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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-08

Halifax, n. S., Dec. Stunned by
the magnitude of the disaster which
have overwhelmed the garrison city
by the sea" the people of Halifax to-
day bent all their energies in reliev-
ing the injured, feeding the hungry.
sheltering the homeless and burying
their dead.
A snow storm set m early today
and while this in a measure impeded
the work of relief and rescue, ir
served to aid the firemen in fighting
the flames which still burned fierce
ly in many places among the ruins in
the devastated district. Reports from
the improvised morgues and from hos
pitfalls churches, schools. and private
residences seemed to bear out last
nights estimate that at least two
thousand lives were lost when the
Belgian relief steamer limo collided
with the French munitions steamer
Mont Blanc, causing the detonation
OF four thousand tons of trinitrutuluol,
one of the worst explosions in history.
UP to dusk today there had been no
chnage in the police estimate of 1000
dead from yesterdays disaster. About
the same number are injured, two
thirds OF whom are suffering from
cuts of flying glass.
William Barton, former newspaper
man and now travelling auditor for the
Canadian Imperial munitions boards
at Ottawa, related his experience. He
was at breakfast in the Halifax Hotel
'In ten seconds 1t was all over"
Mr. Barton said. "a low rumbling,
quake shock. with 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
a few seconds before, now ripped
from their hinges; through great pro-
jecting triangular pieces of glass TO
the street. Here 1 found myself with
a burden. How she had come into
was. Historically shrieking oh, my
poor sister By poor sister,.
Outside, overhead a giant smoke
cloud was moving northward. Danger
seemed over. / crossed the road, laid
my feminine burden on a doorstep
and returned to the hotel. My aid,
for I was unscatched, was possibly
needed for more there. made my
way upstairs to the rooms of two
friends. The rooms were vacant, but
normal even the glass unbroken-and
few panes OF glass remain unbroken in
this area. Once more I was is the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-08
SENATOR STONE SPEAKS
INTRODUCING RESOLUTIONS

Washington, Dec. &. Chairman
Stose, of the senate foreign relations
committee today presented the senate
war resolution against Austria Hun
gary and moved its immediate adop-
ton.
Beside the reasons that Austria is
Germany's active ally and as such has
committed war-like acts against the
United States. Senator Stone declared
there was the further reason that in
asmuch as Italy, France. and Belg. .um
comprised one battle front American
troops might at any t.me be facing
Austrians.
Senator Stone made no reference to
Turkish or Bulgarian relations.
TN this great world struggle said
Senator Stone, "all men know of the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-08
NINETEEN KILLED AT
DARTMOUTH. NEAR HALIFAX

Halifax, n. s. Dec. Nineteen per-
sons are known to be dead at Darts =
mouth, opposite Halifax. Several
residents are missing and presumed
to be dead.
Rock Head prison lost the roof from
the main building, but so one was
seriously injured. There were many
other misaculous escapes. but the
pail Of horror that hangs over Hall
fax will not be lifted In many
months.
Every available building Is today a
shelter house or hospital. The Aca-
denny OF Music was one of the first
big buildings to pos. the notice free
shelter here" The headquarters of
the Terminals Construction Company
the big sheds on their piers have been
hastily equipped for hospital pur-
poses.
Everywhere people whose homes
were intact were sheltering those
whose homes have gone. Hundreds
OF bodies lie in temporary morgues
awaiting recognition and burial.
Whole families are wiped out. All
day and night the agonizing search for
the missing went on. Rescuers tell
narrowing tales Of their experiences
Houses in most instances simply set
tied down, story on story, crushing
everything within. II was necessary
to remove the wreckage layer by
layer to rescue the inmates One
party of soldiers worked with almost
superhuman strength and energy for
an hour and a half to release a young
girl pinned under debris whose means
urged them to still greater efforts.
Just as they lifted the last Of the
wreckage from her she breathed her
last.
Passengers on a ferryboat near the
Dartsmouth shore felt the concus-
sion from the water even before it was
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-08
Declaration Signed by Presi-
dent at 5:O3 O'Clock
p. m. Friday.
BUT ONE VOTE
AGAINST ACTION
This Was London. a New
York Socialist, Who Was
Sharply Criticized.
By Associated Press.

