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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1917-12-13
French .Amme..,,,en ( Ship H Hi
In Harbor Halifax Was
Burning Destruction Of
Life and Property Is Enor-
nous Censorship Of De-
tails Communication De-
shoyed.
(By the Associated Press)

Halifax, Dec. IA revised esti-
mate today of the explosion casual
ties reduces the death list to approxi-
mately 1900. The known dead total
500 and it is believed that not more
than 1000 bodies, and perhaps only
900, still lie under the debris of bat
tered and burning buildings. The
list Of victims is steadily becoming
smaller as relatives are reunited and
refugees return. s.
From 500 to 500 persons are to-
tally or partly blind, and 200 chill
dren have each lost both parents, ,ac-
cording to American and Canadian
workers investigating the situation.
The Boston relief ship. Austin, en-
tered the harbor today.
TAegformidable estimate Of casual
ties made during the hours immedi-
ately, after the explosion apparently
were due. it developed today. to the
fact that some of the bodies were
counted several times. Relief work
ers explained that today's revised
figures are not final. as many entire
familiesawere destroyed, no members
being alive to report such losses.
It is estimated that 500 houses are
wrecked beyond repair; that 500 9TH
ers are totally destroyed, and that
another 1000 can be restored to use.
Some Of the inhabitants who were
injured by the explosion. fire or tidal
wave have not received medical at
tention up to this morning and the
relief system is being re-organized
SO they may receive necessary aid at
once. In one shelter in Dartmouth,
Investigators found 800 men, women
and children. ,..s5iiF.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1917-12-13
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION WRECKS
HALIFAX. MUNITI0N SHIP
COILS IN KILLS HUNDREDS

Virtually all business. is suspended
and schools are closed while the in
'habitants generally are turning
their attention to relief work. Sol
-diers and sailors, including seamen
from an American warship, rushed
to port when they received word of
the disaster, and are patrolling the
district and giving aid.
It was established today that it
was rs minutes after the collision
before the explosion occurred. At
the first shock, houses rocked, ves-
sells broke from their moorings, bits
of shells whistled through the air,
buildings fell upon their occupants,
shrieks and means rose for a second
above the awful din, and in all parts
of the city men, women and children
ran into the streets, many of them in
sufficiently clad. Then fire broke
out in hundred places. .;
Orders were at first given that
everybody should flee to the south
of the city, and in short time Bar
rington street resembled a road of
Belgium or Siberia when the inhab-
itants fed before the Germans. Ev-
cry variety of.vehicle was pressed
into service for the sick. and inflrm.
Men, women and children, some car
rying hastily-snatched belongings,
hurried along the pavements and
overfowed the streets. Stores were
deserted houses forsaken and the
.entrance.to Point Pleasant, Park was
soon blocked with human beings,
some massed in groups. some rum
ming frantically back and forth. The
widest rumors were in circulation
and every bearer Of tidings was Inn
mediately surrounded. The stories
lost nothing in the telling: .
81. When, later. flying autos brought
the good word that the danger was
under. control, the crowd returned
to find their homes a mass Of wreck
age or in ashes and relatives dead or
wounded.
William Barton, former telegraph
editor of the Montreal Gazette, re-
lated today his experiences during
the explosion.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1917-12-13
.Hearhending Scenes:

