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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-31
Wilson Drafts War Plans
AS U. S. Prepares
immediate ard Decisive Action Decided
Upon When Congress Meets IN
Special Session On April 2--FOrm
Still To Be Determined
LAWMAKERS GET READY TO BACK UP PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, March 3O-Wth every agency of govern
President Wilson and his advisers tonight devoted themselves
the task of fixing the administration policy be submitted
gress in extraordinary session next week.
While the White House rouded secrecy and the Pres
officials declared that
immediate and decisive action has been decided upon
question remaining what form that take
how it shall be taken.
The the recommendations which the President
will make congress his address considered today
Colonel NJ House, the Presidents closest adviser
situation in detail with the chief executive Tonight
there general feeling administration that
crisis will be disposed of by joint resolution of Congress
citing the German violations of American rights and declaring that
these violations have brought about the existence of state of
between the two nations.
Active Steps Taken
Thereafter the activities of the Congress will pac
at the Presidents disposal all of the authority
cessary the successful prosecution of hostllites.
Active steps meet the Presidents recommendations
they made taken by conferences of leaders
today Chairman Flood of the Foreign
and other Democratic members of the committee
tive digest of former declarations and framed tentative
luton declaring the existence The congressional
leaders declared that when the Presidents expounded
action by congress will be prompt and effective.
They took conference today the problem furnishing
the news of The routine business to be taken up
be the passage of the army appropriation bill which failed in the
closing days of the last session would provide S2OO0OO
framed in the last session. but emergency additions made
by the events of the past the dire possibilities
of the future will bring the total up probably double that
amount
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-31
JEANETTE "DISPATCH" IS
NOW WESTMORELAND
PATRIOT.

The Jeanette Dispatch, the
Oldest paper in Jeanette, APP
peared Thursday afternoon un-
der a new name and announced
a new policy. The Dispatch was
issued the first time May 3, 1899
when the town was 8 months
old, and has been owned and edi-
ted for % years by ex-Sheriff
John II. Trescher. The paper
had always been Republican in
politics.
Today the paper appeared un-
der the name of the "Westmore-
land Patriot" with James w. P.
Hart, formerly editor of the
Washington (Pa.) Democrat"
as editor. The policy of the pa
per has been changed from Re-
publican to Democratic. There
are 27 papers published in the
county and 26 are Republican in
politics.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-31
ENDS LIFE WITH A ROPE

Thomas Hamilton Millen, aged
about so years, a well known
farmer of Armstrong township,
ended his life by hanging in his
barn near Parkwood, Saturday
afternoon. He had been in i'll
health practically all his life
time, and it is believed that de-
spondency resulting from brood
ing over his physical condition,
caused him to end his sufferings.
Millen's body was found by
Ross Campbell, a neighbor, and
his sons, who had been summon
ed to the telephone by Miss Sara
Millen, an aunt of the dead man,
who had resided with her neph-
ew for several years.
Funeral services were held at
the Millen home Sunday after
noon and burial was made in the
West Union cemetery.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-31
STATE COLLEGE WILL
WIDEN TRAINING SCOPE

STATE COLLEGE, PA, Mar.
30.-Extensive preparations are
being made for military drill at
the Pennsylvania State College
this spring. The cadet regi-
ment, numbering more than l.
400 students, will resume train
ing under the direction of three
United States army officers at
the close of the Easter vacation,
April II.
Owing to the lack of an arm
ory, the State College regiment
has been compelled to cease its
tactical work during the winter.
Field maneuvers and battle for
nations will have a prominent
part in the program, the college
schedules having been adjusted
so that the sophomore compan-
les will have a full half day un-
der arms.
The freshman sections will
have a two-hour drilling period.
One day each week the entire IL
companies will unite for a joint
regimental drill.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-31
PAGANDA ON
WAR ACTIVE ALL
over The STATE
ENLISTMENT BOOM IS ON

