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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-29
Pnotos by American Press Association
sIXTY-NINTH ON MARCH.

-The Sixty-ninth New York, the fighting
Irishmen," got under way for the Texas
border, but under circumstances that
caused a veritable explosion in Camp
Whitman. At the very moment Of en-
trainment telephone message was re-
ceived from Major General Wood at
Governors Island relieving Colonel Lew
il D. Conley and Lieutenant Colonel
John D. Phelan Of their commands. The
only explanation vouchSafOd was that
these officers were labortng under
physical disabilities"
The whole camp was thunderstruck by
the news, but the men of the Sixty
ninth were more than that. They were
In despair. To fight without Colonel
Conley seemed even worse than remain
ing listlessly at Camp Whitman, and a
more than ominous murmur was heard
In the ranks. The men are closely at
tached to their officers, who have work.
ed hard in the service.
With congress clanoring for informa-
ton as to the treatment received by the
national guard and press dispatches
coming In from various sources relat-
ing the trials to which the men are be-
ing subjected en- route and of the lack
of sufficient equipment Major General
Tasker H. Bliss, assistant chief Of staff
of the army, was sent to the border to
make a thorough inspection of all con-
ditions After a conference with President
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-29
England Spends
$25,000,O Each
Day on Her War

LONDON, July 27.-A vote
of credit for $2,25O,000 was
moved in the house of commons
yesterday by Lord Asquith. This
brings the total credits this
year up to $5,25O,OOO and the
total since the beginning of the
war to about $14,160,000.
The premier said that the to-
tai expenditures of the govern
ment from April first up to the
last Saturday were $2,795, ,O0O,-
600. The treasury has in hand
now about $205, 100000.
In explaining the expendi-
lures, Mr.. Asquith said that the
war is costing approximately
$25, 100000 a day. His recent
statement that $30,000,OOO is
being spent daily, the premier
explained, was meant to include
all the expenditures of the gov
ernment, both ordinary and ex-
traordinary.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-29
WAR PRISONERS MUST
SALUTE ENEMY IN ALPS

BERNE, July 27.-The gen
eral staff of the Swiss army has
issued the following order to
the French, English, German
and Austria-Hungarian war
prisoners who have been sent to
Switzerland for recuperation:
''The soldiers of the different
belligerent nations on Swiss soil
have to salute the commissioned
and non-commissioned officers
of their enemies in the same
manner as they salute their own
superiors. They must remember
that they are on neutral
grounds, where hatred can
not be tolerated. In the eyes of
the Swiss nation and it's govern
meent, the prisoners are equal.
They were all captured in hon
orable battle, while fighting for
their countries, and should treat
each other with respect"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-29
Buchanan F amily in
Bad Auto Accident

Mr.. and Mrs. George Buch-
anan of South Eleventh street,
accompanied by their children,
Paul and Miss Edith Buchanan,
had narrow escape from death
on the National Pike near I'm
iontown Tuesday afternoon,
when their automobile skidded,
turned around and then over
turned into the gutter. All the
passengers were more or less
bruised, but Mr.. Buchanan suf-
fered the most, sustaining
sprains and contusions of his
neck and back and a slight la
ceration on his head. Mr.. and
Mrs. Buchanan returned home
by train last evening and Mr..
Buchanan is now being cared
for by a trained nurse. Paul
and Miss Edith Buchanan took
the car to Uniontown after it
had been returned to the road
and arrived here last evening.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-29
WRECK ON TROLLEY LINE.

The work car of the Indiana
County Street Railways Com
pany, Berry, motorman and a
passenger, car with Mr.. Stifler
as motorman, met in head-on
collision at the Bluff near
Blackjack Monday. The front
ends of both cars were badly
smashed. Passengers on the lat
ter car were badly shaken up
and a few painfully bruised. One
of the injured was taken to
for treatment, but it
is not thought that his injuries
are serious.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-29
President Expresses
Regret Over Death
Of Great Poet Riley

