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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-12-07

Uy Associated Press.l
HALIFAX, Dec. Z Four thousand
tons of trinitotuluol exploded in the
Mont Blanc. William Barton, travel.
ing for the Canadian imperial muni-
iions board Of ottawa escaped I'M
scathed while breakfasting at the
Halifax hotel He said For over
ten seconds. there was low, rumb
nie quake. with everything yibrat
ing. and then an indescribable noise
followed by the fall of plaster and
crashing Of glass The cry went up
a German bomb
Il * established the explosion
occurred twenty-five minutes after
the collision. Hauses rocked AZ first
shock. vessels broke from their moor
lnes. hits OF shell whistled through
the air buildings collapsed on oc.
cupauls. shrieks and means rose for
the second above the awful din. In
all parts OF the city men. women and
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WAIT AT MoRGUEs


HALIFAX Dee Dawn found hundreds who had stood
line all night al mproyised morgues continuing their vigil
entertaining fears and hopes Others beseged the hos
litals Relief parties cotinued work for first aid
Many searhe confined their efforts seeing that all the
injured flameswep Richmond district of two and
onh square miles, removed hospitals and sending bodies
10 the morgues for Identification.
The explosion felt radius Of hundred miles
Property damage resulted places the main water
front whore buildings and piers for loading ships and warehouses
Tor munitions and supplies located south of the naows
They however escaped the full force and although damaged
aderaby learned the facilities for loading transports and
munitions ships badly crippled first believed
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WORLDCQMMENT
ON THE MESSAGE
MANY COUNTRIES WELCOME
WILSON'S WORDS AS COR
RECT WAR AIMS.
ny Associated Press.D

MoNTEVIDIo. Dec. THE
Uruguayan papers publish President
Wilson's message in full Com
menting on the message Ell siglo
says:
THE importance of the discourse
lies in its propositions regarding
peace requirements and 1t must
cause a profound and favorable i'm
preston among all those nations
fighting for the cause of justice,
culture and civilization
FL Diario saysi
President Wilson's words resound
throughout the world to confirm
once more the irrevocable resolu-
ton to pursue to the end the fight
for the liberty of the people. The
message is another confirmation of
that gospel which drew the great
pacifist, President Wilson. into the
war, convinced that only by war
Continued on page rnnrl
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SNOW ADDS
TO HORROR
AMERICAN JACKIES PATROL
THE STRICKEN CITY

10y Press)
HALIFAX, Dec. IA heavy nowstorm is impeding the rescue
the injured and the recovery bodies of the victims of the
poon which followed the collision of the Belgian relief steamer
Imo with the munitions ship Mont Blanc aiding
quenching the flames in the ruins
Incoming specials carried DOCTORS and supplies while
outgoing trains carried the injured Windsor and elsewhere
FILL MoRGUEs
The rapidly filling the morgues Increasing deaths
injured appeared ubstanate the estimate that the total Of
dead would be 1000
The world may know the exact number of dead be-
entire families killed and charred bones the only
remaining trace.
Every building the city damaged and the Richmond
Dartmouth devastated Few if any of the
several hundred attending the Richmond school escaped
u s. JAcKIEs ON PATROL
The explosion occurred in the narrows at point where the
harbo half mile wide between Richmond and Dart
mouth opng land formed trough and served to increase
the intensity and destructveness of the blast Sailors of
American warship patrol duty
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Britain Did Not
Oppose the Pope


CIy Associated PreSsD
LONDON, Dec I'm the house Of
commons yesterday Lord Robert
Cecil. minister of blockade, denied
that England and France had en-
tered into any treaty or understand
ing to support Italy against the holy
see if the holy see attempted to take
steps toward peace Asked why no
reasoned reply to the pope's note
was made by England, France or
Italy, he said.
The British French and Italian
governments considered no reply
necessary beyond that returned by
President Wilson"
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i. 5. AIDED
BY ARRESTS
Of |. v v.
ATTORNEY GENERAL GREGORY
MAKES ANNUAL JUSTICE DE-
PARTMENT REPORT.
tey Associated Press.l

