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Evening star., 1917-12-08
Binding SnoWstorm
Handicaps Rescue Work
in Stricken Halifax

HALIFAX. N. s.. December s.-A
binding north country" snowstorm.
accompanying a gale that at times at
tanned q velocity Of moro thani forty
miles an hour. has held this city of
desolation In its grasp. for the past
twenty-four hours. adding nsw terrors
to the awe-stricken survivors Of
disaster. ana grsatiy im-
psdins the progress Of rslise trains
husuinR Asr4 freM -tha uaifaA stassa
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DAVID WORTH BACLEY, BROTHER
OF MRS. DANIELS, in COMMAND
Another Brother Was First Officer Killed in Spanish.
American War Lieut.. John K. Richards Of
Washington Among Survivors.

Topedoed in night attack the American destroyer Jacob
Jones' of the and largest submarine hunters of her class
sunk Thursday night in the and twods of her
lost The disaster brings the American people the
first naval loss of great since the country entered the
remainder accounted for in toda dispatch from Vice
Admiral Sims forwarded the of the survivors
Lieut. Commander David Worth Bagley. brother of Mrs
the American officer his life in the Spanish
war, does not appear in the list Of survivors
Admiral Sims mentioned officers among
survivors Bagley, down with
his ship
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News Is Censored.

Recent dispatches cabled from Lon
don to the United States have said that
telegraphic communication between
Spain and Portugal had been shut off,
it being intimated that news of the sit
uation in Portugal was being rigidly
censored by the authorities Of the re-
public
In September last general strike of
in consequence of those disorders the en-
tire republic was declared to be in a
state Of siege. Several persons. includ-
ing number of soldiers, at that time
explosion of bombs. The strike lasted two
weeks
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Make This An
Unusual Xmas

Do all Of your Christ
mas shopping before De-
cember l.
It will be an unusual
experience for you
d O u b ii e ss the most
agreeable experience
you have ever enjoyed.
Try it and know that
while helping yourself
you are easing the bur-
den for others, ..,,....
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Luxburg on His Way Home.

LONDON. December S.-A dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph from Copen-
hagen says Count Won Luxburg. for
merly German minister to Argentina,
has arrived in Bergen on board the
steamer Bergensfjord and proceeded to
Germany,
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| and Dominion cities with their urgent-
| ly needed supplies.
| The Massachusetts, relief train, which
was due to arrive early this morning.
was stalled in great snow drifts near
Amherst late last night, and snow
plows were pressed into service to clear
the tracks. Other rescue trains also are
reported snowbound.
With every building in Halifax and
Dartmouth more or less damaged by
the explosion and fire. men, women and
children huddled together as best they
could and passed a night of suffering.
The chilling wind whistled throuuh
smashed windows; there were scarcely
blankets enough to cover wounded
bodies. and many were unable to OBJ
tain food. Fires were almost out OF
the question. and the only lights OBJ
tainable were from oil lamps or
candles.
Out Of the chaotic conditions rich
and poor have rallied gallantly to their
ou.S of caring for the injured and
homeless and accounting for the dead
The citizens finance committee. headed
by Justice Harris, estimates that there
astated area. the majority of them from
the poorer classes. Nearly 1000 dwell--
fngs were destroyed. the committee d1S
clares. and the actual losses and the
nance will approximate 10000. 900.
Food Situation Serious "
Perhaps the most serious of the many
problems to be met is the food situaS
tion. There is enough food in the city
for immediate needs. but unless cons
munication is opened soon the city
faces the possibility of famine. Tna
energies of local relief committees
have been centered on the conservattoA
dered all their available supplies fos
the common need. Milk is almost un~
obtainable and fears are expressed for
the lives of babies in arms unless an
adequate supply is assured from out<
side sources.
In the greater task of caring for th1
living no concerted effort is bein0
made at present to compile list OF
ors. American tackles" and volunteers
are groping under the mass OF wreck
age searching for bodies The morguea
are choked with mangled bodies. many
of whom probably never viii be fdentt-
fed. Police officials still estimate the
dead at 1000 and the injured at 5000
or more.
At all hospitals, regular and improvfsed.
every available spot is occupied by the
wounded. In addition to the Nova Scotia
General and Camp Hill hospitals and the
infrmary. the Z. NJ; c. A., Knights o.
public places have been converted into
temporary hospitals. Doctors and nurses
have worked increasingly since the hrst
hours OF the explosion with little or M
sleep
Theaters House Homeless.
The Academy Of Music, the theaters and
halls Of fraternal organizations have been
thrown open to care for the homeaean.
Private citizens have opened their homan
and given their extra clothing to the uns
fortunates
houses for Information. and they have
been besteged all during the storm by
throngs of persons anxious for neWu Ql Z
relatives. Tho city clerks of1ce - d.
and missing
The sponfsnscus act11n ee the UxoasG
9taess "a o@ezanx AZ - aMa1aaa &
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Newcomers in Different Class.

