Ulic Atlanta IZflutwl
VOLUME XX
Russia Asks General Peace, Not Separate One With Teutons
BIT MUNIfIONBLAST RAZES HALF OF HALIFAX
AMERICAN TROOPS
EXPECTED TO JOIN
ITALIAN SOLDIERS
Congress Debate on War Res
olution Shoves That Plans of
Administration May Include
That Possibility
WASHINGTON. Dec. s—With the
declaration that the United States will
probably soon be sending troops to the
aid of Italy, as well as sending money
and supplies, the house foreign affair?
«ommittee today formally reported the
resolution for war on Auatria-Hun
gary.
The house gave Us unanimous con
sent for consideration of the war reso
lution tomorrow with plans for its pas
sage before tomorrow night.
The agitation for including Turkey
and Bulgaria subsided in the house, but
in the senate foreign relations commli
ee it gained supporters. The extent ot
the movement will not dete’.op until
•he senate begins debating the war reso
lution probably next week.
The only question left undecided to
day was the length of the debate. Chair
man Flood suggested that each side of
the house take one hour, but Represen
tative Gillett, acting Republican leader,
objected that was too abort a time for
such an Important subject. At the sug
cesion of Democratic Leader Kitchin, a
decision was put over until tomorrow
morning.
While the house was going through
rhe preliminaries, the senate foreign re
lations committee was in conference on
the war resolution
The house committee's report reviews
al length the causes leading up to the
declaration of war
chairman Flood told the house the
president would ask congress to de
clare war against Turkey and Bulgaria
later If he deemed it expedient, but that
the president and his advisers regarded
it unwise at this time.
Representative Miller, of the commit
tee, who was disposed to insist on in
cluding Turkey and Bulgaria, told the
house he favored war on those two coun
tries. ‘ but was willing to wait. He
voted, however, tn favor of the resolu
tion when it was reported today.
Chairman Flood replied that the
United States had not yet broken rela
•ions with Bulgaria; that Bulgarians
were not fighting against American sol
diers. and that this government had
o reason to declare war on her. The
Turks, he stated, had committed no
act of war against the United States.
Representative flillett said he had in
'Ormation he considered reliable that
Hulgarlan officers were fighting with
th* enemy on the western front.
\t the conclusion of Mr. Flood’s stste
•ncnt th* house adjourned until tomor
row. Th® report of the committee be
Sins by stating the text of the war
resolution as perfected yesterday and
then goes on:
Text of Report
•The president has asked for the
declaration that a state of war exists
against Austria-Hungary. In his ad
dress. delivered at the joint session of
rhe two houses of congress, on Decem
•er 1. he uses this language:
" 'One very embarrassing obstacle
that stands in our way is that we are
at war with Germany, but not with her
allies. I therefore very earnestly re
• ommend ’hat the congress declare the
United States in a state of war with
Austria-Hungary ’
"The accompanying resolution carries
out tills recommendation of the presi
dent. The enactment of. this declara
tion involves very little readjustment
of the affairs between the United
States and Austria-Hungary, because a
state of war which this declaration de
clares to exist actually has been a fact
for many months. The depredations on
American lives and right by Austrian
naval forces has been small compared
with that of Germany, but they have
been indulged in to an extent to con
stitute war upon this country, and this
fact, taken tn conection with other acts
of Austria-Hungary has more and more
brought that government into a posi
tion where the American people have
realized that she must be Included with
Germany as an enemy *
Dumb* Incident Recalled.
"In September 1915. is was discovered
that Ambassador Dumba and Austrian
consuls tn St. Louis and elsewhere were
implicated in Instigating strikes in
American manufacturing plants engag
ed in the production of munitions of
war. An American citizen named Arch
bold. travelling under an American
passport, had been entrusted with dis
i-atches in regard to this matter from
Dumba and Bemstorff to their gov
ernments. These acts were admitted
>y Dumba. By reason of the admitted
purpose and Intent of Dumbza to con
spire to cripple business industries in
the United States, and by reason of the
Gagrant violation of diplomatic pro
priety in employing an American citi
zen protected by an American passport
.is a secret bearer of official dispatches
through the lines of the enemy of Aus
tria-Hutigary. the Austro-Hungarian
gftvemment was requested to recall
Dumba.
