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Evening journal., 1917-12-07
BUSINESS man ASKS
ABOUT CITY survey

Although immediate action was
promised some weeks ago. the Cham
her Of Commerce has no knowledge
that the industrial survey Of Whining
ton, which is TO be made by the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, has been
started. The railroad company had "a
representative here for several days
and he was supposed TO be attending
to the preliminary work Of the survey,
but he has left the city and just when
the actual work Of making the survey
is TO be taken up is not known. 10 is
understood the Chamber OF Commerce
will get into communication with the
railroad officials 90 learn what is
being done about the matter. Because
Of the Importance Of the work and
what it will mean TO Wilmington, IL is
the desire that the survey be com
ploted at the earliest possible time.
Evening journal., 1917-12-07

The House. under previous agree
ment, took up the resolution imme-
diately after convening Indeed, so
confident were House members that
passage was mere formality that no
quorum was present at the noon hour
and additional members had TO be
brought in.
Miss Jeanette Rankin. the lady from
Montana, whose tragic vote against the
German declaration. caused specula-
tion over her attitude today was alb
sent from the House Her secretary
reported Miss Rankin sick" but tho
general belief among Congressman
was that she had side stepped the vote.
Il was said she would be in her seat
tomorrow.
Attempts Of Representative Flood in
the House 10 obtain an agreement for
final vote at o'clock failed when sew
eral members. including Uncle joe
Cannon. appeared anxious 60 ora.e.
Representative Cooper, Wisconsin.
pacinst. who voted for the resolution
in committee, was prepared for a two
hour address.
Representative London. New York
City, Socialist had a speech in Teadi-
ness upholding the philosophy OF in
ternational Socialism agains; the war
Continued on Page Seven.)
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WAR SAVINGS STAMPS AND CERTIFICATES
High Points in an Address Delivered Before the Rotary
Club in the Rose Room OF the Hotel du POHt
Yesterday by Henry P. Scott, Wilmington
Banker and State Director Of the War
Thrift Campaign

states from the time Alexander Hamil-
ton organized the Treasury Depart
ment up TO April. 1917, were $780,
OOO.O0O
That period Of i26 years covered
the war of 1912, the Indian wars, the
Mexican war. the Civil war and the
Spanish war-all expenditure of tho
Government prior TO 1917 iotaled
S2630OO0OOO0.
In one year our appropriations may
approximate. the previous total ex-
penditures Of our Government.
As reported by the Bureau Of Cen
sus i'm 1912 the total wealth OF the
United states was Sis7. 37Oi.OOO, OF
81 ,965 per capita.
The total wealth Of the United
states in 1917 is estimated at $50,
O00.000OO0.
The total annual income Of m,
United states I'm 1918 Is estimated tC
have been s3s.Ooo.0o1Co0.
Preceding the war the normal an
nnal savings from an sources in the
Continued on Page Fifieen)
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$500 BELIEVED KILLED IN HALIFAX
HORROR: THOUSANDS HOMELESS; BITTER
COLD ADDS TO SUFFERINGS OF PEOPLE
WASHINGTON FEARS AMERICAN
CONSUL AT HALIFAX IS ONE
OF MANY EXPLOSION VICTIMS
BY the United Press.


WASHINGTON the safety Of American Consul General
the
left carly today 10 investigate
the Of the explosion.
the commander Of American warshp
Halifax had landed guard 70
authorities policing the stricken district.
that 5000
killed.
American Halifax within and half blocks OF the
waterfront and close TO the customhouse.
all night touch with Halifax by State Depart
there
Departments
20 IS
BRUSSELS the outbreak OF
Halifax disaster
included
the Departments reports
Evening journal., 1917-12-07
FROM
ARMY DUTY FOR
SHIPYARD MEN

