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PRICE-FIVE OEJfr&St
HI liGEIliE Oi
ir
BROTHERHOOD XH1EFS:
4- 7CAL,L5D.r
' J -rr
! VashiftgionwEGA24. President
p Wilsoii has suiBJUlied the chiefs
fT- pn'Mesia tfve. acents of the four 4-
railroad -brotbeTholas to a confer-
ence at the White Ifouse Thurs-
a it la expectea tnai me Fresideat
RGIDF CHARREI
k win. outime 10 representatives .;
sf Qf the railroad workers whatever'.
Yoiincr Mirlrllfcs DrHsf ' vt & action he has decided is neces
. r r n i- sary tq obtain more Ilcient traas- f
Be Given a Preliminary .
Trial January 3
HIS LETTERS SPEAK
OF GREAT TROUBLE
porta tiod in ihewar crisis.
v t r
11
Ru?7i"s Submit Proposals in
Accordance With Reichstag
Resolution
Letters He Wrote to Mother,
and a Young Lady Before I
Attempt at Suicide, I
Made Public
POPfSDESSKE
TO AIL
FAIRLY QUIET ON
THE FIGHTING FRONTS
Mr, IV. a Onpratinns Ritrr in
Itaiv or Western Arena ' Christmas Greetings of the
Richmond, Va., Dec. 21. "I vantei
to be an honor to you, but a ??real
f rouble has overtaken me, and I ani not
able to bear it. . God only know, my
trouble and just how it came about."'
This was the farewell message of
Dr. Lemuel J. Johnson, the 23-year-okl
dentist, of. Middlesex, N.C. now held
f ; r r r
0 ID OFFIEfcfiS ME
IflT SO EFEEGIIIE
EH
WITH OKliS
WERICAJSl
ARMlE0Si
iunng iiegotiauons l ropps
Are Assembling, But There
Has Been No Fighting :
GERMAN OCCUPATION
. IS STILL RUMORED
Another Prospective Drive.
In Italy Allenby Moves j
its I't'ac
IH)!
v. iihcut aiftiexations and
Mii'n'iiinities, the formula
y the &rrman Reichstag in
resolution last JOiiy, is the
tlic Russian ppace .""ins
; discussed at Brest-Litov. :.
BOW !Jf'-i!
Tin' i:u.-si::n terms have been submit-1
ted ill'
tral Pnui is. who have taken them un
der ciiii.-iilor;i i l"n.
Xo rniujuilsoiy annexation of terri
torv :.t"l (luring the war and imme
diatf r . ar in n of it, and no contribution-
i" required from belliger
ent countries are proposed by Russia.
This is similar to the Reichstag reso
lution which, however, was not ac
cepted by D; M'chaelis who was then
Holy Father Sent to
American People
(By Assot-inted Press).
Rome, Dec. 24. Pope Benedict has
iven to the Associated Press thisjC.
Chxiatmas message for the American
people:
"The Holy Father sends to th3 peo
ple of America his cordial greetings
si nd prays that they may take to heart,
p this time of strife and suffering the
in the Richmond city j;til on
charge of killing his bride oi
French Premier Declares the
Existing Ag Limits Are
Too High' : .
(T.y Associated Jrejs)..
Paris, 3unday;.;l)c. 23. Premier
Clemenceau has s'ent. a -circular letter
ne to General Pc-tainr apd' all - the army
three c'iefs pointing out; that the experi-
months, which he wrote to his mother1 ence of three years', of 'war has shown
before he attempted to end his own tna-t existing age -limits are -too high
life last Thursday night in Wilson, N. r and that with a ' fw raro exceptions
But No Definite Information of
Teutons Entering Petrograd
Germans Take Advan
tage of Possibilities 1
ARE RESERVES FOR
BRINGING
VIGTOm
V. f Q llll . ft I M 1 B M.
iKyiHyibftiis
IBUL.
