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1 I Indiana Stores Are Good Enough For All Of Us All The Time; Shop Here And Be Satisfied nbicma WEATHER Snow flurries tonight. Mittll or tonight itnd TtturMdiy, VOLUME 116. INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1917. TWO CENTS. California's Senator Makes Dissenting Speech In Congress Condemning Wilson's Action "President Has Made First Fatal Move, Next Step That Will Plunge Our People into a Bloody Conflict, if Taken, Will Be Ours," Declares Sen.

S. Will Take Steps to Ascertain Why Ambassador Is Detained in Report of Interned Vessels Seizure EIGHTY COUPLES AT MASQUERADE Eighty couples had a most enjoyable time nt the Masquerade 'Dance given by StefTy's Dancing Academy in Lyric Hall (last evening. It was a most pleasant event for the participants and dancing was general until 1 o'clock to music furnished by Miller's orchestra from Kittanning. The prizes were won by Mrs. Van Leer of Indiana and a lady from Homor City, whose name could not be learned.

Stanley Elkin, Lawrence O'JIara and Paul Vogel formed the judging committee. NARROW ESCAPE FOR MERCHANT AT HOMER CROSSING EUROPEAN NEUTRALS TO STAND PAT WASHINGTON, Feb. first dissenting voice heard in Congress since the break with Germany was that of Senator Works of California, who delivered a vigorous protest against risking war against Germany, on the floor of the Senate today. Condemning the President's invitation to 'all other neutrals to join with the United States, Senator Works declared: "The President has made the first fatal move. The next step thai will plunge our people into a bloody conflict, if taken, will be ours.

"With a profound sense of my own responsibility as a representative of the American people, I protest against this or any other move that tends toward war with Germany for no greater cause than has yet been given us. "I say, keep our ships and our people out of the danger GERARD'S DETENTION WASHINGTON, Feb. United States will take immediate steps to ascertain the reason for the detention at Berlin of Ambassador James W. Gerard by the imperial Germany government. The action will be taken through the Spanish government which has taken over American interests in Berlin since diplomatic relations were severed.

Officials who outwardly minimize the incident admitted today that if the Ambassador is being detained by the Imperial government, the matter is a serious one and that this government under no circumstances will allow to go unquestioned. Press dispaches report that the Ambassador is being "as a hostage" until the Kaiser's government can ascertain what treatment has been accorded Count von Bernstorff in Washington- That Ambassador Gerard may already be out of Germany was the belief of the State Department this afternoon, upon receipt of a cable from Ambassador Willard at Madrid. This cable dated yesterday, said he had a message from Gerard dated Berne, Switzerland. He gave no details, however, nor did he say upon what day the message was sent or received by him. Seizure of Interned Vessels The Indiana County Rural Carriers' Association have prepared an interesting program for their annual meeting to be held in the Court House on the afternoon of Washington's Birthday.

The program follows: The Relation of Rural Delivery to Education, E. N. Lydick, Mr. Kissinger and Armor McFarland. Benefits 'Derived! (from the Postoffice Department, A.

C. Malcolm, R. D. Fyock and A. G.

Johnston- Six Reasons Why R. D. Service Is Beneficial to Rurail Communities, J. A. Terpe, and P.

'H. Reinohl. Are the Carriers Doing All in Their Power, As They Should, for Their Employers? L- M. Piper, and A. W.

Kinghorn. Should a Rural Carrier Be a Married Man? Mead Buchanan and Samuel Trimble. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. President Wilson today devoted 'himself to an investigation of the reported seizure of German ships in American ports by Federal officers.

If it is found that such action 'has been taken at Manila, Honolulu and other places, it wiis learned there will be a prompt disavowal by this government together with orders that the vessels be released forthwith. European Neutrals' Position No European neutral will follow the lead of the United States in breaking diplomatic relations with Germany. That was made certain today by reaching the State Department from its agents abroad. These reports will not be made public for the present but officials admitted that they ihave reached here. There is sincere disappointment in official quarters over the result.

INDIANA'S GOV. TO SIGN BILL INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. Indiana's prohibition bill was made ready for the Governor's signature today, when the House of Kepresenta- tives without a dissenting vote concurred in the amendments of the Senate. Governor Goodrich will sign the measure which makes Indiana dry after April 2, 1918. FUNERAL OF MRS.

JOHN COY N. G. OF N. J. CALLED OUT NEWARK, N.

Feb. Second Battalion of tho Naval Reserves of New Jersey was called to the colors today. Grand Tonight, Mary Pickford Beyond question, Mary Pickford does best character work of her ca-. rear in "The Eternal Grind," screen epic of the masses, which is playing a return engagement at the Grand today by request. It is a thoroughly modern play, a drama of toil, and the ultimate triumph of a resolute factory girl with whom every human heart will rejoice.

