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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-24
ITALY MAKES
GREAT GAINS
NEAR !R|EST
On the Third Day More Ground
is Reported to Have Been
Taken.
BRITISH VICTORIES SCORED
French Have Attained Their OBJ
!eStive on the Verdun Front
and Fighting There is Dying
Down.
BRITISH VICTORIES SCORED
(9y Associated Presa.A

On both ends OF the battle line
the Italians have pressed forward
TOR Z considerable distance, and have
made good gains against the Aus
trians. The counter attacks are OK.
tremely violent but the hustrians
have been unable to dialodge the Ital-
ians. The Italian objective is not
definitely known. but il is unoiIicially
reported that the Austrians are strin-
ping Triest, anticipating where the
italians hope tc go
The Canadians have worked theic
way farther into Lens. Their gains
extend for half mile. notwithstand-
inS the tenacious resistance of the
Iermans. Around Verdun the French
IRE holding gains, although the Ger
man guns are raking the lines at va
rious points.
IN East Riga the Russians have fall
len back All along the line In Volbv-
MIA the Germans have also delivered
attacks against the Russians for
gains. In the umanian theater. the
Russo-Rum2nian troops have taken
the offensive and have repulsed the
Teutons
In Russia the political situation is
again to the fore. Petrograd news
papers take the view that unless an
agreement between the contending
@olitical groups is reached, an open
conflict will follow.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-24
Dramatic Events Are Being An
ticipated by Leading
Newspapers.
FINNISH SITUATION IS BAD
Orders Have Been. Issued by
Drastic Measures to Preserve
Drastic Measures to Preserve
Order.

Petrograd, Aug 23-As the day ap-
proaches for the opening of the Eek
traordinary' national council" the
newspapers are filled with speculation
concerning the expected dramatic
events.
Judging from the present indica.
tions, they confess that it is likely to
devolve into a struggle between the
cabinet, backed by the socialists
against the bourgeois, consisting of
the constitutional democrats, discon-
tented business men of Moscow and
dismissed officers.
Petrograd and Moscow press pre-
diets an open conflict unless an agree,
ment is REACHED.
The Finnish situation is quite Sc
rious as a result of the difficulty in
forming a new cabinet and the per
sistence of the socialists in their plan
to renew the session of the landtag
which will be dissolved Aug. 20.
According to evening papers, Prem
Ter Kerensky has instructed Cover
nor Stakhovitch to prevent the re-
opening of the landtag even if it is
necessary to surround the building
and compel the members to disperse
The Petrograd morning papers
very sharply attack the Finnish SO
cialists.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-24
HARRY s. GARFIELD
IS ADMINISTRATOR
WAS SELECTED BY PRE- SIDENT
AS BEST MAN FITTED
FOR PLACE.

Washington, Aug. 23.-The price of
anthracite coal was fixed by Presi-
dent Wilson today. Harry s. Garfield,
the head of Williams college, was
selected by the president as the coal
administrator.
All prices determined upon today
are to become effective Sept /. The
prices range from four to five dollars
today, the jobbers are allowed to add
for their own profit not more than
twenty cents per ton for deliveries
east of Buffalo, N. Y, and not more
than thirty cents per ton west of
Buffalo.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-24
SUSPECTED SPY
IS GERMAN AGENT
MAPS, CHARTS AND PAPERS HR
CARRIED HAVE BEEN
RECOVERED.

Richmond, Aug. 23.-A man giving
his name as William F. Main, arrest
ed at Louisa, admitted that he was
one of fourteen spies working in the
United States at the direction of the
German government, according to the
statement of the county officers who
have him in charge.
Maps, charts and other papers
which it is believed ne forwarded to
Charlottesville, to be turned over
to another alleged agent, have been
intercepted and returned here.
The prisoner says he is from Mon
treal, has a Scotch-Irish father and
a German mother.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-24
YARYAN EMPLOYEES TO
HOLD MEETING TODAY

At a general meeting of the EN-
ployes of the Yaryan Rosin and Tur-
pentine company, to be held this
morning, it is expected that some
definite action will be taken regard
culated among all of the employees
during the past two days, assuring
the management of the intention OF
the men to stick by them if the plant
is again put into operation.
1t is understood that more than 80
per cent of the employees of the plant
have already signed the petition. Ev-
cry employe is invited to be present
at the meeting this morning.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-24
Sc NATE REJECTS
ALL AMENDMENTS
SENATOR LAFOLLETTE'S AMEND
MENT DEFEATED BY VOTE
OF So TO 21.

