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Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-08
Invaders Make Addi.
tional Gains and Cap
ture Large Num-
ber of Prisoners
LINE IS STILL
HOLDING INTACT
Cessation of HOstilities Along
Eastern Front Now Extended
TO that Part of Line Held by
Rumania

Ta sLIug w by the United States
M l.n. against Austria Hungary
mos It, 4 most opportune time for it
vH p,lun this country TO lend aid to
.ares .t1eken Italy, where the Aus
t. Germans are striving their utmost
t.a.t IL Nnw IN their cndeavor to rem
,. tuc Italians negligible factor III
+ ftt|r upsrdtIOnS.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-08
Blankets, Bedding and
Staff and Medical Off
ficers Already on Way
QUANTITY HAS
LEFT BANGOR
State Stands Ready to Furnish
Building Material and Volun-
teer Workers Have Offered
Services from Every City in
State

Ten thousand heavy wooi blankets. 1919
cot beds and a corps of staff and medical
officers and assistants from the Penob-
scot county committee on public safety
are now OH their way from Name to Hal
flax. These supplies will reach Halifax
Saturday night.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-08
REPORT GERMAN CAUSE OF HOLOCAUST
BODY FOUND NEAR EXPLODED MAGAZINE
PROPERTY LOSS MAY REACH $3O,0O0,OOO
BLIZZARD ADDS TO HORRORS
or WRECKED AND BURNED CITY

Those Still Alive Shiver in Partly Ruined Build
ings from Which Nearly Every Pane of Glass
Has Been Shattered Crazed by Grief
Fifty Dead Bodies Found in Single Street-De-
tails of Terrible Disaster Told by Eyewitnesses
10000 Homeless
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-08
WAS Warned
Means Says Told Mrs.
King Pistol Loaded
Didn't Know She Was Dead When He
Picked Her Up and Put Her in Auto
Physicians at Hospital Pronounced
Her Dead

Concord, y G., Dec. 1.-Gaston r.
Means late today told tho jury trying
him for murder that Mrs. Maude A.
King was shot after he had warned nor
not to fool with his automatic pis-
lol which, he said, he had placed III
the fork of Il tree at BIackwelde3
Spring before continuing down the
hill II get a drink of water.
Said Pistol Was Loaded
II laid the pistol in the fork OF 1
tree as | walked down TO the spring
10 get a drink of water, said Means.
II looked back and saw She had the
pistol in her hand. | said: 'Maude. that
pistol is loaded. Put 1t up / wouldn
fool with it. She put il up.
Il dashed up a cup of water and ne
fore il reached my mouth, heard a
shot. looked and saw her falling,
about two and a half feet from the
tree | rushed right up to her
SHE was getting nearer the ground
in wobbling motion, just crumpling
up. got 10 her quickly and took hold
Of her feeling TO ascertain where she
W as wounded.
Il called Capt. Bingham and went to
the spring and wet my handkerchief
and bathed her face. Cptain Bingha m
came up and / told him Mrs. King had
shot herself with the little pistol With
the cup VIC brought water 10 her.
Didn't Know She Was Dead
Did YOU know she was dead !"
Il did not said Means.
Then he told of putting her in the
automobile and taking her 20 the hos
pital, where the physicians pronounc-
ed her dead.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-08
SAY GERMAN INVOLVED

Boston. Dec, "A report that nav
al magazine .blew up, prccipitatihg the
Halifax disaster, and that the body of
y dead German was found near the
magazine was brought to this city to-
night by A. $. Goldberg. button mer-
chant OF New York, who was in the
first party Of refugees to reach here
from the shattered city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-08
Turkey and Bulgaria for Future

IN accord with President Wilson S
suggestion action in respect to Tur-
key and Bulgaria. Germany's other
allies, was left to the future. Wide
spread demand in Congress for their
inclusion in the declaration was indi-
Gated in both Senate and House de-
bate, but when the roll calls came,
tho Presidents advice was followed in
n demonstration Of American unity
and harmony Representative London,
Socialist. Of NV York, vino cast the
one negative vote. explained his op-
position by stating that he was pledg-
cd to that course by the Socialist
party Caustic criticism Of his po-
sition enlivened the House proceed
ings.
Debate in both houses was uneXpeCt
cdiy brief, lasting but an hour in the
Senate and only two hours and 40
minutes in the House. Also in sharp
contrast to the discussion which pre-
ceded the war declaration against Ger
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-08
Story Appears Authentic