After December a. a blanket exemp-
Jon from army service under the draft
regulations will be given employees m
the shipyards Of the country upon ap-
plication OF officials Of these yards, ac-
,ording TO Meyer Bloomfield. head OF
me Industrial Service Department Of
.he United States shipping Board.
Nr. Bloomfield said this action has
oecn decided upon by the War De
'arlment. which considers the work
being done in the shipyards on par
with military service on account Of
he necessity for having constant com
nunication with the soldiers In the
trenches and a strong convoy to safe
guard the lives of the soldiers while
crossing the ocean.
THE government Is now bringing
back men who enlist In the army and
navy 10 work in the shipyards,' said
Mr. bloomfield. "This has been found
necessary in order 20 solve the labor
problem and make certain the billion
dollar-a-year ship program planned by
lhe shipping Board
Labor however, Will not be con-
hfflUltu lNi lAio MVAh NJ ~ ~ he' H-N'
found that only voluntary service
brings satisfactory results. It is the
nlan Of the government TO treat the
men at the shipyards as vital unit
in the defense program and making
living conditions the best possible Tor
them. Shipbuilders exempted because
NJ their employment will be placed
for deferred service by the draft
boards and called only as a last re
sort.
This is going 10 mean much to the
local exemption boards in this city and
the men in the several districts. In
an Of the local divisions there are
hundreds OF young men who are work
ing in the shipyaTds who are subject
10 call for military service. With this
ruling I'm effect it is expected thai
many men will seek employment in thC
boat yards.
The ship yards here are among the
most important along the Atlantic
coast. and as all OF them are busy with
work for the Government, and will be
so engaged for more than a year. it is
expected the officials Of all Of them
yill take steps TO retain all the men
they have. In fact officials Of some
Of the local shipbuilding plants haYC
already entered pleas for exemption foI
the men IN their service who have
been called for military duty.
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persons were in these buildings. Many
were injured and some Killed.
survivors Sleep in barracks.
Troops Guariered here have given up
their barracks for women and chill
dren and they VIII live FOR the time
being. IN q city Of 500 tents erected on
The Common.
The Academy Of Music and many
other public buildings, are crowded
with weeping women and children.
Their homes are shattered or burned
ruins.
a part OF the town Of Dartmouth, a
suburb OF Halifax. also caught the force
of The explosion and Is in ruins
Practically an the north end Of the
city Of Halifax Is IN ruins. an area ly-
ing torn and iumbled from the North
street railway station as far as Ario-
VILE 90 Bedford Basin and covering
about two square miles
Buildings which were wrecked by the
explosion Immediately disappeared IN
the IRE that followed. when stoves and
boilers were torn asunder
Schools and other available buildings
In the Weyhurn section OF the city
have been turned into morgues or hos
pltals Doctors and nurses are work
ing with unending energy rendering AID
10 the injured Many Of those less Sc
rlously injured have gone into service
for the more gravely wounded. Sup
plies and food from an sections OF Can
ada and parts Of the United states are
rushing here.
The twisted and battered Mont
Blanc whose dangerous cargo caused
the disaster. lies still visible In the
narrows. The Belgian relief ship is
beached on the Dartmouth side OF the
harbor, near what is known as Tufts
Cove.
The collision that wrecked the muni-
tiOns ship occurred on her port side
and the bow OF the limo pierced nearly
20 the engine room. The relief ship,
hoping TO keep water from tlooding
her victim, kept ahead, showing the
Mont Blanc on. Fire. however. broke
out and the skipper Of the limo ordered
the ship to back away and the crew s
to the boats.
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SENATE ADOPTS AUSTRIAN WAR
RESOLUTION; VOTE UNANIMOUS


vi Austria
when 10 roileall wasbe
The followed stirring speeches by Senators stone
Lodge and chcocb.
fec 20 he
he said
senator Massachusetts
a said:
IS the
md u
in he
passed before the day is
Evening journal., 1917-12-07

The resources OF the United states
are the ultimate resources Of the Allies.
lt is our duty 10 sec that these re-
sources are sufficient
England, France, Russia and Italy
have sold securities 10 us and bought
goods of us.
During 1914. 1913 and 1916 they sold
10 MS three 10 four billions dollars
Of our own secusity issues and prob
ably three billions Of their loans.
For these large sums we sent them
our goods.
They and We have no present re-
sources beyond their and our couu-
tries.
There are no other nations OF i'm
poriance from which 90 buy.
Can the United states equip and
support its own army and navy and
provide In addition the supplies its
allies must have? This is our prob
lem.
our appropriations since last April
have fnfaled 500 600 on
The total expenditures Of The United
Evening journal., 1917-12-07

Women were seen digging I'M the
ruins OF their houses Wagons which
went about the streets picking up rub
blsh and trying 70 clear the thorough
fares occasionally found fragments OF
human bodies projecting from piles OF
Junk. There were many corpses buried
as unidentified
The present plan is 10 bury them
all in one long grave. Ike a trench
grave on the battlefield. Temporary
morgues have been established iu va
rious parts Of the ruined section. Some
are in houses. In one house bodies
were placed on the shelves OF a closet.
The cold weather prevents immediate
danger Of a plague from the great
masses OF dead.
No accurate count OF wounded has
yet been attempted. Hundreds OF slight
injuries have been attended.
The property damage will mount far
into the millions. There Is scarcely
a window left intact In the city.
Tn Richmond. a suburb across the
narrow arm Of water that is the Hall
fax harbor. the loss OF life was heav-
lest. Frame and business buildings
collapsed like paper houses when the
force Of the explosion struck them.
on one ship In the bay forty men
were killed.
twenty-five wagons loaded with dead
have arrived at one Of the improvised
mo-5ues. Business is suspended. Arm
ed soldiers and sailors are patrolling
the city. Not a street car is moving
and parts OF the city were In dark
ness all night.
Many private houses have been
thrown open for the ecare OF tile
wounded and TO provide a covering for
dead bodies.
The work Of rescue Is greatly inn
peded by the masses OF debris that
litter sections Of the city where loss OF
life was heaviest
Among other buildings leveled by the
blast was the railway station the
Arena rink. military gymnasium. a
sugar refinery and a large elevator are
blackened ruins today. Scores OF
Evening journal., 1917-12-07
Rv me United Press.

