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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
WORST DISASTER
IN many YEARS
Catastrophe at Halifax Appall-
ina in the Loss of Life
and Property.
BIG PART OF CITY IN RUINS
Fire Following Rain Of Explosives
Completes DsstructionTPort n
Harbor One Of the Most Valued
Of British Naval Posts.

Outside the toll OF life claimed on
land and sea by the great war. the
catastrophe at Halifax is by far the
greatest disaster in many years.
Numerous explosions AVE occurred
in munitlOn plants in this country and
Europe, but the Halifax disaster is the
most tragic explosion, in the number
Of lives lost, in the last quarter rem
fury. Indeed, few catastrophes of any
nature have probably exceeded 1t In
the number Of dead.
Pilot Frank Mackie of the Mont
Blanc declared that the collision re
suited from a confusion of whistles
sounded by the Iona, causing a col
lIsion with the Mont Blanc, which ar
rived at a United States Atlantic port
on November 0, laden with 5000 tons
OF munitions for France. She was In
bound from New York when she was
rammed by the Belgian relief ship
Iona.
Flames Caught Benzine.
The impact set fire to IA deck load
of benzine on the French ship and the
flames quickly communicated with the
munitions, resulting in a practical
bom%bardment of the city.
The zone Of destruction In Halifax
itself extended from the North street
railway station as far north as Afric-
VILE to Bedford basin and covered an
area of about two square miles in the
section known as Richmond. The
buildings which were not demolished
by the force of the terrific explosion
were destroyed by the fire which fol
lowed.
District DenseIy Populated.
The devastated district was the old
er part of Halifax and thickly popu-
lated. II contained, in addition TO
Citadel hill, many churches and
schools, the railway station, govern
ment dockyard, Wellington barracks,
Admiralty House (the official resi-
dence of the admiral in command Of
the North American British squad
ROM. the military hospital, post Office,
provisional parliament building. city
hall, the ordnance department, most of
the department stores, all of the tele-
graph and cable offices and a few no.
tells.
The better residence district was al
most unframed. 1t lies southwark
from the Queens, and includes o OF
the churches, including st. Mary's RO-
man Catholic cathedral.
In the fre-swept section were the
parliament buildings, post Office, three
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
JERUSALEM
SuRRENDERS
CAPTURE BY BRITISH MARKS END
OF 1900 YEARS OF MOHAM-
MEDAN RULE.
NEWSG IVEN OUT BYLAW
FALL OF HOLY CITY MARKS COL
LAPSE OF TURK EFFORT ON
THE SUEZ CANAL.

London, Dec. 11.-Andrew Bonar
Law, chancellor of the e%Xchequer, an
nounced in the House of Commons TO-
day that Jerusalem, after being sur
rounded by British troops, had surren-
dered.
The capture of Jerusalem by the
British forces marks the end, with
two brief interludes. of more than L.
200 years possession of the sea- OF
Christian religion by the Mohamme-
dams. For 673 years the holy city has
been in undisputed ownership of the
Turks, the last Christian ruler of Je-
rusalem being the German Emperor,
Frederick H., whose shOrtlived doml'
nation lasted from 1929 to l244.
Apart from its connection with the
campaign being waged against Turkey
by the British in Mesopotamia. the
fall of Jerusalem was the definite col
lapse of the long -protracted efforts OF
the Turks to capture the SueZ canal
and invade Egypt. Almost the first
move made by Turkey after her en-
trance into the war was a campaign
against Egypt across the great desert
of the Sinai peninsula.
In December, 1915, definite informa-
ton showed that the Turks had been
driven back as far as Ell Arish, about
eighty-five miles east of the canal. In
December, 1916, the British stormed
Ell Arish and a few days later severely
defeated the Turks at Maghdabah.
Two weeks later the invaders had
been driven out of Egypt and the
British forces crossed the border into
Palestine.
On March 7th last, the British cap
tured FL Khulil, fifteen miles south OF
Jerusalem. Ell Khulil is the modern
name of ancient Hebron.
Early in November they took Beer
sheba, forty miles south of Jerusalem.
By Nov. z the city of GAIA was in
their hands and the British were pur-
suing the Turks nOrthward after hav-
ing inflicted casualties estimated as
in excess of 10000.
Gen. Allenby, the British command
err, meanwhile kept his forces near the
coast in rapid motion and pushed on
to .Jaffa, the port of Jerusalem, in mid
November.
BY Nov. 90 the British had pushed
within five miles of Jerusalem on the
northwest, and on Dec. I Gen. Allenby
announced that he had definite pos
session of Hebron. Jerusalem was
virtually cut off on all sides but the
east.
In sentimental and romantic aspect
the capture of Jerusalem far exceeds
even the fall of fable-crowned Bagdad.
The modern city of Jerusalem con-
tains about $4,000 inhabitants, and is
the home of pestilence, filth and fe-
vers, but in historic interest it natu-
rally surpasses, to the Christian
world, all other places in the world.
Since the days when Joshua wrested
it from the hands of the Jebusites to
make it the capital of the Jewish race,
Jerusalem has been the priced prey OF
half the races of the world. 1t has
passed successfully into the hands of
the Assyrians, Babylonians, Greeks,
Romans, Persians, Arabs, Turks, the
motley crowds of the Crusaders, fin
ally to fall before the descendants of
that Richard the Lion-Hearted who
strove in vain for its possession more
than 700 years ago.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