United, states Should fNqt , ' .
Slacken War Preparations , ' , :V
-: Says Baker ;;
mi mm
Charges that American Red
Cross Funds Were for Bol
sheviki Opponents
WEEKLY REVIEW OF Y
IT A O V Cm T A T"friKf' ':t !
' lTXXl-aA M. M. J1 M. JJ. M. &,r'Vi...1.-'.- '
' Allies Will Have Nbne.,ofw.;
j man-Made Peace-Moraleiy4
1 Will Stick : ' :
',i?'-
(I'.v As.saci.id'd I'rcss).
London, Dec. 24. Petrograd dis
patches report that attempts are be
ing made by the Bolshevik emissaries
Washington, Dec 24-:Germany'R
(By Associated Press).
Washngton, Dec. 24. State' Depart
ment officials today declared that the
statements of Leon Trotzky, the Bo!- newest peace propaganda viewed as
sheviki Foreign Minister, that the forerunner to an offensive in theVest,?-T
American Red Cross mission, in 7tus- uness a German-made peace is accepts
sia, was givmg aid to the opponents u A1 JA "0
to negotiate with the Ukrainians for!of the Bolshevik government, coald be " , - -
. : A1 ! attributed only to his ignorance of the :sltould not for a moment induce usOv 'A
a settlement of the differences which; facts A report fr0rn Ambassador slacken our perparations r for. war, t:t
have arisen, and it is also reported' Francis on the arrest1 of Colonel Kol- says Secretary" Baker .today in his
that the authorities of the new Ukrai- Pashinoff. an attache of the. Red Cross WPeklv review of the -militarv xithx-i
v. .j mission, while in charge of a relief .. . - ..-'r ,:Vvr.
ernment are ready to accept L.ain ha$J not cached the State De- tlon- " ' i -
man gover
proposals looking toward
arrangement
Declaring
us innocence oi
the
true lesson of Christmas tid tli
rt;pro.entatives of the Cen-,F.0n of God's unceasing love for man
kind; the lesson of unfaltering courage
r.n - ifice of s?lf. x
" lore especially he calls upon the
little children, to whom this day be
longs, to pray with all their hearts to!
charge against him, Dr. Johnson was
reported as resting comfortably in the
hospital department of the jail today.
He was not required to go to court
to answer in person wnen his case was1
! culled. Detective Sergeant John Wily,
commands are not 'effe tlvelv exercis- j
ed at over 56 years for regiment. 53 tne Ukrainians and Cossacks, and of
for a brigade, 60 'for a division and 62 the sending of more Bolshevik troops
ti- cur armies will form the principal
of fresh strategic reserves ijb-
who brought the young dentist back
from North Carolina, appeared in court
and asked that Dr. Johnson's prelimi
for an army corps. Under these con
ditions, he added, general and field of
ficers over these ages. must be given
commands hereafter in the rear or
placed at the disposal oi the Minister
of War. ' .. i
The only exception to this rule will
be general oflcers recommended to
retain their commands on the person
al responsibily of generals command-
a peaceful partment. j rne uermans realize," continues tne;;S' w'v
i The State Department does hot be-.Latene1 "that within a short tima:;i:j;
Tim ro nmnrn0 ti,. ,:eve rrotzKy wm persist m nis
M.x ..... , 'tude. however, when he realizes the bedv
"L ulliiUUJ' autiviLicn uu Lilt? UdH Ul f-rno ofofn of affniva A '--t n o-o. ! Y
ments were made in this country some maming avai'al on the battleflelds; ;
time ago for strengthening the amDU- of Europe. : r.M':
lance corps of Russia with 78 arnbu-! "Our armies constitute .the-reseryes'Cv
lances and other supplies much need- cf victory." ; ' ''l,'
ed in certain districts. It was deeded j mhlv Q,r,-QTI, ,. ? !vsHv
,(;,lhio tn tu ,-,-o r 1 Tne review points out that the fight-v ;
southward to oppose the Ukrainians.
