REMEMBER THE LUSITANIA AND BUY A LIBERTY LOAN BOND WE DO FINE BOOK and JOB PRINTING TRY US! VOLUME IV —No. 22 Italian Mission Gets Welcome In Washington / Marconi Invents U-Boat Destroyer WASHINGTON, May 23.—The Prince of Udine, members of the royal house of Savoy, and cousin of the king of Italy, delive ered a message of greeting and comradeship to the American peo ple on his arrival here today as the head of Italy's war mission. Accompanied by some of the kingdom's leading citizens, includ ing William Marconi, inventor of the wireless, the prince express ed his delight at being in America at this time, and it the oppor tunity to express Italy's appreciation of America's active cham pionship of the common world struggle against autocracy. The Italian mission, met on arrival in this country by Italian Ambassador Di Cellere and Third Assistant Secretary of State Brenkenridge Long, was received with every honor when its spe cial train reached the capitol today at noon. The Prince of Udine and his fellow members were presented in order by the Italian am bassador to Secretary Lansing, Counsellor Polk, Assistant Sec retary Phillips, and Lieutenant Colonel John C. Gilmore of the army and Lieutenant Commander William N. JefFers of the navy. VISITORS CHEERED The visitors passed out through a cheering crowd in the sta tion to waiting automobiles, which passed under escort of two cavalry troops past the capitol, up Pennsylvania avenue, between the treasury department and the White House, and out to the Joseph Leiter house,' where they will make their headquarters. Another crowd greeted them as they drove up beneath the trees in front of the house with the cavalry standing at attention and the horns of scores of automobiles tooting. The commissioners tomrrow will call formally on Secretary Lansing and then on Secretary of the Navy Daniels, the prince being a captain in the royal navy. Thence they will go to the White House to be presented to President Wilson, who will en tertain them at dinner in the evening. The main purpose that the Italian representatives hope to ac complish is understood to be a closer understanding and sym pathy between the United States and Italy. It is realized that this country is not full acquainted with Italy's point of view and objects in the present war. Some of the experts of the foreign office have been sent over to remove any misconceptions and to stimulate a closer sympathy in the struggle against Germany. , PRINCE'S STATEMENT The Prince of Udine issued the following statement to the American press this afternoon: "The chief object of our mission is to convey the greetings of the king and of the people of Italy to President Wilson, and we shall, therefore, make no official declaration before having seen the President. Meanwhile, as a prince of the house of Savoy, as a cousin of the king of Italy, and as the head of the Italian mission, I cannot help saying to you that I am happy and proud to find my self in the United States, in the great American democracy, at the very moment in which it is bringing the invaluable contribution of its will and of its resources to the defense of human rights and of the liberty of nations. "Italy, which for many centuries has been divided and harass ed by the oppression of foreign rulers and which has furnished a long list of illustrious defenders of human rights and of the laws which should regulate warfare; Italy, which in the middle of the past century succeeded at last in freeing herself and becoming a united nation, which drew its power from the princple of national ity and independence, has acclaimed with great enthusiasm, the generous intervention of the American people, who have joined the allies to bring about triumph of the principles upon which alone can be founded steadfastly peace and human progress. KING STAKED THRONE "Without stopping to talk about our distant past, the inde pendence and unity were made by the magnanimous Kink Victor Emanuel 11., who, following the advice of the great Cavour, with the co-operation of a thinker and apostle such as Mazzini, who spent all his life in advocating the ideals of liberty and justice, and with the help of a warrior like Garibaldi, who was justly call ed the "Knight of Humanity," for having always lent his sword to the holy cause of freedom, staked his own throne to redeem Italy. "Modem Italy, which was born out of these ideals, can only bein full agreement with the American democracy, which was founded by such pure and exalted personages as Washington and Lincoln and which is now guided by a far-seeing and most illus trious President, who supported by the suffrage of his people, has courageously taken up the defense of humanity and justice." It is probable that the mission, at the conclusion of its work in Washington, will tour various sections of the East and Middle West. Definite plans regarding the proposed trip will be complet ed later. NEW DEVICE SUNK 13 SUBMARINES IN THREE WEEKS Italy may receive credit for devising a "submarine-killer" that will clear the seas of German U-boats. The Italian government's war mission arrived here this af ternoon and received a royal state welcome. The commissioners brought word of a remarkable achievement by an Italian inventor whose destroyer device has resulted in the sinking of thirteen German submarines in the last three weeks. The invention is generally credited to Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of the wireless, who is a member of the mission. No announcement of the ex- THE PA TRIOT Published Weekly by tbe Patriot Publishing Company INDIANA, PA., SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1917 PUSHING A GOOD THING ALONG. 1 ~ "1 —Evans in Baltimore American. YOUR DUTY ON JUNE 5 All men are required to register: Who are now twenty-one years old, • Whose twenty-first birthday comes before June 5, Whose twenty-first birthday comes on June 5; • Excepting Men now thirty-one years old, Men whose thirty-first birthday comes before June 5. A man whose thirty-first birthday fall on June 5 will not be required to register. The text below shows the official registration card which must be filled out. REGISTRATION CARD. I—Name in ful Age, in years 2 —Home address 3—Date of birth .\ 4—Are you (1) a natural-born citizen, (2) a naturalized citizen (3) an alien, (4) or have you declared your intention (specify which) ? s—Where were you born ? 6—lf not a citizen, of what country are you a citizen or subject? 