WE DO FINE BOOK and JOB PRINTING TRY US! VOLUME IV — No. 17 Revolt of Germans In Three Brazilian States Rebels Are Reported to Be Strongly Armed Even to Artillery—Break Out in Three States With German Population of 500,000 ATTEMPT TO DYNAMITE BRIDGES ITALIAN DETECTIVE AR RESTED MAN WHO HAD THREATENED LIFE OF PRESIDENT PITTSBURGH, April 20. Charged with making threats against the President, Arthur Gross, aged 26, of Noblestown road, Crafton Heights, was ar rested last evening by United States Secret Operative Gabriel DiFiore. Gross, who is an American born of German descent, is al leged to have made threats that he would shoot President Wil son before he would go to war. He was lodged in the Central po lice station and will be given a hearing tomorrow afternoon be fore United States Commission er Roger Knox. The remarks that the accused man is alleged to have made are as follows: "If I have to go to war, I will fill President Wilson full of holes first. Before Igo to war I will buy my own powder and shells and make my own am munition and will fire on anyone who comes to take me." According to Secret Service Operative DiFiore, Gross, when arrested, denied the charges but did admit that he had said he would not fight for this govern ment and that if he was given a chance he would fight for Ger many. SKIRTS NO SHIELD FOR WAR SLACKERS; MUST SERVE ANYWAY WASHINGTON, April 20. The hundreds of young men who rushed to the marriage license bureaus when it was learned that married men were to be ex empted from military duty are to have their plans for nothing. The war department today | ruled that all men who have been married since the declara tion that a state of war existed, will be liable to military duty just as the single men are. The ruling came from the de partment after receipt of re ports from all parts of the Uni ted States, which say that the men undoubtedly were rushing into marriage in order to escape military duty. 1 FRED JAMISON FREED ON MURDER CHARGE Fred H. Jamison, of Washing ton, Pa., one of the country's most noted horse racers and well known in Indiana, was freed by the Coroner's jury Tuesday, from any blame in connection with the death of Frank Wolfe, at Arden last Friday evening. Wolfe died from the loss of blood as the result of a knife wound, but the evidence showed that Wolfe had the knife and that he fell upon his own wea pon. THE PA TRIOT BUENOS AIRES, April 19. The great German population in at least three states in Brazil, Rio Grande, Parana and Santa Catharine, has revolted. The German population in these states is estimated at 500,- 000. The Brazilian censorship is very tight and few details of the revolution could be obtained. Uruguayan dispatches today declared the Germans had al ready attempted to dynamite the railraod bridge at Santa Maria. The government of Rio Grande province was said to be concen trating its strongest and most loyal troops to oppose the rebels at Porto Algre. - In the mean time the Uruguayan govern ment is massing its troops on the frontier, fearing the Ger mans may invade Uruguay. Officials were quoted in the Montevideo dispatches as assert ing their belief they will be able to withstand all raids. The Bra zalian Germans were known tc have been preparing to move against Uruguay. Their prefer ence was for occupation of Chile —which country is rich in ni trates and therefore desirable in war—but Chile was too great a distance for their base. Brazil has a strict censorship in force now and it was impos sible to obtain complete verifica tion of the revolt or of what steps the Brazilian government had taken to quell it. From the very start of Bra zil's crisis with Germany the greatest apprehension had been expressed as to the course the republic's very large German population would adopt. More than 10 days ago dispatches said that under cover of needing troops to avert an outbreak in an old boundary dispute between two Brazilian states the govern ment had dispatched very strong forces to the states where the Germans were most numerous. MORE THAN 10,000 OVER FLOW BARNESBORO THE ATER FOR A RALLY BARNESBORO, April 20. A crowd estimated at 10,000 people, overflowed the local op era house and jammed streets about the building Tuesday ev ening in the biggest patriotic rally this town has ever had. A parade in which there were five bands, marched through the principal streets, before the meeting. Addresses were made by Dis trict Attorney Weimer, Attorn ey Percy Allen Rose and At torney Alvin Sherbine, of Johns town, and others. Published Weekly by the Patriot Publishing Company INDIANA, PA., SATURDAY, APWL 21, 1917 *★★★★★★★★ * ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★* { THE PRESIDENTS APPEAL J I * £ President Wilson s appeal to the various divisions of the j £ great service army can be summerized thus: 4 "The supreme test of the nation has come. We must J * all speak, act and serve together." j To manufacturers: Your "service is To railway men: Let there be uo "ob- j 7* absolutely indespensable" to the struction of any kind, no inefficiency J nation. "Speed and perfect every or slackened power'of the "arteries J j* process." of the nation's life." J" To merchants: Let 4 'small profits and To farmers: Increase the production 7^ quick service" be your motto. of your land and co-operate in the 7^ M T . m , , . sale and distribution of your pro- 7^ To miners: Armies and statesmen are ducts. yL helpless if ' 'you slacken or fail." J 4r f . To gardeners: You can help "greatly X To housewives: Eliminate wasteful- to solve the problem of feeding the £ ness and extravagance. nations" by creating and cultivating *¥> To men and boys: Turn in hosts to gardens. M the farms. Help cultivate and To shipbuilders: 4 'The life of the W * harvest the vast crops imperatively nation depends on you." Speed con- M needed. struction of ships. * . I. * To middlemen: "Organize and expe- To editors and advertising agencies: dite shipments of supplies-"Forego Give widespread publication and unusual profits. repetition to this appeal. 