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\ *W ' v.-;" ;; ̂ J.^HB McHENRY pl.aindeal.er, Mchenry, «<«>» v,:^r.'.' . '«"; JU • :1' ,« "",:V_' SCENE OF MUNITION EXPLOSION AT HALIFAX KJ^gffce ROCK IN mm e%:wm **:^iSTVfNC »;. ACADE 1 Twoufn •:- 1 am . 4 * *v A / * £*viA *- a*% >'tv' si/ HMULî K ^P^HOTEii, OVJNCfAL d HALIFAX EXPLOSION WORST EVER KNOWN. The following big explosions have taken place in recent years: FEBRUARY t, f*11--Rfcllroad station in New Tork ; ears con­ taining twenty tons of dyna­ mite. " Twenty-five killed, 123 injured; $2,000,000 damage. MARCH 7, 1913--British freight- * er Alum Chine, in Baltimore harbor, carrying explosives. Forty killed: 300 injured; $400,000 damage. JULY 30, 1916--Black Tom Is­ land, New Jersey; trains load­ ed with explosives; seven kill­ ed, $10,000,000 damage. JANUARY 13, 1917--Munitions plant of the Canadian Car and Foundry Company, of Kings- land, N. J. Seventeen killed; $2,000,000 damage. JANUARY 21, 1917--Munitions plant in London. Seventy .killed; 277 Injured; damage, 200,000 pounds. APRIL 12, 1917--Eddystone Am­ munition Corporation, i>ldy» stone. Pa. Two hundred kill­ ed ; $1,000,000 damage. LABOR NEEDED / FOR WAR WORK United States Public Service Re­ serve Being Inaugurated by the Government PRODUCTION TO BE SPEEDED 1--Approximate location of collision between the Mont Blanc, French munitions ship, and the Ioma, a Belgian relief steamer. The Mont Blanc blew up. 2--'Richmond, the section of Halifax which was practically wiped out -fey the explosion ft»d fire. The darkened districts-em'ers more than two and one-half square miles. 3--Dartmouth, where there also was Iieavy destruction of life and property. 4--Rockingham, where there was some damage, 5 and 6 --The two harbors of Halifax, in which many .ships were damaged and mem­ bers of their crews killed or injured. WORST DISASTER IN MANY YEARS Catastrophe at Halifax Appall­ ing in the Loss of Life and Property. BIG PART OF CITY IN RUINS Flw Following Rain of Explosives Completes Destruction--Port and Harbor One of the Most Valued of British Naval Posts. Ontslde the toll of life claimed on land and,, sea by the great war, the catastrophe at Halifax is by far the greatest disaster In many years. Numerous explosions have occurred in munition plants in this country and Europe, but the Halifax disaster is the most tragic explosion, in the number of lives lost, In the last quarter cen­ tury. Indeed, few catastrophes of any nature have probably exceeded it in the number of dead. Pilot Frank Mackie of the Mont Blanc declared that the collision re^ salted from a confusion of whistles sounded by the Ioma, causing a^cojh lis!on with the Mont Blanc, which ar- Tived at a United States Atlantic port on November 9, laden with 3,000 tons of munitions for France. She was In bound from New York when "she was rammed by the Belgian relief ship Ioma. The impact set Are to a deck load of benzine on the French ship and the flames quickly communicated with the inanitions, resulting In a practical bombardment of the city. The zone of destruction in Halifax extended from the North street railway station as far north as Afric- ville to Bedford basin and covered an area of about two square miles in the section known as Richmond. The buildings which were not demolished by the force of the terrific explosion were destroyed by the fire which fol­ lowed, District Densely Populated. The devastated district was the old­ er part of Halifax and thickly popu­ lated. It contained, In addition to (Tltadel hill, many churches and schools, the railway station, govern­ ment dockyard, Wellington barracks. Admiralty House (the official resi­ dence of the admiral In command of the North American British squad­ ron), the military hospital, post office, provisional parliament building, city hall, the ordnance department, most of the department stores, all of the tele­ graph and cable offipes and a few ho­ tels. The better residence district was al­ most unharmed. It lies southward from the Queens, and Includes most of the churches, including St. Mary's Bo- man Catholic cathedral. In the fire-swept section were the DESIGNATED BY INDIANS GREATEST OF HAVENS. Halifax Was a Settlement Before