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The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-04
sophia To See Kaisar.

London. - Former Queen Sophia. now in Switzerland with the other members of the Greek royal party, will soon visit Emperor William, her brother. at German general headquar- ters, according to announcement in the Dusseldorf newspapers.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-04
Congress May Recess.

Washington.-Plans for recess If sessions of Congress after disposal of the food and war tax legislation are being considered by the leaders.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-04

discipline or not that endeared him to the men, these old timers are, to a man, very loyal to the young couple who united in their marriage the two hostile mountain elements. One in especial, a white-naired old man, de- scribed by the fanciful as a retired outlaw, living yet on Nan's ranch in the gap, always spends his time in town at the De Spain home, where he takes great interest in an active little boy, Morgan de Spain, who waits for his Uncle Dukes coming. and digs into his pockets for rattles cap- tured along the trail from recent huge rattlesnakes. When his uncle happens to kill big one-one with twelve or thirteen rings and button--Morgan uses it to scare his younger sister, Nan. And Duke. secretly rejoicing at his bravado but scolding sharply, helps him adjust the old ammunition belt dragged from the attic, and cuts fresh gashes in it to make 1t fit the childish waist. His mother doesn't like to see her son in warlike equipment, ambush ing little Nan in the way Bob Scott says the Indians used to do. She threatens periodically to burn the belt up and throw the old rifles out of the house. But when she sees her uncle and her husband watching the boy and laughing at the parade together, she relents. It Is only children, after all, that keep the world young.
 (THD mp
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-04

Americans Reach France.
 Paris.-An American ambulance do- tachment of 2bO persona Aas axrivoA at 2 French port ". K. vanhortilt = New York crossed oa tho snn6 hnee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-08

ter of relief activities. This is lead
ing junction point OF provincial rail-
ways and on the direct line from Hal
flax to New Brunswick. Quebec and
points in the United States. 1t was
from here that the first doctors, nurses
and laborers were sent to the stricken
city.
1t was impossible to care for all the
injured persons in Halifax, where the
hospitals were quickly overburdened,
and large number were sent to Tru-
70 for treatment. One train brought
200. Arrangements were hastily made
to care for these and to extend hos
pitality to the many homeless men, wo-
men and children who came here as
quickly as they could get away from
Halifax. Railway facilities were tax
ed to their utmost. Canadian govern
ment railway officials and employees
worked all night and put into service
every available piece of rolling stock.
Steps were taken today to rush to
Halifax all the food that could be
obtained Refugees said that many
people were without food and that the
need Of a large supply from outside
was urgent. Supplies Of clothing and
blankets also were sent forward as
rapidly as possible. Although the
weather remained fair. the temperature
was below freezing and there was much
sands whose homes had been wrecked.
The work of the railroad men in
Guided making arrangements to expo
dite the movement across the peninsu-
lar of relief trains from st. John, y.
g.. and other points. The relief train
from Massachusetts cannot arrive here
before this evening.
The latest reports received here in
dictate that the conf1agration in Hall
fax was brought under control last
night. although fires were still in prog
ress in several parts of the city. APP
parently the flames were chiefly in the
Richmond district. Firemen from Tru-
70, accompanied by many volunteers,
assisted in fighting the fires.
Injured Die on Trains
The Truro Academy, the court house,
the fire hail and the military hospitals
were filled tonight with the wounded,
who have arrived from Halifax in end
less procession today.
The Red Cross and all the towns
people are doing their utmost to re-
lieve the sufferers Their hearts are
heavy but their. minds are fastened on
the urgent work before them. There
are no idlers.
Several OF the injured have died Oh
the trains While in transit. Others
rave died after reaching Truro. Operat-
ing rooms have been improvised and
Many serious cases requiring the sur
gcon's knife have been operated upon.
The best professional skill the PROV
ihces comma nds is being employed
The hospital records already show
instances where whole families have
been wiped out
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-08
FULLY HALF OF THE
BUILDINGS COLLAPSED

