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1 Inch, 1 year 85 1 inch, H year 83 * .1 inch. U year 52 Larger space pro rata. Heading Notice*—10c. per line on ! first page. 5c. on inside pages. Classified Aftmrtl—nTnti — 1r nr

Legal Advertising at rales fixed by I*ws of the State of New Jersey Next to Beading Matter, 6 per cent,

ixtra.

Poll position. 10 per cent extra Island position. 15 per cent, extra Forms doss Wednesday v. m. ir, aol., .11 <„ wp, ^ t|lttUUiii distress. The British gosernment gave 85,000.000 end the Cana-

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ready under vast pense because of the Don’t be a Hun. but save all the lit- 't**' , 85.000,000 tic scraps of paper. , 8ho ^ = fr * r fbe TNT explosion occurred and

The wnloh on the Rhine is now finding something worth watching.

Berlin rumor factories an- much busier than the sausage factories.

Don't let the moths have last winters overcoat when the Belgians need

Wouldn't being a policeman come under the nonesoentlal classification af-

ter July IT

later added 87.000,000 nore so (hat Halifax would be assured of a

square deal.

The sum totals f'JO.500000—one of the greatest contributions made by n big hearted public to a stricken city. What has beta done, or Is being done, with this I vast sum? Many people who opened their hearts and their purses m Halifax would like to know, and this urticle U designed to anppl; the Infor-

Wlth an advance of 84 In hay. what effect will it have on the rest of

breakfast foods?

All would enjoy the Balkan offenrive more If the names were not so hard to

■pell and pronounce.

Spanish influenxa ta also neutral. Both the entente nations and the cen-

tral empires have it.

In the annual controversy between

the advocate* of

too*, it la wise to tnka no part.

So far. inveatlgallon* of why prices go up have served only to disclose the ffect that they (ire still doing so.

The old grad* wonde, what the colleges ar. coming to when even a freshman can play on the varsity. Admitting that, as an eastern clergyman says, kissing la a relic of the dark ages we aulimit that eating I* also. That half pound of food aach of us save* « we«-k will trip food our altlea and also will pay for a thrift stamp.

The figures given above tell in part what was

' looe t0T Hjllfnx. but what Halifax has done for Who remembers when a lot of peo- * tKr Ion * eT Although the victim - - - - - °' * disaster which at once ranked her among

the great tragedy cities of the world—Pompeii. Martinique. Galveston and San Francisco—Halifax staggered to her feet a few second* after the titanic blast hod laid waste her streets, destroyed her homes and littered the snow with her dead, and went to work to fetch order out of

chaos. 4P_.

"From a spectacular and heroic po*nt of view." declared George MacDonald of the Canadian Press, “this continent has never produced such a daring set of civilian heroes as sprang np at tha call of duty In those bleak December days in Halifax. Hlatory teems with horrors—rectut history partial inly—but no parallel exists for the ►•■queue* of affliction with which Halifax was deluged. Swift and appalling death from the withering explosion, mad panic at the fear of a worse disaster from a mngaxlne disruption, horror from the fires which greedily devoured the ruin*, torture from the rapidly changing weather cottdli Hons which went from blizzard to rain and from rain to zero conditions In the three days succeedthe day of the catastrophe. Fate seemed to have ceased Its assaults only when It had exhausted

It* repertoire of calamities

“Set against this appalling challenge was the unknown and untried courage of Halifax’s dtlxens. How they battled through the combination '"f anguish n.id misery, almost aloitc for a week. Ik one of the most liisp'ring dramas of history." So much for what Halifax storied to do. from the pen of “one who watched this Homeric battle" as n press correspondent. Chief among the plain business men of heroic mold was Robert T. Macllrelth. on ex-mayor of Halifax, who bad organized an emergency relief station at toe city hall within an hour after the Imo had rammed the Mont T>, anc nnd let loose the devastating ex-

Oor almost fears now that the war Pent up In the hold of the iatter ship, will rod before ecooumy becomes ae MnrUreitb nnd his loyal associates nut only got cure!) re-established among the vlr- J 0 '' Bt OD "‘- bn ‘ **«yed there, practically toe* i without rc*t or sleep for ten days, succoring the ___________ I wounded, housing the homeless, f edlng the destiTo do unto others as you would be ru,B - * <,r ,h ‘' dependents, proriding fuel done by may sound » good motto—but. transportation, fighting fire nnd burying the

bow If you feel you ought to h# d '* d - Ev.-ry man of force nnd initiative and managerial ability went to work without a moment'* delay. The private ear of George K Graham of Ho- Dominion Atlantic was partly wrecked by the Masi. but General Manager Graham at once became a lending spirit in the great task of organising temporary rwUof and his railroad gave

Invaluable asslstnnce In the crisis.

