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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-23

Paterson is growing hoity-tolty
again. general order has gone out
that telephone operators there must
not wear skirts that reveal tantaliz-
ing glimpse of the ankle The fear is
that Paterson will be gently beguled
from contemplation of the beautf-
tudes which Billy Sunday set up a
year ago while chasing Satan.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-23

"Giddap Napoleon" waved the drlv-
er, moving away dis heah wagons too
small fob yo all. 1t sure am"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-15
BULGARIAN TROOPS ARE
NOW AT FIERI, IN ALBANIA

LONDON, Feb. 14.-A Reuter- dis
patch from Athens says that Bulga-
rian forces have occupied the AIban-
ian town of Fieri, about sixteen miles
from Avlona.
A dispatch from Athens on February
z said that, according to advices from
Austria, Austrian and Bulgarian
troops had formed a junction in Al
bania and occupied the town of Ell
bassan. Elbassan is 38 miles south
east of Durazzo and fifty miles north
east of Avlona. The Austrian official
statement announced that on Febru
airy Austro-Hungarian troops occu-
pied Tirana, which lies about 20 miles
northwest of Elbassan. The Bulga-
rians have occupied Fieri, which is
about 81 miles to the southwest of El
bssan, may indicate that the Austrians
and Bulgarians have started separate
campaigns from that point the former
advancing on the important Albanian
port of Durazzo, while the Bulgarians
are aiming at Avlona, which Is occu
pied in force by Italian troops. The
Austrian official statement published
on February IL sid that Italian forces
had ttacked the positions taken by the
Austrians west Of Tirana, but that
their atackst had failed.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-15
LITTLE BOY IS
BADLY INJURED
IN An ACCIDENT
FLETCHER FLOWERS, POPULAR
CARRIER OF THE NEWS, LOSES
ONE LEG AND A PORTION OF
HIS LEFT FOOT.

Fletcher Flowers, son of Mr. and
Mrs. James E. Flowers, of 1913 Lee
street, was the victim of a painful and
horrible accident Sunday morning,
when he was run over by a street
car on Lee street, corner of H.
Fletcher was one of The News car
rier boys, and had finished deliver
ing his papers in that section of the
city. Usually, after completing his
mornings delivery, he gives the street
car motorman paper, and the young
ster was making an effort to do this
--TfTetf-- --G4reI--lt-seemSt that
Fletcher was coming down Lee street
when he saw the car coming toward
the city. He rushed out to give Mo
tOrman Lambright paper. The mo-
torman, however, did not see the
youngster approaching the car. Evi-
IDENTIFY the boy thought the motorman
had noticed him and would slow down
to reach for the paper. Just how the
UOy I6ll uuu6I Ill6 Cal 10 lIOI ClSolJ c
ports varying, but the first thing Mo-
torman Lambright says he knew of
it was when he heard the car jar as
it passed over the boy. The brakes
were quickly applied and, the motor
man backed his car for some distance,
picked up the injured boy and rushed
to the city with him. At the corner
of Newcastle and Gloucester streets, he
was placed in the automobile of H.
Burford and carried to the city hos
pital where medical aid was sum-
moned.
The wheels of the car crushed the
boys left leg a few inches below the
knee, and his right foot was mashed
almost off. 1t was necessary to ampu-
tate the left leg, as well as portion
of othe right foot. Last night at the
hospital the boy was reported to be
getting along as well as could be ex-
pected.
Fletcher is a bright little fellow, be-
ing probably the youngest member of
The News carrier force and all his
little friends were greatly grieved to
learn of the very unfortunate acci-
dent.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-15
PARENTS ASK /!
FOR RELEASE
Of 4 STUDENT
WHO is BEING HELD AS A
SUSPECT IN MYSTERIOUS
DEATH OF PRETTY HIGH
SCHOOL GIRL.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-THE parents of
Marian Lambert, the Lake Forest high
school girl found dead in the woods
near the suburb last Thursday. have
appealed TO States Attorney Ralph
Dady of Lake county, to release Will
liam H. Orpet, the University OF Wis
consin student, held at Waukegan on
charge of murder. The Lamberts
told the states attorney they had no
desire to be vindictive toward the
young man.
States Attorney Dade was willing
to admit today that unless he can
prove that Orpet gave his former
sweetheart poison he cannot convict
the student of murder. Although the
nature of the poison, which caused the
girls death, has be determined by
an incomplete analysis of the stomach,
the officers are at loss to account
for the container. Sheriff Griffin, of
Lake county, said his men had search
ed every section of the woods where
the body was found and had visited
every drug store in Madison and in
towns along the lake shore from Wau
kegn to Evanston. Pictures of Orpet
M@re shown but no evidence was
found that he had purchased poison.
In the sixty letters which passed be.
tween the girl and Orpet-thirty-five
written by him and twenty-five by her
the acquaintance of the two has
been traced from its Inception TO the
time Of the tragedy. The missives
show, the officers say, that alarm was
felt about the girls condition as early
as last September.
The inquest on the body of Miss
Lambert, it is expected, will be re-
sumed on Wednesday,. By that time
it is believed that analysis of the or
gans will have been completed.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-15
New Act Effective.

