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BMMT HE TIic Mionie News Can Be Found Only in The Notes Notes Classifield Ads Are Twenty-third Year No. 7060 CANONSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. MONDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 19, 1917 One Cent a Copy; $3 a Year HOMICIDE CASE BEING HEARD IN COURT TODAY AMERICANS STILL HELD IN GERMANY CHAMBER MEMBERS TO MEET AT HOUSTON LEGISLATIVE JAM CONFRONTS CONGRESS Only Twelve Days Remain in Wihich Renewed Demand of This John Rebish Accused of Having Killed John De GMIo at Van Voor-his Pleaders Sentenced. to Dispose of Hundreds of Measures Many Will Fail.

UNIDENTIFIED BODY FOUND BY PARTYJOF BOYS Victim, an Italian, Supposed to Have Been Murdered, But Clue Is Missing GERMAN U-BOAT IS DESTROYED BY FRENCH STEAMER Battle Lasting Forty Minutes Fought Between Guyane and Undersea Boat Regular Monthly Session Will Be Held in School House Tuesday Evening Government or Their Release Forwarded By ROBERT D. SMITH, International fi Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, D. Feb. 19 With only twelve more i working days remaining before adjournment on March 4, Congress today was confronted with a seeming helpless legis I By International News Service WASHINGTON, D. Feb.

19 The seventy-two Americans held prisoners in Germany after their cap (Special to The Notes) WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 John Rebish, indicted for the murder of John De Gillo at Van Voorhis November 12 last, was placed on trial before Judge Mcllvaine in criminal court this afternoon. The killing was the result of a drunken brawl between foreigners. The commonwealth is not asking a first-degree verdict. Judge Irwin is still confined to his Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock the regular monthly meeting of the Can-onsburg-Houston Chamber of Commerce will be held in the Houston school building.

The meeting will be held; at this place thru the courtesy of the Houston school board. The ture on the British steamer Yarrow- FIVE BULLET WOUNDS STERN GUN IS EFFECTIVE dale, are still being held, according to all information obtained by the State lative jam. A fourteen hour work day f-or the Senate was planned by leaders to help speed up action on Department. This was admitted by By International News Service! NEW YORK, Feb. Secretary Lansing today.

And this in members of that body have been extended a personal invitation by the measures oil the "must" list. No amount of speeding up, howev Killing May Have Taken Place Month AgoMystery Shrouds Affair of a German submarine in an engage- er, will save some of the most im portant measures from the legisla tive serap heap. The railroad bill, the home by illness. Judge Baldwin of Beaver county, who was here last week, will come Wednesday to assist in disposing of the remaining cases on the criminal list. Three pleaders appeared before court this morning.

Albert Roberts, married, and the father of two child spite of the fact that this goverment renewed its demand for their release. Secretary Lansing said today that a message had reached the State Department from Berlin, thru Spain, that the captives would be released soon, but. this promise has been made before, and the department does not secretary of the Chamber to attend the meeting. This meeting promises to be of unusual interest. President Charles S.

Donley will formally tender his resignation to the Chamber as a body at this Mr. Donley presented his resignation as president at a recent Webb export bill, the bill enlarging ment lasting 40 minutes was reported by the French steamer Guyane on feesr arriv al here today. 5 Guyane left Bordeaux on Jfa-uary 21, and the next day a Genua submarine was sighted off the par side about 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon. The submarine endeavored to 'the Inter-State Commerce Commis think there has been any improve ren, pleaded guilty to having stolen a watch valued at $150 and also a gold One Sunday afternoon, about 4 o'clock, several boys, who were out for a stroll, came upon the dead body of an Italian in the sugar camp on the farm of George Weaver, about a mile east of Canonsburg. The authorities were notified and the body removed to the mortuary of Deputy Coroner W.

H. McNary. Examination disclosed that the man had meeting of the board of directors. ment in the situation since. sion, the rivers and harbors and flood control measures, all on the calendar with favorable committee reports have rather dismal prospects.