Horse Bla.nk*ts—.100 One-fourth off, regular prices. Wilmer Oval and square picture frames, all sizes at 1,2 price, MoCr eight's U7x Indiana papers are requested to make announcement of the death of Mrs. Annie McFeaters Coy, wife of John Coy, which occurred at Indian Head, Tuesday morning at 12:15 o'clock- Funeral service will be held at the chapel of Thomas B. Moreland, (J104 Penn avenue, Pittsburgh, this evening at 8 o'clock and interment will be made here on Thursday. FOREIGNERS HERE TO BE CITIZENS Foreigners representing many different nationalities including several! Germans and Austro-Hungarians, thronged the corridors of the Court House today.

Their presence was on account of Naturalization Court which was held before Judge J. N. I.angham. There were no discussions on the war, but several of the men looked as if they would have liked to have started something. Colonial Theater Today Grace Cunard and Francia iFord in "The Heroine of San Juan" a thrill ing story of the Spanish-American war.

Joker comedy, "A Janitor's Van an explosion of also "Sammy Johnsin ait the Side "Liberty" tomorrow- 50 set of team harness prices. Wilmer Stewart. at old RURAL MAIL MEN'S MEETING Annual Session Will Be Held in the Court House on Washington's Birthday ENGLAND WILL FIGHT TO END H. R. Grumbling Faced Death Yesterday Afternoon When His Wagon Was Struck by Special Train HORSE WAS KILLED Declared King George in Speech Opening Parliament LONDON, Feb.

determination to fight on until victory is won was re-affirmed by King George's speech opening Parliament today. The King declared that there is no basis for peace at the present time. "In answer to the invitation of the American. President we have outlined in a general way our war aims," said the King. "Threats of further outrages against International Law and rights of humanity by our enemies will only steel us in our determination to win." King George said that the people of the British empire will insist upon reparation for the past and security in the future.

An accident that came near proving fatal to II. R. Grumbling, a prominent merchant of Homer City, and' which resulted in the killing of the horse which ho was driving, occurred at the Pennsylvania railroad crossing at Homer City yesterday afternoon- Shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the special train which had been run to Indiana to accommodate Indiana Branch passengers, who had missed the 2:1.7 train connections at Intersection, started on its 7'cturn trip to Rlairsville. Mr. Grumbling, who had made a trip to his slaughter 'house for a wagon load of meat, was driving across the tracks to his store.

As he reached the crossing at the Homer City station, the special train bore down upon him and struck the wagon. The shaft was cut from the wagon and the horse was thrown onto the tracks in front of the engine and later onto the track, its head being severed by its brother iron horse. Mr. Grumbling was thrown from the wagon and made a miraculous escape with the exception of a few minor injuries. The wagon was partially demolished, and the meat escaped destruction.

The o'clock train had left here for its regular trip to the Intersection and had passed Homer City. Mr. Grumbling knew that the train had passed 1 and not being aware of the special, of course was not prepared for its sudden appearance- The site of accident is a grade crossing and not protected and numerous escapes from accident or death have occurred at that point. SERVICE Mrs. Annie Patterson Mrs.

Annie Patterson, widow of William H. Patterson, died at her home 1700 llth avenue, Altoona at 1:30 o'clock, Thursday, February 1, after a brief illness of pneumonia. She was born Novefber 20, 1843, at Mill Creek, Huntingdon county, the daughter of Ephraim and Catherine Cognn. She was married nt Conemaugh in 1868, to William'H. Patterson, the couple residing there for some time and later moving to Indiana county.

They later removed to Newry living on a farm near that place for many years. Her husband died 17 years ago and Mrs. Patterson hus been a resident of Altoona since his death. 4 children survive, C. II.

Patterson of' Juniata, John D. and Frank R. of Altoona, and Harvey L. of Grand Rapids, Mich. One brother Campbell Cogan of Juniata Gap, well as 7 grand children, and 6 great grandchildren.

Mrs. Patterson was a member of the First Brethern church, where the funeral serivces were held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. Interment in Carson Valley cemetery. CARD OF THANKS We wieb to thank our friends and for their kindness and sympathy dhown us after the death of our Mother, Mrs. Jennie Bollman.