Washington, Aug. 23.--The senate
today rejected by a vote of fifty-eight
to twenty-one Senator LaFolette'S
amendment to the war tax bill to
raise more than six hundred and fifty
eight million dollars from individual
incomes instead of four hundred and
ninety million dollars, as proposed in
the bill.
The action followed another days
debate embittered by charges that
those who desired to make war un-
popular and embarrass the admins
tration were behind the movement to
increase the rates.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-24
GERMAN BOMBS
k|LL OWN MEN
AiRMEN DROP BOMBS ON FRENCH
HOSPITAL BEHIND TRENCH
ES AT VERDUN.

French Front, Aug. 23.-Bombs
dropped by Germans on hospitals be-
hind the Verdun line killed ten
wounded men, one woman nurse and
nineteen male nurses and wounded
many others
The nurses had just finished dress
ing one hundred and eight wounded
Germans. The hospital roofs were
so marked that the German aviators
could not mistake the character of
the buildings from the low altitude in
which they we're flying.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-24
LIBERTY BONDS NOT
TO BE DELIVERED YET

Atlanta, Aug. 23.-The Atlanta Fed
eral Reserve bank was notified today
by telegram that the delivery of the
Liberty Bonds to purchasers in the
sixth district would not begin for
some time yet.
Bonds amounting to $1,500,000 for
purchasers in the district, have been
received by Joseph McCord, governor
of the bank.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-24
WESTERN TROOPS
WILL CONE SOU.JF
FORTY-FIRST NATIONAL GUARD
DIVISION WILL GO TO
CHARIOT

Washington, Ahg. 23.-It was indi
Gated at the war department today
that the Forty-frst national guard ii
vision, composed CT northwestern
troops, will be sent to Charlotte, N.
c., for training
1t is understood that the canton,
ment at Palo Alto, Cal, has been dis
continued for the reason that the CITY
authorities require sewerage sys
tenn, while the government takes the
position that such is not necessary.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-24
JAPANESE MISSION
PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

Washington, Aug. 23.-Viscount
Ishii, head of the Japanese mission
to the United States, which recently
arrived here today presented his Gre
dentials to the president The am
bassador told President Wilson that
it was a source of great pride to
every Japanese that the United
States was fighting side by side with
Japan for safe and enduring peace.
The mission were the guests of Pres.
ident Wilson at dinner tonight.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-24

people from all over the country who
will take to the main highways in
their cars to visit the army camps
where their sons and brothers are
being trained for the army. The habit
of coming south in winter will be
acquired by thousands who have
never made the trip by automobile
before, and the sections that bene-
fit from this increased travel will be
the ones that put their roads into
condition to make travel easy and
pleasant. Also, the highways must
be put into sufficiently good condi-
ton to make them of enough value
to the government to warrant their
being taken over for military roads.
1t is expected that President Alli
duce the government to take over
the sections of the Dixie Highway
that are valuable as military roads
and will unfold plans for concerted
action to induce the government to
put the proposition into execution
The meeting to be held in the city
hall on Saturday will be the most
important road meeting ever held in
this section, and it is expected that
all of Brunswick's good roads advo-
Gates will be there, as we'll as those
from Savannah to Jacksonville.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-24
SUGGEST ESTABLISHING
TRENCH PAPER in FRANCE

Washington. Aug. 23-Suggestions
reaching the war department are that
newspaper abroad should be estab
lished for the Americans in the areas
where they will operate.
Trench papers are distributed by
the French and British, but the Am
orleans do not get home news. II is
suggested that brief cable reports
should be published for the boys
across the sea each day.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-24
ARE ARRESTED FOR
THREATENING PRESIDENT

Panama City, Fla, Aug. 23.-H. c.
Waldo, of Port st. Joe; Gustav Ste
vens, of Millville, and G. Grobinette,
of Panama City, were told held to
the federal grand jury for uttering
"scurrilous and threatening remarks"
about President Wilson.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-24
KNOCKERS FORCED TO
kNEEL AND KISS FLAG

Kaukauna, Wis, Aug. 23.--Allegcd
insulting remarks against the Ameri-
can flag resulted in John Collins anG
go Madigan being led to conspic
uOus place in front of the public Il
brary by a crowd, where they were
forced to kneel and kiss the flag ten
times.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-24
Georgia Fire Prevention Com
mittee viii Make Many
Inspections.
AS A WAR SAFETY MEASURE
Big Risks in Brunswick Will
be Closely Looked After by a
Committee From the National
Defense.

