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A SNOW STORM ADDS TO MISERY BUT IT HELPS TO PUT OUT FIRES; RELIEF POURING INTO HALIFAX No Correct Estimate of ead and Injured Can Yet Be Made-Number of Wounded WfllRnnhtov the Thousands Orders Given People to Flee to Southern Part of City. Carpenters and" Builder Are Busy Today Trying to Render the Houses Serviceable a Prole clion Against the Bitter Cold Not a Building in Whol City That Didn't Suffer. num rrrn by timl Wire. HALIFAX, Dec. 7.

Up to noon today there wa no change in the pollce estimate of the number of casualties in yesterday'a disaster. There are about 2,000 dead and the same number of injured, two-thirds of the latter suffering cuts from flying glass. The civic authorities and tBS newspapers of Halifax are making every endeavor to secure the names of the dead and wounded, but everything is in such a state of chaos that little progress is being made. There are nineteen known dead at Dartmouth, opposite Halifax. Several are missing and are presumed dead.

Heavy Snowstorm Adda to Misery. HALIFAX, N.8., Dee. 7. Following in the wake of death and destruction in this city yesterday, a heavy snow storm set in early this morning, adding to the discomfort of the homeless, and im peding the work of the rescuers. devastated area and the fire department ja still at work.

Snow Helps in Snbduing the Fire. The fall- of snow, however, will asit them in subduing the fires in the ruins. The devastated area extends from North street Afrioville on the shores of Bedford Basin, about two miles, and a i pii vv- V1 Th. City Hall at HalHnx. bow from the water front west to Oottingen street, about three-quarters lateMws ana sport itmm FBIDAY, 7 DECEMBER I CONTAINING ALL THE WAR CABLES RECEIVED UP TO 4.30.

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HALIFAX! DEAD of a mile. Special train from Moncton, Truro and Windsor have arriv ad here bringing doctors, nurse and medical supplies. Special trains with injured have also been sent to Windsor and ther points where there are large AH Business in the Business is still suspended, schools and colleges in the city open until after the new year. There is wreckage and ruin building; in the eity that did not suffer from damage. All are with out glass, plaster is.

down and window and doors shattered. Boarding up Premise to Keep Out Storm. On every aide carpenters and op their premise to keep out the till idle. "No new estimate of the dead thi morning. Blue jacket from an American warship in port did patrol duty on all the streets of the eity Isst night.

Cannot Yet IrtlmaUtt Los. j-. The war has touched Halifax. it trail. Where only a few hours Canada stood secure in her own I apathetic, there are now heap of No one can yet estimate the loss of Ufa and property, and words-fail to describe the mental anguish of those who have lost horn and dear ones by one cruel stroke.

The busy, thriving north and, from the sugar refinery to Creigh ton's corner, is just a masa of broken, splintered timbers, of powdered briok and atone and human bodies crushed to pulp or AH was Caused by tf ra explosion, but the real story was at last learned 4wo vessels had collided and one was munition ship. Although believed to be purely accidental, it was nevertheless due to and canted by eondi- lions oisuto war. At ddnly A ths The crash cam aa suddenly tuimha have fallen upon undefended English towns, and the affect ha been the same. Five minute before the explosion men were going about their business, women were busy in their home, and children played about the floors or went hurrying to school. i i.j t.t.

a i Up tne nsroor Iteamea a saip uaen wui auiuuwi, ana aown the harborcam a ship flying th Norwegian flag. They, drew aearer, and in some way th two vessel cam into collision. It was twenty-flr minute after tha eolliiion befor th axploaioa CWiuiafl. At tn nrat noea nousea rocaea, vessels orox irom their mooringai bits.of shells whistled through th air, building fell poo their occupants, shriek and moans rose for a second above th awful din, and in all parte of th eity men, women and children ran into tha streets, many of them insufficiently clad. To add to th horror Are broke out in a hundred plaees and those who I were pinned down by debris met th most horrible deathv I est Fire are still burning in the 1 j.

beta aaad as beadqaaitan of reUef hospital. City Bospeaded. and will be or days. AQ the have been closed, and will not re on every side. There is not a property owner are boarding All the power plants are and injured was, available early Sorrow and anguish are left in ago the most prosperous eity in ''defences, unafraid and almost ruin.

enarrea ana oiaeaenea oy lire. Condition of War. (lia atnriea of the oriarin of the ZppHn Bomb. and unexpectedly a the Zeppelin rasa. About the Cause.