So Asserts New York Mayor's Committee on National Defense NEW YORK, Fob- army of 4,778,050 unmarried Americans between eighteen and forty five years old fit for military service is available, asserts the investigating staff of the Executive Committee of Mayor mitcholl's Committee on National Defense. A still greater number might be put under arms in a serious emergency, according to the committee's report, by the recruiting of older men, and by the employment of women in occupations now open or.ly to men. The morbidity, or sickness, rate indicated by researches of the Public Health Service and Various insurance companies well as the records of physical examinations at 'various recruiting stations, were considered by the investigators. A more reliable method, in the opinion of the committee, is to base figures upon actual experience of other countries where universal military service prevails. Using this method the committee has calculated that out of 900,000 men reaching military age each year, 1.90,000 are fit for military service, according to the French standard, and according to the Gorman standard- According to the figures presented in tho report: more than nine-tenths of the force of 1,500,000 trained troops which the War Oflice Division of the Ci'iionil StatT thinks should be available at tho outbreak of a war could (Continued on Pago Two, Col.

2) BOYS WANTED For morning and Sunday paper routes. Would prefer boy tvom West End School for morning route. Apply J. Johnston News Shop. tfx Goodyear, Goodrich and United States tires for sale at Wilrner MOON'S RAINBOW LOVELY SIGHT A sight, the beauty of which is seldom observed, was witnessed by the persons who happened to look up into the skies between 10:15 and 10:30 last evesing.

A perfect rainbow, with all the colors vivdly marked formed an exquisite halo for the planet, and called forth expressions of pleasure from all of the spectators. The rainbow faded and then was restored to its brilliancy two times, before it finally disappeared, leaving the lunar world is all its glory of a perfect winter night. The significance of the moon's rainbow is not known. COMPILATION OF MUCH INTEREST Recent Developments Make Government Books of Unusual Value There is now being distributed to business and professional men in Indiana and Indiana county a very remarkable library of national impor Printed under an act of the 52nd ''engross, its distribution is made pos- by an act of the 55th Congress. Limited to the life of the Government plates, only a few in each community can have the privilege of securing the volumes, of which there are 20.

Possessed of this ''Bible" of country, one need not be misinformed regarding any plan of our na- ional development With the world plunging into conflict one can trace every step that cf- 'ects present conditions. The references are valuable to business men and every patriotic citizen. The volumes are bound in full leather. MORE BRITISH VESSELS SUNK Reports of Destruction of Four Steamships Made. Two Sailors Dead VALENTINESOCIAL OF LUTHERANS NEARLY NOT HELD Also New Church Was Close to Reality, as Result of Fire in Lutheran Edifice Which Had Been Smouldering THOMAS FLAT FIRE LONDON, Feb.

of the lestruction of four more steamships all British, were received here up until noon. They were the Saxon-Briton, 1,337 tons; the Azul, 3.074 tons; the Vestra and the Crown Point. Two men on the Saxon-Briton were killed. The captain and 14 members of the crew were landed. Twelve sailors from the Azul were also landed.

Germany submarines are now active on every side of the British Isles. Wesley Frost, the American consul at Queenstown, has telegraphed a report on the sinking of the Eaveston when an American negro was killed. opened fire upon the Eavestone at a distance of 3,000 yards, according to survivors. The sailors took to the boats. Three shrapnel shells struck the boats killing the captain and three sailors, including Wallace (the American.) The Christian Endeavor Society of Zion Lutheran church held a Valentine social in the lecture room of the church last evening.

The social was an unqualified success. The lecture room was filled and the entire company enjoyed 'getting weigihedi and measured. The decorations were in keeping with the occasion and reflected much credit to the committee. A buget ilunch was served. The 'dainties" were arranged on tables back of a great heart-shaped valentine.

The social came pretty near not being held and the new church which has been discussed for some time, came nearer to being a (reality this week than at any time, owing to a circumstance that occurred there on Monday- At the close of the service Sabbath evening, a number of the members of the smelled what they thought was burning wood, but a close investigation did not disclose anything wrong. Monday, while the committee were engaged in placing the decorations, they were startled to see smoke rising from the floor in quite a large volume, accompanied by slight crackling of flames. A search was at once instituted 1 and it was found that a hole had been burned through the flooring and that the flames gave promise of spreading rapidly. A few well-directed buckets full of water quenched the flamea, and the resulting damage was small. It is thought that a spark from main chimney had gone down one of the other chimneys and set the soot on fire.

This communicated with, the woodwork, it is believed, and the fire smouldered for a number of hours before breaking out. The -consequences of the fire if it had broken loose Sabbath night during the 'high winds, is not hard to imagine. Another Still Alarm Fire from a defective flue caused a stiill alarm to be sent in at 11 o'clock, Monday evening, for ablaze the second floor of the Thomas flats, above White's barber shop. The blaze was extinguished without any trouble and the damage was slight- It is understood that an alarm was sounded, but if it was, the two drivers of the fire truck, who live on the same block failed to- hear the summons and it devolved on John iDaugherty to quell the slight disturbance. PRESIDENT IS INSTALLED COMMERCE HE! J.