1t should be called to the attention
of the many thousands of clerks and
stenographers who have recently en-
tered the government service for war
work that they are not likely to be in
cluded in any appropriation that may
be made for graded increase. In the
last session $4,000 in two deficiency
bills for the employment of this addiS
tional help did not consider any graded
increase for the War and Navy De-
partment emergency help
The attitude Of members of the appro-
priations committee is that these new
receiving much higher salaries than they
ever received before. should be considered
in q different class from the permanent
employees. who have established their
Proposal for the appointment of joint
congressional subcommittee on civil serv-
ice reforms. to devote its earnest and i'm
mediate attention to the question Of in
creased salaries for government workers,
has already been made to other members
of the House committee on reforms in the
civil service by Representative Charles d.
Carter of Oklahoma.
He is eager to give his service in
any way possible to get justice done
for the thousands federal employees.
He says: There should be a general
Encouragement of the salaries of the
government workers. Doubtless under
the present conditions, with the cost
Of everything they need increasing rap
Idly. way will be found to give sub
stantial increases to many who need
the increase most. We may find that
some Of the larger salaries are suf-
dcient, but in general favor a decent
increase and particularly for all sal
aries under $4,000. and perhaps a few
even higher.
IT am strongly in favor Of appointing
u Joint subcommittee from the committees
on reform in the civil service from both
tho House and the Senate who~will con-
fer, who will study this matter closely.
put a lot Of work into 1t, grant hearings.
consider the particular cases in which
suffering or hardship has resulted from
the parsimony Of the government and
correct 1t.
Question Too Big for Haste.
'~This is big question We must not
settle II haphazard. It ought to he set
tied once and for all on the grounds Of
Justice. 1t means lot of hard work,
but feel sure that the committee men,
bsI win be giad TO give it their utmost
caro- ON account OF how much Il means
l1n the lives Of - many thousandA of
--c >
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liner Drama, which had been converted
into an auxiliary cruiser, on October
1S. The Drama had been torpedoed by
submarine while she was acting as
under escort of American destroyers.
The Jacob Jones was one of the convoy.
The Jacob Jones and another de-
stroyer were detailed to remain by
the Drama after the submarine had
been attacked and put out of action.
When the Drama began to settle it had
grown dark and her crew abandoned
darkness 305 of the 478 persons on
board.
The other vessel standing by rescued
the remainder. All were saved.
She was one of the newest and larg-
est of American destroyers, with a dis.
placement of 1,150 tons and a length OF
80 feet over all. She was completed in
1916 at the plant of the New York Ship
building Company, Camden, n. ]. The
bine engines and had a speed of '29.57
knots an hour.
Fair Hit Indicated.
The large loss of life would indicate
that the torpedo. with its deadly
charge Of high explosive. made a fair
hit plump on the destroyer's thin hull,
and that the submarine hunter prob
ably was blown fairly in two.
That she probably went down al
most like a rock is evidenced by the
fact that nothing is said of survivors
getting of in lifeboats. Those saved
got of in life RATS which probably
fioated of the sinking ship as she
plunged down In the icy darkness.
Evening star., 1917-12-08

