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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-07
Conditions in Stricken
City More Appalling
Than Reported Yesterday
BY associated Press

Aboard Massachusetts, Relief
Train, Via st. John, n. b.. Dec. T.
Exact conditions in stricken Halifax
are more appalling than was indi-
Gated by last nights reports.
This is a message that was dis
patched to Governor Mccall to-day
by A. c. Ratshesky, manager of the
Massachusetts special relief train,
after night spent in gathering bits
of information from trainmen and
others met with as the train sped
eastward.
The dead are everywhere, said
these reports. There is immediate
need of a great staff of surgeons and
scores of nurses.
BY 8 o'clock tonight the Massa,
chusetts unit should be in Halifax
at the immediate disposal of the
chief surgeon, who is directing the
relief work-the most stupendous
task that has confronted the people
of Nova Scotia.
When the Bay State special
reached st. John. additional hos
pital supplies were taken aboard to
meet pressing demands pending the
arrival at Halifax of shipment due
to leave Boston at noon to-day.
During the brief stop Mr.. Rat
shesky got into communication with
the Halifax authorities over the
railroad telegraph wire and learned
supplies and help of every kind
would be most welcome. 1t had not
been humanely possible, the authori-
ties said, to take care of the hun
dreds of injured many of whom had
perished during the night.
In improvised morgues the dead
are piled high and unidentified.
Scores of these bodies will never be
claimed.
For hours to-day the relief train
ran through a country buried a foot
deep in snow. Railroad men said
it was cold and raw at Halifax and
that the suffering was intense. The
special had the right of way and
made a record run on its mission of
mercy.
"Arrangemen were made last
night with James Jackson, head of
the New England division of the
American Red Cross, 10 forward a
large equipment needed to supple
ment what we have aboard" said
Mr.. Ratshesky. The assignment of
our staff and nurses will be deter
mined after arrival at Halifax, but
the whole force will be placed as a
unit and under the direction of the
surgeon general.
There is much to be done. for
reports show not one half of the ter
rible story has been given the world.
We shall be on the job tonight and
our doctors and our nurses will CO.
operate with those from nearby
Canadian cities until the homeless
and hurt can see daylight ahead"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-07
PlIMPLY! WtLL,UUN' | bt
People Notice It. Drive Them
Off with DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets

A Apimply face will not embarrass you
much longer if you get package of
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets. The skin
should begin to clear after you have
taken the tablets a few nights.
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with DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the
s. ;cessful substitute for calomel; there's
no sickness or pain after taking them.
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which calomel does, and just as effec-
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safe instead of severe and irritating.
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feeling, constipation, torpid liver, bad
disposition or pimply face.
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purely vegetable compound mixed with
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olive color.
DR.. Edwards spent years among pa
tients afflicted with liver and bowel
complaints, and Olive Tablets are the
immensely effective result.
Take one or two nightly for week.
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-07

Austrians in the service at Camp
Meade, while the Paxtang and
Elizabethville boards probably have
half as many.
In this neighborhood to-day many
deplored that the government was
compelled to declare war against
Austro- Hungary for the single rea-
son that the Austrians, in a number
of instances, exhibited such un-
doubted American loyalty. At Hall
fax, for example, it was recalled
at the local draft board, three Aus
trians in the employ of a coal op-
orator. refused to ask for exemption.
Their employer appealed, however,
and would probably have got them
off. I'VE won't be excused; we want
to fight for America" persisted the
aliens and they went into service.
Military men in Harrisburg were
speculating gravely over the effect of
this war declaration on alien troops
now training with units of the old
National Guard in southern camps.
There were quite a number of Aus
trians went south with guard regi-
ments and there seems to be a
chance that these too may be dis
charged.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-07
Bodies of u. S. Sailors
Killed by the Explosion
Seen by w. U. Operator
By Assoeiated Press