LONDON, Feb. 14.-An official pro-
clamation calling up the remaining
single men under the Derby plan and
the military service act, was posted
today.
The call to the colors will have the
effect of enrolling all single men of
military age who have not been ex-
empted.
Single men who did not attest under
the Earl of Derby's plan are subject to
compulsory military service, with Ger
tain classes of exemptions, under the
terms of the act passed at the last ses-
sion of parliament. which went into eff
feet February TO- A LONDON dispatch
of Saturday forecasting today's call,
said the Unexpectedly speedy sum
mons might be attributed to the many
recent consultations between the min
lister of munitions and the war office
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-15
GUESTS ARE GUARDED BY
MANY MOUNTED OFFICERS

CHICAGO, Feb. 14.-First Deputy
Superintendent OF Police Herman Sch
uettler said today that he expected the
arrest within a short time of Jean
Crones, assistant chef at the Uni
versity club. who is suspected OF put
ting poison in the soup served at din
ner given on Thursday night to Arch
bishop George Munrdelein.
Schuettler had force of 100 mount
ed officers, detectives and uniformed
policemen were at reception given
last night to the archbishop at the
Auditorium theater.
Empty poison bottles and wrappers
found in the kitchin of the University
club verified by a qGaintative analysis
of the soup served at the banquet in
dicated that the alleged prisoner made
scientific calculations, according to
the authorities, to kill evrey guest at
the banquet. The club officials said it
was understood covers were to be
laid for 200 guests, but at the last
moment invitations were issued for
100 more Two hundred and ninety
six in all were present. That thinned
down the 1;.isCn Gcse to about three
fifths of the minimum fatal dose. To
this the officers attribute escape from
serious illness of those taken sick.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-15
ANOTHER PUMPER
IS BADLY NEEDED
CHIEF HARRISON TELLS CITY
HOW HIS DEPARTMENT MAY
BE HANDICAPPED.

"The fire department needs another
pumper," said Chief Harrison yester-
day to a News reporter. The fire
last night demonstrated very forcibly
that we are liable to be handicapped
at any time with only one fire pump
ing engine" he continued, "and | am
going to urge council to look into the
matter at once"
The chief then pointed out that
while his department. was fighting the
blaze at the ice factory Sunday night
he feared every minute to near an
other alarm sounded. "a fire in an
other section Of the city would have
been dangerous. Our only pumper was
hard at work at the big fire, and We
would have been unable to have con-
trolled another blaze. Two large fires
are liable to break out at the same
time most any day, and the results
would be serious
Chief Harrison says he realizes that
the city is not financially able to pur-
chase another auto machine, therefore
he favors exchanging one Of the pres
ent machines for another pumper, the
city paying the difference.
He has called the attention of the
matter to council showing the danger
of having only one pumper, and Mayor
HOPKINS announced to council last
night that as soon as possible the sit
uation should be looked into.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-15
ICE PLANT IS
DESTROYED
SERIOUS FIRE
FIREMEN WORK t1EROlCALLY
TO PREVENT BLAZE FROM
SPREADING-MUCH PROP
ERTY WAS IN DANGER.

