil son called the meeting to order and former Senator John S. Fisher presided. Mr. Fisher paid the former secretary of state a ITALIAN SEAPLANES SHELL TEUTON PORTS ROME, Oct. 25.—Important Austro-Hungarian ports on the western coast of the Istra peninsula have been bombarded by a fleet of Italian and French aeroplanes, ministry of maftne an nounced today. Two Austro-Hungarian machines were downed, one falling in the Adriatic and the other in Bazleghe lagoon. The text of the report follows: "On Tuesday Italian and French seaplanes reconnoitered and bombarded Salvore, Umago and Cita nova. All were attacked simultaneously. French machines pur sued and attacked several Austro-Hungarian aeroplanes. One of the latter capsized and fell into the sea. Another fell into Bazleghe lagoon. The observer and air pilot were captured. All the French machines returned." ZURICH, Oct. 25.—Trieste, the chief objective of the Italians on the Istrian peninsula, is being evacuated by the civilian popula tion, according to a dispatch to the Stefani News agency today. Many residents of the city have already reached Switzerland. Per sons in this and other Swiss cities have received word from rela tives in Trieste that the military authorities, fearing a battle there, such as took place at Goritz, have ordered all the civilians to leave. PUNXSUTAWNEY MINERS RETURNING TO LABORS PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA., Oct. 25.—Miners employed by the Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal and Iron Company in seven mines in this vicinity, who went on a strike more than a week ago, start ed returnng to work this morning, following a meeting of eight locals of the United Mine Workers of America here last night. The Adrian and Helveta mines resumed operations today and three others will start tomorrow. The Florence miners have refused to accept the vote to return to work. The Eleanora min£, which was wrecked by an explosion Saturday, has not yet been repaired. Seven of the eight locals voted to return to work pending action by the district board of the United Mine Workers. The strike was not backed by the board. \ BOXING MATCH HERE TONIGHT Fans of Fightdom are interested in the announcement today that a boxing match will be held in the Auditorium this evening. Joe Varga, of Johnstown, who is visiting friends here has accepted the challenge of "Spike" Kelly for a match and arrangements have practically been completed for the affair. Varga has estab lished quite a reputation for himself in Johnstown, his home town, and other cities, while the excellent reports coming from the southland, while Co. F was located ehere, told of the superiority of "Spike" Kelly. The match will be an interesting event. INDIANA COUNTY COURT STENOGRAPHER IS THE YOUNGEST IN STATE Miss Maude McGuire, of Cly mer, Pa., is the second woman to have ever held the position of THE PA TRIOT high tribute when he introduced him to the audience. Mr. Knox took up the state ment that President Wilson had kept the United States out of war and asserted there was nothing in the President's rec ord to justify the claim. "He has not kept us out of war," said Mr. Knox. "We have been in a state of war with Mexico— not a great war, but a mean, pit iful war, waged against a help less nation." Adamson Bill Assailed. The Adarnson law and the child labor law were discussed by Mr. Knox. He said the eight hour law benefitted only a small proportion of the railroad em ployes, when by a simple amend ment it could have been made to include every man who works for a railroad which engages in interstate commerce. He de nounced the cnild labor law as a sham. The federal law, he said, is ; mild and ineffective and does not prohibit the employment of child labor; it merely prohibits under certain conditions the shipment in interstate commerce of goods that have been produced in fac tories that employ child labor. official stenographer for the In diana county courts. She was appointed to the office recently by Judge J. N. Langham and is believed to be the youngest girl court stenographer in the state. —Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Published Weekly by the Patriot Publish'mg Company LAFAYETTE MONUMENT AT FALL RIVER UNVEILED View of the parade during the Lafayette celebration at Fall River, Mass., when a statue of the great Frenchman was unveiled; and, inserted, the monument at the moment of unveiling. —-— ~ AUTOS, NOT GERMS, BLAMED FOR PARALYSIS EPIDEMIC Gases and Fumes Given Off By Combustion of Oils Used in Machines Causes Plague, Doctor Tells Ameri can Public Health Association. CINCINNATI, 0., Oct. 26. Automobiles, not germs are to blame for the epidemic of infan tile paralysis that has swept the country, according to the asser tion made by Dr. Thomas F. Hartingdon, deputy commis sioner of labor of Massachusetts in an address before the annual convention here today, of the American Public Health Asso ciation. "Infantile paralysis is due to chemical agents namely, gases and fumes given off in the at 8., R. & P. RY. AGENTS TO MEET AT ROCHESTER Station Agents of the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway will hold their next meeting at Rochester on October 26th, about 75 agents, officials and conductors having arranged to be present. The principal ques tions to be discussed are way bill corrections, loss and damage claims, embargoes and the pres ent car shortage. E. J. Devans, General Super intendent of the Buffalo Roches ter & Pittsburgh Railway, will be chairman and will call the meeting to order at 9:30 A. M. Agent L. Shoemaker of this place, left for Rochester, Wed nesday night to attend this meeting. WALL STREET ODDS ARE LOST—EVEN MONEY NEW YORK, Oct. 23.