the Dominanee of the White Men in America. Long before the coming of the white the Rife of Halifax hat been oc­ cupied by an Indian settlement. The spot was called Chebucto ("greatest of havens") by the Indians because they recognized the almost impreg­ nable position of the harbor and Inner As He Views the War, Too. . «John, the house next door Is on "•That so? Well let's all lie In bed and take it easy. Perhaps It wont amount to much." _u; • . * New Idea for Auto*. .Instead of using springs an Inven- <«¥ proposes to mount automobiles on wedge-shaped frames, supported on the nxlef. which pass'between rollers or cogs to retard their motion- and lessen shocks. parliament buildings, post office, three newspaper offices, Royal Bank of Can­ ada, Canadian Bank of Commerce, Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of British North America a^*J the Bank of Mon­ treal. Other structures destroy?*! are Dal- housie college, two Roman Catholic convents, the Presbyterian Theological college, the government technical col­ lege, 42 churches and 80 factories, in­ cluding Iron foundries, breweries, dis­ tilleries and two sugar refineries. FAMOUS FOR BEAUTY. One of the oldest of Canadian cities, Halifax also Is one of th^ most pic­ turesque. It has two principal beau­ ty spots, Point Pleasant park and the Public Gardens. The first lies between the North Arm, a fiord three miles long, and the harbor proper. The North Arm is the cruising basin for canoes and pleasure craft of small size. Two hundred acres of land make up Point Pleasant park, and the woods have been left in a wild state.'1 The roads are splendid. They were built for military purposes. The park has a pair of magnificent Iron gates given to the city by Sir William Young, a former chief justice of the province. They are set at the head of Young avenue, one of the principal roads of the park. A mile from Young avenue gates are the Public Gardens, the most cul­ tivated spot nl Canada, and said to be Its most beautiful garden. An area of 20 acres Is thus given up for pur­ pose of pleasure right in the heart of the city. When the land was origin­ ally taken up for park purposes It lay on the outskirts of the town, and was a hunting field. It is laid out in formal flower beds, a band stand and precise walks. . Like Bit of London. A dozen public buildings, each with a history, also tended to soften the lines of "the garrison city." Houses originallyJmilt of wooil and stucco and later of stone and brick and patterned after the English style, give the visi­ tor the impression that Halifax Is a corner of London Itself, lifted and transplanted in Nova Scotia. From the citadel a beautiful view of the entire city and harbor is given. Facing the water front, one looking from the fortress may see the entire business district of Hnlifax( lying par­ allel to the docks and extending back almost a mile from the water front. On three sides of the citadel the resi­ dence section slopes away to the wa­ ter, which almost surrounds the prom­ ontory. Haligonians always- took the great­ est pride in their public building^. In the point of age, T>ld Martello Tower, built during the earliest days of the city's history, is second only to St Paul's church. It was used as an out­ post when settlers were unable to leave the fortifications of the colony without tnklng chances of being scalp­ ed by the Indians. Other Noted Buildings. The Provincial Building, the Govern­ ment House, the City Hall, the Domin­ ion Building and the new Customs House were among the ' edifices of bay. It was first used as a base of supplies by the French admiral, Duke d'Anvllle, In 174o, when he attempted to recapture Louisburg, taken from the French by a band of New England colonists. The real story of Halifax, however/ begins In 1749, when It was settled by Lord Edward Cornwallls and 2,570 English soldier-colonists. The city was named in honor of the earl of Halifax. Cornwallls laid out the town In the somewhat rigid style that marks it today. CITY ON PROMONTORY JUTTING INTO ATLANTIC. which the natives of Halifax boasted. ; Other buildings of prominence are. the Dalhousie College, Provincial Museum, I Academy of Music, Y. M. C. A. BnlTft- ! ing, Odd