HARRISBURG, March 3d.
Reports coming to the state cap
ital tonight tell of organized eff
forts being made in many cities
and boroughs of the state to
stimulate recruiting in the army
navy marine corps and organiza-
tionS of local committees to ar
ouse, popular interest in defense
measures. In other communities
steps are being taken to form
committees on relief and to care
for families of men entering the
national service. Not in recent
years has such a wave of patri-
Otic endeavor to raise an army
and navy to strength to meet a
crisis been reported throughout
the state
Reports also tell of work done
by commanders of national
guard units to raise their COM
mands to maximum strength
and to list men who will enter
the service in event of calls for
active service. No general or
ders have been issued for re-
cruiting, but commanders are be-
ing given encouragement to Sc
cure men.
Numerous telephone messages
have been received at the capital
informing guard officials that or
ganizations are ready for calls
to active duty and that prepara-
tions and drills are under way.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-31

nonroyal rank cost him the favor OF the
czar, and he was exiled from court for a
year.
According to all accounts, the married
life of the new regent has been an ex-
tremely happy one, and his return to the
army and to a successful command has
given him a high degree of popularity
with the Russian people He is thirty
eight years old.
The center picture shows a view OF
Petrograd, formerly st. PETERSBURG. the
Russian capital, with government odlld-
ings in the foreground
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-31
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
OHIO AND w. VA. GUARDS
NOT TO BE CALLED NOW

The Tenth Pennsylvania In
fantry and other Western Penn
sylvania, West Virginia or Ohio
National Guard units are not to
be ordered INTO the federal SER
vice for some time, if at all, ac-
cording to Brig. Gen. Mann,
chief of the Militia Affairs Divis-
ion of the War Department.
When Gen. Mann was asked
about these regiments the reply
was that those already ordered
to report were all that would be
calico Tor the present.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-31
ISELINS PURCHASE sol MORE ACRES OF
COAL In NEIGBORING DISTRICT
LITTLE MORE THAN $4S PER ACRE FOR INDIANA COUNTY
TRACT

The Isens through their representative, Attorney B. NJ
Clark of PunXsuawney have secured another valuable coal
in this county.
Among the transfers recorded the registers week
deed for 55 Washington township recently purcha
ed by Attorney Clark who of the coal interests of the
Buffalo, Rochester Pittsburgh Railroad company The block
which lies along Crooked creek of Indiana adons
territory purchased by the Isens who
ing all the railroad and coal developments identified with the Buff
fao Rochester & Pittsburgh operations.
Another deed for coal land filed by Samuel Streams
this place. who sold Rayne township to W. Snyder
for $109OO
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-31
U-BOAT WAR TO GO
ON IS MAST WORD"
OF GERMAN EMPIRE
GERMANY WANTS NO WAR
BUT"

BERLIN, March 29.-"Ger-
many never had the slightest in
tention of attacking the United
States of America and does not
have such intention now. 1t
never desired war against the
United States of America and
does not desire it today" was
the declaration made by the
German imperial chancellor, DR..
Won Bethmann-Hollweg in a
speech in the Reichstag, today.
"How did these things devel-
OPP" asked the chancellor, in
speaking Of the relations with
the United States. He then pro-
ceeded to answer the question by
reviewing the causes which led
up to the German use of the sub
marines in unrestricted warfare.
Declaring that Germany had
undertaken unrestricted submar-
inc warfare for it's defense, DR..
Won Bethmann-Hollweg said:
eff the American nation con-
siders this a cause for which to
declare war against the German
nation, with which it has lived in
peace for more than 100 years !;
if this action warrants an in
crease of bloodshed, we shall
not have to bear the burden of
responsibility for it."
Concerning German relations
with the United States, the
chancellor, whose speech is re-
ported by the Overseas News
Agency (the German official
news bureau), said:
Within the next few days the
directors of the American ma
tion will be covered by Presi-
dent Wilson for an extraordin-
ary session Of Congress in order
to decide the question of war or
peace between the American and
German nations"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-31
WILSON WORKS ON FATE
Full MESSAGE