10y associated frebS.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Only the
cold figures showing the results of
the work of the department of jus
tice in coping with German plotters
in this country are given in Attor-
ney General Gregory's annual re-
port submitted today to congress-
None of the details Of the opera
tions of the secret service of that
department. touching almost every
condition from the romantic to the
sordid are disclosed Most Of those
must necessarily remain untold un-
Ill the end Of the war, when a
set Of volunteers rivaing the most
exciting tales Of fiction might be
written from them. The attorney
generals report merely tells the
story of results in the figures of
prison sentences which the agents
of German intrigue now are serv-
ing in federal penitentiaries.
In dealing with the enemies with
in. the department has found that
the espionage law the trading with
the enemy act and the prosecution
OF seditious conspiracy have been
fruitful OF results.
"The government hands have
been materially strengthened so
that 1t now has power to deal with
disturbing malcontents," says the
attorney generals report.
"The prosecution of William d.
lCnntintlnA On pnrr Ennrl
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by Associated Press.l
WASHINGTON, DEC. 1.-THE
PRESIDENT SIGNED THE REsoLU-
TloN DECLARING THE EXIST.
West End Sends
Out a Shipment

. On December 5th the West, =
= End Consolidated Mining com =
. pany shipped 80 bars of bullion, =
= the cleanup for its mill for the =
= second half of November The =
. consignment weighed 1887 =
. ounces, valued at $49,4S7. =
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Bullion Shipped
BY Extension Co.

. The Tonopah Extension Min =
= ing company yesterday shipped .
= its cleanup for the latter half .
~of November II consisted of .
. "A bars. weighing 4S.155 ounces. .
. The consignment was valued al =
. $4,000 =
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LONDON SCHOOL HIT BY A BOMB

damage in yesterdays raid. One
bomb fell on wall paper and brush
establishment, causing large fire.
A laundry, brewery and school which
was occupied and a glassware store.
house were struck,
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ABSOLUTELY ABSURD. WIRES KEY
PITTMANOF RUMORO ION GOLD MINES

thering OF the war
Il + Epstine wired to Washington
to ascertain the facts The follow
lng brief refutation came today from
senator Key Pittman;
Published declarations that the
government considers geld and
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ORDER FOR
FOOD, FUEL ISSUED
lsy Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Dec. Robert
Lovett, government director of priori
ty transportation, issued an order to-
day giving preferential shipment to
food, fuel and government supplies.
The order legalizes the action al
ready taken by the eastern railroads
operating committee
1t is believed it will do much to
relieve the eastern freight conges.
tion which threatened to shut down
war industries and public utilities
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silver non-essentiais are abso-
luteIy absurd. Every country in
the world is fighting for the pos.
session Of them, and China and
india are willing to accept set.
tlsment Of trade balance In sll
YER
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some concern was felt by mining
men who read the statement tele
graphed from san Francisco yesler.
day and credited TO Frederick Brad
les that the government coptemplat-
ed the closing OF gold mines because
they were non.esesntial 10 the fur
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DEBATE ON.
MEASURE IS
QUITE BRIEF
SENATOR STONE INTRODUCES
RESOLUTION AND ASKS FOR
UNANIMOUS ADOPTION.
ny Associated Press.l
(5y Associated Press. }

WASHINGTON Dec. THE reso-
luton to declare war on Austria was
passed by both houses of congress.
The house accepted the senate reso-
luton II now goes to the presi.
dent for his signature The senate
vote was unanimous, Senator La Fol-
lette left before the voting was fin
ished. Later he said he would have
voted against it unless it was amend
ed to provide that the United States
would oppose any agreement to take
territory that Austria held prior to
August /, 1914.
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LONDON, Dee. An armed Maxi
malist force occupied the Marie
Palace and expelled the allRussian
commission in charge Of the elections
for the constituent assembly. says a
Petrograd dispatch received IN Lon.
don.
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tuy Associated Preas.,

WASHINGTON, Dec THE sen
ate passed the resolution declaring
war on Austria with less than an
hours debate. Senator Stone pre-
sented it and moved its adopted.
Unanimous consent was secured for
immediate consideration Chairman
Flood of the foreign affairs commit
tee. opened debate on the resolution
in the house. He asked 1t be passed
unanimously, declaring it essential
to the welfare Of the allies, and that
fS,a,+;nua5 On paua Eopr
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YAOUI INDIANS BURN
AMERICAN BUILDINGS


