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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-01-02
Asks Wife Where
To Send the Body
OF Her Husband
Fake Message Yesterday Caused Some
Alarm by Family and Friends
of ]. w. Collins.

Whether it was intended as a joke
or whether some error was really
made has not yet been ascertained,
but, if it was the former, the perpe-
traitor should be punished. if discOv-
cred. AS a result of the joke or
error, however, Mrs. J. w. Collins,
wife of the well known Brunswick con
tractor, almost suffered nervous pros
tration yesterday afternoon, and
many of Mr.. Collins friends were con-
siderab!y disturbed.
Early yesterday afternoon the tele-
phone at the Collins home on Union
street rang. Mrs. Collins responded
and this conversation took place:
'Is that 490-2?"
"Yes," replied Mrs. Collins.
rs that Mrs. Collins?"
Yes, sir"
well where do you want me to
send the body of your husband?
The shock was so sudden that Mrs.
| Collins dropped the telephone with
out replying to the question; she rush
ed to the front of her residence,
screaming, and neighbors soon ar
| rived. 1t was some time before she
recovered sufficiently to tell what had
taken place. AS soon as she related
the conversation over the telephone
an investigation followed, but it seems
that nobody knew who was on the
| other line of the telephone or where
the message came from.
Before it was discovered who was
doing the talking, however. and while
| Mrs, Collins was on the verge of a
nervous breakdown, the phone rang
again. One of the ladies' in the
house answered and it was Mr..
| Collins, himself, who was in Savan-
nah, and who announced that he would
return to the city this morning. He
did not know that news of his death
had just been heard in the city.
The mystery has not as yet been
solved; it is not known whether the
man talking to Mrs. Collins was in
| Brunswick or Savannah Anyway he
caused considerable excitement. and
Mr.. Collins many friends were de
! lighted when they learned that there
was nothing in the report
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-01-02
JAM Es HoNoRED.

LONDON, Jan 1.-The announce
ment that King George In comforting
New Years honors had bestowed the
,decoratio nof the Order OF Merit on
Henry James. the author, who re-
nOunced his American citizenship
last July and became British sub
1ect, recalls the fact that there are
only eleven civilian members of this
order. Among these are Viscount
Morley of Blackburn, Viscount Bryce.
Thomas Hardy, the novelist. Sir
George Trevelyan and Viscount Hal
dane The order was instituted as
a marke of specia! distinction for ma.
val or military service or for work in
art. literature and science.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-01-02
GREAT RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE
Developing in GaIicia, Where
the Cars Soldiers Making
Substantial Gains.

GENEVA, Jan. IA violent battle
is in progress in Eastern Gaicia,
where the Russian forces have taken
the offensive.
TO the east of Boukanoff, Bothmoers
army has suffered serious check.
A Vienna dispatch states that the
Russian offensive is no longer con
fined TO Bessarabia, but is rapidly
growing in extent and violence to the
east of the Strypa river.
The Russian forces have achieved
important gains in Galicia, although
the Austrian troops are fighting des.
perately
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-01-02
NOBODY LEFT IN JAIL
TO SERVE BREAKFAST TO

ORLANDO, FLA, Jan. When the
Jailer carried breakfast to the prison
ers in the Jail here this morning, he
found the cells empty
One murderer, two burglars and two
misdemeanor prisoners had burrowed
through the floor and under the wall
of jain, and escaped during the
night
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-01-02
FIRST AND SECOND LINE
Trenches of Germans Near
Roye Successfully Bonbarded.

PARIS, Jan. lit is officially an.
nounced that the French forces have
successfully bombarded the German
first and second line trenches, in the
regions of Boesinghe and Boye.
Belgian aviators blew up the Ger
man works to the north of the Aisne
Iiyer.
Salonica was shelled by the Teu-
tonic aeroplanes Thursday.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-01-02
Fifteen KILLED IN BIG
EXPLOSION ON TRAIN

LAREDO, ARIZONA, Jan. IAN
explosion occurred in the ammuni-
ton and dynamite cars on q Carranza
army train at Monterey early this
morning, killed fifteen soldiers and
iniuripg twenty.
Many Of the buildings in Monterey
were damaged.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-01-02
NO PASSENGERS KILLED.
Yet Pennsylvania r. n. Carried 361.-
572,1t4 Last Year.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1.-The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company in a
statement published today. announced
that 61.572,1l4 passengers carried owe
the entire system during the past two
years, not single one was killed as
the result Of a train accident, while il
was the third successive year without
fatal accident to passenger on the
INES east of Pittsburgh. Approximate
~ 100000 passenger trains were
operated in the two-year period.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-01-02
OPERATIONS AGAINST
SALONikl BEGIN SOON

