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be EE? EFGP. vB BATES? Te SSE FERFERR Sic Vincent Meredith, Bart, ° 2 Presitent. Sic H. MotagasAilen, toi ih ave bean appointed 'Bascal 73 bf Estates, and whose own rHaize preyent them from giving the necessary attention to the | work, aay appoint this Company. os their Agent for the Admiatetro: oss tion, without of control as Executos HALIFAX IS STRICKEN x: Write for Booklet. - BY A TERRIBLE CALAMITY 4000 PEOPLE KILLED, 10,0 THE CITY DEVASTATED EXPLOSION. WHEN 'BE RAMMED AN AMERICA THURSDAY. 00 INJURED AND HALF AS THE RESULT 'OF AN. LGIAN RELIEF STEAMER N AMMUNITION SHIP ON Four thousand persons were killed and as many more injured and balf of the 'city of Halifax is in ruins 'as the restit of 'an explosion. 'on 2 munition ship ip-the har, "bor on Thursday morning. It is. estimated that the property loss will run into the millions. The.extreme north end of the city from the north of the dockyards extending west to Gottingen street has been. practically wiped out. Freight sheds, the old sugar refinery, wie-drydock wharves: are 'all-gone. St. Joseph's Church, Chebucto School, Rich: mond, School, and many other large' build ings are in ruins, the cotton factory, arena, | and exhibition buildings have 'had their roofs demolished, What happened int Halifax was duplica- | fed. in North Dartmouth on the opposite | shore. Cause the Explosion It is 'now. definitely: established. that the explosion, Thursday. morning was cused when a French munition st amer curré 4,000 tons of munitions, inckuding, it' is taid, i considerable quantity of" trinitrotol- uel," the most highly explosive material wianufaetured; collided: with a Belgian re- lief steamer off. Pier Hight, just ut the en. trance of the basin. A deck cargo of b'n- zine on the munition boat ignited, and a few minutes. later the 4,000°tons of mun- itions uboard exploded with a terrifying rour und a érash that made the "carth quake for hundreds of miles around. Steering Gear' Went Wrong? | The exuct cause of the-disaster hai not been determined, but from the rhanner in which the relief ship. shifted about. it is thought' something' went' wrong with the steering gear. Both pilots are. vo. capable | that it is 'thought there was something else besides' misunderstanding. of whistles, but ho blame can be attached to enybody till an-enquiry ix-held | One steamer was coming out of 'Bedford | Basin proceeding to sea and the other was bound: in. The weather was clear, and the steamers collided just-below the Narrows' at | the entrance to, the Basin. Tried and tras: 'ty Halifax pilots were on both ships.. Sig. 'nals' were exchanged, and as the outgoing 'boat did not seem to get the other's sig. nal, it was' repeated. Went Astern Too Late | As a collision seemed imminent - they stirted to go astern, but too late, and they 'crashed together, Smoke was seen coming Christmas : BELGIAN . have' been for the 01 They ask. not toys 'Sead contributions to Mise 'Behind the oe Winsipeg and Edmonton DAILY 'But for " Heroic Sacrifice of the "early in the war these pictures might Can you phan a Christmas Gift of these soldiers? or luxuries-- just money for a fittle food. 'Send your Christssas Gift by cheque or money order to BELGIAN RELIEF FUND pote iment Or eee Local Make shegpes parebie tr the Bellon Rat Fond repo 1 " 'Dent forget Mra par Adenia Pid ie i " SPECIAL DECEMBER SERVICE © BETWEEN' Toronto and Winnipeg Westbound, Dec. 3rd'te Jam. 2nd. Eastbound, Dec. Ist te Jan. Sth Note--Tri-weekly service will be resumed thereafter. Sh REGULAR SERVICE - BETWEEN. . BELGIUM SOLDIERS reversed! King St. West L. Gesras, Hon. Treasurer, id for work amon Belcion ILY Edmonton and Vancouver " TRIS WEEKLY. - raegtare 'and Information, apply to SURANCE,-BARRIE, -- out of their homes to-find out what was the matter. a Thought it German Raid 'Their first' glimpse was .of an. immense white cloud, in appeararice like what is seen. at the front when an aeroplane is cov- ered by élouds of smoke following the use 'of combustibles. \The first thought of many people 'was of German air raids, but all the raids in London put together have not. caused so much death and disaster. Besides, it was'soon seen that there was not a house ;|in the city that was not damaged in 'some way or other gnd:it'soon became known. that it had been an explosion. Damiage Done 'All Over The devastation wroughf, was. not only in the immediate vidinity @the occurence, but in the north, west, souf# and east "ends. Everywhsre window panes were broken, locks wrested from the doors, plaster from the ceilings, and ornaments