In a week the emergency abclter committee, dlrerted bj IV. s. Davidson, chairman, bonded i.000 i-s-pie and a large number were even cared for he very first night. Hospitals wen- es'obllshed and <.«*») imtieMs treeled In an Incredibly short time Two thousand bodies were handled by the

mortuary department.

The rerouM ruction committor, headed by 0. I'rcl I'.in-son. n newspaper proprietor, lost no time In organising the work of building temporary home* for the homeless to cover the period wbli-h must elapse before iiermsnent const rnction could he Insugurated. Mr. Fearsoo asked Col. Robert H. I>»v. the man who bull' the cantonments for the Canadian army, to give Halifax the benefit of li!» ciperiiuc-. nnd the colonel went to work at •me* Willi plenty of energy, and without pay. to put roofs over the head* of thousands of Halifax peoph When he had struck bis stride, the man •ho built Vi.learner camp for the Cam, Jan ex-

Remcmlier the Belgians have other things to worry about and will not mind tf that suit D last year's style.

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kicked?

Rom*lice so takes puss'sstou of the (oldler'* soul that when lie cease* to live It he takes hi* pen in hand and

write* It.

One of the Worst slacker* Is the mar who sits down and ctitlci*** his wife for the way al.e looks in farmer rtts togs.

peditionury force in record time, was finishing a four-room apartment, with bath, every hour. HU apartment bouses were much like the cantonment buildings at the army camps in Canada and the United States, and housing accommodations were soon ready for 3(000 people. These various forms of temporary'relief caused the expenditure o? about 84.000.000. and while this Imperative task was being tferformed plans were formulated for the rebuilding of the devastated area, the settlement of claims aftd the care of dependents. The Canadian government, after reeelring full reports of the property losses and the needs of Halifax for permanent pensions, rehousing, etc.. announced that although no legal liability reeled upon the crown, nevertheless the explosion was an Incident of the greet war which had done enormous damage to Halifax and Its environs and for which JUllfax was In no may to blame. Steamers loaded with great cargoes of explosives sought Halifax harbor to secure convoy across the Atlantic to the seat of war. and In numerous instances the people of the City whose homes had been destroyed did not even know that they were living on the edge of a volcano. In view of the fact that the French steamship Mont H'nnc was “using the harbor in pursuance of the common purpose of the allied nations In carrying on the war." the Canadian govenuMat determined to pay all legitimate property looses and estnbllidi a pension fund to care for thooe made dependent by the disaster. The nun of *3.000.000 had already been appropriated, but an nddittana'. sum of gT.000.000 was at once placed at the dUp-rsiil of the stricken city and the Halifax relief coounDsIuti was appointed and given extraordinary powVr* to expend the money and afford the MCesaary relief. Tlie commission, constating of T. Sherman Rogers. K. chairman: Judge U'llliain Bernard Wallace and Frederick Luther Fowke. with Ralph P. Bell a* secretary, has been hard at work for months straightening out the tangled affairs of the devastated district, paying claims for damages, erecting new homes and providing permanent pensions for those who were made dependent. The broad powers of the commission were granted by two orders In council and by, an act of the Nova Scotia legislature. There were so tunny comp 1 -eted matters to settle that the commie sloners were emj.ow.-red to use their own Judgment la settling Individual claims. In awarding pensions. In expending all the money contributed with the exception of special sum* donated for certain putpooea, and In replanning nnd rebuilding the devastated area. Through the generosity of the Canadian government. every Individual who lost bis home valued at nor more then $5,000, has already had or Is having built for him, free of charge, a new home better than the one destroyed by the blast. Clslm* exceeding 85.000 are being seltlrd by the commissioners, and over 13.000 claims for household and jieraonnl effects have already been paid. Five hundred people am receiving permanent pensions and disability allowance*. The Halifax relief < ommiasluu. upon taking offlee. secured the i.-rrices of a first-class firm of nrrhiircfs. and also employed a town-planning adviser. There was a splendid chance to pat over a town j.lannlng scbivne. architecturally and otherwise, that would be a credit to both Halifax and to Canada, and the commtaalon did not overlook the opportunity confronting It- One thousand homes, not only thoroughly practical, hut beautiful. have been j.luiiucd by the architects, new streets and avenu.-s liars been laid out in the devastated area and the replanning and rebuilding program Is being carried out with the idea of making Halifax more beautiful then ever. Months ago contracts were let for 400 houses which were to be completed before winter set In. This work has been dons and the remaining perc eat home* needed are eiso under way. The new house* are artistic in design, and of many