Fellows' Temple and the three j principal hotels, Halifax, Prince George and Queen's, Among the famous edifices of ,the ! £ity Is the St. Paul's Episcopal Church, sfiid to be the oldest Protestant church built in North America. It was con­ structed in Boston in 1750, a year after the town w,|„s founded, and carried In schooners to Halifax, where the parts were put together. The story is told that when Cornwallls wrote the Earl of Halifax he wanted to build a church the earl replied by sending to Canada the architect who built St. Peter's in London. The architect patterned the desired church exactly after St. Peter's. When parts arrived the colonists often had to lay down their Implements and take to their guns to drive off the Indians^ who made frequent attacks upon the workers. St. Matthew's Presbyterian Church, which was built during the late years of the eighteenth century, was de­ stroyed by fire In 1857, only to be re­ built. One of the most beautiful buildings In the city is the St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral. With a tall white spire extending upward, It Is visible for miles. Religion of all denominations seems to thrive In Nova Scotia, for In a re­ cent census of religions only 543» per­ sons were listed as belonging to no sect. At present there are 129,000 Ro­ man Catholics, 106,000 Presbyterians, 83,000 Baptists, 60,000 Anglicans, 57,000 Methodists and a few thousand spread through the Anventlsts, Disciples and Jews. Of the latter there were 437. Eighty years ago, when the province was small and practically uninhabited, the Presbyterians were the largest body, although there was a flourishing colony of Roman Catholics at Cape Breton. The Baptists then were an In­ considerable body of poor peasants with badly educated teachers and preachers. Today the Baptists stand third in the list of denominations. One of World's Best Harbors. "Halifax has one of the finest har­ bors in the world and is the chief Canadian gateway for exports. It Is the capital of Nova Scotia, with a population of 60,000. The city is three miles long and a mile wide; Is built on the eastern slope of a small penin­ sula. 1 "It Is a garrison city and has eleven forts and batteries, including the Cita­ del, once one of the strongest fortifica­ tions in America. * "The harbor is open all year. Its Inner haven Is Bedford Basin, 20 miles in circumference, in which the will-, slon and explosion occurred. I have seen as many as 140 ocean vessels In the basin at ortce. "Vast new wharves and railway ter­ minals are being constructed by the government at a cost of $30,000,000, but these are near the tip of the penin­ sula at the south, and evidently were not harmed. "Halifax Is 616 miles nearer Liver­ pool than Is New York for trans-Atlan­ tic liners. It Is 600 miles from New York. Founded By Cornwallls in 1749. "Colonel Edward Cornwallls left Britain in 1749 and founded the city. The French armada gathered there In 1757 bent on* demolishing Louisburg, only to meet disaster through storm and plague. Howe went to Halifax with his men -after they were defeated at Boston. Great numbers of royalists from New ;York found refuge there In the revolution. Halifax was the chief British' base of supplies. "One hundred and six warships made harbor there in 1S12. Tho expedition that burnt Washington started from Halifax. And It was there the Shan­ non sailed with her prize, the Chesa­ peake." Trimmed Up. Customer--What, you want 40 qents for a haircut like this? It's a skin game. Barber--Well, you said that you just wanted a trimming. Unrivaled Harbor Facilities Made pf Halifax a Point of Great Naval Importance to Britain. Halifax Is on ft triangular promon­ tory which juts out into the Atlantic ocean in the exact middle of the Nova Scojia peninsula. To the north is the harbor. Dt- rectTy across from the center of the city, which faces apon the harbor, the Puts Runners on Auto. When the snow is heavy, an Alaska man pufs runners on the front wheels of his automobile, heavy chains on the back ones and encloses the engine with a special body and runs the ma­ chine as well as In summer. channel narrows suddenly and farther In widens to form Bedford bay. Un­ til recently this bay was practically tinnsed. Because the harbor furnished bet­ ter protection from submarines and warship attack than the outer har­ bor, Bedford bay with its new railroad terminals was taken over by the Cana­ dian government for munition load­ ing.. Rockingham, within three years, became the home of thousands of la­ borers, who, in many cases, lived In hastily constructed^ homes. Skilled and. Semiskilled Men Not Now Engaged in Producing War M& terial to Be Enlij^te^fjiin the Public Servi Washington.'