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Evening journal., 1917-12-08
MAIL Carriers BOOST
SALE OF WAR STAMPS

Mail carriers connected with the loca
postofnce are vielng with one another
in selling the War savings stamps
and after the Christmas rush of mai
matter has been disposed Of, POSTMASTER
English is planning 10 divide the men
into four groups. These will be known
as Nos. I and ? business and residential
districts and Nos. and . residential dis
trictS.
Many Of the letter carriers are arr0ng,
ing with patrons 10 take one stamp a
day. or one a week, and these win b.
delivered whenever Il suits the pa
irons.
The experiment Of selling The war
ihrifs stamps at the posioflco at
nights was tried for the INST time
last evening, and . was satisfsctors
As a result the stamps Will be on sale
each night next week until 2 O'Clock
at postal savings deposit window al
The postoflce.
Evening journal., 1917-12-08
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
HALIFAX, ". S. Doc. s.-A lashing
northeastern, burdened with sleet. that
howled in from the Atlantic all night
and was still raging early today, fail
ed 10 halt relief work in this stricken
city Twenty thousand destitute men,
women and children were sheltered in
buildings and homes which stin re-
main standing. Barriers Of tar paper
were built in the shattered windows 10
shut out the bitter gale.
Two thousand dead, 5000 injured,
90OoJ homeless. was the ton IN
Halifax aud It's suburbs when the
irench munitions ship Mont Blanc
nlew up In the harbor according 10
citizens committee estimates today.
The damage is $50 100000. The thor
ough checking up work Of the citizens
committee resulted in every destitute
person i'm Halifax being taken care Of
last night. when it was certain death
TO wander through the storm-swept
streets without proper clothing.
- The loss in Halifax. falls heaviest
upon children Whole schools, fllled
with pupils, were demolished leaving
hut one OF two survivors. In other
schools every child was injured by ny
ing glass.
Many Of the refugees are going about
wrapped In blankets. Their own
clothes are torn to shreds.
Tho widest weather the Atlantic
coust can produce has practically end
ed the hunt. for bodies. a thick pail
OF snow covers the blackened ruins
Of the north end. The sleet helped
the exhausted fremen once again sub
due the fires in the wreckage.
Justice Harris, cf Halifax, chairman
OF the citizens finance committee, is
sued the following statement today:
"The committee OF the citizens
Of Halifax was appointed to make
public statement on the damage
10 the city of Halifax and the town
Of Dartmouth, and after as care
Evening journal., 1917-12-08
Growers Of BEST
CORN Jet Prizes
West Brandywine Oranges
Conduct Creditable Show
at TalIeyville
EXHIBIT IS SENT
TO STATE SHOW

In Grange Hall, al Talleyvills. yes
tcrday. the annual show OF West
Brondywlne Granse was held and it
proved 10 be the biggest and best ox-
hibit Of the kind the grange has had
for several years. The attendance was
unusually large.
pusev Cloud judged The corn and
ribbons were awarded as prizes. For
the best exhibit Of yellow dent corn,
the FIRST prize was awarded 10 Robert
Webster; second prize, Herbert
Chandler; third prize. W. s EastlS'k.
For the best exhibit Of white cap
corn the first prize was awarded 20
William Clark: second prize, Thomas
RYAN: third pTisc. stephen Logue.
liz the white corn exhibit there was
but one cnirant, Herbert Chandler. and
Inc was awarded the FIRST prize Prizes
were also awarded for the best single
ear Of corn as follows. yellow dent
Continued on Page Twol
Evening journal., 1917-12-08
HALIFAX DEATH LIST IS
PLACED AT 1000 TODAY