BY The United Press.
ST. JOHNS, y. b., Dec. First refu-
gees from the Halifax disaster arrived
here today.
The party included Miss Catherine
White and Miss Dorothy Mckenzie, both
Of Boston They were in thoir class
room at 81. Vincent academy when the
Mont Blanc blew up in the harbor. The
Young women Nyere unininred. IN q
brief account Of the explosion, and with
the memory Of the horrors she had W.T.
messed still engraved on her face MISS
White said:
when the explosion occurred we
were i'm our class room and all of sud-
den there came an awful noise. inc
building shook like leaf.
eve though some powder plant ea1 e..g
exnloded About a minute later th. iun @ ,
force of the explosion INT us ana .i'
huiIding crumbied TO noihins Dul po"-
der. .....,,s and
,soniged means Of the stricken
.NNe were ordered 90 leave me pulia-
,,g" Miss White continued, as lhc /
.i,..rs IN charge thought a magazine /
,sbich was situated near us would e1-l
Evening journal., 1917-12-07
OFFER TOMATOES AND
PEARS At CUT Price
Two Dozen Cans for $3.50,
Delivered, Plan of Frank
ford Gamers
FIVE CARLOADS IN
SWAT AT HIGH PRICE

Asa Bennett, Of Bennett and Carey
Brothers Company, Of Frankford, Sus-
sex county, will place on sale, begin
ming tomorrow. at bargain prices, five
carloads Of Delaware tomatoes and
Delaware pears. put up in quart cans
1t will be their bit toward reducing
the high cost Of living
It was their intention TO bring the
Continued on Page Seven.)
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No Stipulation
AGAINST GERMAN
TROOP TRANSFER
Rv The Unlted Press.

BY The United Press.
PETROGRAD. Dec. 7.-Germany is
apparently to be permitted under the
Russian-C German armistice plan, TO
transfer all the troops she desires from
the Russian fronts for use against the
Allies. Full text OF The armistice
agreement signed by the 67th Russian
and the 3ist German infantry divi-
sions. as published here today in the
newspaper Prsvda, shows no stipula-
tion that German troops must not be
used against the Allies on other fronts.
Such a stipulation was specifically
pledged by Foreign Minister Trotsky In
a recent speech.
Evening journal., 1917-12-07
REFUGEES FROM WRECKED
CITY DESCRIBE CATASTROPHE

plodo. We an hurried into The woods
in the rear Of our schools. About noon
we returned TO the academy. At tna'
time the city was a Mass Of hames'
Men came 90 Us and bessed TOT c'o'"
for bandaees. We frsnticaIly gore up
sheets and gave them everything IN 'no
,,l,,e ,,iien would De of any us'.
@p,. mis- time loads of dying ana m
n,.s.i We're being brought 70 us m
-. So .,d our sisters nrgan 10 assist
I'm ,Ire,sing their wounds
III ..sIcr brolc down and sobbed and
men shrieking and moaning were
'oon clusicrcd in our damaged but stiii
intact buildings Many were horribly
,ut"
Evening journal., 1917-12-07
Blazing Benzine Aboard French Munitions
Steamer Mont Blanc Rammed by Belgian
Relief Steamer Through Mistake Of Signals,
Causes Explosion Which Lays Death and
Destruction Over Big Area Of Town
PROPERTY DAMAGE IN THE MILLIONS:
ARMED SOLDIERS PATROL WRECKED CITY


" TELEPHONE H. The sppsn
the French munitions ship Mont
relief ship limo here yerdey
bodies
slowly
officials o'clock this
place the deado o
being used
as emn hospia and
made relief work. but estimates Of the dead
a. yeti solely
than 500 the 1000 the police chief es
realized later be found
wh nipple 5
Of OF the
ploslon explained mistake signals
In blazing bshs The sailors
their heels Tho
burning relief
from Blanc bcachci after being
rdded with exploding ammunition
homeless victims today Members
families separated
Evening journal., 1917-12-07
nELn oN LARCENY CHARGE.

