REMEMBER THE LUSITANIA AND BUY A LIBERTY LOAN BOND WE DO FINE BOOK and JOB PRINTING TRY US! VOLUME IV —No. 24 GEN. PERSHING NOW IN ENGLAND American Commander And Staff get Big Welcome By British Upon Arrival BRITISH PORT, June B—Major General John J. Pershing, com mander of the first American ex peditionary force to France, arriv ed in England today, accompanied by his staff. He reported a pleasant trip and expressed the utmost astonishment that the news of his departure had been so successfully suppressed. "I thought the whole world knew about my leaving the Unit ed States," he declared. Train waits Party The American army chief and his staff were given a tremendous HARRIS A ovation on their arrival. A spe cial train was in waiting for the party. It was due to arrive in London at 3 o 'clock this afternoon "We are very glad to be the standard bearers of our country in this great war for civilization," General Pershing asserted. "To land 011 British soil and receive such a welcome is very significant —and very deeply appreciated. '' AVe expect soon to be playing our part—and I hope it will be a very large part —on the western front.'' Pershing and his staff worked hard all the way across preparing plans for their work in France. Capital Confirms News Washington, June B—Reports reaching Washington today that General John J. Pershing and his staff have landed in an English port, en route to Prance, were ac cepted as true by war department officials. In the absence of a re port from General Pershing him self, however, it was said that no statement regarding the comman der or his plans could be made as yet. Jt is understood here that Gene ral Pershing and his staff, with his force of orderlies, will proceed to France without delay. The war department is anxious that Gene ral Pershing shall get down to business as soon as possible. His first work in France will be to confer with the French authori ties, and then to establish his camps where his troops are to be trained as fast as possible. It is stated in the war department here that General Joffre has been as signed to do everything possible for the United States expedition. General Pershing One Week on Ocean. General Pershing sailed from a United States port more than a week ago, accompanied by the members of his personal staff and a force of orderlies detailed from the Second cavalry. The person nel of his staff has not yet been announced as yet. He will have with him in France when the ar rangements can be completed a division of regulars and a regi ment of marines, according to the official announcement previously made by the war department. La ter additional forces are to be sent across. It already has been made plain in the war department that select ed units of the National Guard, which is to be called into the Fed eral service within a short timt. are also destined for duty in France. Naturally there will be no announcement of pust what K these units will comprise, neither will any details be given of the makeup of the Pershing division other than what has already been announced. Published Weekly by the Patriot Publishing Company INDIANA, PA., SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1917 OVER 6,000 ARE REGISTERED IN INDIANA COUNTY Third Ward Has Highest Total; 170 Men Are Listed Complete returns from the vari ous registration districts indicate that between 6,000 and 7,000 men istered for conscription in Indiana beteen the ages of 21 and 31 reg- Registration by districts follows: Armagh 11 Armstrong, No. 1, 28 Armstrong, No. 2 20 Banks, No. 1 81 Banks, No. 2 94 Blacklick, No. 1 31 Blacklick, No. 2 32 Blairsville, First ward 106 Blairsville, Second ward 136 Blairsville, Third ward 139 Brushvalley, No. 1 62 Brushvalley, No. 2 24 Buffington, No. 1 32 Buffington, No. 2 228 Burrell, No. 1 259 Burrell, No. 2 58 Burrell, No. 3 87 Canoe, No. 1 272 Canoe, No. 2 37 Center, No. 1 162 Center, No. 2 231 Center, No. 3 538 Cherryhill, No. 1 54 Cherryhill, No. 2 74 Clierrytree borough 36 Clymer borough 242 Conemaugh, No. 1 101 Conemaugh, No. 2 15 Conemaugh, No. 3 53 Conemaugh, No. 4 46 Creekside 78 Glen Campbell 91 Grant 63 Green, No. 1 61 Green, No. 2 129 Belgians Ordered Not to Pick Up Literature Havre, June I—A fine of 10,000 marks and three years' imprison ment are the penalties imposed by the German authorities on Bel gians who dare pick up proclama tions or objects of any nature dropped by Allied aviators in in vaded territory. The inhabitants are forbidden to approach any fly ing machine that may be obliged to light in Belgian territory and are obliged Avhenever an aviator lets fall any object whatever to notify the burgomaster, who, in turn, must report immediately to the kommandantur. • POPE THREATENED, CEASES AUDIENCES Rome, June 7—Pope Benedict has suddenly suspended all public audiences. His act is reported to be due to the fact that many threatening letters have been re ceived. At a recent audience, it is declared, a war-crazed man at tempted to attack the pope. He was seized by guards. TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY AND HUMANITY *• f -> ■ \ £ * .. A! , . ..... __. v .9 -if f \ ; v. Members of the American Red Cross society marching before President Wilson at the dedication of a Red Crosa memorial for the women of the war at Washington. These women are ail prepared to take up work in Franc* county Tuesday. Following are the totals compiled by Sheriff Harry Boggs: > Indiana— First Ward » 100 Second Ward 94 Third Ward 170 Fourth Ward 82 Green, No. 3 146 Green, No. 4 37 Homer City 146 Indiana, First ward 100 Indiana, Second ward 94 Indiana, Third ward 170 Indiana, Fourth ward 82 Jacksonville 16 East Mahoning 82 West Mahoning 57 North Mahoning 48 South Mahoning 93 Marion Center 35 Mechanicsburg !.... 