Punxsutawney Spirit, 1916-05-05

              14 .. •'•■ FEDERAL GRAM) iURY REStKS PlOff mi RfWDIS' ACTIffTRS I" ' •'  National Association of Commerce and  Alleged AgencyyBeiiigf Investigated.. I'Sf if* • t—' < J;J ' MBJJOff A VEU SAID TO KIFOflf & ' ;*V- ■ y ' ;V; Jtfsljp;: I LONDON, -May u —The House of Commons last night passed the second reading of the military service ■bill for immediate general military (•ompulsion. A motion by Richard D. Holt, 'Radical, to reject the bill, was previously defeated, 1128 to 3<>. The debate on the bill developed no important new points. David Lloyd-George, the minister of munitions, presented strong arguments in its favor, and declared that he would rather be driven out of the Liberal party, and even out of political life, than to haye upon bis conscience I ho responsibility of refusing the demands for men which might constitute the difference between defeat and victory. Sir John Simon, the former home secretary, in opposing the bill, reiterated thai it was not alone a question for the military to decide. There was on evidence, he said, that, the bill would really add to Great Britain national strength. It would create a maximum amount oi' hardship with minimum results, lie said. Nobody who had heard Mr. Lloyd- I George yesterday, he commented, would suppose that, he was the sflme man who a year ago emphasized the part England 11111st play 111 the eco-1 ArtiTiTr*1 Vn1"!*" ' lea'itV'o? i'lie La'jorites, said tho government ltud decided that 2(10,000 men was tlife number that, could be spared from Industry and that he wys personally qpnvlnced that alternative -to conscription was. defeat.. <1 Air. Lloyd-George argued that u 11- til Russia hud completed her equipment. so as to employ .her immense 'Alterves of men it was essential that Prance and Great Britain put every available man In the Held. Germany, hp said, was well aware of the danger of this country failing to take the ifthi o«t share it possibly could Of this year's burdens immediately. , .»  PUNTING AND CLEANUP OAK JNJTY SCHOOLS This is "Planting and CJeanui) Day" In the city schools of Punxsutawney, an offspring of considerably more promise than its parent. Arbor Day. The schools, including the grades and the hlgb school, were dismissed at 2:45 o'clock this afternoon and the youngsters, the,majority of them at least, made a b,ee line for home, for ''Plantlhgt,-;a 11 d'■* ('lean 11 p Day" meum« t just if that. Shrubs, trees, and, seeds are being planted premises of several lnhidred school children are being rid .of Rubbish, etc, ■ Thsl'lnterest manifested by the schoolchildren lias been marked. of shrubs Iiave been and are being planted this Afternoon. Through the school more titan 8,000 packages of garden seeds ordered by tiie students and B}«fh *>t this will go Into the ground today, although they were primarily Uliight with the' Idea of entering Into the . home garden contest, the d«tt£lls (Wl which wili be announced iatlr. ,■ ArborJdijjuexercisfs in the schools usually me»$ the pfiitUig of a single tree and a speech orttwiiY. "Planting and Cleanup Day", aitffii is observed In the schools berg,* lit Superintendent Jackson's method 6f putting the Arbor day Idea to tt' use that looks decidedly more practical. , * *,  Engineers' Conference The engineers representing the borough of punxsntawney, the !*uru- Bntawney and Lindsey water compaies and H. B, Snow, named by the four other, engineers as a mediator, met here yesterday afternoon in the. Pantall Wotel, During the morning hours 1'he engineers inspected the water company's plarft and Hie site of thej proposed municipal plant. At tbe Meeting arrangements were jnkdfe to the Teport to be pver eonr«re&e« to be held 1 lft <m M*rnv . ' in tJc Demands Are Mc/-Nfte Indicates That Not Regard the - Diplorajft ic Correspondence at an End—Says U. S. is Partial. . t . ■ ■ m > '+ * H International News Service / BERLIN, May 5.