Thought Steering Gear of -Norwegian Ship Went Wrong. pacta! So The JovraaL HALIFAX, 0.. Dc. 1. Th, exact cauM of tha disaster haa sot boa determined, but from tha manner In which tha relief ahlp shifted about It la something want wrong with tha steering rear.

Both pilots ara aa oapabla that It Is thought there was something alas besides a mlsundsrstandlng of tha whistles. No blame can be attached to anybody anUraa Inquiry Is held. IMPORTED DEAD AND MISSING Aeaselate Press Wire. HALIFAX. Dee.

I. Among the reported dead are: Isaae Crelghton. Dr. Mardock Chlsholm. Mogan, bollermaker.

Job a Harris, son of George Harris, who Is also missing. David Whlstoa. West Toang 8t Wm. Mcratrldga. Mrs.

Charles Btookhall. and child. lira. W. J.

Bweatmaa, wife of Rev. W. Bweatmaa of Xaye Street Herhodlst churoh and child. Mrs. Myers.

SS Union street. Mrs. 'William Bourse, tl Union street. Hasel and Muriel Bourse, SI Union street. E.

H. Rest, next of kin, Mrs. S. Rast, Mahoa Bay. John Maloney.

I.C.R. watchman, Richard Station, Miss Olays Kennedy, steno grapher, Ouaa's Mine, daughter of Jativ IKarea Coleman. pre ICR. Policeman BorcheU, North street station. Edward Condon, chief of the Halifax fire department William Brunt, deputy fire chief.

Patsr Broderlck, captain Halifax fire department. Theodore Burgees. Inspector Nova Bootia Tramways Co. Alexander Bond. John M.

Aonayne. reportorlal stair, Ecno. Thomas Wrlghtway. Beporud Missing. Among the missing ara: Frank TX HII1U, Mrs.

Lewis Cann, MUs Alma Cann. Cyril Cann, Mr. William Hincn. Mrs. J.

p. rarrsll and baby. Mrs. M. F.

Campbell. George Codwln, area years; a. men tenure Ism-Uy), Stockholm family, Gladys Bennett, Rllen Cooper, Joe Cooper, Madeline Elliott. Agnes Elliott. Irene Elliott, Grace Elliott, Harriett Elliot.

John Elliott. Mrs. SL Donnelly aad two ehlldrea: Mr. and Mrs. Wlllla a Lovett and two children; ex-Aldeflnsa Constant Up- nam; L.SVI Dauphlae, Queeneland Mr.

John Campbell! Mrs. J. Moody. are. a.

w. Moody. William Moody (two years old); Ruth Moody (four years old): Mr. and MraWm. Thomson and four children! Mra M.

Flavla. Kara street! ranrla Short. King street. Dart mouth; George Harris: sx-Coa-troller: Mra. Pstler; Mrs, Thompson and three children.

North Albert street! Mrs. H. H. Horaey: Miss S. M.

Mooaer. Jim Mooaey, Mr. aad Mra, J. M.CMlllen, 11WEGUN SHIP HAO HUGE CARGO OF GRAIN She Wa Former White Star Liner of 5,000 NEW TORK. Dee.

T. Aa official of the Norton and tally Company said last night- that the relief ship which collided with the Mont Blane. was the Norwegian freighter hue of Chrlstianla, which left Now York about eight days ago with a cargo of t.0 tens of grain for Rotterdam aad was scheduled to ealt at Halifax for examination. She was built la Belfast at Mar aud and Wolff yards la lell, as tne White star liner ttunie and Was sol a fsw years ago to the South Pad So Whaling Cove Chrlstianla. The Rao carried a crew of sixty mea an was eommanded, accord-In to the shipping record by Captain From.

She was a four-mastsd Iron vessel Of S.S4I groes tonnage. 41 feet long, 41 feet, Inches beam an IS feet, Inches depth at hold. Ir Ose. B. Fester will sot leetare tonight.

The lecture to have been siren tonight la Collegiate Assembly Hall by Sir Gee. B. roster, has bsen Indefinitely aoctpeaed. OTTAWA SOTTH SKATTWQ RINK Oosa for the sea eon. Skating Tues day, Thursday, Saturday afternoon aa evenings.

