J-wni " ' - i ' 1 -
If A
THB gazette-news has
iHB " ASSOCIATED PRESS
gERVICE. IT 13 IN EVERT
.. RESPECT ' COMPLETE. 1!
.WEATHER FOSECASTi
1 PROBABLY RAIN.
'OLTJME XIX. NO. 272.
1
ASHEVILLE, N. 0, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, D ECEMBER 24, 1914.
PRICE FIVE CENTS !
r
SLIGHT PROGRESS &EING
MADE BY AGGRESSORS
at
IS TftKE
I
1 MS EAST
Invaders Rush on Warsaw in
Face of Shot and Shell
Poured on Ranks by
Allied Annies.
RUSSIAN BIG GUNS "
PLACED FOR SIEGE
British Troops Get Many Pres
ents From England, Some
Boxes Being From the
King and Queen.
according to advices from Bud
apest
Russian Statement.
Petrograd, Deo. 24. An official
statement mad by the Russian official
press bureau concerning the fighting
on the Russian front says: .
"On the left bank of the Piliea river
obstinate fighting continues In the re
gion of the clllages of Jeszecz and RoJ-
Kowawolla, about six miles to the west
of Nowemlasto.
"In the right bank of the Fillca we
have made progress In the vicinity of
Oboczno and Tomascow.
"In Oallcla our successful operations
continue. South of the Vistula we
captured on the 20th and 21st of De
cember 66 officers; about 5600 men;
three cannon and 10 mitrailleuse. .
In Carpathians, where we have
been pursuing the retreating Austrians
we captured on December 22 30 offl
cers and about 1500 private soldiers.
"Near Przemsyl the Austrian garri
son attempted a new sortie during
which several of their advance com
panies were annihilated arid other ad
vance companies were pursued. In
connection with the siege of this for
tress we have taken about one mile of
the railroad line leading Into the city,
ttttttXHfttt
.
CONSTDFRS 1TO.AXTT flAKF t
5 ,
Washington, Deo. 24. Justice
S Lamar of the United States Su-
preme court has taken under ad-
visement the application for the
appeal from the action of Fed-
eral Judge Newman in refusing
to release Leo M. Frank, sentenc-
ed to death for the murder of
Mary Phagan, on habeas corpus
proceedings. Justice Lamar did
not indicate when he would an-
nounce his decision.
London, Dec. 24. On Christ
mas eve there seems very little
change in the warfare in the
western theater where General
Joffre appears to be cautious
ly feeling for an opening in the
strongly entrenched German
line across France and Bel
gium. In the east the German
effort to advance on Warsaw
continues here the German
center seems checked; as well
as the Russians along the riv
ers barring the way to the Car
pathians. -..;'' -.. .'. .-,r-
Tlio Russians claim success
in the latest encounters, but
during the pas tten days the
German progress has been ap
preciable and it is reported
that they are now bringing up
their 42-centimeter guns for
siege operations.
In Galicia the Austro-Ger-man
troops seem to have made
no further progress north, and
the Russians report they are
pursuing them back across the
aest Prussian frontier.
The German tactics in the
advance on Warsaw, observers
hen pointed out, art beginning
to assume the character of the
rush toward Calais and Dun
kirk, which the allies, stemmed
Thousands have been sacri
fired and other forces brought
np to fill the gaps with the
prodigality the invaders show
ed in Flanders.
Military experts are unable
to agree on the number of Aus-tro-German
Boldiers in the east.
Their estimates run from 1,
000,000, to l,5oo,ooo, but they
point out that unless the Rus
sians are exaggerating in re
porting their resources the
Slavs should easily top these
figures, onw that the concen
tration of their military
strength is nearly complete."
Petrograd has never conced
ed that the occupation of Lodz
had any strategic Importance,
but the German view is ex
Tressed by General von Hin
denburg, who remarked ot the
Associated Press representa
tive on the east front that ho
considered it the "turning
point of the campaign."