Apparently there have been no hostil
ities on a large scale.
T Many news dispatches from Petro-
manian frontier. This was done with;lnS morale of Italy may be relied upon
Treating With Ukranians.
(T!.r Associated Press).
one seems to have a different version.
Many of these stories center around
the reported concentration ' near the !
3. This action was taken. m tne tuture, .tne premier declares,- capital ot a large torce of released
. . ., . , . . v . no promotions will be made to the German war prisoners, to whom arms
That the oodv of Mrs. Alice Kr.igat. j , e . .
! rank of general officers who have are being handed over, according to
Johnson, the 19-year old wife of the i ! gerved only a sh0rt time in the line, some of the reports,
dentist, may have to be exhumed if a j Tnis policy will result in placing at The ePtrograd correspondent of The
coroner inquest is contuctea wan one: the head of the fighting troops, he Post says the Germans are making
grad speak of the supposed impend-! the approval of the Russiati Red Cross, no matter how intensive, the German- Vs:
ing arrival of the Germans there, The incident of money which it was j peace campaign becomes and bays- 1
which is said to be the universal top-j alleged Ambassador Francis had oi-j Tne fiaIlan tueatre once a,ain is
ic of discussion in the city, but every red and the insinuation that itxwas;.tbe scene of imDOrtant'miiltarv acHv-
the" Babe of Bethlehem that He may nary examination be fixed for January , mg -armies.
protect their loved ones and give back
to the world that peace which He came
to bring upon earth."
intended as a bribe to the enemies -of j
the Bolsheviki, had no other signifi-1
ity.
"The enemy, impatient of the delays
i.omion, U3C 4. ueneral Antonori,iof the questions that arose oday. hopes, chiefs who know them well and the most of a commercial opportunity
German Imperial Chancellor. Russia t!ie military commandant of the Pet:: Mrs. Johnson died as the result of
SUgSests that countries .deprived of 4is inasmuch as Russian industries
their independence during the war be with instructions to negotiate wJththefsIe toot cSntained Uson. WOTk' sa.m eip1 e are neaTl dea. and the. Germans
. t f . , Ukranian rda in- an -Pffort fn tttUl . Used in promoting field and' subordi- have no compethon and have been
reinstated and i.:at national groups, ymgan raaa m an effort to settfOK -How Mrs. Johnson, came -into pos- a aLL, -.w , .1 ; ,?.-,-.- .W-4
not independent befere-the w shall -p ainwences :oeiween t- 10, . r3..,- v?-
tarian. It was merely the ordinary. v'?ncn have occurred in bringing about
transfer of money through the euibas-, 'the successful penetration, of the Italv
sy, sent by. the Red Cross and intended 'ian plain and the overthrow of the -V v.
ThfstateDepartment regards the!Ian armies, has dispatcher further:-
action of Trotzky as entirely unwar-1 torces to the Italian fron with a view
ranted. I to achieving a decisive result.
"The Germans are endeavoring
't-5-'
' , Gerii. '.Xr Scored point 14 - the- se. '-
Jection of Dr. Von Kuehlmann, her ?
Foreign Secretary, as permanent
chairman of the conference. Emperor.
William, it is reported unofficially, in
tends V) go to Brest-Litovsk if the'
dirk-nun s nr . there arrive at an
aavfinont, tr nttempt to assemble all
Europe;: n rulers in a peace confer
ence. The German ruler is said to
have declared that everybody wants
peace. (
Th h. avy fighting Which has mark-
ed the situation on the Italian North-
em ii mt for the last few week3, hasj
almost . ubsideiLand only local en-j
(ountcrs have taken place along the;
line from A.siago to the Piave.