Full band. Hockey hours to rent. RarnaL Dally (except Bat order), lit to LIS, Lindsay Han, lit spark at. PICTURES FROM HALIFAX, STRICKEN SEA PORT Poet OnVe aad Cemlntna Hopes, earn of die ato. attractive txjlldmge ub ioo my.

Btmuows Droaen. FIRST THOUGHTS OF GERMAN BOMBS HITTIIHALIFAX Former Newspaper Man TeDi How He Got Out of Damaged Hotel WOMAN IN HlsARMS. FORGETS RESCUING HER Soldiers Quickly Mustered and Every Vehicle Pressed Into Service. Asaoilate Lease Wire. HJtLUAX, rJ.6 Bartoa, former telegraph 'edft.

(aiw wo Montreal Qaiette, an soar trarelllas auditor for th Imperial Mnnlt'oits Board, Ottawa, waa at breakfast In ths Halifax Hotel when the explosion took place. He relates his experiences as follows: "In ten seconds It waa all ovsr. A low a quake shock, with everythinf vlbratlnr, then an ldd-scrlbsole notes, followed by ths fell of -plastsr aa the amsshln of (lass. Ia'sneh moments the human mind does' not a cry went 'a German a rush for ths door, hssdlonc down the hallway amid falllns; pictures, ylass and plaster, to the swing doors of a few seconds before, now ripped' from the'r hlnses, through (rest project-Ins triangular pieces of lass to the street. Here I found myself with a burden.

How she had corns Into my arms I do not know, yet here awsrteally shrieking: My Poor slstsr, my poor A Groat Ssaoks) Ckmd. Outside overhead a slant smoke eiou waa morlng northward. Danger seemed over. I crossed the -oad. laid my feminine burden on a doorstep and returned to the hotel.

Sty aid. tor I waa anscathtd, was possibly needed far more there. I made my way apstalns to Us rooms of two friends. They were vacant, bat normal, even the rless unbroken, an few panes of (lue remain unbroken In this area. One more I waa in the street, mewing my companions oa tha threshold.

They, too, wore unscathed. "Our were quickly made. We were oft to the Immediate vicinity of the disaster, for among many theories we accepted as most plausible the blowing up of a munition ship. Towards Citadel Hill we wended our way, and the further we went the more horrid the aftermath. Improvised stretchers met us oa all aides, converging Into the main thoroughfare from ths highway aad bywaya, Blood was everywhere, dflpplnc.

hideous' wounds still unhid -from prying syss. But most of the unfortunates eould hobble or walk an kept onward. Soldiers to the Rescue. Our hurry-amirry bad led to the armory. Her tha khaki elad men were already on parade, many' of the soldiers showing wounds which had not placad them, nor do eom-bat.

Wounds which a handkerchief tightly bad covered, yet through which tha blood congealed or still flowing, conjured to th mind base hospitals of "As wa passed they were already en the march toward the more devastate area. Tha order had gone forth, -commandeer all vehicles, auto or A cordon was drawn across th. streets, psssengers forced to alight an resume their Journeys afoot Ther. was grim work ahead. "And now wa.

found eurselvee confronted by a tide of motley humanity, wounded, shook ed. out and bruised. Ill-clad If elad at alL hurrying they knew not whither.7 OHKAT FROWAKATIOKS. We are prepared to save yoa meaey aa Christinas gifts; wonderful assortment of gloves, aandksr. chiefs, nsckwear.

blouses, toys, etc. A. A. Foarnlsr, XxA, Wellington street, Ottawa. BY WARD MARKET HALf Unionist meeting.

Tuesday December 11th. p.m. Sfesfrs. Frloa aa Ch afoot along with other spssksra will address th. sleetors I.

af By aa Otlawa wards. 7 IT A ptp at ih pltws mUmm put ttw mir ffmnt wltJila aavvral bn jmrO of tha apot whfve Um eiplotaioa orcarrale HAVE SPECIAL ENQUIRY Ordinary Procedure of the Marine Department Will Be parted From in alifax Disaster Probe. Thre tx a ttiqulry Into th Halifax Jlartr. It waa deidd today that tha ordinary procedure or tha Marina ipartmant ahould ba dparta4 from ana that an Inraatlcatlon should ba conduct-ad by a Judire In Admiralty of tha Hupreme Court of Nova Kcotta, who will hava aa hie technical advteere a representative naval officer and an officer of tha mercantile marine. They will have the aaslatanoe of CounaeL Mr, Alexander Johnatoa, Deputy Mlnliter of Marina and Fliherlea, haa been In communication with the In later, Hon.