ful a survey as possible Of the
damaged area, the committee re-
ported that while every building IN
Halifax and Dartmouth was more
or less damaged. the devastated
area is found near the scene Of the
explosion and embraces chilly dis
iricts occupied by workers and the
poorer classes.
Between 5000 and 1000 Of such
dwellings have been completely de
stroyed by the explosion or the
Ore.
"The number Of those affected
Is estimated at 5000 and, while.
OF. course. the circumstances Of all
or even most Of them cannot be
ascertained until each case is in
vestigated, yet it is feared that the
destitute poor In the area will
number upwards Of 10000. and
actual loss and tho estimated cost
of their temporary maintenance
will reach between S25.000,000 and
S3O,OOQO0O. The number Of persons
rendered destitute are considered,
and this Is the portion OF the
population Of Halifax and Dart
mouth least able to bear the loss
and which must he Immediately
relieved by generous assistance Of
their fellow-citizens throughout
Canada"
Today Halifax is a place OF hospital
md morgnes; Of bitter cold, drivipl
leet and hlackened wreckage.
kilograms are pouring in from al
laris Of America asking for informa
ion concerning persons believed &
lave been in the city when the French
hip blew up.
Every train brings crowds Of rela
ives Of people who were injured o.
perhaps killed.
The exact toll In human lives can
lot be told for many weeks, probabl!
never viii be known. Fire. which
Evening journal., 1917-12-08
sEvERE sTORM on wAY NORTH.

By the United Press
NEW YORK Dec s-Waning of storm stretching along the
Atlantic scaboard from Jacksonville to Easipor Maine ordered
today by
northeast bringing gales
SHOWS
Evening journal., 1917-12-08
WILSON MAY TAKE
OVER RAILROADS
DURING THE WAR
BY The United Press.

By The United Press.
WASHINGTON. Dec s.-Govcrnment
control Of the railroads Of the country
is persisienily reported today TO be
President Wilson's solution Of the
Transportation crisis Appointment Of
q federal railroad dictator will ba the
first step toward unincation Of on the
lines during The war. Tie viii run the
railroads as one big system, making
common Use Of irackage. equipment
and terminals and pool revenues IN a
manner at present Illegal under private
management.
Government guarantee of tho railway
securities held by investors Is certain.
stockholders will be assured that their
interests VIII he protected under gov
ernment management.
The only alternative seen today was
continuation Of the present direction of
the lines by the railroads war and OPP
Grating committee of vice presidents
with government loans and Congres-
sionsl repeal of antitrust laws. The
delay .in obtaining such legislation
works against this plan
Railroad executives anticipate that the
President viii appoint government
traffic manager 10 coordinate existing
tranlc agencies In various war-m4Ning
branches. such as the navy. army food,
munitions and shipping boards. Con-
flicting and too numerous priority Or
dcrs from these different officials are
blamed by railway men as largely re-
sponsible for present congcsied freight
conditions.
But the railroad executive. have not
vet abandoned all hope of retaining
their present control. n regulatory
Continued on Pase Two.
Evening journal., 1917-12-08

FIRST grade sole lralhrr. star Shoe
Befairine Co.. iio West 10th si.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1917-12-08
blizzard BunIEs TRAINS TO HALIFAX.

by Tho United
ST JOHN. N B. Dec. sRalroad officials arriving here today
reported that trains Halifax buried snow
drifts.
the billiards sweeping the country
about the stricken city
Canadian government railway pow dispatched last
n5t from Moncton B. to clear tracks for trains between
that city and Halifax derad wrcchns crew from Mon'0n
was hurrying % today
Evening journal., 1917-12-08
LUNCHE0NS NET Sl02
TOR TOBACCO FUND
Committee Turns in That
Amount from Red Cross
LuncheonS
1T WILL SUPPLY 4OS
SOLDIERS FOR WEEK

Through the kindness and hard work
OF a committee comprising Mrs. Paul
Z. Wilson. Mrs. f. NJ Hopes, Jr., Mrs.
George s. Capello. Jr., Mrs. A. u. Warn
er, Jr. Mrs. J. Monteith Jackson, Mrs.
C.. p. NJ Rumford. Mrs. Frank Gun
solus. Miss Claire Elegood, Mrs John
r. Neary and Mrs.f fJoseph p. Wales.
chairman; picnic ldncheons have been
served TO Red Cross workers and the
sum OF Si0i97 was cleared in one
month, TO be applied to buying tobacco
CONTINUED on Pago Twol
Evening journal., 1917-12-08
Ry The United Press.