st. Johns. N. B.. Dec. Eye wit
,nesses Of the Halifax explosion reach
ing here today told details of the
horror through which they passed.
In the party were fourteen young
women students.
Esmond p. Berry, q. st. Johns
postal clerk. was at Richmond dur
ing the worst Of the catastrophe.
ut was terrible he said, people
dying in our car like flies. Some Of
them came to the place with noses
shot on, eyes. put out. faces slashed
with flying glass. limbs torn and dis
torted. On one occasion while we
were working around q wrecked
building, we could see little baby
fifty feet or more underneath q
burning mass crying for aid. We
could not reach 1t and had to watch
while It burned to death. Men and
women and children were lying in the
streets and hundreds must be buried
beneath the wreckage :, !,
j. G. Gillespie. q train conductor,
said that. at Richmond fully so per
cent. Of the buildings collapsed.
Babies were lying in the streets dead.
Earnest Cameron, Canadian Pa
ciflc telegrapher operator. and all
his family were killed.
Halifax, Dec. Stunned BY the
magnitude Of the disaster which has
overwhelmed garrison city by the
Sea- the people Of Halifax today
bent all their energies to relieving
the injured, feeding the hungry, shell
tsring the homeless and gathering
their dead.
Reports from the improvised
smergues and from hospi itals. church
es, schools and private residences
seemed to hear out last nights e.
Innate that at least I, % lives were
lost when the Belgian relief steam
ship Imo collided with the French
munitions steamer Monte Blanc.
causing the detonation #ofS ,0o % tons
$ofs trinitrotuluol, one Of the most
powerful explosives manufactured.
Help from outside began TO reach
the stricken city today. Doctors.
ynurses ana medical and; food sup
plies arrived on specia trains. othsi
51r trains we're reporte on tho way
2alldd expected ~ reach here during
iEhn 1lay
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1917-12-13
,JERUSALEM'S FALL
ENCOURAGES ALLIES
English VIII Safeguard Holy
Places Story Of Campaign
Leading to Capture From
Turks.

London, Dec: 10 O.--The p capture
of Jerusalem by the British forces
marks the end, with two brief in
terludes, of more than I 200 years.
possession of the seat of the Chris
tian religion by the Mohammedans.
For 673 years the Holy City has
been in disputed ownership of the
Turks, the last Christian ruler Of
Jerusalem being the German emper-
or, Frederick II, whose short-lived
domination lasted from 1929 to
1874. -. .sG.
The holy city Of the Christian, re-.
ligion capitulated to General Allen
by's forces consisting Of British,
French and Italian troops, after it
had been entirely surrounded, and
with it's fall seemed swept away the
dream Of the Germans and Turks, of
driving southwark thru Palestine,
capturing the suez canal and invad-
ing Egypt. !:
Since the recent taking Of the
town of Jaffa on the Mediterranean
sea, and the gradual closing in on
Jerusalem. by the allied forces, the
fall Of the ancient city had been
daily anticipated. 1t was not the
lack Of strength that prevented it's
capture, but rather the desire of
General Allenby to carry out his
plan Of enveloping the city, and fore
ing its capitulation, as a frontal at
tack would have endangered the
numerous sacred places inside the
city and its environs.
Apart from its connection with
the campaign being waged against
Turkey by the British in Mesopota-
mia, the fall Of Jerusalem was the
definite collapse of the long-pro-
tracted efforts of the Turks to cap
ture the Suez canal and invade
Egypt. Almost the first move made
by Turkey after her entrance into
the war was campaign against
Egypt across the great desert Of the
Sinai peninsula. In December. 1915,
the Turks had been. driven back as
far as Ell ,Arish, about 85 miles east
of the Suez canal. In December,
1916, the British stormed Ell Arish
and a few days later severely de-
feated the Turks at Maghdabah,
about sixty miles to the south on the
same front. Two weeks later the in
vaders had been driven out Of ugypt
and the British forces crossed the
border into Palestine.
British Take Ell Khulil.
n On March z, last, the British
forces captured Ell Khulil, Is miles
south of Jerusalem. Ell: Khulil is the
modern name Of ancient Hebron.
The. campaign lapsed into stagnancy
thru the heated period. ,s5.
& Early in November the British
Beersheba, 40 miles south,
Of Jerusalem. simultaneously. q
coastal column became active. By
the city of GAIA was In
their hands and the British were
the Turks northward after
having inflicted casualties estimated
as In excess Of 10000.
Generall Allenby, the British
kept his forces vi near
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1917-12-13
Describes Disaster.