All the combatants are plan
ing to spend Christmas as best
they may. Many boxes and fa
vors are to bo distributed and
thousands of postcards and fa
vors have seen sent to the front
V the king and quen of, Eng
land. The Austrian attempt to
Tush the Servians is Boon to be
renewed, the final plans for
hich are being dow formed,
Paris, Dec. 24. The official an
nouncement of the French war office
Just issued, says that the allies have
made slight progress at the north
end of the line in France and Bel
gium. The fog has caused some slack
ening in the fighting around Arras.
The allies claim to. have advanced
in mm
wots PART
General Opinion at Raleigh
Seema to Be Charges Are
Not Against Postmas
ter Himself.
SANTA PLAYS ,
RED PANTU
GOING AT LAST
-J
GHENT TREATY
IS
CELEBRATED
Jolly Old Saint tr e Host at Death Knell of French Sol-
Any Number 01 Places in
Asheville Today and
Tomorrow.
COMPLAINT AT SERVICE
OF TWO ASSISTANTS
....
BATTLESHIP TORPEDOED. i
.
London, Dec. 24.- An official
statement received from Paris to-
day says that an Austrian sub-
marine has torpedoed a French
battleship In the Gulf of Otranto.
The batUeshlp was only slightly
damaged and there' were no In-
Juries reported. The Gulf of Ot-
ranto Is in the Adriatic sea near
the southern end of Italy.,
1 1 it it it it it it it it it t
News and Observer Has Com
plaint Colored Masons
Case Again Other
State News.
WHERE HE WILL VISIT
WHILE IN THE CITY
fliers' Bright Nether Gar
ment Sounded by Suc
cess of Blue-Gray.
English Speaking People Will I
Not Let Peace Centenary
Pass Unobserved in
Spite of War.
Second Municipal Christmas
Tree Festivities in Pack
Square Very Pleas
ing Affair.
CHANGE LOOKED ON
AS SORT OF SACRILEGE
it it it t t it it it t it it it it t it
j
GERMAN AIRSHIP FALLS.
X ' ' "
Paris, Dec. 24. A German ae-
roplane attempting to reach Paris
Sunday was pursued and brought
Several Proposals to Change
Color of Uniform Have
Failed, One Com-
,mercial Reason.
PLANS FOR CELEBRATION
IN GHENT INTERRUPTED
near Perthes-les-Hurlus, where they
captured German machine guns and
progressed from t"ivlng back a coun
ter attack near Beausjour in the for
est of Lagrurle. Near Boureilles,
however, the Fr nch troops have
apparently lost ground to the Ger
mans. The text of the communicalons
follow:
"Tuesday in Belgium we made
slight progress from the sea to the
highway from Nieuport to Westende,
as well as In the region of Steenstrawe
and Blxschoote, where we occupied a
forest, some houses and a redoubt. '
East of! Bethune, reinforced by
the British forces, we recaptured the
village of Vlzenchy-les-La Baasee
which had been lost by us to the
Germans.i .- ., . , .
In Arras a heavy fog has made It
necessary for both armies to lessen
their activities.
'East of Amiens, on the Alsne and
In Champagne there have been artll
leary engagements.
In the region of Perthes-les-Hur
lus we captured, after , spirited can
nonadlng and two assaults, the last
section of the line, part of which
was In our possession December 21.
We made an average gain here of 800
yards. In the last trenches we cap
tured German machine guns and the
machine gun crews. A violent coun
ter attack was repulsed.
"We have progressed to the north
east of Beausjour, where the enemy
attempted a counter attack which
proved unsuccessful.
"Perceptible advance has. been
made In the forest of Lagrurle
against a front about 400 yards wide
and about 200 yards deep. We blew
up two lines of these works and oc
cupied the excavations.
Fairly Serious.
"There was fighting in the vicinity
of Boureilles, where the outcome was
fairly serious. It appears that we
were not able to retain possession of
the trenches captured by us yester
day. "There have been no incidents of
importance from the heights of the
Meuse to Upper Alsaoe.
"Russia: In east Prussia the Ger
mans have been driven back from
Nledenburg to Boldau and Lauten
burg. In Poland the Germans have
suceoded In gaining a foothold on the
Bzura river to the north of Socha
czew. further to the south on the
Rawka at Bollmou and they have
passed Sklermlewiri In their move
ment to the east. '
The Austro-Oerman forces are
moving Into Poland at points to the
south of Plotrkow. to the west of
Nlda In Gallcla. They have reached
the river Donajec and have occupied
a line from Grybow to Smtdrod and
to Sanck.