--A United States pub­ lic service reserve Is being Inaugu­ rated by the department of labor in an effort to .get men for work in the shipyards. The department is work­ ing In co-operation with the shipping board and William Edwin Hall is di­ recting the work. State directors are being .appointed and local organisa­ tions are being perfected lh every state. .. • "The primary' object, of this cam paign," said Mr. Hall, "Is to obtain a large list of skilled and semi-skilled men who are not now producing war material or doing work useful to,the ecution of the war, and to 'get thefn Into the shipyards and the fac­ tories whi' h must be maintained at the highest speed If industry is to meet the Insatiable demands "of a large army at the front. "It appears from published reports, such as the arrival of the Rainbow Di­ vision in France, that the number of American troops at or near the firing line Is 'constantly increasing, and we civilians whom these troops have gone civer there to protect, would be shame­ fully derelict In our national duty and quite wanting in patriotism If we did not make every personal sacrifice to keep our soldiers 100 per cent sup­ plied. Labor Needed in War Work. "A number of the non-essential In? dustries are employing labor which k? urgently needed for war work--In shipyards, for example. One is sur prised to see how many kinds of work ers are needed to build a ship. The shipping boardHias prepared for tlu public service reserve a list of 88 dif- f^ent "peace" occupations from which men must--absolutely must--be drawn In order that our tremendous shipbuild ing can be carried out In time. You often, hear It said th;\t "ships will win the war.' but today it is being put in a little different way by those who know the situation: A failure on the part/ of American civilians to build the nec­ essary number of ships will make It Impossible for the United Sti'ites to continue to fight. A lack of ships may lose the war.' "The United States public service reserve." explained Mr. Hall, "is work­ ing at high speed today to obtain all these men. needed for shipbuilding, for making equipment, for gun manufac­ turing, for mechanical draughting, for hundreds of other vital operations, from the 'non-essential Industries'-- that Is, from Industries which are Im­ portant to a country at peace but. In the final analysis, virtually unneces­ sary to a country at war. "Our effort Is always to obtain the workers for war , industry withorrt crippling the peace Industry. We will not draw awav an over-production of plover. War means 'suffering. A con- any one industry, from any one eni- pjloyer. War means suffering. A con­ siderable disturbance of industry is inevitable. The public .service reserve proposes to bring about th^ necessary shifting of laboe with just as littl*4 dis­ turbance as possible. We want no in­ dustry nnd no employer to have to bear any more than a fair, legitimate share of the burden which the per­ emptory demands of war throw upon ail of us." • Differs From Army Enlistment. "Men who enroll In ihe United States public service reserve state thejr trade and suggest other classes of work they could do. if necessary, for the war. The enrolled men will r©» main at their present jobs and when they are notified that an opportunity to put them into war work has arisen, they are under no obligation to accept the new jobs unless satisfied with wages and conditions. Thus their en­ rollment in the reserve differs from en­ listment In the army, where the soldier has tio choice h;ti to obey. "Every day more and more Ameri­ can workers, are beginning to fee! in their hearts that in this critical period of the nation's history they should