BERLIN, Jan. (via LondonJ-A
Budapest dispatch to the Tages Zeit-
tung says Premier Radoslavoff Of Bull
garia made the statement, at con
ference Of leaders OF the government
party before the assembling OF par
lament, that military operations
against the British and French at Sal
oniki would be inaugurated soon The
reckoning, the premier said. would be
thorough.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-01-02
HEAVY EARTHQUAKE FELT.

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA heavy
earthquake was being recorded on the
seismogrsDhs of Georgetown Univer8i-
ty this morning They were first no
ticed at $40 a. m. Father Francis A.
ToDdorf, archaeological director, said
the shocks were the heaviest recorded
in some time.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-01-02
A FINE SHOWING
BY POSTOFF|CE
FIRST ASSISTANT ISSUES A
STATEMENT ABOUT THE
CHRISTMAS BUSINESS.

With the greatest facility and the
best service in the history of the post
Office department and the federal gov
ernment. the mails during the Christ
mas holidays were handled
The local postoffice worked with
an ease which was remarkable, and
the service given by Postmaster Elliot
and his many assistants, has been the
subject for general commendation.
When the democratic party came in
to power through the sweep of Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson in his race for
the presidency, many skeptics mainly
in the republican party stated that the
democrats were not capable even men
tally. to handle the postoffice depart
ment. This absurd statement has been
cOntradicted by the splendid service
itself which has reached the highest
stage in the workings of that branch
of the government
Roper Praises Men.
Daninel G. Roper first assistant
postmaster-g general has issued the fol
lowing statement concerning the
Christmas mail. and it has been re-
ceived by Postmaster Elliot:
Reports received in this bureau in
dicate that an unprecedented holiday
mail has been handled with remark
able expedition and to the entire sat.
'isfaction of the public. This achieve
ment is natural result of the steady
progress made in the postOffice ser
vice in spite of war disturbances and
other unusual difficulties during the
past year This has been made posi-.
bic only through the uniform support
and cooperation accorded by post.
masters, postoffice employees and the
public.
Il am glad to have this opportunity
of commenting the work, under a su.
preme test, of the postoffice organiza.
ton and to congratulate all those con.
cerncd in having rendered at this
time such efficient service TO the peo.
pie"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-01-02
IN GRIP OF SNOWSToPM.

GRAND JUNCTION, Col, Jan. l.
Western Colorado today was in the
grip of one of the worst snowstorms
in years. An average of % inches Of
snow covers the grand valley. The
town of Gateway is reported com
pletely isolated.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-01-02
RECEIVES A BROKEN ARM
AT PLANT IN VIRGINIA

Chester Loback arrived in the city
yesterday from Hopewell, Va, where
he has been for some time employed
in the big DUPONT mills at that place.
Young Mr.. Loback was an oiler at
the plant, several days ago had the
misfortune of breaking his arm, when
it got caught in a piece of the ma
chinery. He is home recuperating for
some time.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-01-02
DROP BOMB ON GREEKS.

SALONIKI, Jan. IA French
aeroplane squadron, returning from
a reconnaissance today, dropped a
bomb by error on the Greek camp,
wounding one soldier.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-01-02
NEWSPAPER MAN DEAD