WASHINGTON, March 29.-
Hope of averting war between
the United States and Germany
has been dissipated by Chancel-
lor Won Bethmann-Hollweg's ad-
dress to the Reichstag today, in
the opinion of nearly all admin
istration officials.
Those officials who read the
quotations from the speech car
ried by the press cables tonight
said that they now have no
doubt President Wilson will pro-
pose a declaration of war with
Germany when he appears be-
fore the extraordinary session of
Congress next week.
The speech setting forth the
attitude of Germany toward the
threats of war proceeding from
the United States was searched
in vain for any hint of an inten-
tion to yield to the demands of
President Wilson.
The declaration of German
policy fails to meet in the slight
est degree the irreducible mini
mum of President Wilson's de-
mands. The President takes the
position that friendly relations
between Washington and Berlin
cannot be restored until Ger
many withdraWS the ruthless
submarine warfare decree of
January 81, and returns to the
observance of international law.
Germany now discloses a firm
determination to disregard the
Presidents contentious even at
the risk of adding the United
States to its enemies.
Considerable surprise was
manifested by some officials that
the chancellor made no state
ment allowing even an inference
that Germany intends to modify
it's submarine warfare even to
the extent of according immun-
ity to American ships. 1t was
expected in some official quar-
ters that the chancellor would
give utterance to assurances of
a character designed to deter
Congress from declaring a state
of war. Consequently the chan
cellor's disregard of American
war threats was learned with
surprise, if not chagrin.
A copy of the Bethman-Holl-
veg address was supplied to the
President early in the evening,
but no comment was forthcom-
ing from the White House. Mr..
Wilson was engaged, it was stat
ed, in preparing a rough draft of
his war message to Congress.
Secretary of State Lansing de-
clined to comment upon the
speech and said he would form
no opinion in regard to it until
he receives the official text.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-31

der), only 'ther of Gear Nicholas IL,
who has .icated. Michael has been
named as regent of the empire until young
Crown Prince Alexis reaches his majority.
He Is considered a much stronger man than
his brother is credited with being an
antagonist the German influence at
court. AS to his other characteristics, arti-
cles written for English readers represent
him as stror sympathetic with England,
and those Americans credit him with
being a ca. student Of American his
tory and aC--cted to American manners
His morganatic marriage to a woman Of
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-31
NORMAL STUDENTS ORGANIZE MILITARY COMPANY;
CARRY RIFLES

wedred military company composed of students of In
diana State Normal school, has been equipped with the old Spring
field rifles and is drilling daily Bert Lenz who with
with the regular army in the Philippines and at Vera Cruz first
lieutenant.
The national coors raised the school campus each
morning at sunrise and lowered daily guard
mount The regulation military bugle calls used for daily
routine of the members of the company
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-31
w. F. ELKIN TO CLEVE-
LAND FOR TREATMENT

Attorney w. F. Elkin, of Sixth
street, left here Tuesday for
Cleveland, O., where he will be
treated. For some time Mr.. FL
kin has been suffering from liver
trouble. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Elkin and DR.. Buterbaugh
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-31
THE STYLE SHOW.

Hundreds of persons visited
the Indiana stores and viewed
the artistic spring displays of To-
cal merchants.
Out of town demonstrators in
several of the stores were fea-
lures of the show.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-31

Photos by American Press Association.
Michael V. Rodzianko, president of the
Russian dTma (shown at the left In the
accompanying picture), rose to be one Of
the commanding figures in Russia when
he, with startling boldness, headed the
deputies who unanimously decided to op-
pose the imperial order for dissolution
of the house They continued their ses-
sions and M. Rodzianko informed the en-
'peror, then at the front, that the hour
had struck when the will Of the people
must prevail.
At the right is Grand Duke Michael
Alexandrovitch CMichael, son Of Alexan-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-09
|. u. BASEBALL SQUAD
TO MAKE TRIP SOUTH