be devoting their energies to the actual war needs of their country. By en­ rolling in the United States-public re­ serve they enjoy a happier conscience, for they know that they have thereby declared their patriotism and that the moment a war Indusry needs men of their type they will be given a chance to serve the Country without leaving civilian life." Queen Mother's Gift Blbla. Upon one of his journeys during the Antarctic expedition Sir Ernest Shack- teton was obliged to reduce hte lug­ gage to the smallest possible amount He stntes that up to this point the Bible given by Queen Alexandra to the ship's library (provided by the British and Foreign Sailors' society) had been carried with the party. In leaving bther things behind It 'was decided with reluctance that this «also must be abandoned. ' As the Bible contained, on It& fiyleaf a message written by Queen Alexan­ dra, the flyleaf was cut out, also the pages containing the Twenty-third psalm and the chapter In the Book of Job which speaks of the sea being fro­ zen. These three pages were carried to the end of the journey and brought back to this country. 'Sir Ernest has promised to present the three pages to the society to bo sold on behalf of its funds. >!,„ • . C ^ O- et Contents 15 Fluid ]) ALCOHOL-3 PER GEN J AVc^cf able FreparatioaferAs similatin^ the Feed Iw Reguta- tint* the Stomachs and Bcwds a In fants / Children CASTOMA For Infanta and Children, - .3 Mothers Know That I Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the .original little liver pills put up 40 years ago. They regulate liver and bowels. Ad. Best Soldier a Middleweight. It isn't the big 170-pounders that j the examining boards who have been j choosing recruits for the new National j army greet with enthusiasm, says Mile- j stones. It's the lithe chap who weighs j about 140 and hasn't a pound to spare that is the real prize for military serv­ ice. Tests made at Princeton and In the training camps go to show that, weight for weight, " a man of this build handles himself more effectively. He scores relatively low In strength tests, but remarkably high in endur­ ance. He Is adaptable when it comes to the modifications of diet that life In camp makes necessary and he can stand Inspection with full equipment on a hot day Jiod smile, while the big felloe wilts and falls out. l-ff fry? ?'sla'D Thereby Promoting Cheerfulness andRestCartaw neither 0ptatn.Morphto.e ntfj j Mineral. NotXahco*ic| , AhdpfulRemedi^r i Consti cation awl Pian™ i) and Fcvcrishness ana [j Loss of wxrtftin ̂ lho-fcft^n^njya0tv- Ifec-Simile Sijna*" fBE GENTACB COMPAQ NEW YOR| Exact Copy of Wrapper. _ Colds Cau»e Htftdiche ami Grip LAX ATI vis BKOMO OtlNTNB romoTM the (UN, Thc*r« la only on« " Bromuyuiclne." B. W.OBOVB'S signature is on box. sue. Castona Bears Signature 8ubject to Amendment. "Spike told me last night that to had never loved anybody else, and would love me, and me alone, as long as life lasts; just like that!" said a waitress in the rapid fire restaurant. "Hoh! He told Goldie the same sthlng before they were fitecsiid," re­ turned another waitress. \ "Aw, yes! But that was^almoat a year ago."--Kansas City StarT ~ ' New York city will give returned sol­ diers preference on municipal jobs af­ ter the war. . / \ Carter's 1A You Cannot be ̂ Constipated and Happy Snail Fill Small Dose SmattFriea Mr XX^ ttlel CARTER* •ITTLE IlVER |£u, Liver Pills A Remedy That > Makes Life Worth living C--Ins bears ilpotm ABB™ % BARTER'S IRON PILLS many colorless faces but will greatly help most pale-faced peopla : rf* Stop! Wo: ftese facts statement mmA® la ©tar md *o\ K ,5/v: Stiff: •' > ' '"'v *^4' is gmt Mm&tiwMdi pmm® LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND Is tft@ greatest £®rw®mem Ills kmmi - CALLS THEM "SLGUCHY" Explains Why College Men Did Not Get Atmy Commissions. ^fany of jlie^college men who at­ tended the reserve officers' training camp at the Presidio at San Francisco "were mentally and physically slotiehy," and this prevented their ob­ taining commissions, according to a letter from Adjt. (len. Henry P. Mc­ Cain at Washington, received by Pres­ ident Bpnjamln Ide YVheeler of the University of California. Jail Is Rented. Having