N0GALES, Ariz., Dec 7.-Yaquis
attacked Esperanza Sonora and
burned the office and storehouse
OF an American company. Thirty
Americans live in the vicinity
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NO U. S. SHIP IN HARBoR
'By Associated Prc-s.I

WASHINGTON Dee The navy reports indicate that no
American ship Halifax the time of the explosion 1t
believed the commander of American ship to help
after hearing the blast ywo miles at He would have re
ported if there had been any American ships Halifax at the
time of the disaster
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(sy Associated Press,

BERLIN, Dec. -Four thousand
more Italians we're captured In the
new Teuton offensive in Northern
Italy, 1t is officially announced
This makes the total $4,000 for the
new drive.
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BANDIT IS Shot Down
IN SACRAMENTO STREET
ny Associated Pressl

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Dec. THE
police wounded and captured Samuel
Shea in a running fight, following
the robbery of six hotel guests and
fifteen diners in a restaurant in
the retail district early today.
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coLpEsT DAY.

To-day according to Forecaster
l..gler, was the codest day of this
winter.
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'By Associated Press.l

toy Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. Dec Represen.
atse Tague introduced a joint reso.
'u'ion TO appropriate s5.O0o,0o0 for
.he relief Of the stricken people Of
naiiiaN The president sent the
soserhorgeneral expression u SYM
pa'hy or the people OF the United
States
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ny Associated Press,

PARIS, Dec THE French de-
feated two German attacks last night
In the Verdun region.
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my Associated Preas.l


LONDON. Dec 7.-one airplane
that hovered over London yesterday
dropped five explosive and two in
cendiary bombs and did the most
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ENATE PASSES THE BILL DECLARING WAR ON AUSTRIA
Tonopah N. Co.
Makes Shipment

: 4 shipment Of 4 bars Of bull =
, lion was made th morning by =
= the Tonopah Mining company of =
= Nevada They weighed 1G5 .
. pounds each The consignment =
= was valued at s5S,36O .
1859
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lny A.soelatea Pr.us.,

JAsSY, Dec 6-(Thursdayl-It has
been decided that the Rumanians
will associate themselves with the
Russians in the proposed armistice.
although the Rumanians rejected
every attempt at naturalization, 1t
is officially stated Hostilities we're
suspended today on the whole front.
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U. S. JACKIEs ON PATROL
U. S. SAILORS KILLED
IBy Associated rress.J

TRURO Dee IA telegrapher from Halifax reported he saw
bodies o several sailors of the United States navy
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""H"chHteN freas.t
BOSTON, Dec THE commander
ol the United States transport which
was in Halifax harbor at tht time
ol the explosion has been instructed
70 get complete details and report
70 the navy department by wire.
less.
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$50 Extra: War

ENcE OF A STATE OF WAR WITH
AUSTRIA AT sos O'CLOCK THIS
AFTERNOON, FROM WHICH TIME
THE STATE OF WAR DATES.
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IVY Associated PresaA
HALIFAX, Dec. T.. The matron
ana all but two girls Of the Protest
ant orphanage are believed TO have
perished
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TODAY AND A YEAR AGO.

} official readings of the ther- .
} mometer by the United States .
, observer AT TOnOpah. .
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RUMANIA To
ACT WITH.
RUSSIANS
TEUToNs CAPTURE FOUR THOU.
SAND MORE ITALIANS; BRITISH
FORCED BACK.
lHy Associated Presn.D

The British were compelled to
evaeuate villages west of Cambria
and Bourbon wood by wedge driven
into the salient by the Germans. The
action shortened and strengthened
the British line. Violent fighting
continues in Northern Italy.
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ran into the streets. many
clad The fire broke
out in a hundred places
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CONTINUED On Page FOurl
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THE WEATHER

Fair Tonight and Saturday.
Continued Cold.
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Continued on page rour'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-25
BANK DEPOS|T0RS
 DO NOT PROGRESS Agent Crawford Shows That Building Can Soon ." Be Sold for Enough
 to Pay. All