REPORTS IfJTEISE
AERffll ACTIVfTY
French and German Airmen
Engage in One Hundred
Combats
That Dr. Johnson married Miss
Kit'ght while he was in love with an
other girl in the motive on which the
police are relying in buildiug up their
agouiM u' , wilsnn will eniov a
On his way back to .Middlesex alter, . .
(By Associated Press?.
Paris, Dec. 24. Intense aerial activ
Indi-. ity is reported by the War Office. In ;
however, that the Austro-!rne course of 100 combats in the air
1 mit 1VT - ViirvfWi off o . 1rvuo oconni'ita r
REGULAR CHRISTMAS Nokilani Lenine and other Bolsheviki
whom the Soldiers and Workmen's
Delegates wished to send in' to spread
j their doctrines in the German army.
L EXPLOSION
'S3" n ''iiM.wrsfiAi!
rraspiPE
to
d""
; (By Associated Press).
! Washington, Dec. 24. President
old fashioned j T1 , declined to admit Trotzkv's
attending his wife's funeral, Dr. John- Christmas, with a tree for his grand- j newspaper printed in German for
son wrote several letters before taking ;"uicu u.u DunwuliUi u, u. ,army propaganda. The Bolsheviki are
nniVnTi himself which he Durchased of his family. ine rresmenc ana ; negotiating with the Social Reyolu-.i
from a Wilson drug store, where, it is Mrs. Wilson will attend church in the .tionists of the left for formation of a
alleged he tried to buy a deadly drug morning and later either he or some . coalition governmenv.
in November. . member of the family will distribute ( The trial of persons who have been
One of the letters which was made! gifts to about 50 children residing j arrested by the Bolshevik authorities
public in this city today, by the police." near the Country Club, where theiwas to have begun yesterday before a
President plays golf. mliitary revolution court, according to
was addressed to a young lady cf Zeb-
ulon, N. C.
More than 125 turkeys were distrib
uuuns nowevei, iiuii mC u.w .ine course oi iuu comDats in tue air!was nQ(. plainly written. but appeared
Germ will again initiate a strong filirjn, tup, iast ffiw davs th Frnoh! !,i nf nw hoart
1 , . . 1 1 uavu uccu n-1 J ' J A 1 " ' -
"1 have always loved you ana an m uted to White House employes today
intention have been good," read this as gifts from the President.
! letter. "You are the (the next word The president and Mrs. Wilson
in an
effort to reach
the
brought down 18 German "machines.
offf-nsiv
at. least.
. , . ,.., v,ait The announcement follows:
before sev ere winter weather naitb .
Iarsf- :-( operations.
Raid.-, ;nnl local attacks have been
always have been. Trouble and mis
fortune have overtaken me." Refer
ring to her as "dear" and "dearest",
he writer continued: "I want you to
have all the jewerly I have ever given
carried our. jn
sectors up tlx
Germans z
tack on tin
at all oihei
On the right bank of the Meuse
(Verdun front), the Germans made two
he Ypres and Verdun raids against our small posts near Be-jyou. You may be ashamed to wear it."
Western front. The zonvaux and Caurieres wood. Their! Later on, in the letter, Dr. Johnson
; ri-f I slishtlv in a local at- efforts were repulsed by our fire. The i wrote that he was "caught in a trap
tpres-Staden railway, but artillery fighting was rather vigorous
points on both the British on the left bank of the river, in the
delayed dispatches from Petrograd.
A dispatch from Tashkent, capital
of Turkestan, describes the lynching
, under horrible circumstances of Gen-
follow the precepts of classic strategy ;"
and by a successful" eneyloping niovo-
.'intent -to, effect; the-destruction--of 'i.Vff0ii
"It would appear that they are anx.v .
w uuuctuuu Lneir xtaiian aaven .
iure in a manner similar to the pre
vious campaigns of Russia. Serbto,ki
and Rbumania, where, as a result of "s 3 U ; i
Serious Accident During Fire!the strteglc enevolpements gamed at - . v
- D o , relatively small co"st, vast tracts of ' i
in rJasement Ot Savannah territory were conquered. i ' lv':; !