Washington, Dec. 7.-Presi-
dent Wilson signed the resOlu-
tion declaring the existence of a
state of war between the United
States and Austria Hungary at
5:03 o'clock this afternoon. The
state of war dates from that
time.
The war resolution is Congress-
response to the Presidents re-
quest in his address Tuesday,
and is similar to that passed on
April 6, declaring war with Ger
many.
After only an hours debate. it
was unanimously adopted by
the senate. 1t was approved by
the house, 363 to /, London, of
New York, a socialist, dissent
ing.
Action respecting Turkey and
Bulgaria, is left to the future.
Caustic criticism of LOndOn's
position enlivened the house pro-
ceedings.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-08
MAXIMALIST FORCE
OCCUPIES PALACE

London, Dec. An armed Maxi
malist force has occupied Mare
Palace, according to a Reuter- dis
patch from Petrograd and expelled
all the Russian commission in charge
Of elections for the constituent as
sembIy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-08
All Hospitals Filled.

All Hospitals Filled.
Truro, N. S., Dec. THE Truro
academy, courthouse, fire hall and
military hospitals, are filled to-
night with wounded from Halifax.
Several of the injured died en- route.
To Probe Explosion.
Ottawa, Dec. THE Department
of Marine and Fisheries will name
a special tribunal to investigate the
Halifax disaster.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-08
By Associated Press.

ABOUT 5000 CASUALTIES.
Halifax, Dec. Five thou
sand dead and three thousand
injured, are tonight's estimate of
the toll exacted in human lives
and suffering by the explosion
and fires yesterday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-08

Don't Fail to Qualify So
That You Can Vote in Favor
|of Paving the Barrancas
Road.
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-08

Rain Saturday, warmer In northeas
portion. Sunday, fair much colder
north and central portions.
Highest Temperature yesterday, 90 de
orees; lowest, i2 degrees.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-22
INDICTED FOR
ST. PAUL RIOTS
Nonpartisan League Attor-
ney One of Three Ac-
cused of Rioting

st. Paul. Dec. 22.-James Manahan,
former United States representative
and attorney for the National Nom
partisan league. Oscar Z. Keller, st.
Paul, commissioner of public works,
and Thomas J. McGrath. former state
representative, were indicted late
yesterday by the Ramsey county
grand jury on a charge OF rioting.
The indictment came as the result
OF Investigations Of certain speeches
made during the recent street car
difficulties here. The talks made by
the two men indicted and others at
an open air meeting preceded an at
tack by strike sympathizeTs on
property of the Twin City Rapid
Transit company, during which the
windows in 20 street cars in the Loop
district were broken and trolley
wires cut.
I'm the final report" the local police
department was censured for its
failure to take action at the start
of the riot. at is the judgment of
this body that had the proper effort
been made by the police department,
the disturbance would not have
reached the proportions il did and
the unfortunate results were due in
a large measure to the inaction of
the police" the report reads.
Organized labor, as such, took no
part in the disturbance, so far as the
evidence before the jury showed, the
report concluded.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-22
Community Christmas Is
Nation Vide In It's Scope

Interesting data regarding COM
munity Christmas celebrations, Is
found in the Drama League Month
" IN an article by Clara Fitch, chair
man Of the festival committee for
the Drama League OF America. She
says:
Tn the last four years, q new
phase OF civic consciousness has ex-
pressed Itself by community cele-
brations OF Christmas and New
Year. IN which q municipal Christ
mas tree has been the central figure.
The dFst tree in Madison Square
Garden, New York city. SO inspired
the country that last year hundreds
of cities celebrated In a similar
manner. Why did we have the first
tree2 In The Survey for January,
the fourth, 1913, Sonya Levine tells
Of the deep impression made upon a
woman who heard the story OF a
young man in q foreign land In the
midst of Christmas rejoicing. He
declared his intention of having a
Christmas tree next year and asking
ali tie lonely folks he knew. Why
not e. Christmas tree in a public
place with music and light for the
lonely ones OF New York?
The community Christmas tree
causes people to feel together that
glow Of good Fellowship which is
called the Christmas spirit Its OBJ
ject is to develop the community
socially, TO establish q social tradi-
ton. Church and homo celebrations
are not tnterfered with by the great
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-22