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Feb. o
Ewald o. Stiehm, director of athlet-
les at Indiana university. is busy ar
ranging the schedule OF games for
the baseball team, which is TO make
a southern trip before the opening
Of the conference season: At least
seven and possibly eight games will
be played.
The squad, consisting Of IA play
ers in charge of Coach Whisman,
probably will leave here on March
81 and play the University of Ken
lucky at Lexington the following
day. Under the tentative schedule,
the trip will be closed with a game
with Vanderbilt university at Nash
vile. Tenn. on April 4. other games
being arranged for the tour include
those with the University of Georgia,
at Athens; Georgia School of Tech
nolOgy, at Atlanta; University of the
South. at Sewanee, Tenn, and Uni
versity of Tennessee, at Knoxville.
Six men, who have won their let
ters in baseball. already have come
out for the team and are practicing
in TIE new gymnasium. They are
Capt. Ridley, pitcher; Isenhower.
shortstop; Schmidt and Swayne.
catchers, and Anderson and Busch
man. outfielders
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-09
MAT FANS TO GET TREAT
TONIGHT AT MAGYAR HALL

With both men in first class shape
the wrestling bout between the
Great DarO and Joe Varga of
jamestown, Pa, at Magyar hall to-
night, should prove a real wrestling
treat for local fans. Both men are
Hunsarians and are clever Crap
piers. West side betting is said TO
favor the local man.
Varga has been in the city for
three or four days and has been
getting light workouts at the Y. NJ.
G. A. where he is stopping. He
should be capable OF putting up
a good scrap.
Three fast preliminaries Will lead
up TO the main go of the evening.
The feature of these appetizers is
that between young Daro and young
Zbyszko. 60 pound local boys, who
viii wrestle to finish.
The show will start promptly at
Sis O'Clock on account of the
length of the program. DarO has
promised his supporters to win the
first fall in 10 minutes TO show
them, he says, that he has real
class.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-09
SPORT NEWS
TAN AND BLUE TO MEET
MISHAWAKA TONIGHT
LapOrte High Booked for Game To-
morrow Night-BOth Expected
TO BE Hard Games.

The high school basketball team
has its work cut out for IL for the re-
mainder Of the week. Tonight, the
Tan and Blue i've viii clash with
the Mishawaka high school quintet
at Mishawaka. on Saturday evening
they are booked for a trip 20 La
porte. where they will lock horns
with the Laporte high five.
A delegation Of rooters is expected
TO accompany the team on both
trips.
The persOnnae Of the lineup that
viii start tonight's fray is doubtful.
for Coach Burnham used several
com binatiOns in practice yesterday
afternoon. The most probable line
up is. Cochevety and O'Donnell. for
wards. Zilky and Szabo guards. and
Donovan. center. Besides the above
mentioned. Sousley, v Smith and
Award viii be kept in readiness
on the side lines.
As "a preliminary 10 the big game,
the local seconds are booked to clash
with the Mishawaka seconds. The
local scrubs forced 10 be content
with the short end of a IL 10 10
score when the two teams met on
the local floor early in the season
and are determined to even the
count
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-09
DETROIT PRESIDENT OUT
AGAINST BALL FRATERNITY
Frank y. Navin Declares He VIII Not
BE dubbed Into Giving Bigger
Salaries


DETROIT Mich. Feb. Prank
j. Navin. president of the Detroit
Americans, has declared himself
against the Baseball Players fra
ternity. whose president. David l..
Fultz, has threatened TO eau a gem
eral strike Of ball players.
Navin asserts that he Will not he
dubbed" into granting larger sala-
ries than he thinks are deserved;
neither will he advance the figures
of "a single contract which already
has been sent out The Detroit club
executive has assumed the attitude
that the players can take them or
leave them, as they see fit"
Il will not give the fraternity the
satisfaction of saying that il forced
me to terms" Mr. Navin said. "In
some cases 1 might have compromis-
ed with players who are asking for
advances if it hadn't been for this
strike talk but now / am going to
stand pat.
4 will not debate the issue with
anybody Sooner or later somebody
will have TO go TO the mat with the
fraternity II Fultz proposes to use it
90 force higher salaries from the
club owners. The question might as
well be brought 10 an issue az once"
Navin said that the Detroit club
with the possible exception of Oscar
Witt. third baseman. viii sign their
contracts and report. Three candi-
dates are under consideration TO fill
Wits place. Navin said
We probably will miss Witt" he
said. but baseball will stand up un-
der the shock. Even If Ty Cobb de-
cided 10 quit. the game would so
on. Nobody is Indispensable
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-09
N. D. PINNED FOR
STIFF BATTLE
Strenuous Workouts in Past
Few Days Makes Men
Ready for Tonight.