Hotel "Enemy pressure continues intense - v i
aiong the entire front. l7';
(By Associated Press). "The Germans hope to drive tn3vf.v :'T
Macon, Ga., Dec. 24. An explosion of 1 talians" back to the Adige, anticipat-i'X-
a gas pipe in the basement of the Hotel'"15 8U5h a reverse would have a lisin- :
Dempsey at 4:i'0 this morning, fatally lte :
injured policemen John Alexander and
r i .... . . . -i iia
walked through the snopping district : erai Korovitchenfco, vho was Keren
shortly before noon today and were sky;g military commander in the prov
greeted with "Merry Christmas" by.jncc
many in the crowds. The President The Italian embassy has made a for
acknowledged the greetings with I mai protest against the pillaging by
smiles.
and l-'ienrii front.-, they were
pulsed. Thi- artillery has been ex
tremely ;K-:ive in the Ypres and Ver-
uun .-(: !r.
Gf-n : ,-I Allfiihy
fully ;. civ;, nce along the Mediter
Ian-;-!, f-o.isv north of Jaffa, Palestine
AftT , : i,
'mop- : :
and God only knows what my trouble
have been. I want you to come to my
burial. I have always loved you and
to my
re- sector oi ueininccurx. un ine remain
der of the front, the night was calm. you shall be the last to come
"On December 21, 22 and 23 our nur- mind before I die
j suit aviators were very active. Our
- i,. bpjriin success- Pilots engaged in one hundred corn
has begun succebir ,v, n.
lcils, iiiusi ui lucuj uyci luc uruuau
lines. Eighteen lierman maennes
armed men of the apartment of the
embassy's first secretary.
It is reported that the Germans are
moving troops from the Russian
i Northern and Western fronts to the
! fronts.
Big
Armv After Kalendines
(Bv Associated Press.)
Pett-oerad. Sunday. Dec. 23 A Cau-
Auji;.
fOIl!!!,,-.
Maf-i!ni
year,, i.
HOVe;
liy (;,.;,.
ed t!
Mrol,
Ilie;-
inn me iani -j", - names or eras
f (It n-nrl
, the plain or anaiim were destroyed
: K;wns near tne ranr n.i
were brought down. Of these 17 fell in! casian army of 100 000 men is advanc-
hed to the ground and m uu "l T,
1. During this period I Kaledines, the Cossack leader accorc-
s ii rail, who has been in
(, . ,. t tnrin:
our bombarding squadrons dropped ( m" '."-""- -
ty tons) ' I,ie iJUltit , N 1KI
18,000 kilograms (nearly twenty
of projectiles on railway stations.
fir.
ho Allied armies un tne tolieS( encampments and other obiec
ront for the last, two tjves Dehind the enemy's lines ."
ie i'ii recalled oy i ncuv-w
He will be succeeded
Uamaut, who command-
I- ! i !! '
111
. . . . i !i i : . .
Ii forces in tneir urnnam.
;::sr of Verdun last sum-
DEMOCRATIC PEACE
DECLARES TROTZKY
Us !-,-
explain.-!
t(l j.;,.,.
Ass""i:itoil Press).
Pi. rj . - ;. l;-,y, Pet'. 2'-'. Leon Tivt-zk-r-
il- ilolshaviki foreign mini.'-'r.
2,,oid;rr; !;, ;, note issued by fhe T!a
Va - ;i'm. ,...110,1 lAcpnii Koulens.
