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VOLUME III — No. 49
RUMANIAN ARMY PLANS
DEFENSE OF BUCHAREST
Women and Children Ordered to Leave
While Preparations Are Made
To Save the City.
ATHENS, Nov. 30.—The en
tente allies are ready to begin
the debarkation of troops at Pi
raeus, the port of Athens. The
Greek government has retaken
control of the postoffices and
telegraph lines in Athens, expell
ing the French controlling of
ficers.
BERLIN, Nov. 30.—Buchar
est, the Rumanian capital, is
changing into a war camp, the
Overseas News Agency learns.
Half of the civil population, ac
cording to a dispatch to the
"Bernerbund," already has left
the capital.
The "Lokal Anzeiger" pub
lished a telegram from Stock
holm that the chief of police of
Bucharest and General Berthe-
THREE MORE INJURED
AT UNIONTOWN TRACK
UNIONTOWN, Pa., Nov. 29.
—The second acicdent in 24
hours occurred on the new Un
iontown speedway yesterday af
ternoon when an automobile
skidded and its rear end swerv
ed into a group of officials who
were judging the trial speed of
several machines, injuring three
of them.
The injured are Neil Whal
en, aged 28, of New York city,
broken left leg; H. H. Van Horn,
aged 30, of New York, bruises
and lacerations; Zed Springer,
aged 31, Uniontown, bruised.
The accident occurred at the
finishing wire, when Whalen
flagged a car driven by C. O.
Jones. Jones slowed down his
machine, which was making 65
miles an hour, as he neared the
group of men, a dozen in all. As
the car reached the group it was
skidding, and when Jones tried
to release the brakes to steer
the car to the opposite side of
the track, they became locked
and the rear end swerved into
the men.
HUGHES ALLIANCE
SPENDS $22,784.42 IN STATE
HARRISBURG, Nov. 27.
The Hughes Alliance in Pennsyl
vania received contributions
amounting to $23,617.79 during
the recent campaign and spent
22,784.42, according to a state
ment filed today at the state de
partment.
TRAIN SPEEDS THROUGH TOWNS
MILE-A-MINUTE WITHOUT ENGINEER
EASTON, PA., No. 30.
Through the darkness of nearby
towns in New Jersey at a speed
of 60 miles an hour for more
than eight miles ran a Lehigh
Valley railroad milk train last
night before the fireman discov
ered that there was no engineer
in the cab with him. An inves
tigation revealed that Engineer
John Shaffer, 58 years old, who
lived in this city, had been
knocked from his cab by some
unknown means. His body,
badly mangled, was found beside
the track at Flagtown, N. J.
The suspicions of the fireman
THE PA TRIOT
lot, the French strategist with
the Russian army, have ordered
the majority of the population,
especially women and children,
to leave the precincts of Buchar
est fortress within five days. All
remaining persons are engaged
in military and sanitary duty.
Martial law prevails, the mili
tary authorities distributing all
food.
The town of Comana (Tso
mana), half way between Giur
giu and Bucharest, situated on
the direct railway connecting
the two cities, at a point 16 miles
to the south of the capital, has
fallen into Teuton hands. It lies
only 12 1-2 miles south of Buch
arest's outer ring of fortifica
tions. Its loss was admitted by
the Russian war office.
NEW ITALIAN SHIP
FAST AS EXPRESS
ROME, Nov. 28. Italy has
brought out one of the great
surprises of the war. While
some details are suppressed, it
has become known here that the
Tutt' Ali (All Wings), the new
battleship, on her trial trip did
800 miles at the speed of an ex
press train.
She actually traveled three
times the rate of the fastest
trans-Atlantic liner.
"During the trip," says an
officer, "we were attacked by an
enemy submarine. You would
have laughed to see the torpedo
fall several hundred yards clear
of our stern. The torpedo catch
ers which escorted us were left
far behind. In a few minutes all
we saw of them was a bit of
smoke."
BOILER EXPLOSION
FATAL TO ONE MAN
KITTANNING, Pa., Nov. 29.
—Joseph Starr, aged 60, one of
the crew of a "dinky" engine at
the Kittanninjj Iron & Steel Co.,
died in the Kittanning General
hospital from burns received last
night when the boiler of the en
gine on which he was riding
burst, James McGregor, aged 42
and William Cochrane, aged 39,
who were also on the engine
were badly scalded and McGre
gor had his right leg broken,
but neither is in a serious con
dition.
were first aroused when he not
ed that the engineer had failed
to sound his whistle at gTade
crossings. Then he noticed that
no attempt had been made to
reduce the speed of the train
through towns and he climbed
from his side of the cab to the
engineer's and discovered that
Shaffer was not at his post.
