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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-09-28
Mcdowell
Sept. 25, 1917

Vivian WlltOng, OF Grldley, ILL.,,
after spending a week with his
parents here, returned to Illinois
where he was drafted and expect
ed to be called the 10Th.
Mrs. James Brown and son of
i Luray, came Monday to spend
several weeks with her mother,
Mrs. Bryant
Miss Minnie Rogers accompanied
her sister Mabel to Charlottesville
last week.
Mrs. Johnson, of Chattanooga,
Tenn. is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Ed. Wiseman
Chas Bradshaw and family of
Huttonsyille are visiting relatives
here.
Mrs. Annie IRVINE, Miss Nettie
Bryant, and Mrs. W. II. Darby
left this morning to spend a few
DAYS in Stanton. From there,
Miss Bryant will go on to Washing
ton.
Mrs. John Armstrong of Head
waters, spent last week with her
niece, Mrs. Evick.
Will Helms and family are NOV
ing into the G. O. Fleisher house.
Mrs. Stephen Bradshaw of
Glover Creek, visited her son,
Byron, last week.
Mrs. Will Green and son left last
Thursday for Washington. She
was accompanied as far as Staun-
ton by Miss Geneva Rogers, who
was on her way to her work at
Kingsport Tenn.
Misses Lula and Ruby Hicklin,
after spending a few weeks with
their mother, have returned to
their position, the former to
Astoria, L. ]. and the latter Easton
Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Alexander
have gone to Deerfeld to see Mrs.
Maggie CLAYTON, who is quite i'll.
Mrs. A. 81. Jones and niece, Miss
Geneva, left yesterday to visit rela-
tives at Bridgewater.
Dice Evick, who has been sick
for several months, died Sunday,
Sept. %, 1917, aged IS years.
He was a son of William and
Elizabeth Evick, of Franklin, W
Va, and came to Mcdowell when
quite young and engaged in harness
making until death.
He was married to Miss Sarah
Few of Dayton in 1877 and who
died in 1SS2-They have three
children by this marriage-Walter,
of Govaus, Md, Russell Of Colum-
bus O., and Elmer of Cumberland
Nd.
In 1885, he married sister of
his first wife, Miss Mary Few, who
only lived few years.
In 1890 he married Miss Mary
Bennett, who survives him also
four children-Mrs. Mabel Burke,
Misses Myrtle Lula and Forest
who joined the navy and is station
ed at Newport r. [.
He united with the Presbyterian
church at Franklin, w. ", July
25, 1875 and latter moved his
membership here. He expressed a
readiness to die and was fully
aware of his condition.
He was worthy citizen, quiet
and aw-abiding, and will be greatly
missed not only in the home circle
but by his many friends and neigh,
bors.
His funeral was held at the
Presbyterian church on Monday at
II o'clock, services conducted by
his pastor, Rev. L, M. Moffett, as
sisted by Rev. W. A. Allen of the
Methodist church and Rev. Geo
Pope of Burnsyille.
lnterment was in the cemetery
on the hill.
The following gentlemen were
his pall-bearers "A. Fl. Jones, Fl
E Bryant, H. NJ Propst, Howard
Sirln, Jos E. Hiuer and 6. A
Propst. X
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-09-28
SteDhenson-Dudley

The marriage of Mr.. Holmes
Stephenson and Miss Elizabeth
Dudley will take place at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. D, Dudley, at
Hightown on Wednesday, October
3, 1917. Announcements were
sent out last week.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-09-28
BASIC, VIRGINIA
BRANDON INSTITUTE

For Girls and Young Women. In
Shenandoah Valley, on main lines G.
g. O. and N. & W. Railroads. Twen-
ty-one acre Campus. Lithia water.
Courses: Academic, Piano, Organ,
Voice, Violin, Arts, Commercial.
Rates reasonable, Write for Cata-
logue. Box 50 S-lo-St
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-09-28

Large numbers of hogs, young
aud old, are being shipped from
this county. Several truck loads
have gone to the Harrisonburg
market. 1t will be unfortunate If
this continues until the county is
drained of porkers, present and
prospective.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-07