WASHINGTON, July "a
President Wilson yesterday paid
high tribute to James Whit
comb Riley, the 'Hoosier
Poet" who died Saturday. In a
letter to Henry Eitel of Indian
apolis, brother-in-law of the
poet, the president declared "a
notable figure passes out of the
nations life" His letter follows:
May / not express to you my
sincere sorrow at the death Of
James Whitcomb Riley.
with his departure notable
figure passes out of the nations
life; a man who impaired JOY
full pleasure and a thoughtful
view of many things that other
men would have missed. | am
sure I am speaking the feeling
of the whole country in express
sing my own sense of loss.
"WOODROW WILSON,"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-29
MAN ENDS HIS LIFE
IN TOWN RESERVOIR
Local Water Company Asked to Drain and
to Clean the Container.
Three Million Gallons Of Water Emptied

of the reservoir, as it would re-
quire three days to do it and
that in case of a fire, Indiana
would be without water. Fol
lowing this statement hundreds
called up w. c. Chapman, Sec
retary of the Board of Health,
and asked what if anything he
could do. Several stories were
told, but finally the Water Co.,
to avoid annoyances ordered it
drained. 1t is said that over
three million gallons of water
are in the reservoir.
Employees of the Clymer
Water Co., said Thursday even
ing that the water is tested
each month and that it stands
the best tests of any other
water in the State.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-29

Curtis Stuchell, a plasterer of
this place, drowned himself in
the town reservoir, Tuesday
evening. After making several
attempts, he at last succeeded
in ending his life. No reason is
given as to what made Stuchell
take his life. According to some
the body was taken out
of the reservoir a few hours
after his death.
Hundreds of people saw the
body and many of them asked
the employees of the Clymer
Water Co. to drain the reservoir
at once. The following day, Supt.
w. S. Hamilton of the Water
Co., made a statement that he
would not drain the water out
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-29
ALL WELL WATER
MUST BE BOILED

JOHNSTOWN, July 28.-The
residents of Walnut Grove who
use water from wells in that
section yesterday afternoon re-
ceived warning from the John
stown health authorities to boil
all water before using it. An
analysis of the water in the
seven wells in that vicinity
shows that in six of the wells
are bacillus cloacae.
No typhoid germs were found
in the water, but the presence
of bacillus cloacae indicates that
seepage is finding it's way into
the water and that therefore
typhoid germs in the ground
could find their way into the
water as we'll. \
The seven wells are located
in the rear of properties at 142,
179, 161, 1144, 174 Solomon
street and two at 167 Silomon
street. One well was closed by
the health authorities some days
ago.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-29
LETTER WRITTEN BY GLAD
HAIR IN 1904 TRAVELS
Ia MILES IN II YEARS

After spending u years to
travel a distance of IA miles, a
letter mailed at Smicksburg,
this county, a dozen years ago,
reached its destination in Punk
sutawney.
Glad Hair of Smicksburg
wrote a letter to his sister, Mrs.
Clark Wilson of Punxsutawney,
in 1904. He never received a
reply and the incident was for
gotten until this week, when
the delayed missive was deliver
ed to Mrs. Wilson at her home
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-29
Hog Cholera in North
Part Of This County
Entire Herd Of D. H. Wyant
Is Wiped Out by Disease.

Hog cholera has made its ap-
pearance in Indiana county and
as a reseult of it's ravages David
H. Wyant, of CovOde, has lost
20 valuable swine.
The disease had it's appear
ance in the select herd of swine
owned by Mr.. Wyant about a
week ago. Within two days the
herd had been practically wiped
out. The State authorities were
notified and an agent of the
State Livestock Sanitary Board
was Immediately sent to Covode.
Two of the hogs were still liv-
ing and these were inoculated
at once with the cholera ser
um. The disease had, advanced
too far in one of them and it
died shortly after incubation.
The other animal is recovering.
A quarantine has been estab-
lished and inasmuch as the dis
ease has not made it's appear
ance elsewhere it is not believed
that the disease will spread.
Mr.. Wyant recently lost 100
chickens through an epidemic
of gaps. -Punxy- Spirit.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-29
BARNESBORO MINE
TROUBLE ADJUSTED

BARNESBORO, July 81
All of the 80 to 200 miners of
the Barnes and Tucker Coal
Company who have not been
working for the past few days
are expected to return to their
positions tomorrow. Some of
them went back today. The sus-
pension of work was due to a
dispute over the care of cars,
according to an official state
ment given out this afternoon.
The difficulty was adjusted to-
day, it was stated.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-29
Seven Hundred Millions For
Defense Provided By Senate
Army Bill Passed with Few Changes from
Committee Recommendation Carries
S311,OOO,OOO, Increase over House