—Wa1l street today surrendered to the Wilson wave which is sweeping the country and wiped out the odds on the election betting. At the opening of the market this morning a few bets were placed at 10 to 8 on Hughes. This quickly dropped to 10 to 9 and at 1 o'clock E. Bunge and com pany a large curb concern, an nounced that it had $l,OOO to bet on Wilson at even money. W. E. McGee quickly followed with $5,000 on Hughes at even money It was freely predicted on the curb that the president will be the favorite in the betting be-! fore the end of the week. INDIANA, PA. SATURDAY, Oct 28 1916 mosphere by the combustion of oils and fluids used in automo biles" Dr. Hartingdon declared. "Cases of gas and fume poison ing and cases of infantile par alysis agree in every essential." "In Infantile paralysis, we are dealing with a chemical agent, and not a micro-organism. In fants and old persons are more susceptible to the malady. Al though infantile paralysis has been epidemic for years, its pre valence in epidemic form dates from the introduction and wide use of the automobile," he said. PARCEL POST IN OCTOBER Parcel Post, Oct. 1 to 16—13 working days, Indiana, Pa. Total number parcels receiv ed, 9,438; delivered by regular carrier, 4,734; by sub. carriers, 232; through boxes and general delivery, 1,435; to Normal, 1,354 by special delivery, 63; by rural carrier, 1,620. Parcels dispatch ed weighing 5,840 pounds or al most three tons. The postage on parcels dispatched was $152.- 64. During the period named 188 parcels were insured and 13 sent C. O. D. This makes a to tal of 11,523 parcels handled in 13 days. If the parcels received averaged as much in weight as the parcels sent out, the total weight wpuld be 16 tons. STREET CAR OVERTURNS; AND 12 ARE HURT CONNELLSVILLE, PA., Oct. 26.—Twelve persons were injur ed and a score of others suffer- j ed bruises when a street car on the West Penn Railway Com pany's lines left the rails and ov- [ erturned on a sharp curve at the Brookdale school house on the 1 outskirts of Connellsville last night. The car was running fast and slippery rails are thought to j have caused the accident. * • | , Best stores advertise in Patriot GERMAN ARTILLERY IS VERY ACTIVE PARIS, Oct. 26.—French troops on the Vaux-Douaumont lines, northeast of Verdun, were violently bombarded all night by German artillery, the French war office announced today. It was indicated that the • Germans were preparing for an . other great series of infantry assaults in an effort to win back ground lost to the French on Tuesday. The situation generally was unchanged, the communique said. The latest attacks of the French on the Verdun front were made in the direction of Fort Vaux, indicating that the next big drive would be launched against the Germans holding that position. The war office statement told of the exploit of a French air man, who, while 100 yards above ground ,opened fire with a ma chine gun against a German ar tillery column. The attack caused a panic among the driv ers. NEW AUSTRIAN CABINET HEAD IS CHOSEN AMSTERDAM, Oct. 26.—A Vienna dispatch reports that Dr. Ernest von Koerber has been ap pointed premiar of Austria. Dr. von Koerber, who is a minister of finance and president of the Austrian council, is called " a great friend of Germany" by the German press. It is said that the minster made it one of the conditions of his acceptance that he be allow ed to guide the financial policies of both Austria and Hungary. The Rome correspondent of; the "Exchange Telegraph" had previously reported that Prince von Hohenhole-Schillingsfuert had been named Austrian pre mier. BRITONS MAY SEND ARMY TO RUMANIA —_ LONDON, Oct. 26.—War Sec retary Lloyd-George's declara tion that the allies are helping Rumania was followed by a re-1 port today that England would send a large army into the war theatre. England has al ready sent a big force into Rus- 1 sia for use in the Caucasus and this force may be diverted and < used against the armies of Von 1 Mackensen. It is admitted even 1 in official circles that the plight \ of Rumania is getting desperate < CIRCULATION HOOKS OPEN TO ALL ADVERTISERS RUMANIANS BLOW UP BRIDGE OVER DANUBE STREAM LONDON, Oct. 26.—The Cer novada bridge over the Danube the biggest bridge in the Bal kans, has been blown up by the Russo-Rumanian forces, accord ing to a wreless dispatch receiv ed from Rome today. BERLIN, via Sayville wireless Oct. 26.—The great 12-mile bridge spanning the Danube at Cernovoda, has been blown up by the Rumanians, the German war office announced today. The destruction of the bridge followed the retreat of the Rus so-Rumanian forces from Ceraa voda. German aviators have bom barded Fateshti at the western end of the bridge. Advices had been received here several hours before the war office's report was given out to the effect that the Rumanian army had made an attempt to wreck the bridge but the extent of the damage done to the mighty structure was not stated BAY STATE'S RICHEST GIRL MARRIES PRINCE WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. Miss Margaret Preston Draper, "richest girl in Massachusetts/* at noon today received the Ital ian title of princess. She mar ried Prince Andrea Boncompag ni-Ludovic, of Rome, at the Dra per mansion in K street here. The full ritual of the Roman Catholic church was performed by Cardinal Gibbons of Balti- more. Nuptial mass followed. The unusual privilege of hav ing this mass said in a private residence was granted as a favor to the Boncompagni-Ludovici family by the Vatican. The mass was said by Monsig nor Russell, rector of St. Pat rick's church here, who officiat ed when Miss Draper was receiv ed in the Catholic church a few days ago. The prince's gift to the bride was a cornet of diamonds, the jewels having been taken from heirlooms that have been in the Boncompagni family for genera tions, which was brought to the United States by special per ! mission. VINTONDALE YOUNG MAN IS GROUND TO PIECES BY TRAIN AT CONNELLSVILLE Falling between cars of a Bal timore & Ohio freight train near the stock yards, east of Connells ville, Tuesday, John Straus baugh, of Vintondale, was ground to pieces. His head, an arm and his legs were severed. A flagman walking back to pro -1 tect the train discovered frag ments of the body. They were gathered up and removed to the undertaking establishment of J. E. Sims. The body had been dragged 100 feet or more. The young man was a son of Charles Strausbaugh, of Vinton dale, his mother having been dead for some years. He was a brother of Raymond Straus baugh, of Vintondale, Mrs. Eu gene Lynch and Mrs. Wallace Gibson, of Cresson. FTTE CENTS
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