When the meeting called at the re-
quest of the Georgia Fire Prevention
Committee of National Defense is
called to order next Monday after
noon at 4 O'Clock, in the city hall
probably every head of a city depart
ment, as we'll as the mayor and al
dermen, the county commissioners,
the officers and directors of the Board
of Trade and the Retail Merchants
and Business Mems association, the
harbor commissioners, the officers Of
the Women's club, and the owners
or managers of every shipbuiding
exporting and manufacturing concern
in Brunswick will be present. Let
ters of invitation to all of these are
being prepared by the Board of Trade
and will be sent out Saturday. The
public generally is invited and urged
to attend.
The matter of preventing fires, es-'
pecially where foodstuffs, clothing.
army supplies, or munitions, or plants
that manufacture these, or ware
houses in which such goods are stor-
ed, is of such vital Importance that
the United States government has en-
listed the National Board of Fire I'm
derwriters, and it has called on the
state boards, to visit every important
ND inc hn fnn ,ir,l-f- 1,
the view of securing local co-opera-
ton to eliminate, SO far as possible,
unnecessary hazards. Losses annual
ly by fires that might easily be pre-
vented are enormous in the United
States. Unless the active aid and CO.
operation of individuals in every city
and town is secured, the destruction
of property and goods that are now
Of priceless value to the people of
appalling, and will go far toward
crippling this country and its allies
in the war In the campaign for fire
prevention every owner of a building
or dwelling, every housewife and ev-
cry child can aid by helping to elm
mate unnecessary risks and by watch
full care to prevent fires starting that
may easily be famed into conflagra-
tions such as that which swept
ago Such fire, swept through
Brunswick by a strong wind, would
under the present war conditions
mean the crippling or stoppage of in
dustries and the mpoverishment of
the people.
No one is safe from fire. Augustus
Wilkerson, chairman of the Georgia
Fire Underwriters Committee of Ma
tional Defense, says that special
watchfulness is necessary to prevent
the breaking out and spreading of
fires during the war. Incendiarism is
likely to be more frequent as the
war progresses, as the country is full
of aliens, all of whom are potential
enemies, and many of whom would
not hesitate to commit acts of in
cendiarm, according to Mr.. Wilkin-
son, if thereby they could cause the
loss of large amounts of supplies es-
sential to the army or the people.
The waste from preventable fires dur
ing each year under peace conditions
is enormous. AS great, or increased,
crippling of the United States or it's
allies and bring the tide of war to
our own shores.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-24
LARGE ESTIMATES SENT
TO SECRETARY MADOO

Washington, Aug. 2a.-'Estimates
totaling billion one hundred and
twenty-three million dollars for the
completion of the nations shipbuild-
ing program has been sent to Secre-
tary McAdoo by the shipping board.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-24
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= SEVEkTY-FIVE GO TO :
' MACON FOR MEETING y

Macon. Aug %. Some sew =
= enty-five delegates arrived here 4.
= today to attend the statewide '
' antidraft meeting They did =
not believe it had been called =
off. No attempt was made to =
= hold the mass meeting.
= Mr.. Watson last night wired :
that his family would not let =
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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-24
GERMANY REPLIES TO
ARGENTINE'S DEMANDS

Zurich, Aug. 23.-Germany has re-
piled to Argentine's note demanding
compensation for ships she has tor
pedoed Berlin announces that Ger
many will not concede to the de-
mands. However, the possibility of
an amicable settlement is not exclud-
nd
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-24
LELAND LINER SUNK
BY GERMAN SUBMARINE

Boston. Aug. 23-The Leland liner
Devonian. which left an Atlantic port
July 2S, has been sunk, presumably
by a German submarine
The officers of the line confirmed
the report that the vessel had been
sunk. but said they had no word as
to the disposition of the crew.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-24
JOHN 7. NEWTON is
PATENT COMMISSIONER

Washington. Aug 23-John T.
Newton, of Georgia, was today nomi-
mated by the president for commits
sioner of patents.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-24
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TEXAS GOVERNOR is 1
CONVICTED BY HOUSE

\ Austin, Tex, Aug. 23.-The y
= house of representative today y
y adopted a report of the commit y
= tee of the whole recommending y
\ that the bill of impeachment y
+ against Governor Ferguson be y
\ presented to the senate. y
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-24
AMMUNITION SUPPLY
WILL BE DOUBLED NOW

Washington, Aug. 23.-As a result
of the official report Of the ammuni-
ton on the American tanker Cam
pana being exhausted in the midst of
the fight with German submarine,
the shell supplies on merchantmen
will be doubled, it was announced to-
day. The Campana was captured af-
ter it's supply of ammunition was ex-
hausted.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-01-06
LEAGUE ELECTS OFFICERS.

