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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-11
PRESIDENT MAY STEP IN
First Conference of Mediators
Was Held Last Night, Results
To Be known Today-Presi-
dent Might Ask Contending
Factions to Arbitrate Before
Him. :

NEW YORK. Aug. 10.-The United
States Board of Mediation and Concili-
alton intends to hold it's first confer
ence tonight with a committee repre-
sent the four brotherhoods of railway
employees in their attempts TO medi-
ate the controversy between the rail
road men and 225 railway systems
over the demand for an eight-hour day
anG extra pay for over time The
mediators held their first conference
with the national conference commit
tee of railway managers yesterday
William l.. Chambers, one of the
mediators, said, afterward, that the
railroad managers explained how far
they would go to avoid strike. These
deliberations are secret.
There are three possible results of
the mediation: One is that the Federal
board will be able to get the managers
and workers to sign an agreement. An
ether is that the mediators will be able
" pdl titS " tCiioSiI w
arbitration, if mediation fails. The
third possibility is that the Federal
board will fail in both these endeav
ors
President May Step In.
1t was predicted today that if the
board should be unable to compose the
differences, President Wilson would
ask representatives of the contending
factions to meet him in Washington
and that he would ask them to arbi-
rate their differences. The mediators
announced that no statement would be
forthcoming until they either have
succeeded or failed. 1t is understood
that the labor leaders pin their hopes
of settling the dispute upon medilltion
rather than arbitration. They are op-
posed to arbitration.
w. S. Carter, president of the Broth
eriood of Railway Engineers and
Firemen. said:
Arbitration is a gambling game,
even when the dice are not loaded.
Railway employees have lost faith in
the justice of arbitration boards. They
believe arbitration is as tickle as
chance If there is arbitration of this
eight-hcur demand and every effort is
made to appoint neutrals entirely free
from prejudices, it is but tossing pen
nies to decide the question. Why has
none suggested that the matter be set
tied by pulling straws' and relieve
everybody of the bother"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-11
STREET WILL BE OPENED
TO NEW HANDLE FACTORY

Mayor Hopkins yesterday announc-
ed that the city would open a street
to the new handle factory which Is
to be constructed near the Georgia
Veneer & Package Company plant.
The work of opening up the street will
be postponed until the beginning of
the work of construction of the new
factory.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-11
Rome is Celebrating.

ROME, Aug 10.--The capture OF
Gorizia was celebrated last night in ev-
cry city in Italy Great parades, bands
and shouting crowds testified to the
enthusiasm Of the people over General
Cadorna's victory Rejoicing was in
sands of additional prisoners have
been captured by the Italiansat other
uoiutg
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-11
Mr.. T. l.. JORDON HAS
UNDERGONE OPERATION

Manager r. l.. Jordon OF the South
EN- Bell Telephone Company has just
Lrdorqcne an operation in a Savan-
nsh hospital. A slight operation was
necessary and he is now confined to
the hospital, recovering from It's eff
flee. He will be back at his office
within the course OF a week.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-11

PARIS, Aug, 1o.-A IIavas dispatch
rom Rome says that the Duke of
Ao3ta's army having passed the left
bank of the Isonzo, continues the pur-
suit of the Austrans. and that heavy
losses, particularly in respect of
prisoners, are being inflicted on the
Austrians.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-11
ADDITIONAL GAINS
BY FRENCH, BRITISH
AND CzbR' R'SFORCES
Austrian Supply Base at Stan
isiau Momentarily May
Fall.
BRITISH MAKING BIG GAINS
More Russian Troops Are Land
ed in France-Von Hinden-
burg Said to Have Been Re-
calIed--French Push Forward
at Hem Wood.
BRITISH MAKING BIG GAINS

PETROGRAD Aug, 10 tyra London)
The capture by the Russians of the
railway station Of Kryplin, on the
Stanisleau Nadvorna Railroad, was an
nounced officially today.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-11
Quiet on Vert Front.