S. Jamison Assu'nM Presiding Chair of ana Organization. Thi Plans of Body for TKif Year Noteworthy REPORTS ARE AMAZON FOUR SMASH THINGS San Rafela, Febr. sisters of Julia Odell, of an average height of six feet and of a great indeterminate muscular power, slwept into Justice of the Peace Magee's court and, not liking the justice's decision in the trial of Harry Odell, charged with failure to provide, pro- ceded to clean out the court room- First Odoll was floored; another sister swung Odell's attorney the length of the room; a third was headed toward the district attorney and the fourth wus studying the judge with appraising eye when Constable Henry Crane, himself a superdreadnough, summarily shooed the four of them from the room. Only Three Days Longer to buy a Hoosier Cabinet at $5'00 reduction.

Easy Payment plan, Sieving Streams. Fords Wanted. I will pay cash for good 1915-1916 or 1917 SOUTH PAPER RAISES RATE West Point, February Smith, editor of the only dollar a- year daily news-paper in the South, has resigned his position- 'He did not quit, however, because he could not make money for the company at the low subscription rate. His report to the directors shows that in 1915 the returns on the invested capital amounted to 12 per cent In 1916, however, the earnings fell 5 per cent, owing to the increased cost of production, due to better wage scales and an increase in the cost of print paper. Editor Smith, in resigning, announced that he would seek a broader 'field of operation.

The stockholders have named Will West editor and increased the subscription to per year. LIST OF LETTERS Remaining uncalled for in the Indiana postoflk-e February 1917: J- M. Hill, Mrs. F. T.

Hill, Dan Hubbard, A. A. Tobe, J. A. Johnson, Clarence S.

Marshal. Anna M. Myers, Nick Molehan, Clayton Palmer, Joe Perri, Charles N. Remaley, Miss Sophia Staohura, S. V.

-Steffy, Frederick I. Sriyder, Mary Del Toronto- When inquiring for letters in this list please state that they were advertised, -giving date. Harry W. Fee, postmaster. J.

S. Jamison, manager of Troutman Company was installed of the Indiana Chamber Commerce, at the monthly meeting 0 the organization held in the building. Mr. Jamison began reer as head of the business inert'. association under the most auspices and in a year that ed to see much 'good work done will reflect credit tooth on Chamber of Commerce and the Last evening's meeting was deyo' to the 'hearing of the reports ot tl standing committee and discussi ways and means for a successfi twelve months.

A conference of business men Sb'Uitihwestern Ptemisytlv.anila wiJpi held in (Pittsburgh on the evening February 22, and President Jamison and L. E. Miller, secretary of chamber were named- as delegates the meeting. A preliminary report was read cerning the Chamber's connection the Penn Enamel 'Sink Company of Indiana, explaining in detail why organization's iplan of action in storing the Indiana manufacturing; plant to its one-time usefulness not to completion- Toda; this report is being put into statement and some time will be -given ito the Evening for publication. The appearance the announcement is awaited with interest.

D. L. Moor head, chairman of program committee made his report in s-ubstance, showing a list of events-, under the patronage of the be held this year, such as Day, Style Show, etc. The calendar will be -given publication shortly. The daylight saving plan was subject of an earnest discussion jy the members present at the meet- ing.

The Chamber, as a whole not in arvor of advancing the cl one hour during the summer montiui, aut they axe in favor of starting work an hour earlier during the awn- mer days, with the consequent ing of the business an hour in the afternoon Definite action on'. this project will be taken at a meeting of the body. Unfinished business of the year was disposed of and, following the reci.pt of the reports, several portant business matters were discusa. ed, which related to the future vertising of the town, socially a industrially, due prominence of which" will be made at a later time. Save $5.00 You will have to hurry if you want to buy a $.0.00 Hoosier Kitchen Cab- ihet for $25.00.

Only few left Stevinf Stmma, MUSNTWALK ON NIAGARA ICi? BUFFALO, Jan. ists records have been shattered th.ft^ season at Niagara Falls, Always chief attraction in Summer, it was Iff until recent years that winter have adopted the custom viewing ice bridges and anow dors in the Falls section. The new illumination scheme Niagara Falls has given the work of nature added publicity year and tourists to eastern point have stopped at the Falls this numbers far greater than ever. Owing to the ice bridge tragedy a few winters ago, when three sons were swept to their deaths, iis are forbidden from walking on the ice fields above the Blue Ribbon Buggta. Just received a carload.

Will Stewart. BARGAIN Good piano, just like new, Frederick Piano 887 Pfct street, Indiana, Pa. Coming to tho Grand sanay Chaplin Rovue of part Chaplin comtdy tbJrt it lar riot of fun. i ton.