Palestine Daily Herald (Palestine, Tex), Vol. 16, No. 199, Ed. 1 Friday, December 7, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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TONIGHT AND SATUR-
DAY, RAIN OR SNOW.
Vol. XVI. No. 199.
PALESTINE DAILY HERALD
Palestine, Texas, Friday Evening, December 7, 1917.
Member
Associated Press
EIGHT PAGES.
FIRES ARE STILL
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STORM PREVAILS
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(By Associated Press.)
Halifax, N. S., Dec. 7.—Fires are
still burning in sections of Halifax
destroyed by the disastrous munitions
8bip explosion. A heavy storm set in
early this morning, seriously imped-
ing the work of rescue and the recov-
ering of bodies of the dead. Snow,
however, comes as an aid in quench-
ing the flames. Special trains are'
bringing doctors and nurses, and med-
ical supplies arrived today. Train
loads of wounded have been sent to
Windsor and other places to hos-
pitals.
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Wreck and Ruin
On Every Side
(By Associated Press.)
Halifax, N. S., Dec. 7.—Up to noon
today there had been no change in
the police estimate of two thousand
dead. About the same number are
injured, two-thirds of whom are suf-
fering from cuts by flying glass.
There is wreck and ruin on every
side. Every building in the city is
damaged, and business is suspended,
and will be for days. All schools and
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colleges are closed. Soldiers and
•allors, including seamen from the
American warship which was rushed
to the scene, are patrolling the dis-
trict. and aidifcg in the rescue work.
Major Bishop is considered the
greatest air fighter in the Canadian
forces. He has been deccrated sev-
eral times.
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Red Cross to Rescue.
(By Associated Press.)
Boston, Mass., Dec. 7.—A special
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train carrying a Red Cross unit, con-
sisting of fifteen physicians and
•thirty nurses, and a quantity of med-
ical and other supplies, will start for
Halifax this afternoon.
Passengers and Crew Safe.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Dec. 7.—Word has been
received here that the passengers and
crew of the Holland-American line
steamer Nieu Amsterdam are safe in
Halifax
Two-Thirds of
Halifax Destroyed
(By Associated Press.)
Halifax, Dec. 7.—It is now known
that two-thirds of Halifax was laid
in ruins as a result of yesterday's ex-
plosion, and it will be days before the
damage to property is knowm, or the
number killed. The hospitals are all
tilled to overflowing, and the dead He
in scores in the streets and in de-
molished buildings. Fully half of the
city was razed to the ground, and the
entire harbor front is in ruins. Enor-
mous damage has been done to ship-
ping
Was French Vessel.
It is now ascertained that the am-
munition ship wrhich blew up was of
French ownership. A Norwegian boat
rammed her as she was passing out
of the narrows from Rockingham Bay
into the harbor proper. Fire broke
out on the destroyed munition ship,
and the crew was seen to be desper-
ately fighting the flames before the
explosion came. Many of the crew
were seen putting off in boats, when
they found they could not check the
flames. They rowed desperately in
efforts to reach safety.
The munition boat drifted a little
and then with a roar that was heard
in Truro, sixty miles away, the ship
blew up. What happened after that
can only be conjectured, in large
measure. The concussion killed tele-
graph operators at their desks four
miles awray. It broke windows in
Truro, sixty miles distant. It blew
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heavily laden freight trucks off the
railway lines. It caused the callapse
of or partial collapse of nearly every
building along two and a half miles
of thoroughfare from the Union Sta-
tion to the Queen Hotel. It sent the
harbor sheds and wharves to wreck
and ruin. It shook the magnificent
new ocean terminals at the lower end
of the harbor, wrhich cost over $35,-
*uub,TiJoo a.u«!i* fftrt- UiT liiife&i 0i‘ uieii-
kind in the world, into smithereens.
; It laid waste acre after acre of res-
| idential and commercial districts. It
j brought grain elevators tumbling to
j the ground with roars that sounded
like the incessant rolling of thunder,
and above all rose the cries and
shrieks of the dying and the injured.
In a moment the entire city was
stricken as if by a gigantic blow of an
earthquake. Indeed, it is doubtful if
an earthquake could have done more
damage. Every telegraph wire, every
cable, connection, was put out of com-
mission by the shock. The entire
lighting and telephone system was
disorganized. For a while Halifax
was cut off completely* from the out-
side world. As speedily as the mag-
nitude of the catastrophe could be ap-
preciated measures were instituted
to relieve the injured and succor
those in need of aid.
Calls for Help.