"The Austrian consuls at St. Louis
ind New York were Implicated with
Dumba tn these transactions, particu
larly in the circulation of strike propa
ganda. They were Implicated in pro
curing forged passports from the
United States for the use of their
countrymen in going home.
•‘Long before the above activities
were made public, our government had
evidence that the Austrian diplomatic
and consular service was being used
in this country for Germany's warlike
purposes.
"While Austria's submarine warfare
has been of a very limited character,
(Continued on Page 7, Column 3.)
Full /Vssociated Priss Service
MEANS TELLS OF
SECRET TIPS HE
GAVE OFFICIALS
On Trial for Life He Says He
Warned Tumulty of Huerta
Plot—Also Told Daniels of
German Intrigue
CONCORD, N. C., Dec. 6. —Gaston B.
Means, beginning the story of his rela
tions with Mrs. Maude A. King at his
trial for her murder, today recounted
before the jury his activities as an
| agent of German interests before the
entry of the United States into the
Because he exposed to American of-
I ficials a German plot to back Huerta in
in effort to in\*oive this country in war
, with Mexico. Means said he wrs dis
charged. Later he said he had told
Secretary Daniels of other plo f s he
"hia discovered while in German em
ploy to destroy munitions plants and
had told the secretary of the plot to
wreck the capitol at Ottawa four weeks
before the explosion occurred.
Means had just begun his narrative
covering his business relations with
Mrs. King, which the state contends
furnishes a motive for the killing, when
court took a recess.
His version of occurrences at Black
welder Springs on the night of August
25 when Mrs. King met her death was
expected to be related at the afternoon
session.
He began, under questioning by E. T.
Cansler, at a point several years ago.
The first phase of his testimony told
of his relation with the Cannon Manu
facturing company, by which he was
employed for twelve years, for years
in the Cannon mills New York office,
then in charge of the Chicago office
from 1909 to 1914, when he severed
his connection by mutual consent be
cause he ban married and did not want
to be on the road as much as waj
required. ,
His salary was $4,200 a year and cer
tain commissions, totaling an Income at
the time he quft the Cannon mill of
about SIO,OOO, including income from
his writings for journals, such as the
Journal of Commerce and Commercial
Bulletin, as to sales, prices, grades,
markets, etc., of textiles. When he left
the Cannon employ he went to New
York, and called on W. J. Burns, the
detective.
The defense insisted that the witness’
testimony along this line should be ad
mitted. The jury was excused and the
defense counsel explained that it was
desired to have the witness clear up the
prevailing idea that he had been some
thing of a German spy.
The court agreed that he should state
that in consequence of the fact that the
Hamburg line was a client of Burns, the
witness might tell what he did as Burns’
employe.
Jury Retired
The witness was allowed to tell what
line of work he actually did, in the ab
sence of the jury.
His work was to ascertain for the
Hamburg-American line whether or not
British war vessels were hovering near
the coast of the United States and
whether they were receiving any fuel or
other supplies from American sources.
The court agreed that the jury should
hear this.
The court ruled out, however, the wit
ness' statement that lawyers had ad
vised Burns and the Hamburg line that
if French or British warships were re
ceiving such supplies, the neutrality
laws were being violated.
The jury returned and the witness pro
ceeded. He said he was engaged in this
investigation five or six months, the
result being the discovery that reports
were not based on facts and the Ham
burg line was informed.
It was established by the investiga
tion that the neutrality laws were not
being violated ardl he so reported.
Next investigation was to ascertain
if submarines were being built in the
United States for the allies. It was as
certained that no submarines were be
ing built in the United States, but that
all the parts were manufactured *n
America, shipped to Montreal and there
put into complete submarines.
"I went in and su omitted my idea to
him,” said the witness, "and made a
contract with Burns by which the wit
ness was made manager of the commer
cial deartment of the Burns agency.