LONDON, Aug .10.--'Last night was
generally quiet along our front ex-
cept for heavy hostile shelling OF our
lines southeast Of Trone3 wood" says
tht official statement issued here to.
day. Northwest Of Pozieres we made
further progress, gaining all our 10
cal detectives, which are now being
consolidated. Seventy-two prisoners
were taken. W
South Of .Arras we raided a sap of
the enemy and inflicted several casu-
aIties. similar attempt by the en-.
emy against our trenches northwest
Of Huluch met with no success.
"The enemy exploded mine south
OF Loos with no effect"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-11
NEW OFFENSIVE
BY ITALY Nets
IMPORTANT GAINS
ThOuandS of Prisoners Are TAX
en- Upon The Entering OF
Gorilla.
VICTORY BEING CELEBRATED
Gorilla Completely DESERTED by
inhabitants When Bridge is
Forced-King Marches Tri-
umphantIy into Environs of
The Captured City.
VICTORY BEING CELEBRATED

ROME, Aug. 10.-About 10000 pris-
oners were captured by the Italians at
Gorilla, according to an official an
by the war office The
impossible at present as numbers of
prisoners are being brought in hour
Iy
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25
Preparation Of Parchment.

parchment is the skin Of sheep or
ther animals prepared In sheets to
ender them ft for being written upon.
The heavier parchment. used for drum
lends. II made from the skins of asses.
lder calves. wolves and goats. All
hese are similarly prepared. The skin.
icing freed from the hair. is placed In
lime pit to cleanse 1t from fat. The
pelt Is then stretched upon a frnme.
are being taken that the surface Is
free from wrinkles. The flesh In pared
OF with circular knife. after which 1t
y moistened and whiting spread over
Il Then the workman, with q large
pumice stone. rubs the skin. He next
goes over 1t with an iron instrument
aud rubs 1t carefully with pumice stone
without chalk. Finally the skin u
-rndually dried. tightening being occa-
1innally required.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25
Couldn't Leave.

They were late at the special sale
and found crowd clear out to the
doors.
isn't 1t dreadful7" asked No. I.
Perfectly AWFUL" replied No. 2.
think of cultivated, intelligent wom-
en- In such jam as that!'
How can they endure 1T"
NO woman Of dignity would be
caught in such mob. and ! am going
right back home"
so am l"
Then come on. Hold on minute.
though. What's that woman sayingr
why. that she got three cakes of
regular ten cent soap for 10 cents. Oh.
Susan. how can we go homer
I'VE can't. Take hold of my hand.
turn your shoulder to the crowd. and
we will push our way In there or die
In the attempt" Washington Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25

1t has been generally believed that
the temperature increased at almost u
constant rate from the earth's surface
toward It's center. but this superstition
appears to be incorrect in the light Of
recent experiments. In one mine the
average rate of increase In tempera-
ture. carried down to 5000 feet. was
one degree for each $50 feet Of de-
scent. Various results have been OBJ
tanned from measurements In other
places. No temperature variations
were shown between depths Of 1.40O
feet and 1900 feet in the Kalgoorlie
mines in Australia. These md other
observations are considered as indi-
eating that the increase of tempera-
lures with depth in the earth is not
governed by any general law.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25
Tn. Norwegian Costume.

1t is at church in Norway that the
national costume is best seen. In the
north the women wear short dark
gowns. with fringed handkerchiefs
tied becomingly over their curly fair
haIr. black ones for the matrons and
white ones for mn.dens. In the south
the old Norwegian dress is often worn.
1t consists Of short dark petticoat.
with stripe of bright colors. a full
white blouse and red bodice heavily
embroidered. while on Sundays guam
THY OF silver pins and chains are add
ed. The headdress varies according to
the occasion and the wearer's social
condition. The girls wear jnunty red
caps, the married women Golf made
Of many folds Of starched white linen.
plated over a wooden frame. and a
bride wears high metal crown curl
ously chased and set with Jewels.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25

Two thousand years ago 1t was sup
posed that water lilies closed their
flowers at night and retreated far I'M
der water to emerge again at sunrise.
This was Pliny's view. and It was not
impeached until the English botanist
John Ray In 1858 nrst doubted its We
racity. The great lily Of Zanzibar. one
Of the grandest Of the lily family. opens
Its flowers. ten inches wide, between
II In the morning and In the after
noon. They are Of the richest royal
blue. with from 100 to 200 golden sta
mems in the center, and they remain
open four or five days. 1t is not gener-
ally known that there are lilies that
have nocturnal habits7night bloomers
as well as day boomers. They are very
punctual timekeepers. too. opening and
closing with commendable regularity.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25
A par.dox;eaI River,