Washington July 27- Nearly seven hundred millions
for defense the fiscal year of 1917 is the aggregate of
posed appropriations reached the Senate today with
age of the army appropriation bill carrying in round num-
bers 1914, 0OO,0 0O0
This grand total for preparedness still subject to
vision however because the army bill will follow the naval
bill into conference where reductions probable despite
the firm attitude of President Wilson in supporting the lib
r the Senate to the call for adequate defense
Appropriations for preparedness they stand
Army $319 97O 10; Navy 1915, $685. 84355 Fortifca-
tons (passed by both branche S25 748 O5O The Military
school, S2 81 Army and Navy deficiency S27 559,
348 o5; Total $685. 343, ,O1727
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-29

Wilson Secretary Baker directed Major
General Scott, chief of the army general
staff, to make an inquiry into the circum-
stances attending the action of Major
General Wood, commanding the eastern
military department, in ordering the dis
charge from the federal service Of Colo
mel Conley and Lieutenant Colonel Phe-
Ian. It was said in an authoritative way
that the president had taken personal
interest in the matter and that he want
ed all the facts ascertained.
There were hints from persons close
to the president that he was anxious to
learn whether the detaching Of the two
chief officers of the Sixty-ninth had been
due to any other reason than that as
signed
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-29
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining uncalled for in
the Indiana Office July %, 1916:
Mrs. w. S. Barr, Mr. Harry
Barton, Miss Huld Clark, Mr. w.
A. Davis, Miss Jessie NJ. Field,
Mrs. Jay Hill, Mr.. VIM. Patton,
Mr.. Charlie Turner, Mr.. VIM. j.
Williams, John Zigo Especial
delivery.
When inquiring for letters in
this list please state they were
advertised, giving date.
Harry w. Fee, P. NJ.
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William Sprankle, 90,
Dies at Home, Here

William Sprankle, one of the
oldest of Indiana County's re-
sidents, died Tuesday evening
at the home of his brother. He
was 80 years old, and had been
i'll but a short time.
The deceased, who was reared
in the Northern part of this
county was a prominent and
successful farmer until his re-
tirement several years ago. He
was a brother of the late Shar-
rets Sprankle.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-29
COAL CONCERN TO PLANT.
TREES AT HOMER CITY

The Grazier Coal Mining
Company, with offices in the
Johnstown Trust Company
building, is planning the refor-
estration of an idle tract of land
at Homer City, where part of
it's operations are loctated. 1t is
planned to plant seedlings now,
to be used when they mature for
mine props and ties.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-29
Stars and Stripes to
Wave Until Co. F
Returns to Town

In commemoration of the SER
vices of their members who are
serving their country with Com
pany F, Texas, a large American
flag was foated to the breeze,
atop the Odd Fellows building
Wednesday afternoon. The Stars
and Stripes will remain until
the local company returns to
Indiana some time in the future.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-29
DE PALMA ENTERS TWO
CARS IN CHICAGO EVENT

CHICAGO,Ill., July 20 Raj
ph DePalma, Italian daredevil
auto driver, has entered two
cars for the speedway grand
prix race, to be run at May
wood August 19, it was announ-
ced today. DePalma refused to
say who is also entered for the
30O-mile race, to be held a week
from Saturday.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-29
MAY GET HOME FOR
THE FEEBLE-MINDED

BLAIRSVILLE, July 81
State authorities are inspecting
a tract of 500 acres of land on
the outskirts of this town as a
site for the erection of a home
for feeble minded. If the build
ing is erected here, it is probable
that 500 additional acres will be
bought.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-29
WELL-KNOWN DUBOIS
MAN TAKES OWN LIFE

Robert Fishman, manager of
the F. & S. Beef Co. at Dubois,
committed suicide by shooting
himself in the temple last Sat-
urday. The suicide occurred at
the Central Y. M. G. A. at Du-
Bois, in a room which he had
occupied since April 1.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-29
EIGHTY THOUSAND CATS
AND DOGS PUT TO DEATH

