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VOLUME IV —No. 14
Indiana Demonstrates Patriotism
When Impromtu Rally Was Called
ATTORNEY GEORGE FEIT AND GENERAL HARRY WHITE
ADDRESS IMMENSE CROWD IN FRONT OF THE
COURT HOUSE, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
G. A. R. HELD RALLY LAST SAT.
Hundreds of Indianans assembled Wednesday night in the
greatest patriotic demonstration this town has ever seen. Al
though the rally was called on a short notice, the square was
massed with hundreds of persons of different nationalities and
was the center of the big patriotic rally.
Former District Attorney George Feit, who was first to speak,
made a plea for American rights and asked that they may be pro
tected in any eventuality.
The Indiana attorney, who saw service during the Spanish-
American war, with Company F, of Indiana, explained the pur
pose of the meeting. In clean and clear-cut sentences, couched in
lauguage that was easily understood and of an appealing nature,
Mr. Feit paid tribute to the masterly address of President Wilson
before the Congress and called upon everyone to uphold the hands
of the Chief Executive in these trying times. He spoke of the out
-1 ages being committed by Germany against the United States and
of the fact that a state of war was already in existence that but
needed the formal utterance of the law-makers of the nation to
make it a declaration of war in fact as well as in deed. He told of
the splendid services rendered by Indiana County men in meeting
the several crises in the Nation's history and of his whole-heai ted
belief that when the call comes for active service at this time there
would be no laggards or hold-backs among the young men of this
section. Mr. Feit's talk was frequently interrupted by applause,
which'attested the extrem interest and pleasure manifested by his
discourse.
Major C. C. McLain was next introduced and told of his pleas
ure at attending the meeting and regretting that the hour was too
late to start the drilling, which had been promised. He stated,
however, that the drilling would be taken up in earnest this com
ing Monday evening and that any person who expressed a desire
to become connected with the Reserve and receive the needed in
struction relative to its formation, would be welcomed.
Starting off with three cheers and a tiger, General Harry
White, that tireless patriot, closed the meeting with one of his
usual powerful and attention-holding addresses, in which patriot
ism was the dominant note. Fired with the zeal of every true
American, when called upon to do his duty, the gathering broke up
shortly after 9 o'clock, with the organizers of the meeting thor
oughly convinced that steps had been taken in the right direction.
Last Saturday the G. A. R. Veterans held a patriotic rally.
Led by a fife and drum corps, they marched on Philadelphia street
and gathered in front of the Court House, wheie Commandei Gen.
Harry White delivered an eloquent address which
was highly appreciated by all who were present.
ITALY IS STIRRED BY WIL
SON SPEECH
ROME, April 3.— President
Wilson's request to Congress for
war against Germany caused
both relief and joy among Am
ericans here. All the fashionable
tea rooms, such as the Excelsior,
La Tour and Old England, were
full of animated American par
ties discussing the news that
spread through the city before
the papers came out.
The American flag suddenly
appeared from hotel and apart
ment windows.
The Giornale d'Jtalia says of
Wilson's speech: "It's the great
est event in the war's history.
New Road Across State Proposed
PLANS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHWAY THROUGH CEN
TRAL WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA ARE BEING
WORKED OUT
DUBOIS, April 6.—Plans fo rthe development of a great
cross-state highway through Central Western Pennsylvania are
being worked out by the traffic bureau of the Dußois Chamber of
Commerce.
As outlined this great cross-state highway will follow the Sus
quehanna-Ohio watershed from Bradford in McKean county at the
north to Cumberland, Md., on the south passing through Mt. Jew
ett, Johnsonburg, Ridgway, Dußois, Curwensville, Ebensburg.
Johnstown and Bedford to Cumberland, or through Dußois, Clear
field, Phillipsburg, Tyrone, Altoona, Hollidaysburg, Bedford and
thence to Cumberland, depending upon the route finally decided
upon.
Both routes would take tourists through one of the most
scenic parts of Pennsylvania, rich in natural beauty and the very
center of the interesting coal, gas and oil country.
THE PA TRIOT
THREE MINERS KILLED IN
ROBINDALE PLANT
A terrible explosion occurred
at the Robindale mine near Sew
ard at 1:45 Tuesday morning
and three miners are dead. Cor
orner Dr. H. B. Buterbaugh was
called to the scene Tuesday and
held an inquest. The dead min
ers were working machines, and
are known as cutters. Their
names are Alex Shuman and two
brothers, John and Harry Mc-
Adoo. They are all Americans.
The Robindale mine was for
merly owned by the Conemaugh
Smokeless Coal Company but re
cently was sold to E. F. Saxman,
of Philadelphia, for a considera
tion it is said, of over a million
dollars.
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INDIANA, PA., SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1917
IN STRIKING WORDS WILSON
DEMANDEd "STATE OF WAR"
WASHINGTON, April2.—The most striking phrases of !
the President's speech to Congress include the following:
Property can be paid for; the lives of peaceful and in- |
nocent people cannot be.
The present German warfare against commerce is a
warfare against mankind.
Our motive will not be revenge or the victorius asser
tion of the physical might of the Nation, but only the vindi
cation of right, of human right, of which we are only a sing
lee champion.
There is one choice we cannot make, we are incapable
of making: we will not choose the path of submission and
suffer the most sacred rights of our Nation and our people
to be ignored or violated.
I advise that the Congress * * * take immediate steps
not only to put the country in a more thorough state of de
fc,ut to exert all its power and employ all its resources
to bring the Government of the German empire to terms and
to end the war
We have no quarrel with the German people.