st. John. y. B.. Dec 7.-Eye-witnesse ;
OF the Halifax explosion reaching here to-
day told details of the horrors through
which they passed. In the party were II
young women students from Mt St Vim
cent Academy. including Miss Catherine
White and Miss Dorothy Mckenzie of
Dorchester. Mass.
Esmond p. Barry. q ST. John postal
clerk, was at Richmond during the worst
OF the catastrophe. 1T was terrible" he
said, People were dying in our car like
flies" Some of them came to the place
with noses shot off, eyes put out. faces
slashed with flying glass, limbs torn and
distorted. On one occasion while we were
working around a wrecked building. we
could see a little baby 50 feet or more
underneath a burning mass. crying for
aid. We could not get within 20 feet Of
the child and had to watch while it burn
ed to death. Men and women and chill
dren were lying on the streets and hun
dreds must be buried beneath the wreck
age"
Train Conductor J. c. Gillespie said that
at Richmond fully 50 per cent. of the
buildings collapsed. ba bies were lying III
the streets dead. mothers and fathers
killed. He mentioned the family of Ern-
est Cameron, a Canadian Pacific Rail
road operator, who was killed with all hts
family.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-08

done by the force of the explosion
became more apparent today, while
reports from towns and villages with
in radius of Is miles indicate that
the force Of the impact was felt and
in some cases resulted in property
damage.
Explosion Occurred in Narrows
The explosion occurred in the Mar
rows, a POI in the harbor less than
q half mile Wild. On the north shore
is the town of Dartmouth, on the
the south shore the Richmond section
of the city. Sloping land on each side
Of the Narrows forms in effect a
trough which served to confine the
blast and increase its intensity and
destructiveness
The main waterfront buildings. great
piers for loading ships and warehouses
for munitions and supplies are locat-
ed south of the Narrows, and they es-
capped the full force of the blow. While
these piers and storehouses are dam
aged considerably. it was learned to-
day that the facilities for loading
transports and n.unition ships are not
so badly crippled as was at first be-
elieVed at frs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-08

Woodman on Friday caused an inventory
10 be made of various kinds IF supplies
that are available in Bangor for snip
ment TO Halifax. and the result o.scloseu
the fact that this city will be able TO ana
materially in relief work
Two cars furnished by the American
EXPRESS Co. were loaded tonight with
blankets, various kinds OF clothing and
other supplies, and these cars will be at
tached to the regular train ieaving for
Halifax at 3.45 saturday. The shipment
will be accompanied by Secretary Hen
messy of the Chamber OF Commerce, ap-
pointed by the Governor TO have charge
Of the supplies for which the s'ate pays
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-08
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
TO STRICKEN HALIFAX

Washington, Dec. 7.-President WlIso'
sent TO the governor general OF ,aN@'
today an expression of sympathy OF u
people OF the United States because
the disaster at Halifax
His telegram follows:
IN the presence of the awful disas"
at Halifax the people Of the United sI'''
offer to their noble brethren OF the "
minion their heartfelt sympathy aD'
grief, as is fitting at this time when 10 w
ties of kinship and community OF spe'.
and Of material interests are added !"
strong bonds of union in the COMM.
cause of devotion to the supreme duu''
Of national existence"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-08
PEOPLE OF HALIFAX
Bend All Energies to
Gathering Dead and
Relieving Suffering