!!; :!. iimlnr in Russia, and
thai the Bolsheviki wisho.1
t' n'inritile ot a nemu-
Wati r..u (-,.; H aving fothe people the
r'fhr to (li.j.o-p of themselves. The
afrbas.yior having asked him what he
oul.j (f, jf Gernianv refused sach a
ar-''. Trot .!;- answered that then
Pace would not be signed and the
Maximal j;u n.ight be led to wage a
revolutionary var. Trotzky added "if
Public On! n Ion v.-r, nnnnA tn Slirh a
- - - ' -1' 1 ' -
t!ir fi!ii';'io ,-i-,t.t1S) tlion !-,- nr-
c'iderl by 5-ayincr that if the Bolshe-
ar
trv
ar
n-fj
GERMANS ATTEMPTED . .
RAID ON BRITISH
CENSORSHIP PUT
IMMEDIATE RELIEF
FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
ANOTHER COLD WAVE
MOVING EASTWARD
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 24. The cold wav-i
which caused a drop m temperature oi
40 to 50 degrees in the Dakotas in
24 hours is sweeping eastward, the
weather bureau announced today nud
is expected to reach the Atlantic coast
by Tuesday night.
Pnld tvfivn waT.'Hir.s have been is
sued for th nnppr lako tegions tonight' oy btates were issuea Dy uie iuei au
and for the Ohio valley and Tennos- ministration today to provide immedi
see Tuesday where lower temperatures ate shipments to meet acute condi
are expected Tuesday. J tions in several towns in South Caro-
Ilina.
VAicrD wn uriM
lnikfl-iiv fiuaiuuin
THANKS SOLDIERS
(By Associated Press).
Washington, Dec. 24. Formal or
ders to coal operators in several near-
niii rnacipn! ma
ii i mi i V v nil
Organization of the Bureau
(Special to The Dispatch.)
London, Dec. 24. German troops
lyesterday afternoon attempted to raid
the British positions southeast of
i i ii. -iw.v,j r .. . . 4 i..4 . .
driven off, the War Office announced; Began November I , DUt Unly
today. The statement .reads: Now Published
'Last night hostile raiding parties!
which attempted to approach outj (By Associated Press).
lines in the neighborhood of Monchy Washington, Dec. 24. Censorship
Le Preux and west of LaBassee we: e Qf foreign mails, authorized by the
(By Associated Press).
Amsterdam, Dec. 24. Emperor Wil-
,liam visited the front north of rdun
on Friday, according to a Berlin dis
patch, and in an address.to the troops
forts. "But for the calm and heroic
warriors on the Western front," he
said, "the enormous deployment or
German forces in the East and in Italy
never would have been possible. The!
fighter in the West has exposed hero-
ically his bodv so that his brothers or'
RED CROSS DRIVE
NEiRINSI TS COAL
Many of the Districts Have
Secured Their Quotas,
Others Close
tire. Plate glass windows along Cher
ry street wevo wrecked when thhe gas
pipe blew up. The damage is esti
mated at more than $10,000.
When the fire department arfivea
Chief Jones noticed gas fumes. He
telephoned the gas company to shut l
off the gas, but this Aas done ' too
late, the explosion occurring in the i
meantime. Policeman Alexander and
Mr. Truman, who were hurt by the
explosion and who will probably die
of their injuries, were standing on the
sidewalk outside the hotel building.
The sidewatk was wrecked for a dis
tance of 50 fet. The two men were
blown high into the air.
FIFTEEN HUNDRED
(repulsed.
"Yesterday afternoon the enemy en
'deavored-to raid our positions south
east of Ephey but was driven off."1
the Dvina and the Isonzo might storm (By Associated Pi-ess)
from victorv to Victory. The fearful . Washington, Dec. 24. Reports to
Trading-with-the-enemy law now is in battles on the bloody hills around Ver-the Red Cross today on results of its
full force under a board on which dun were not in vain; they created I campaign for 10,000,000 new members
. T ' t. y ,i 'new foundations for the conduct of.showed some divisions had exceedeu
,'3 iriJSlUllli;c, vv cll auu iaij nv"1"-
PEACE PROPOSAL
EXPECTED TUESDAY
the war:'
'
1 TEUTONS FORCED BACK,
l:c its, the War Trade Board and the
Con:mittee on Public Information are 4
reprc rented. 1 f '
The board plans to carry; on the (B AssoCiated Press.)