The annual meeting of the Munich
pal Republican League of Pleasant
vile, was held on Tuesday evening,
when officers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows:
President-Arthur H. Stiles.
Observation-Disclosures Ward, Ne
hemiah Andrews; Second Ward, JOS
eph H. Bradley.
Secretary-E. Leroy Adams.
Treasurer-S. E. Whitman.
Sergeant-at-Arms-W. w. Todd.
The League held open house on
New Years day, when many of the
members and friends inspected the
newly-furnished headquarters.
Horatio J. Kurtz, a veteran of the
civil war and a resident of Pleasant
vile, died from the effects of a fall
on the stairway of the Exchange Ho-
tel, Atlantic City, on Monday morn
ing last, aged "a years.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-01-06
LYCEUM NEXT WEEK
Series of Entertainments to be Held
in High School Auditorium for Ben
eft of Public Library.

On pages 6 and 7 of today's Pleas
antville Press appear six columns of
illustrated matter describing the fea-
lures to be presented at the Pleasant
vile Lyceum Festival. This rare
treat will take place Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday of next week, Janu-
airy II, ~ and 10, in the auditorium
of the new High School building.
There will be two features each after
noon and evening, beginning at 2.3O
and 7.30 respectively. The total num-
Der of attractions is twelve, and the
tickets at 81 each entitle you to all,
or a fracion over 8 cents apiece for
each entertainment. Many of these
features singly are worth the total
cost of admission. The proceeds are
to be used for the Pleasantville pub
lie library, and a more worthy cause
could not be imagined. Tickets may
be secured at Crawford's drug store
or from any of the gu~arantors, a COM
plete list of whom follow:
John S. Weaver, Wilbur Reed, Ray
mond p. Thompson, Bertram E. Whit.
man, DIR. Halvor L. Harley, George M
Bates, Walter G. Penhollow, DIR. Will
liam Whitney, Prof. Robert D. Maltby,
Parker T. Harris, Alvin P. Risley
George H. Adams, T. H. Obert, Rollir
A. Gale, Edward H. Ennis, T. B. Woot-
ton, D. w. Macmillan, Charles T. Col.
Inns, DR.. Clyde M. Fish, Charles D
Thompson and Joseph M. Ingersoll.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-01-06
SUES FOR DAMAGES.

Damages in the amount of $4,000
are demanded from Atlantic City by
Frank L. Terry, a letter carrier, re-
siding on Edgewater Avenue below
the Shore Road, Pleasantville, for in
iuries sustained when his mail truck
plunged into a trench in the street at
Florida and Arctic on the
night of March 2, 1915. He has filed
a suit in the Supreme Court to re-
cover this amount.
Terry was performing his duties in
the Federal Service when the accident
occurred. AS the truck slid into the
opening in the street, it was thrown
over upon its side, and he was pitched
to the paving, sustaining a conclusion
of the brain and other injuries from
which he has not yet fully recovered.
He is now able to work, however, hav-
ing returned to his position a few
months ago.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-01-06
ABSECON WOMAN
SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES.

Mrs. Rudolph Storck, of Absecon,
died at the Atlantic City Hospital at
5 o'clock Monday afternoon as the
result of burns inflicted about her
body when her clothes caught fire
from the kitchen range in her home
on Friday of last week.
The husband and son of Mrs. Storck
were working in the yard at the rear
of their home when Mrs. Storck dash
ed from the house with her clothing
in flames. The men threw the wo-
mar on the ground and wrapped a
blanket about her, finally succeeding
in extinguishing the flames.
On Saturday when a Pleasantville
physician was called he advised the
removal of the woman to the Atlantic
City Hospital. The woman was has
tily driven to the institution, but from
the time of her arrival here little hope
was entertained for her recovery.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-01-06
LARGE ATTENDANCE AT
FIREMEN'S NEW YEAR BALL.
Many Attractive Features and Numer-
GUS Prizes Awarded.