Halifax, y. :, Dec. stunned by
the magnitude of the disaster which
las overwhelmed the Garrison City
Ivy the Sea-" the people of Halifax 10
day bent all their energies to relieving
The injured, feeding the hungry, shelf
,ring the homeless and gathering tnelr
dead.
\ heavy snowStorm set in early to-
cay and while this in a measure i'm
reded the work of relief and rescue, it
served to aid firemen in fighting the
flames.
1900 Tons of Explosive
Ecrorts from the improvised morS a =
and from hospitals, churches, schools
and private residences seemed to bear
ont last nights estimate that at least
1000 lives were lost when the Belgian
relief steamer limo collided with the
French munitions steamer Mont
Rlanc. causing the defamation of 1000
tens If trinitrotuluol, one of the most
powerful explosives manufactured.
Help from outside began to reach
the strlcllcu city today, doctors, nurses
ard medical and food supplies arriE-
ID IN special trains from Truro and
Windsor, 81 5, and from Moncton, y.
u ''liitl u dIliS NtIt itpoi ltb wv tLS
way and were expected to reach here
during the day The special train sent
from Eoston by direction of Governor
Mccall Of Massachusetts will arrive
this evening
Virtually all business is suspended
and the schools are closed, while the
inhabitants generally are turning their
attention to relief work. soldiers and
american warship which rushed to the
port when il received word OF the dis
astcr. are patroline the stricken dis-
trl,t and aiding in the rescue work.
Gathering the Dead
-mou,derinE ruins and piles of lie
bris Of demolished houses continued
today To give up their dead victims of
Yesterdays explosion aboard the
French Line munitions laden steam
ship Monte Blanc. following q COLI
sion in tho narrows of Halifax har-
hor with the Belgian relief steamer
Imo-in such numbers as to pass any
disaster on this continent in recent
Years,
Relief parties continued their work
81 succor among the injured who they
found in the devastated Richmond
and Dartmouth sections of the city.
Aid from the outside in the form Of
tons of supplies. dispelled fears of a
food shortag and left city and govern
ment officials free TO direct the rescue
work in which soldiers. sailors and
police are being assisted by blue
Jackets from an American warship in
tho harhor.
over the hame-swept area of Rich
mond of approximately two and a
half square miles many searchers con-
fined their efforts today to making
sure that all the injured were re-
moved to hospitals. Other organized
parties sought out those bodies that
might be identified. In this section,
extending from Pier back to Cot
tingen street. not building was left
standing and here was the greatest
loss of life Scores of the injured were
taken from the ruins of the railway
station. the refinery of the American
Sugar Refining Co. the military gym
nasium and the Arena rink, while few
If any Of the several hundred children
attending the Richmond school are
known to have escaped.
Across the narrows in the town Of
Richmond the results Of the damage
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-08
.pURNHAM JUNCTION
WRECK DELAYS TRAIN

Waterville, Me, Dec The relief
train sent to Halifax by Governor Nc
Call and the State Public Safety Com
mittee Of Massachusetts was delay
ed 10 minutes early today by freight
wreck on Maine Central Railroad
at Burnham Junction. l3 miles from
here. The train passed through Wa
terville shortly after 3 A. NJ.
Five freight cars had been ditched
Just ahead Of the train and the tracks
We're piled high With wreckage. Tele-
graph poles also had been knocked
down, cutting off communication be-
tween this city and Bangor.
The relief train was able / pass
around the wreck and was given pref
erence over all other traffic 1t left
Nanceboro at $50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-08
TRURO MADE CENTER
OF RELIEF ACTIVITY

Truro. \. s. Dec NO accurate
statement of the number of persons
killed and wounded as a result of the
blowing up of the French munitions
steamer Mont Blanc in Halifax harbor
YESTERDAY after collision with the Bel
GUM relief steamer limo. was avail
able here early today. Estimates made
by hundreds OF survivors who came
here during the day and night varied
from 500 TO 1000 killed The property
damage, chiefly along the waterfront
and in the manufacturing. wholesale
and residential districts. will reach sew
eral million dollars.
Truro, a manufacturing town of 5000
inhabitants. the nearest place of i'm
portance to Halifax was made a cen
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-08
Hold Nurses at Portland
to Await Orders

Portland. Me-, Dec. IA Marty 20
= ror'iahd nurses who had volun-
teered for service in Halifax varo
heid mere tonight on account Of in
" 'ioi from Boston that the special
train which was to leave Tho. -.
had been cancelled until moro das,;,.
inioiiiatloh could be obtained as to
what was required.
a quantity of food and supplies wa g
sent on the regular ) O'Clock train and
more was awaiting shipment at the
Union station tonight
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-08
new HAMPSHIRE
ALSO OFFERS AID

Concord, n. H., Dec. 7.-Gorern"
Henry w. Keyes this morning tee
graphed to the mayor of Halifax,
S., assuring him of New Hampshire
sympathy for the stricken city ah'
offering aid in any possible and w.
sired way.
The governor this afternoon SEM U
Halifax Secretary William j. AHe'-
Of the State Board of Charities anO
Corrections to investigate condi'!o''
and report to him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-08
BAY STATE RELIEF
TRAIN STALLED IN SNOW

st. John, Dec. Word was received
tonight that the Massachusetts reNei
train bad been stalled in a snow drl~
The train had passed through AmherSl
iE a storm, and some distance beyOho
that point the tracks were 50 block
with snow that the engine was uI'
able to plough through.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-08
Keeping the Quality Up

LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE, !"
World-Famous Cure for Colds and u, X,
Is now 3Oc per box. On account OF ~
advance in the price of the six diHei.o"i
Medicinal. Concentrated Extracts ,,S 81
Chemicals contained in LAXATIVE pm
MO QUININE. 1t was necessary 70 h "a.
crease the price to the Druggist. u .,r
stood the test for a Quarter OF Cenl.uddiy
II Is used by every civilized Nation ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-08
Doubt Report L. S. Sailors
Killed by Explosion

Truro, =. $. Dec. "A telegraph op-
orator sent here from Halifax by the
western Union Telegraph Co. today
said that he saw the bodies of several
sailors Of the United States navy who
had been killed by the explosion yes
terday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-08
100 Injured At faxNew ENGLAND Sends Aid to the Stricken Civ

if American sailors had been caught
in the blast it would have been report
ed in the early dispatches from ma
val commander who went in to help
after hearing the defamation % miles
at sea.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-08
Doubted at Washinqton

Washington. Dec. Reports to the
navy department indicate that there
was no American ship in the .,arb?r
OF Halifax at the time Of the explosion
ana ofhcIals are inclined to think tnat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-08

Miss knaut, the matron, called to the
children to take refuge with her In
the basement. 1t is supposed she
thought a bomb had fallen.
Thirty girls employed at the Rich
mond Printing Co. are reported kill
ed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-08
1900 BODIES
(Continusd from Page One)

under the wreckage AS / was right ir
the affected district 1 witnessed the full
horror of the situation. Partially blind.
ed by the smoke from burning dwellings
! CROPPED about assisting some of the poor
mothers and little ones who were run.
ming about screaming and searching
vainly for lost ones. in many instances
never 10 be seen by them again
Death Everywhere
Il struggled on, coming across more
and more bodies Of men. women and chill
dfen. Death was everywhere.
FLAMES were sweeping a width path
way for themselves. Doomed structures
we're belching forth great volumes OF
smoke from doors and windows. The dis.
riot was a living hell
Half strangled by the smoke l kept
pulling out bodies from under beams and
fallen chmneys and other wreckage
some or the bodies were without cloth
Irg Many were 80 mutilated that it was
difficult to realize that they were human
Some men were virtually demented
Thinking only OF their wives and children
hey dashed about in the burning debri:
hazarding their lives with the single
thought of rescuing their own.
Il viii never forget how l felt in that
hour | saw little Riddles running
along. some with blood streaming from
NON. some were crying for Their
mothers. while wives ara hi stands
raced about in frenzy. 50 pathetic &
scene has never been miIc on the ! at
tlcfield"
Hoiyoke Man Injured
f T.. rattec Of Holyoke, Mass, d
survivor Of the catastrophe, left here
tonight on his way to HoiyCkc. lie
yaid
Il was sitting in the corridor IF The
Halifax hotel reading when the eS'
plosion occurred. I was sho%ered with
broken glass and my head and on'
ear were cut. | hurried 10 the stree;
ana lived tense hours in the scenes OF
dcsolatiun.'
Right Rev. l.. \. Leblanc, the Cath
ollc bishop here, today received wore
that all the children of the Sacred
Heart convent. and at St. MGry's schC 81
in Halifax. escaped.
300 Dead Bodies in Station
Nbraham Scndel of Montreal who
was loading freight car on Water
street. the nearest street to the Hall
fax docks, upon arrival here tonight
described his escape. He leaped tc
ono side as a shed collapsed and ran &c
safety Many in the shed We're kill
ed instantly.
lie estimated that there were be-
tween 80 and 800 bodies in the ruins
"f the North street railroad station.
The International Longshoremen'
Association oc this city had word that
more than 100 Of the Halifax long
shoremen had been killed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-08
CITY OF BANGOR TO
ASSIST IN RELIEF