Not only are the government clerks
going to get continuation Of the S per
cent and 10 per cent graded increase in
salaries; not only do they stand good
chance of getting higher rate of in
crease, but there are good prospects that
a joint subcommittee from the commit
tees on Esforms IN civil service from
both Senate and House may go into the
subjeet more Thoroughly than ever be-
fore.
This was learned today In talks with
members Of the committee on reforms
in the civil service. who spoke their
minds freely that the government
workers should receive Just compensa-
the increased cost Of living, and that
the. question should be settled after
careful consideration and not through
any hap-hazard methods. Such careful
consideration would be for the inter-
ests OF the clerks, in order that there
might be a more just grading of sala-
ries to fit the individual efficiency and
to come to the relief of those of small
salaries, who are feeling the pinch Of
poverty pretty severely.
Committee Members Favor Increase.
The members of the House committee
on reforms in the civil service who
could be seen today were unanimously
in favor of increased salaries for the
government workers and for the very
careful consideration of the question
by a joint committee which would go
thoroughly into the matter and hold
hearings.
Due to the fact that the appropri-
alton bill for expenditures in the Post
ONCE Department, calling for more
than 333 millions of dollars. did not
contain any provision for continuing
the and 10 per cent increases to clerks.
there has been great deal of worry
by the thousands of employees in that
department. Leaders in Congress said
today that when the salary question
is considered the employees of the Post
Office Department may feel assured
that their interests and just claims
will be given sympathetic consideration
and that they will be included with the
workers of other departments in gem
eral graded increase.
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PORTUGAL CAPITAL
IS SCENE OF REVOLT

MADRID, December s.-A revolution
has broken out in Lisbon, the capital of
Portugal. according to a dispatch re-
ceived here by way of Oporto and Tuy.
Outbreaks also are said to have oc-
CURED at Oporto.
Evening star., 1917-12-08

The fate of the sufferers from the
explosion of Thursday is causing the
greatest concern, as temporary quar-
ters for the homeless are limited ana
supplies of window glass and roonng
paper that might make damaged build
ings again habitable- are still lacking
in SUFFICIENT quantity to meet the need.
Reports from Truro. sixty miles from
Halifax, say the whole section Is
storm-swept and the fury OF the ollz-
zard is hardly less cruel than the @ Ge-
stroying flames that preceded II. Inc
relief trains that raced with the storm
in the hope of getting their supplies
into Halifax before their paths were
blocked by the fast falling snow Iaileo
and today the relief parties were tnem-
selves in need of succor.
Relief Look for Suceor.
This was looked for fro=S Truro,
whence snow plows had been sent TO
the west The tie-up is between Truro
and Amherst and the first train 1t was
hoped to release was the Massachusetts,
relief special. The latter was reported
at 10 o'clock this morning to be still
stalled in draft at Memramcook' near
the Nova Scotia border.
Trains from Halifax and other points
east were reported as hours .Dehlno
and there were no promises made re-
garding them.
These trains are loaded with injured
persons and deaths upon them are alto
gether probable, as scarcely trainload
of injured has arrived heretofore with
out bringing the bodies OF some VINO
died after the journey to the hospitals
at Truro was begun.
To Relieve at Truro.
1t is thought likely that the Massa-
chusetts relief train, II it gets through
to Truro today, will be held up there
and the physicians and nurses, as well
as its supplies, devoted to the sufferers
who have been brought to Truro and
whose number already has taxed the
local resources, both professionally and
in the matter of sustenance.
The telegraph and telephone COM
panies were in a fair way to restore
ready wire communication with Hall
fax yesterday when the storm set in
and not only undid all their repairs,
but made matters worse than they
were Immediately following the explo-
sion. Great numbers of telegraph
operators are on the relief trains and
there will at least be no dearth OF
experts to man the wires once they are
set up. The Offices of the companies
west Of Halifax are deluged with mes
sages, including thousands Of anxious
inquiries regarding relatives or other
in Halifax.
Evening star., 1917-12-08
REMOVE FROM JERUSALEM.
Americans, Principally Jews, Go to
Points South and East.