The information came to Goldberg In a
roundabout way, but from apparently au.
he stated, from railroad otnclai VINO
said it was given him by a member OF
the municipal government of Halifax.
According to this stoCY when the naval
magazine exploded ships i'll the immediate
vicinity cut loose their moor,ngs ana
scurried out into the stream. In the 11eet
was heavily laden munitions steamer.
During the scramble for safety she was
rammed by a freight steamer and blew
up, spreading havoc tar and wide.
Directly after the explosion reiIe1 work
crs picked up near the VIZ hed maya
zine the body Of man believed to be q
German.
This man, according to Goldberg S in
formant, was remembered as having
claimed to hc an American who had stat
et that he had recently come from the
United States.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-08
Single Wire Leads Outside

A single telegraph wire, bcndn-; dan
cerOusly in the storm. offered Halifax
Cnly a precariOuS means OF communi
cation with the outside world aud it
Nas feared momentarily that this line
ould snap. At best it gave only a
halting connection with other point~.
Telegraph and telephone companiet
we're making desperate efforts to pro-
vide makeshift service, but the work
was beset with great difficulties.
While many generous offers Of ma
tcrial relief have been received and
trainloads of supplies arc on The way,
the spectre Of famine was abroad to-
night for if the storm continues it may
seriously interfere with railroad traf-
fic. There is enough food on hand for
immediate needs, but it will last oniv
4 short time unless additional supple
are received
AS the day wore on the immenSlty pf
the disaster increased rather than di-
minisBed. Hundreds Of bodies were
taken to- the morgues and rescue squads
were constantly finding new victims
buried under tons Of debris until the
blizzard forced them to cease work.
I here is every reason to believe that
many more will be recovered
1000 Dead, 5000 Injured
No concerted effort has been made
as yet to compile a list OF the dead as
every effort is being made to identify
those who perished. The condition "f
many of the bodies makes this ex-
&C edingly difficult and large proper
ton Of those who lost their lives will
be buried AS ''nameless dead" There
is no reason, however 70 change tne
estimate of 2G00 dead and 5000 injured
The fires which had been raging for
"a hours in the north end were brought
under control early today and the
city is no longer menaced by a con-
fiagration.
While soldiers sailors and volunteers
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-08
Mr.. Goldberg's Story

Mr. Goldberg lives at $50 West 14lst
street. New York. In company with
Charles J. Clark. 4 travelling salesman
whose home is 30l ST. James street Mont
real. Mr. Goldberg was on train bound
from St John to Halifax
we were eight miles out or HALIFAX
and % minutes late" said MIR. Goldberg,
Continued on F'a1e q, Column y
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-08
Mother Calls VainIy for Help

L. 6. Marsh reported having seen a
mother standing in the street calling
Tor help that was not to DC had, for
her husband and four children impris-
'oned in their burning home 1t was
impossible even To approach the house
In another house in which he made his
way in an effort to be of aid he dis
covered four bodies piled one on tho
other By freak Of the cXnlnSinn
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-08
RELIABILITY

When buying Jewelry the reliability Of
the firm you're trading with is the first
Consideration We have been in tho
.Ielry business right here on Lisbon
St $ years and guarantee every article
soid in our store to be exactly as repre-
sented We also guarantee our prices to
- as low (or lower) as any other reliable
Jeyelry !Io.se in Maine,
Watches. Diamonds, Rings Wedding
Pings. Seal Rings, Silverware for the
taIle. and all sorts Of beautiful and mex
.rti rle
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-08
School Children Asked to Aid

Every public school student in the
city was asked 10 bring to his school
today a bit of clothing for some des-
titute child Of Halifax. Tonigh: 10
600 pieces Of clothing were counted as
representing the response of the city's
youth.
more splendid outpourino never
2iaddened the heart of Santa Claus.
Hats. caps. coats and pants, underwear,
shoes and stockings and overshoeS.
hlouses. waists and skirts-in short. cy-
cry item of Il child wardrobe was as
semblcd to meet every conceivable de-
mand. Ana the clothing was goor.
Boys in many cases gave overcoats
from their backs and the girls were
not outdone in generosity.
n st. John distributing depot has
been opened in the devastated city and
frequent trains will keep it supplied
with donations collected here.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-08
THE WEATHER