| Truro, n. s., Dec. IA Telegram pin
! operator sent here from Halifax by
the Western Union Telegraph Com
! pany said to-day he saw the bodies
of several sailors of the United States
| Navy who had been killed by the eX-
| plosion yesterday.
No accurate statement of the
number of persons killed and wound
| ed as result of the blowing up Of
| the French munition steamer Mont
Blanc in Halifax harbor yesterday
after collision with the Belgium re-
lief steamer Iona was available here
early to-day. Estimates made by
! hundreds of survivors who came
| here during the day and night varied
from 800 to 1000 killed. The prop
erty damaged chiefly along the Wa
ter front and in the manufacturing.
wholesale and residential districts
will reach several millions of dol
lars.
Truro Relief Center
Truro, a manufacturing town OF
5000 inhabitants, the nearest place
of importance to Halifax was made
center of relief activities. This is
leading junction point of provin-
cial railroads and on the direct line
from Halifax to New Brunswick,
Quebec and points in the United
States. 1t was from here the jlst
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 over bur-
dened and large number were sent
to Truro for treatment. Arrange
ments were hastily made for these
and to extend hospitality to the
many homeless men, women and
children who came here as quickly
as they could get away from Hall
fax. Railway facilities were taxed to
their utmost. Canadian government
railway officials and employees work
ed all night and put into service
every available piece of rolling
stock.
Rush Food Supplies
Steps were taken to-day TO rush
to Halifax all the food that could
he obtained. Refugees said many
people were without food and 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
rature was below freezing and there
was much suffering over night among
the thousands whose homes had
Seen wrecked.
The work of the railroad men in
cluded making arrangements TO OK
peditc the movement across the pc
ninsula of relief trains from st.
John, n. B., and other points. The
relief train from Massachusetts can
not arrive here before this evening.
The latest reports received here
indicated the conflagration in Hall
fax was brought under control last
night although fires were still in
progress in several parts of the city.
Apparently the flames were chiefly
in the Richmond district. Firemen
from Truro, accompanied by many
volunteers, assisted in fighting the
flames.
Washington. Dec. Reports to
the Navy indicate there was no
American ship in the harbor of Hall
fax at the time of the explosion and
officials are inclined to think that
if American sailors had been caught
in the blast it would have been re-
ported in the early dispatches from
naval commander who went in to
help after hearing the detonation
fifty-two miles at sea.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-07
DRAFT BOARDS
FEAR RETURNS

[Continued from First Page. ]
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-07
American Red Cross
Prepares to Send
Additional Relief

Washington, Dec. American Red
Cross officials here to-day awaited
details of the Halifax catastrophe. pre-
pared to send additional relief to that
despatched by special trains from
Boston and New York without for
NAL call for assistance from Canada
Word reaching the Navy Department
early to-day that the dead might
reach 5000 caused efforts to meet the
situation to be redoubled
The special trains bearing expert
enced relief workers and large guam
titles of medical supplies, food, cloth
ing and bedding, left Boston and New
York simultaneously, and word OF
their departure was forwarded to Ca
madam and Halifax authorities by w.
+. Parsons, director general of the
Red Cross civilian relief.
Foster Rockwell and j. S. Ellsworth,
workers in the Red Cross military
relief, are in Halifax, and Mr.. Rock
well telegraphed news of the eXplo-
sion last night and said he would
send details later. Elsworth's name
was not mentioned. but it was as
sumed he was safe and both were as
sisting in the relief. They had been
sent to Halifax to establish rest can
tions for soldiers.
MOOrs in Charge
John f. Moors will be in charge of
the Red Cross relief work in Halifax.
All supplies will be directed to him
and the work of surgeons nurses and
social workers will be under his di-
rection. Surgeons and nurses are
being rushed to the scene of devasta-
tion in three trains and more VIII be
sent forward if necessary.
From Boston a medical base hos
pital has been ordered to Halifax
with a full corps of surgeons and
| nurses whose work will be supple
mented by that of an organized body
of social workers. The train from
New York will not arrive there
! fore midday tomorrow.
! The report received by the Navy
| Department that perhaps 5000 had
I been killed by the explosion also was
| received by the Red Cross from its
representatives in Boston, who hat
received it from the military COM
mandant there.
Carloads of Clothing
Jesse II. Jones, director general Of
military relief of the Red Cross con
tinued his Investigations to-day Of
the conditions in order to do all hi!
; organization can to alleviate the situ'
alton. 1t was regarded as probable
| other relief trains would be sem
soon. The train ordered from New
York will carry a greater quantity Of
supplies than sent on either of those
from New England.
Seven carloads of clothing, bedding
| and foodstuffs have been packed anC
a large amount of surgical instru
ments, dressings and other medica
supplies have been included.
New York, Dec. THE Red Cros!
relief train leaving this city is con
signed to Foster Rockwell, a Rec
Cross worker in Halifax. The trair
is made up of five cars loaded will
food, clothing and medical supplies.
Officials of the Atlantic division o
the Red Cross said here to-day tina
other relief trains will be dispatched
to the stricken city as soon as neces
sity demands.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-07
Hospital Donations Total
$1,O25, and Break Record