Wabash's mighty basketball quintet
confident after a series Of brilliant
successes, viii tackle Harper's Notre
Dame five in the local gymnasium at
O'Clock tonight
For several days, Coach Harper
has been grilling his men steac'ly 10
put them in the best Of shape 10
meet the Little Giants. Extra strin-
gent training rules were given oUt
few days ago and TIE practice ses-
siOns have been long aI' vigorous.
Team i'm Best shape.
Notre Dame is oft TO make Wa
bash fight every irch for a victory.
Barring the loss Of "Chet" Grant.
who is out OF the game for the re-
mainder Of the season. the HoOsier
team is IN its best shape since the
start of the season. The new combi-
nation. which Harper first used in
the st. Viator's game last Tuesday.
looks powerful and fans are conf
dent that the gold and blue will give
the visitors a hard run for victory.
Daley is back in his old time condi-
ton and is playing at top speed at
AfA- Elaih AbllA NIB ibOhH Aihf Il
star in his new position and Capt.
McKenna is rapidly getting used 10
the guard job. to which he was trans
ferred about two weeks ago Cliff
Cassidy. who played a fast game
against st. Viator's last Tuesday is
likely 10 start tonights battle at
right forward. while McDermott.
Notre Danes scoring star. Will again
Ice at left forward
Coach Harper has placed little
Credence in the bear stories from the
Wabash camp and he expects Wa
basin TO be in its best shape tonight.
The Little Giant five is composed of
veterans and is exceptionally heavy.
The Charlottesville team has lost but
one game this year. that 10 the I'LL
nois Athletic club five of Chicago.
Clements and DeVol will be at the
forwards. with StOnebreaker at cen
ter and Caldwell and Bacon. the lat
Ter a South Bender. at the guards for
Wabash.
Coach Harper expects the biggest
crowd of the year at tonight's game
and arrangements have been made
To take care of an overflow by the
erection Of extra bleachers
Haggerty, formerly coach Of the
Akron university team, viii referee
the game.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-09
GET CONTRACTS
BEFORE MARCH |

AUBURN, y. y, Feb. 9.-Sec'y
John II. Farrell of the National AS
ISOLATION of Professional Baseball
leagues announced Thursday night
that the attention Of all minor league
owners has been called 20 article Il
of the National association agree
ment which requires that All players
must be rendered formal contracts
on or before March I
Mr.. Farrell also announced that
the franchise and PLAYERS of the Du-
luth and Superior clubs i'm the
Northern league have been trans
ferred 20 Grand Forks and Minot.
respectively
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-09
AMERICAN LEAGUE MEN
NEARLY ALL SIGNED UP

CHICAGO. Feb Club owners
of the American league have signed
IS percent OF their players. b B.
Johnson. president Of the league an
nounced Thursday on his return
from Georgia. The threatened strike
OF the Baseball Players fraternity.
he said. is broken.
Practically every star in the
American league is now under con-
tract" Pres't Johnson said. L guess
some the players who were so strong
for the fraternity strike propaganda
are getting cold feet as the time
approaches for the spring training
trips"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-09
BaniSheS
Nervousness
Puts Vigor and Ambition Into
Rundown, Tired Out
People

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depressed. and lack the desire 10 ac-
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-09
LUSH TAKES CHARGE
OF NAVY BALL NINE

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. Feb. will
lam l. (Biily) Lush, former star
Vale athlete. later professional
Thursday and began work with the
candidates for the navy baseball
nine. Lush coached the navy basket
ballers several wears ago. About 100
midshipmen responded 20 the call