Some days he had three men under him
and some days two hundred. This was
a new department just created. He did
no work for Burns that he would classi
fy as detective work. His statement
that Burns had a contract with the
Hamburg-American line was ruled out
on the state's direction
Reports to Burns
After severing his connection with the
Burns agency, the witness said he dis
covered a plot on the part of German
sympathizers and interests in the
United States, and reported it to Hurns,
having previously agreed that whatever
evidence he discovered which would be
of value to the American government
he would turn it over to the gcvejpment
at Washington. When he discovered the
plot he made full report and filed It
with W. J. Burns, to be delivered to
President Wilson’s representative.
This report was read by the witness.
It told of a conference at Barcelona be
tween former President Huerta and
German interests.
Huerta agreed to follow the direction
of the German interests. It was agreed
that a peace movement should be start
ed In Mexico and a peace conference
should be held in a southern city. An
expedition was to be sent Into the
I United States headed by Huerta, and
when attacked by American forces the
: Mexicans would say the United States
had made war upon Mexico. The pur
pose of the whole movement was to
bring about war between the United
States and Mexico. He mentioned a
• number of prominent Mexican le’aders
who were involved in the alleged plot.
The movement was to have the out
side appearance of a peace society.
Burns told him, he said, that h<
wanted his written report for submis
sion to the president, and later told hlir
that It had been turned over to Secre
tary Tumulty. This report was dated
March 8, 1915.
HUNS MID LONDON:
BRITISH PUSH AHEAD
NEAR UmCQDERIE
Withdrawal at Bourlon Wood
Is Unobserved by Foe—Lat
ter Resumes Efforts to Dis
lodge Forces of English
LONDON, Dec. 6.—Seven persons were
killed and twenty-one injured tn the
air raid, Chancellor Bonar Lar an
nounced today in the house of com
mons. Os the victims three were killed
and ten injured in London.
About twenty-five airplanes raided
England today, it is announced officially.
Os these six reached London.
Two of the raiders were brought
down, the crew of three men on each
machine being captured.
Bombs dropped by the raiders caused
a number of fires in London, but all of
them were quickly brought under con
trol. The casualties are believed to be
light.
The enemy raiders came early in the
morning, according to an official state
ment issued by Lord French, command
er-in-chief of home forces. The air
planes were all clearly audible. A heavy
barrage was put up over London against
them.
Two and a half hours elapsed be
tween the first warning and the "all
clear” signal announcing the end of the
raid.
According to the official statement, the
first group of the baby killers was
sighted oven Kent at 1:30 this morning.
Bombs were dropped by these machines
at various places.
The second group put in an appearance
at 3 a. m. and proceeded up the River
Thames, also into Kent. Between 4 and
4:30 a. m. two more groups orossed Essex.
These joined with the three groups
which had passed over Kent, and the
machines, in a converging column, start
ed toward London.
Lord French announced that the cap
tured crews of the two German machines
brought down included three men for
each plane.
Three men for each machine would
indicate the Gertfians came in the latest
type of Gotha bombing and general util
ity biplanes. These are giant speed
sters, mounting one gun tn front, one
behind and a third operated through a
Bort of tunnel In the tail.
The planes also flew over Kent, drop
ping bombs.
This is the first air raid over London
since October 20. Twenty-seven persons
were killed and fifty-three Injured on
that occasion.
It is also the first raid in which ma
chines penetrated London’s defenses,
since it was authoritatively announced
that England proposed to adopt an "eye
for eye and tooth for tooth” policy of
reprisals, dropping bomb for bomb over
German towns.
The British have advanced slightly
their line southwest of La Vacquerle. on
the C’ambral front, it is announced of
ficially.
On Tuesday night, the official state
ment says, the British withdrew to the
southwest of Noyelles-Sur-L’Escaut and
Bourlon wood. The withdrawal, it :s
added, was accomplished without the
Germans appearing to be aware of it
until late yesterday.
In his regular interview, granted
American newspaper men yesterday.
General F. B. Maurice, director of oper
ations, announced the likelihood that
British forces around Cambrai would be
forced to make certain readjustments
Germans Renew Drives
At Cambrai and in Italy
NEW YORK, Dec. 6. —(Summary of
European Cables.)—ln the Cambrai
sector and on the northern Italian front
the enemy has resumed his efforts to
dislodge the allied troops. The British
repulsed German efforts near Cambrai,
and east of Asiago, the Italians are en
gaged in a furious battle with the Aus
tro-Gernians.