newspaper offices. Royal Bank of Can
ada. Canadian Bank Of Commerce,
Bank OF Nova Scotia. Bank OF British
North America an! the Bank Of Mon
treal.
Other structures desire. cd are Dal-
hOusie college, two Roman Catholic
converts, the Presbyterian Theological
college, the government technical col
lege. ~ churches and SO factories, i'll
Guiding iron foundries, breweries, dis
tilleries and two sugar refinerleS.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
CITY ON PRoMoNToRY
JUTTING INTO ATLANTIC.
UnrivaIed Harbor Facilities Made
Halifax a Point Of Great Naval
Importance to Britain.

Halifax is on a triangular promon-
tory which juts out into he Atlantic
ocean in the exact middle of the Nova
Scotia peninsula.
To the north is the harbor. d.
rectly across from the center of the
city, which faces upon the harbor, the
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

bay. 1t was first used as a base of
supplies by the French admiral. Duke
d'Anville. in 1145, when he attempted
to recapture L%ouisburg. taken from
the French by a band of New England
cOlOniSts.
The real story of Halifax, however,
begins in 1749, when II was settled by
Lord Edward CORVALLIS and 1916
English soldier-colOnists. The city
was named in honor Of the earl of
Halifax. CORVALLIS laid out the town
in the somewhat rigid style that marks
it today.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
Too Late to Send Christmas Gifts.

Washington.-The adjutant general
of the army Monday requested rela-
tives and friends of soldiers in foreign
service to discontinue the sending OF
Christmas packages to them. Not
withstanding the notice that delivery
of presents could not be undertaken
after Dec. 5, his statement said, pack
ages continue to be delivered at the
embarkation pier at the rate of about
5000 a day, and it is impossible to
transport them for delivery before
Christmas.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
Large Surplus in P. o. Department.

Washington.-The annual report OF
the postmaster general for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1917, announces
an audited surplus for the year of So
S36, 211 80, the largest in the history
Of the postal service. This is the
fourth surplus produced in the past
five years and added to SURPRISES of
$3,80O,O00 for 1913, $4,000, 900 for 1914
and $5.20O,0 900 for 1916, makes a total
of 1922, 1886, Spills
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
Captain and All Hands Drowned.

Atlantic City, N. J.-Swamped by
mountainous seas, driven by one of
the worst northeast gales this section
of the coast has experienced in many
years, the tug Eugene F. Morgan
foundered three miles off the upper
beach Dec. 8 and sank with all hands
on board. The captain and ten men
were lost.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
Propose Six Months Armistice.

