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ALLIES REPORT PROGRESS MADE NEAR DIXWUDE Say Bayonet Charges Dislodge Germans From Trenches. French Marines Lead in Attack on Lines. Soldiers Build Fires to Thaw Ground Before Digging New Trenches. Interest Centers on March to Metz. BY LEASED WIRE. PARIS, Nov. 26. TU Jii are reJwrted to have made pitwresa at Dixmude, where the Germans were driven out of some of their trenches by bayonet charges led by the French marine fusiliers. An attack was made upon the German lines at Dixmude on Tuesday night and the invaders last three advance lines of trenches. On the following day this was followed by another assault in which the Germans were driven back still further with the loss of many men. The French were reported to have lost three hundred men. The Germans were so chilled by the told weather that they could hardly make a move to defend themselves during the night attack. Some of them were found helpless in their earth-works. There were no wounds upon their bodies, but they were suffering so intensely from exposure that they could not rise to their feet. Ground Frozen Hard. The frozen condition of the ground 1s making it extremely difficult to dig fresh trenches. In some places the French and British build fires over the ground to expedite the digging of rise blow up the earth with dynamite. Interest has again centered to the eastern end of the long battle line where the French army which has been pushing towards Metz, up the valley of the Moselle, is again in action. For several weeks nothing has been heard of the operations of this force, indicating that it's advance had been checked by the Germans. The official news that the French artillery is shelling Arnaville between ten and fifteen miles from Metz, shows that the German defenders in that region have lost ground. Despite the severe weather at the eastern end of the battle front, the French are still exerting vigorous prssure against the German defenders. CHRISTIAN PASTOR PREACHES SERMON AT UNION SERVICE Rev. L. E. Murray Enumerates Reasons for Thanksgiving Ministers and Members Join in Worship. "Blessed is that nation whose God Is Jehovah," was the text of Rev. Murray at the Grace Methodist church union services this morning. "Let us give thanks to God that the men at the head of our nation and the people of our nation have set up before them the true God and worship and trust in Him for guidance," Rev. Murray said. "As we cast our eyes across the waters we see the disastrous and appalling result of negligence and lack of faith. War is devastating the laud of several nations, draining the ranks of their citizenship, laklng the best men of their countries because God's teac hings have not been observed. Nation at Peace. "We are a people blessed by God in many things. Our true thankfulness can never be expressed or felt until we realize our many blessings. Peace with the world, where we might have been fighting, prosperity and health where poverty and disease might be running throughout the nation, a growing Christianity where paganism could have ruled. "Do we realize that we owe all this to God and that we are undeserving of it? Do we realize that we are still sinners and are not enough a God fearing people? We must realize these things and profit by our knowledge. Trust, worship and fear God, individually and as a nation. "God has been merciful and has prospered us and blessed us. To him we owe our good crops. It is through his aid which we invoke by our trust and appreciation, that we are becoming a healthy clean minded people, clean in body and spirit as well. Pastors Take Part. "Without some return for all these blessings, our minds will become barren of happiness, for to receive and not give creates selfishness and greed which grow and consume us finally unless we stop them." W. O. Stovall of the First Baptist church pronounced the invocation. Benediction was said by Rev. Addison l'arker. Solos were given by Ralph Little and Mrs. E. E. Meyers. A scripture lessons was conducted by W. R. Motley. Rev. E. E. Davis of the Second Presbyterian church read the Thanksgiving proclamation of President Wilson. The offering will be given to the Home for Friendless. DISCUSS EARTHQUAKE. "Earthquakes in Bible Symbology," will be the subject of a lecture by Joseph Coooh. at the K. of I'. Temple, flunday afternoon at. 3 o'clock. This In the third of a series of free lectures to be given under the auspices of the International Bible Students of Dayton, U.

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These men declare the United States is pursuing a foolish policy of military impotence (from left to right) : Major General Leonard Wood, Theodore Roosevelt, Representative Augustus P. Gardner of Massachusetts; George Von L. Meyer, formerly secretary of the navy, and Rudyard Kipling. Above is a photograph of the Seventh regiment, New York National Guard. Very pretty they look in their parade uniforms, but what could they do against European troops? It will be noticed that several of the militiamen wear eye glasses and others have suspiciously rotund chins and bodies. Yet the New York state guard is rated by the inspecting United States army officers the best of all the states' militia bodies and for this reason is accorded a place in our military establishment only second to the United States regulars. In case of war the New York citizen soldiers would be called out ahead of all other bodies and with the regular army would bear the brunt of the fighting.