The inventory of the donations to
the Harrisburg Hospital totaled ST.
025. according to announcement made
at the hospital this morning. This is
zone of the best donations in years,
and represents a great quantity OF
much needed provisions, groceries,
clothing and other supplies. There
We're a number of substantial checks
received. which the women in charge
of the donation considered very gem
erOuS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-07
GERMANS THROW
MIGHTY FORCE
[Continued from First Pagc.l

fore the retirement yesterday, as it
is now a straight line. Formerly IT
was like a long inverted letter ~"
with the italians on the inside of
the u" and the enemy on the out
side.
1t has been established that while
Field Marshal Conrad Won Hoetzen-
dorff is directing the movement, Cen
cral Won Krobatin's forces also are
cooperating.
In addition to the superiority in
numbers, the Austro-Germans are
taking advantage of the backward
season and are striking before the
mountain SHOWS impede operations.
Austrian prisoners taken in the
past few days say the release of Rus
sian prisoners held in Austria began
ten days ago. Austria took the initi-
ative in this without waiting for Rus
sia to release Austrian prisoners.
Each Russian prisoner was schooled
carefully in Austria's desire to end
the war and the whole body of these
Russian prisoners was returned to
Russia as a sort of a propaganda for
terminating the war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-07
MEN IN DRAFT
TOBE TAUGHT
TELEGRAPHY
Evening School With Good
Teacher Recommended by
School Board Committee

Organization of an evening schoo
in radio and buzzer work for men o:
draft age in Technical High School
with a competent telegrapher as in
structor. and organization of Junior
Red Cross leagues in the city public
schools were two important recon-
mendations submitted to the city
school board at its session this after
noon.
The suggestions were included in a
report from the teachers committee.
The board was requested to give City
Superintendent L. E. Downes author
ity to employ a telegrapher as in
fRA
structor for the radio class. Accord
ing to the plan which the committee
has in mind it is hoped to cooperate
with the Government by training men
Ol uldlL age 50 llldl II httuVN 'iiNS
will have some experience and can be
assigned to signal corps service. The
class, if started, will give many men
in the city an opportunity to study
telegraphy and to get special training
in signal service work.
Junior Red Cross
The Junior Red Cross leagues. II
organized will he a part of the Har-
risburg chapter of the Red Cross.
q. II. 1 glnN h n
in a number of the schoolrooms OF
the city the teachers are giving short
talks on Red Cross work and many
of the younger girls in the grade
schools are learning to knit and
make Red Cross supplies. The or
ganization work will be done under
the supervision of Superintendent
Downes.
Robert \. Enders. the new presi-
dent of the board, to-day appointed
the following committees:
Committees Named
Finance-Dr. c. l.. i. Keen, chair
man: directors A. Carson Stamm, W.
Frank Whitman.
Buildings-Harry A. Boyer, chair
man; Directors Cameron L. Baer'
George A. Werner w. Frank Wit
man.
Supplies-Harry NJ Bretz, chair
man; Directors Cameron L. Baer'
Harry a. Boyer,
Teachers-A. Carson Stamm, chair
man: Directors Harry NJ. Bretz, DR..
&. Il. i. Keen, George A. Werner.
Retirement board-R. \. Enders'
chairman, eX-officio: Directors A. Car
son Stamm. DR.. c. T.. L. Keen.
President Enders is a member eN-
orficio of all the committees named.
ON the finance and supplies commit
tees vacancies will be filled when the
court appoints successor to the Rev
William n. Yater. resigned. At pres
cnt there are only eight members on
the board.
In the teachers committee report
submitted to the board this afternoon
other recommendations were made, as
fellows: Transfer of Misses Lea Kla-
vans, Hope Eyster and Margaret King
from substitute list to regular teach
ing list: opening of new eighth grade
school in Camp Curtin building, witt
Miss Elda Stambaugh in charge; Miss
Blanche Mining to be transferred
from the substitute list to. fill va
,ancy caused by Miss Stambaugh'
transfer; election of II. A. Leibig, OF
New Haven. Conn, as French and
German teacher at Tech High School
at annual salary of $1,000.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-11-28