Unless America not only makes democracy safe, but
helps to make humanity whole again. only half of her
high purpose will be accomplished All over the world,
desperate men, anguished women and helpless children
are breathing hope because America has entered
into war against their oppressors And America must
justify their hope must vndicate the spirit that led
peaceful people to take up in holy cause
The half may not be told but enough is known to
make it certain that the is far from won yet.
Morally the entrance of America into the has had
an inspiring effect but the armies of democracy need
far than inspiration. They need thousands hun
dreds Of Thousands Of fighting Comparatively
few be supplied by Great Britain and France
Therefore, they must come from America-and they
will. That MEANS then that in Belgium and in France
perhaps on other fronts thousands and thousands
OF this cOuntrys brave and splendid young will be
torn and wounded by shot and SHE'LL by bomb and bayo
net Some Of them will die at once, but whether the
others shall depends solely on-the American
people.
Unless the Red Cross is made mighty army of sue
corr unless it is manned and equipped to cope with the
horrors of Germanys scientific murdermachines
thousands who might have lived will de-and die in
agony They will die of thirst, of the anguish of I'M
tended wounds of the ceaseess torment of torn
and shattered bones.
On Tuesday the young of America enrolled
themselves to fight for their flag their country and for
What going to do for them? Are we going
to let them march eroicaly the fields of France
and plant the Stars and Stripes with the Tricoor and
the Cross of England to rot under German say
agery because here at home did care for
them to provide medicines and surgeons and hospitals
for them? Or are we going to send our own army of
healing with Them that out of our purses-whether
filled Oh scientifically emptied-there will be provided
for them such mercy care and science can give?
OLIVER J. SANDS,
President american National Bank
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-07

In and indefinite way, the people Of the country know
that the Red Cross be supported but they look upon its
take of ITSELF They do not realize that the upbdng Of
the Red Cross Of the urgent needs Of the day.
They do realize that demands nsisten press
ing that they form Of the immediate duties Of the hour.
They do realize that unless the Red Cross is given the
whoeheaed and prompt assistance Of the American people,
the American army doomed great unnecessary suffering
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-07

After conference with the and women in
Washington who are engaged in forwarding the Red
Cross movement, and who intimately familiar with
the dire necessities that call for it's immediate extern
son am profoundly impressed with the incalculable
Importance of all possible haste and all possible gen
crosby in strengthening and expanding the Red Cross
that feel it my duty American citizen to give
widest publicity to such information as am permitted
to disclose.
Because of wars exigencies, not half may be told
but what is open to dissemination should be sufficient
to stir the American people, as they have not been
stirred since the world first shocked by the infa
mics in Belgium since the world was stunned by the
crime of the Lusitana. In the occupied portions of
France and Belgium, in the other countries devas-
tated by the German hordes all relief work is virtually
at end. After two years Of sacrifice and untold
abors those who mnstered to the stricken people of
those lands have been driven out by the Germans and
the people old men, and chdren-are starv-
ing. Worse than that, thousands of them are ILL., many
of them wounded, and there is one to give them
help.
Behind the lines of the allies are still more thou
sands who suffering from every i'll of tortured
flesh. Since the great offensive began military hos
pitfalls have been crowded to more than their capacity
Only by the utmost exertion the army surgeons
look after the wounded from trench and battle field
from outpost and airplane Meanwhile miserable thou
sands sutherland die
Part of this country great mission will be to extend
the helping hand of pity to these to lift them up heal
them to comfort them and to give them food and drink
For Information as to Membership in
The Red Cross, Address
Richmond, Virginia. Chapter
Hispano América., 1917-09-23
RELATOS DE LA GRAN GUERRA