Had he not made his discovery
and stopped the train when he
did the train would have entered
the yards at Phillipsburg and its
speed as it struck the switches
undoubtedly would have caused
a bad wreck.
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INDIANA, PA., SATURDAY, DEC, 2, 1916
RUTH LAW, QUEEN OF THE AIR
Photo by American Press Association.
Ruth Law being congratulated by Major General Wood on reaching
Governors island. New York, after flying from Chicago, making a nonstop
record of 590 miles.
FATHER AND DAUGHTER INJURED IN ACCIDENT
BLAIRSVILLE, Pa., Nov. 27.— T. C. Brown, 60 years old, a
local meat packer, and his daughter, Miss Anna Brown, 30 years
old, were injured at Homer City, near here, when the automobile
in which they were riding was struck by a Pennsylvania freight
train on the Yellow Creek branch.
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MINERS GET 18 PER CENT. WAGE ADVANCE
Employes of the Graff Coal Company in Blacklick township
have special reasons for thankfulness this year, as an 18-per-cent.
increase in wages has been granted to all of the workmen.
BLAIRSVILLE COURIER SOLD BY EDITOR KERLER
Charles L. Kerler, Jr., for a number of years editor and own
er of the Blairsville Courier, has disposed of the newspaper to
Vemon R. Beatty and Howard L. Reed, two well-known and popu
lar young men of that place. Mr. Kerler is a justice of the peace
and auctioneer and he will follow those vocations in the future.
DEPUTIES GUARD EDRI COAL PLANT
Twelve deputies were sent this morning to Edri, this country,
to guard the coal plant there, owing to a threatened strike. The
men are demanding an increase in wages. Conferences between
the workmen and the operators are being arranged.
LOCAL TEACHER GOES
TO THE FOUNDRY
Lynne Merritt, of Alba, Pa.,
has been elected teacher in the
local high school to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation
of Arthur Torrence, who has ac
cepted a position with the Indi
ana foundry company. Miss
Margaret Flegal, of Indiana, has
been chosen extra fifth grade
teacher.
On account of the crowded
condition of the fifth grade half
day sessions have been neces
sary. A room in the Municipal
building has been equipped for
school purposes and will be used
until the beginning of the new
year, when two additional rooms
which are being finished in the
basement of the new Second
ward school building will be
ready for use. Miss Flegal has
charge of the students in the
Municipal building. She recent
ly resigned her position in Barn
esboro to teach in Indiana.
Harry Stewart, of Brushval
ley, who resigned recently as a
teacher of the Bracken school in
Buffington township, has been
elected teacher of the additional
room of the Waterman school.
Miss Cora Uncapher, teacher
of No. 10 school in Center town
ship, has resigned. The vacancy
has not yet been filled.
FOUR OF J. C. LEASURE'S
RIBS BROKEN BY A BULL
Ex-County Treasurer J. Cal
vin Leasure sustained a fracture
of four ribs and other injuries
when he was attacked by a bull
on his farm in Green township
last week. Mr. Leasure was at
tempting to drive the bull into
the barn, when the animal sud
denly attacked him. Mr. Leasure
was thrown violently to the
ground and was rendered un
conscious and did not rally for
two hours. His wife, who wit
nessed the attack, called the
farm hands to the rescue.
Although suffering from the
broken ribs and from the effects
of the shock, Mr. Leasure's con
dition is reported favorable this
week and the attending physi
cian believes that his recovery
will be speedy. Misfortune has
been a companion of Mr. Leasure
recently. About a year ago he
was seriously injured in a fall in
a local garage and was a patient
in the Indiana hospital for a
time.
4429 HUNTERS' LICENSES
GIVEN IN INDIANA CO.
Hunters licenses in Indiana
county this season total 4428.
This is more than last year, but
fewer than the number of licens
es taken out in 1914.
INDIANA HOSPITAL AND OTHERS
MAY LOSE STATE ASSISTANCE
Medical Bureau's Failure to Approve the
Equipment Is Cause. Attorney
General Makes Ruling.