C. C. Ballantyne, who la at preeent In Montreal on the aubjeet of the Inveatlsatlon, and made the above announcement. aald, however, that the personnel of the board of lnveetlratlon had not yet been decided upon. The probabtllty la, Tha Journal learns, that Judre Dry sd ale will be the Judsa In Admiralty choeen to conduct tha Inveatlsatlon.

SIGNALS ON SHIPS GOT BADLY TWISTED BY TRUSTY PILOTS Seems That About Same Thing Happened as At Time of tors tadt-Em press Disaster in the St Lawrence Order to Go Astern Came Too Late. Low Rumbling- Sound Like Hum l)lLeL nj ttti wea oy ui unnernse- vnHe CUts is Leh vsetal to in The HALIFAX, Dee. 7. The death feared 2,000 have been This list is bound to be Increased as others are dying. Several thousand have injured and hun dreds are without homes, while The extreme north end of the city tending west to Gottinfren street ha been practically wiped out Freight sheds, the old sugar refinery, the dry dock wharves arc all gone.

St Joseph's Church, Chebueto School, Richmond School, and many other large buildings are in ruin. The cotton factory, arena, and exhibition bnilding People were killed instantly in their homes, others at their plaees of employment, and children in the schools. Whole famil ies have lost their lives. Some little tot art fatherless and mother less and well-known north end What happened here was duplicated In North Dartmouth, on tne opposite inure, I Something; ISk -er-w De- der. Then' a BlinrCns Flank FaL rt -J II JI -t uoua naraiy a -WiHriv-- All Halifax.

i Jesisat list is in the thousands and It Is property losses' are iu the millions. from north of the dockyards ex have bad their roof demolished. citizens arc among the dead. Wreck. bound in.

other' signal. It waa repeated of emoke following ths ass of com. ousiwies. Kverr Hoase Dsmasrd. It was sopa seen that there waa not a house In She olty that was not damaged la some way or other and It soon became knowa that It had been aa explosion.

Th. devastation wrought was not only la the lame dlate vicinity of the occurence, but la the north, west, south, aa east ends. Everywhere window paasa ware- broken, locks wrsstsd from ths doors, plastsr from the ceilings and ornaments destroyed. People with their faces eut aad with thstr wounds partly tied up an bleeding were rushing here, there and everywhere. glass fronts la th.

business district of rh. eity were aH demol. isnso. Toiegrapn wires were tern dowa so that for hour there was ao eommunleatlon with the wsrld. whi: ail the aewspaser had to ease pubtleatloa.

their mo a lo ery being Bile with broken glass. ever three) years, previous to which time he was connected' with the Bell Telephone Company here, la th. trouble department. GENUINE REDUCTION In winter furs, plash mats, etc All winter mliilsery cleared regardless of oat, A. A.

rouralor. Id, Wellington aavtogs CUb. Members of the Msrehaats Bank Chrtatmaa Savin as Club are reminded that cards should be paid up at once. Cheqnee for fully paid up sards will be ready th. lth December aext, CJub for next year la aow ope far enesjlbtrohlD.

Msrehaats Bank ef Canada, Cer- ner Sparks O'Connor sta, The disaster waa eaused by a misunderstanding of signals, this being somewhat similar to the Storstadt-Empress disaster in this respect. One steamer waa coming out of Bedford Basin, pro ceeding to sea and the other was The weather wm clear, and the steamer collided just below The Narrows at entrance to the Basin Tried, and truty Halifax pilot were on both ship. Signals were exchanged, and the out. going boat did not seem to get the as a collision seemed imminent They started to go astern, bnt too late, and they crashed together. Smoke waa seen doming from the steamer, and' the fire stations were notified by telephone.

Order were at once given to the men on the steamer with combus tibles to take to the boats, which they did and reached safety. Most of Orsws On th Ships Escaped. All oa board escaped except oae, maa la the engine room. The other steamer which waa considerably damage waa beached oa th. apposite shore.