tambien, por las manos benditas de
quien 10 manda a nuestro sargento y
por las que nos bendicen a todos; E.
Has saben que con el, con Ell esfuer-
70 que bone en- nuestros %cOrazones,
amos a ubtener la victoria!
-Amigo5,-decia Ell otro camarada
pOeta-yo behC este vino por 10 1ue
pedis que 10 bebamos y porque el sa-
Ito de nuasrra vihas hoy sembradas
de c%orazones franceses. Bebamos, y,
los que sobrevivan a esta guerra. no
me contarc 20 entire ellos, 10 se.-
que v~uelyall a plantar en- nuestras
tierras las vinas hoy destruidas. Que
mas podemCa dar a nuestros hijos:
CuandO alec sus vases con vino re-
COgidO en- TERRA franCeSa, veran en- Ell
nuestra sangre, que tiene del hero
de nuestro CeTebro y la fuerza de los
que caimo6 oh esta guerra luchando
por la libertad del mundol
,Muchas veces, ioh, muchas, consul
mimos las botellitas antes de batir-
nos. Jamds SC nos ocurrio esperar...
hasta que III dia, un dia que no olvi-
dare jamds e.
Descansabamos, despues de ha-
Der combat;do toda la noche de una
manera turiosa contra las Columns
que ell principe heredero de Alemania
mandaba en- persona sobre toda la
Inca de Verdun. All crei-
mos que la lucha iba a cesar por lar
go tempo, pues las perdidas de los
biamOs lvanzado un paso, pues no
era esa nuestra mission, sine la de no
cejar. Y bien, de pronto vimos que Ell
soldado que cargaba las ~valijas del
Hispano América., 1917-09-23

sobre TODD y mas que TODD, algeria.
va sabeis lie las virtudes de esta ra-
"a FRANCESCA, tan enthusiastic y tan pre-
dispuesta al amor. Despues de unOs
cuantos me5cs de estar saboreando ell
vino del sargento, empezamos a to-
mario con Clcrta emOclon. 81, ami
Cos, hasta con cierta seriedad, pues
los dos pOetas que o acOmpanaban
en- la Compafia y ell sargento Martin,
recibian las dos botellitas con un en-
tusiasmo que Sc manifestaba en- gran
des gritos Y, a la bora de apurar ell
vino, en- brindis que lutheran costa
do al mas rrcclaro de nuestrOs pOetas
noches de vigilia, pero que de aque-
los sencillos guerreros salian sin ell
menor eSfuerzo.
Amigos mios-decia Ell sargento
Martin levantando en- alto la botelli-
ia en- la 1ue Sc veian las venerables
telaranas Y la huella de las manos "a
dorables de la madre del Sargento-
bebamos este vino por la vida, por
nuestra i1vcntud, por nuestra algeria,
por nuestras amadas mujeres. Ami
COS, Ell vino 10 gustaban los doses pa
ganos y los poetas que vivian bajo
SUI egida cantaban sus excelencias. FL
vino es rojo como Ia sangre, es de-
cir, como Ia juventud, como la fuer-
"a, como 81 amor. Solo hay tres CO.
sas igualmente rojas e igualmente be-
Has: las a1roras, la sangre y los la
bios de la. nuuieres que amamos.
-Bebamcs este trago de vino, ca
maradas,-decia uno de los poetas-
por Dios nuestro Senior, que 10 amo
tanto que quiso que SUI sangre sc con-
v%irtiera en- vino. Bebamos este vino,
Hispano América., 1917-09-23
JOAQUIN PIMA
LOS ESTUDIANTES MEXICA-
NOS RUMBO A LA AMERI-
CA DEL SUR