—Germany's reply to the United States, which Was mada public today, defends Germany's submarine warfare .although its tone is defiant, the note yields practically every demand fljade in the American ultimatum of April 18. " Its outstanding feature is found in the following paragraph: "The German government, guided by this idea (the laws of humanity) hereby n0tifies the government of the United States that German naval forces have received the following orders i 'fin accordance with the general principles of search and destruction of merchant vessels as recognized by international law,' such vessels both within and without the area declared a war zone (the waters around the British Isles) shall not be sunk without warning and without saving human lives unless the ship attempts to escape or offers resistance.'" REPLY IS NOT FINAL ONE. Germany does not regard Mr reply as final, however, Ip jhe :■ Response opportunity is asked to make further repreVelffatioifs-\5Tfle -States,particularly in regarc| to the Suft'ex. ,T"he note declares that the German government has already res$riit«l her subiharine activities to her oUr'n disadvantage and to  advantage of the Allies, adding: / V'V ''No such consideration has ever been shown neutrals by Great Britain and her allies." • The contention of the Imperial German government is that the warfare of this nation has always beeii conducted with Bfrcgard to the rujes of war. ' The exception has been in.the case of enemy trade or that car- on in the "war zone," around the British Isles, the note states. However, .no assurances were ever given the United States- in •■rlfcpect to such trade, it was dedared by the Foreign Office. The ! .Jilted States is charged with responsibility. for the dangers cpn£ fronting citizens of that country, traveling upon flying the flag ?of a .Jklligerent nation. U. S. TO BLAME FOR DEATHS r If the United States had accepted the proposals of Germany, ths note says, the greater these accidents to citizens of the ; United State® would have been avoided. Other Outstanding features of the German reply follow: Germaqy declares that unless the United States compels Eng- : to cease "violating the'rules of international law," a new situaf tion will Wise in which the German gflvehmient "must reserve for ' complete liberty of decision." ' ' Germany declares that: , ' The United Staffs has discriminated against her in favor of the : Elites J-  > The German people have become aroused by the attitude of tho >. States: '  *'• The' German government is determined not to give up its most weapon (the-submarine), although a restriction of its use < allowed| , - The United States is expected to co-operate with Germany in < the freedom of the seas:" , H'"' ._ Thd German government wishes to prevent a break with the 1 jpiiptld'!6tatfes. ' ■ v - U; ; 4 i ' ..'The note intimates that responsibility for a break with the Spates would rest with that country, and it plainly indicates « s^thei'. representations is desired before dortftiif j cbhtrdversy are cleared up. '« M IrANSmO HAS NOTHING TO SAY jy, * Xtay o, —As he entered the \V{iite House ex- ' teeutive offices llfCs mojrnyuf to attend the cabinet, meeting, Secretary said that no portion of German's had yet » ?|>epartnient. pRc refused to pd&mtmt upOit the ; other officials ccmnceted with the ndniinis- j 1 %?;<? jjjSVf.«%■,, li* G« IAbel : <j|ryouw printing ' t The cuts of Union Labels for |j use fn printing have been received from International Typo- i Union headquarters, ■ : '-.85 a K :J 4: J: X « is:: ; « ■ ! a ;; ,'!'a . _ X jp$? a i x a • -> a a a a a a-a a a a a , a ad flits office Is prepared to 1 furnjsh alt yiifr. requtra the i j: Union Labpi on their printiUK 1 f with servioe, J Ty Union Label on your I priiy'd matter is an ludicatioB' of mark having been, done .by ; mjn who are living vigex, who work< iMg reasonable ! fours ofMTOloyinenf. |f you principles for \Pfcj»W<fgnien, ask for'the Union Isabel on your printing. —~-r- | 1 ■ ■..I "Dolling Up" R. R. Y. M. C. A, The It. It. Y. M. C. A. In this city lis receiving a thorough renovating. It is being papered throughout; the 'Walls are being redecorated and new liB'oleum is being placed on the floors: Thirty-six new steel lockers being Installed and many pther I minor improvements made4 S. FBDKifil «H IEAVE rOO