Gilbertson was nominated and as
there was no further nominations, the
rules were on motion suspended and
the Secretary authorized to cast the
vote of the meeting for o. ]. Gilbert
son who was declared elected for 8
years. B. P. Hovey of tennessee and
N. E.. Christensen Of Harvey were
elected Directors, and E. N. Larson
Swede Grove, Martin Johnson, Ellis
worth, and Carl T. Nelson, Danielson
were elected revisors all for 1 year
The amendment to Sec. / of the By
try churches, carried by vote of So
of the bylaws raising the limitations
On live stock was introduced, this
amendment to be submitted to next
years annual meeting for approval
The meeting, by a resolution, unani
mously fixed the officers salaries as
follows: President, $100; Secretary
$780, and Treasurer, $3.50, per year
this in addition to the per diem re
corded in Section Z of bylaws. A res
olution that the officers renew all
Special Policies at expiration, mailing
new policy to members for signature
If the member fails to sign and return
the Company's copy in 80 days, il
shall be- considered as rejected and
the insurance cancelled. The said
resolution adopted with no opposition
The meeting decided by a vote of q
to 10 not to levy any annual assess
ment this year. Resolved that the Elk
ecutive Board appoint collectors II
needed.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-11-28
kAND|Y0H| BOYS
OFF TO ARKANSAS
Most Of Our County Boys Go
South From Camp
Dodge.
Camp Dodge, Ia., Nov. 21, 1917.

Camp Dodge, Ia., Nov. 21, 1917.
To the Readers Of the Willmar
Tribune: Here am again after a cou-
pie of days excitement. There are
40 from each Company, 351st Regi.
ment, going to Camp Pike, starting
Friday morning and the last men leav-
ing on Sunday morning.
There has been quite a lot of excite
ment in camp the past week. A num-
ber of us received a leave of absence
for week. While waiting for our
passes, we received word that the
Company was to leave for Camp Pike,
Arkansas, so we could not co. We
are now about one and one-half miles
farther north of our old home and
hospital, a very pretty place. The
land is rolly and sandy. The camp is
in a valley sloping to the west. There
are barracks for miles running from
north to south making it look very
pretty at night when the lights are
turned on. Most of the road is con,
crete from Des Moines to Camp
Dodge. This is needed as there is so
much traffic on this road. We are
now short distance from the Y. NJ.
C. A. While there last night, we stay.
ed for the movies and we were told
that there were twenty or thirty sacks
of parcels post daily, the amount OF
envelopes used per month is reported
to be 10000 and $4,000 sheets Of pa
per per month. There is about $3.50
worth of stamps sold daily. Last
night some of the boys" and myself
were over to the knights of Columbus
hall and listened to several band piec.
es played by the band from the 349th.
This band will leave today for Camp
Pike. This is sad week: after get.
ting acquainted with so many of the
boys and then have to leave them in
so short time. Most of the Kandi.
yohi county boys will go south as well
as the Renville county boys. Hope ]
will have more time next week SO
can write more newsy letter
WILLIAM A. OLSON,
Train Truck Co. No. 2, 313th Ammuni
tion Train, Camp Dodge, Iowa.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-11-28
klEVEN:NOlD.