AMERICUs, Jan. John F,rriow
age 80, who was City Editor Of the
Americus Times-Recorder for 30 years
died at his home here this morning
OF pneumonia.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-01-02
OTHER AMERICANS LISTED
London Office of Steamship
Lines Estimated That There
Were Some 2C) Travellers
Aboard, IncIudi:g Many
Women and Childr-l.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1-C ficial dis
patches from London today said the
liner Persia was torpedoed nd sunk
while approaching AlexanG. "a" and
that NEARLY all perished."
The dispatch came from Cor III Gen
eral Skinner at London and pI3bably
was based on the British ad. iralty
report. 1t follows:
''P & o. liner Persia reported TX,
summarized, while approaching ! ex-
andria. Robert N. McNeely, Am sri
can consul, Alden, going to post, left
London as passenger. Nearly all on
board perished."
Robert Ney McNeely was making
his first trip to a consular post for
the United States government, having
been appointed October Is last and
assigned to Alden. His home is at
Monroe, N c., and he was a member
OF the North Carolina legislature from
3 1908 to 1910 He is 80 years old.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-The British liner
Persia was sunk Thursday and most
of the passengers and crew were lost
Robert McNeely, American consul at
Alden, was passenger on the Persia.
Lloyd's dispatch says that most
of the passengers and men of the
Persia were lost.
Four boats got clear before the
Persia sank. The liner was sunk in
the eastern Mediterranean, off the isl
and of Crete.
In addition to McNeely, two other
Americans are known to have been
passengers on the Persia when she
left London. Charles H Grant was
on his way to Bombay Edward
Rose, schoolboy was on the way
from Denver to Gibraltar. Rose prob
ably landed at Gibraltar and was not
on board the ship at the time she
sunk.
160 Passengers Were Aboard.
The Peninsular & Occidental Line
estimaes that 100 or 161 passengers
sailed from London on the Persia. A
number of these landed at Gibraltar,
Marseilles or Malta. No official fig
ures are available.
The message to Lloyd's says the
Persia was on her way from London
to Bombay. She was sunk at l
o'clock on Thursday afternoon.
In addition to the passengers who
sailed from London, a large number
embarked at Marseilles. The total
booked at these points was 231. OF
these 81 were women and 25 children.
Lord Montagu was on the passenger
list
The Persia was a steamer of T.
974 tons gross. She was owned by the
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navi-
CATION Company of London She
" sailed from Bombay November IA for
fAaondon and was last reported as leav-
ing Gibraltar on December 2.
On account of the danger from
submarines to vessels which pass
through the Suez canal, and the
Mediterranean. this route has been
abandoned by the Japan Mail Steam
ship Company, which is dispatching
its steamships around the Cape of
Good Hope. Insurance rates for yes.
sells passing through the Suez have
been increased by English underwrit.
ers to three or four times the normal
figure.
Lord Charles Montague, who book.
ed passage on the Persia, is a London
stock broker with the Yeomanry
Cavalry
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-01-02
STEAMER LOST ON scu,v

MADRID, Jan. l. (via Paris)
News was received here today of the
loss off the Scilly Islands of the
steamer Miguel Benlliur in a storm.
There were AZ members Of the crew
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-11-28

bration 10 promote the family cheer Is.
as shown by previous experience. a
continued-in-our-neX affair, and She
ah-evidently doesn't banker after the
second chapter She, | think, feels
that she has her hands full already"
And ms he concluded with Il flourish of
his hand toward the twins. now sleep
ing on the floor, light broke on the as
tonlShed circle, and ii laughed till ii
cried. And when II had finally wiped
its eyes into vision again it beheld the
erstwhile bride and groom unrestrain
edly devouring chocolates
Several hours later very tired.
sleepy William, clinging tight to his
fathers hand, suddenly opened his eyes
wide.
This has been the finest Thanks
giving, hasn't III We didn't need any
wedding to have fun. New cousins
make folks have fuD-and Uncle Jims
and everything Thanksgiving.
Uncle Jim looked around at his
nephew.
But you did your part, old fellow.
We won't forget that. Shouldn't won
der II I'd dare the deed myself next
year"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-11-28
THE PILGRIMS THANKS.
They "Found We Lord to Be With
Them In All Their Ways"