People who ha gen. or were about to' go t. work, or children who were at school an those In the homes were at A ret startle by a low rumbling ounllks thunder but gradually growing anIU there was a flash la the sky, a terrific report, an houses wsrs wrseksd sad ahsksn, windows broken' and people pitched about In au dlrec- Wblto Cload. mi. -ilk ass.

pie who ruined out of their homes to find out what was" the matter, Their first glim ess was of an lm. mens whit, cloud la appearancs like what la assa at the front when an aeroplane ss covered clouds OmWAIMNONIWE ESCAPED IIN1NJ1ED Charles Hoary Weejford, chief carpenter's mats H.M41. Mlobe, escape snhart, wkea twe- members af the crew were killed aad several Injured during the oatas-iraph. at Halifax. Ts-day fcr seat a brie' wirs to hi father.

S. Welsfer, 4 Beoert street, saying Chat ha was safe. This Ottawa anaa has bee with th Mleb for I I sin I W1 PETER F. MARTfir, Mayor atriefcea city of Halifax. POLE MILITARY IS READY TO ASSIST General Mewburn Place Soldiers and Supplies at Service of Halifax City.

ONLY CALL SO FAR RECEIVED FOR ANTI-TETANUS SERUM Were 857 Troop Awaiting to Eosbark, and Few Casual tic Among Them. The only demand that has far beam received from the scan ot th. raauaaW tar aOH-'tstaaus serum. Thie. acnordla to Surgeon-Oeneral rotherlnghsm.

director of Medical Services, Indicates that ths sttuatioa la pretty well In hand. Nevertheless, 1.1. -CoL J. L. Power, deputy direct of Medical Services, lsft for ths stricken eity teday taking with him a large stock of medical supplies (hat may be yet required.

There were It Army Medical Corps troops In Halifax at the time of the disaster aa their services were Immediately requistloae. and they have beea working day ana night since tne explosion. Militia Provared to Aid. Everything possibls 4s below done by the MlUtla Department to assist ths stricken people of Halifax, immediately upon receiving advice of the dlssstsr, ordsrs wsrs despatohod by telegraph to the officers commanding ths Marltlma Military Districts and ths Quebec Military District to render every possible assistance. In addition all Military Districts sast of laadep, OnL.

have been ordered to place themselves la readiness to most any demand made upon them, for officer, soldiers, and supplies ot any kind, to be despatched to the stricken city without a moment's- dslsy. Ths Qusrtsnnaster-Oeneral's Department are onramsed and ready to forward with tha least possibls delay anything that may bs nssdsd. Hlaokcta and Trata. The RL John and Quebec Military Districts have alresdy furnish ed aid to the extent of their abilities snd resources to ths stricken people. One thousand Ave hundred blankets were forwarded last n'sht from St.

John to Halifax besides a large quantity, of medical Supplies. Troops ara being held la readiness to bs moved by special trains immediately should they be and a detachment of medical officers and men have already beea dee. patched to the aeon, from the Maritime Military districts. In addition, four medical officers and a detachment of orderllss left Montreal today for the scene to relieve those elrssdy thsrs. A messags has also been despatched to ths authorlt'es at Halifax thai a large supply of blanket and teats are available here and will bs ssnt with th.

least possible delay It required. The MlnUter of Mll'tla. though at present In Hamlltoa, haa been In very close touch wits, his department sines ths nsws of the disaster was received. When th. aews of ths explosion reached him, he Immedi ately wired to efflclale at the Mllltle Department that everything poe-e'ble should bs dons, and done with all possible speed.

On th. long dis tance this morning hs asksd whither ths sltuaUon dsmanded bis personal attsnUon aad was prepared to leave for Halifax Immediately. Troopa at Halifax. Cel. Osborne, MUitary Secretary, state this morning that though there were a number of troops la Military District which comprises) Halifax th.

territory la lis vicinity, swelling transport a. ilea to convey them overseas, there were comparatively tew 'these troops In the city St th. tines at the explosion and that as far aa h. was aware there, had been few casualties amongst tha troopa ta Halifax. The following to th.

list of the troops who were awaiting te eenbark In the vlelnlty ef HaiKaxi Kingston ArMIry draft 4 Army Medical Corps draft from. Montreal i 1st Quefcse Regiment draft Ml uniway von.iru.rw.. -1 from Momrest Recruits for the imperial srmysi GERMANS CHARGED. EMPTY TRENCHES THE BRITISH LEFT A Clever Deception in Withdraw ing From Salient at Bourloo Wood. THE TROOPS SORRY TO QUIT HARD WON GROUND Not a Gun is Left Behind and Huns Have ir Nasty Place.