Effort to make a sortie by the
Pnemysl garrison resulted In com-l
plcte failure."
Gorman Statement
Brlln, Dec. 24. The official 'stnte.
ment given out yesterday by the Ger
man army headquarters Is as follows:
"Attacks by the enemy In th region
of Lombaertxydft snd to the south of
Blxschoote were easily repulsed by our
troops. At Rlerlebourg V Acoud the
enemy wore driven bark from the
positions which they occupied yester
day. "Notwithstanding desperate counter
attacks we hav retained all the posi
tions taken by us from the English
from Aire to Ia Rase. Bines Decem
ber 20, 720 British and colored troops
have been captured and we have also
taken flv machine guns and four mln
thrower.
"In th neighborhood of Camp Chal
lons ther has been greater activity.
"Attacks to th north of Flllerle
and southeast of Rhelma, at fiousln
and Vrth wr partly repelled by u
with heavy lo to the French.
"The actuation In East Prussia and
In West Prussia Is uncharged.
"Th battle for the possession of
trenches on the Btura river west of
Warsaw continues.
The ltutlon on th right bank In
the ruioa remain unchanged."
'down by French machines at Pol
Pontolsse, about 19 miles north-
west of Paris. -
it it it it t it it it it it it it t t it it it it it
FIVE PEOPLE DIE
IN NEW YORK FIRE
Tenement Family Trapped on
Fifth Story by Flames
Are the Victims.
(By W. T. Bost).
Raleigh, Dec, 24. Postmaster Wil
lis G. Briggs, whose incontinent dis
missal from the postoffice service
was Indicated in the Washington spe
cial to this paper ycterday, declared
that he has had no intimation of the
charges and could give no interview
based upon that story.
"I have not heard what is the na
ture of the allegations against me and
cannot discuss any phase of it," he
said when your correspondent told
him that various rumors were afloat.
In the office over which he has held
control nearly eight years, it was
learned that an inspector has been
here a great deal recently and that
despite the presence of the investiga
tor, the postmaster refused to be
alarmed.
It appears here that the charges
that went up from Individuals and In
stitutions were not aimed at the post
master himself, but at the service
Burgomaster Meant" to Enter
tain 50 Americans, 50 Eng
lishmen, 50 Canadians
American Statement.
Jolly old Santa Claus will linger
in Asheville today and tomorrow, that
is he will appear at . several places
between trips to the North Pole and
other localities.
Here are Borne of the places in . , .. ., ...., I versary of the signing of the treaty of
Asheville where Santa will either ap-i 10 pervlLB lIUH Jem """" l"" """" j Ghent by representatives of the United
pear or where he will visit and thenlkne!1 of the reA Pantaloon. j States and Great Britain. The burgo-
hurry on, He has invited all his 1 The red pantaloons were long ir. ; master of Ghent was to have tendered
friends to call on him at the follow- paHsinK The heroic associations r.f :a banquet to B0 American, 50 English
ing hours. Meantime, if he has been! ,'.'. , , ., land 50 Canadian delegates in the hall
summoned to the side o some little ltnelr So years reisn male a thanc!e whore the treaty was signed.
crippled boy or girl elsewhere and seem a sort of sacrilege, ana in sm'e Later, Sulgrave Manor, the ancestral
Paris, Dec. 24. (Correspondence of! New York, Dec. 24. Had the Euro-
The Associated Press) The success of j pean war not interfered, there would
the new bluish gray Infantry uniform, j begin tonight in Ghent, Flanders, a
supplied to men who become eligible ! celebration of the one hundredth anni-
cannot see his friends who have been
invited he will leave a message of
good cheer for them. I
Ragles to Play Suntu.
