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lMi50iil'_illiT liEli'i’iiliii‘t`t‘iilllTi'Eii"* FROM' THIS 'W-EE7ii'S NEWS* :_Fiiil‘l THE” `ilUlRDillN'3` §l”i'Uli_'DliY‘ §iiB§CiiiBERS‘

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" Charlottetown suffe-re`d severe shock about half-past nine this morning.

Houses rocked, 110011*

slannnedl pictures swung from their positions and lleoi ple were dreadfully alarm- ed. In The Guardian office the Linotype machines were tipped almost over, and the __ope_ratp1-s had difficulty in keeping dutiieir positions. -

Everyone wondered what

nas the matter, and the Guardian telepolmes werfl kept busy answering ques- tions i`rom ull over the city.

It was'tlrst reported that

a New Glasgow lnunltion factory had been wrecked, and this was somewhat con- firmed when a telephone message to that town failed to get farther than Picton. owing to “wire trouble.”

Later, however. \vord was

received by the railway that_ a much more serious disas- ter had happ\‘ned. A Brit- ish man-of'-war or immition vessel had been blown up in llulifax Harbor. \\'l\ether by a (ierman submarine or a (iermun spy could not be ascertained. But at the time of writing \vord has rea-¢"hed here that Halifax is orifice. Everyone is dread- fully 'eoneel~ned.

1,000 LIVES LOST

L.f\TER.-Wortl was re-.

ceived that over 1,000 lives had been lost by the explo- sion. It is stat0d that the explosion was caused by a Belgian Relief ship ram- ming a British vessel loaded with munitions. This has not been confirmed, but it is assumed that the colli- sion was no accident. _

llalifax is practically iso-

lated; the first. word ot' the explosion(-oming from Eng- land via New York, it hav- ing been sent by wireless.

LATER. - The Queen’s

Hotel. Halifax, is reported -in flames and St. George’s Island blown up. Details' still lacking. impossible to get in touch direct with lla- lifax. `

(Special to The Guardian)

ST. JOHN; 2.30 p.m.; Dec. 6.-ln-

formation from ilalifax is very diffi- cult to obtain. but it apepars that at nine o'clock this morning a steamer' loaded with munitions took fire. An attempt was made to sink her, but she drifted towards the terminals. An explosion followed, in which the steamer and another also loaded' with munitions were destroyed together with the munition dump at the deep water terminals. _

The first explosion caused a great

deal of damage in the northern por- tion of the city, totally demolishing many buildings and putting the Wes- tern Union Tclegraph offices out of business. The only remaining wire in msn. the C.i’,\ll.,. was immediately taken over by the military authorities who are now in charge of the city,

Northern Portion of City Being De- vastated by Fire. Many Killed By Explosion

No further infomation has been

sent out, but it seems that fire is now devastating the northern portion of' the city. it is stated' that many were killed and injured at the time of the explosion. lt iii reported that Halifax has asked for aslstnnce from the Moncton fire department.

information by Cable to ireland, But

Halifax Station Now Out' of ,

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infomation was being obtained

the Halifax cable station has now ‘gone out of business, and this source has been cut off.

Nothing is avaliable either from Bos-

ton, through which route we were ob- taining information. Telephone wires are working only as far as Amherst. The explosion was caused by a Bel gian Relief ship ramming a steamer loaded with munitions.

Not a Whole Pane of`Gln| in City

of Halifax ‘

The disaster occurred in the Bed-

ford' Basin," and the Bedford section including Richmond sustained the heaviest damage. it has been stated that practically all buildings in that section have been demolished, while there is said to be not a pane of glass left in all Halifax.

Extensive Flrol

N0 information is obtainable just

now as to fires. but it is believed that the district thus affected is very ex tcnsivs_ The shock of the explosion

was heard in Truro.

Many Buildings Collaplod Wltn An' palling Lon of Life

All the glass in the business =r --

tion of the city has 'been smaslictl and buildings on both sides of Hollis street from the Queen Hotel to ' P North Street Station have collapsed. The loss of life is said to have be ui. appalling. The Western Union ot- ilce, the British American Cable Co. offices am in ruins. All wires for telegraph and tele-phone purposes have broken in tliousnnrts of places. and it may be days before complete communication is restored.

Richmond Under Milivary Guard

Great damage has nlso been done

in Richmond. which is being placed under military guard. Civilians art not allowed there. There is no direct train communication with the strick- en city.

Appeal for Doctors and Nurses

An appeal was sent to Truro for

doctors and* nurses and food and ar- rangements are being made to rush relief. lt is feared the city may sut- fer severely from hunger as all reg- ular sources of food supply are cut off. _ ` The town councils of several towns in Nova Scotia met as soon as the _iaccident was reported » to consder rmeasurres oil relief and everything will be done. Wihile there is no ac- cm-ate estimate of the loss up to this time. it is known that at least forty- tive people 'have been killed, while

'hundreds are in teriiporary shelter, badly injured. of whom very many are likely to die.

Latdr.-North Street Station and

buildings in that vicinity blown down. _The city wrecked, hundreds injured and loss of life large.