On the African shore. near the gulf
of Alden and connecting the lake Of
Assal with the main Ocehn. may he
found one Of the most wonderful nv
ers In the world. This curiosity does
not flow to but from the ocean toward
inland. The surface Of Lake Assal
itself is nearly 700 feet below the
mean tide. and 1t is fed by this para
doxical river. which is about twenty
two miles in length. 1t Is highly prob
able that the whole basin which the
lagoon purity fills was once an arm
Of the sea, which became separated
therefrom by the duning Of loose sand
The in1owing river has limited vol.
ume. being fullest. of course. at high
tide. and has filled the basin to such
IN extent that evaporation and supply
exactly balance each other.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25

Cataclysmic geology no longer ex'
lists. 1t was once the accepted oplnion
that the great changes in the earth's
surface had been mainly brought about
by sudden and violent tcataclysmicD
agencies. but Sir Charles Lyell. as far
back as 1898. demolished the old theory
OF cataciysm ut once and forever. Sir
Charles proved by facts which were In
disputnble that the great geological
changes have been produced slowly by
gradual processes Of subsistence and
elevation and not by earthquakes. vol
canlc action. etc. Lyell may he said to
be the father of scientific geology.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25
wHIsrLER's BREAKFASTS.
They Wsrs Famous Function. When
the Artist Was In Funds.

An invitation to one OF MIR. Whistler's
"breakfasts WIS priced by many per
SONS almost MS much us royal rom
mand. more by some. MIR. Whistle,
brought together about his dainty. lon::
narrow breakfast table in its lonc
narrow room with pule yellow wasl,a
walls symposium OF tliusc i'Prsoi-> /
London most Noted for wit or r.,!pwrs
WI h rare original talent of some kii,
SI'riukled here and there for tile sake
no doubt. of half tones were other
whose chief qualification w;ts the pow
er OF chnstent.,l md ju,ii,-icus npircria
ton.
These sympOsiums were held b,
Whistler In his splendid studio. IL Til.
street. mt present the studio Of Sargent
Whistler did not steadily occupy that
place. which depleted treasury ZONE
times CAUSED him to forsake tempora
rIly. According to the widely known
story. when the bailifrs came In to dis
possess him for debt he pressed them
into service us extra men to help serve
one of his famous breakfasts. after
which he would retire to low. ram
bling workshop up an aileywny on the
Fulham road. There in solitary quiet
he would bring forth another master
piece to startle the world and furnish
him with the means of re-entering
beautiful lite street and taking up the
thread Of his more princely existence
Princess Lazarovich-H rebelianOvich
Ucleanor Calhoun In Century Maya
zipo
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25
FIRST BASEBALL GLOVE.
Story Of the Little Third eassnsn
With the Iron Fist.


About lS61LiS u baseball team came
70 Rockford. ILL.,. to play our nine.
saws writer in All Outdoors. They
called themselves the "Cnconluered
Clippers of illinois, and plastered our
town with big posters We made up
our minds to give them drnbbing.
and at the end Of the game the score
was Rockford. 70: Clippers. o.
There was little chap playing third
base who grabbed everything that
came near him. and held 1t too. !
noticed that he wore kind Of glOre.
When the game was over ] went to
him and asked what II was that he
wore on his hand. He told me that
he was a machinist and had got bis
hand badly hurt the week before. md
he showed me the wound In his palm
He said the boys did not want him
to play in that game. hut he got a
piece Of thin sheet steel and made
II slightly concaye. but SO that It did
not quite touch the sore place. He
then made a short glove to cover all
the hand excepting the first joints OF
the fingers and doubled the leather In
the palm so that he could slip the
plate between.
/ asked him II 1t hurt. and he said
It did not and that he could take hot
one and hold 1t better with the glove
than without II. That is the whole
story. don't think that Spnlding
ever talked to the little chap with the
iron fist. as the boys dubbed the third
baseman. but everybody In Rockford
knew about the mitt. and he may
have got the idea from him. Anyway.
that was the FIRST glove that any ball
player ever wore.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25
Ancient Use Of a Kiss.