LONDON. December S.-All American
citizens resident in Jerusalem have
been removed to the south and east,
according to Reuter- dispatch from
British army headquarters in Palestine.
Most of the American citizens in Je-
rusalem are American Jews. Of whom
there are about six hundred in Pales-
tine. Last fall the American govern
ment brought out from Palestine one
hundred Jews, principally the wives
and children of men naturalized in the
United States. They reported that
about 600 others had been left behind
and that there was. much misery in
Palestine when they, departed.
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Hostile to. Government.

An oporto dispatch. forwarded here
from the frontier. says the demonstra-
ton at Lisbon was hostile to the gov
ernment.> while at oporto the troubles
were provoked by the high cost Of ne
cessaries, bakeries and other shops be-
ing pillaged.
In Oporto seventy-eight arrests were
made and sixty persons were treated
in hospitals. One woman and one man
were killed. The governor ordered the
closing of all public places and issued
a decree clearing the streets at pm.
The town is now said to be quiet.
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WEATHER.

Snow this afternoon and tonight. fol-
lowed by clearing early tomorrow
morning; colder.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending pm. today: Highest, 40. at
pm. today; lowest. %, at am today.
Full report on page 8.
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Swoen Net Ctrellatisas MeHtA 81 NSvenbess
1917. Daaly Averases s4ss1s s2aays ee1oA
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the land where everything verboten
hatred and maris second day after Gerards arrival
Minister Stova reception to the Ambas
sador Allied diplomats From that evening On
until he sailed Span the Ambassador felt
among When the Americans accompanying the
French authorities in Switzerland for permission
to ent France, the French replied:
"0f you through France You are exe and
France welcomes you"
After arrived Paris they said they not
considered exiles but guests.
the break in diplomatic relations the slogan of German
milarsm became: "Win lose, must end the war"
many observers it seemed to be insanity coupled with
desperation which caused the Kaiser to defy the United
There that Germany desperate economcav
morally and miary While the had led German armies
enemy territory had destroyed German influence Throughout
word had lost Germanys colonies and Pacific
the opinion of the world against Germany But
during Germany trying to impress the United States
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ln August 1914 when the Chancellor very small group
people appealing his Majesty Kaiser
sided with General MoItke Admiral Tirpitz"
challenged the whole world to stay off of the President
Wilson broke diplomatic relations Immediately Ambas
ador Gerard to return home Gerard called
for his and said that he desired leave
Zimmerman informed him that the arrange
ments for train could be made he could leave Zimmerman
asked the Ambassador to submit list of he desired
to accompany him. The Ambassadors list submitted
the next day. The Foreign Office sent the Staff
nearly week passed before Gerard told he could depart
and then he instructed that the
him, but would have special leaving
Munich week two later American correspondents
expressed desire the Ambassador
permission In the meantime reports arrived that the
States had conscaed the German ships
of the American division of the Foreign Office informed
the American correspondents would be held hostages
did this Gerard replied that he would leave until the
spondents and all other Americans permitted
route they selected Virtually all of the correspondents
handed in their passports the Foreign Office but
hours before the special train departed for Switzerland
returned When Gerard the
his passports good the United States the Foreign
silent and neither would the General Staff guarantee
correspondents safeconduct through the German submarine
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So the only thing the Ambassador
via Switzerland France and Spain Cuba and the United States
The train which left Berlin the night of February 10
carried the happest of Americans which had Europe
since the began Virtually slept When the Swiss
border reached the Stars and Stripes hung
windows and Americans beathed again land They
felt like prisoners escaping from pentenay Most of them
had been under surveillance suspicion for months Nearly
had had personal experiences which them that
the German people like the
for public sentiment moral obligation Some of the
had previous occasions when they csd the German frontier
submitted to the most nhuman indgnites but they
Germany because in some way with
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10 Many Observers the Action of the German
Ruler in Permitting the Submarine Blockade
to BE Declared, EUen at the Expense of
Friendly Relations With the United States,
Was Insanity Coupled With DesperatiOn-It
Was Another BLoID in the Destruction of Ger
man Prestige
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N THE twenyseventh of January the Kaser birthday the
Chancellor Field Marshal Hndnbug First Quartemaster
General Ludendor, Admss Capee Hozendorf and
Mueller and Secretary of State Zimmerman invited to
Great Headquarters to attend the Kasers birthday
Ever since Won Hndenburg has been chief Of the General
Staff the Grand Chief Headquarters of the German Army have
been located Pes the of the Prince Of Pess Sea
Previously the Kaiser had had his headquarters here because
said and popularity believed that his Majesty in love with
the beautiful Princess of Pless Engshwoman by BIRTH When
Won Hndnbug took his headquarters to the big castle there
the Princess exed and to Parkenkrchn Of the
winter of Bavaria.
On previous birthdays of the Emperor and when questions of
debated the civilian Ministers of the Kaiser
always invited But the Kase birthday 1917 only
the military leaders asked Doctor Heech Minister of
Colonies So German bankers and business well Ger
shippers consulted. Germany becoming
desperate that she willing defy not only her enemies and
neutral countries business Pre-
vousy when the submarine debated the Kaiser wanted
to what effect such warfare would have German
and industrial life. But this time he did He
wanted to know the naval and military arguments.
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c9pyrIsh,. 1917. ooorse II. DOraL Company.