destroyed. Peo- ple with their faces cut and with their wounds purtly tied up and bleeding were rushing heréthere, and everywh:re. . Plate gluss fronts in' the business district of the city were all cderoli-hed, Telegranh wires were torn down, so that for hours there was '}no communicstion with the outside world, | while all the newypap rs had to cease publi- 'cation, their machinery being filled with broker glass. - The freight sheds at Richmond were de- stroyed and many of the men killed. Build- ings were unroofed, twisted out of shape | and many totally destroyed. Fire broke out in many places. Flooded the Magazine 'The city had not recovered from the first shock, when 'xbout 10 o'clock eamie the or- der from' the military authorities to tell ev- erybody to go south ax far ax they coud, or get.in. the ope from fear of an explosion in the dockyard magazine. People rushed from the stores, offices, hotels ane. resideness, to make their way from the phesible coming explosion A holf hour later the magazine | was flooded and word sent out that the dan- ger Wax past. 'The explosion was heard at Tru steumers at! sea, about 60 miles aw People Flee to South. When the explosion occurred orders were at firet given that everybody should flee to the south of the city and in a short time Barrington street resembled « road of Bel- gium or Serbia when the people fled before the advencing Hun. Every variety of veh- iele was 'pressed into service for the sick nd by and infirm. Men, women ind children bur- ried along the pavemrnts und blocked the streets Stores were deserted, houses forsaken tnd the entrance, to the park, was xoon blick with hurian beings, somé massed in groups, some running anxiously bsick }forh like" ants when their. bill had been eruched. ' There were blanched faces 'cnd trembling hunds,. a few had tears pouring down over their cheeks, but there was no une .xcitement and no disorder. The wildest' rumors were in circulation, and every Bearer of tidings wax immeriitely surroundéd, . The stories: lost nothing in the teflmg, until the, brain feeled and the heart grew sick trying to picture the hor- ror anf desolation. The Crowd Trekked Back. While the fying automobiles brought the good/word that the danger wax wnder con- trol, janid the. people: might return to their homes, the crowd trekked' hack. Many, relieved 'of immediate fear for themselves, became full of fear for relatives and friends inthe north end, and started to-walk there, Most of them returned jheurtrick from what sights they saw. From North Street_on, the horrors and |the wreckage grew. On the one side. the King: Edward Hotel stood # practical wreck on the other side the central portion of the wreckage up to und including this p as"nothing to that: beyond. simply indistinguistiable masses where they. | had not been devoured by the flames that rose and fell, that roared and seethed and | made the place like # smelting oven. Two Sailors Seek Vainly "Pathetic stories, so tragic that they "al- most benumb- the sensibilities, . seeped through. One possessing all the elements of horror was told by two white-faced sailors who came to a local newspaper office to see if they could help'them. in their search They were both looking for wives, and children, They, had lived on' Hanover St. and when they had got to what had been their homes, there was nothing but ruins, and search umong them revealed: nothing. with hope and fear gnawing at their hearts, but all tg no avail. A list of temporary hospitals and shelters they were still torn between hope and un- certainty. faces showed the strain. Infectious. Howpital Wrecked Mulcahy, a nurse, was so badly injured a- none, of the patients suffered serious injury main buildirig, but no one was seriously jured. There were some mireculous many months. injyred sind: the homeless. ~The Supreme Sacrifice 'One face I sée in my waking hours, "As the m: ich of Gade ¢|To the Hoaves, were | was furnished them, but at last accounts | home. In the -infectious diseases hospital, Miss | °F" 4 Rockhead prison lost the roof from the ---- eye 'as appalling disasters, as is Iways the casé at such times, but the 'pall ) yfilitia Department and the Railway 1 that hangs.over -- not be lifted im | ation just enacted should be subject t0 3s bs. y vestigation by a different body than. 