Bangor, Me, Dec lin compliance
with the request OF Gov. Milliken, Mayor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-02

ale5 up under him ana whisper all
sorts Of things to it,
~v-ast color are you going to be2''
he would ask; and then q few mo-
nzenes later would follow with. ''Wil
yea be ike anything Ne have ever
seen before 27
Never did q reply escape from the
ietIe brown ease. bat Agi knew That
the surprise was hidden w.th-n and
would soon BE ready 70 appear
one afternoon. he went 70 call en-
cfarlce. When he entered her home,
which was located n the branch Of a
tree he found her ta1king with Eru1y-
crude. a very beautiful woodland fairy
urr made sweet music that delighted
the ear Of al the little woodland
people
why. here's Aet.'' exclaimed both
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-02

eace assures them . certain amount
of safety. SO ike the mother rabbit,
-ney often choose TO bring UP their
families near the homes Of their big,
rHs-lesEeG ne!gaborz. Eat the moth
ar or the babies in che bed Of plnks.
made II p point never TO call atten-
son to her family by coming and GO
1913 when she thought anyone might bs
looking. SO she came home very quiet
~ after dark. and left IL the morning
before dag. Young rabbits grow Esst,
zna ay tAe time cur little friends were
rH-o weeks old, they had wandered OF.
ana were selecting their own lettuce
leaves. and looking for four-leaf
clovers down In the meadow. all by
themselves And when they were
monta old their own mother would
1os have known them, IL by chance.
she happened 70 meet one out IN tho
moonlight So the pinks were left 20
bloom alone, and to wonder why the
mother rabbit did not come any more.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-02

everything. on one q Ms Waraer2ns7
ne had made discovery. i was q
very wonderful discovery indeed He
had found the magic prison Of the
fairy queen who had been promised
to the little woodland people Ions
time ago. In q few hours th5s prison
would be bursted open ana their
queen would appear. Thts was the
wonderful surprlsa-the long-wfzhed-
for queen of the woodland was COM
InEI
New breathed CIarice and Eruly-
trusa together. us she coming to-
day?"
.4ronaeht. sha viii appear. correct
ed Agl shall We nave party fer
herr"
ooh. yes" Clarlce said. we VIII
ce1ebrass ner coming tonight II the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-02
~ hesan o shrlns.

BAH began % SnE4F4&-
Tear deart+ ne cried. The bail IL
getting smau." Bat Mrs. SPIDER was
200 FAR ahead so hear. He hurried
every minute. indeed. Sc had got 50
sraau that Teddy had to hold his
ausers tight together 10 keep y from
faIltae between them And then, q
Httla puH Of wind blew It right out OF
ats hand
Teddy stopped and called TO aFrs.
spider. bur she was so far ahead sho
eas rot even IN sight any more. then
Teddy hazan tc search the grass,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-02

taa pulsat-ng bodies Of Eve little
BUNNY babies. They were Rugged up
So close. that one could hardly tell
where one began. and another ended.
Their backs were the color OF old
silver collars. and their breasts We're
as white IS new white could be: and
each one had q pure white star II
-ae middle or It's forehead. Some
aa# wild things. though they are
afraid Of people. know that their pres
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-02

e GAVE lhem all that / could find.
And didn't feel Ike cry
jig,
My toys are gone but / don't lind,
only feel Ike flying
The thing I did just made me grin.
And kept my heart in clover.
ras happiness was born twin
Now ven just think II overt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-02

er wound IL Neatly Into a Big Bau.
-uh dear. Oh dear. What vylll Mrs.
Sazaer s he cried as he hunted
and ha would have been hunting stu
he hadn't found himself sitting in
the very spot where MRS. Spider had
found him.
"Im -fra5d it was a dream Teddy
aa-aaE Pm afraid il was too.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-25

ISOLATION. Dean a. B. Chandler. Jr..
VIII also attend tho meeting as a mem.
Der OF the board of directors OF the as
ISOLATION.
The Russell Literary Society. at its
meeting two weeks ago. voted unanl-
nouSly 10 adopt and care for one OF the
French war orphans. part of It's spc-
cific work for the year \ committee,
appointed by the society. is now in cor
respondcnce concerning the details
necessary to accomplish this. The So
ctety has already accomplished Il con
siderable bit Of practical handwork.
which II is undertaking through the
Fredericksburg Chapter OF the Red
troSs Society two evenings Ia each
month are devoted to this work.
Tomorrow afternoon a Thanksgiving
sermon Will be held by faculty and
student body. at which time the fund
being raised for the Students Friend :
snip Wal Fund will be presented. An
interesting program. with special mu-
sic, has been arranged for this occa-
sion.