EAGLES TO GIVE CHRISTMAS TREE FOR CITY'S POOR Lodge Names Committee to Plan Treat for Children of Needy Families Nominates Officers. Following their annual custom, the Eagles lodge will have a Christmas tree for all the poor children of the city on Christmas night. The presents and candy will be furnished from the lodge treasury, and every poor child will be invited to come and have a good time. A committee to take charge of the entertainment was appointed at the lodge meeting last night, consisting of James Burns, Matthew Kuhlenbeck, Frank Quigley, Ralph Wissler and W. R. Bloom. Officers for next year were also nominated last night as follows: For president: Charles Potter and Alphonse Weishaupt; vice president, Charles Ashenfelter; chaplain, John Reed, Harry Sutton, Frank Quigley; secretary, August Johanning; treasurer; Henry Schroeder, Will Vietze; trustee, two to be elected, V. R. Bloom, Bert Stevens, Horace Fornshell, Alphonse Collett and Louis Wrade; physician, three to be elected, M. S. Bulla, S. G. Smelser, V. W. Zimmerman, J. J. Grosvenor. Previous to this year only one physician has been elected, but the lodge is allowed one doctor for each 300 members, and with the membership now over 1,200, three physicians will be allowed. The election will be held next Wednesday evening, and the Australian ballot system will be used. The polls will be open from 4 o'clock to 8 o'clock. BURGLARS GET $5 AT SMJTHJROCERY Thieves Leave Town After Entering Store Tuesday Night Get Change. The police reported today that Tuesday night burglars broke into the grocery story of Charles Smith, North Fifteenth and E street, and secured about $5.50. Of this amount $4.50 was in Canadian quarters and half dollars, the remainder in pennies and nickles of American coinage. It was thought that the thieves could be traced by the Canadian coins but apparently they left town after the robbery. Entrance was gained to the store by breaking the glass of a side door and unfastening the latch. PLEADS GUILTY Mrs. Fred Brokamp today entered a plea of guilty to a charge of intoxication and was fined $1 and costs. The Weather FOR INDIANA Fair, colder In north Tain in south portion tonight or Friday, colder Friday,

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MANY ENTRANTS ennui onim nfu . AT ART EXHIBIT Display Opens at High School Gallery With Reception to Public Mrs. Cathell Heads Judges. The Art and Crafs exhibit will open I at the high school gallery this afterj noon at 3 o'clock with a reception to the public. There will be several hun- ' dred articles displayed representing for the most part, the work of Rich- ' r"ond women , needle-work, basketry, a,d designing. Pupils of the high school will have a large display of designs, and handmade jewelry. The judging committee will be directed by Mrs. J. E. Cathell, who will be assisted by Miss Kiturah Parsons, and Miss Elizabeth Sands. Other members of the committee will be chosen before Saturday, when the selections will be made. Work has been entered by the following exhibitors: Amelia Knauf and Nellie L. Jones of Milton, Mrs. S. C. Means. Mary L. Means, and Norni Means of Centerville, and Mrs. D. L. Hopkins, Daisy Mote McConlogue, Floyd Pohlman, Mrs. Ida Carpenter, Rettig Hasemier, Mrs. B. B. Johnson, Clara G. Newman, Ruth Morehead, Martha A . Whitam, Mrs. Edna Heiser, Mrs. Mary Sand, Miss Elizabeth Sands, Anna M. Newman, Ella G. Newman, Agnes V. Horton, and Mrs. W. H. Manning. The winning articles will be sent to Indianapolis to be judged with other exhibits from all over Indiana, and the final selections will form an exhibit to be known as the Indiana Women's exhibit at the Panama-Pacific exposition. LIGHTBDURN CITES MAN'S DEPENDENCE: Sermon by St. Paul's Pastor Follows Special Thanksgiving Music. A Thanksgiving musical program was given at the St. Paul's Episcopal church under the direction of Mrs. J. E. Cathell., Rev. Lightbourn spoke in his sermon of the dependence of the people at all times on God and gave reasons for thankfulness. Rev. C. Raymond Isley of the Second English Lutheran church formed his sermon around the sixty-seventh Psalm, using for his text: "Let the peoples praise Thee, O God, let the peoples praise Thee." He touched on conditions In other parts of the world and contrasted them with conditions within the borders of the United States, declaring that this country can more readily understand its reason for thankfulness this year than ever before. CLASSES TO MEET. The carpentry class under Mr. Kaufman, and the cooking classes that meet at the night school on Friday nights, will meet at the regular time. All the other Friday night classes met last night, as the school will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.