German attacks in the Cambrai area
were against the southern and northern
legs of the salient. After the British
had repulsed mjnor attacks in the re
gions of Gonnelieu and La Vacquerie.
southwest pf Cambrai, the Germans
hurled strong forces against La Vac
querie. General Byng's men checked
the Germans in severe fighting. On the
northern end the attack was against the
line between Bourlon wood and Moeuv
res. This was repulsed by the British
artillery.
Large forces of reserves hurried to
the Cambrai area convince the British
leaders that the enemy has not yet given
up hope of blotting out the salient not
| withstanding the severe losses he has
1 sustained in the past week. The Bour
lon wood ]<ssession. the dominating one
west of Cambrai. is almost in a pocket
and a dispatch from British headquar
| ters Intimates that the British .front
I would be stronger without It. However,
the British still withstand successfully
I German attempts to recapture the Bour
' lon position.
i The Austro-German push to break
I through to Vienna and the Venetian
; plains evidently Is in force but the
Italians are standing the shock well.
The attack is against a line from Monte
• Siseinol. north through Monte Meletta
| and east to Monte Badenecche, west of
• the Brenta river, a front of about ten
miles. The first effort of the enemy
was from the northwest between Sise
mol and Meletta and this was broken
jup in hand-to-hand fighting In which
j the attackers suffered severe casualties
j and left several hundred prisoners in
Italian hands.
The full text of Presi
dent Wilson’s message
will be found on page 2.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER .7, 1917.
BIG BIBLE FUND
FOR “OUR BOYS”
GOING OVER TOP
Gift of SSO from “Friend of First Presbyterian
Church,” with offerings from churches *and
church societies throughout the state, sends to
tal to more than SBO0 —Churches are asked to
take special collection on “Bible Sunday” and
thus raise, enough by Tuesday to give every
man a Testament.
WITH more than S2OO on Thursday’s list of contributors to The Jour
nal's Testament fund for soldiers in southern training camps, and
with ministers and churches planning for special offerings on next
Sunday, December 9, "Bible Sunday,” the prospects were bright' that by
Tuesday, when the campaign ends, the people of America will have raised
$4 00,000 to put a Testament in the kit of every soldier who is going over
seas to fight for the United States and democracy.
Since The Journal, at the request’ of the American Bible society, start
ed the Atlanta campaign a week ago, a total of $811.87 has been sent to the
paper to buy the khaki-bound Testaments for the khaki-clad men now train
ing in Dixie.
This sum represents the gift's of individuals and organizations the state
and south over. They range from the quarter of a little boy who broke
open his Christmas bank to give, to the SSO received today from one who
signs himself “A Friend of the First Presbyterian Church.” A few more
subscriptions of SSO or SIOO from those amply able to give this much
would mean a great deal to the Testament fund.
They include the names of such organizations as the New Era Study
club, on the list today with a subscription of $3; of the "Every-ready club,”
of Stone Mountain, composed of Misses Ida Wells, Margaret Haynie, Janie
Wells, Pauline Bowers, Luella Phelps and Myrtle Lloyd. These little girls
got $lO .50 in donations from Stone Mountain citizens.
Many of the churches outside of Atlanta and inside Atlanta, together
with affiliated societies, have been among the first to give, while others are
waiting until next Sunday, when the American Bible society has made the
request of ministers and churches throughout the nation to take up col
lections to "put the church behind Pershing!”
£)n Thursday’s list of churches and
church societies are the Philathea and
Baraca classes of the Woodbury Baptist
church, with other Woodbury people,
giving a total of $23.35; "a few members
of the Central Baptist church, of New
nan, Ga.,” with $11.50; the Capitol Ave
nue Baptist Young People’s union. $5;
the Young Ladies’lclass of the Druid
Hills Methodist*' chinvh, $2; the Baraca
class of New Antioch church, $3.78; Bes
sie Tift college Sunday school, $10; Tate
Methodist Sunday school, special collec
tion last Sunday morning, $12.50.