BY heroic work of the Brunswick
fire department, during which the real
advantages Of the automobile pumper
were strongly brought out, confla-
grafton which threatened to wipe
away great portion of the city late
Sunday night was checked. Those who
witnessed the blaze expected to see
tue flames scatter from building to
building, but Chief Harrison and his
men fought bravely and, the high wind
being in their favor, succeeded in
keeping the fire confined to the plant
of the Glynn Ice company, on Newcas-
tie street, which was completely de-
stroyed
The alarm was sounded just few
minutes after midnight, and when the
department arrived the entire ice fac
tory was mass of flames. The big
pumper was at once put to work and
IN few minutes two streams of
water were playing on the blaze.
Chief Harrison at once realized that
it was impossible to save the ice plant,
as every quarter of the factory was
on IRE, and the building was practi-
cally destroyed. With a severe north
west wind blowing, however, it was
feared that the flames would spread
to other nearby buildings and the fire
men fought to keep lmes under
control.
The Downing barre .ctory, adjoin
ing the ice plant, ign I'd but the blazc
was soon extingushed, with small
damage; house owned by the Al
lantic Coast Line and occupied by G.
r. Holody, a section foreman, also
caught, and was damaged to some
extent
The ice plant was burned to the
ground, with a loss of approximately
100000, fully covered by insurance
Manager Mccullough stated yester-
day that work of rebuilding the plant
would be started just as soon as the
loss can be adjusted. The new plant
will be larger and much better one
In the meantime ice sufficient to sup
ply the local demand will be secured
from nearby cities.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-15
MERCURY DROPS To
FREEZING POINT
GENERAL FREEZE IN THIS SEC
TIoN THIS MORNlNG-WARM-
ER WEATHER TODAY.

The mercury rose and dropped yes
terday with great rapidity. 1t ranged
from So to 81 degrees between 7
O'Clock yesterday morning and l
o'clock this morning, when it had gone
below the freezing point, with indica-
tions that it would go even lower be-
fore daylight.
With the mercury well up into the
seventies Sunday at noon, the change
started Accompanied by a heavy
northwest wind, the cold wave ar
rived, and the mercury dropped at a
rapid rate. At midnight it registered
"a; then went down a few more de-
grees. Yesterday morning early it
had gone down to SO, but it climbed
during the day, and registered along
forty during the afternoon, At
o'clock last night it stood at 80, and
then it started on the downward shoot
again, reaching the freezing point
shortly after midnight. At l O'Clock
it stood at 81.
The cold wave, however, will prob
ably be of short duration, as warmer
weather is predicted for today.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-15
A COMMITTEE
IS NAMED To
SECURE DOCK
COUNCIL TAKES FIRST STEP
, LOOKING TO THE EST'AB-
UISHMENT OF MUNICIPAL
wharf IN THE CITY. Z

City council last night took Gni-
tial step looking to the purchase of
municipal wharves, when az speMal
committee composed of melnhc-s OF
council and citizens was appointed
by the mayor to take charge OF the
matter and go actively to work.
The subject was called to the at
tention of cetncil by Alderman c. g.
Smith, who stated that he bel;o7Qd
the time had arrived when the city
should take definite action. He pC3rt-
ed out that a further delay may pre-
vent the city from securing its half,
million dollar appropriation at the
next session of congress, pointing out
that the government required ports 10
own nlunicipal wharves in order to Sc
cure further appropriations. He thea
medesa motion that the mayor appoint
a Joint committee of aldermen and
business men to take charge Of the
matter,
{ Mayor Hopkins appointed the follow
ting committee: E. H, Mason, N
Emanuel A. L. Church, F. E. Twitty,
Aldermen M. B. McKinnon, G.. G.
Smith, b. F. Jones, together with the
mayor.
Ut is expected that this committee
viii meet and organize as soon as pos
sible, and active work looking to the
purchase of sufficient water front
nrpperty will be started. MembOc3 Of
cennciL are of the opinion that q zen
erRl meeting should be called, to
which all business men interested y.ill
be invited to attend and express their
views.
Brunswick is one of the few port
cities which does not now own mn
nicipal wharf and, as the matter is
one of great importance, it is 10 be
hoped that the committee will not
lose any time in beginning work.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-15
k.C.L. STRIKE IS
not DECIDED ON
VI - =
FINAL DECISION POSTPONED uN-
It'll FEB. 1s-U. S. MEDIATION
BOARD CALLED.