It will keep the Senate hustling to pass the regular appropriation bills, the revenue bill, the spy and conspiracy measures, the Porto Rico bill and Reports that Germany has served notice to the effect that armed Amer ican ships entering the barred lone would be considered a hostile act were denied today at the State De Charles G. Schade was chosen as president to serve until the annual meeting, of the Chamber next October. Since the organization of the Chamber of Commerce in October, 1915, Mr. Donley has served as president. He has always served with unfailing interest and promptness in this capacity and it was only with the greatest ring from the residence of Dr.

D. H. Lewis. At the request of the prosecutor, Roberts was paroled. Should he violate his parole he w'ill serve three months in jail.

C. H. Langloth, on pleading guilty to carrying concealed weapons, was ordered to pay the costs and $1 fine and serve sixty days in jail. Mike Spishock, Marianna, arrested partment. cross the Guyane's bow, but CapUhs Roussallot began a turning movemeni to the starboard and brought his stem gun to bear on the submarine.

Tke submersible in the meantime had fired three shots at the Guyane, all of which fell short. Two shots from the .65 millimetre gun on the Guyane's stern struck the submarine squarely, and she was seea to slowly settle. She had entirely disappeared within 30 minutes. Captain Roussellot said not appeared on the submarine's deck. the Danish West Indies appropriation bill.

Leaders admitted today that it would require constant prodding to get even these bills thru the Senate. The fate of the 1,000 American ref ugees in Turkey remains a matter of been shot five times. The body was frozen, and, from all appearance, had been lying in its hiding place for at least two weeks.but perhaps as long as two months. It had been so long as that the weather had obliterated any marks that might have tended to doubt, and will so remain until President Wilson, "who has this entire reluctance and regret that his resig nation was accepted. Mr.

Donley matter before him, determines on 9TH POULTRY SHOW OPENS ITS DOORS some course to free the Americans. at Wilkes-Barre recently for stealing $280 from Joe Zipko, was sentenced to the work house for a year on his plea of guilty. President Wilson is not contem plating going before Congress seeking authority to protect the lives of A resolution was introduced in the leaves about March 1 for Pittsburgh, where he will take up his residence. Many interesting matters of business, will come up for discussion at Tuesday night's meeting. Practically every bureau in the Chamber has been active within the past month and many committees also.

Reports from all of these will be heard and show whether the murder had been committed where the body was found, or whether the body had been carried there. No clues to the murderer were obtainable. The man had apparently been an Italian, aged between 25 and 30, weighing from 165 to 170 pounds. A scar reaching from ear to. ear showed that his throat had been cut at some previous time, and that the wound ENTERTAINMENT BY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Americans at sea "at present," it was officially announced this afternoon.

There is no attempt to deny, however, that he may address a joint session French chamber of deputies last week, providing that 500,000 francs (about shall be paid the captaia of any allied or neutral merchant vessel who succeeds in sinking a GermaB. submarine. Many Classy Birds on Exhibition Judging Will Start Tomorrow Morning Canonsburg' ninth annual poultry and pet stock show is getting under considerable new business taken up. It is hoped that a full attendance of of the House and Senate before the adjournment of Congress twelve days from today. The prevailing opinion today is that the President will go before Congress not later than the early part of next week.

Address by Penna. College for Women to Be Feature of Tonight's Program members will be present at this way today in the Martin building, meeting. Many from Canonsburg ex had healed. A black kid glove covered the right hand, and the body was clothed in a brown overcoat, green sweater and tan shoes with rubber soles. Inquiry here has elicited no information as to who the man might have been, nor any word of the disap pect to go to Houston by automobile while others will leave on the 7:40 street car.

"Every Canonsburg member to Houston" is the slogan for this meeting. U. S. ASKED TO GIVE UP TECHNICAL RIGHTS SAFECRACKERS START $125,000 BLAZE AT LOWELLVILLE, OHI By International News Service LOWELVILLE, Ohio, Feb. 19 Fire started by safecrackers who blew the safe of the A.