outdoor Christmas tree, which Is for
every one. rich, poor and lonely,
Christian and nom Christian.
"The festival OF today owes its
origin to ceremonials performed by
primitive man. The pagan nations
of antiquity celebrated in some way
the winter solstice, the returning
sun as giver OF light and life.
Many nations have contributed
costumes and traditions as the
centuries have passed, and these
have been mingled with Christian
ideas until Christmas has become the
almost universal celebration we
now know.
Christianity has made the latest
and most valuable contribution
The Christ Child and the Christ
spirit.
Every community has some in
dividuai or some body of persons
fitted to start and carry through
plans for a community Christmas
tree. There must be a moving spirit,
generous citizen, a big-hearted
mayor, a humanized council, q mod
ern chamber of commerce, an active
civic organization, or a woman's
club OF broad scope to take the lead.
Money to defray the expense is
gained by contributions, the issue Of
Christmas bonds, or by generous
gifts OF organizations or individuals.
Since conservation of our forests
Is so earnestly desired. n growing
tree is recommended, an evergreen
native to the locality"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-22
BOMB SUSPECT
UNDER ARREST
Held for Plots to Destroy
Steamships and Sarts
Waterfront Fires.
CBy Associated Prsss.)

New York, Dec. 22.-Another enemy
alien alleged to have been implicated
in incendiaTy bomb plots TO destroy
sugar and munition steamships and
start water front fires. was arrested
here today. The prisoner described
himself as Charles Ilg, 50 years old
and said his home was in Richmond.
Hill. He IL believed 20 have been an
associate OF Franz Won Rintelen. one
OF the most notorious German agents
in the United States, who was re-
indicted yesterday for placing an in
cendiary bomb on = British steam
ship.
According TO federal authorities, Ilg
was an agent OF Karl Schimmel, q
lawyer who was convicted Of fraud
and Of practicing law illegally in this
city, now reported TO be either in
Germany or Mexico. II is alleged
that in 1918, Zig advertised in Brook
lyn papers offering German reserV-
lists work and after careful investiga-
ton as to their devotion to Germany
sent them to the ONCE of SchImmel.
where they were supplied with bombs.
With the arrest last August Of
three men charged with Conspiracy
to destroy ships in the port of New
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-22
DEMAND BREAK
With GERMANY
Aires Crowds Cry
death to President
IrigOyen"


EuenoS Aires. Dec. s2.-Ak to re-
salt ef the puhlic4kien oE tha tass%
grams seat BY CGlnK Ven LlMhGE<.
the former German minister % TIE
Berlin fcTeiEn esMee. IL AGAIN has
been necezSAwy 90 can cat mammtsd
patrols % dtSpsFa0 crowds 80 u@HEta
who demanded a rupture of relatiaHs
with Germany.
The mob, which shouted ~lonw IKE
the republic.~ ana ~aeAGh 90 RFesl-
dent ITiEoyen!" Was dispersed after
q hEht with the mounted Police in
the Gale FIoridA.
Heavy guards again have ls8an
placed over tia property nwned ~
Germans in the city and mrunted
men also are guarding the csius q
the newspaper La uninn fer Walsh
Count Ven LuXburE obtaiued
subsidy.
In political circles certainty Is az
pressed that congress viii demand
legislation from the President re-
EardinE the state % Affairs as rX-
posed BY the Ven LIlXhurg kilograms.
The general belief Is that the pasli-
cation % the document win lad %
new demands for the severance %
relations with Germany, congress
having already refused 10 sEncfion
the budget appropriation for con-
tinulnE the Argentine legation IA
Berlin. which was insisted On by tla
organs OF President ITiEuyeu.
Street comment indicates that the
public il not satisfied with the gov
eFuments statement which accom-
panied the publication Of the Won
LuxhurE kilograms.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-22
Women Haze No Choice
But To Work for the Red Cross