Lucille Wright. charged with the lar
ecnv Of a lace rurtain, valued at s2.25
rom the smith-Zollinger Company on
November 30. was held under $500 bail
n Municipal Court today for the Court
or General Sessions. The defendant
Nas represented by J.. Frank Ball.
Evening journal., 1917-12-07
RUSSIA THROUGH AS
MILITARY FACTOR

bI IUE IUII'U FIHso,
WASHINGTON. Dec 7.-Russia as a
military factor Is through permanently
in the view Of prominent diplomats to-
day.
Taking the most pessimistic view
they have yet Washington believes
Continued on Page Fifteen.)
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At the Evening Journal ONCE.
TODAY'S TEMPERATURES
sun Am TIDES.

....t- -....t..tss-ts- t.u' ~ Ne
............... All p. NJ.
Mouth ef Christiana.
Evening journal., 1917-12-07
WEATHER

Part cloudy tonight and Sat
urday; moderate northwest TO
north winds.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-16

BOSTON, May 16.--The Massa- chusetts troops will probably train at Aver, training grounds during the Civil War.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-16
DISSENSION IN
 RUSSIA HELPED
 BY THE GERMANS
Russian Soldiers Seem To Have Bit in their Mouth for Reign
 of Anarchy.
Continued from Page One)

liam are destroying revolutionary Russia. Do not forget that the loss of free Russia would be a catastro- pne, not only to us, but to the work ing classes of the entire world.
 Defend, therefore, revolutionary Russia with all your power. The workmen and peasants of Russia long for peace, but it must be general peace of all nations and result Of their common agreement and sep Iarate peace is an impossible thing which must not be allowed to inter fere with or embarrass the course of events in the world.
 Watch Imperialism
 '!t is evident that German Imper- ialism, after having defeated our westernallies would turn against us with the whole power of it's armies and seize our country and enslave the Russian people. The council leads you toward peace in another way by calling for a revolution of workmen and peasants in Germany and Aus tria- Hungary. We will lead you to peace after having obtained from our government a renunciation of the policy of conquest and after demand ing a similar renunciation from the allied powers. But do not forget, soldiers and comrades, that peace cannot be achieved if you do not check the enemy's pressure at the front. If your ranks are pierced and Russian revolution lies like an inanimate body at Williams feet. <
 Do not forget, you in the trench es, that you are defending the liber- ity of the Russian revolution and your brother workmen and peasants. Soldiers and comrades, having sworn to defend Russian liberty, do not re nounce the offensive. Fight, and struggle for this liberty and while fighting and struggling, fear the ene- my's trap. Fraternizing, which is 1 taking place at present at the front, can easily become a trap Do not forget the revolutionary troops have only the right to fraternize with ! troops that are also revolutionary, and who are also ready to die for peace and liberty.
 Germany is not a revolutionary army if it still blindly follows Will 1 liam and Charles, emperors and cap italists. You are fraternizing openly not with enemy soldiers, but with officers of the enemy general staff disguised as common soldiers. Peace will not be obtained by separate treaties or by fraternizing of isolat- ed regiments and battalions This will only lead to the loss of the Russian revolution and safety which does not lie in separate peace or armistice Reject, therefore, every thing which weakens your military power, which detracts the army and lowers it's morale.
 Soldiers, be worthy of the trust that revolutionary Russia puts in you"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-16
Personal Mention

c. II. Gallagher, of the Hoonah Packing Company, arrived during the night and is registered at the Gastineau hotel.
 J. Hanseth, business man of Pet ersburg, is in the city for few days and is registered at the Gastineau hotel.
 Ray Miller, who for the past year has been employed at Gold stein's Emporium, in the grocery de- partment. left today on the Spokane for the South. He was accompanied by Mrs. Miller and they will spend several months visiting in Colorado
 J. II. Murray, member of the House of Representatives from the Third Division, who has been visit ing here since the session closed, left for his home at Mccarthy on the Admiral Evans this morning.
 Miss Alice Coles, of Valdez, who has been acting as a stenographer for the Legislature, will leave for the South on the Al-ki tomorrow morning.
 Miss K. McKean, formerly stenog- rapher for J. II. Cobb and later for the Legislature will leave tomorrow morning on the Al-ki for the South.
 Harry A. Bishop, former United States Marshal, accompanied by Mrs. Bishop. will leave on the Al-ki to- morrow morning. The Bishops will visit for some months with the parents of Mrs. Bishop on . farm near Portland
 Mrs. Baldwin. mother of Grant Baldwin. who has been visiting with her son for some time, leaves for her home in the States tomorrow morning on the Al-Ki.
 J. Larcher. of the Frye Bruhn Market. expects to leave tomorrow morning on the Al-Ki for trip below.
 R. R. Young. representative of the Pacific Coast Coal Company is mak- ing the round trip to Sitka on the Al-ki is expected to return tomor- row morning.
 Mrs. Arthur Rieandeau, wife of the mining contractor, expects to leave for the South on the steamer Al-ki tomorrow morning for vis- it in the states. She will be ac- companied by her family.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-16
GOLDSTEIN STARTS FUR
 MANUFACT0RY Juneau House Branches Out in Fur Garment Business on Large
 Scale.
IS CROWDED WITH WORK
Orders for Garments Is Already Greater Than Present Capacity of
 Manufactory.