NEW YORK, July 26.-Sev-
enty-two thousand cats and g.
900 dogs have been put to death
by the S. P. c. A. since July 1
in the fight against infantile
paralysis.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-29
ROCHESTER MILLS
RESIDENCE BURNED

The residence of David Kryt-
zer, at Rochester Mills, was to-
tally destroyed by fire last Sun
day, the loss being more than
$4,000. Insurance to the am
cunt of S1,70O was carried.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-29
$500 NIAGARA FALLS
& RETURN

The popular midsummer 5
day vacation to Niagara Falls
will be August 5th. Tickets on
sale for all trains. BUFFALO
& PITTSBURGH
RY.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-29

FOR SALE-Two good team
horses: inquire of Joe Mazza,
Homer City.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-07-29

Harry w. Fee, P. NJ.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-15
Direction of the NAVY.

A correspondent asks: "Why a Secretary of
the Navy? There is no Secretary of the Army.
Why not place the defense of the nation on sea
and land under one head-thc Secretary of War,
as in most other countries? The army has its
General Staff under the War Department, and
why should not the navy have the samc-under
another name, perhaps-'Board of Strategy
Admiralty or some other title? Both the army
and the navy are maintained by the government
as the military land and sea forces of the nation
in event of war. and they should be directly
under the head of the Secretary of War aided by
their respective general staffs"
There is much to be said in favor of our cor
respondents suggestion, at least as far as a
general staff for the navy is concerned; and il
it be true that the House Committee orr Naval
Affairs is about to recommend the creation by
Congress of Naval Board of Strategy"-an-
other name for a general staf-the act will mark
the beginning OF far better things for the navy
Admiral Fiskc, in his testimony before the House
committee, strongly advocated such an establish
ment, while Secretary Daniels himself is said to
have sssented to it. 1t is quite safe to say, how
ever, that neither Admiral Fiske nor Secretary
Daniels went as far as our correspondent and
asked for the elimination of the Secretary of
the Navy
The General Staff OF the army was established
when Elihu Root was Secretary of War, and he
was one of its strongest advocates. Previous to
that time the army was under the control of the
Secretary of War, civilian, a commanding
major general and the adjutant general, also a
major general; and conflicting orders between
the three were the rule rather than the cxcep-
ton. In urging the adoption of the Cen
eral Staff for the army in accordance with
the plan of Gen. Upton, its originator Secretary
Root said: "The conflict between civil authority,
represented by Secretary of War, and military
authority represented by commanding general,
The Washington herald., 1916-04-15
A Strange View Of the Presidency.

Once again Senator Works has expoundcd his
extraordinary theory that member OF the SUI
preme Court Of the United States may not con-
scientiously aspire to the higher office OF Pres-
dent, that even though the people should desire
to bestow upon him their greatest gift, deeming
him most worthy to be entrusted with the direc-
ton of the nations destinies. he must oppose
their will and even refuse to accept their trust.
Mr.. Works takes the position that office that
it is within the power OF the President and the
Senate to bestow, is too sacred to be drawn upon
by the people when they choose that Presidents
successor. Mr.. Works offered certain reasons
for his contention, none of them at all convinc-
ing, and he should not be surprised il in some
quarters the sincerity OF his motives is questioned.
The fact that he gave expression to his views
in the Senate chamber makes them no more inn
pressive than when they were FIRST presented
through the public press, and if the Senator hoped
to influence the present dignihed and commend
able course of Justice Hughes he will be dis
appointed. Senator Works apparently is able to
associate the office of President with nothing
higher than the exigencies of politics; he seems
not to recognize the peoples demand for a
lofty craftsmanship in the republics time of
need. He speaks of tempting" member of
the Supreme Court by "an offer OF a nomination
as candidate for the Presidency of the United
States" and says "this attempt to bring the
highest judicial tribunal of the country or any
member of il, into politics should be resented,
not only by the member to whom this tempting
offer is made but by the whole country" Ger
tainly there is no outward evidence Of any such
attempt" or tempting" The demand for JUS
tice Hughes as the Republican candidate is
characterized chiefly by its spontaneity. Instead
Of being fostered and encouraged by so-called
leaders of the party it seems rather to have been
discouraged by them. The whole world knows
that it has been discouraged by Justice Hughes,
who has held himself wholly aloof from politics
and the discussion of national issues.
The demand for Justice Hughes. far it
may be analysed, comes from the people in their
quest for an American statesman of breadth and
frmness of character to stand at the head Of
the government in a time that will call for the
greatest qualities of mind that the nation affords
If the people believe those qualities are to be
found in greatest measure in the Supreme Court
Of the United States it is their right and their
duty to seek them there and if their choice falls
upon Justice Hughes it will be as much his duty
to respond to their call for his services.
There is no office in the United States too
great or too sacred to be drawn upon for a
President and it will require a much greater
vince. the people of the country that there is
Nor has he so far convinced any one that Justice
Hughes is being made the tool of politics.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-15
Abandoned as Hopeless.

