Loyson
CHARLES. See HYACINTHE, PÈRE. LOZÈRE (lō-zār'), a department in the S. of France, comprising the arrondissements of Mende, Florac, and Marvejols; area 1,996 square miles; pop. about 125,000; forms the S. E. extremity of the central uplands of France, and embraces the highest peaks of the Cévennes (Pic de Finiels, 5,584 feet); in the mountains the climate is severe, and little grain is produced; chief prod ucts, potatoes, chestnuts, fruits, hemp and flax; cattle and sheep are extensively reared, and silkworms bred. The minerals are silver, lead, and antimony. The department contains some of the grandest scenery of France in the eroded limestone districts of the "Causses." Important prehistoric remains have been found in the caverns. Capital, Mende.
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Loznitza
Serbia, a town or village of Serbia, on the right bank of the Drina, 65 miles S. W. of Belgrade. The town acquired prominence as the scene of the first heavy fighting of the World War in the Balkans. It was at this point that the Austrian armies, under General Piotorek, made the first attack in their first invasion of Serbian territory, on Aug. 12, 1914, and so began the battle of the Jardar river. Loznitza was also the center of all the military operations that took place in this section of Serbia during the following eighteen months, which finally terminated in the conquest of the country by the troops of the Central Powers.
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Lubin
The fish whose gall was used by Tobias to restore his father's sight. It is said to be very powerful against ophthalmia, and its heart is potent in driving away demons.
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Lublin
the capital of a Polish government (area 6,501 square miles; pop. about 1,575,000), on a subtributary of the Vistula, 96 miles S. E. of Warsaw; has a 13th century cathedral and manufactures of tobacco, beer, candles, soap, etc., and a large large trade in corn and wool. It was plundered by the Mongols in 1240, 1344, and 1477; from the end of the 14th to the end of the 16th century was the principal commercial town between the Vistula and the Dnieper; except the gates, nothing now remains of its former walls. Here was signed in 1569 the treaty of union between Lithuania and Poland. Lublin was captured by the Russians in 1831. The city was in the area of active warfare during the World War, and in 1914 a Russian army defeated Austrian forces rere. Pop. about 70,000.
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Lubricant
a substance inserted between moving contact parts of a machine for the purpose of reducing friction and preventing abrasion. The substances used as lubricants vary great. ly with the use to which they are putsolids such as soapstone or graphite, used to lubricate surfaces subjected to high pressure and running at low speed are one extreme; a light oil such as castor oil, used for the high speed, high temperature airplane motor, is the other extreme. The requirements of a good lubricant are: low coefficient of friction, stability under high temperature (high flash point), as fluid a body as possible to fulfill the requirements, since a high viscosity means a high coefficient of friction, freedom of acids or other injurious impurities which would react chemically with the metal of the bearing to which it was applied, and freedom from impurities which cause gumming. Various lubricants, designed for special purposes, by mixing mineral, animal or vegetable oils, are on the market. Among the methods of lubrication are direct application by hand; the gravity system, in which the oil flows through a pipe from a tank to the bearing by gravity; various mechanical systems in which the oil is circulated by means of a pump from a tank to the bearings, and frequently through a strainer back into the tank; and the splash system, in which some moving part of the motor splashes oil from a closed case over all bearing surfaces.
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Lucas
EDWARD VERRALL, an English writer on travel and essayist. Born in 1868 at Brighton and educated in London, he was first employed by the Sussex "Daily News." Later he was associated with the "Globe," the "Academy," and finally with "Punch." Among his works are essays written after the style of Lamb, anthologies of English poetry, bocks for children, and works of biography and travel. Among his best known publications are "Life of Charles Lamb" (2 vols., 1905), "Anne's Terrible Good Nature, and Other Stories for Children" (1908), "The Slow Coach" (1910), "A Wanderer in Venice" (1914).
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Lucban
a town on the island of Luzon, in the province of Tayabas. The chief industry is the manufacture of straw hats and mats. Rice is also grown on the terraces of the hills. Pop. about 12,500. Vol. VI-Cyc-C
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Luce
STEPHEN BLEECKER, an American naval officer; born in Albany, N. Y., March 25, 1827; served on the Pacific Coast in the Mexican War; was promoted commander in 1866; captain in 1872; commodore in 1881; and rearadmiral in 1885; was retired the same year. He was naval editor of the "Standard Dictionary" and author of "Naval Songs" (1889); "Seamanship" (used as a text book at the United States Naval Academy, 1898); "Patriotic and Naval Songster"; etc. He died in 1917.
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Lucerne
Lake of, a famous lake of Switzerland. It is bounded by the four forest cantons of Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden, and Lucerne. It lies at a level of 1,406 feet above the sea. It is nearly cruciform in shape, with the Bay of Lucerne at the top and the bay of Uri at the foot. The extreme length is about twenty-three miles. The extent of the arms is about twelve and one-half miles. The general width is from one to two miles. The greatest depth is 900 feet. Steamers from Lucerne make the grand tour of the lake daily. The road of Axenstrasse, cut in places through the solid rock along the eastern shore of the lake, is one of the most celebrated lake drives in Europe. The lake is so narrow and lies so deep among the mountains that the winds shift with dangerous frequency, making navigation unsafe except for experienced boatmen. The banks of the lake are intimately associated with the legend of William Tell. A storm of the sort mentioned, it may be remembered, was the means at one time of his escape from his captors. See Lucerne ; Tell ; Uri ; St. Gothard; Rigi , etc.
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