(Special to The Guardian)

HALIFAX. N. S.. Dec. 6.-Chief of

Plolice liandrigan tonight estimated th b f killed' i toda ‘s dis

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sster at 2,000. The list of dead is growing as many of the injured are hourly succumbing to their wounds. Cause of Disaster

The disaster' was caused by colli-

sion in Bedford Basin between an American Belgian relief ship, which was making out to sea and an Am- erican munition ship coming into the Iharbtor. The collision occurred off .the north end of the city, which suf- fered the greatest from the explo- sion,

Streets Filled Wltn Dead and Dying.

I The disaster occurred about nine- o'clock when the streets were filled by citizens hurrying to places of busi- ness and the scene crested' by the terrific force of the explosion is in- describable. The streets were illled .with dead and dying. and great panic ensued. many believing that it was s. German raid.

Fire Followed Explosion

Fioilowing the explosion fire broke

out and swept through the northern part of the city. At ten o'clock the fire was reported under control.

The extent of the damage cannot

be estimated, but will be many inli- lions. Not a building in Halifax es- caped dnmage, glass being broken in nil the houses. Hotels and newspap- er offices were wrecked. but the guests, of the hotels are reported not seriously injured. Hundreds of people nrs homeless and in soma| cases whole families are wiped ont.- Soidiers nnd sailors are patnolling the streets. Every .rzifort is being made to cnre for the injured, everyl available public building being utillz-i.

from Halifax by cable to ireland. but

Any Sickness” Leaves Weakness _ 'Even a simple cold strips and reduces your resistive

powers to allow other sickness.

drugs-creates the rich blood which distributes 'strength lo | the body, and the concentrated medicinal fopd _in __

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cd. I-‘ive hundred tents were put ,I up onthe Commons. and occupied by(

Only food-not opiates or 0

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Women of Canada:

Is A Voted for Reinforcements .

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1 “Be True to the Boys At theaFront’.’

Sir Robert Borden in his manifesto says: “The franchise will be extendcl to Women, not chiefly in recognition of

A devoted and capable service in the War, but as a measure of

justice too long delayed. ~If men die, women suffer; if - they are Wounded, women heal; if they are maimed, Women labor.” - _ `

The franchise is extended to the Women relatives of fighting Canadians, in order that they.may help hasten‘Victory and _bring _the boys back from the trenches covered _with the glory they have Won.

_ A Vote for A Unionist Candidate

The Union Government is pledged to 'carry on its work of raising the 100,000 reinforcements so urgently needed to support the Canadians at the front. Laurier and his adherents would stop this work, take a

referendum, ani experiment with voluntary enlistment, the .possibilities " -of which have een exhausted. The most clear-headed, right-minded Liberals have gladly and Without coercion helped to form the Union Government; they have weighed the pros and cons, they have not ~ allowed politics to interfere with their patriotism, or their promise to

our brave boys in France to “see them through.”

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Every woman may vote who is a British

subject, 21 years of age, resident in Canada one year, and 'rin 'the constituency 30 days, who is the mother, wife, widow, daughter, sister or half-sister of any person, male or female, living or dead, who is serving or has served without Canada in any of the Military forces, or within or without Canada in any of the Naval forces of Canada or of Great Britain in the' Present War, or who has been honorably discharged from such services, and the date of whose “enlistment was prior to

Such women should vote for the Unionist

Candidate to ensure _prompt reinforcements at the front. _ _ _

Every ounce of strength in Canada should

be exerted to help right a monstrous wrong .the Prussian hierarchy would infiict upon the World. That is why the vote is placed in the hands of those most dear to our soldiers, trusting that the wifeiy love, and rn_otherly devotion, and sisterly care,_will vote as the boys would vote to carry on the work begun, and so far continued in the heroic-spirit of

_ Sept. zorh, 1917.

self-sacrifice.

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soldiers who gave up the baracks to the homeless. The C. G. 'R. station was wrecked and numbers of rail-

man, Canadian Express agent, is am- ong tha killed.

Business portion Badly Wrocked _ 'The business portion of. the"city was badly wrecked. many buildings being destroyed. The port of Dart- mouth, on the opposite side of the iiarbor. was partly destroyed: -

The collision between the steamers

is reported due to confusion of whistl- os by the Belgian relief steamer

Fourtgen Nurses and n Doctor =Lef¢

Charlottetown at Midnight for ` Halifax

maize( the _rich-and shmulates ¢i_!f¢\i_iot1on while' its

- tonic virtue enhvens the

appetite and aids nulntton to

reestablish. your strength quickly and permanently. ~_ if ou are rundown, anomic or nervous, by all means get <lb0l¥'l _ Ellplllllbllu ltbuilds because it is a food-not a stimulant.