Forecast: Fair and continued cold
Saturday: Sunday snow
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-08
Worse Than Battlefield

The battlefields Of Europe do not fur
nish a parallel TO the scenes Witnessed a,
Halifax. in the opinion of Duncan GRAY.
who arrived here today. He was engaged
in inspecting shells in a shed on the Wa
ter front when the devastation began and
barely escaped before the building col
lapsed. This is his story
"A few seconds after the roar Of the
explosion a gust of wind swept through
the shed and then down came pillars.
boards and beams | rushed to the open
and the sight that met my gaze was the
, worst that | hope ever to see in this
world.
II have been in the trenches in France
| have gone over the top Friends and
comrades have been shot in my presence
| have seen scores Of Cead men lying
upon the battlefield. but the sight thar
greeted me yesterday was a thousand
times worse and far more pathetic
81 saw people lying around under tim :
bers. stones and other debris: some bat
tered beyond recognition and Others
groa ming in their last agonies
Rushing here and there I struggled to
assist them and. As near as I can remem-
her. pulled out % men and children from
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-08

crnmont and the government and the
people of the United states and max
ing provision to prosecute the same.
Whereas the Imperial and Royal
AustrO- Hungarian government has
committed repeated acts Of war against
the government and the people Of the
United States Of America: Therefore,
be il
Resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress as
by declared to exist between the Unit
ed States Of America and the Imperial
and Royal Austro-i hungarian govern
ment; and the President be and he
is hereby authorized and directed to
employ the entire naval and military
forces of the United States and the
resources of the government to carr!
on war against the Imperial and
Royal AuStro- hungarian government; /;
and 70 bring the conflict to a sue
cesslul termination. Al the resources
of the county are hereby pledged by
the Congress of the United States.
"rHAMP CLARK,
Speaker of the House
of Representatives.
"THOM.AS L. -!ARSHALL
Vice President of the United
States and President Of the
Senate
"Approved 7th December, 1877
"WOODROW WILSON,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-08
Text Of Resolution

Text Of Resolution
The resolution follows:
Joint resolution. declaring that a
state of war exists between the lmpc-
rial !, j Eoval AuStro-I III unyarian gov
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-08

h'N-' "cd sat,st
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-04-28
Biz, DELEGATION
AT CONFERENCE
ishdOWn is Filled with Preachers and
Delegates Attending TeXar-
kama District
Conference.

The TeXarkana District Conference
of the Methodist church opened at the
Methodist church in Ashdown Thurs
day night and the town is crowded
with preachers and delegates from ov-
er the district There are also visit
ing ministers outside the district and
church officials in attendance. DR..
Workman. president Of Henderson,
Brown College was present until Fri
day. and delivered school talk Fri
day morning.
The opening sermon was preached
by Rev. j. T. Rogers OF Lockesburg
Thursday night. His sermon was
based on the text dealing with the
Pentacostal preparations of the apos-
ties. He referred to the world war
and the entrance of the United States
into it's vOrteXt. He saw in it the
hand of God that would liberate the
,, world from the heel of oppression and
autCcracy; lie believed that our great
country needed this great trial to
strengthen the fibre of its manhood
and to bring it back from a money
chasing, frivolity loving race Of molly
ccddles that would have eventually
caused our disintegration. He pictur-
ed Americas great missionary duty
and opportunity after the war.
Friday morning was devoted to a
business session, Rev. J. a. Biggs,
presiding Rev. r. NJ Holland preached
at H. DR.. P C. Fletcher Of TeXarkana
! will preach Friday night. There will
| be a business session again Saturday
| morning and Saturday at II Rev. J.
L. Leonard will preach. Saturday
afternoon will be devoted to the Suns
day School work. Rev. c.. N. Baker,
Field Secretary will lecture at $50
Saturday night.
Sunday morning will be opened by
a love feast at $3.50, conducted by
Judge J.. S. Steel At II o'clock the
differ ent pulpits of the town will he
| filled with the following ministers
F. N. Brewer, J. w. Mann and A. P.
Flower At 2:30 Sunday afternoon
there will be a special league program
led by the Ashdown League. At $3.50
there will be talks on church work
At 1870 Sunday night Rev L. c. BaaS
ley will lead an evangeliistic service
by Leaguers. There will be preaching
at the other churches by specially as.
signed preachers.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-04-28
MONROE SMITHHERE
State Tax Commissioner Made Talk
to Township Assessors
Wednesday.