The dominion and Imperial government owned the water front property which jore the brunt of the Mont Blanc explosion. and the reconstruction of this area is in charge of governmental departments. Part of this section of the devastated area is now tbs site of a new steel shipyard employing about 5,OuO men. who are engaged In building steel steamships of 10400 tans. This new industry, of vest benefit to Halifax, was established following the disaster, and, no doubt, because of the disaster. In view of what she has suffered and overcome in the past. Halifax may well lift with pride a head “bloody but unbowed." and any with W. RHenley, the author of “Inrictls/ 1 “Out of the night that coven m^ Black as the pit from pole to pole. 1 thank whatever gods may be For ray unconquerable soul."

Keeping Workers Amused “The greatest problem with war workers is keeping them amused." says J. H. Connor, who Is in charge of the welfare work at the United States Explosives Plant “C nt Nitre. W. Va. “For nnlei.s the wo. kers are able to find entertainment tb.-y won't work. "At the preaen' time there are 15.000 workmen at Nitro and It .* planned to Increase that number to 40.000. Bat despite the high wages It Is difficult to keep the 15.000 there. Wages are almost unbelievably high. For example: Offlee boys are started at 873 n month; stenographers at 8150. oud I have seen'the weekly pay envelop-s of many cmveuters with more than 8100 Inside. However, it Is an actual fact that 20 j>er cent of the workmen who are transported there nt the expense of the government disappear on route and more than 50 j*er cent of those who arrive do not stay more than two or three days. "You see. N’ltro In d new town about twelve miles from Charlestown. W. Va. It’s In a dry section of the country xritb absolutely nothing to attract workers exccfd high wage*. And as soon ns the majority of workers save a bank roll they denari for jilenaonter irtif wetter cilmes. That's why a welfare dejiertnient has been established at this jilant, where o million pound* of powder will be jnanufoctuced daily when everything Is In operation. It was found (hat unless the men were amused when they finished their work they simply wouldn't remain—no matter what wages were paid “Of course we do all the welfare wot* that D being done In the moat modern plant*. We hav various kinds of h»wpUaU. free medical attention nnd alt that sort of thing. We even fill the teeth of the workmen free of charge. Houses are being built so that the workmen may bring their families and there Is everything for their creelure comforts, but that isn't enough. The workmen miss the excitement of life In the big cities —they ntisa the lights, the nidi nnd that feeling of being 'In the swim.' so to speak. While they were merely onlookers they felt that they were taking part In the day’s events. When they get to Nitre they soon become dissatisfied and deprveaed. “A jieraoc-. who has never worked In a place of fills kind cann.,1 ajipreciatr how esaentinl amusement is to his well bring. But 1 must say tp-u we are doing everything jioulble 'o keep the workers happy and contented. I’m here In New York »o recruit a band and arrange for the appearance of n few musical plays. Of course the summer month, will n • be *o depressing, for we have built scores of betb houses on the river near ihe jilant and hundreds of rowboats and canoes bate been ordered. It’s the dull wtuter we re most afraid of." I QUITE 80. “ ,i rt “' all this talk he* giving us? Max-He means. All Highest, to say "If ro come down, we won’t shoot.’’

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