Last Saturday afternoon at five o.
clock at the home of Bernhard Kleven
in town of Green Lake, occurred the
marriage of his daughter, Alvilde Re-
gina to Mr.. Joseph E. Mold.
The bride was prettily gowned in
white silk crepe de chine with a drape
of georgette crepe trimmed in wide
lace and silver beaded braid. She
wore veil caught with smilax and
carried. shower bouquet of brides
roses.
The maid of honor, Miss Ruth Klev-
en-, sister of the bride wore yellow
brocaded suesiene silk and carried
white carnations. Mr. Albert Mold, a
brother of the groom acted as best
man. .
The bridal party entered the parlor
where the ceremony was performed
by Rev. E. o. Larson under a huge
white wedding bell and crown of
green and white streamers. The
bride was given away by her father.
The dining room was decorated in
pink and white streamers and cupids
After the ceremony was performed
and congratulations were showered
on the happy couple, dainty four
course supper was served in the din
ing room to about thirty-ive guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Mold received a number
Of useful and pretty gifts.
Heartiest congratulations to the
young couple
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-11-28
PROGRESS BEING MADE
ATSTATEASYLuMF FARM
Visit Made at Wi||mar's State
Institution By Tribune
Reporter.

Last Thursday afternoon, repre-
sentative of the Willmar Tribune visit
ed at the Willmar State Asylum Farm
and was courteously shown about the
different buildings on the farm by
State Farmer Theodore Sampson
The first buildings inspected were
the two new cottages which are at
present being erected. These two
buildings are of the same size, 140x5O
feet, and will consist of two stories
and basement when completed. The
contractor for these buildings is James
Peterson, general contractor of Min
teapolis. Included in this contract is
an addition to be built to the laundry,
about four thousand dollars of filter
tanks, poultry house, cold storage
plant 20x20 feet and hog house. The
contract was let for $4,000 for the
new addition and the work is to be
completed August l, 1918 The two
new cottages are at present under
erection; the basement is completed
and work on the first floor has COM
menced. About forty men are employ
ed on this work. The superintendent
for these jobs is Mr.. Walter Stone
1dIQce, an dTCulLeCL OF minneapolis.
The cottages are for men and will
room eighty-six patients each, when
completed.
The next building visited was the
laundry. w. A. Ballowe of Vienna,
ILL.,, has charge of the laundry and has
been employed there for five years.
The laundry has the very latest equip
ment and new dry tumbler weighing
six thousand pounds will be installed
when the new addition is complete.
An underground addition will also be
built to the power house under the
contract let to Mr.. Peterson and will
be 26x32 feet. A new Is X w. Dyn-
amO OF 800 Amps. will be installed
and new heating boiler. Mr.. Arnold
Bakken of Willmar has charge of the
power house and his assistant is Mr.
Martin Dahl.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-11-28
O 81 "a RY
ALBIN J, ECKLUND.

At the Mounds Park Sanatorium at
the life of Albin ]. Ecklund, native
and resident of the Township Of
Mamre A victim of pulmonary tuber-
culosis, he had been ill for about six
months. His brother David was with
him at the time of death.
Albin julius Ecklund was born on
his fathers farm in Mamre on Dec.
"a, 1888. Here he grew to manhood,
and for a number of years has rented
the same farm. He is mourned by a
wife, Mrs. Sina Ecklund, son Sher-
ney and daughter, Blanche, also by
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Eek
lund of Pennock, and by the following
brothers and sisters-Emil of Pen
mock; David Of Glyndon; Mrs. Gust
Carlson, Mamre; Mrs. Emma John
son, Randall, Wis; and Mrs. Hannah
Erickson of st. Paul Other relatives
are Richard Danielson, of Hawley ;
Mrs. B. A. Olson, Red Wing; Emil
Danielson and son Alvin of Sunburg;
August Hokansons of West Lake; and
Carley Carlsons of Kerkhoven. The
bereaved family have the sympathy
of a large circle Of friends in their
loss of kind and loving husband and
father.
The funeral occurred Sunday fore
noon, 1890 at the house, and at II: 0(
o'clock at the Lundby church, Rev
Oscar Wenstrand officiating. The
church was appropriately draped fol
the occasion and there was a profus
ion of beautiful flowers. The pal
bearers were Oscar HOkansOn. A1hir
Hokanson, Paul Swanson, Emil Carl
berg, Sam Rodman and Joseph Holm
gren.