Los senores Enrique Soto y Penn
bert y Adolfo Desentis, nombrados en-
reciente asamblea por los ~estudian-
ties mexicanos delsgados al Congreso
E~studiantil que Sc efectuara en- la
ciudad de Santiago de Chile eli mes
de octubre proXimo, salieron de la re-
publica mexicana rumbo a Laredo, de
donde Sc dirigiran a Nueva Orleans
para embarcarse.
FL primer puerto que toquen sera
ell de Colon y seguiran su travesia a
Valparaiso, Chile de tai manera que
Sc encontraran en- ell lugar de su des-
tino Ell dia IS 0 10 del proximo mes
de Octubre.
Hispano América., 1917-09-23
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correo Sc acerCaba hasta nuestra trim
chera. Cuisines saltar de ALI para
ir a su enCuentro y ayudarle; pero u
ma ordeu nos detuvo: ell sargento
Martin nos detenia Ell paso y saluda-
ba con su slcgre risa al correo....
-Deprisa, hombre, deprisa !-gri-
to-corre Que nos morimos de sed:
Cuando lego Ell correo, entrego al
Sargento Martin, las dos botellitas
de vino. Nos sentamos los elegidos
en- aquel b~anquete sin platillos y sin
manjareS, pero mas esplendido de
cuanto os radais imaginar, y Sc en-
pezo a d%eSrdpar, con un tacto delica-
do las dos botellitas. iMalditos bo-
ches! En- Ell precise momento en- que
habiamos deStapado una botella, es-
cuchamos ci ruido de las ametralla-
doras y de nuestro IS %crepitando So
bre nuesgra trinchera. Los alemanes
lanzaban una columna de ataque con
tropas de 'eiresco. Martin Sc levanto
ell primero y riendo con SUI inolvida-
bic risa, nos dijo;
-Beberemos despues del combate,
amigos! iVereis que sabe mejorl Va
mos, calar las %bayonetas y a la car
gal
Viva ia Francia!-gritaban nues-
ros compaTcros buscando la puerta
de la trinchera para salir a recibir a
los boches.
va os he dicho que jamas olvidare,
ioh, %nunca,! aquel dia. Cuando regre-
samos a nuestra trinchera traiamos
en- brazos a nuestro sargento, agoni-
zante de dos heridas de arma blanca.
Lo primero que hizo fue volver los
ojos hacia sus dos botellitas de vino.
Sin duda su pensamiento estaba con
su madre, aquella santa mujer que lie
enviaba a Gidrio Ell vino que 10 ANNA
ba y sostcnia tn la lucha.
lie dimes un trago, un trago
que no 10 reanimo sino para inclinar
un POGO la cabeza hacia atras y SON.
reir como 81 fuera a lamar uno de
sus alegres ,brindis. Y murio.
Los que q~uedabamos, pensamos 10
que hariamos con aquel vino. Nadie
Sc atrevia a tocar las botellas. Por
fin uno de los poetas, tuvo una idea
que satisfizo a todos.
Enterramos a ruestro Sargento
Martin, y, sobre su tumba nos be-
bimos, en- I'm s%ilencio religioso, ell vi
no. Made hablo. Solo en- una de las
botellitas, en- la que el habia tornado.
pusimos un rollo de papel con su
nombre; y la cruzamos con la otrL,
baJo ell KEPT del ~sargento...
OTTTNy nr
Hispano América., 1917-09-23
Q UIE N S A B E !

iQUIEN SABE!
X,.,,,,tt1sl
Indio que asomas a la puerta
de esa tn r1stica mansion:
ipara mi sed no tienes aqua?
ipara mi frio, cobertor?
iparco maiZ para mi hambre?
ipara mi sueno NAL rincon?
ibreve Quietud, para mi andanza?
-iQuien sabe, senior!
Indio que labras con fatiga
tierras que de otros duenos son:
%iignoras tn que deben tuyas
ser por tn sangre y tn sudor?
iIgnoras tn que audaz codlcla,
siglos atras, tie las quito?
i%Ignoras tn que eres ell Amo?
-iQuien sabe, senior.
Indio de frente taciturna
y de pupilas sin fulgor.
ique pensamiento es ell que escondes
en- tn enigmatica expresion?
iQue es 10 que buscas en- tn vida?
IQue es 10 que imploras a tn Dios?
iQue es 10 que suena tn silencio?
-iQuien sabe, senior!
oh raZa antigua y mlsterlosa
de impenetrable corazon,
que sin gozar YES la algeria
y sin sufrir YES Ell dolor:
eres augusta como ell Ande
ell Grande Oceano y ell Sol!
Ese tn gesto que parece
como de vii resignation,
es de una saba indiferencia
y de I'm orgullo sin rencor
Core en- mis- venas sangre tuya;
y, por tai sangre, 81 mi Dios
ne interrogase que pr%efiero
Cruz o laurel, espina o flor,
beso que apague mis- suspiros
o hiel que colme mi cancion-
responderfale dudando:
@iQuien sabe, senorl
JOSE SANTOS CHOCANO
Hispano América., 1917-09-23