"I have at home now, tied with an old
worn string that has remained in place
for more than a hundred years, a seared
Bible that my grandfather, Ezekiel
Cloud, carried throughout the Revolu
tionary war," said H. Howell Cloud, of
12 Edgewood avenue, as he brought $2.50
to buy Testaments for ten soldiers. "I
carried a Bible through the Civil war
myself, and I hope every American boy
can carry one into Berlin with him.”
"For all the funds for which your pa
per has been soliciting, this Is the most
important of all,” writes Mrs. Annie S.
Catnp, of White Springs. Fla., sending
her check for $3. "For we find so many
promises in the Bable that if we trust
in God and love and try to serve Him,
He will redeem us from our enemies.”
"I have a boy in France who enlisted
on the eighth day of February and ar
rived in France some time in Septem
ber.” writes a mother. "I have tried to
rear him right, but he went away un
saved and it is my heart's desire that
all the boys will get a Testament and
read it more and be saved before it’s
too late.”
It looks as if this mother’s heart de
sire is going to be answered. All the
boys WILL get a Testament, if other
Georgians subscribe as have those to
far.
As soon as the fund closes next Tues
day, the money will be turned over to
the American Bible society. The Testa
ments will he forwarded almost immedi
ately. Tn order that there shall be no
duplications and that every soldier in
camp shall get a Testament, the distri*
butlon of the books will be in charge of
the Y. M. <’. A. secretaries at the various
cantonments.
Thursday’s list of subscribers fol
lows:
"A Friend of the First Presbyte- f
rian Church, Atlanta” $50.00
Philatheas, Baracas and Wood-
bury, Ga .-citizens 23.35
Dr. and Mrs. Garnett W. Quillian,
Atlanta 15.00
Tate, Ga.. Methodist Sunday
school 12.50
"A Few Members of Central Bap-
tist Church, Newnan, Ga.”.. .. 11.50
Citizens and Ever Ready club,
Stone Mountain 10.50
Bessie Tift college Sunday school 10.00
Grantville, Ga.. citizens 6.05
Young Ladies’ class, Druid Hills
Presbyterian Sunday school ... 5.00
Capitol Avenue Baptist Young
People's union 5.00
Mrs. Henry S. Jackson 5.00
J. H. Curtis, Thomson, Ga 5.00
Baraca class, New Antioch church 3.75
Mrs. Annie S. Camp, White
Springs, Fla 3.00
New Em Study club 3.00
Mrs. E. M. Edwards. Marshal-
vine, Ga 2.50
H. Howell Cloud 2.50
Mrs. J. D. Wade. Marshalville, Ga. 2.50
Dr. Kirkpatrick 2.00
Camp Fire Girls, Druid Hills
Methodist church 2.00
Mrs. L. H. Baxter 2.00
Mrs. W. S. Johnston. Thomson, Ga. 2.00
Mrs. H. S. Redding, Waycross, Ga. 2.00
Mrs. R. A. Young. Eatonton. Ga... 1.25
Mrs. James B. Conyers, Carters-
ville, Ga LOO
Mrs. Joel G. Greene. Cartersville.
Ga LOO
George F. McGlawn 1.00
Mrs. . Cedartown, Ga 1.00
Edwin Davis, Central. S C 100
Miss Maude Bellah, Bolton, Ga... 1.00
Mrs. M. A. Whiteside. Madison, Ga. 1.00
Mrs. J. H. Longino, Douglasville.
Ga LOO
Mrs. R. A. Verdier, LaGrange, Ga. 1.00
Miss LaVerne B. Thomas. Ameri-
cus, Ga. ... - 1.00
"A Friend” 1-00
Miss Mary Crease 1.00
A. M. Beatty 1.00
Little Boy Breaks
His Christmas Bank
To Give Testament
For many months little C. P.
Jones. Jr., who is efeht years old
and the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. P.
Jones, of 45 Mills street, has been
saving money to buy him a Christ
mas bicycle. He had a little bank,
and in the little bank he put pen
nies. nickels, dimes, quarters.