A Roman woman in the ancient time
was not allowed to drink wine except
II were simple raisin wine. and. how
ever she might relish strong drinks.
she could not indulge even by stealth
first. because she was never intrust-
ed with the key Of the wine cellar and.
second. because she was obliged daily
to greet with kiss all her own as well
as her husbands male representatives.
down even to second cousins. and as
she knew not when or where she
might meet them she was forced to be
wary and abstain altogether. for had
she tasted but drop the smell would
have betrayed her. So strict were the
old Romans in this respect that GER
tain Ignatius Mercurius is said to have
slain his wife because he caught her ut
the wine cask-a punishment which
was not deemed excessive by Romulus.
who absolved the husband Of the crime
of murder.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25
SQUIRTING At THE STARS.
II Helps the Astrsnsunsr In Calculating
Their Distances.

Their Distances.
While lecturing recently TO an audi
ence Of children at the Royal institu-
ton. London. Professor II. q. Turner
explained how astronomers measure the
distances Of the sun. moon and stars.
The importance Of a squlnt was ex-
planned with the aid Of match and .
cigar. Putting the cigar In his mouth
and lighting the match. he told them II
was by squirting that he judged the
distance Mt which to hold It.
Then. taking another cigar. which
was about twelve inches in length. he
explained how in that case 1t was not
necessary to squint SO much. as the
point of distance to be measured by the
eyes was further away.
This was done to illustrate the fact
that. just as the brain calculates the
distances of things seen BY means of
the angle Of the squirt. SO astronomers
tell the distance Of the stars by reckon
ing the amount OF "squint' involved
when looking at them.
Two telescopes are placed apart at an
exactly measured distance. The astron-
omer then looks through the two tel
escapes at the same time and. having
got them to the angle at which he can
see the particular star. Just reckons up
the amount OF "squint'' and reels 1t OF
In millions Of miles.-Boston Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25
OLDEST AMERICAN STATUE.
Found Near Vera Cruz, II Was Made
Over Twenty Centuries Ago.

Over Twenty Centuries Ago.
A small stone statue found near
Vera Cruz, Mexico. which has been in
the possession Of the United States
National museum since 1903. has been
identified as the Oldest known dated
antiquity In America. Its ancient
Magyar glyphic Inscriptions show that
1t was made 100 years before Christ.
which Is the Oldest date authenticated
In the new world.
This unique image was found in 1902
near the gulf Of Mexico. 100 miles
southeast Of Vera Cruz. and came to
the museum through n. E. Ulbricht
the next year. 1t is of hard grayish
green stone, carved into rounded
conical form. SIX and one-half inches
high and three and three-fourths inches
In diameter.
The upper part represents human
head with well defined features. The
lower part of the face is covered with
a mask. resembling the bill Of duck,
carved In relief and extending down
over the chest like beard. The bird
like form Is further emphasized BY
the wings. covering the sides Of the
figure. Beneath the wings the outlines
Of birds feet and legs are engraved.
New York Times.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25

1.-THE Nice Of Austria" il the name
by which Gorizia. or Goritz, Is known
among its habitues. owing to its mild
climate. Curiously enough. the city
furnishes link with the French Bour-
bons. for In Franciscan convent there
lie the remains of Charles x. Of
France, the last of the BourbOns; Of
the Duke of Angouleme. his son. and
of the Due de Chambord. who died as
recently as 1883. Gorilla. under Aus
TRAN rule, was the capital of the crown
land Of Corr Gradisca and first appears
in history toward the close of the
tenth century. when it was bestowed
on the church. 1t is still the seat Of an
archbishop. and Its special industry.
significantly, perhaps. has long been
the printing Of Hebrew books for the
east-London Spectator.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25
CREMATION IN INDIA.
The Brahman's Funeral Pyrs and the
Ceremony Of Burning.