Ry The United Press.
WASHINGTON. Dec. s.--Thst Czar
Nicholas had escaped from his place Of
confinement in Siberia, was the rumor
the American consul at Ti1is, Russia,
reported TO the State Department to-
isy
Tho departments advices gave no de-
fails. merely reporting a rumor st Tilhs
.ng, the Car had escaped.
Nicholas, following his deihronement
by the revolution this spring. was spir-
tied out Of Petrograd TO the small
prison village of Tobolsk in Siberia.
He was reported TO have been housed
there under guard. accompanied by his
wife and their children. Their home
was set up in simplicity that contrasted
Evening journal., 1917-12-08
u. U.S.DESTROYER JACOB JONES TORPEDOED:
60 AMERICAN OFFICERS AND MEN LOST:
81 SURVIVORS TAKEN OFF LIFE RATS
TIFLIS HEARS REPORT THAT
FORMER CAR OF RUSSIA
HAS ESCAPED FROM SIBERIA

sharply with their former splendor. in
a large house IN Tobolsk Recently a
statement purported to have been made
by the Geposed Car through a neigh
boring monkery disclaimed any inten-
tion Of seeking TO regain the throne
But officials here have never ceased
to speculate on the possibility that out
Of the present chaos in Russia, the
monarchists might not attempt TO lib
crate the Gar
Certain units in the army are stnl
believed 10 be loyal 10 him or amen
able to the influence Of their officers,
who might be brought 10 lead a mon
archist counter revolution.
However, there is nothing to confirm
the rumor Of the escape.
Evening journal., 1917-12-08
GENERAL surnRrLL PREDICTS LONG WAR

GENERAL suERRIL PREDICTS LONG WAR
By the United Press
NEW YORK Dec s-The viii continue five SIX yeas,
IN m opnon Of Adutani General Charles H. sheriff. He made us
statement at the annual Of the Delta Kappa
Epsilon fraternity here.
Evening journal., 1917-12-08
WEATHER

snow tonight with rising tenn
perature; Sunday clearing ami
colder; increasing east winds
tonight becoming northwest
sunday.
Evening journal., 1917-12-08
Why Is A'cLOcK LIKE inns?

CHESTER, Dee. Slight men who
had been employed at periods of two
hours at a time, TO wind lhe clock in
City Hall tower. are hunting loss siren
nous work. Tho Board OF Public Works
decided II was too hard on the men and
too expensive, so they installed a mo.
tor
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-29
SPRINGFIELD Is
WELL GUARDED
UNITED STATES SMALL ARMS PLANT
is OBJECT OF DAY AND NIGHT
VIGILANCE OF GOVERNMENT.

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. Mar. 29.-If any
plotters who have engaged in the popular
sport of blowing up munition works in this
country attempts 10 make the Springfield
armory the object of an attack he will find
himself confronted by the most difficult
task he has yet undertaken. Day and night
the historic armory. which il the govern
ment's largest small-arms plant, is sur
rounded by n Gordon of guards. Not since
the civil war has the plant been 80 care
fully watched as at present. With the an
nouncement of the severance of diplomatic
relations with Germany all entrances to the
public were closed except at the main gate
The person who wishes to enter must state
his business To IN orderly. and if the order
ly thinks it of sufficient Importance the
stranger is escorted To the armory office
A guard remains with the visitor until he
leaves the armory grounds.
No government munitions plant has been
plotted against oftener than the Springfield
armory. and on no occasion has more than
~trifling damage resulted. Ii was on the
armory site that Shay's rebellion met it,
q%uietls in 1857. Daniel Shays, a brave
soldier in the revolution, was one of many
who found taxes oppressive in the years
Immediately following that war. Gathering
together a handful of armed followers. he
set out TO remedy matters by force. Rich
citizens of Boston organized IA body of sew
eral hundred men. started forth to give
battle to the Shays outfit. Meantime the
state had sent Gen. Shepard with 600 men
to Springfield, Shays, leading 1000 follow.
ers. attacked Shepard's force. Four of
Shays' men fell at the first volley and the
others fled.
During the civil war extreme care was
taken To guard the armory against plots OF
southern sympathizers. In 1864 two strang-
ers asked permission TO ascend the arsenal
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-29
Annapolis Graduates
w Officers TODAY
Especial to The Herald. !