Calls for help were sent out to
every town and city within a radius
of fifty miles or more. Fire brigades
were hastily assembled and shipped
by rail. Doctors, nurses, ambulances
and all sorts of surgical supplies were
also rushed to the scene. At first the
news was not credited. Incredulous
inquiries began to filter in. Then, as
the magnitude of the disaster became
more apparent and further details
were sent out, it was apparent that
the significance of the catastrophe
was being felt outside.
Congregational Church.
The week of meditation and prayer
at the Congregational church has been
a gratifying success. The series of
meeting closes tonight, with an ad-
dress upon the “Second Coming of
Jesus.” Brother Roberts’ leadership
has been both interesting and very
profitable, and we are expecting
these meditations upon our “Lord’s
Return” to be the best of all. Let
all attend tonight, and bring an of-
feriny to assist in meeting the ex-
penses of these services. The room will
be warm and will be well lighted. A
cordial welcome awaits you.
Paul C. Burhans, Pastor.
Woodmen Elect
New Office^
Twenty-nine applications and:j
transfers were received by Syci
Camp No. 26,-Woodmen of the
at a regular meeting held ii
Knights of Pythias hall last
Owing to the interest in the elej
of officers and other pending busi
the meeting was largely attended/
a harmonious and enthusiastic1!
sion was held. Resolutions
adopted unanimously by the
congratulating Sovereign Comma
W. A. Fraser and the other supreme
officers upon the rapid growth aid
progress of the society.
A neat folder was distributed JO
the members prepared by a coi
tee of the camp containing a re]
of the auditors showing resourci
more han $8000 and giving other
of general Interest, such as the
lowing:
Facts Worth Knowing,
Sycamore Camp No. 26 was oi
ized August 25, 1891. Button W1
Camp No. 295 organized March
1897; consolidated with Sycai
Camp June 19, 1908.
On November 15, 1917, clerk r<
ed 825 members in good standinj
of whom are veteran members.
Sovereign Camp has paid to
ficiaries of members of Syci
Camp over $120,000. Sycamore
has paid in funeral and sick bei
approximately $9000.
Sovereign Camp has invested $1
500 in Palestine school and fire
tion bonds.
Sycamore Camp pays $100 funt
benefit, protected by reserve funi
over $8000, with camp dues only
monthly and no special assesmei
Well-organized uniform rank,
company aids in exemplifying
fui. instructive"a□ d^lthpressiv5
ism at initiations, funerals and un-
vellings. [
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Annual memorial day and unveiling
service held first Sunday in June.
Regular monthly meetings held in
Knights of Pythias building on first
and third Thursdays.
By special dispensation, Sycamore
Camp initiation fee is only $1.00, and
medical fee $1.00.
If you are a Wodman, it is your
duty to give others the same protec-
tion you enjoy.
If you are not a member, join now!
“Better a home protected than lov-
ed ones ejected.” L
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected last night as follows
Bonner Frizzell, consul commande|
J. D. Pickett, adviser lieutenant.
J. P. Roquemore, banker.
J. E. Britton, clerk.
Big Drive Made
By Navy Men
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(Speciel to The Herata.)
Dallas, Texas, Dec. 7.—At the rate
of enlistments made in North Texas
since the drive for 840 men began
Monday this number will be obtained
by Jan. 16 and possibly sooner. The
navy department set Feb. 22 as the
date, that the quota was to be obtain-
ed and Commander Walter Ball, in
charge of the North Texas recruiting
district, said today that he expected
the North Texas district to obtain
its quota before any other district in
the United States.
Orders from Washington have been
issued that no men of draft age be ac-
cepted for enlistment after Dec. 15.
This leaves only seven days that men
will have to volunteer for service in
the navy. Men who desire to enlist
should apply immediately to their
postmaster who can direct them to
the nearest recruiting station.
Several of the branches are filling
up fast and men who desire to enlist
in the hospital corps and branches
out of the ordinary service have no
time to lose. Recruits will be sent
immediately to training stations and J
there will be no waiting at home for
orders as was the case soon after
war was declared. There is ample
training quarters now and substan-
tial heated barracks for housing thou--
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sands of men.
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T
HO PERISHED
COL,CHARLES M-K. SALTZMAN
{By Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C„ Dec. 7.—
Five thousand are believed to
have been killed in the explosion
in the Halifax harbor yesterday,
and the fires which swept North
Halifax and Dartmouth, Nova
Scotia, according to advices from
a naval commander, reaching the
navy department. The navy dis-
patch said the figures had not
been verified.