G. Harg jewelry store and escaped with $1,000 in cash, swept an entire City blotk here early-today, in which were two churches, a dozea John M. Speer Dies in Mercy Hospital Canonsburg Socialists Adopt Resolu-. tions Favoring Era blYgo- Jn All Shipments to Belligerents. This evening, in the High School auditorium, the Historical Society of Canonsburg will give an entertainment, whfch, like the Carnegie libraries, will be free to the people.

The program will consist of a lecture by Dr, John, Acheson, president of the Pennsylvania College for Women, Pittsburgh, on the "Appalachian Country." Dr. Acheson is a native of Tennessee, and his lecture will contain many interesting and humorous matter in connection with the natives North Central avenue. Chickens were being received and placed thruout the day, and by night there will be several hundred birds in the coops. Officers of the association expressed themselves as confident of a successful exhibition. Many premiums have been offered, and these will be competed for by some of the finest birds'' in Western Pennsylvania.

W. F. Auerswald of Harmarville, who is to judge the exhibits, is expected to begin his work tomorrow. It is likely the judging will be completed by Thursday evening. E.

M. C. Mc-Peake is superintendent of the show, and W. W. Gladden will be night watchman.

The exhibition will continue thruout the week, closing next Saturday evening. The Canonsburg branch of the So cialist party yesterday adopted reso lutions asking the United States gov pearance of anyone in this section. The authorities believe that this murder is directly connected with that of the unknown man whose body was found last fall about a mile from where the find was made yesterday, whose identity was never learned. Their theory is that friends of the man killed last fall finally "got" the fellow supposed to have committed that murder. The body was carried to its place of concealment, they say.

They point out that the murder was evidently not for robbery, $21.50 in currency having been found on the body. Moreover all papers had been removed. business houses and eight residences. The loss is estimated to be at leasi $125,000. The entire city was in danger of destruction and it was not until aid arrived from surrounding towns that the fire was under control, five hours after it started.

Dynamite was finally ose to check the flames. Anna O'Rorke, wife of John M. Speer, of Houston, died last midnight at Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh. She underwent an operation Saturday and was doing very nicely, but took suddenly worse Sunday evening and died at midnight. She was aged about 30 years.

She is survived by her husband, two daughters and one son. of the Southern mountains. Dr. Ache ernment to abandon its technical rights under the international law and be "guided by the higher and greater human law, based on the universal brotherhood of man." A resolution son is a very able and entertaining speaker, and the society promises all who attend a treat. There will also also was adopted asking the govern be vocal music by a number of well ment to place an embargo on all ship known local singers, and also music by the Columbian orchestra.

West Alexander Man ments to the belligerents, "as the most effective way io avoid war and LATE BULLETINS at the same time reduce the unbearable prices of food and the other Mrs. Speer was a member, of the Houston United Presbyterian Church. She leaves her husband and three children, Mary, Grace and James, and her mother, two brothers and a sister, living in Cleveland. The brothers are Ralp and Harry o'Rouke. The sister is married.

Funeral services will be held at NEW YORK, Feb. 19 The Dalmatia and the Dap Ardiro, BIG CROWDS HEAR WOMAN EVANGEUST The resolutions, copies of which have been mailed to President Wil Fatally Wounds HimseK Special to The Notes WEST ALEXANDER, Feb. 19 Humphrey Blakeway, aged 55, a well-known resident of this town, shot himself in the. head Saturday evening. He was found later in an unconscionc condition, and physicians say he caa-not recover.

He lived with his brct er, Blakeway, and no one irae at home when the shot was fired The second part of the entertainment will consist of tableaux and pantomines. The scenes will he taken from Dr. McCook's famous historical novel which deals with Canonsburg in the early days of the whisky insurrection. The following characters will be represented: General Ne-vil, Mrs. McMillan, John Latimer, Polly Latimer, Andy Burbeck, Peggy Bur-beck, Mrs.