SIBERIA Ar>V". Wiji Sail Thursday From New ~7»-:-i#a?rT«nrrt Work in Prison Camps. JA. —— S._ Fled Jordan was in Piinxsutawney. today bidding his, many friends 1 gbodbye. "Skeets" will, leave Pitteburgh Tuesday for New York and on Tiittvsday will sail for Russia," there to engage in Y. M. C. -A. work iU the German prison camps. i Mr. Jordan, who is a student . at , the University ot Pittsburgh', e incidentally boys' secretary at | jHlll Top Y. M\ C. A., and secretary '• if the University eniploymonVt; bureau, la being sent into Siberia ih j' company with H. E3. McConnaughey, i metropolitan foreign Y. Mi C. A." secretary of Pittsburgh, by the In- 1 ternatlonal Y. M.'C. A. committ«»e, of ' which Dr. Mott, or New York, is the ' head. The work is financed, 1 through that committee, tjy wealthy men of the ®as|. • ( At Ndw York on Thursday next < Mr. Jordan and his companion Will 2 board the Scandinavian American < liner, United States, which will land 1 them some.place on the coast of Norr ' way. They will then proceed, by rail to Stockholm, Sweden* Across I the North Sea to a Russian port and | then by rail to Petrograd is the Itinerary. They will stay in the Russian capital several days and then will go to Warsaw, later to ( 'Moscow, and Mien to Omsk and Tomsk, Siberia,.which cities are to be their headquarters. They will work entirely In the Gertnan prison camps in Siberia. Of i these are .10 in which more than 1 800,000 "men are held. • At each t camp a Y, M. C. A. (building, a tern- _ porary structure of wood has been, 4 erected *«id the work will be much > the same as carried on by the various 1 associations in this country. ; y They expect to, be in the camps t about a yparc Tbey will make the $ trip home by way of China! Japan j : and thence acrofts the Pa<siap. coin- I dieting the trip around the world. 1 Unless their pwent plans miscarry will ba la Httrtmrgh aboat Jjjly t ffil|i»W,cdinipliete his | m. RED ALEXANDER DIES ffl JjEYNQLDSVIlLE Had Ueen 111 for Nearly a Year—Hor 1' Death had Been RxjjecttHl for j Several Days. Mrs. Leberda Alexander, wife of Frederick K. Alexander, cashier of Peoples National Bank at Iteynoldsf ville, died yesterday afternoon at _ 4: 30 o'clock, of cancer, at the age of J 45 years. Mrs. Alexander had been ) ill for nearly, a year, g A11 operation was performed iir Mercy hospital, Pittsburgh. nim<' months ago hut failed to give any re-* Uef. Since that time the deceased had heen at her home In Reyuolds vlllo, rallying at intervals but grow- I ing stoadily weaker. Sunday her condition became such (hut death had been expected at almost any time. % Mrs. Alexander's maiden name was 1 Miss Labei'da Willlanna Smith, the 1. daughter of Jaiues M. ami Elizabeth - Smith, of E§»t Liverpool. O. She !. was born Se*etnbe|0#'>, ISO!), in East Liverpool, B., spent her child■, hood and days there, Xoa vember she was united in marriage to Frederick K. Alexander, 1 of Reynoldsville. Surviving are her husband, and - till'v sons, William B., Jr., Kenneth 1 >S. and K. K., Jr.. all at home, and 3 her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, of East Liverpool, O. I Funeral services will be held on .*■ Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at her " late home on Grant street, lleynolds*■ ville. Pastor- Rev. J. E- Miller, of 3 the First Presbyterian church officiating. interment will be private and a will be made in the Reynoldsville ' cemetery. * i DM) COUCH WIS i eRIEHD Bl BSC CROWD I , . Lecture Was an Interesting s One $fid is Causing a Great ! Deal of Comment Here. There was a big crowd at the Jefferson Theater last night t o hear'the, address of David Goldstein &n 'tjje subject of "Peace and War,"  , relations with the human family. 