AZ the Begfnning of 1917 Germany Was in Such
a Desperate State That She Was Willing to
Defy Not Only Her Enemies and Neutral
Countries, but Her OIUn Financiers and Bust
ness Men as WelL-Thus the Kaiser Came to
Consider EUerything Exclusively Upon Its
Military Value
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The Fatal Die Is Cast

In August 1914 when the Chancellor and small group
of people appealing his Majesty the
Kaiser sided with General Motk and Admiral Trpitz
During the various submarine crises with the United States it
appeared that the Kaiser changngat he willing and
ready to side with the forces of democracy his
President Wilson and Ambassador Gerard thought that after the
downfall of Won ptz and Won Fakenhayn the Kaiser would
join hands with the reform forces.
But in 1917 when the final decision the Kaiser
his lot with his against the United against
democracy in Germany The Chancellor who had impressed
neutral observers being real leader of democracy
sided with the Kaiser Thus by stroke the demo-
cratic movement which under Germany received
rude slap The the people had looked upon friend
became enemy.
On January 80 the German Government
Of aed coasts and stated that all shipping within
except special ane would be sunk without notice.
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building submarines building these ships to be used
in cruiser warfare 1t building them for the future
submarine would be launched big scale perhaps
bigger scale than it had before conducted
TOMORROW
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decision the Kaiser his lot with ne generals and
against Germany The Chancellor sided
rude slap The the people had looked upon as friend
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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-03-01

is done correctly 1t will last for q num-
Der Of years. The maintenance Of an
earth road, however, is a reverend
ing job. 1t. is like milking the cows
and doing other chores, for the builder
knows that the work of maintenance
will have to be done over and rel
again and can never feel that it is in
any sense permanent.
"For this reason the earth road has
a bad reputation. The trouble Is not
SO much with the material Of which
the road is composed as with our sys-
tenn or lack Of system Of management.
Other types of roads when treated as
we treat the earth roads are much
more expensive and serve the travelling
public little, IL any better. The vast
Improvement that can be made on our
present earth roads by intelligent d.
rection in their construction and main
tenance is little realized by the pub
lie, and the serviceability Of a prop
erly maintained earth road is not ap-
preciated when compared with other
types of roads as to cost Of construc-
ton.
Successful construction and main
tenance Of any kind of a road depends
upon the. recognition by the public and
the builders of a few fixed and funda-
mental requirements.
zone practical, well-paid road build
er should be made responsible for the
upkeep of a certain section of road
and should be employed throughout
the year, his tenure of Office being
made dependent entirely upon the
character of services rendered. The
graded portion Of the road should be
elevated and crowned so that the wa
ter from every section Of the road
surface will flow into the side bitches"