In ten seconds it was all over" :"
Mr.. Barton said. "a, low. rumbling
quake shock, and everything vibrat-
ing, then an indescribable noise. fol-
lowed by, the fall of plaster and the
smashing Of glass. In such moments
the human mind does not hesitate; a
cry went up, "A German bomb "a
rush for the door, headlong down the
hallway. amid falling pictures, glass
and plaster, to the swinging doors Of
few seconds before. now ripped from
their hinges; through great project
ling triangular pieces of glass to the
street. Here found myself with q
burden. How she had come into my,
arms do not know, yet here she
was, Historically shrieking, oh, my
poor sister, my poor sister!'
Outside, overhead, q giant smoke
cloud was moving northward. DAN
ger seemed over. crossed the road,
laid my feminine burden on door
Estep, and returned to the hotel. 1
was unscathed. I made my way up
stairs to the rooms Of two friends.
The rooms were vacant. Ny friends
were unscathed.
We Immediately went for the
vicinity Of the disaster. Towards
Citadel Hill we wended our way and
further we went to the more horrid
part Of the aftermath. The impro-
vised stretcher met US on all sides.
converging into the main thorough
fares from highways and byways:
The wounded we're everywhere, but
most Of these unfortunates could
hobble or walk. We kept onward.
We arrived sats the armory. whore the
khaki-elad men we're !, already on
parade, many Of the soldiers show
ing wounds bound with handker-
chiefs confusing the mind with base
hospitals Of overseas. 81
.As we passed. they were already.
on the march to the more devastat-
ed area. The order had gone forth,
Commanders all ehicles, auto 81
horse. A Gordon was drawn across
the street and passengers we're forced
to alight and resume Journey afoot..
There was grim work ahead. u
The matron and all but two of the
children at the Protestant orphan
age elieved to have perishsd
Nineteen pers onsstare known e. sbe1
:deadsats sDartmou nth. pposite HALIFAX.
;seyeral rssid mt are MISSING and|
prssumed Stos Sdsad.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1917-12-13
Rumanian Armistice.

Jassy. Rumania, Dec. Official
announcement was made today Of the
signing Of an armistice in accord
ance with which hostilities were sus-
pended at 1890 p. m. yesterday un-
til further notice.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1917-12-13
XMAS BURROUGHS
WILL NOT BE GIVEN
tBy. the Associated Press)

Washington, Dec. 12.-Men Of the
national army will not be given
Christmas furloughs unless they live
within trolley distance Of their can
tonments, the war department has de-
cided. -... -g
Secretary Baker, in an announce
ment today, assigned the harmful ef-
feet a general leave would have on
camp discipline and the heavy bur-
den it would throw on the railroads,
as reason for the departments ac-
tion.
Camp Dodge, Dec. 12.-Announce-
ment by the war department that the
national army men would not be
given Christmas furloughs unless
they lived within trolley distance OF
the cantonments, seriously affects
the plans of this camp.
1t had been planned to give leaves
to approximately half the men here,
dividing them into two groups, one
for Christmas and the other for New
Years.
Very few men have homes within
trolley distance. -
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1917-12-13
JUDGE COFFEY CHOSEN
FOR HALL TRIAL
{By the Associated Press)

Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 12.-Judge
Nuessle announced today that Judge
Coffey Of jamestown will arrive to-
morrow to begin the trial of secre-
tary of State Hall, charged with en-
bezzlement of $3,400 of state auto
registry funds. The trial of Eugene
Walla, former clerk in the automobile
registration department of the sec
retary of state, also charged with
embezzlement, will follow immediate
ly after.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1917-12-13
ar Peace gegohaion1!l!.

copanhage Dec. 10. The semi
odlcial German news agency ssys
biliEatioas sDf the Russian: forces
a1read been begun ma Athat
peace negotiat tions restricted to@ the
Ru1sian front, hays beer authorised Il
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-09
"A $4,000, 600 Saving

The lies in 100000 factory saving. due to
Bate efficiency methods.
John W. Bate is famous efficiency expert He has spent
years and millions this Mitchell plant Every building, every
machine has been adapted build this type economically
His methods viii save this years output about
100000. That is what pays for these extras The "a per
cent added luxury paid for by savings body plant
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-09
How We Pay 1t

Men wonder how pay for all the Mitchell extras In
addition to 100 per cent overSengh there 81 extra fea
lures And this year add "a per cent to the cost of luxury
and beauty.
Yet Mitchell Six-Mitche Junior-sels for $3.50 at
factory The other undeSe any you class with it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-09
All Cars In One