1' The talk was an able one and iisten*j ed to with great interest by those (present. . Mr. Goldstein dealt with the , the subject of "Peace and War" as It applies to the individual family, the industrial life and the governmental relationships—giving the Christian ■ position In Contrast to that held by . radicals. In dealing with national ; and; international peace Mr. Gold. stein-Said, In part: "Bad will, denying CqfTs law and setting up our own , in our domestic and commercial re• latlons, is no foundation for ,internat tionhrpeace. Just so long as"there is J national greed, envy and Jealousy, . just so long shall the clash of arms . b«f heard and the only peace we shall have will be armed peace, with its ever. Increasing burden of taxation. Th'l* /being so. tho ipaintenance of an army and a nswy Is a necessity totlay. But. we see a reglment-or K batnejajiip it shotild lbe a remin&ispf and national disqVwieucethe law of' Christ. It is indeed an oMMsm's in" humanity to makefebountless millions mourn. "The world wrjlt at price of peace, niitiona are, detagecl with blood. It 1» lnterentlng J ■" ' ■ • !■ II.- ' (Continued on pag« thrae.) BENNY B. HftTHAWAY DEAO' Man Well Known Here HuVcunibed on Way From Hono(nlu to • • WatkiiiH, S. Y. I Henry B. Hathaway, of Watkins, , N. Y., died Monday at Coronada j Beach, Cal. Willi Mrs. Hathaway, , who was Miss Mattlfl Mitchell,.oC this j city, he Apt) the winter in Hono- , lului, amtf they waCe on their Way home wlifen deatycame to Mm. [ The bld.v wasJThlpped yesterday to Farm in® on, where burial Will he madf on wnday next. Mis. E. W. Mrs. C S. Aldrich. sisters \jfra. Hathaway, will laave Sunday to attend the services. v ! ■Mr. Hathaway had vUlted here on ' many occasions ami-was held In high 1 esteem by the many friends he bad 1 made In this city. 1 SPEAK: FROM" BANDSTAND. j Martin Lutlier Weaver, of Johns- 1 town. Pa., will speak from tha»band- < Stand In this city on Saturday aft- t ernoon, May 4. at 1 o'clock, en 4 fplr yS«lY*M0«;" % M MpDBT1 orsNtpisuf SHOT WfE BRIIISH Met Death Before Firing Squad at Dawn—17 Sentenced to 10 Years Imprisonment. , AMERICAN IS HMD UNDER ARREST —«— Intrmatlonal lirai Herrlce Dl'BLlN, May-6%— Four more leaders of the,Irish rebels were executed at dawn today By a firing squad. They had been tonid guilty of treason by a general field court martial. The victims wer$: Joseph Plunket, Edward Dally, Michael and William Pearse. ; Plunkett was on* of the seven 5 Sinn Feiners whp Signed the procla. ryfitlon declaring Ireland free and in' of jtgland. Seventeen Other,rebel lead®* were sentenced to 10 years' Imprisonment. / LQNDON, Mm W-' Jajrfes M, Sulllvaiv of New American niinister to iyii|K) Domingo, has been urfested In on the charge of complicity in tb« Irish rebellion. Mfc Sullivan was'arrested by the military, authorities of Dubjin on April St). Mrs. ®u|tivan, w)io was , wit hher husband, wbote on May l a letter Which has been received by Walter Mines Pise, the American ambassador, wbo addressed a note to Sir Hdward Grey,"ihe forelgu secre, tary. asking full information as to whether Mr. Sutitmn is still in custody, the nature qCtbe-chaise, and . bow soou he wotthjbe trjed. ITvftn na5 been (S Ireland ror a iousiiderable time, having arrived there shortly after the severance of his connection with the State Depart•inent,WArtRIOWNMirO TAKE CHANCE flE«. NY, H.C.A. Harry U. tirsyiK'-Will Arrive Here In . 'Short Time to Ti»ke up Duties afe Hecrotai-y. * & Harry G. Greene, for the past two years secretary of the H. R, Y. M.,C. A. at W'atortow 11. N. Y., will soon asvtuue charge Of the R. It. Y. M. O. A, In this city.' Mr. Greene has had several years' experience in this line of work and conies to this city with the highest recommendations. . C. K.. Dty,dle>\ who has 'been lu charpe here the past year, recently tendered bis resignation, fie lias not yet definitely, decided as to his future course. Mr. Dudley made muhy friends here and will bp 'greatly missed. PYTHIAN S1STERS0FDUB01S ARE ENTERTAINED IN PUKXS'Y Clilckeu gad HalVi.