7—What is your present trade, occupation or offiec ?... B—By whom employed? Where employed? * 9 —Have you a father, mother, wife, child under 12, or a sister or brother under 12 solely dependent on you for support (specify which) ? 10—Married or single (which)- Race (specify which) ? 11—What military service have you had? Rank Branch Years Nation or state 12—Do you claim exemption from draft (specify grounds) ? I affirm that I have verified above answers and that they are true (Signature) 2,000 AMERICANS IN ITALY OFFER SERVICES. ROME, May 24.—1t was estimated here today that 2,000 Am erican men and women throughout Italy have offered their services for war duty at various United States consulates. periment will be made until after the members of the mission have conferred with war, state and navy officials. These conferences will begin tomorrow and will continue for three or four weeks. From members of the Italian embassy it was learned other inventions now in process of development, calculated to be great offensive and defensive weapons, have been worked out as a re sult of changes in the military methods employed in fighting in the Alps. Mr. Marconi tonight, in deference to the American officials, before whom he expects to lay his plans, refused to discuss them, but soon after his conference with officials here he and other mem bers of the mission will confer with Thomas A. Edison and other members of the naval consulting board. Tomorrow the commercial and economic experts of the com mission will take up with American officials Italy's pressing need for coal and ships to carry it. Sheriff Issues Rules For Registration In County On Tuesday, June 5 All the sheriffs in Pennsylvania, the mayors of all cities, the boards of registration, city solicitors and others called upon to assist in registering the young men of the state under the Federal conscription act, assembled in Harrisburgh yesterday and receiv ed instructions from Governor Brumbaugh as to their duties on June 5, as outlined by the United States Government. In every county, except Philadelphia, the sheriff, the presi dent of the Board of County Commissioners and the county medi cal inspector, will constitute the central board of registration. It will be their duty to appoint the registrars in every election dis trict in their counties. It is the desire of the government, the Governor announced, that so far as possible, the election officers shall serve as registrars. Any sheriff, mayor, county commissioner, medical director, local registrar, officers or others commanded to serve and who re fuse to do so, will be prosecuted by the Federal Government. The Governor is to be notified where anybody refuses to serve. RULES FOR INDIANA COUNTY. Sheriff Harry A. Boggs and Prothonotary Walter H. Ayers returned Wednesday morning from Harrisburg, where they were part of the Governor's conference. Early yesterday morning the Sheriff called a formal meeting and at the conclusion of which called the representatives of the Indiana newspapers to his office and detailed the plans that had been worked out. He announced that the County Registration Board would be composed of him self, Bruce Wagner, the president of the Board of County Com missioners; Dr. William A. Simpson, the County Medical Inspec tor, Prothonotary Walter H. Ayers and Hugh M. Wiley, Commis sioners' Clerk. L. F. SUTTER IS SERIOUSLY INJURED Lafayette F. Sutter, of Indi ana while on his way in his au tomobile to his hardware store in Homer City, met with a serious accident at the Pennsylvania railroad crossing, just below Reed station, on Tuesday, when his automobile was struck and wrecked by a passenger train. The train and Mr. Sutter reach ed the crossing at the same in stant and Mr. Sutter's automo bile ran into the pilot of the en gine. The automobile was car ried into the cut, south of the crossing, reduced to scrap iron and strewn along the track for a hundred feet or more. Mr. Sutter was lound under some debris, badly cut and bruised, but with no bones broken, al though he may have internal in juries. He was taken'to the In diana hospital where he now lies in a precarious condition. HOMER CITY GRADUATION EXERCISES, MAY 28. Commencemen program of the Homer City High School, Monday, May 28, 1917: Invocation, Rev. McGill Chorus Commencement Days High School. Salutatory ... Royden Clawson Class Roll Mary Mazza Chorus Tis Our Festal Day High School. Oration John Risinger Reading, "Who's Afraid" Ruth Fitzhonts Chorus The Strollers High School. Prophecy and Donor Saro Mazza Class Poem .. Royden Clawson Valedictory Sara Mazza Presentation of Diplomas, Coun ty Superintendent James F. Chapman Song—Star Spangled Banner, Audience and Chorus. Benediction, Rev. J. W. Shaeffer Class Roll—Sara Mazza, Ruth Fitzhonts, Mary Mazza, Royden Clawson, Saro Mazza, John Ris inger. CIRCULATION HOOKS OPEN TO ALL ADVERTISERS HOW DRAFTED CITIZENS ARE TO BE ORGANIZED INTO HUGE U. S. ARMY Here is the way the War De partment will exercise the draft —how a man now a civilian may become a soldier within the next few months: 1. On* June she registers in the election precinct in which he resides. He goes on about his business. 2. After a delay of several weeks, perhaps a month or more he is notified by the War De partment either that he has been exempted from service, or that he has been selected. If the latter, he is told when and where to report. 3. He reports at the time and place designated, probably a lo cal armory, is given his equip ment and transported to a con , centration camp. In case he believes he should have been exempted, and was not, he is entitled to carry his case to the local Federal court for settlement. BLACKLICK MAN KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT Albert J. Mattem of Blacklick this county, died at the Indiana hospital Monday, death being' due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident Sunday ev ening. The rear axle of the au tomobile broke, causing the car to overturn. Mr. Mattern was caught underneath. He was 28 years old and is survived by his widow, a daughter, his parents and several brothers and sisters. PRISONER ENDS LIFE BY HANGING IN CELL Charles Petralia, of Rossiter, who was arrested a few weeks ago, in Rossiter, charged with assault, ended his life by hang ing himself, Wednesday after noon in a cell of the local jail. FIVE CENT*
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