In the latest MchelS Mr. Bate combines the best from all
cars in one His endurance Standards believe the
highest yet adopted His luxury standards touch the very limit
Our body designers studied PSI in creating these
Mitchell bodies You will find here nearly all attractions in
single model You will find 81 features which nearly all cars
omit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-09
Cars Too Light

Mr. Bate believes that the trend toward lghtness went
too far, and sacrificed endurance
So he has worked three years on Mitchell to double the
margins of safety The old standard so per cent over
strength-the new is 100 per cent.
Over 40 parts built of toughened Steel All safety
parts vastly oversize. All parts which get major strain
built of Crome-Vanadm. Gears are tested for $4,000
pounds per TOOTH The canlever springs built that not
one has broken in two years.
The result believe, is lifetime Several Mitchels
we know of have already 100000 miles apiece But
such standards much added cost in these days of high
steel
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-09
One Size for $1250

Mitchell Junior with t2oinch wheebase sells for $3.50
at factory 1t has six-cyInder 4ohorsepower motor
The passenger Mitchell most impressive car-Sells
for 1885 factory Yet exce in many ways which
cost much more.
See these extra values Judge for yourself what they
mean to you. you do that you will want Batebuilt
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-09
Gathered by John w. Bate

The Mitchell has long commanded very high place
abroad All the roads of the world have proved Mitchell
endurance
In 1913 John W. Bate spent a year among European
Makers to study their ideals and their Standards And he
has driven practically all America to study
ditionS here
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-11-16

markets. Retailers are requested u
comply with the following regulations
in the handling of sugar:
"To discontinue the sale of sugar IN
bag lots.
"To customers ordinarily purchas.
ing one dollars worth, do not sell
more than so cents worth at a time
"You are requested to discontinue
advertising sugar.
"Retailers will be violating regula-
tions of the United States food ADMIN
istration if they have more than 10
days supply of sugar on hand at any
time.
"Retailers will be violating regula-
tons if they ask an ~exorbltant or
unreasonable profit over n above
actual cost.
"Any violations of food adminlstra-
ton regulations will result in all job
bers disseminating sales of this Item
to such violators."
The communication is signed by the
members of the Montana Wholesale
Grocers association.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-11-16
Auction SALE OF LOTS
AT BOWDOIN TOWNSHIP

On Saturday, December l, 1917, at
10 o'clock a. M, a public auction will
be held at Bowdoin, Montana, for the
purpose of selling 230 town lots in the
United States reserve for the town.
site.
Present occupants of town lots are
advised that they are without any
rights thereon and unless they remove
their improvements before date of sale
they must make adjustments with the
purchaser of the land, as the United
States cannot recognize them as in
any way entitled to a preference or to
retain either possession of the land or
the improvements as against the pur-
chaser at the sale or thereafter.
Payments may be made in three
annual installments, the first payable
at the time of sale. Deferred pay
ments will draw interest. at $50 and
be payable at Glasgow Land Office.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-11-16
|SUGAR SALES WILL
'''' ''''I Be REGULATED
Instructions Being Issued to Re.
tail Dealers Throughout
the State.

Emphasizing the fact that no short
age of sugar confronts of
the northwest, but strongly advising
all p%recaution against allowing GUS
toners to purchase in 1O0-pound or
similar large lots, the Montana
Wholesale Grocers association is send
ing out posters to all retailers in
Montana explaining the sugar situa-
ton and urging economy in it's use.
"There will be no advance in the
market" the poster reads. sowing to
a temporary shortage of sugar in
many other markets of the country,
the first instructions of the food adj
ministration to Montana jobbers is to
buy a very much restricted quantity
of sugar. Therefore, it is necessary
to restrict sales to our customers.
Retailers are advised to restrict
sales to until such time as
the temporary shortage is relieved by
importation of Cuban sugar in eastern
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-11-16
RAILROADS RUSH CARS
FOR WAR SHIPMENTS