Col. Charles M'K. Saltzman. as-
sistant to chief signal officer, was
born in Iowa October 18, 1871, and
appointed to the Military academy
from that state in 1892.
STRIKE
A Flue Fire.
At 5:20 this morning the depart-
ment was called to a house in Old
Town, because of a flue fise. No
damage.
The holiday trade is in full swing
now.
Germans Repulsed
By .the French
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, Dec. 7.—Two German at-
tempts to attack the French lines'
east of Meuse, in the Verdun region,
last night, after heavy bombard-
ment, were driven off by French
fire, says today’s statement.
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Battle Continues.
(By Associated Press.)
Rome, Dec. 7.—On the Asiage
Plateau battle is continuing without
interruption, says today’s report.
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T0 END FIFTEEN THOUSAND
Houston, Texas, Dec. 7.-|-A settle-
ment of the oil workers’ strike, affect-
ing eight thousand men in the Te'xas
and Louisiana fields, was agreed
upon this morning. The agreement
will be signed this afternoon.
Jas. M. Moore, escort.
J. M. Yeser, watchman..
H. W. Andrews, sentry.
J. E. Angly, auditor.
Jno. A. Jones, musician.
C. C. Nash, M. D., physician.
J. L. Boyd, M. D. physician.
The following officers hold over as
their terms did not expire: R. R.
Saddler, past consul commander and
camp deputy; Wm. H. Nance and J.
W. McCaffrey, auditors; J. J. Nettles,
captain drill company; E. M. Farrow,
M. D
physicians.
If You Please
and E. L. Rose, M. D., camp
CONGRESS VOTES TO
Debate Begins On
War Resolution
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C., Dec. 7— Debate
on the Austrian war resolution began
shortly after the senate convened this
morning, unanimous consent being
secured for its immediate considera-
tion.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C., Dec. 7.—
With less than an hour's debate,
the senate today passed the res-
olution declaring war on Austria-
Hungary. The vote was seventy-
four to nothing. Senator l a Fol-
lette left the senate chamber
during the speech making and
did not cast his vote. There is
every indication that the resolu-
tion will pass the house with only
one dissenting vote, Representa-
olution.
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The reader will not fail to see the
half-page ad in today's Herald con-
cerning war-saving certificates. And
just this further word, if you please:
A United States War-Saving Cer-
tificate, series of 1918, will be an ob-
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ligation of the United States when,
and only when, one or more United
States War-Saving Certificate Stamps,
series of 1918, shall he affixed there- j
to. Each of such war-saving certifl- |
cates w ill have spaces for 20 war-
savings certificate stamps, series of
1918, and each of such stamps there-
to affixed will have a maturity value
of $5 on January 1, 1923, which will
accordingly give each such certifi-
j cate,- when bearing its full comple-
ment of such stamps, a maturity value
of $100 on said date. No war-savings
■certificate will be . issued unless at
the same time one or more war-sav-
ings certificate stamps shall be pur-
chased and affixed thereto, but no ad-
ditional charge will be made for the
war-savings certificate itself. The
name of the owner of each war-sav-
ings certificate must be written upon
such certificates at the time of the
issue thereof.
War-savings certificate stamps,
scries of 1918, will be issued in 191S
at the following prices:
January, $4.12; February, $4.13;
March, $4.14; April, $4.15; May, $4.16;
(By Associated Press.)
Berlin, Dec. 7.—Four thou-
sand more Italians have been cap-
tured in the new Austro-German
offensive on the northern front,
bringing the total to 15,000, ac-
cording to today’s German state-
ment. Monte Sisemol was cap-
tured by storm, the statement
says.
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Hostilities End
On Roumanian Front
(By Associated Press.)
Jassey, Roumania, Dec. 7.—It has
been decided that Roumanian troops
shall associate themselves with the
Russians in the proposed armistice,
though the Roumanians have reject-
ed every attempt at fraternization,
says today’s official announcement.
Hostilities are suspended today on
the whole front.
Members of The
Aircraft Board
(By Associated Frets.)
Washington, D. C., Dec. 7.—Howard
Coffin of Michigan was nominated
by President Wilsou as chairman,
and Richard Howe of New York, a
member, of the government aircraft
board.
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Hamilton, W. M. & Hamilton, H. V. Palestine Daily Herald (Palestine, Tex), Vol. 16, No. 199, Ed. 1 Friday, December 7, 1917, newspaper, December 7, 1917; Palestine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1024689/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palestine Public Library.