WILMINGTON, N. c. Feb. lin
the controversy between the conduct
ors and the Atlantic Coast Line rail
way company, where the conductors
demanded that the railroad company
Withdraw the foreign auditors which
they had employed to check w the
passenger conductors on their line,
giving the railway company until noon
today to make their decision.
The Atlantic Coast Line has request
ed the services Of the United States
board of mediation and conciliation,
which request has been granted by
the general board of the Order Rail-
way Conductors which has been ad-
yised that Commissioner Chambers
will arrive here Friday February 1S,
and ne further action will be taken by
the conductors until after thot time.
In the vote for the strike the con-
tiuctors- voted 9.4 per cent to support
the committee in their contentious.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-15
MAI. NEWELL, FAMOUS
MIDGET, DEAD, AGED 90

NEW YORK, Feb .14.-Relatiyes of
Edmund Newell, Jr., a famous mid
get, who was widely known in the cir
Gus and theatrical worlds as Major"
Newell" have received news of his
death in Liverpool last week. He was
a son of Mrs. Sarah L. Newell OF New
ark N. J.
Newell was twenty-four inches in
height, and weighed 27 pounds when
he married Minnie Warren, another
famous midget. A thirty-fiye he at
tanned height of -four feet, and his
first wife having died, he married
again, this time woman of ordinary
height. He leaves widow and two
children, the latter well known on the
English stage. Newell was SO years
old.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-15
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.'S
PLANT is DESTROYED

SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Feb. 14-The
munition plant of the General Electric
company was wrecked by fire today.
The blaze was extinguished by the
company's private fire department,
and no report was made to the city
police or fire authorities. Officials
of the company withheld all informa-
ton.
The employees of the munitions plant
were sent home. IL was reported that
the roof of the building had fallen in
and that the walls had been declared
unsafe.
The plant has been closely guarded
end no one was allowed to approach
the munitions building today.
The burned building was a small
one-story structure Of concrete. There
were no explosive or inflammable ma
terials in the building.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-15
MANY TURKISH TROOPS
SENT TO MESOPOTAMEA

LONDON, Feb. 14.--A Reuter- dis
patch from Athens says it is reported
there that Turkish forces in formida-
BILE numbers are being sent to Mesopo-
tamia.
Troops released from the Dardan-
elles are already on their way thither
and small contingents have also left
from Thrace.
An Amsterdam dispatch. to the Cen
tral News says that the following Of
ficial announcement has been issued
at Constntinople by the Turkish war
office:
In the neighborh0Od of Alden Brit
ish entrenched troops were attacked
by Turks. At some points the British
retired to within range of British ma
val guns. During the early part of De-
cember two sections Of our camel rid
ers attacked a British post between
Sheik Hosman and Hur. Considerable
losses were inflicted on the British.
On December s another engagement
occurred between our camel riders and
British cavalry, in which the latter
was driven back with heavy losses. On
the night of December 16 heavy fight
ing took place ner Messale, or Me-
jale. The hostile forces were dis
persed and fled in the direction Of
Sheik Hosman
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-15
England Opposes 1t.

LONDON, Feb. 14.-Great Britain
will reject the proposals Of the United
States that all merchant vessels be
disarmed, and will have the support of
the other entente powers, is the decis-
ion which was arrived at, at an in
formal conference between Secretary
Grey and representatives from France
and Italy.
1t is the impression in official cir
cles here that the United States in
tends to accept Germany's position
that armed merchantmen are war YES
sells, and it is believed that this will
develop an cute situation between
Great Britain and the United States. a
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-15
WILSON GIVES
HIS CONSENT
To USE NAME
HE WRITES SECRETARY OF
STATE OF OHIO THAT HIS
NAME MAY BE USED BY
DEMOCRATS OF STATE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-President
Wilson today formally gave his con-
sent that his name be used as can.
didate for denomination.
In letter to the secretary of state
of Ohio the president stated that he
was unwilling to enter a contest for
the nomination, but was ready to per-
nit the use of his name in the coming
primary in order that the Democrats
of Ohio might make known their pref
erence.
The president made known his po-
sition in order to comply with the
Ohio primary law. which requires can.
didates for delegates to the party con-
ventions to make known their first
and second choices before February 25
and also requires that the candidates
for delegates have the consent of their
choices to make use of their names.
The president was formally notified
of the requirements of the law last
week, and today he wrotes Charles @.
Hildebrant, secretary of state of Ohio,
as follows:
Il am enclosing to you letter, the
occasion of which | dare say will be
quite obvious. Friends in Ohio have
called my attention to section Asa of
the general code of Ohio as amended
in 1914 with regards to primary cleo
tions and have requested that indi.
cate by willingness to have my name
used.
81 accordingly take the liberty OF
sUrrdiff11F;; yo1f-ttl4e enclosed -letteg- fe-.-
formal permission under the statute"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-15
COLD WAVE PREVAILS
IN MANY SECTIONS