"During the past week $4,000 flat
cars have been rushed to lines oper-
ating in the southeastern part of the
country in order to facilitate the
transportation of the piling and heavy
lumber needed for the new shipbuild-
ing yards. The commission Of car
service of the railroads war board also
ordered the prompt movement of more
than thirty thousand cars into the
west and middle west to protect gov
eminent orders for grain and hay in
additional large consignments Of re-
frigerators. Cars have been sent to
Colorado, Idaho, North Dakota and
Minnesota to handle apples and po-
tato crops, making provision for
the storing of eastern crop. As a
result the demand for refrigerator
cars has been unusually heavy. Tc
safeguard the movement of all perish.
able shipments, the commission or
car service has just issued a genera
order to the railroads i%nstructine
them to exercise the strictest econom!
on the handling of refrigerator cars
the supply of which is unequal to tn
demand. The order states that car
shall not only be moved with dispatcl
and unloaded promptly, but that al
refrigerator cars must be returne'
at once to owning roads after the,
have been unloaded. It is also urge
that more cooperation on the part o
the shippers to load cars to full ca
: pacity instead of wasting efficienc
$ through continued shipment of min
! mum carloads. The commission 0
= car service has supplemented TIL
: order with the suggestion that tn
railroads have refrigerator cars, b
s making more liberal use of box cal
in moving potatoes. These box cal
the commission states, will be sultab
. for the movement of potatoes If the
are substantially lined and provide
81 with stove protection"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-11-16
WENDELL ITEMS

Nearly everyone in Wendell at
tended the James Bruce auction today
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce and family in
tend to leave for their home in Wash
ington.
Mrs. Carrico and children VISITED
with Mrs. Erickson Monday.
MI. johnson of Glasgow autoed tt
the Pat Sisk place to look after his
stock.
Mr.. Sebastian and Mr.. Alderman
spent the fore part of the week il
Glasgow.
Mr.. j. A. Downing has purchased
number of cattle from Mr.. j. Hill. HI
intends to go into the cattle business
Mr.. Glenn Stickler went to Chica
60 Wednesday. He had in charg'
several carloads of cattle for Mr.. ia!
Taylor.
Miss Fac Taylor visited at tn
Charley Taylor home Sunday.
The American Hide & Leather CO
shows a surplus of S~6,711,1S8.
Miss Bertha Waldbaur left for Roy
Montana, to spend the winter on he
homestead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Taylor and so
George spent Sunday at Hinsdale.
Mr.. Paul F%orsemann is working 70
Mr.. j. A. Downing.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-11-16
RED CROSS MAKES
FOURTH SHIPMENT
Boxes From Local Chapter Will
BE Sent Direct to American
Soldiers in France.

The work of the Red Cross in VAL
ley county shows a greater increase
of late than has been formerly shown.
Active interest is being taken by out
lying localities and a desire to render
greater service to our country is be-
ing expressed on every hand.
During the past week a committee
in charge of the Christmas packets to
be sent to the soldier boys, have been
devoted to their work and the last
packets have been sent. Four packets
will go direct to France and six will
remain in this country to be delivered
from division headquarters. Into
these boxes have been places such
articles as writing material, pencils,
knitted socks, handkerchiefs, soap and
gum, all of which undoubtedly will
be greatly appreciated. The commit
tee in charge of this work were, Mrs.
E. A. Hubbell, chairman Mrs. C. E.
Smith, Mrs. Dave Parsons and Mrs.
E. B. Talmadge.
The fourth regular shipment of the
Red Cross has been sent to division
headquarters. The approximate value
of material used in the making of the
articles was 5000. This gives some
what of an idea of the cost of ma
t~erials. The box contained the fol-
lowing articles:
II pairs of pajamas.
2 surgeons helmets.
IA comfort pillows.
4 sweaters.
3 surgeons gowns.
IS bed shirts.
81 pairs of pillow cases.
2 surgeons caps.
43 sheets.
l draw sheets.
S pairs of knitted wristlets.
II hot water bag covers.
10 knitted mufflers.
&C bed socks.
ii knitted socks.
This box was packed by Mrs. Thos.
Markle and Mrs. George Plant and
the articles sent were made by ladies
at Nashua, Oswego and Glasgow.