Of Secretary Daniels of the navy.
This Is in response to a wide
spread impulse among patriotic wo-
men to contribute directly from
their stores of handiwork to the
comfort Of the men who sail the seas
tokens of goodwill and affection
from mothers, wives, sisters, sweet
hearts and well-wishers OF Ameri-
can sailors.
Each community, under the plans
OF organization, is to have a local
navy auxiliary, which will affiliate
with the local organized unit of the
Red Cross and shall report and be
responsible to the executive COM
mittee OF the chapter or the branch
under whose Jurisdiction IL is.
Same Rules Govern.
The same rules that govern the
present Red Cross auxiliaries are to
prevail IN the new organizations.
specific lines Of relief work are to
De carried into effect. An auxiliary
must have at least ten members and
Its officers and committee members
shall be members OF the American
National Red Cross and of the cham
ter or branch within the local juris-
diction.
Red Cross chapters and branches
viii keep the local auxiliaries sup
piled with literature, blank forms
and other necessary working equip
ment, assist them in obtaining raw
materials for supplies. establish uni
form systems of accounting and
records, centraliZe the assembling
and shipping of supplies and give
credit for work accomplished.
Many prominent women have
taken active interest in the organiza-
ton and operation OF the navy
auxiliaries. The advisory commit
tee on navy auxiliaries TO the Red
Cross war council consists OF the
following:
Mrs. Edward T. stotesbury chair
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-22
Will WORK FOR REPEAL
OF FEDERAL GRAIN ACT
Congressional Delegations From Min
nesota and Two Dakotas Plan.
ming to Unite.
(By Associated Press.l

st. Paul, Dec. 22.-Aggressive ac-
ton toward the repeal OF the federal
grain standardization act, or at least
to a substantial degree q modification
Of the law during the present session
of congress is planned by the con-
gressional delegations from Minne-
sofa and the two Dakotas. according
to O. p. b. Jacobson. state railroad
and warehouse commissioners. who
was in Washington for some days in
conference with the opponents of the,
present system of grading.
The conferences were attended by
Congressmen VoIstead, Knutson,
Stevenson and Anderson Of Mime
sofa, Norton and Young OF North
Dakota and Dillon and Johnson OF
South Dakota. Minnesota and South
Dakota representatives are requested
to oppose the federal inspection rules
as now promulgated. he added. while
North Dakota, which for many years
made federal grain inspection q poll
tical war cry, was the first to raise
a voice against the federal grades
and has continued to make the most
vigorous opposition.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-22
Unique Use of Juvenile
Patriotism and Liberty Loan

dren are furnished by the coupons
from Liberty bonds, which DR.. Shaw
has recently presented to each of
her seven grandnieces and grand
nepheWs. With the present OF the
bonds, she wrote letters explaining
the Importance Of saving money, es-
peciaily during this war. The chill
dren are most enthusiastic over their
share In war work.
DR.. shaw Is anxious that the health.
education, and normal life of Amer
lean children should be inteFfered
with by war as little as possible, but
she does feel that the children should
be made to realize the tremendous
Importance of saving money, and
should be given the opportunity OF
helping in war measures.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-22
FolloU HOOUer Or
He'll FoHou You

FOLLOW Hoover. neighbors, or
Hoover will follow you," is the apt
and terse advice which one magazine
writer gives regarding the CASTRO
nomical and dietetic sacrifices de-
manded of all the American peoL%s
now, and adds: ut is better for us TO
do our fasting and remuneration by
the VOLUNTEER system, and do it hon
estly and well, than to have the whole
country put upon a bread card basis
And there isn't the slightest question
but that the latter condition Will ofit-
cially eventuate IL we do not eat
wisely and not too we'll"
When all realize that such sacrific-
es are necessary IL we are going to
save enough food to take care of
some other folks in the world whose
hunger has gone far beyond that
stage where a couple of grins will
suffice for a meal, perhaps the fol-
lowing amusing rhyme will make
deeper appeal than now:
Oh, the wheatless days, and the meat
less days,
oh, the days without sugar or sweet
The days without lamb, the days
without ham,
And the days without nothing to eat
oh, the days without ice, the days
without rice,
On, the days without corn, beans or
bread,
But we'll never despair, Wen fill up
And make soup Of the old feather bed
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-22
Five Prisoners Get Severe
Punishment For Plot to
Dynamite Factories
CONVICTED IN
FEDERAL COURT
Maximum Sentences Per
mitted Under the Stat
ute, Imposed by Court
(Rv Associated Prass.l