The lodi;e rooms of the Asheville,
aerie of Eagles will be visited to
morrow morning shortly after 9:30
o'clock by about 300 boys and girls
principally from the cotton mill sec
tion of the city. Every boy and girl
has been given a ticket. The gifts will
be distributed among boys and girls
between the ages of three and fifteen
of the les3ons of the Transvaal, tlm
army clung fondly to the old red. lrn- i
mortalized on so many fields of battle ,
and familiarized to the world by De-j
tatlle and other military painters.
Napoleon the First was oppose.! .n
red for the infantry. The adoption '
this color must credited to Vlcnml'
home of George Washington in Eng
land, was to have lieen presented to
the ..American people by . the. British
Peace ceiitennury committee. Thrt
home already has been purchased. It
probably will be rehabilitated and pre
sented later.
Believing despite the war the anni-
de Vaux, minister of war in 18-11. an 1 ; verxary should not pass unobserved In
and two men at least, who asked that lye"'8- About 100 pairs of shoes, 200
'until specific news was forthcoming ; Palrs ' stockings and 125 baskets
their nnmna hn hold ''confidential, i w"l no rtistriouteO. 1 ne baskets wi.l
it was his sole contribution to mllllary
history.
During the second em'iire a pin
posed change to blue was defetitcd :v
the minister of agriculture, who nb
lected thai, the change would rum 11
thriving Industry in the donam-nt
cost on an average of J1.50 each and! of Vaurlus, which furnished the
the United States, u number of widely
known 'citizens of this country who are
Interested in the movement la. night
issued a communication asking that
the day be remembered and eclebiate l
at specified dales beginning I'etTuary'
14. The communication follows: '
"line hundred years a;;o today there
I declared thev had no idea that criti
cism of certain phases of. the service ! will contain food, candy and oranges, jder" with which the doth was flyri,. was signed at Ghent in Flanders l.u
would be used against the postmaster ! In additidon to these presents every) After the Transvaal eomoVm .he .treaty of peace between Gret PrltaU
hlmhrtlf These two'iUtemen do not'.boy. will be presented, with, a. horn, 1 question came up ftKaln and the rn-n-iMid the fnite.V etuteu. whiiih marvel
know wtutw'fhA itKiMMmml i and every girl with a doll. .' ' later of war annotated a emmtss'-w 'the close of wrat nan lia -jplly pror- I
New York, Dec. 24. Five members
of a family living on the top floor
of a five story tenement house on
West Forty-ninth street were trapped
by a fire which started in the base
ment and spread rapidly throughout
the building. The dead are:
lng their complaints or not ' special enorts nave been made uy to examine 11. .Nmn:nn u-ve'-n.... .1 . .
One of the stories is this: That mi Misses Helen Murphy. Lillian Uir.l, the la .unese-TIusMan war 1-mfre out
rushing the malls on the early morn-iand Jessie Phifer. who assisted the jand thf question 1-ninir a- nr. :i,
ins trains, the nostofflce dennrtment I general committee of the lodge, to the minister of war appointed another
has been receiving the weights of the include every deserving boy and girl 1 leommlss'on.
in the list to receive gifts. Misses Mur- After the Ilalkan wal
la irl fhut tin. r.nnor nhnrircu thnt tt i phy, Uird, and Phifer have visited! the HulPiirtun
has lippn tnverl with ovprwelirhts i the homes during the last few daysid'em to tar off the red trlm"viv,' of
1u'-in.n vhi-"h
n'Mcevs foi.ivl it pe-
Mrs. Mary Corso.
Three sons of Mrs. Corso.
Niece of Mrs. Corso.
their (-loafs, a th'ril commission .'.as
aproii'ted.
In l'lOU the Poer color wo-o 'n.ost
favored. In l!flr n sort of violet h''i"
hail more pari '-a-is. In 19'fl irri"'jb
green-was prf ferred and sncclmen "ii
forms of thi color, don'-.'ved bv !e
taillc, worn worn by selected corip:-.-
The same Is said to have been done land made a personal investigation 01
bv the Progressive Farmer, but that! the needs of every ipplicant.
lis an old count, at least, ns the P10-! Trinity Midnight Servhes.