estaran inspirados en- cartas y re-
latos de los soldados que en- Fran
cia luchan actualmente. Autor de
tales articulos es ell senior Joaquin
Pima, que durante I'm ano ha estado
escribiendo las "CRONICAS DE
CALIFORNIA"
= 4 x y x
*LAS BOTELLITAS DE MARTINS
y Y 4 X 4 4 \ y
Cal Sr. Raul Alvarez Alvarado,
Consul de la Rep1blica de Panama)
TeniamoS una camarada, sargento
desde la batalla del Marine, donde por
SUI arrojo 10 condecoraron con la
Cruz de la Legion de Honor, que po-
seia virtudcs excepcionales. Su ale
gria era la de un nino; su entusiasmo
no Sc amo1tisuaba con las mas rudas
fatigas; SUI ardor para combatir 10
distinguia entire todos nuestros
companeros. ~ vaya que era dificil
distinguirse entire aquel puhado dc
DldNOS 4QC 1Aol " u iINSoA POA
primera vez a las trincheras, Sc for
talecian O "a fatiga y por ell peligro,
y sc %tornabar, cada uno, baJo su apa-
riencia de pObres seres cubiertos de
lodo, de sudor y en- ocasiones de SAN
gre, en- joYenes hercules.
Martin, Sc llamaba nuestro camarada
Ell sargento de la compafia. Su vida
antes de Ia guerra, la ignorabamos;lo
unico que sdpimos ioh, y con tanto
delete! que nuestro sargento tenia u
ma madre carinosa que lie enviaba,
cada correo, dos botellitas de vino.
Muchas veces no fuimos a encOn-
trar, como era nuestra ~costumbre,
al correo: llegaba cuando nos estaba-
mos batienGo. Pero, creedme que en-
los combattS solo pensabamos, GUAM
do podiaintS pensar en- algo Ell las
dos botellitas de vino que muy bien
envueltas ell una c~estita, con sus te-
laranas y con su polvo de 1910 lie lie
gaban al sargento Martin. Aquellas
bOtellas las COnsumiamOs entire unos
cinco o seis hombres, de los mas in
limos del Sar9ento; pero soliamos dar
un trago a algun soldado herido o
a otro que per al fatiga parecia ago
nizar en- FL tondo de la trinchera. FL
sargento Martin adelantaba hasta ell
herido o Ell fatigado, riendo alegre-
mente, y cuando estaba junto a Ell, lie
deCia:-iBebe, camarada!
FL herido Q el fatigado (y debo de-
cir que en- muchas o~casiones daban
mas lastima los segundos que los pri-
meros) bchian hasta que ell sargento
les quitaba de los labios la botella.
Y entonceS, vuelto Ell rostro hacia
nosotros, el sargento soltaba su ri
sa que 10 hacia aparecer como TIN nj
no y exclan1aba:
Este vino, camaradas es Ell vino
de la vida: mirad como ha resucita-
do Ell camarada. Vamos, dad un viva
a nuestro vinol
Armabamos una griteria internal!
Pareciamos ebrios, pero, naturalmen-
te, no 10 eStabamos. Era impossible
e~mbriagarse con aquel sorbo de vino
de iva; pero nos producia tanta ale
gria, nos daba tanta fuerza en- aque-
LA vida de trincheras en- la que expo
niamos cl pellejo constantemente,
Hispano América., 1917-09-23
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En- esta seccion, de nuestro perio-
dico, dedicada a las "CRONICAS
DE CALIFORNIA" vamos a pu-
blicar una serie de articulos que
estaran inspirados en- cartas y re-
latos de los soldados que en- Fran
cia luchan actualmente. Autor de
tales articulos es ell senior Joaquin
Pima, que durante I'm ano ha estado
escribiendo las "CRONICAS DE
CALIFORNIA"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-07
Movement of Gen. Byng SO
Carefully Executed Ger
mans Were Fooled
HUNS CLAIM BIG
GAINS OF GROUNDS
Battles of Almost Unprec-
edented Violence Prevail
on the italian Front.
ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY

Carefully laid plans of General Byng
to withdraw troops from various
points on the Cambrai salient to
more tenable positions have been car
ried out in perfect order. and appa-
rently without the Germans having
knowledge of the movement AS a
result of the backward movement,
Germans claim of uncontested gain to
q depth of two and half miles over a
front of six and a quarter miles. They
also claim more than nine thousand
prisoners. and one hundred and forty
eight guns since the offensive began
In the Asiago Plateau. on the TIA
liam front. battles of almost unpre-
cendented violence are taking place.
Berlin claims to have taken ei-ven
thousand Italian prisoners.
Berlin today announces a ten-day
armstice for the entire Russian front,
effective Friday at noon.
Another German air raid on the east
coast of England, killed seven and in
jured twenty-one. Two Of the raid
ers were brought down.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-07
Special to The Journal

Orlando, Fla, Dec. 6.-Statements
appearing in the Chicago press and
widely circulated are en1anating from
parties interested in exploiting the
sale of meat and protesting against
wheatless and meatless days as un-
necessary sacrifice by the American
public, are either malicious or eminate
from personal interest obviously en-
deavoring to raise the price of meat,
says Herbert Hoover. The result from
meatIess days have for the first time
created a sufficient visible supply of
meat to allow us to partially comply
with the quantities requested by the
allies for shipments during the month
of December. This should be mat
ter OF satisfaction to the entire Amer
Jean PEOPLE. that their devotion in this
matter now enables us to resume our
duties to the allies in this respect and
our entieavors in no instance should be
relaxed.
AS to wheat, we have already ex
ported the whole OF the surplus OF
the 1917 harvest over and above tho
normal demands of our own popula-
ton until the 1918 harvest.
Tt Is necessary for the food admins
tration to restrict the export OF wheat
SO as to retain in the United States
Sun1clent SuppncS TO carry our OWN
people until tht next harvest, there
fore all exports of wheat from now
forward are limited entirely to volume
Of saving made the American people in
their consumption of wheat and wheat
products. We are continuing wheat
shipment for December as far as our
situa<1on allows, but even with all the
made we are still unable
to load over four hundred thousand
tons OF foodstuffs urgently required by
the allies during the month OF Decem-
br alone.
Statements Of the above character
given out for personal interest are in
little accord with the spirit being
shown by millions of homes In the
United States 'fn an sndeavor to aid
the food administration in it's task OF
feeding our own soldiers abroad, as
well as our allies. and stablfzing prices
to our own people. No more foolish
or unpatriotic utterance has been made
than the statement referred to. In the
critical situation of the worlds food
today opposition to the governments
measures is an action
comparable to opposition to the draft,
because any failure in saving food
means direct and Immediate loss OF
life, aside from serious interference
with out war service in the feeding Of
our allies
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-07

The zone Of destruction in Halifax
itself extends from the North street
railway station as far north as Afric-
Vile to Bedford Basin. and covers an
area OF about two square miles in the
section known as Richmond. Build
ings were not demolished by force of
the explosion, but destroyed by the
fire which followed.
All business is suspended. Armed
guards of soldiers and sailors are pa
trolling the city. ALI hospitals and
many private houses are filled with
the injured. Temporary morgues
were opened IN the schools.
The waterfront damage cannot as
yet be estimated. Many men compos-
ing crews OF ships in the harbor were
killed or injured.
Persons in the streets were picked
up bodily and thrown to the ground.
Houses in the Richmond section were
crumpled up and collapsed burying
their tenants. It was in this section
that the havoc was greatest. Whole
blocks OF dwellings were 1eveiled and
street after street are in ruins, and
the structures left standing by the ex-
plosion were destroyed by fires which
started simultaneously in scores of
places and which were impossible to
is believed scores OF places and which
check until they had burned out. It
is believed scores of persons were in
iured by the collapse of their home,
and perished in the flames
In the Richmond section. the scenes
enacted defied description. Serious
ly injured men and women crawled
from the wreckage OF their homes and
lay in the streets until removed to hos
pitals. In streets pileu high with debris
were found scattered bodies OF many
women and children. Several children
were crushed to death when they were
hurled against telegraph poles by
force OF the explosion
Scores Of those who lost their lives