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Mar. 29.--Onc hum
dred and seventy-two additional officers
became available 10 meet the shortage in
naval personnel today, with the graduation
of the first class at the United States Nav
al Academy. The graduation ordinarily
takes place in June, hut was advanced
three months to meet the exigeneies of the
occasion. For the same reason the sec
ond class, which in the usual routine would
not receive its diplomas until June, 1918,
will be graduated next September.
The program of today's exercises was
stripped Of all the social b~rilliancy that
for wears has been associated with the
".Jnne exercises" at the Naval Academy. No
special ceremony attended the occasion.
Following a parade of all the cadets the
members of the graduating class were
drawn up in review and received their dip
Tomas from the hands of Captain +. w.
Eberle. superintendent of the academy.
Frederick W. Haeberle of California was
the honor man of the class. The class
president was Clarence q. Ward. who was
appointed to the academy from the enlist
ed ranks Of the navy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-29
PREVENT STRIKES
IN TIME OF WAR
SUCH IS OBJECT or MEETING OF
NATIONAL CIVIC FEDERATION AT
WASHINGTON CITY TODAY.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Mar. 29.-Steps
ito prevent the fomenting of strikes and the
inciting of laboring men to riot, in case of
war, are to be outlined by the executive
council Of the National Civic Federation at
n meeting opened here today in conjunction
with the Advisory Committee Of the Nat
lional Council for Defense. n
In announcing lis plans the federation
asserts that the action Is taken because of
the great need of some such movement in
view Of the publicly announced intention of
certain radical organizations to promote
strikes and riots in every manufacturing
locality in which they can gam n hearing.
Action is also planned because of the ex-
perience in England, where j. was found
that after the South Wales miners strike.
involving 1000, 900 workmen, the only
means of settling and preventing strikes
was through such voluntary efforts, the
Munitions Compulsory act having proved
entirely futile.
The first step will be the offering by the
mediation department of the Federation Of
La plan whereby cancellation committees,
composed jointly of employers, labor lead
ers and representatives of the public, are
Ito be formed in every industrial center.
The welfare department of the federation
will offer a plan designed to assist In con
serving the health of the wage earners and
to rclive the strain and tension under which
they will very likely have to work under
war conditions
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-29
Warns Dancers Against
Rhythmic Affinities''

BOSTON, March 29.-"Rhythmic af-
f~inities'' are developed by the dance, DIR.
Dudley A. Sargent, gymnasium director
at Harvard, said at a meeting Of dane
ing teachers here.
"When a young man finds himself get
ting into the rhythm Of just one girl, and
finds that he cannot dance a. well with
any other partner. he has found hi> rhy-
thmic mate, and ne had better stop and
think" said DIR. Sargent sand when the
same girl finds she cannot dance a well
with anybody but the same young man,
they should either announce their engage
ment forthwith or break away. There
are such things n rhythmic afflnities.'
Both DIR. Sargent and Louis A.. Chalif
Of New York predicted that the waltz
would displace the so-cailcd modern
dances next season.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-29
Refuses To Submit
Case to Commission

ST. LOUIS, No., March ga propo-
sal to submit to the national commission
the question rs TO the right OF Branch
Hickey to leave the service of the 81
Louis Americans to become president Of
the st. Louis National was made last night
by p. d. c. Ball and wastured down flat
" by James C. Jones, trustee of the Ma
tional league club, because, he said, i. d.
johnson, a member of the commission,
was "utterly unfit" to act a. a Judge IN
the matter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-29
500 Bayouue Women to
Defend Oil Plants

NEW YORK, n. ". Mar. 29.-Follow-
in.s last nights meeting at Bayonne City
Hall. at which 300 citizens pledged them
selves 10 protect the oil refineries IN case
Of war, 500 members of the Bayonne Fed
GRAFTON Of Women's Clubs. representing
seven organizations. today rendered their
services to Mayor Garven n an addition
force for the home defense league.
Another meeting will he held Saturday
afternoon nj which 800 more men are ex-
pcrted to be recruited.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-29
Robbed Of $30,4O0 on
Buying Tour In NY

NEW YORK, n. Y, March 30
Mrs. Mary Strangemann, widow of Carl
A.. Strangemann. millionaire brewer of
Buffalo, came here today with private
detectives to inspect the pictures in the
"Rogue's Gallery" at Police Headquarters
in an Effort to identify a mar who on Mar.
10 robbed her of a handbag containing
$4,000 worth of jewelry and $500 in cash
while she was trying on gowns in q Fifth
avenue department store.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-29
Dtate Of Ohio. City OF Toledo.
snrna Nos11tw NJ