Juneau has a fur manufactory. The new industry is the latest departure of the fur department of Goldstein's Emporium The department is in charge of Louis Schuman, brought to Juneau from New York by Charles Godstein for the work. The new branch of MT. Goldstein's fur busi- ness will manufacture all classes of fur garments for local buyers and to supply mail orders, either from the immense stock of furs carried by the Emporium or from furs owned by those who desire them cut and made. It also alters and remakes used fur garments.
 MT. Schuman has been a fur cutter and designer for fifteen years, and is regarded as one of the best in the country. He is delighted with the quality of Alaskan furs.
 "Our fur manufacturing is limited in the amount of business it does by our inability to secure enough help said MT. Goldstein We have been taking many orders from local peo- pie, and we are getting them from the States. Orders have been receiv- ed from the East as well as from coast points. It is our purpose to go after retail fur trade wherever t may exist, and the indications are that we shall soon have one of the favorite fur manufacturing businesses of the country. Our business is great CT than we can handle with our pres ent force.
 First in Alaska
 This is the first regular fur manu- featuring business that ever has beer supplied from the largest stock Of raw furs in Alaska.
 Many Furs Coming in
 Goldstein's Emporium is still get ting large fur shipments, and more are now coming in Recent ship ments were from Carmacks on the Yukon river and Telegraph Creek on the upper Stickine river. Furth CT shipments are coming from these and other points.
 "We have been extensively engag ed in the fur business for some time" said MT. Goldstein, ''and thus far we have had not a single kick from trapper or trader. We pay the top prices, and get the choice of the fur shipments. People are learning that they can get more for their furs. quicker returns and greater satisfaction by sending them to Juneau than by disposing of them in any other manner. We are now getting regular shipments from old customers
 All Kinds Of Fur
 The furs received by Goldsteing Emporium are of a wide variety They include black, silver gray. cross red and other foxes; beaver, land otter, marten, mink. lynx. ermine and many other varieties.
 From this supply of raw furs. the new manufacturing department is prepared to make anything from trimming to Overcoats.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-16
GREAT TRIBUTE IS
 PAID TO CHOATE BY
 THE ENGLISH BENCH

LONDON, May 1G.-All judges ol the higher courts gathered in the Kings bench division this morning to pay respect to former United States Ambassador Choate. The Lord Chief Justice presided and paid an eloquent tribute to the disting uished American.
 MT. Choate was not only an Amer ican lawyer, but bencher of the middle temple,'' said the Lord Chiei Justice, "and he was also a great ambassador and one of the most dis tinguished citizens of the United States"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-16
RUSSIA IS GIVEN.
 HUNDRED MILLION
 BY UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON, May 16.-The gov ernment today made it's first loan to Russia of $10o,000,000 bringing the amount thus far advanced to the Allies $625000,000 The money just loaned to Russia is made available for her purchase of supplies in the United States.
 The Russian committee from the United States is to depart at the earliest possible moment
 Dr. William Pallister, who has been ill for the past several days, is making the round trip to Sitka on the Al-Ki.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-16

which grow so large that no bus- ness based upon fair dealing and reasonable profit can carry the bur den. Therefore, it has been decid- cd on and after May 1, 1917, all patrons of this firm-without excep- tion-w!l not be extended credit when an old account extending be- yong 30 days remains on our books. We desire to impress upon our customers that the constantly in- creasng cost Of living is further ad- Vanced by careless credits adding 10 the dealers yearly overhead, and 1t is with view Of keeping prices to the lowest limit, promoting honesty and fair dealing that this action is taken.
 milf. TRIMMER & RITTER.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-16

before the extra offers are over as it will carry ujst twice the amount of votes that is offered for the last week.
 Watch for the different candi- dates standings tomorrow.