'bent to providing succor and shelter for the | present mongrel Union Governmeat, world's work. | Don't take any DOMINION ELECTIONS. Electors of South | Simcoe: Alliston, 'November 24h, 1917, Ladies and Gentlemen ;--At a convention held' in Alliston on November 17th I wus chosen as a candidate for the riding of South Simcoe. My opponent is Mr. Boys, the hominee of 4 Conservative convention. I regret-thut the present. Member, who was nominate: before the advent of Union 'Government, dR not resign, as niany ean- didates in « similar position 'huve done, and ve, it open for # Union Convention to /tuke such uction us it may.see fit. | As he did not take any move in that dir | ection, a deputation was appointed by the: Libera) Executive on November 7th to as: \certuin from him what his. views were as |to a Union Convention. A: letter received by me from him afterwards -held out no hope of his resignation to .perinit a- Union Convention. . Following 'this the Alliston Convention above mentioned was called |" Tt appears'to me that the électors should, |have an opportunity to pronounce them- 'on the important questions, -before The will of the people should gov- | selves | them. | ern, | T have been and always will be in favor |of every effort being made' to stipport our | soldiers at the front and to win the war. | Ido-not approve of many of the means | adojited in framing and: passing the present | Conscription Act, but if ts now law and be- {fore uny new parliament can meet it. will be carried out and ut an end: I do, not, therefore, consider the present Act, an issue in this election. I stand us @ represesitative of the farm: ing. community and. the labor .masses against autoctacy and the interests. I op- pose the new Franchise Act, especially: that They had made-the rounds of the hospitals.| part of it that allows only a small portion of our loyal women to vote. T defend the rights and loyalty of our Canadian boys, whether in France or' at resent the imputation that the latter are all slackers and cowards. Every 'Strong men as. they were, their | case must be judged on its own merits. My motto is to give every man' a fair show. The needs of the farmer must not be over- Jooked. who are urging conscription of 'men 'so energetically would consent' to the bout the face that she may lose an eye, and | crrmcrt j iption of wealth as well as men and the building was practically wrecked, but | ould -submit the whole question to the electors, I' would have-more faith in their sincerit, [ceased to urge thé conscription of wealth? 1 think the past administration of the that little is to be expected from them on these questions, T am one of: youtselves and ani willing to. be judged on-my past record. -If elected, I wil be Sed # no party or leader but wt v hs 'Out on 'the field where the red blood drips | be free to act it the interdsts of the elec- tors on all questions that may arise. I may: not be able to meet all of you, but' will do what I-can to place my views be- Where Peete of that silent place [fore you. I ask you to.consider the present situation on its merits. I invite your. in- fiuence nil support on December 17th, °°) Faithfully -yours, 48.50 J. H. MITCHELL. Time Well Spent Time occupied , reading the 'advts. is well spent. -Our adver- tisers will help solye.the Xmas.| | "eift problem; so.to meet an immense, sensible To-day that demand is universal. | Bayfield-Well'n Why is. it 'that the Toronto press have |" I feel. Save Gasoline--Save Tires --Drive a 'Maxwell Car The automobile has suddenly become more than ever a necessity in passenger service. We must go about from place to place to carry on our part of the We can no more get along without motor cars than we can with- _ out the telegraph or the telephone. \ * But motor cars to-day must be light, durable, economical. The Maxwell has always been light, durable, e¢onomical--made demand that has existed all-the time. chances. Buy a Maxwell--the standardized car whose economy and dares bility have. been Proved. "Touring: Car $1043; Roadster $1045; Coupe $1540 Betline $1540; Sedan' $1540. 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MAIL CONTRACT SEALED TENDERS, 'addressed to. the Postmiuster General, will be received at Ottawa until noon, "én ;Friday, «the 4th January, for the conveyance of His Ma- |jesty's Mails, on 9 proposed Contract for four years, 'fifty-five 'timés per week on the route' Barri¢ and Ry. Station Grand Trunk, from the Postmaster General's | eset. . Printed "notices containing further it~ formation' as to conditions of proposed con- 'act muy be seen aac] hina dorama Fen: der' may be obtainkd at the 'Post Office of Barrie, and it the pffice of the .Post-Office Inspector, Toronto A. SUTHERLAND, Post 'Office Inspectér, Post Office Inspiectar's Office, Toronto, Nov, 23rd, :1917- 48-50 'AIN. tism, quinsy, or should: not do. fies prea ar ati pee Exterminator