ATLANTA, Feb. 14.-The eastern
section of the country is in the grip
OF a cold wave, with a zero tempera-
ture in Boston and New York.
The thermometer is % degrees
above zero here,and advices state that
the cold wave extends into Florida,
and a hard freeze is predicted for the
northern portion.
The thermometer is 22 degrees be-
low at Malone N. Y, heavy blanket
Of snow covers New England states
and New York.
Today is the coolest February l4th
on record at Baltimore, where the
thermometer is three degrees below
zero.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-15
4 BUSY MEETING
HELD LAST NIGHT
BY CITY COUNCIL.
A BATCH OF REGULAR ROUTINE
WORK KEPT THE SOLONS IN
SESSION FOR ALMOST TWO
HOURS.

City council met in regular semi
monthly session last night and there
were many matters on the calendar
for the solons. 1t took council almost
two hours to finish all of its work,
though nothing of unusual interest
was handled.
A communication was received from
the Mutual Light and Water company
in connection with the taking over
Of the white vev by the city, which
vas referred neil as commit.
.ce of the VII
Application VI by . Stand
rd Oil COMPANY Ic LII s. to
rect gasoline lanL . d town lot
10. Al. The petition was referred to
he committee Of the whole with pow
9r to act.
Capt. j. II. Leo, who is the moving
spirit in the company recently organ
ized to build a schooner in this port
costing $35 900, addressed communi-
cation to council. Capt Leo stated
that the city, in the past, had encour-
lged new industries by granting tax
exemptions etc, His company he
said, would have to pay $500 for a site
lpon which to build the vessel, and he
lsked that council appropriate the
mount. The request went to the
committee of the whole.
A report was read from the same
committee in connection with the pc
.itions signed by some $50 business
men, asking the city to take over the
white way and operate same. The
petition was granted, the city assum-
ing charge OF the white way on Jan
lary first. A like report was rem
Tered by the same committee on the
Brunswick Civic association, asking
for an annual appropriation to assist
in the work of beautifying the city.
The petition Of f. d. Grady, asking
that license paid by him be refund
ed, was refused.
The petition of the Western Union
Telegraph company for permission to
erect an electric sign in front of their
office on Newcastle street, was acted
upon favorably.
Chief of Police Owens submitted his
report for the month of January, show
ing a total of So arrests The amount
collected in the chiefs office during
the month was $12805.
Alderman Jones introduced resolu-
lion that council pay the funeral ex-
oenses of the late John ID. Gill, who
had hnpn faithful amploVn of the
city for the past 80 years. The reso-
luton was adopted.
Considerable discussion came up
over the purchase of new pump for
the pumping station. Chairman Dart,
of the public works committee, stated
that the pump was badly needed, the
present one being in such condition
that 1t was liable to go wrong at any
time, causing great Inconvenience. He
did not want to purchase a new pump
however, without first advertising for
bids, but he thought delay was dar'
gerous. Other aldermen joined in the
discussion and it WIS finally decided
to leave the matter with the public
works committee. The new pump will
cost approximately 1890.
Accounts for the current month, ap-
proved and audited, were read and
ordered placed in course of settle
ment.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-15
PRESIDENT BACK HOME.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.--After a
very rough trip through the Chesa-
pelf bay and the lower Potomac river,
President and his wife landed from
the Mayflower shortly after O'Clock
this morning, going directly to the
White House. The crew Of the May
flower stated that the president and
his wife thoroughly enjoyed them
selves despote the fact that the yacht
rolled heavily for many hours. a.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-15
French Cruiser LOST.

PARIS, Feb. 14.-Reports of the loss
of the French cruiser Admiral Char
ner, reported sunk by submarine pa
trolling the Syrian coast, have been
confirmed, it was stated sedey. The
that a raft bearing one life saver and
the bodies of fourteen men had been
picked up off the Syrian coast.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-15
ENGLAND IS NOT
LIKELY To ACRE T
WASHINGTON, HOWEVER, WILL
ACCEPT GERMANY'S ARMED
SHIP CONTENTION.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-The ad-
ministration has practically decided to
support Germany's contention that
armed merchant ships are vessels of
war, and American citizens have been
warned to stay off Of them and pass
ports will be denied them.
1t is expected that an acute situa-
ton with Great Britain has developed