no further use for-the build­ ing, Pelham, Ga.. has rented out the jail for $1 a month! There has been no one to occupy the bastile for a long time. The slump in business Is at­ tributed to the bone-dry law. Has an Old Bible. Lewis A. Walter of Louisville, Ky., Js.the proud possessor of a 20Tt-yt»ar- old Bible, one of the four known to ex­ ist in tills countryT The Bible was printed probably at Basle. Switzer­ land,1712. - LYDIA C.WNKKAM MEDICINE CO. LYNN. MASS. Thoroughness. "Charley, dear," said young Mrs. Torklns, "I have decided to keep a goat." "A goat!" "Yes. You know what a lot of vege­ tables were preserved. I don't Intend to have the tin cans wasted. They shall be eaten." Camouflage Helps. Beauty unadorned may be all right In some cases, bu' a little dressing always Improves the turkey. KIDNEY TROUBLE OFTEN CAUSES SERIOUS BACKACHE Responsibility. "Prohibition has made a great change In Crimson Gulch," commented the occasional visitor. "Yes," replied Three Finger Sam. "I never saw the settlement so quiet and polite." "How do you account for It?" "Well, liquor is no longer handy as an excuse for reckless talk and every­ body's nerves have steadied down so that If a man should reach for a gun It 'ud have to mean something." When your back aches, and your blad­ der and kidneys seem to be disordered, go to your nearest drug store and get a bottle of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. It is a physician's prescription for ailments of the kidneys and bladder. It has stood the test of years and has a reputation for quickly and effectively giving results in thousands of cases. This preparation so very effective, has been placed on sale everywhere. Get a bottle, medium or large size, at your near­ est druggist. However, if you wish first to test this preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. When writing be sure and men­ tion this paper.--Adv. Bananaa Cheap and Nutnitioua. During the year 1917. more than six billion bananas were imported into North America. Three of these ba­ nanas weigh about a pound and cost generally about five cents. At five cents a pound bananas may claim to be as cheap and nutritious a food as any on the market at present prices, A Valuable Pride. "Is Mrs. Cumrox patriotic?" , "In a way. She Is positively delight­ ed to find how much more taxes she can afford to pay than other people." True Perhaps. Lady--I should think you would work instead of begging for your liv­ ing. Tramp--I do, ma'am. Lady--Then why are you asking me for money? Tramp -- That's my profession, ma'am. But if you knew how hard It * Is to get a nickel out of some folks you'd never accuse me of not work­ ing." Retribution. "BUgglns says he wants to go business and be his own boss." "It would serve him right. Bllggi makes about the meanest boss eva^, p known." | »V. BOSCHEFS GERMAN SYRUP , Why use ordinary cough remedied if when Boschee's German Syrup ha# been used so successfully for fifty-ono years In all parts of the United States for coughs, bronchitis, colds settled in the throat, especially lung ; troubles. It gives the patient a goo# night's rest, free from coughing, witk easy expectoration In the morning^ * ' gives nature a chance to soothe tlu? inflamed parts, throw off the disease^ helping the patient to regain hi# - health. Sold in all civilized countries 80 and 90 cent bottles.--Adv. ;• 4 'M Woman's Viewpoint. A Woman's idea of a good husband ^ f Is one who is liberal with his monej| ; and always leaves tho bathroom a* ^ t i d y a s h e f o u n d I t . . . . | p a Peace Consistent With Honor! Let us ha\e peace, pernianeut. se­ cure and, if I may use the term, inde­ pendent. Peace which depcuds not on the pity of others, hut on our own force. Let us have the only peace worth having, peace consistent with honor.--Governor Morris. When Your Eyes Weed Care Try Murine Eye Remedy MuULNB KXJC MUUUX CO., CHICAGO Los Angeles reports oil well gusher found eight miles from the heart of the city. A small man dodges when ho meets a great opportunity. [ Diplomacy la the art 'fit yielding gracefully to the inevitable Washington federal department em* , ployees bought $10,000,000 Liberty loaji , ̂ bonds. "EAT KINNERS CHICAGO, NO.