Very little progress was made by the members of the Jefferson County Bank Depositors' association at q meeting held last night in the court house. The meeting was well at tended, but opinion as to the proper course to follow differed widely
 A statement was made by w w. Crawford. agent for the Jefferson County bank, to the effect that the depositors would probably be paid in full within the next 90 days. Mir. Craw- ford was not present, but sent a mes sage to the meeting by John w. O'Neill He stated that sale for the building, which would probably net S1.S73,550, was in progress and. pro- vided this was successful, every de- positor would be paid in full.
 Sufficient funds were on hand, he added. to pay the open accounts with in a short time.
 Jerome Edmondson, an attorney, made a ringing plea for the depos- itors to enter suit rather than 'wait for promises to develop." His motion was carried unanimously but when an effort was made to raise the $500, nec- essary to conduct the suit, only $6.20 was collected
 A statement issued yesterday by Mir Crawford shows that the assets of the bank are $1,3S6.S17.49 to January 20 The fact that over two-thirds of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-25
ROTAR|ANS HEAR ABLE ARGUMENTS
 FOR SCHOOL TAX
Necessity for Added Facili- ties and More Funds Pre- scented to ROtarians
 Yesterday

Every angle of the educational problems of Jefferson county was reviewed at the Rotary club yesterday. when number of presented pointed reasons why the 3-mill tax should be supported at the polls on January 30
 J. D. Moore sounded the opening note when he read an illuminating paper in re- gard to the educational needs and the funds available In Jefferson county. After presenting the Rotarians with multitude of facts and figures. he turned the meeting over to pr. J. H. Phillips, superintendent of the city schools.
 Speaking in an authoritative manner, Dr. Phillips informed the club how the demands for education exceeded the fla ciities of the city. The crowded con- ditions at the high schools were related, as were those which necessitated the use of eloakrooms as olassrooms in the public schools. J. R. Hornady, commissioner of health and education, followed and ex- plained that conditions would be made unthinkable when the compulsory educa- tion law became effective next Septem- Der, sending 10000 moro children into the schools.
 pr. J. M. Shelburne, president of How ard college, related explicitly how the high schools were linked with the insti- tutions of higher learning as feeders" and why it was necessary that they be we'll grounded in the Fundamentals of education. He declared that more funds for education in Jefferson county would be great boon to the colleges in that it would be possible to raise the entrance requirements.
 Dr. H. M. Edmonds showed how edu- cation was q crime preventive, citing fig- ures and arguments to prove his con- tention that the passage of the 3-mill tax would mean better morals for this sec tion. Sydney J. Bowie declared that Bir- mingham spent less money for education than any other of the 17 cities of the United States that are in its class He urged consideration of this fact and pleaded with the Rotarians to exert their influence to make the school levy cer- rtainty.
 Frank Willis Barnett, associate editor of The Age-Herald, closed the round of speeches with brief terse talk of how the election would exert unifying effect upon Birmingham.
 This election will be an acid test Of the force of unity in Birming ham," MT. Barnett said. During the previous cam paign, the men of the state--the best elements-stood together and urged the passage of the amendment to the state constitution. Here in Birmingham, where division Is in the air, we are called upon to see whether we can stand together. If this election carries, the success of 1t will have 8 unifying effect. Democracy is on trial Democracy to live must be nurtured by education, or it degenerates into 'mobocracy.
 Let us stand together and exert our influence that Alabama may become a better state and Birmingham a greater city"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-25
ALABAMA VISITORS
 AT LOCAL HOTELS