Igressive Farmer is not now mailed! Hev. Wyatt Drown, rector of Trln
ifrom the Raleigh office. lt- church, announces that the Ashe-
Another alleged count Is the de-ille street ruilwuy company will op
'fense of Postmaster Urlgga of four i'rate three special cars tonight for
imen who were recently called out bv ! the convenience of those who will
i the department to show why they! attend the mld-nlght cucharist atn!es at the inanoeiivers.
. .n.i.,,i n-v,,. iTrlnitv church on Church street.! In the meantime com"iercll war
... .... ...were T. U, Creel, W. M. Prown, S. Such arrangement by the street rall-;hn.l bested the Industry of the deonvi .
Arthur Corso, Is a telegraph operator w. Eason and O. II. llrown. They way company will please many peo- ment of Yam-hue and th; color!'-'
at the Polyclinic hospital. He waahandle the night mails. It has been ; Pie who wish to attend the services, matter for the F-m -h Infan'rv onn'a
on duty at the time of the fire and :8aja that Mr. llriggs defended his a- At 11:30 o'clock tonight ti car for j loons was made In Germany. Xoiom
ordered out the ambulance and thejsistants and thut his defense proved ; Charlotte street, one for Merrlmon , mereial obstacle remained, but "'heal
surgeons to the scene of the conf. a- ! offensive to the department. j avenue and one for Montfoi d avenue routine had tan-'l -d th" uuestioi, In s,.
gration. He knew nothing of the fatal ! The nffair met all the proportions 1 will be stationed at the intersection : much red tape Hat the outbreak of
results of the fire until his mother'of a sensation. It was hard to find Qf Church street and Patton avenue the war found th- amy still In the
was brought to the hospital where i anybody who was not svmpathetic and will remain there until after the conspicuous red trousers
she died. ' with the postmaster ugnlnst whom services wnen tney win iuukc nniy : .Mmer.in.t nnousn-u hi. comm....:,.
Honren of other neoDle living on the thnv hart never heard the. slightest one run and then return to mo car 'and uiesscii me 1 las ol iii 111 ui-
tonn.nf.nt miffpred from Inhalins- the Lhnrirn thnt uronlrt rilKonalifv him ns'barn. 'shade he preferred.
. - . 1 !-.... I . , , . . ' All ,..rni...m...la tt.it'A lu.nn nil. Ha 1 11
smoae iumes ana iroiu minor iiuu-inn t.tneer. l e nnii never nun a more, -
rles.
JARRETT bound over
FOR KILLING GRANT
popular career than as postmnster : maKe a very impressive ami insiiuc
and ho served long n a newspaper i "ve service, snd It Is expected thut
a ltirg crowd will visit toe rnurcn to
worshl.i during thl special service.
man.
As to Politics.
Some repul.llcp.na regard this us tho
outgrowth ot the old llutler-Ilrl'.'gs
j feud and others declure thut they had
Police i expected It. Two of the men In the
office yesterday said: "We had ex-
At ( oiicregutloiiul liiirch.
A Christ mus party for members
nn.l friends of the First Congrega
tional church nnd Hundi.y school will
he given this evening at 7 o'clock
III BOIVIBARDS
i
be the last war between' Enirtlah-:
speaking peoples of the earth, Today
the city of Gh.nt ;s n' the very ctnt'i
of the terrible ei.nll.ct that rages u
Europe,
"The American Pcue Centt-na'y
committee cat. not permit ihls anniver
sary to pasu without inviting th
thoughtful attention' of their fellov
citizens to 1'ic comraMi presented b
the century b ir; period of pea.-c whlc.i
Kiigli.h-speal:'!!- peoples have enjoy
ed unions t In-ill -lves (n the one ban '..
and the appalling destruetlon of l!f
properly and great nio.Hini'. nlj: of ci,'
iI::'.;;t!on which t'-" Ktr.'oiirun war in
vo Ives on tin? other. It had teen our .
confident hep- thai .he example whb'ii
the lCnglish-spcaklni: peoples have set
in thi Ir relations with ea -h other (
would b lollowed by the oilier great
nationa of ihe earth !n tliir sever it
international relu'.'.ona. It had Ixeii
our ei.riUfU dealre ,l-,at the s)!r t
pea .'-f ill nml f rie.-.d!;.' ro-op?r ition
w hich each of these peopi.'g man A-W
toward the people of Ihe Cnlted S.nt.e!