Monroe Smith, one of the state tax
commissioners, was in the city We'd
nesday and by appointment addressed
the township assessors at the court
house. Most of those from over the
county were present. Mr. Smith ex-
planned the new assessment law and
detailed the duties of the assessors
Under the new law there are two
assessors, who live in each township,
who will assist the county assessor ia
making the assessments for that town
ship. All property owners must as
sess in their own township when the
assessor makes his round, or they will
be delinquent and assessed penalty.
The assessment cannot be made at
the county seat as formerly 1t is well
that property owners become aware of
this fact.
Mr.. Smith in looking over our as
sessments found that the lands of
Little River county were assessed on a
lower level than those of other coun-
ties, and called the attention of the
assessor to the fact.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-04-28
DEATH LIST IS HUGE
4,00O,OOO Men Killed i'm Battle, Berlin
Paper Says.

Berlin, April 21.-"According to con-
servative estimates, over 1000, 900 SOL
diers have been killed since the pres
ent war began" says the Vorwaerts.
"How many people are able to form a
clear idea what these terrible sacri-
fees mean?
"If the 100000 victims were
marching in close formation, withoua
cavalry and wagon trains, it would
take them 200 hours or 81 days to
pass given point. provided they
marched day and night without mo-
ments rest. The endless line of men
in the bloom of youth and the prime
of manhood would be over $50 miles
long and reach from Basle to the
mouth of the Rhine. And all of them
are 1eao aoNs -rd...J. : *: :.S.!
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-04-28
SOLD TEXAS LAND
Arrested in DeQueen for Selling Land
Which He Did Not Own,

Little Rock, April 26-For such a
tritling thing as the sale of 200 acres
of land in Liberty county, Texas, to
an unsuspecting victim who did not
take the trouble to discover whether
or not he owned the land, Matthew w.
Holland, under arrest in DeQueen,
must go back to Texas and stand trial
for swindling. Holland is alleged to
have sold the land for $4OO, which
price alone alone should have aroused
the suspicious of the purchaser. The
victim evidently has not read the pa
pers, or he would have known that
land is worth less in Texas. Holland
was arrested in Sewer county, identi-
fled, Texas officer sent after him. and
now Gov. Brough has honored the re-
QUESTION with his return.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-04-28
OFFICERS FIND
'AGENlS' HERE
Agitafors Believed at Work Among
Negroes in Arkansas-killing
in CaihOun-Warnel to
Cease Meetings.

Little Rock, April 25.-Reports of
the acsvity of supposed pro-German
agitators in several parts Of Arkansas,
in common with similar reports from
various districts of the South, ap-
parently have been verified in the
past few days. Officers in several
counties in south Arkansas have gath
cred evidence tending to show an at
temp; to spread disLoyal propaganda
among the negroes, either at secre
among the negroes, either at secret
meetings or in individual conversa-
tions. Several arrests for investigation
have been made by county officers, who
intend to call upon federal officials for
aid if the case seems to warrants such
action.
A series of alleged clandestine meet
ings in Calhoun county eliminated on
Monday night in serious outbreak, in
which negro was killed and peremp-
meeting We're issued In Columbia
county, southwest of Calhoun, a spec
tacle peddler has been arrested on
suspicion, and an interneant medicine
peddler charged with walking through
the fields and talking to negroes was
chased from the vicinity by number
of irate men. In Nevada county, 80
miles west of Calhoun, and adjoining 6
Columbia, negro was arrested yes
terday charged with seditious demon
STATIONS.
Officers are preparing to cope with
any situation that may arise, although
no serious outbreaks are feared. In
many case the negroes have shown a
disposition to tell white people when
the alleged agitators arrive, although
officers suspect chat they are often too
frightened to tell other things that
they may be withholding.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-04-28
STAVE MILLHAS
FIRE DAMAGE
Boiler and Fuel Rooms DESTROYED by
Fire Wednesday Night.-Re-
maindcr of Plant
Uninjured.