« lHnner, Musical and Literary Program mid MI<1. ' j night l,uueh(H>n, 1 The PythiaD' Sisters of PiLpxsiitaV- , ney entertained the members of the ( DuBots l^dl^"Wednesday evening in , the lo'cal K. of I'. lodge room. . At 7 o'efcek a bounteous chicken and WafOe jiinner was served the vlsttdrs* and at midnight a dainty luncheon was partaken of. ' time was devoted I t* a variedjiterarj- and musical pro*rajli in'which, the members of the Punxsutawney lodge participated. It included / ijistrumental music, »i*e, r wpmitions", dialogues, etc. ; Among DuBois ladles In at- 1 iphtian^e' Mqi. F. Gearhart, v uda •P'lttrk. Mrs. Sarah Home, « Mrs. Skldmore, . Florence Grlever, Mrs. " ,Delte Keene,, Mrs. Csarlni Garrison, ■%ern Mrs. Bessie Nel- J won, Mrs. Rhoda Medland, Mrs. Hat- ® Clara Clark,, M™- ] VIrgle Milltron, Mrs. B. L. Lla% Mrs. ■ Mary Fuglar, Mrs. Eva E. Cook, Mrs. » George MiUier, Mrs. ElUabeth Jacobson, Mrs. Sarah 'Strong. Mifs. Mabel n Mrs. Cynthia E. Leillch. ,e Ella May Mrs. ® 'Williams, all of DuBols; Mrs. George Reefce, of Sagamore. -V,.,'.. — t SAGAMORE Bl'S ■ Sagamore bus Is now i. P I'iTTSBI-RGH. May 3.— Evidence showing that morn than $1,600,000 n year was expended for pollttcal purposes alone by tile National Association of Commerce and Labor, said to be the biff political bureau of the I'nited States Brewers' Association, is believed to have been laid before the federal grand jury here yesterdayby the United States Attorney E. ho wry Humes. With the resumption of the grand, jury probe into tire political activities of the liquor interests it was learned that the present inquisitorial body will go Into the distillers' and, retail liquor dealers' alleged political expenditures. Officers and members of the national and state associations of these branches of the" liquor business are said to have been subpoenaed to appeal- here before the grand jury within the next ffe>c days. I'ercv Andrea, the high-salaried former head of the National Association of Commerce and Labor, will 1h> a witness. Me is expected to arrive, in tin- city today from Cincinnati, O., or Chicagb, ill. The fact tbat he ■ had been or was soon to be sub-' 1 poenaed In the probe was learned' from a reliable source. CliieiiKD Men Testify * Of' <r.tos*yji> • .. ' Urea's private secretary, was a wft-<" 1 ucsh before the grand jury. Other witnesses were Cooper Lyons and. A George R, hong, of Chicago. Lyons, is secretary of the association and hong the head bookkeeper. WJiile the. proceedings -were entirely secretthe impression was gained that none, of the witnesses took advantage, of his constitutional right to refuse to answer on the ground that it might tend to incriminate him. IMMENSE THRONG AT CARWVUL LAST NIGHT I0\ei,vbody l-'ull of the Carnival Spirit' Hut Orderly and Friendly. The crowd at the Carnival last , * - v< x, niglu far exceeded any crowd that has been over tlierefiince the carnival came and they hajf been having lmmense crowds afternoon and evening. m \ + The shows Jre all of a high elnsit order and t hw peopli'seetned to enjoy them miuiaifsel.v, Every exhibition was <W(vded to capacity last, night. Many of those who were, there had seen them all before and will iu all likelihood take thetu In again.. The crowd was full of the carnival spirit, hut orderly and friendly. Kvery body snvs that it 1s the best carnival that has ever visited this town. » f SIMEON'S FJYK TON* KOLLHIt MAY BE HKKE TODAY* ,* — < & , The live ton.* roller loaned to tha? : v Punxsutawney Country Club,  all probability be here tbday-. Walter Simpson, owns th<i riller, haiij been doing somo 'wdrftingr ibout it as lie made arwiigetri*ntstovhave  loaded two weeks The reason that it did not get here was because. « the gentleman who was doing got » the poor end of in argument with v John barleycorn and left It stick In the mud instead of getting it on the cars, KBKRHAHT'K STORK XKW*. wOur greitt firp pale, which opened yesterday, was the greatest tnerchnn-' dising event in the history of Puuxs'y and'vicinity. There's n reason! Ev-' ery article in our ltuu)ense'$100,- OttO.OO stock of drygoods. ladles' ready-to-wear, shoes, furnishings, un-' derwear, furniture and carpets, are. ' marked at a 10 to 50 per cent reduction, and the buying public are care-/)®! fully taking advantage of this graat opportunity. Remember thia Bak* last.- preseu^^^^^^^^^^J wiraiiiswp urawRmsii COMMONS 2ND SAllOT * Motion to Reject Military Service Bill is Defeated by a .Vote of 328 to 36. ' . Ar- .ft, c ,1 •» a .♦ W * * • , 4 ' "O * LOVD GEORGE SfflKS FOfl THE Bill ' --v ■ - i.? PKtCB TWQ