work with as little interference to le- a Rome. Dec. 2!4. Enemy forces 'ing Alabama Louisiana
1 .... . . . . ' J 1 4-1 A
eitima o correspondence as is pos- 4' which had crosed tne Piave river s aw uau giuu cYCim tuuoauu u.Ci
their quotas and others were pp
jproaching figures set for them. The
Central division which voluntarily
raised its quota from 1,189,000 to 1.
500,000, expects to exceed the higher
figure, and the Gulf division compris-
and Missis-
-i:moed to the resistance th-sy
niefing within Russia, the cniin-
V,"oij!ri n n.;vpn nvpr tn nnsrrhv.
Hie !lav
1 T 1 .
i II
tfS-QH
as note concluded:
conversation, which is correct
"-'i'. ' 'if TTOlKt ho pniiaiHorod a -3. rft-
j ns no new relation between the
ximalist government and the
'vultea state
(By Associated Press).
Rome, Sunday, Dec. 23. The report
-that a new German peace move is at - at Piave Vecchia have been driven 'its quota. -Oregon has gone 28,000 over
hand, is supported by apparently re-.sible. The work of organization was haftkW()ltL. river, the war hfflea '..its Quota notwithstanding bad weather
liable information which has reached begun on .November 1 and at the re--.j, mrcunces. 4 which had been cause of etteriding the
high quarters here. It is said tnat on gt of the government, the news , On the mountain front, the state-. time hcait to the end of the week in
Christmas Day, Emperor William will. ... . . ... ment says, the Austro-Germans several divisions. ,v. ,
icsne 9 declaration containing peace , as . not published at tnat ume. Da88ecjtne Italian positions in the Pennsylvania today was within &2,-
AiroDOsals but whether explicit condi-j The board is in close co-operation Osiago sector - in the rested of , 4 00.0 of its quota of 3.1 S2 000 and the
tions of peace may be expectea. or,witn te British -and French censor Buso Monte vaiaetia, out stopped rcuu; myisiuu wuh-.hvw, ui ine
merely another maneuver intended to' R ni r- 'n- with censorship a the Italian rear positions f rem 467 ,000 .- expected. . Reports from the
throw1' on the Allies - responsibility forfmp. " . "J 4. where the .Italians are counter at- Potomac division indicates much nard
tnrow on iu ntlTin i,- of foreign mails the present censor- tackina with eatisfactorv Tesults, work will be - necessary theree i: th
conunuauue vi mo " r . ,!.. .r . . . . . . . - . . .. wn - j
3S.'
certained.
i
ship 6f wireless and cables.
fr 4 4 "4 .quota of 356,000 is reached.
tV TV r4- n-ItrftH -i h n 1 : f .
John A Truman, proprietor of the pool !""' f , , T u ,P OIT Ponging, . "r
room in the hotel, and badlv damaged s?cia eaval. m Italy, as
the basmeent of the hotel. The ex- !ley old m Russia after -their victors1.--.
plosion was the result .of a fire which ln"! camPaigns of 1915. ' V s
started in the pool room. I .No patter how intensive this new: fUi:.
Three -firemen were overcome by the subversive propaganda may be, neverr . v , ; , .
fvmes of the gas while fighting thei188' wo can confidently-rely on ttid-g--"
lisuiius iaurai oi me Italian people, r, .- --v-.