The New Years Masked Ball and
Carnival held under the auspices, of
the Pleasantville Fire Company and
Pleasantville Athletic & Musical Asso-
citation at the Pleasantville Fire House
on New Years night proved to be a
bowling success. This event proved
to be the mainland attraction for New
Years and was largely attended. The
festivities continued from early in the
evening until the early hours of the
following morning, and each moment
was taken up with special features of
March for the numerous prizes donat-
ed by the local merchants and friends
was the big feature of the evening and
the judges were put to their metal in
picking the winners who qualified for
the many prizes offered the contest
ants. Great credit is due the masque-
raiders for their efforts and they fur
nished a spectacle that can be repro
dhced only by the eye as they marched
before review in all their splendor,
representing everything from a bride
to poor Weary Willy. The winners of
the various prizes were as follows:-
Best dressed couple-Mrs. Edw. Gala
CHER and Miss Mabel Schmidt; prizes,
Large Fancy Cake and Alcohol Stove.
Best dressed individual lady-Miss
Grace Adams; prize, Fancy Cake.
Second best dressed individual lady
Ivory Beck; prize, Bath Slippers.
Third best dressed lady individual
Mrs. l.. H. Allen; prize, Casserole.
Best comic male-Chief of Pleasant
vile Police Force, Hon. Clarence
Krewson; prize, Box Cigars. Second
best comic male-Lewis Adams; prize,
Large Bottle Violet Shaving Lotion.
Best unique female-Miss Pauline
Wootton; prize, Large Box Fancy Wri-
ting Paper. Best dressed male cos
tume-Ray Laughlin; prize, 1 ID. jar
Stag Tobacco. Best lady impersona-
tor-Frank De Vito; prize, Box CT
CARS. Best male impersonator-Miss
Dougherty; prize, Hand Bag. Female
comic-Miss Clifford; prize, Bath Set.
Best dancing couple-Mr. and Mrs.
Lancaster; prizes, 5 Id. Box Fancy
Candy and Umbrella. Second best
dancers-Mr. Virgil De Simone and
Miss Mary Miller; prizes, 4 ID. Box
Fancy Candy and 2 ID. Box Prince AL
bert Tobacco. Door prize was award
ed to Floyd Collins, prize $3.50 Gold
piece, the lucky number being 167,
drawn by Miss Frances Boice for the
winner. The Firemen and P. A. & M.
A. desire to take this means of extern
ding their most hearty appreciation
and thanks to the public for the many
fine prizes donated by them for the
occasion, and wish all a very, very
prosperous New Year.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-01-06
NUMBER 10.
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL
TO BE DEDICATED
INTERESTING EXERCISE s IN
SCHOOL AUDITORIUM NEXT
TUESDAY EVENING.

The Dedication Exercises of the
new Pleasantville High School build
ing will be held next Tuesday eve-
ming, January ninth, at eight o'clock.
The following program has been ar
ranged for the occasion:
Overture-"Among the Lilies'-
High School Orchestra.
Invocation-Rev. S. R. Stratten.
Music-"Song of Spring"-High
School Glee Club.
Address of Welcome-T. H. Smith,
president Board of Education.
Response and Address-Dr. Calvin
N. Kendall, State Commissioner of
Education.
misunderstanding Quartette.
Observation-Disclosures Bertram E.
Whitman.
Music-Pleasantville Quartette.
Address-County Supt. of Schools
H. M. Gresham.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and audience
The new Pleasantville High School
building is a fire-proof, concrete struc,
ture with two floors and basement.
The basement contains two so H. P.
boilers. The Manual Training de-
partment is quite completely equip
pSu. Lie OOlIeSIlC OCl6uC6 room Is
being equipped. In the center of the
basement, beneath the auditorium, is
the gymnasium, with shower baths for
boys and girls.
On the first floor is the office, IL
brary, auditorium and four class
rooms. The auditorium has a seat
ing capacity of $50, together with
dressing rooms.
On the second floor is the auditor
ium balcony, three class rooms, a
completely furnished and equipped
commercial room, typewriting room,
and physical and chemical l~aborator-
les.
The building fronts on Washington
avenue 125 feet and on Third street
$50 feet. The building is built of
brick, trimmed with limestone and
terra Gotta. The ventilating system
is automatic, being the Peerless Unit
Ventilating system.
The building is furnished with
standard electric clocks and tele-
phones. 1t will accommodate 300 pu-
pills.