6 Montgomery 262 Pine, No. 1 18 Pine, No. 2 265 Plumville 28 Rayne, No. 1 80 Rayne, No. 2 206 Saltsburg 68 Shelocta 8 Smicksburg : 6 Washington 54 East Wheatfield, No. 1 87 East Wheatfield, No. 2 23 West Wheatfield, No. 1 110 West Wheatfield, No. 2 23 West Wheatfield, No. 3 22 White 148 Young, No. 1 207 Young, No. 2 102 Young, No. 3 237 Total 6778 INDIANA WOMAN STUNNED WHEN BOLT STRIKES HOME Mrs. A. A. Stuehell was stunned |Wednesday evening when her home was struck by lightning. She is recovering today. Other dwellings in the town were struck but no serious damage was report ed. One and three-quarter inch es of rain fell here Thursday with in an hour. / EDITOR MOORHEAD DIES V Joseph Moorhead, aged 88 years, died Sunday at his home in Blairs ville after a lingering illness. The deceased was a veteran newspa per man of this county, having been editor of the Blairsville En terprise for 30 years He was a veteran of the Civil war, having served in Co. A, P. V. I. He is survived by three children, Kich ard E., George R. and Mildred Moorhead. Best stores advertise in The Patriot. WON'T RECRUIT ITALIANS HERE War Mission Agrees With Govern ment That Many Aliens Are Needed to Prevent a Shortage of Labor Washington. June B—General Guglielmotti, military attache of the Italian war mission will re ! main in this country after the de j parture of the mission to super -1 vise the operation of a plan de signed to solve the problem aris ing from the uncertain status of Italians of military age in this country. The question, raised up on the entrance of the United States in the war, is one of the most important discussed by the 1 mission with American officials. Italy will not bring up the ques tion of whether these men should serve in the Italian army, it is learned, and there will be no regi ments of Italo-Americans sent to the front. Through General Gug- DRILLING FOR GAS ON AN INDIANA CO. FARM The People's Natural Gas. Co., of Pittsburg, is drilling for gas on the Bert Dixon farm, near the Conemaugh U. P. church in Cone maugh township, Indiana county. The company has a pipe line with in a quarter of a mile of this well and has gas piped from the line for fuel for their boiler and light for the drillers on the night shift. 4 ' Hell Made in Germany,'' Declares Billy Sunday i New York, June 8—"If hell was turned upside down, you would find 'made in Germany' stamped on the bottom" is Billy Sunday's latest attack on the kaiser. "Ger many will be crosseyed before she is through watching what we are doing," he said. ALBANIANS DECLARE THEIR INDEPENDENCE Rome, June s—Albania has de clared her independence, the for eign office announced yesterday. She has chosen Italy as her pro tector. Albania for years has been one of the most troublesome countries in the near East. She is one of the chief bones of contention be tween Austria-Hungary and Italy Subscribe for The Patriot, $1.50 a year in advancer CIRCULATION BOOKS OPEN TO ALL A I>Y EKTISKKB - lielmotti, however, the Italian gov ernment will endeavor to recruit here as many of its unnaturalized subjects as it can. I Settlement of the point came . about as the result of an apprecia tion by the mission of the Ameri can government's viewpoint. The United States felt the liiis . sion was informed, that if all It . alians considered of military age E by the Italian government were to 5 be sent back to their native land - the labor problem here would be 1 seriously accentuated. The Ameri i can government emphasized the i point that the men who come within the scope of the United - States conscription law could not I of necessity serve under the ltal s ian colors, while the others would - contribute more efficiently to the ) economic needs of the allies by re - hiaining here. 8., R. & P. RY. TO EMPLOY WO [ MEN. > The Buffalo, Rochester & Pitts-- 1 burgh Railway has decided to em ploy women wherever possible. The past policy of the company lias been to employ men in all classes ot work, the oiily excep > lions having been an occasional station agent or telegraph opera , tor. At its Dußois shops the com pany has established an employ ment bureau, contrary to the us ual practice under which hiring is done by department heads, hiring tor all departments will be done by a man trained in this work. He w ill make it a point to keep io touch with the men in their work and if an employe seems to lack fitness for the particular task to which he has been assigned, the employment, agent \yill see that he is transferred to other lines of work until the place for which he is best fitted is discovered. LIST OF LETTERS Remaining uncalled for in the In*- diana postoffice June 2, 1917: Ethyl Bailey, Mr. Robert Bren nan, Mrs. Elizabeth Beer, C. Bar tliel, Mrs. Lillie B. Buterbaugh, Miss Alice Callahan, Mr. David Davidson, Mrs. Bettie Edwards, Mrs. Bettie Edwards, Mr. Giavan ni Fico, Mr. S. E. Plowman (as sessor), Grace Risinger, Miss Kate Stephens, Mrs. Web Sutter, Mr. F. M. Simm, James Williamson, Mr. Francis Wissinger, Mr. E. C. Young. , „ When inquiring for letters in this list please state that they were advertised, giving date. HARRY W. FEE, P. M. CIVIL SERVICE TEST JUNE 23 U. S. Civil service examination 23, 1917, to fill a vacancy at Creek 23, to fill a vacancy at Creekside and Homer City and other vacan cies as they may occur on rural routes at postoffices in the above named county. FIVE CENTS
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