would also mark their dealing'- vv.tli
I one another. I'nfortunutely tills wa i
I not to be, uiid we are xorrowf ully call-,
cd upon to in irk our centenary crle-;!-ration
in the midst of the most lerri
I ble and de.-imiiivf liiut hlstoiy
1 records.
lusticc Ovi-r 1'orco,
1 "Rvcn at such a time, we must avow
At the special session of
court held yesterday afternoon at
n'elnrk. with .Substitute Judge W. P. ' nntA hi it I. nn iirr.rUn " "TlmliHt the residence of the pastor, Itev
Brown presiding, probable cause whs inspector has been sticking ns close J. It. Thrall. No. 32!) Merrlmon nve
found In the 'case against E. M. Jar-jto him as the "Id kitten to the old nue. The program will Include Chrlst
rott, charged with killing William B. brick," one of them added, "ft Is not ; nuis recllntinns and songs by the lil
Orant lust Tuesday morning nnd, the I politics." Hoth were republicans or ' tie folks or the primary department
defendant was held for Superior court I onr(, were. and tableaux Illustrating Christmas
without bond. Another republican, whose name Is ciiMtoms by members of the Interme-
J. O. Whltted, of the Blue Ridge !nt familiar to politics, declared It dlnto department. The entertainment
Mercantile company. In which ptacejtho smallest "thing Unit the d-ino-jwlll close with a Christmas tree and
the killing occurred, was the onlycratlc administration has" done." He ; a social hour for all.
witness .eiamlned and his testimony . pmghed at the thought of any seriors i Suhatlon Army Program.
t.metiPHllv the samo us thut Klv- rnir: "it In nerfectlv nil right to I Adjutant John Houterse ot the !o-
en by him before the coroner's Jury j dismiss a man on account of poll-cal post of the Salvation army with , plane dropped a bomb Into the city of
last Tuesday afternoon. (tics, 1 believe In that," he said, "but the assistance of other members of ;p0Ver this morning and Immediately
i-h hndv of William B. Grant was it does seem to me t.rettv chean to "he army uismnuiea nu dbskcis m
kinni.i1 vcHterdav to his old home, unit a vear after suntioKed charges: food to tho poor of the city
ftlTII flP nniirn OI"'e 'note our emphatic faith In tho
I III llr 1 1 1 111 htt supremacy ol justice over force, of law
UI I I UI M 1 U 1 1 1 over mlMht. We rejoice In the pea ce-
Ull UI UWIUII fn relations of H hundred years uinotvff
Britons Attempt Pursuit of
Hostile Visitor But Lose
Him in the Tog.
London, Dec. 24. A hostile aero-
Gllkey, Rutherford county, where tne
funeral and Interment will take place
today.
JAP WARSHIP CONVOYS
BRITISH SHIPS 0PF PERU
Uma, Peru, Dec. 14. A Japanese
battleship Hlxen, accompanied by a
Japanese destroyer and several Brit
ish merchantmen, has anchored about
T miles from Pueto de 1'lslna on the
north coast of Peru. The warship Is
probably convoying the merchantmen
to him South American port.
Vol for Appropriation,
Paris, Dec, 14.- Tht chambw of
deputies hn voted unanimously an
appropriation of 1,500.000,000 francs
(tl.TOO,000,000) to vover tha expanses
of th next six months. Including tho
cost of the war.
Rumor of Ruler iH-ath.
Roma, Dec. 24. A rumor la In cir
culation here that Emperor Frances
Joseph of Auittrla-Hungarjr, la yln.
hud been made and then blast a man
at the close of his administration. I
think he ought to have been removed
for political r-Hon a year ago. but
not f"r the things mentioned In the
puners lhl morning."
The three candidates for tho posi
tion held by Mr. flrlggs are ready
for the stroke of lightning up W'ssh-Ington-ward.
It Is mor than ever
expected that Bart liatllng will get
hit.
Colorcil Mason Again,
rollrs Jimtlr W. C. Harris Tins
summoned Dr. J. B. Dudley, Dr. J.