The other day his mother read
aloud to him a story about, The
Journal’s Testament fund. When
she finished. ■. P. was very quiet.
He took down nis little bank, and he
said, “Mama, I want to give some
thing. too. I want to give a Testa
ment to my uncle in the navy and
another Testament to some soldier
in the army.”
“But your bicycle, C. P.?” said
Mrs. Jones.
"I don’t care about the bicycle; I
want to give somebody a Testa
ment,” said C. P. And he did. His
quarter is on the list todav.
k
Mrs. R. J. Aiderman, Mariana, Fla. 1.00
Mrs. -E. Hunt, Walhalla. S. C 1.00
Mattie Torrey i.oo
Joel Bankston. McDonough. Ga... 1.00
Mrs. H. L. Torrey i.oo
Mrs. E. A. Warwick, Clarkston. Ga. 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Chastain .... 1.00
Mrs. Annie Black. Macon, Ga 1.00
Mrs. Katie Butler i.oo
Mrs. M. L. Holmes 1.00
N. J. Speer i.oo
S. W. S 1.00
W. E. Whitehead. College Park... 1.00
H. R. Stanfield 1.00
Miss Elizabeth Marsh 1.00
Miss Estelle Dozier L 1.00
Miss Kate Beman 1.00
Cash 1.00
"A Friend,” Elsa, Ga 1.00
Cash 1.00
"A Friend” 1.00
Mrs. L. 1,. Oakes. Dalton, Ga 75
K. W. Moye. Soperton. Ga 50
Cash 50
James and Ouida Frances Winn,
Decatur, Ga 50
Mrs. J. O. Beauchamp, Decatur,
Georgia 50
C. P. Jones. Jr .25
Cash 25
Noel Stone 25
Cash 25
E. H. Winter 25
Previously acknowledged 886.22
Total to date $811.87
Congressman Adamson to
Quit Congress Dec. 14,
Regardless of Successor
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—Congress
man W. C. Adamson today wrote to
Frank U. Garrard, chairman of the
Democratic executive committee of the
Fourth district, and to the chairman of
the Democratic convention that he pur
poses to quit congress on the 14th of
this month, regardless of whether the
congressional convention makes a nom
ination of his successor to his seat. The
congressman has been advised by the
president that the apprafsershlp in New
York to which he has been appointed
cannot be held open any longer and that
his services are required in New York
at the earliest possible moment.
Judge Adamson is loath to leave the
Fourth dlstriat and his constituents un
represented in Washington. He has
therefore made arrangements with his
secretary, Willis J. Davis, of Newnan,
to remain In Washington until a con
gressman shall have been nominated
and elected from the district. Davis
will give his entire time and attention
to the requests and the requirements of
Fourth district folks. He is particu
larly well qualified to satisfactorily dis
charge these duties, since his long expe
rience in Washington in a secretarial
capacity has given him a fine insight
into governmental affairs.
TROTZKY PRESENTS
THREE PLANS FOR
STOPPINGS WAR
I First, Cessation of Hostilities;
Second, Armistice; Third,
Actual Peace Conference.
i
Wants Allies to Join in Last
LONDON, Dec. 6. —“The Russian gov
ernment does not desire a separate—but
I a general peace.” declared Leon Trotzky,
Bolshevik! foreign minister, in an inter
view printed in today’s Times. ,
Armistice Conference
Not Favorable to Huns
PETROGRAD, Dec. s.—(Via London.
Dec. 6—British Admiralty per Wireless
Press.)—Representatives of Germany,
Austdia-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria
met the Russian emissaries at Brest-
Litovsk to discuss terms of an armistice.
The delegates of the central powers in
formed the Russians that they had pow
er to negotiate only the condition of an
armistice, which a Russian official com
munication calls an "evasive declara
tion." .
The request of the Russian delegates
that al) the belligerents be asked to take
part in reaching an armistice on all
fronts was met by the enemy that it did
not possess such powers. The Russians
then presented a project for an armistice
on all fronts, the principal points of
which were the promise that the Austro-
Germans would not send forces from
the eastern front to other fronts and
that the Germans should retire from the
Islands around Moon Sound. The Rus
sians were handed a proposal for an ar
mistice on the eastern front which *s
now being examined by the Russians.
