Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 36, 24 December 1917 — Page 8

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. MONDAY, DEC 24, 1917

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10,000 SING FOR CHILDREN

AT WHITE HOUSE Carols and Hymns of Battle Sung by Chorus of 10,000 Voices.

WASHINGTON'. Dec. 24. Several

hundred people stopped in amazement along the east palings of the White

House grounds fence yesterday afternoon. On the big, sunny east terrace

there was a hurrying and scurrying

anything but In accord with presidential dignity. Finally a woman drew from her pocket a pair of opera glasses. The crowd stood breathless while she looked. She was an elderly woman with the hard, determined face of a Washington sightseer. Then she gasped: --Why, it's children!" and her face no longer was either ..hard or determined. ' For tney were .children. It's children's "time .at" the White House, as in millions of other houses.. Little Ellen McAdobnd a Washington playmate were there with Francis and Ellen Sayre, the president's grondchildren, and they were doing ' things with . roller skates - and the coasters that the president and ..Mrs.. Wilson in public, at least, never do. Mr. and Mrs. Sayre stood in the doorway looking on, and the woman with the opera, glasses was sure 6he saw the president smiling from the window. All of Them Sing a The presidential . Christmas party had gone to" this vantage ground to hear the songs from the great throng of Washington folk that gathered on the 6teps of the Treasury. Department across the way to sing Christmas carols. Under a perfect bluejsky and with just enough cold in the air to make the . marine's bandmen s vigorous, a chorus estimated at 10,000 sang "Holy Night," "Come All Ye Faithful," and dther Christmas songs. It was remarked that the Christmas songs were all soprano. The men in the crowd did not 6ing at first. But when a man in a captain's Uniform started "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" there rolled

out to the Virginia hills a great barytone volume of sound that seemed to set tingling the Arlington wireless towers, towers that can speak with Neuen and Berlin, only they dont. But the great crowd from all corners of the Union thrilled again to the Union's song of battle, whether Berlin heard it or not, and then sang the "Star Spangled Banner." And when they got through the president's grandchildren resumed their romping on the White House terrace. .

Boards to Appoint Police and Firemen

Early in New Year

Police and firemen will be selected

early in January by the board of police commissioners and the board of

works

It is considered likely at the city hall that the appointments will be made at the first meetings of 'these

boards in the new year. When Mayor Robbins' "adruinistra

tion assumed office only one police

man was displaced and no firemen

were disturbed. Their resignations &nd applications were placed in the hands of the respective boards and the chiefs of the two departments were consulted about each appointment.

669 Dozen University Students Enter Army . IOWA CITY, la., Dec. 24. Measuring seven by thirteen feet, a service flag with 669 stars now hangs between the piilars of the old Capitol here, as a tribute to the men of the student body and faculty of the University of Iowa-who have entered war service. - The flag was presented by the interfraternity council and was made by volunteer seamstresses from the home economics department. Prof. C. A- Cumming, head of the

art department, designed the flag, and

he has made an indelible ink stamp with which to imprint additional stars. The blue stars are spread uniformly over the white field, room being left for the addition of more stars. The 669 stars in the flag represent the known contribution of the university of men in active service. If stars were placed for all men and women in, any kind of war work, at home or abroad, the number of stars would be close to one thousand.

GERMAN SHELLS ON RUSS CRAFT FOR ANARCHISTS

A PACIFIC PORT, Dec. 24. Federal officials today found packages of ammunition, several hundred rifles and a number of bags filled with revolvers buried under the cargo of hides In the Fhilka, a Russian freighter, which arrived here Friday night under control of its Bolshevikl crew. "

Officials said the cartridges found in the ammunition packages contained slugs such as are used by the Germans

on the eastern front.

The consignment was probably in

tended, officials said they believed, for

Industrial Workers of the World for

use on a raider in the. Pacific.

German People Told United States Wars to Get Potash Mines

Advance of Tanks

in Cambrai Battle Impressive Sight BERN'E, Switzerland, Dec. 24. De

scribing the battle of Cambria to Ger

man readers. Lieutenant General Von Ardenne in the Tageblatt says : "Those

who fought in the battle describe the

imposing impression made by the British tanks which preceded the attack on the widest front. As they advanced in masses, with very 6mall intervals between them, they reminded one of Hannibal's battle elephants or the sickle chariots of Pharoah. The booming, rumbling attack was accompanied or rather supported J from the air by a veritable cloud of battle aircraft, while closely pressed masses of infantry and field artillery followed the iron wall, three cavalry divisions bringing up the rear."

KITCHELL FINED $100 AND COSTS

The hearing of the Kitchell case was completed Monday morning at the Wayne County Circuit court and the jury brought in a verdict of guilty, with $100 and costs, Monday afternoon. The gist of the case, as presented by Prosecutor Strayer, was that Kitchell had been allowing cholera Logs to run upon the public highway.

We Wish the Season's Greetings To our friends an patrons and wish to thank those who have made the past year so successful. Austin Millinery Store In the West co tt

AMSTERDAM. Dec. 24. The . Ger

man people now are being told that

the United States went into the war,

not to make the world safe for democ

racy, but in order that American cap!

talists might acquire the potash mines

of Alsace. . .