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At two o'ciock yesterday afternoon

a Jnessngc was received at the P. ill. island Hospital from Halifax asking that six nurses be sent to look after the injured in the stricken city. Al ri reply to this fourteen nurses ac-

companied by__!%_,tA_ho¥ Rosrloft the citriw the Arn O gat 12 midntfht. a special mp by the stesmlif ‘hs ing been arranged by Premier Borden. who' with non. r. ri. carveil. ian nl- so for iioilfn. A gpeciel train will be ,in_.r°l@ilnou, at ictou to convey the party to iiollflx when they ox-

way empiloyees killed. Baron Cole--‘Ross are: .Miss Howard. Miss

pect to arrive by eight o'cliock this morning. _

The nurses who accompaniedMl)r.

ac-

kinnon, Miss Kilburn, Miss Wright, Miss Acorn, Miss Sweeney, »Miss Cumming. Miss Profit-t,-Miss Domerey, Miss Ross. Miss Saunders, Miss Fitz-i gerald, Miss Martin and .Miss Bt§tn¢,.

lay. _ _ _ __ '

s'r.JosN,1>e¢ -6.-_¢` _ii ni‘1.,¢q on

Sunday evening in th’s~gPortl=l\'dr`§iSt- hotlist church the pastor, Rev. Neil' McLaughlan, speaking' on ‘fCanads's Hour of Crisis," made _a_ strong ap- peal to the people to_support.t\\e Un- ion government. Ever since we enter ed the, war, h said. we bays been passing through' alternating .hours of sunshine and shadow.. Mons and

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and graft, but the main issue is -that it stands for reinforcing our troops by the conscriptlon of men and the other _resources -of -the country, and that at once. Delay in this reopen., would be disastrous. Every day or UMW moliilrliie 'proi0n5i!18 of the rw _ . l 5" I-M u|~ loolnqtor' a‘ moment at Lau- rierfs plan..-~Nf referendum in any case meanrdelay and if it should hs adverse to cohscrtpiion, _our hands' are tied, our over-worked troops must perish in the trenches and Canada mlm Quit. disgraced in the sys; of

i»ho\ whole Em_p;m and the world. SoPl>°9ii1S eve province except

Qiwbofl Save a _majority for couscrip- tion. thore is the peril that in defer-

Morue brought rel dctivqly dislrou and relief. The fodors of Russia,

while a great quieter, is more than compensated by e _advent of the United States into t be war. interest

is now shiftin to tbopoliticsl situa- stion in Canada, and ‘hs one great issue bofore_ul» I. lholi wo send rain

. f_o 'nts '» o t G _fi9ilt? There ar miwgjlnui -awhiioltmum ts; portant in thamuivec..-pink ' irr- lislilflcsnce in`compsri~son with this gropt iosuo. . - f

'rho into government no ionagr ax-

enop the views of Quebec. Laurier W0_\1l ,decline to onforcs lt as he de- °lil1°\l_<.il\ former days. in dofere e to Qlioboc to enforce a roiiibitorylizw in accord with th e wings. ot the malar- ity from the other provinces. Thre- ush -the srims and bloodshed ot uw

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right to quit. as wa, the M, mort; _lovin than the Turk, -Indian, uni. can or Kodir over was, will rule tim

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llravs never been one, said Mr. Mc._ Lhushian. if Sir Wilfrid Laurier and ‘his supporters a rs elected, a ve'n Sir Wilfrid wni he to a certain extent'

under the domination of Bouroasa.| ~Bourassa, the strong manfof Quebec, _does not stand for Canada. Bri ain or ,Franca but for a dominant Quobcc,i and- it is- not safe to let any one prov- ,iilce d0niihBte the rest, hs specially

disloyalty. _ ' _ | it is said that conscrlption is not

democratic,_yst it is adopted *by the two most democratic countries in the world, Great Britain and the United, States. In qlouins. Mr. McLaug'h1sn laid that to_ allow the Union guys;-“__ ment to bc defeated would bg an un. thinkable calamity to the country,

GENEVA. Dec. 6.-Gormau`y's great

gun makers, the Kru ps, have opened _a branch factory at Eucerno, Switzer. land, with a capital of thirty million marks. ii nouopti o»t!"_s_ Fri," ”"

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'sd 'l‘ut'frluh lrtiliog in Psledtj-iso? ogg: ttnuul to main attacks on the ,Brit ish positions north west of um"

'loin out have h em loea _llnvy folks. 6 'nw _' ~ 'ml

when that province is seething with'.

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ment promises relief from .patronwge scplenkendtngsna ggggpvqgrxf ,Dvd i prisirlg the crow of a drlfier. were

rescued by the officials of__ the Qlwilcil Bridge yesterday- afternoon. when the

craft becsnie jammed in tile ic_o und; the bridge. The vessel wa! °“ ‘fr W from Montreal to Qlldbiw- ‘#°P_;'“m Wray of the vessel, drofilwd F91; It the Neptune inn hero IU! U5B__;ms_ is_ said that he belongs to NGW

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.mnq yin from oouvmrimf Millions could have been llwlhg only common new - P\’°"°°“;‘YoU ben und in the Int |l.ag\._ 8”* 'LRE l Bufforor from_ Antltml, W”-I ebltis, Cltlrrhi r‘°‘"|'7’ u Db Lungs, C908! "5 C°m'°'° lr, uint loading up lo °°**°“’P“’md

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