The aboriginal American Thanksgiv-
ing, parent of innumerable festivals of
gratitude and rejoicing in the course
oil nearly 300 years, is perhaps famil.
lar. but it deserves recollection now
that Thanksgiving is with us. 1t was
in Plymouth as the end of that first
toilsome and dangerous year drew on.
In September they had sent their
"shalop to the Massachusetts, with ten
men, and Squanto for their guide and
Interpreter, to discover and view that
bay, and trade with the natives, the
which they performed and found kind
entertainment" Boston was hospi-
table place, we perceive, long before
there was any Common on the slopes
of the Beacon hill. And the Bay was
already place to be envied for resi-.
dence: They returned in safetie, and
brought home good quantity of bea-
ver and made report of the place,
wishing they had been there seated
(but it seems We Lord, who assigns to
all men We bounds of their habitations,
had appointed it for another useJ. And
thus they found ye Lord to be with
them in all their ways, and to bless
their outgoings and incomings, for
which let his holy name have We praise
forever, to all posteritie.
This was the spirit of remembering
and foreloOking gratitude in which
Governor Bradford brooded on the
project of common time of thanks
giving. The harvest time had fully
come. They begane now to gather In
ye small harvest they had and to fit
up their houses and dwellings against
winter, being all well recovered in
health and strength. and had all things
In good plenty; for as some were thus
Employed in affairs abroad, others were
exercised In fishing, stoute codd and
bass and other fish, of which they took
good store, OF which every family had
their portion. All the somer there was
no want And now begane to come in
store of foule, as winter approached,
of which this place did abound when
they first came (but afterward de-
creased by degrees) And besids water
fowl, ther was great store of wild
Turkies, of which they toOke many,
besidS yenisOn, &c. Besids they had
aboute Il peck of meale "a weeke to a
person, or now, since harvest, Indian
corne to vt proportion" No great re-
serve, one may think, against the bitter
days of cold to come, pitifully small in
deed In comparison with the holding
of single modern prairie elevator"
with its stores of wheat. but enough
to form the basis of n very real Thanks
giving
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-11-28
Send a Thanksgiving Box.

Thanksgiving box of good things
is acceptable to almost any one who
does not make one of family group
ON Thanksgiving day. While teachers
and students in boarding schools and
colleges are usually associated with
these boxes from home. the young man
or woman in business with boarding
house for home will be quite as ap.
preciative of such a remembrance as
any one else. For the woman keeping
house in small apartment well
stocked thanksgiving box is real
JOY and furnishes the wherewithal for
festivity worthy of the name OF
Thanksgiving.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-11-28
WHO NAMED THE TURKEY?
Thanksgiving Bird Does Not Owe Its
Name to the Mohammedan Country.

Thanksgiving Bird Does Not Owe Its
Name to the Mohammedan Country.
How the turkey came by its name
has been moot question for long
time.
The Thanksgiving fowl is an Amer
lean bird which was introduced to
Europe from the new world and had
nothing whatever TO do with Turkey
or the Turks. The name turkey. how
ever, was originally applied to the fowl
which is now known as the guinea
fowl, and some authors in the six
teenth and seventeenth centuries con
founded the two species.
As both birds became more common
and better known, to quote the En-
cyclopedia Britannica, the distinction
was gradually perceived, and the name
turkey became restricted to that from
the new world, possibly because of its
repeated call note, TO be syllabled
turk, turk, turk whereby 1t may be
almost said to have named itself. The
turkey, so far as We know, was first
described by Oviedo In his 'Sumarlo de
la natural historic de las midas, said
to have been published in 1927"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-11-28
From the earlieet Times.

The first national Thanksgiving may
be said to have been the one offered
up Mt st. Paul's cathedral. London, for
the defeat of the Spanish armada, Sep
tember. 1888, The English settlers in
this country naturally adopted the Gus
tom of their native land, and at an
early period in our colonial history
Thanksgiving became quite common
The institution may be said to be the
natural outgrOwth of human nature
and has probably existed in some form
or other from the earliest times.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-11-28

1t is worth while in this Thanksgiy
ing season to contemplate the marvel
GUS privileges enjoyed by all people in
such II land as Amerlca-not simply
that plenty of all abounds, that la
Dor Is employed, that harvests. are
abundant, that prosperity sings the
song of cOntentment and hope, but that
all things are working together for the
betterment of the conditions affecting
the well being of mankind.-Chance
s. b. McCormick, Pittsburgh.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-11-28
her foot and fairly shrieked her deter.

her foot and fairly shrieked her deter
mination.
All were staring at Suzy--that is, all
but Uncle Jim. He slapped his knee
and roared with laughter.
Williams wall broke forth without
restraint. He felt the thing he had
started had got beyond him.
"You have my sympathy. old man.
my-ah-deepest sympathy" he could
hear Uncle Jim saying 1T is indeed
heartrending to be rejected by so fair
and-er-fery bride at the altar, and
it would-ah, indeed-make strong
man weep. But | really think you
must not blame her too much. She
evidently feels this THANKSGIVING cele
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-11-28
Thanksgiving Ode
BY JOHN CREENLEAF WHITTIER.