The official communication then says.
Conditions Unacceptable ,
"The enemy delegation declared that
our conditions for an armistice were un
acceptable and expressed the opinion
that such demands could be addressed
only to a conquered country. On the
categorical statement by our plenipoten
tiaries that they were treating for an
armistice on all fronts with a view to
the conclusion of a general democratic
peace on the basis established by the all-
Russian congress of councils, the enemy
delegates again replied evasively that
they could not consider the question in
such a manner because they were au
| thorize i at present only to negotiate
I with the Russian delegation In view of
I the absence of Russia’s allies from the
i conference.
“Our delegates again replied that their
I task consisted in drawing all belligerent
[countries into negotiations for the pur
i pose of securing a general peace. Hav
ing regard for the evasive replies of the
j enemy, our delegates, as already stated,
i submitted the enemy conditions for an
armistice to our military experts for
their criticism from a purely military
I point of view and in order that they mky
(indicate in what respect modifications
are necessary in the interest of our army
land navy from the Black sea to the
! Baltic.
Agreed to Twenty-eight Days
’’The first point regarding the proposed
enemy armistice was the duration of the
armistice, which was first indicated as
la fortnight to begin December 8. After
> discussion the German delegates ex
pressed their readiness to agree to a
I prolongation to twenty-eight days. This
I term may automatically be prolonged
I provided there is no refusal which must
be made within seven days of the ex
( piration of the armistice which is to be
gin December 10 if our delegation leaves
Brest-Litovsk tomorrow, but if ft leaves
later, the armistice will begin later.
“Before the commencement of the of
ficial armistice it must be definitely es
tablished that hostilities will cease.
From the beginning our» delegates in
, sisted on a true record of all negotia
tions and their determination to publish
| them in their entirety. The minutes and
' language of the sessions are in Russian
j on our side and in German for the Ger
■ man side. A special commission was
j created to compare the minutes after ev
iery session. We have requested that
•the next meeting of the plenipotentiaries
Ibe held on Russian territory and there
be an interval of seven days in the ne
-1 gotiations in order that our delegation
, may return to Petrograd.”
“There are three stages to our present
j negotiations,” the Maximalist leader as
| serted. "These are, first, suspension of
hostilities; second, a definite armistice,
i and. third, peace.
"We hope before the last stage the
i allied peoples will persuade their gov-
I ernments to participate.”
(STOCKHOLM, Dec. 6.—Russian Maxi
malists have officially requested German
; majority Socialists to meet in a peace
conference at Stockholm, according to
the newspaper. Social Demokraten, to
day.
alabamTdoctor
CONQUERS PELLAGRA
Great excitement prevails among the
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| reputed discovery of a cure for Pella
; gra by the famous scientist. Dr. W. J.
McCrary, 101 Park Sq., Carbon Hill, Ala.
Several prominent physicians state
that Dr. McCrary’s discovery has suc
ceeded In curing scores of cases which
were considered hopeless. Since an
nouncing his discovery, the doctor has
1 been literally swamped with requests for
information, and in order to quickly
spread the glad tidings to sufferers of
this dreaded disease a few public-spirit
ed citizens of Carbon Hill have arranged
! to assist Dr. McCrary in publishing an
illustrated 50-page book, which not only
explains the cause of Pellagra. but
also tells how it may be quickly over
come by any one in the privacy of their
own home. While the supply lasts, this
book will be sent in plain, sealed wrap
per without cost to any reader of this
paper, who writes Dr. McCrary.—(Advt.)
NUMBER 21.
HUNDREDS DEAD IND
THOUSANDS HURT J 5
RESULTOFBtOW-UE
Blast Follows After British
Cruiser Collides With Amer
ican Steamer Loaded With
High Explosives
HALIFAX, N. S., Dec. 6.—(Via Han
uva.) —Hundreds of persons were killed
and a thousand others injured and half
of the city of Halifax is In ruins as the '
result of the explosion of a munition
ship in the harbor today. It is esti
mated that the property loss will run
into the millions. The north end of the
city is in flames. •
For man years Halifax has been the
chief British miltary and naval station
on the American continent. Its har
bor. one of the most spacious in the
world, is large enough to float the en
tire British navy and is strongly forti
fied. In addition to the fortifications,
there is a government dock yard contain
ing an immense drydock.