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 22s-AIbert c.
kaltschmidt who with four OF 1--WE
others. was convicted in federal court
early this morning on q conspiracy
charge, was sentenced a few hours
later to four years in federal prison
at Fort Leavenworth, and to pay q
fine Of $4,000. IL was the maximum
under the law, for conviction of the
three counts against him.
Mrs. Ida Meet, his sister, was SEN
fenced to three years in the local
house Of correction and fined SIS
900: Fritz A. Neef, her husband, and
Carl Schmidt and his wife, Maria,
were sentenced 10 two years i'm
prisonment, and fined $4,000 each.
Franz Respa, 20 year old German,
was the only one OF the six acquit-
ted on all three counts. He was held,
however, to answer to two other in
dictments pending against him.
The trial came 10 an end at $3.50
o'clock this morning after q session
OF court lasting since early Friday
forenoon. The jury was out more
than thirteen hours, several times
asking additional instructions from
the court.
In passing sentence Judge Arthur
futile pointed out that the statute
under which the defendants were
convicted was framed by congress
during peace times. and therefore It
was not possible to impose heavier
penalties.
The counts on which Kaltschmldt
was convicted charged the setting on
foot in the United States OF a milf
tary enterprise against Canada; a
conspiracy to dynamite the Detroit
Screw Works and a plot TO destroy
the st. Clair river tunnel at Port
Huron.
Carl Schmidt and his wife were
convicted on one count, and Mrs.
Neef and her husband on two.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-22

4Commenting on the plea OF so
many women in this country that
they do not have time aside from
their other duties, to work for the
Red Cross, an old Fargo resident
who has two sisters living in Canada
tersoly stated at Fargo branch head
quarters the other day that IN Cam
ada the women have no choice about
the matter. The inference was un-
mistalxable that American women
should also make 1t a mo choice"
matter.
One of the above mentioned sisters
is SO and the other Is So years of
age. When the world war broke out,
Canadian government officials made
q house-to-house canvass to see.
what each family could give, either
IN money or services to the war
cause. Finding that these two sisters
were not particularly well endowed
with worldly goods, he told them the
government would require that they
give their services for Red Cross
work all day every working day in
the week. Demurring that such q
plan would give them no time to do.
their homework, they were instructed
to arise earlier and get 1t out of the
way before reporting for Red Cross
work This they have done now for
three and q half years, and what
seemed at first a hardship IL now
merely a daily routine.
The above is authentic, having
been written by these two women TO
their brother In Fargo.
In all communities in the United
States where Red Cross chapters
are organized, under the new plans
Of the Navy auxiliary OF the Red
Cross, women who desire to work es-
peciaIly for the men Of the navy
are being invited to organize local
navy auxiliaries to the Red Cross.
this departure having the approval
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-22

man, Philadelphia; Mrs. ]. Ogden
Armour, Illinois; Mrs. Walter b.
Brooks, Jr.. Maryland; Mrs. George
Barnett, Washington. d. c.; Mrs.
Frederick Countiss, Chicago. Ill;
Mrs. George Dewey, Washington, D.
c.; Mrs. Geo. ]. Denis, Los Angeles.
CAL; Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson,
New York, n. Y; Mrs. Cary T.
Grayson, Washington, d. c.: Mrs.
Charles S. Hamlin, Washington, d.
c.; Mrs. Bryan Lathrop, Washing
ton, D. c.: Mrs. r. T. Meredith,
Des Moines, Iowa.: Mrs. Henry
Morgenthau, New York, N. T.; Mrs.
Henry R. Rea. SewiclGly, Pa; Mrs.
Matthew T. Scott, Washington, d.
c.; Mrs. James NJ. Thomson, New
Orleans, La; Mrs. French Wander
biIt, Newport, r. T.; Mrs. Otto Witt
pen, Hoboken, N. J.; Mrs. John
Holiday, st. Louis, Mo.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-22

York, and en- route 20 allied ccun-
tries" members Of the bomb squad
said their investigations revealed that
a meeting was held in SchimmeTs Of
nee in March. 1915. attended by Won
Rintelin. Otto Weipert and others. az
which $4,000 was subscribed 20 pay
these men TO place bombs on allied
steamships. Fire department rec
ords show that Schimmel was refus-
ed a permit at that time 20 keep ex-
plssives In his home.