NNCE more the liberal year
~ laughs out
Ger richer stores than
gems Of gold;
Once more with harvest song and
shout
Is natures bloodless triumph
told.
Our common mother rests and
sings,
Like Ruth, among her garnered
sheaves.
Her lap is full Of goodly things;
Her brow is bright with autumn
leaves.
Q favors every year made newI
0 gifts with rain and sunshine
sentl
lhe bounty overruns our due;
The fullness shames our discon-
tent.
We shut our eyes, and flowers
bloom on;
We murmur, but the corn ears
6ll;
We choose the shadow, but the sun
That casts it shines behind us
still.
God gives us with our rugged soil
The power to make it Eden fair
And richer fruits to crown our toll
Than summer welded islands.
bear.
Who mumurs at his lot todayp
Who scorns his native fruit and
bloom
Or sighs for dainties far away
Beside the bounteous board Of
homer
Thank heaven, instead. that free
doms arm
Can change a rocky soil to gold;
That brave and generous lives can
warm
A cline with northern ices cold.
And let these affairs, wreathed with
flowers
And piled with fruits. awake
again
Thanksgiving for the golden hours,
The early and the latter rain.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-11-28

Just had to sneak. wa-wa-wanted to
d.dress up"
williams father was looking at
them.
William. are these your friends|
William nodded.
Did you ask them to come here?"
Not the twins. | didn't. but Suzy
she knew she couldn't come without
them. so | said they could he flower
girls
RE WHAT"
Flower girls. We're going to have
wedding. It's surprise. | thought
it mp, like Aunt Amy's last year
Thanksgiving is so much more jolieI
with wedding. Don't you think So
Uncle Jim
But the big genial uncle who had
never before failed his Young nephew
only stared first at William and ;hen
at Suzy The twins huddied over the
register.
Now. he knew he was the only un
married member OF the family. He
mad been told that reproachfully many
times. Therefore he continued to stare
AT Suzy, and Suzy was not attired in
holiday grandeur. Uncle Jim said
We'll, but don't you think she's rath.
er young for an old codger like me?"
William could hardly control his TEN
per now
Shes going to marry ME! she prom.
Suzy nodded. She couldn't for the
life Of her say word. The staring
uncles and aunts and even the kind
little white haired lady were so terri
flying she felt like crying. Yet William
had said wedding was such fun She
took In a big breath and waited for
Uncle Jim's next words:
why, excuse mel Excuse mel
Congratulations old manw
'IimV 1t was Williams mother.
Jim, stop that nonsense, William,
tell me what this means"
Il thought this was going to be such
IA slow Thanksgiving, dull, too, so
SO Suzy-so Suzy and | thought we'd
get married today an -
Well" said Uncle jim, Pm glad
there's one bachelor in this family that
has the spunk and the brains to secure
such ravlshing bride for our Thanks
giving celebration. Right this way,
my young lady. Now, Leonard drag.
glng a clerical looking individual 10.
ward William, do il up brown. This
is going to be joyful occasion OF I'll
know why"
Here he began to whistle the tune
appropriate TO such occasions.
! I'm have the honor of giving the
bride away" said Uncle Jim.
Williams chest swelled with pride.
Uncle Jim understood. Even his moth
er was smiling family, and his father
was chuckling audibly.
Uncle Jim's voice continued, evident
~ prompting Leonard In the words of
the marriage ceremony, when inter
ruptcd by the telephone ringing.
Grandfather reached ii first.
"Helov' he fairly shouted,
"Yes. Eth! What's that? WhatT
Well. declared mother"
What" asked his wife.
Mother, Amys got a girl; born this
morning. She's to he named after You,
George says"
Grandfather was patting grandmoth.
er ON the shoulder and trying TO an.
swer everybody's questions from what
meager information he had acquired
In two minutes.
The aunts were all talking at once.
Did you eyer!"
Just think, grandma. girl"
William, very much puzzled at this
abrupt interruption to his wedding Ger.
emony, was trying to get some clew as
TO this new source OF hilarlty. But
Suzy. though two months younger than
william, was far wiser in some things
She burst into frightened, angry sobs.
81 won't! l won't! Even n | did
promise cross my heart l won't marry
you, william, so there" She stamped