E. Deillnger, Dr. A. M.Rlvra and
C. C. Amey, of Oreensboro, to ap
pear before him today to execute
their appeal bonds In tha rrent con
viction of criminal libel against cer
tain grand lodga officer.
Th men had appealed snd left tha
matter In lha hands of their sttor
neys. Xjcint argument yesterday show
ed thnt they hava lost 'their right to
snpeal becsiis they failed to perfect
their bonrta But Judge Harris de
clared thnt ha hnd no deslra to shut
off tppeal and aven though he hud to
ha Irregular to grant ths right to tha
defendants ha meant to do tt. Attor
(Continued on Tag 11.)
tha city this
morning. Each basket contained food
sufficient to last a family of five for
several days. Only one basket wns
given to a family. Adjutant Routers
statetl that ho hod received applica
tion for more baskets than he hud
disappeared according to a statement
mnde public this afternoon by the offi
cial press bureau. The text of the
communication follows:
"An aeroplane dropped a bomb In
Dover this morning. No damage wa
done by the bomb. The hostile craft
a-aa seen fo ra few minutes only. It
to give, while Inst year it was thaj. imm,ii1.(.iv. riving over the sea.
rover). The army had prepared 2 50 Urittsirt aircraft attempted to pursue
baskets, costing about $2.00 each
which were distributed to every fam
ily presenting a ticket
In addition to the distribution of
food mails today, the Salvation army
will distribute presents from a large
Christmas tree in tha auditorium of
the Young Men's Christian association
building tomorrow afterr -on to boys
and girls. This feature of celebration
by the port has been brought about
by a contribution from a prominent
huslnesf man In th city, who re
quested that hi ram b not gHtn
out.
CI IT Tre a flucrra.
Tho municipal Christina tree festl-
vltles In Pack aquara lat night wer
participated In nd witnessed by wr
eral thousand popl. Th program
began shortly befor S o'clock when
Rev. Wyatt Brown, rector of Trinity
Episcopal church, delivered th In
(Continued on Pag 11.)
the raider but could not tell wher It
went aa th weather was cloudy and
foggy.
Holiday for Cadet,
West Point, N, Y Dee. 14. Mora
than 00 cadets of th thr upper
classes of ths Military academy have
been granted Christmas leavea ranging
from four to eight day from yester
day. Th entlr "pleb" ola muat
remain hr ovr th holiday.
Negro In Prison,
Raleigh. N. C Dee. 14. Montgom
ery Koulden, colored, waa Jailed her
yesterday evening on th charg of
robbing a parcel post pouch at union
station. A number of moJl article
Ukn from th pouch wr reovrd.
all Eilish-speuktng peoples, and par
ticularly In the undefended and tinfor
tilled line nearly four thousand miles
in lengih, which divides the tessttory
j of the I'nlted States from that of the
! Dominion of Canada. The mutual
trust, forbearance and helpfulness
which make thut undefended boun
dury a link and not a barrier between
1 two peoples, we offer ns an example to
inur warring brothers across the sea.
1 "It had been our purpose, when our
committee was organized In 1910, to
plan for a great celebration of th
centenary anniversary by varlou
methods which have now because of,
the terrible war which Is still convuls
ing Europe and disturbing the wholu
world, become Impracticable until th
close of the conglct.
"But we appeal to the people In all
the states and to all civic bodies to
mark this notable anniversary by suit
able exercises in churchea of all d-
nominatlotm on th 14th of February,
the date agreed upon for that purpos
with our associate, the Canadian com
mittee; by formal addresses at lb
capitals of th respective states on th
17th and 18th of February, the date
of the ratification and proclamation
of th Treaty; and also by appropriate
exercises In all the schools on th 22nd
day of February, or on such later dat
or dats in th spring of Ills a may
b locally demd preferabl:
"By which all th children of Amer
ica should b instructed on th signi
ficance of this great event, and of the I
happy prospect which la assured to uh,
In spit of thl horrible war. of an
other uuiitury of continued peace n
tween all the English-speaking people
of th world:
Th Signer.
Th signer were: Joseph IL Ch
(Contlnued. on Tag 114