Motion: D. R. Smith, Haleyville; c. c. Burdette, Haleyville; D. c. William son, Montgomery; Chester Tubb, Haley ville; R. D. Robertson. Jr., CullmAn; l., w. Jackson, Anniston; T. J, Woyer. Heflin; Frank McCraw, Anniston; F. E. Rhau, Ragland; M. V. Aldridee, Mont gomery; J. J. Ray, Jasper.
 Tutwiler: J. M. Bryan, IT,. Union Springs; E. S. Mitchell. Alexander City; J. M. Dewberry Mobile. '
 Hillman: Walter Price, Fayette: J. C. Taylor. Haleyville; $. B. Ring, Haley Tville; A. Farley, Selma; J. E. Scott, AL toona; H. c. Henry, Altoona; J. B. Ed wards. Gadsden; J. J. Rae, Notasulka A. E. Jackson, Hartselle.
 Florence: c. H. Brodnax, Selma: A, F. Lattinette, Mobile; l., 5. Mason, Talla- dega; J. T, Moran. Tuscaloosa; ;; R. H Sheppard. Townley; A. K. Collins, Bloc ton. Morris: Charles Sheppard. Jr.. Acmur; T. w. Crow. Jasper; J. M. Crow. Jasper S. A. Cash. Holt; R. E. Lowrey Tuxca- loosa; M. E. Neetles, Jasper; F. w. Ra- mer Union Springs; w, H. Cooper, Acmar
 Metropolitan: 8. E. Newton, Atwood N. L. wilson, Blocton; Huwh savare Corona; J. B. Champin. Johns: c. D Shaw. Montgomery; L 14 Whoel6r, Car. bon HiIl T. l.. Cook, Wost Hiocton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-25

A rather marked decrease Tn the death rate in the city of Birmingham Is shown In the health report for 1916, as submitted by J. R. Hornady, commissioner Of health and education, to the commission yesterday. Tuber- culosis took a toll of over 300 lives during the past year, and the com missioner foreshadows campaign for better housing conditions in his re- port.
 In his report to the commission Mir. Hornady said:
 These figures show very marked decrease in number of diseases, es- pecially those ordinarily prevalent among children, and the death record for 1916 shows a decrease compared to 1915, despite the typhoid epidemic of last summer. The deaths in 1915 exceeded those in 1916 by 14s. We had in 1918 20 more deaths from typhoid fever than in 1915, but deaths from whooping cough, diphtheria, pellagra, scarlet fever and other causes showed a marked decrease. Deaths from scar- let fever fell from 22 to 2; the num- Der of victims of pellagra fell from Ill to 49; deaths from diphtheria fell from IS to g, and deaths from whoop- ing cough fell from 14 to T.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-25
DEATH RATE DECREASE sFo
 SHOWN BY HEALTH REPORT
Diseases Ordinarily Prevalent Among Children Fall Off Heav lily During the Past Year-Tuberculoss Took Toll of Over 300 Lives-Hornady's Report Foreshadows
 Campaign for Better Housing Conditions

"As has been pointed out on num- erous occasions. tuberculosis is one of the most fearful causes of death and disease in our community and the ne- cessity of adopting the most advanced methods for checking the spread of this disease is shown by the figures for the past two years There has been no appreciable increase In deaths from this cause, the figures for 1915 being 351 compared to 3e6 for 1916. but the total Is much larger than 1t should be. The housing problem enters here, and this is a problem that we must approach in the immediate future. We are now engaged in eliminating all tuberculin cows from dairy herds and this work will soon be finished.
 You will note in the table cover ing communicable diseases that the most striking decrease was in measles. Only 71 eases were reported in 1916. compared to 1915 in 1915. A heavy de- crease in scarlet fever is noted and there was also a marked decrease in diphtheria, chickenpox. smallpox and cerebro spinal meningitis.
 During the period covered by this report the death rate for whites fell from BAT to 9.23; that for blacks from 2o.91 to 1914. and the total from 1898 to 1914.
 "The work of eliminating the old fashioned dry closet, which was in- augurated in i916, is progressing with great rapidity." 1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-25
WEATHER RETARDS
 BROWN ORE MINES Pig Iron Output Sold Be- y0nd Third Quarter-Price
 Increase Predicted

The continued rain that the Birming- ham district has experienced during 1917 has interfered with the open work of the Birmingham industries. The brown ore mines have suffered especially, while the rain has put aburden on the coke and. coal production also.
 There is a rather strong demand for pig iron, of the foundry variety now. Turing January, the Republic Iron and Steel company has had It's stock of pig iron diminished by e000 tons. The sales are more than the output of the three furnaces at Thomas, which are working at capacity.
 A few sales of No. foundry have beer made at s25 but the prevailing price for the standard iron is s24 for delivery any time during 1917. The ont rut of virtually every producer in the Birmingham district is sold through the third quarter, and more than 50 per cent of the production for the last quarter.
 The price Of pig iron has been sta- tionary for more than month, but one big producer predicts that the price will rise again within the next month.