Morgan, Blanche Oldham, Fanny McCormack, Mad Ann Trotter, General Wayne, Lieutenant Burd, Ro both in charge of the Kerr Steamship an Ameican concern, have been sunk by submarines. The Dalmatia was destroyed off the Azores and the Dap Ardiro was torpedoed off the Speer home in Houston Tuesday evening at 7:30. Interment will be private on Wednesday at 10 o'clock in Oak Spring ce'metery. son, the two United States Senators from Pennsylvania and Congressman Temple, read as follows: Whereas, the greed of ammunition makers and food speculators is the only cause for an eventual war; therefore, be it NEW YORK, Feb. 19 Fleets of aeroplanes are being used by the Eng James G.

Morrison Dies Resolved, That we, members of the Canonsburg Branch of the Socialist lish admiralty in the search fr German submarines in the barred zone Sunday to Open Drive In New York on Easier Party, assembled in a regular meeting, demand that the government of the United States of America abandon its bert McClelland, Morton Featherfoot, Luke Latimer, Mrs. McDaniels, Mrs. Patterson, Mrs. Marquis, Janet Roberts, David Brad Suddenly at Washington WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 James G.

Morrison, aged about 72 years, died Baptist Church Unable to Accommodate All Who Wish to Hear Mrs. Gealy The First Baptist Church was taxed to its utmost capacity at all its services yesterday by crowds of people anxious to hear Mrs. Margaret Bevan Gealy, the woman evangelist who is preaching there. The morning service was introduced with prayer by Joseph Vichestain of Pittsburgh, editor of the Labor Tribune. At the children's service at 3 p.

in which the church was well filled with children, Mrs. F. Freisinger gave an illustrated talk which was waters around the British Isles, it was declared here today by persons who have just arrived from Europe. technical rights under the internatlon ford, Sis Marquis, Fergus Kelly, Mrs. al law, and be guided by the higher and greater human law, based on the universal brotherhood of man; and Resolved, That as the most effective way to avoid war, and at the.

same suddenly Saturday at his home at 217 East Beau street. His death was due to heart failure. Mr. Morrison was reared in Chartiers township, and about 2S years ago, removed to Wash By International News Service NEW YORK, Feb. 19 "Billy Sunday has postponed his drive against the "devil in New York" one wees.

He will open his campaign on AprB 8, Easter Sunday, instead of on Aprjfi 1, as formerly planned. Thirty-five thousand invitations printed in four languages, have tidet Kate Kelly, Col. John Canon, friendly Indians and citizens from Fort Pitt. Members of Shingiss Tribe, of the Red Men, will put on the Indian scenes in connection with the second part of the program and members of the Uniform Rank, Knights of Pyth HALIFAX, Feb. 19 AUho no official announcement has been made it was reported today on reliable authority that Count von Bernstorff and members of his suite have successfully passed the examination of, the Ca time to reduce the unbearable prices of food and the other necessities, an embargo be placed on all shipments to ington with two sisters, and had since all of the made his home here, living a retired life.

The sisters are long since de nadian authorities. The extmination S. W. Berry Injured by Fall. Wrhile on a ladder making repairs ias, will have a part in the closing i issued for the opening'services.

greatly enjoyed by the young people. I of thft othep passengers has not yet ceased, and Mr. Morrison was the last surviving member of the family. He to an overhead trolley used in carry been completed. iue cv cuing service was ueyona expectation as to attendance, interest ing the mail from the public road to was not married.

The funeral ser act, which will be patriotic. Admission will be free. The entertainment is to begin at 7:30, and those attending are requested to be present on time. and entnusiasm. scores or people LONDON, Feb.

19 Eleven mem- his home in North Strabane township, vices today at 1:30 o'clock were held failed to gain admission. Mrs. Viches- bers of the British steamer ROmsda. S. W.

Berry fell Saturday and re in the chapel of the First Presbyter ceived severe injuries.1 The ladder on Communion Observed. Communion was observed by tin Greenside Avenue United Presbyter1 ian Church yesterday. At this time the pastor announced the accession of 29 new members since the commnniot last fall, 20 by profession and nine by letter. There were four baptisms yesterday. ian Church, in charge of the Rev, Dr.