The Brahman's Funeral Pyrs and the
Ceremony Of Burning.
After the body of Brahman has
been nnointed with sesamum oil the
big toes are bound together and the
two thumbs. 1t is then dashed to a lii
ter made of two long parallel poles. tn
:. hich are fastened seven transverse
pieces of wood. The shroud is very
simple. n large piece Of cloth wrapped
round the body and bound with ropes
Of straw. II the dead Brahman leaves
u will his face is not covered: other.
wise the shroud Is brought up over the
head.
The burning ground. or CHAT. Is usn-
ally near a river that those who have
taken part In the ceremonies may puri-
~ themselves as quickly and as ensily
rs possible. Before erecting the fu
neral pyre shallow pit Is dug and
partially filed with dry wood; the body
IL covered with splinters Of dry wood
and sprinkled with panchagaria. an In
fiammable liquid, and placed OH the
pyre and covered with branches and
roots. like hut.
The nearest relative or heir then
takes lighted taper and sets fire to
the four corners Of the pile and leaves
Mt once to perform the ceremony OF
publication. The carriers. being of the
lowest caste. remain until the body IL
entirely OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ga
zette. .sf-
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25
CAPTURING A GIRAFFE.
The Animal 10 Too Fragile 10 Snare In
Traps or Pitfalls.

The Animal 10 Too Fragile TO Snare In
Traps or Pitfalls.
Perhaps you have often wondered
about the scarcity, of giraffes In pub
lie ZOOS. The reason that only very
few menageries can boast Of this ex-
hibit is on account of the difficulty In
capturing and transporting them.
The long legged and long necked ami
mnI. keen of eye and nose and ear. can
see. smell and hear hunter miles
away. Hunters cannot employ traps
and pitfalls against him. His fragile
legs would be crushed In trap. and
both his legs and neck would be bro
ken In a pitfall.
There is only one way to capture a
giraffe alive. He must be surrounded
and chased until from sheer WEAKNESS
he singers helpless into bamboo In
closure.
Peril lies in shipping the giraffe for
his voyage on the sea. The CRATES
legs break very easily. If he slips the
fragile underpinnings double under
him and snap. In transferring the ami
nal from shore to ship his long, help
less neck may become tangled in the
tackle or strike n spar. mast or shroud.
In which event it's all over with Mr..
Giraffe.-Chicago Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25
Not wins. They seemed.

A marquise who was in residence for
a few days at Partisan hotel discov-
cred that her pearl necklace. worth
$4,000. had disappeared from her
room. Suspicion fell on 4 messenger
boy. who admitted his guilt. but de-
clared that the necklace had been
taken from him by his mother. The
mother corroborated her sons state
ment expressing establishment that 80
much trouble should be made about
n trashy little trinket." which. she
explained. looked so cheap and tawdry
that she had given 1t to her daughter
in-law. This young woman. in her
teens. displayed an equal contempt for
the "bits Of things" She told the po-
lice that she had given the necklace
to her little girl to wear, but she had
removed about half the beads. All the
missing pearls were found in 4 box
among buttons and hooks and eyes.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25
TESTS FOR HEARING.
Rigid ordeaIs For Candidates For Our
Army and Navy.


The physical requirements of Amer
lean soldiers and sailors are of high
standard as compared with those OF
other countries. The test for hearing.
for example In our navy and army IL
more severe than OF amy other country.
One Of these tests for admission to
our Naval academy may Ike taken az II
typical example of the thorOughness
with which the candidates faculties
are tested. In this test the ticking OF
a watch must be heard at forty inches
in quiet surrounding. and this ticking
must be heard at that distance by each
ear separately. In addition to this. the
candidate will be rejected II there Is
the slightest suggestion Of any dis
eased condition about any portion OF
the ear.
In all the foreign navies. as well as
in our own. the severest tests OF hear
ing are imposed upon the men who arc
to undertake submarine service. In
this service even an officer will not be
accepted II the surgeon is able to find
any evidence that he has ever been af-
ficted with ear trouble at any time.
Thus slight Inflammation Of the ear
which occurred In childhood may dis
qualify the Officer for submarine serv-
Ice, though his bearing may be SO good
that he would be readily accepted In
any other branch of military service
Los Angeles Times.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25

Iron and carbon steel. vanadium
steel and tungsten steel are pointed
out by Professor ]. o. Arnold. British
metallurgist. as the three true steels.
The second kind Is iron and carbon
steel with 8 per cent Of vanadium.
the iron carbide having ceased to ex-
list. and vanadium carbide being pres
ent. and the third kind is iron and
carbon steel having lib per cent Of
tungsten, the iron carbide having been
expelled by the tungsten. Iron and
carbon steel hardens at 100 degrees c..
vanndium steel inst below l,45O de
grees. Its melting point. and tungsten
steel ut $50 degrees to 1.2OO degrees
San Francisco Chronicle.