Petrograd.-The Russian delegation
from the front which took part in the
armistice negotiations has reported to
the central executive committee and
the Soldiers and Workmen's Council.
The Russians proposed, according to
a member of the delegation. that the
duration of the armistice be six
months, with three days notice of the
resumption of hostilities; the arms
tice to embrace all fronts in all coun.
tries; no troops to be transferred;
Moon sound and Moon island to be
evacuated by the Germans.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
DESIGNATED BY INDIANS
GREATEST OF HAVENS.
Halifax MAJ a Settlement Before the
Dominance Of the White Men
in America.

Long before the coming of the white
mar the site Of Halifax had been &C.
cupied by an Indian settlement. The
spot was called Chebucto ~("greatest
Of havens") by the Indians because
they recognized the almost impreg-
nable position of the harbor and inner
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

Ex-cxar's Escape Reported to v. s.
Washington.-rhe escape of the de-
posed Gear Nicholas from his intern
ment at Tobolsk, Siberia, is rumored
at Tiflis, and the American consul at
that place has cabled the rumor to
the State Department.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
Or. A. D. Melvin Dies

Washington. - DR.. A. D. Melvin,
chief of the Bureau of Animal Indus
try and the governments foremost fig
ure in combating foot and mouth dis
east and other diseases of cattle, died
at his home here of pulmonary hem
orrhage. He vas IS years old.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
Soldiers Die In Camp Hospital.

Fort Worth, Tex.-Eighteen deaths
were reported from the base hospital
at Camp Bowie. Most of them were
caused by pneumonia. Fifteen cases
Of meningitis are reported but no
deaths have occurred from this dis
ease in several days.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
Germans Seized In Halifax Roundu

Germans Seized In Halifax Roundup.
Halifax, N. s., Dec. 11.-Revised
figures we're issued regarding casual
ties resulting from the explosion as
follows: Known dead, 1900; unac-
counted for, 1000; dead which have
been identified. 900; wounded, 5000;
homeless, $4,000. Wholesale arrests
of German residents of Halifax were
begun by the police. This action was
taken under instructions from the mil
itary authorities. Sixteen Germans
yer taken into custody within a
short time.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
|COSSACKS Will
GUST B0LSHEV|KI
kAlEDINES AND kORNilOFF,
BACKED BY MILLIONS, TO
WAGE WAR IN DON.
HALT ENEMY
TEUTONS LOSE HEAVILY AND
FAIL TO EFFECT PASSAGE
THROUGH BRENTA VALLEY.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London, Dec. 1.-THE counter re-
volt against the B~olsheviki is gaining
momentum in southeastern Russia.
In the Orenburg province. Gen. Duton.
who is leading the Don COssacks. has
overthrown the Bolsheviki. He is pro-
ceeding north with the object of cap
turing C~heliabinsk, the junction point
of the Trans-Siberian railroad and
cutting off supplies to European Rus
STA.
The Austro-German invasion has
been halted by the Italians, and war
students say the operation ranks in
importance next to the victory of the
allies on the Marine.
The Germans have failed to follow
up their success of last week against
Gen. Byng's forces around Cambria.
and there is nothing of Importance
reported from the French front.
The recent revolt in Portugal will
have no effect on that %country's part
in the war, it has been stated Off
cially.
Premier Alhucemas made official
announcement at Madrid that the
Spanish steamship Claudio had been
bombarded by a German submarine.
eight sailors being killed and others
wounded.
London, Dec. 1O.-Cossack forces
have revolted under the leadership OF
Gems. Korniloff and Kaledines and an
effort is being made to drive the Boil
sheviki out of power in Russia. The
movement is backed by the imperial
lists and constitutional democrats and
vast amounts of money have been
pledged for the fight.
Gen. Diaz's troops have succeeded in
checking the Teuton advance on the
Asiago plateau and are preparing for a
counter thrust. according to Rome adj
vices. The late reports from the Ital-
ian capital are optimistic over the out
look, and declare the invaders have
been halted all along the line.
There was little news reported from
the Cambria or Verdun districts Sun
day. At Cambria the artillery duels
are continuing, and the British are
spending the time improving their
lines.
A telegram from Oporto says that
the revolution in Portugal has ended
with the success of the revolutionists
and that the government has resigned.
A persistent rumor at Buenos Aires
said President IrigOyen had notified
Germany that a submarine attack on
Brazilian ports would be the cause OF
breaking relations with Ger.
many.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

Case Against Ferguson Dismissed.
Austin, Tex.-Judge James r. Ham
ilton in the Criminal District Court
dismissed the embezzlement charge
against former Governor James z.
Ferguson on the motion of District
Attorney John E. Shelton.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
Americans Tortured in Mexico.