We are glad * * * to fight for the ultimate peace of the
world and for the liberation of its people, the German people
included.
The world must be made safe for democracy.
If there should be any disloyalty (in the United States)
it will be dealt with with a firm hand of stern repression.
Reservoirs Are Guarded
JOHNSTOWN, PA., April 4
As a precaution against possible
plots to cripple the great Cam
bria Steel Company's plant, here,
no outsiders will be permitted on
grounds siirror.na'n£ II:c tv.o
great sources of water supply
for the steel mills—Hickston run
THOUSAND FOOT SPAN, COST $27,000,000,
OPENED AND DEDICATED TO PUBLIC USE
f SUSHSDLNO -THE: BIG EITZIDGEL ~
Photos by American Press Association.
The new Hell Gate bridge, a single 1,000
foot span, and the newly constructed New
York Connecting Railroad, linking the
Pennsylvania and New York. New Havei.
and Hartford systems and making possi
ble an all rail route via New York from
the New England states to the south and
west, were dedicated to the public service.
The first train to pass over the six miles
of four track elevated connecting railroad
and the mammoth bridge extending from
Long Island to the Bronx left the Penn
sylvania station. Besides officials, it bore
Gustav Lindenthal, designer of the bridge,
who formally turned it and the railroad
over to Samuel Rea, president of the Penn
sylvania.
A. J. County, vice president of the rail
road. opened the dedication ceremonies a*
the Bronx end of the bridge. After the
structure had been formally tendered by
Mr. Lindenthal, Mr. Rea said:
"This connecting railroad bridge has
taken four years to construct and has cost
more than 127.000,000. This railroad, with
its East River bridge, is transferred to the
New York. New Haven and Hartford Rail-
U.S. AT WAR
and Quemahoning reservoirs.
Special policemen have been sta
tioned at each big dam with pow
erful searchlights for night use
and closest watch will be main
tained. The Cambria mills here
have manufactured vast quanti
ties of steel for munitions.
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road company, for operation as a part
its system to replace the river service
over the Hudson and £ast rivers."
The inauguration of train service over
GERMAN SHIPS ARE SEIZED
ALL CREWS PLACED UNDER HEAVY GUARD.
NEW YORK, April 6.—Ninety-one German ships lying in
United States ports have been or will be seized today by the
United States Government.
The vessels represent a total tonnage of 594,696, and are lying
in nearly every important port of the country.
At New London, Conn., early today a party of United States
marines boarded the North German Lloyd liner Willehad, removed
the 335 men who form her crew and placed them under arrest.
They were taken to the United States customs house and then al
lowed to go back to the liner. They are under heavy guard.
Many Sailors Removed.
At Hoboken, N. J., where the huge Vaterland and several
other ships are lying on the New York side of the Hudson river and
at South Brooklyn piers, marines appeared immediately after the
House had passed the war resolution. They began the removal of
sailors preliminary to taking actual charge of the vessels. Offi
cials refused to discuss what was being done, but it was believed
the men were to be taken to Ellis Island. A company of New Jer
sey infantry went on guard at the Hoboken piers.
Extraordinary precautions are being taken all over the coun
try to avoid possible trouble from crews of ships which have been
held since the beginning of the European war. Warships have
been guarding the vessels since it became certain a declaration of
war would be forthcoming. Two destroyers have been constantly
on duty in the Hudson river here, where many of the ships are ly
ing. They moved in closer early today, and were accompanied by
five naval cutters.
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Woman Urges Enlistment in Navy
By Singing "Star ~ Spangled Banner"
WANTS OCEAN CLEARED OF
SUBMARINES SO SPOUSE
CAN GET HOME
NEW YORK, April s.—The
sound of a woman singing "The
Star Spangled Banner" rose
above the noise of Columbus
Circle last night. Five hundred
men crowded around her auto
mobile in a few seconds, hum
ming the chorus as she sang and
the new route ar i the r tr-a «
r c-Jeral express. the niglit train bettveon
Boston and Washington. will take pHc®
soon.
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[applauded her scared little
speech.
"I hope you all enlist in the
navy," she began, "I want the
United States to do the right
thing in this war, and if you
won't laugh, I'll tell you why I
am especially anxious to get a
big navy, so as to clear the ocean
of the submarines. I want my
husband to come home. He is
United States consul at Palermo,
Italy, and he can't get back as
long as the submarine blockade
lasts."
The woman was Mrs. Samuel
H. Shank, of Indianapolis. Her
husband is a cousin of ex-Mayor
Shank. She has lived, she said,-
for 23 years in Italy, but come
back to this country last fall.
Her husband expected to join
her here in March, but he was
advised not to risk the journey.
Yesterday she went to the wo
men's auxiliary of the navy re
cruiting bureau, at the Biltmore
and offered to help along the re
cruiting by singing. Mrs. Mar
garet Crumpacker and Mrs.
Francis Bedell, who are running
the bureau, sent the singing vol
unteer out on a decorated auto
mobile to tour the city.
GERMANS CANNOT BECOME
CITIZENS AFTER WAR
BEGINS
NEW YORK, April 3.—The
time when German-born resi
dents of the United States may
apply as citizens of the United .
States is drawing to a close. If
Congress declares war, no per
sons born in the country at war
with the United States can apply
for citizenship here during the
period of the war.
For this reason there was an
unusual rush today to the nat
uralization bureaus in this city.
Each German-born resident was
asked if he understood the na
ture and extent of his new
sought obligation.
Twenty-four applicants filed
petitions for full citizenship. As
soon as the necessary time has
elapsed they will be sworn in, al
though war may have been de
clared in the interval.
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