Frank J.. Cheney makes oath that he
u senior partner of the firm Of FL.
Cheney 4 Co.. doing business In the City
Of Toledo. County and State aforesaid.
and that said firm will pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and EVERY case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use OF HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
6worn to before me and subscribed In
my presence, this 6th day of December.
A. d. 1855. A. w. GLEASON.
(OeaD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Medicine Is taken In
ternaliy and acts through the Blood on
the Mucous Surfaces OF the System. Send
for testimonials. free.
r. J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. o.
0old by all druggists. 15c.
E3alrs Family Pills for constipation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-29

tower in order to obtain a view of the city.
The guard finally granted the request.
When the strangers departed the guard
went to the tower and found a bundle wrap
ped in a newspaper. 1t was a bomb with
fuse attached.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-29

Scientists have figured that the earth IS
thickest along an imaginary line drawn
from the top of Chimborazo, a mountain
in Ecuador, and a point on the coast OF
Sumatre, where the land is fairly high.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-29

Five and a half tons Of coal are burned
annually in the United States for each nm
developed horsepower available IN the
4 ream. of the nation.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-14

the latter rose and laid one hand on the shoulder which had begun to trem- ble. Man and boy looked at each other. eye to eye. then the elder of the two began to speak.
 "Jeb. don't want ye to think don't feel for ye. but ye don't know who the feller is. an ye can't hardly go shootin' permiscuous. We've sot to bide your time"
 But" interrupted the boy tensely you knows. You knows everything hyarabouts. In heavens name. Anse l haint askin' nothin' out of ye but jest one word. Jest speak one name thet's all needs"
 The mother had dropped back into her stupor again. and her son stood there. his broganed feet wide apart and his whole body rigid and tense with passion.
 Anse Havey once more shook hii head.
 | No. Jeb." he said quietly; T don't know-not yet The McBriars acted on suspicion-an' they killed the wrong man. Ye ain't seekin' to dt likewise. be ye7 Ye aint quite twenty one. Jeb. an I'm the head of the fam fly. I reckon ye'd better take counse of me. boy. I ain't bent on deludin ye, an ye can trust me. We've got tt give me your hand. Jeb. that unti
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-14

T do hken you to Milt McBriar. What in heavens name is the differ ence between youf He kills your vas sals and you kill his. Both of you do it by the proxy of hirelings and from ambuscade. In this house a man lies dead-dead for no quarrel of his own, but because of your quarrel with Milt McBriar. But it seems that's not enough. You must enlist the son of the dead man into life that will have the same end for him. You bind him apprentice to your merciless code of murder"
 Her hands were clenched and her eyes burning with her tempest of rage. When she stopped speaking the man inquired once again Are ye through now?" But Juanita threw both her hands out and continued:
 You have taken the boy-very we'll l mean to take the giri. shall try to undo in her and in her ' children the evil you will do her brother. I shall try to give the fam. fly one unblighted branch. Unless | I'll fight you and your enemy Nc. Briar alike. because you are only two sides of the same coin. I'll try to take the ground out from under your feet and leave you no standing room outside a states prison. Dawn shall learn the things that will. some day set this coutnry free"
 | Mrs. McNash was looking up vague ly. but her thoughts were still faI away. and this outpouring of speech near at hand meant little to her. | Juanita, as she finished her wild peroration. fell suddenly to trembling Her strength seemed to have gone out of her words. Her knees seemed too weak to support her. and for the first time in her life. as she looked into the face of Anse Havey. ominous ly blanched with rage. she was physi cally afraid of a man.
 His eyes seemed to pierce her witt the stabs of rapiers. and in his quiet self-repression was something omi nous. For a moment he did not permit himself to speak, then he thrust { chair forward and said in a level toneless sort of voice: If ye're al through now. mebby ye'd better si down. Such eloquence as that's liable ter tire ye out right smartly."
 The girl made no move to take thu chair. and Anse Havey took one stel forward and pointed to 1t. This tint his voice came quick and sharp. lik' the crack of mule-whip.
 Sit down. tell ye! I've got jus few words ter say my own self"
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-14
CHAPTER TX.

One afternoon, while old Milt Nc Briar was sitting on the porch of his house, a horseman rode up and light ed" The horseman was not of pleas ant expression. but he knew his mis- sion and was sure of his welcome.
 'Evenin'. Luke" welcomed the Nc. Briar chief. and as the visitor sank into a chair with nod. he laconically announced:
 I've done found out who kilt Nash Watt"
 Old Milt never showed surprise. It was his pride that his features had banished all register of emotion. Now