Nogales, Ariz.-Five Americans. one
German and three Chinese were tor
tured and then shot to death BY the
Yaqui Indians who raided Esperanto.
70 miles south of Guaymas. Sonora,
according to a report brought here by
an American mining man.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
Protesting MeatIess Day.

Packets ProteStIh9 MeateSS Day.
Washington.-Protests by Chicago
packers against a meatless day will
not deter the food administrations
plans for further conservation of
meat. Directions are about to be is
sued to householders urging still
closer savings.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
To Open Southwest Lands for Entry

Observation-Disclosures TO the
tional forest of $4,000 acres of land
in Central and Western New Mexico
and 27,70O acres in Northwestern Ari-
IONA was announced by Secretary
Lane. The lands, generally Of graz
ing character, will be subject to home
stead entry at and after 9 a. m, Feb.
II next and to settlement and other
forms Of disposition on and after Feb.
IS.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
Puts Runners on Auto.

When the now is heavy, an Alaska
nan puts runners on the front wheels
of his automobile, heavy chains on the
back ones and encloses the engine
with a special body and runs the ma.
chine as well as in summer.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

Instead of using springs an inven-
tor proposes to mount automobiles on
wedge-shaped frames, supported on the
axles, which pass between rollers or
cogs { o retard their motion and lessen
shocks.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
HALIFAX EXPLOSION
WORST EVER KNOWN.

The following big explosions
have taken place in recent
years:
FEBRUARY I, 1s11-I.ailrond
station in New York cars con
tanning twenty tons of dynn-
mite. Twenty-Five killed, l25
injured S2,OOO,OOO damage.
MARCH z, 19t3-BritiSh freight
or Alum Chine. IN Baltimore
hnrbor, carrying explosives.
Forty killed; 300 injured;
$500 600 damage.
JULY 80, 1916-Black Tom H.
land, New Jersey; trains lond-
ed with explosives; seven kill
ed. SlO.W0.O 600 damage.
JANUARY 10, 1917-Munltions
plant of the Canadian Car and
Foundry Company, of Kings
land, y. j. Seventeen killed;
$1,000. 900 damage.
JANUARY Fl, 1917-Munitions
plant in London. Seventy
killed 217 injured damage.
.2OO,WW pounds.
APRIL II, 1917-Eddystone AM
munition Corporation, Eddy
stone. Pa. Two hundred kill
ed 81 ,WO,OW damage.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
Chile DEGREES Neutrality.

Santiago, Chile.-The government
issued a decree of neutrality in the
war between the United States and
Austria-H Hungary.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
Predicts Aerial Postal Service,

London.-The postmaster general
has announced that upon the ending
of the war, aerial postal service will
be instituted between London and the
capitals of Europe.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
Trimmed Up.

Customer-What. you want &C
cents for a haircut like this? It's q
skin game.
Barber-Well. you said that you just
wanted a trimming.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
Womaa 10 Conductor.

New York.-The first woman con-
ductor for New York's surface carr
made. her first run on a Broadway
Seventh avenue car.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

Sir Mackenzie Bowel Dies.
Belleville, Ont.-Sir Mackenzie Bo
well, premier of Canada from 1894 Il
1896, died here after q weeks nlnesa
He was "a years old.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

Britain Raided by twenty-five Airmen
London.-Another air raid, partici.
pated in by twenty-five planes. has
been carried out over England. Sis
machines reached London, and two
were shot down on the way. Seven
persons were killed and twenty-ons
injured.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
Clark Identifies Ferguson a. AssaiIan

Clark ~IdentTtIe6 FeF6u0on as N8tAIIant
Denver.-Answering the description
in every detail and identified by J. w.
Clark, as the man who attempted to
hold him up Dec. 6, the police arrest
ed r. Ferguson, q, as the slayer of
Henry Mogensen, druggist.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
Cotton GINNING Report.