HARRISBURG, Nov. 29.—A demand made upon Auditor Gen
eral Powell, late to-day by John S. Fisher, president of the trust
ees of Indiana hospital, for payment of a state hospital appropria
tion was refused because the state bureau of medical education
and licensure had not approved the hospital's laboratory equip
ment. Mr. Powell immediately after asked the attorney general
whether he should pay or await approval.
In addition to Indiana the ruling asked will affect the follow
ing hospitals: Corry, Waynesburg, Mount Pleasant, Braddock
General, Buhl, of Sharon, Homeopathic, of Chester Co., City and
Spencer of Meadville; Ohio Valley General of McKees Rocks, Un
iontown, Shenango Valley of Newcastle, and St. Johns General
of Pittsburgh.
The medical bureau, which made inspection of 166 hospitals
receiving state aid to see if they are complying with legislative re
quirements in regard to laboratories and anesthetic departments,
made a report to the governor today in which hospital practice
in the state is criticised. The report reviews efforts to secure
standardization and notes many deficiencies. Mention is made of
hospitals failing to provide equipment demanded by the state;
admission to hospitals at rates too low to pay; lack of uniform rec
ords; duplication of hospitals where communities cannot support
institutions; lackof isolation rooms, seclusion rooms and morgues
and defects in management. It is also claimed that state emer
gency hospitals are being used for general surgical cases. Man
agers of hospitals, it is stated, made efforts to comply with re
quests in many instances, but there are some which in the opinion
of the bureau should be cut off from state aid.
BOY PLAYS SOLDIER;
MOTHER IN HOSPITAL
"I'm going to be a soldier,
mother!" Charles W. Henry, Jr.,
10 years old, paced up and down
the room in his home in North
Braddock yesterday. Then:
"Halt! aim! fire!"
He jerked his rifle to his
shoulder and pulled the trigger.
His mother, smiling indulg
ently, sank to the floor. The
boy saw blood flowing from a
wound in her right cheek. He
screamed and ran out of the
house.
Persons in the vicinity, at
tracted by the shot and his cries
found the woman had been
wounded critically, and she was
hurried to the Braddock Gener
al Hospital.
The boy had taken the 22-cali
ber rifle, which belonged to an
older brother, and was playing
with it. He said he did not know
the gun was loaded.
PADEREWSKI SAYS
POLAND IS WRECKED
CHICAGO, Nov. 28. Ger
many's announcement of the
doom of Poland is but a blind to
obtain Polish recruits for ser
vice against the Allies, Jan Ig
nace Paderewski, the pianist,
charged to-day.
NEW AUSTRIAN EMPEROR AIMS TO
CONTINUE WAR TILL PEACE IS ASSURED
LONDON, Nov. 23.—Emperor
Charles Francis Joseph of Aus
tria-Hungary, has issued a pro
clamation declaring that Austria
Hungary will continue fighting
to the end. The proclamation
follows:
"I will continue to the comple
tion of the late emperor's word.
I ascend the throne in stormy
times. Our aim has not yet
been reached and the aim of the
enemy to crush my country and
my allies has not yet been brok
en.
In Harmony with People.
"You know me to be in har
mony with my people in my in
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KAISER WILL NOT
ATTEND FUNERAL.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 29.
Emperor William will not attend
the funeral of Emperor Francis
Joseph, according to a despitch
from Berlin to-day. The sudden
change in the Kaiser's plans was
brought about by an attack of
influenza.
The German emperor arrived
in Vienna Tuesday morning, the
despitch says, and remained all
day. He placed a wreath upon
Francis Joseph's bier and also
remained in prayer by the side
of the coffin for a short time. He
left the city last night.
Upon the Kaiser's request no
official reception was granted
him.
SHOT B i HIS OWN GUN
Lowry Zentner, of Lucerne,
aged 19 years, is in 3 serious
condition in the Indiana hospital
as the result of a hunting acci
dent, yesterday morning. The
young man says that he was
walking through the woods
when in some manner his shot
gun was discharged and the
contents entered his left leg just
above the knee. He was rushed
to the hospital, where it was
said last evening that his condi
tion was serious. <
flexible decision to continue the
struggle until a peace is assured
that will guarantee the existence
and devlopment of the monarchy
I will do all in my power to ban
ish as soon as possible the hor
rors and sacrifices of war and to
obtain peace as soon as the hon
or of our arms, the conditions of
life in my country and their al
lies and the defnnce of the en
emy will allow."
The foregoing: proclamation
was issued in Vienna Wednes
day. It gave the first official no
tice to the people of Austria-
Hungary that the new emperor
had ascended the throne.