German notes undertaking to explain SUBJ
marine attacks on unarmed and unrcssting mer-
chant ships having American citizens on board
are scarcely worthy of reading much less of dis
cussion. After year OF them the people of this
country have lost their interest in the techni-
calities, evasion, hypocrisy and lies utilized for
the purpose of reply to protests from Washing
ton. The Berlin explanation of the Sussex
atrocty is no exception. 1t is mere insult to
our intelligence and entitled to no consideration
from any other standpoint Americans arc quite
convinced by this time that any German sub
marine will destroy, without warning the first
helpless ship that crosses its path without regard
to nationality of passengers or crew. The policy
Of dealing with these outrages in notes must give
way to something sterner before the public Will
again concern itself with relations between Wash
ington and Berlin.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-15
BY f. B. JOHNS.

shortage of ammunition is the only
development that would lead TO serious
disaster for the troops in Mexico is the
opinion of the officers on duty at the
War Department AS long as the troops
have ammunition It is generally believed
that they can take care of themselves
even against eight or ten times their
number
"Of course all of the troops carried suf-
ficient ammunition" said 3 member OF
the General Stan. for an engagement Of
two or three days but II small force
should be surrounded it might not have
enough ammunition to Withstand a seige
of a week or so. They could even capture
enough food to live on for a time with
out receiving supplies from their base
on the Mexican border, but a shortag &c
of ammunition would be a serious mat
ter. I understand that all of the troops
have extra ammunition which is carried
in motor trucks. To secure this extra
supply the troops were held at the bor-
der for a day or so, but with the modern
firearms In a hot engagement the troops
use up ammunition very rapidly.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-15

long year went by before three
fourths of the States ratified the
radical Fifteenth Amendment. but the
on the soth of March. 1870. the new
article was officially declared in force.
The price Of the policy to which it
gave the final touch of permanence
was the temporary disintegration of
southern society and the utter, appar-
emily the irretrievable. alienation of
the South from the political party
whose mastery It had been Mr..
stevens chief aim to perpetuate.
The white men OF the South were
aroused by the mere instinct OF self
preservation to rid themselves, by fair
means or foul of the intolerable bur-
den of governments sustained by the
votes of ignorant negroes and con-
Quoted in the interest Of adventurers;
governments whose incredible debts
were incurred that thieves might be
enriched, whose increasing loans and
taxes went to no public use but into
the pockets of party managers and
corrupt contractors.
There was no place of open action
or of constitutional agitation, under
the terms of reconstruction. for the
men who were the real leaders of the
southern communities.
Its restrictions shut white men of
the older order out from the suffrage
even.
They could act only by private COM
bination, by private means, as a force
outside the government, hostile to IL.
prescribed by II, OF whom opposition
and bitter resistance was expected,
and expected with defiance.
Sober men kept their heads: prudent
men saw how sad an increase of pas
sion would come out of hasty counsels
of strife, an open grapple between
those outlawed and those appointed to
govern. Men whom experience had
chasteued saw that only the slow pro-
The Washington herald., 1916-04-15

with the consequent interference by civilian sec
retaries Of war in command of troops. always
inexpedient and usually disastrous, will be obvi-
ated by the general staff establishment"
The same argument applies to the navy, and if
the two military establishments--thc right and
left foundation pillars of the republic-could be
allowed to act in unison under their respective
chiefs in all matters pertaining to the discipline
and training of their soldiers and sailors, with
out interference from civilian politicians, long
step would be taken in the direction of an efficient
preparedness for the nations defense.