Washington.-Cotton of this years
growth ginned prior to Dec. 1 amount.
ed to 9,704,617 running bales. includ.
ing 1899 round and 1883 bales Of
Sea Island.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
Few prunks Arrested in London.

Neutrality-suspicious. for drunken
ness in Greater London last week
numbered 1873, against 1901 in 1914,
997 in 1915 and $50 last year.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

Ecuador Breaks With Germany.
Guayaquil, Ecuador.-Ecuador has
severed diplomatic relations with
Germany, according to an official an
nouncement.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
NINE DEAD IN BILLIARDS..
Denver Trains Delayed, Causing Mall
and Traffic Congestion.


Denver, Dec. 11.-With snowstorms
general all over the country, while
billiards. throughout the West piled
drifts high on the rails, trains or all
lines running into Denver from all d.
rections were reported as arriving
from two to six hours late Sunday and
Monday and p~ostoffice officials re-
ported serious mail and traffic con
gestion.
Heavy losses among the herds on
the open ranges and among live stock
in transit are feared.
Chicago.-Two dead; coolest Dec.
10 in thirty-five years; temperature 4
below; further drop expected.
Youngstown, O.-Four dead; three
probably fatally frozen; temperature
10 below; famine in fuel as blizzard
ages.
Cleveland.-Three dead; city
bound and without fuel; temperature
5 below.
Ames, Ia.-Temperature 10 below;
heating apparatus causes $4,000 fire.
New York.-Blizzards delay all
trains.
Cumberland. Md.-Temperature IA
below; natural gas supply fails.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

Seventy Mexican Bandits Killed.
Brownsville, Tex.-Officiaf advices
to the Mexican consulate here state
that seventy Mexican bandits were
killed in battle at Agulegunas, Neuve
Leon.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
As He Views the War, Too.

"John, the house next door is on
fire."
THAT so? Well let's all lie in bed
and take it easy. Perhaps it won't
amount to much"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
MohIer Heads Animal Bureau.

MohTeF Heao8 NHTmaI 6UTe1u.
Washington.-John R. Mohler was
appointed as chief of the Bureau OF
Animal Industry, succeeding the late
A. d. Melvin.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

The Provincial Building. the Govern
ment House. the City Hall, the DOmin-
ion Building and the new Customs
House were among the edifices Of
which the natives of Halifax boosted.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-02-28
CLEANING Hints.

Few housewives enjoy cleaning wall
paper, but it is a task that can be
made easy and the work done with
good results.
Surface dust may be removed with a
cloth. b long handled brush or broom
covered with canton flannel bag.
Take only downward strokes in going
over the wall.
In giving a thorough cleaning a
cheesecloth bag filled with warm bran
or pieces of stale bread may be used.
A very stiff -four and water dough may
be rubbed over the paper. turning so
that fresh surface is always ready
for the paper.
Grease spots that do not yield to this
treatment are removed by applying
fuller's earth with soft cloth, rub
bling well. Brush off after a few hours
and repeat If necessary.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-02-28
DEBT A NATTER OF HABIT RATH.
Err THAN INCOME

Getting out of debt is a matter of
caring enough-in most cases." says a
writer in the March Woman's Home
Companion. II put in the qualifying
clause advisedly. I know that there
are families where ill health, and de-
pendent relatives and business re-
verses have piled one upon another,
where debt is simply unavoidable.
But in most cases. repeat. debt is
habit, just as saving money is habit.
know twenty families whose expert
ence has been the same as Jim's and
mine, $50 far as the debt part is con-
eerned. Most Of them have even larg-
CT incomes than we; most Of them
are still in debt, and always will be.
Simply because they have formed the
habit of living to-day on to-morrow's
Fay check. Simply because they don't
care enough to get out" (