When the night man at the Major
StaVe Mill turned in a fire alarm
Thursday morning the fuel and boiler
rooms were found by early arriva S
to be a flaming mass. By the use of
low water pressure on the company
fire hose the flames were prevented
from spreading to the mill. The loss
has not been estimated, but will proua-
',ly reach $1,00c or $1,000. The boilers
were not seriously damaged, and the
mill will likely be in operation again
in a few days A good head of water
was carried by the boilers which saw
ed them through the intense heat. The
heat ran the steam up and the safety
valves were popping off all during the
fire, thus keeping all danger of an ex-
plosion down. 1t was not until the fire
had burned we'll down that timber
fell on the whistle valve and allowed
the boilers to below the fire alarm.
A favorable wind saved the plant
from a like fate. After time some
thoughtful citizens arrived with the
city fire reels, but the fire then had
about exhausted the available fuel
supply and had ceased to be danger
Gus.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-04-28
TWO HOSPITAL SHIPS SUNK
Donegal and Lanfranc, British, TOrpe
dOed Without Warming, April II.

London, April 22.-The British hos,
pital ships Donegal and Lanfranc, with
many wounded aboard, have been tor
pedoed without warning. They We're
sunk on April II. OF those on the
Donegal, 20 wounded men and II Of
the crew are missing. The Lanfranc
carried German wounded as we'll as
British. OF those aboard, 10 British
and Is Germans are believed to have
perished
The chancellor of the exchequer, An
drew Bonar Law, announced on April
10, in the House of Commons, there
recently had been further loss of Brit
fish hospital ships, which soon would
be published. Today the secretary Of
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-04-28
BET TER BABY WEEK
Will BE Observed by Mothers OF Ash.
down Next Week-Special
Programs.

Next week will be Better Baby
Week all over the South and will be
observed by the mothers of Ashdown.
The programs will be announced later.
There will be special program at one
of the churches Friday night. Some
time during the week special feature
will be shown at the Royal Theater
in line with the question. Special
cards will be shown in the windows
of the business houses featuring the
week. All the people of the town are
requested to attend these programs.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-04-28
i. 5. SHIP SINKS
GERMAN U-B0A1
NAVY Gunner on Steamer Hit Mark
at l,GG4 Xards-Positiye
Vessel Was
Sunk.

London, April %. 4:40 p. m.-Cap-
tain Rice of the American Steamship
Mongolia, which has arrived at the
British port, told the Associated Press
today that the Mongolia had fired
the frs: gun OF the war of the United
States and sunk German submarine.
The navel gunners on board made
clean hit at 1000 yards. The peri
scope was seen to be shattered.
The submarine, Captain Rice said,
was about to attack the great liner
in British waters on April 10. He de-
clared that there was absolutely no
doubt that the U-boat was hit and that
there was every reason TO believe it
was destroyed.
Even more pertinent a fact as re-
rine was that the shell disappeared
Immediately after the hit was made.
The captain stated that a shell always
Iicochets in the water and can be
seen again unless it hits it's mark. Oil
was also seen on ',he water after the
submarine disappeared. The Mon
golia was going at full speed and
was a long distance away when the
spray and foam subsidized, but from
the bridge the officers observed the
spot through their glasses and they
are confident the submarine was sunk.
The periscope was sighted dead
ahead on the last afternoon of the
voyage. The captain gave the order
for full speed ahead with the intention
OF rGmming the submarine
The periscope disappeared and a few
minutes later reappeared on the ship s
broadside. The gunners fired, hitting
the periscope squareiy.
The Mongolia carried a crew of
United States navy gunners in charge
of lieutenant. She is one of the
largest vessels under the American
flag. The Mongolia was built at Cam
den, \. j., in 1904, for the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company She was pur-
chased by the International Mercan-
tile Marine in 1915.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-04-28
TOLL TAKEN BY GER. T.BOATS
Forty Vessels of Over 1900 Tons Each
We're Taken Last Week.

London, April 25.-The weekly state
ment CT vessels sunk shows that 40
vessels OF over 1900 tons each were
sent to the bottom by mines or sub
marines.
The statement reads:
weekly shipping returns: Arrivals,
2 $50; sailings, 1921.
"Sinkings by mine or submarines
over 1,600 tons, 40. including two sunk
in the week ending April Is; under ], ;
600 tons, Is, including one sunk in the
week ending April 15.
"Vesses unsuccessfully attacked
81, including one attacked in the week
ending April s.
Fishing vessels sunk, nine, includ-
ing one sunk the week ending April
15."