Prof. Roth, of Greifswald university, in an article in the Vossiscbe Zeitung, says: . "American troops, we hear, are

now occupying a portion of the French front. It is quite possible that they will soon . appear along the RhineRhone canal, in order to establish

American claims to the potash mines there, seeing that America's peaceful designs on our potash in 1909-10 (by purchase) were defeated by the passage of the German potash law, which prohibits foreign ownership. "Along with coal and iron, potash is Germany's strongest weapon, and if the best of It should be taken away fro heT, she would be deprived of the best economic club she can yield against the United States. Without the 250,000 tons of potash fertilizer which the Americans annualy import from Germany ( in peace time, their cotton, tobacco,' sugar and fruit crops would be in perpetual Jeopardy. So it is necessary that our world monopoly in potash should remain intact. It will enable us to demand in exchange certain necessary raw materials from our present foes. Our watchword must be, 'Not one inch of potash-bearing soil to the enemy.' "

In Thirty-two states there are 450 makers of automobiles. Scattered over all the states there are , 825

manufacturers of automobile parts and accessories. -

AIRPLANE MECHANICS AWAIT U. S. FLYERS

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES IN FRANCE. Dec. 24. When the American air fighters begin arriving in France in large numbers, they-will find a' corps of several thousand of American air' mechanics - trained on this side of the Atlantic waiting to assemble,' repair and to care for their machines. ' - The Associated Press is able to announce that arrangements have been completed for training a 'large number of mechanics this' winter in England and 'that many-repair units already have been sent there.- They will recross the English channel as needed when trained. : Arrangements also have been made for the establishment in the United States of fly

ing schools for Italian aviators.

Now is the time to start Sayings Accounts with THE PEOPtES HOME & SAVINGS ASSOCIATION 29 N. 8th St Where you get the most earnings in the city.

Public Smoking on Part of Women in London Decreasing

LONDON, Dec. 24. The conduct of

young women who smoke in the' subway, the moving picture theatres and other playhouses where it is allowed is gradually putting smoking out of fashion among English women of re

fined sensibilities. .

It is accomplishing more than a

recent semi-official entreaty to women to give up smoking in order that the

men at the front may have more "fags." The women declared, in re

ply, that they were doiug as much

war work as the men and should not

be the ones to make any sacrifices.

THE SEASON'S GREETINGS To Our Friends and Patrons The Hub Garage Runge & Chapman 18 S. 7th St.

MERRY XMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

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We Thank You For Your Very Liberal Patronge and Wish You All a Very Merry Christmas

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Cupid Was Santa Claus To Four Wayne Pairs Dan Cupid was Santa Claus to four Wayne county couples over the weekend. Licenses to wed were issued Saturday and Monday to four couples. They were: - Frank T. Oatzck. soldier, Richmond, (o Ruby B. Johnson, overseamer. Richmond. . - James M. Noll, farmer, Connersville, Ind.. to Mary Mae Coleman, domestic. Cambridge City, lnd. Charles Cornelius Boyer, Jr., solttier, Cambridge City, Ind., to Salene Bell Ogborn, Dublin, Ind. Bert Ellison, polisher. Richmond, to Lillian Shaffert, Richmond.

TAKES BLOW TORCH

A thief entered the Ed. N. Wilson dry cleaning establishment, on South B between Twelfth and Thirteenth ttreets, Sunday night and took a blow torch, such as is nsod by carpenters. "Police are working on the case.

City Statistics

Deaths and Funerals. WILKEML'YER Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Wilkenieyer took place Monday afternoon at the home of her son. 401 South Tenth 6treet. She is Durvived by her husband, Fred Wilkemeyer and two sons. Rev. F. W. Rohlflng officiated. Burial was in the Lutheran cemetery.

- it is estimated that the prison sentences imposed on the people of Alsace-Lorraine since the war began for their loyalty to France would total 5,000 years.

A WISH FOR A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and a Happy New Year to my friends and patrons. Ed. Cooper GROCERY 1027 Main

Unselfishness thinking of others making others happy, this is the spirit of Christmas. If ever in the history of the world this spirit should be kept alive it is now now when the whole world has been thrown into a maelstrom through utter selfishness on the part of one government which is determined to rule the world. We, the American people, will enter into the spirit of Christmas this year more than ever before. ! Unselfishness is Our Motto in Entering This War Unselfishness is the Spirit of Christmas We will keep alive the spirit of Christmas by being unselfish, by making others happy, for after all this is the true source of true happiness. Midst the misery now encompassing the world, make the Christmas of 1917 a memorable one. Conservation is One Way of Showing Unselfishness "Save so our soldiers and allies can eat" has become a watchword. What could be more unselfish? What better reveals the true spirit of Christmas? In order to win this conflict, we must Carry the Spirit of Christmas into the whole year. Did you ever stop to consider that if ten persons saved enough food to feed one extra person, this country could feed an additional 10,000,000 people. BE unseSjish and the winning of this war WILL BE EASY. Unselfish in your talk, unselfish in your acts. Keep the spirit of Christmas alive.

Thankful for a Most Prosperous Year's Business We wish Everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Lee B. Nusbaum Co.

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Is a Season Commemorative of Service

Service is the noblest expression of man. Service is the one end and aim of the employes of the McConaha Garage, whose efforts never cease towards the fulfillment of that purpose. The. spirit of Christmas is the steady spirit of their constant, daily routine an unselfish dedication to the service of others. The McConaha Garage extends to all its friends and patrons the compliments and all the good wishes that go with this joyous Christmas-tide.

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