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CHICAGO DETECTIVE . TO DESCRIBE FIGHT ON SLAVE TRAFFIC Owen O. Wiard Comes to Theatre Meeting Under Auspices of Y. M.C. A. with Message for Men. OWEN O. WIARD. Detective Owen O. Wiard will give an address on "Black Traffic in White Girls," at the Gennett theatre Sunday afternoon. He has spent 16 years in secret service work, and is president for the fifth term of the International association of licensed detectives. He has been successful in j convicting numerous criminals and has ; captured and convicted 179 white slave ; traders. j A large crowd is expected to attend ' the men's meeting Sunday, and in order to accommodate all those who j wish to hear Captain Wiard, admission I to the theater will be by ticket only, j No charges will be made for the j ; tickets, as Secretary Learner has had them distributed all over the city. I They may also be secured at the Y. M. I C. A. Only men and boys over 16 years of age will be admitted to the lecture. There will be special music. J. H. McAfee will again lead the singing of ,hymns by the men, which has become A feature of the Sunday afternoon meetings. TO HOLD FUNERAL The members of Eden Lodge No. 30 Daughters of Rebecca will meet at 211 South Eighth street, at 8 o'clock tonight to attend the funeral of their lodge brother, Frank Kitson.

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t,. - SIMPLICITY MARKS PRESIDENT'S MEAL AT SAYRE'S HOME Executive and Family Gather at Daughter's House in Williamstown Hold Smallest Party in Years. BY LEASED WIRE. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., Nov. 26. A true New England Thanksgiving day was observed by President Wilson at the home of his daughter, Jessie and his son-in-law, Francis Bowes Sayre, in this old New England town today. There was the time-honored religious service in the morning, a ride in the mild air of a November day and a family dinner in the evening. Around the Sayre's board was gathered perhaps the smallest party which has observed a Presidential Thanksgiving in more than a decade. The company consisted of President Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Sayre, Dr. Stockton Axson, brother of the late Mrs. Wilson, and Dr. Cary T. Grayson, the President's physician. The turkey dinner was a simple affair, the national bird having been purchased in a local market. Peculiar interest attaches to the Sayre dinner, however, not only because of the presence of the chief executive but because of the stork hovering near the Sayre home. BOMBARD ARRAS. PARIS, Nov. 26. It is officially announced that the Germans are continuing the bombardment of Arras and it's suburbs. An attack on Misy has been repulsed with severe loss to the Germans.

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CITY WIS CREATOR FOR MANY BLESSINGS BESTOW LAST YEAR Ten Congregations Job in Union Services at Grace Methodist Church, Where Rev. L E. Murray Preaches Thanksgiving Sermon Other Pastors Pray for Continued Peace in America and for Cessation of Carnage in Europe.

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Wernle Home, Easthaven Asylum, North End Mission, Margaret Smith Home and County Institutions Serve Dinners for Patients and Poor Schools, Business Houses and Postoffice Suspend Business for Holiday.