2^. SIX GENERALS WHO WILL COMMAND IN NEW ARRANGEMENT OF THE ARMY ~ x'* x I :'... .•:•■•:: :• : .:■•:•■ ■ ■■•»•.. •■•.,•••■: :<f: .-•»:•• ■ • .... } ' The decentralization of command in volved in the recent important military changes in the United States army is to become effective on May 1. The command ing officers of the six military depc.; t ments after that date will be: Eastern department. Major General J. Franklin Bell, now commanding the west ern department. HUNDREDS MARCHED IN PATRIOTIC PARADE CLYMER, April 18.—Over 40Q men marched in a patriotic parade here yesterday. Attor neys W. H. Mahan, J. Elder Peelor, ot Indiana,' made patriot ic addresses and Hugh R. Wiley led in the singing of patriotic airs. Recruiting Officer Beers from -Northeastern department (new>, Briga dier General Clarence R. Edwards, now commanding the troops in the Panama canal zone. Southeastern department (new), Major General Leonard Wood, now commanding the eastern department. Central department, Major General Thomas H. Barry, its present commander. Johnstown enlisted the follow ing men: Neal H. Walters James Good John Harper King Nicholson Ralph Haddiek George Kopp Francis Davidson Irvin Hetrick Henry Barto Charles Bloom Photos by American Press Association. Southern department, Major General John J. Pershing, its present commander. Western department. Major General Hunter Liggett, now in command of the Philippine department. The command of the Philippine depart ment, which is being relinquished by Mar jor General Liggett, probably will devolve upon Brigadier General Charles J. Bailey. The command of the troops in the canal zone will devolve on Brigadier General Edward H. Plummer, now on the Mexi can border. No. 1 in the accompanying picture la General Liggett; No. 2, General Bell; No. 3. General Barry; No. 4, General Edwards; No. 5, General Wood; No. 6, General Per shing. Aurellio Stesinni James Harvey Joe Northezish Raymond McCafferty Godfrey White . MARRIAGE Silas W. Wood, of Marion Cen ter, and Mrs. Mary Wilkinson, of West Lebanon, were married here on Thursday by Rev. J. D. Brownlee. CIRCULATION BOOKS OPEN TO ALL ADVERTISERS ; Emperior of Austria Offers New Cathedral For Early Peace .; LONDON, April 20.—Not on . ly the Austro-Hungarian masses . but their rulers as well are des . perately desirous of peace. A Berne dispatch in Morn . ing Post today, says that Em . peror Charles has promised to . build a cathedral, dedicated to . "Our Lady of Peace," if the war . can be brought to an early end. . Cardinal Piffl, of Vienna, has . communicated the emperor's . promise to the pope at Rome. ROOSEVELT IS OFFERED COMMISSION AS GENERAL ALBANY, N. Y., April 19. . It may be Gen. Roosevelt re . gardless of whether the Colon . el's expeditionary division is ap proved by the Federal Govern . ment. Declaring T. R. would attract to the colors more men than any living American Governor Whit man iis on record today with an offer for Roosevelt of the high est guard commission in his power to confer. BILL TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY IS DEFEATED HARRISfcURG, April 18.— The house late yesterday defeat ed the bill to abolish capital pun ishment in Pennsylvania. The roll call showed 83 for and 97 against the bill. The measure had previously passed the Sen ate and would have been signed by the Governor had it gotten through the house. Fourteen representatives spoke on the bill TAKE HIM UNCLE SAM! HIS NAME'S ENOUGH PARIS, April 20.—Comte Gil bert de Lafayette, a descendant of the famous French soldier who helped the Americans gain their freedom, today wrote to the war department in Wash ington for permission to join the United States army. At present Comte is serving with the artillery branch of the French forces. HERE'S FINE EXAMPLE FOR BOYS OF COUNTRY CHICAGO, April 20.—Mar shall Field, 111, one of America's richest young men, arrived here from New York today and set about winding up his business affairs, preparatory to enlisting later in the day as a private in the First Illinois cavalry. He will draw $l5 a month. Mr. Field is 23 years old and is married. BILL WOULD INCREASE NAVY TO 150,000 MEN WASHINGTON," April 20. Senator Swanson, acting chair man of the Naval Affairs Com mittee, introduced a bill yester day, backed by administration, to increase the enlisted strength of the navy to 150,000 men. MRS. WALLACE THOMAS DIED IN PITTSBURGH HOSPITAL, SATURDAY Mrs. Charlotte Thomas, aged 38 years, wife of former Sheriff H. Wallace Thomas, of this place, died at the Mercy Hospi tal, Pittsburgh, on Saturday af ter a short illness. She was born in Indiana and had been a life long resident of this place. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and chairman of the publicity committee of the W r omen's New Century Club of this place. She is survived by her husband. FTVK CENTS
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