"Along the Western front the ene-
my has continued his harassing raidsi'svji V
with a yiew to keenincr the. Allied s-V,
'forces on the alert. However, nonoof : ;
the engagements recorded in the West v '
are of more than local importance v
';'V.r:'',!'S
"It would appear that as a forerun-; I
ner to the German offensive, heralded ' '
to be launched in the West, an inten"
siye peace propaganda is to be inl'' f
tiated. -'s::s:;-
"Careful examination of the situa-vD
lion reveals that the enemy is again " , ' j
preparing to sue for 'peace before vie- .' .''
itory.' --'s
j 'Information from various source he -'
I confirms the reports that the Germans' , ; ,
iWT.lllf? Vi O ire t-'hn i.mU 1 Is ' '.
fv.lL.LJlU Ai riAJLlrAAjntilitary situation is such that they . .'. -.
' ai'e able to dictate the terms of peace. '
uoiiFoa u iThey' threfore, threaten that unless- -V
h f v n Innn i 24 -"een hun- this dictated peace is accepted by the-
dred killed, 4,000 seriously-injured, 20,-!Amed powers and ourselves, theGN;-
000 homeless and total property loss man forces now being concentrated on : '
amounting to $50,000,000 was the esti- the Western front, will break through i '
mate tpday of destruction and dam-! the Allied line in the' West v.'.;
age caused by the explosion of the: "The various reports of immediate V; Am munition
ship Mont Blanc, December f peace proposals by the Germans on '. 1
6, which wrecked and burned an areafscemlngly favorable terms should not . ' V "
of two and a half square miles in the for a moment induce us to sla'cken'o'urV'
north end of Halifax:. , (-preparations for wah ,
The estimate was submitted to thej "It is only necessary for-us to re-'r '-- : '
General Relief Committee by J. H. call that during the Christmas season ':" 1
Wingfield, an expert, who made a de- of Ias: year the Germans put forth ) -tailed
examination. -The figures Wfere.VCiry similar peace rumors li'ife
i vMiiBiueiing me general military. 5 ' .
situation in its true light, it must bei
understood that the Germans realize y
that within a short time our armies, i ; '
iwill form the principal, body of fresh! .-'
.i-aiegic reserves remaining available -for
action on the, battlefields ' of , Eih VL
rope..; , : -...i-r::w;is,;
' is our duty, therefore, in looking
monument on the Place Cojacorde, jtotne futureto realize that if we pre .
which during the years before the!to -fulfill the pledge , we made jn :ea-:'VP:
war was draped with crepe and for'teinS the war, if we are to fight ifiifj.'.iv
which flowers and bunting were sub- war to a successful conclusion, ; we 're
stituted in August, 1914,- today - fliea m?? ss.ume the - fuliv responsibility ii -T
the Stars and Stripes ; alongside the? ; tests ..uponus,; Wearethe y:;' -
French tri-colors. The American and ,m me struggle; we have thc
regarded by the committee
servative.
as con-
AMERICAN FLAG
PUT ON MONUMENT
(By Associated Press).
Paris, .Dec. 24.' The Strassburs
reserve man-power and -.. the
French flaes were raised over the mon-l . .
I TTlPfn 9Tlin4 I nnr
timent to the Alsatian city yesterday, , . . -,...
afternoon; in the presence of lM wltortK i
reserve:
neotia s
uppn.,
American Ambassaaor Sharp .Rennrt!, tha rrT rdi ? '
number of delegates from st- large : 'element, ot the SX
of natives of Alsace-Lorraine ition.;estiecialiv in Rm th ' ;
crowd
and a
cieties ot. natives or Alsace-Lorraine ltion.;esoeciallv in f?AthRm ".vi r
were present. .'. . (tral Russia, with the terms of the " -
The flags were raised in the name, armistice, have led to-the forniationof ll 0;'
of the general Alsatian-Lorraine As-jan active: opposition, wljich ' It is be- 1
sociation of America and" the World lieved will
... . . ... i . ' ...w . ww... A Uifcjl. ' (111 ' Ctl-V - ,
ucaguc ui loia.iwi 'mo j conn- j vomiio . tu tjiiiorce ,me pproposais
tion of Aisace-LrOrraine.
j agreed to. by the Lenine government."-
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