Slemmons. The pallbearers were which he was standing slipped on the tain offered prayer and read the scriptures at this service. The meetings will he continued every evening this week at 7:30. icy ground and threw him to the len, 2,548 tons, reported sunk yesterday, are still missing, Llyds announced today. The British steamer tola, 3,903 tons, has been sunk by a German submarine in the barred zone waters.

earth. No bones were broken, but he George L. Johnson, William M. Johnson, Ernest Q. Johnson, Dr.

J. M. Russell, Charles C. Johnson aha William L. Johnson.

Interment was in Washington cemetery. was badly bruised and will be Mm-fined to his home for a few days. Attending Carpenters' Meeting. T. M.

Russell, president of the Canonsburg council of the Carpenters and Joiners Union, left Sunday morning for Harrisburg, where he will represent the local council at the fourth annual convention of the State council, which will be in session all week. Suit Against Harvester Company Collapses LONDON, Feb .19 A dispatch from Amsterdam today reports Count Lutheran Lenten Services Special meditations upon the Sav At the Alhambra Sessue Hayakawa and Myrtle tod-man in "The Soul of Kura-San;" alssc fifth episode of Mrs. Vernon Castle, is "Patria," today. 1-60-1 By International News Service! r. a.

i i Services at Training School. Evangelistic meetings will be con CHICAGO. Feb. 19. The envprn.

i n-v. -u- ment's carefully prepared case against thority 38 a bitter attack 0n iors Passion are to be held at Paul's Lutheran Church, North Jefferson avenue, at 7:30 p. ni. each former Ambassador Gerard. Renten- tinued at the Pennsylvania Training School this week, with the Rev.

James H. "Grier of Canonsburg in charge. the Independent Harvester Company i collapsed suddenly today, when Judge Thursday during Lent, beginning Canonsburg Day by Day WEATHER FORECAST Thursday of this week. At these services the pastor, the Rev. O.

B. Swine-hart, will speak upon the seven utter Mr. Grier will preach each evening, and will be assisted by the Rev. R. M.

Kistler of Pittsburgh, who conducted the meetings last week. Rain and warmer tonight. Tuesday, snow flurries and colder. Lowest temperature Tuesday about 25 degrees. ances of Jesus upon the cross, ah are heartily welcome.

Sanford ruled there, was no evidence to convict, and ordered the jury to bring in a verdict of acquittal. The company was capitalized at $10,000,000 and had sold about $6,000,000 of stock to farmers all over the United States. The government, charged that the company sought to defraud thru use of the mails. ok, according to the dispatch, accused Gerard of having helped the British capture Sir Roger Casement. NEW YORK, Feb.

19 The Ameri-can liner Philadelphia, which sailed from Liverpool last Wednesday, is now entirely out of the submarine danger zone, according to a wireless received from her captain today. The message said the Philadelphia was 1,235 miles east of Ambrose channel at 10 "o'clock today, and that he expected to dock here Boy's Finger Cut Off. WThiIe playing with his little sister Pressing and Altering. AjMpdern Plant and First Class Workmen at your Service. Canonsburg Cleaning and Tailoring Ccl Chas.

Kuhn, Call Bell 39-J--Char. 36-W Farmer Dies from Burns. John Dilley, aged 45, a farmer of GOING ON TONIGHT in their father's barn, near Library, Finleyville, died in the South Side Historical Society celebration, High Hospital, Pittsburgh, Saturday, of Saturday, Scott, five-year-old son of T. II. Douglass, had one of bis fingers cut off at the, second joint in a feed- School auditorium, 7:30.

burns received Friday evening at his home, when his clothing caught fire Star Theater "A Woman Alone." Alhambra Theater "The Soul of Star Theater Today Alice Brady in "A Woman Alone." 1-60-1 cutting box, the knife of which fell from an open grate. while the boy had his finger under it. JKura-San.".