Richmond is thankful today for manifold blessings. Church choirs and congregations joined in sacred anthems of praise to the Creator for his wise guidance of the city and nation during the trying times since last Thanksgiving. Pastors, in prayer and sermon, gave reasons for the gratitude they expressed. The supplicant city asked that the same mantle of Divine care should be drawn closer about it during the trials of the year to come. Even church bells told of the rejoicing in this land of the free, where the ravages, suffering and terror of war have not been felt for years. As they swung to and fro in the belfries they sang of the brotherly love which prompted thousands of Americans to help alleviate the suffering of warstricken Belgians. All Mothers Thankful. Mothers are thankful that their sons and husbands are not lying upon the cold, death-swept battlefield. Families, caught in the grip of the financial depression, thank their more fortunate neighbors who have come to their relief with food and clothing. Homes where want is unknown are happy in their ability to help those in need. With the days' devotional services over citizens turned to recreation, not, however, until after -they had paid tribute to King Turkey and his Thanksgiving menu. Churches Give Thanks. In every church where services were held, the text chosen expressed either thanks to the Almighty for what He had given the people, or the cause for thanks. "If the American people ever had reason to be devoutly grateful and to spend a Thanksgiving day in a manner that will bring honor and glory to God and a blessing to man, this is the day," said Rev. Conrad Huber of the St. Paul's Lutheran church. "We should be grateful first for that in the Providence of God, we are enjoying peace within our borders. If we look into the condition of European nations, we see that we certainly have great reason to be thankful. We also saw a war cloud arising in our land but we were not anxious for war and bloodshed. Our nation must be devoutly thankful that the men at the head of affairs in our nation were willing to bear and forbear. Harvest Is Bountiful. "Another reason for thankfulness is that God has blessed us with a most bountiful harvest. Such corn and wheat. Such a beautiful store of j fruits and vegetables and all of the ! good things of the field." i Rev. Joseph Beck at the Trinity Lutheran church, took his text from Psalms 65:11, "Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness and Thy paths drop fatness." CLUBS OPEN FOUR RED CROSS BOXES Of the seventy-five boxes distributed throughout the city by the Federated Club women for Red Cross contributions, only four have been returned. More of the boxes will be opened this week, and a partial report will be given. Mrs. E. F. Hiatt who had charge of the distribution of the boxes, says that the donations have been very small. Boer uprising against British rule.

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In his prayer of thanksgiving he said: "We are called on to give thanks to our God for the blessings of a kind and gracious Providence. "And though the nations of Europe are in the throes of war, we are at peace with ourselves and with all others. We render thanks to our God for the many and great blessings which are ours to enjoy. "We thank Him for the fruitful harvests and for our churches and schools which are agencies for the enlargement of mental, moral and religious faculties, and for the uses of intellectual forces in a practical way." Rev. Albert J. Feeger at the St. John's Lutheran church declared that true Thanks in God depend on realizing the unworthiness of man for what God gives him. His text. Genesis 32.10, was "I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and of all the truth which Thou hast showed unto Thy servant." Names Many Blessings. "If we should try to enumerate only the temporal blessings bestowed upon us since the last day of Thanksgiving, we should find It impossible." Rev. Feeger said. "And who can enumerate the spiritual blessings which he showered upon us. Have we deserved it? Or is it possibly a reward for the goodness and kindness we have shown Him? On the contrary, we have done nothing, nothing worthy of requital or reward." At the St. Marys church high mass was held at 8 o'clock, followed by benediction. This was the only service of the day. At the St. Andrews church the first mass was said at 5:30 o'clock. High mass was held at 8 o'clock. Both churc hes were crowded at their eight o'clock service. Members Give Testimony. At the Christian Science church, special Thanksgiving services packed the little building. The readers were Will Lee and Mrs. William Middleton. After the reading and the lesson, the Scientists gave testimonials in which they gave thanks for physical, mental and spiritual well being. At the Central Christian church, a service somewhat similar will be given in that members will be asked to take part by giving thanks for their individual blessings. After the individual thanksgiving, all members will enter into a discussion of general reasons for giving thanks. The absence of war in the United States, the excellent crop productions this year and the growth of Christianity and the church in the United States and in other countries will be subjects for discussion. Rev. W. R. Motley will make the main speech in the evening, in which he will suggest to members reasons why they should be thankful. ST. JOHN'S CALLS ANNUAL ELECTION Members of St. John's Lutheran church will elect new officers at a Congregational meeting tonight. Congregational business will be brought up and settled. There is nothing of importance beyond the election at thU evening's meeting. The election will include the church organization itself and the boards directly affiliated with, the main organization. Africa