The city’s population, according to
the 1911 census is about 47,000. Halifax
is the eastern terminus of the Canadian
Pacific railway and the Canadian gov
ernment railways. Steamship lines op
erate between the port and points in
New Foundland, Great Britain, the
United States and the West <ndies. •
Since the outbreak of the war Hali
fax has assumed a more important po
sition than ever as it is the principal
port from which men, munitions and
supplies are transported from Canada
to the battlefields of Flanders and
northern France.
Dead Lying Thick
In Streets of City
ST. JOHN, New Brunswick, Dec. 6.
As a result of the explosion of the
American munition ship this morning
nearly one-half of the north end of the
city of Halifax has been destroyed, a
great fire is raging, the dead are lying
thick in the streets, all the hospitals
are filled to overflowing and many i’nX"
jured are compelled to walk about un
treated.
News that the disaster had reached
these proportions was received here this
afternoon when communication with
Halifax was established by the Canadian
Pacific Telegraph company.
Two Hundred Bodies
Found in One Section
TORONTO. Ontario. Dec. 6.—A pri
vate message received here from G. T.
Bell, of the Grand Trunk railway in
Montreal, says 200 bodies ha Ye been lo
cated in the North street station at
Halifax. , J
Northern Section of
City Mass of. Wreckage
AMHERST, N. S„ Dec. 6.—The whole
northern section of Halifax is a mass
of wreckage and fires have broken out
in a dozen parts of the city, accord
ing to reports received shortly after
noon.
The area of destruction covers sec
eral miles. The Canadian government
depot used by the Canadian Pacific
railway is described as having entirely,
collapsed while a big government repair
plant at Willow Park, in the north
western section of the city, is wreck
ed.
The explosion was so tetTific that it
destroyed the installation in the tele
graph and telephone ofices for thirty
miles around Halifax, while it wab
heard at Truro, sixty-one miles dis
tant.
It is reported that the American mu
nition steamer, was moving out from
her pier and rammed from broadside
by another vesesl. Instantly there
was a tremendous explosion which des
troyed the two ships and killed thflr
crews. k
The concussion resulting caused the
roof the railway depot at North streit,
to collapse while all warehouses on
the waterfront for a mile and a half
were damaged. The premises affected
in many places caught fire.
The force of the concussion was so
great that freight cars were blown
off railway tracks along a stretch of
nearly two miles.
Messages asking for fire engines and
fir© fighting apparatus, doctors and
nurses, hospital supplies, etc,, were re
ceived from Halifax by a number of lo
calities in Nova Scotia. Special trains
were made up with everything requir
ed that could be procured.
At Truro, Windsor, and here the city
councils met this morning and decided
to take immediate steps to render aid
to the afflicted people at Halifax. It Is.
understood that large quantities of food,
were destroyed and that the citizens’
of Halifax may soon be In dange of
starving. It was decided that car loadA
of food must be despatched at once.
The damage done to the Western
Union and Canadian Pacific Telegraph
companies and Novia Scotia Telephone
company is so complete it is likely to
be days before wire communication
with points cutside Halifax can b©
restored.
Rockingham is located e weH within
Halifax harbor, at the mouth of Bed
ford basin. It is at the northwest por
tion of the harbor and since the war
has been used as an examining station
for ocean steamers. It was at thi»
portion of the harbor that ex-Ambassz
dor Bernstorff and party were held on
their way from the United States to
Germany.
The Queen’s hotel, on Hollis street,
near Sackvilie street, marks approxi
mately the southern limit of the devas
tated area, it is reported.
The vessels collided soon after 8:30
this morning, and it is presumed that
the munition ship was hit in the stoke
hold. Instantly flames were seen to
pour from her. The crew appeared to
be making an effort to get the fire fight-,
ing apparatus to work when the exple fl
sion occurred. ■