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCR, Dec I. The British have withdrawn from the salient about Bourloa Wood to a prepare Has which should make their position much stronger snd mora desirable la many waya, The re tire stent was-' carried out successfully, mainly be tween the hours of twelve aad four o'clock. Wsdnssdsy morning, aa undsr cover of darkness. Not until many hours later did th. enemy discover he was facing svaxaaUd territory.

Th. Germans today ha swarms over much of the vacate son. aa ware digging themselves la along the advance line, but as lata aa l.S o'clock yesterday aftsmooa they re still shelling Boarloa Wood. aa between noon an oae they launched a heavy attack against th. smpty trenches seat1 Mosuvrea, showing that they war.

uncertain ef the sttuatioa even then. Grave Tin sera Avoided. Th. sueeeesful meaner of the withdrawal plaees It In the category of a remarkable military achieve ment, tor ha th. Germane beeom.

aware that waa Impending grave losses might have resulted to the retiring troops. Th. question s. abandoning th. salient must hava been under careful aoastderattsa far some Wednesday retirement wannet be aealgnate a a retreat for ther.

la no reason ta boilers th. British eeeildut tero-enadntofroA, Ikwsi selves there. Howevfr, the, poellloi not desirable an ft woal hava- cost th. Uvea of too many men to have held on to th. sharp aeWeat which could be swept by enemy gun-, fire from several Ths ground abandoned was alee, ed thoroughly aa not a gua or any.

other material appeared to have beea left behind. Moreover, the vacated positions were rendered temporarily untenable a. that the snemy would be force to construct new defence aad dug outs. The British prepared the new line while they still hsld Bourloa Wood. A sort ef temporary rear guar was established uatll tha mala sedy reached the aew quart era About midnight Tueeday'th.

British silently bsgaa to pull back tram th. northern edge of the Boarloa Wood. Th. British rifles aa machine gwas ooatlaae to spit Sr. along th.

lln. an th. artillery malntelne Its customary hammering af th. Ger-' man positions. The unsuspecting Oersnaaa eluag t.

their trenches aa ore methodically at what they supposed was las British front line. By three o'clock In th. morning the main British body passed Into the new position aad the Boarloa -Wood waa virtually stripped af soldiers, with th. sxcspUoa of a few rear guards. A little later evea the rear guards had fouowsd and ths great forest was left silent save tor.

tha barst lag of shells. Throughout Wednesday fsraaoew th Germans continued to hammer awsy at ths wood, aa little after noon they launched a heavy attack westward of the wood la the direction of Mosavrse. This move was mads undsr a heavy barrage, which broke harmlessly oa th. vacate territory. The British troopa from thstr uw tant positions watched th.

German manoeuvres with delight. These culminated la a Oae charge la mass -formatloa sgalnst th. former British llns. Aa tk. Ge means raaehs the trenches they paused In evident surprise, and a halt was called for a coaelderatloa ot tha situation.

About two o'clock ke the after aooa th. Germans war. seen com Ing over th. right aa both aides ef tk. Bourloa Woo ta large lumbers an proceeding toward th.

Bapauma-Cambrai road. A. eon-. eidenxbl. tore, of Germane was caught la tha artillery fire to th.

west of th. wood aa suffered heavy Casualties, Throughout tha aftsrnooa tha Osrmaas la coaatdonabl. ausabses kspt moving cautiously forward across th. Cambrat read, and Ins wards avsnlng thsy started 'ggttah la la front of th. asw British line.

A -fairly largo German fere, enter-ed Annemc last night. A heavy Ger- -maa attack which developed north ef Anneux yesterday aftsraasia waa smaehed by artillery Arc. Haerd so Ore It fa. Thkc mora log the British operation was complete successfully an th. Oervaan aa rs scrapie moat of ths erraeostsd territory an war.

digging theatsslvee It was, naturally, a as, body of Br'tlah troop, which mads their way froca Boarloa Woo. They ha taught through many bitter aya to capture an hoi the plsee. They knew was best for them to get still they hate to rdlnejalsh what ha boew wea. Prebablg the hard-, est part was the farewell sal at th. sravas of coaaras eccUered through the weedsv They mark it, imi, wooden i- before they left..