The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-24
Christmas Day On the Firing
Line Will BE As Cheerful As
Love and Self-Denial Of
Those At Home Can Make it.
UNOFFICIAL TRUCES
MAY BE DECLARED
Believed That Where French
and German Trenches Are
Close Together Men Will
Refuse to Fight.

Paris. pec. "a on a. No. Christ
mas at the front will Boz as cheerful
and comfortable as tho lpte ana self
denial or wcl.nigh every family in
Franco can make a. The spirit ui
those at home is mol To- siye present
io enc anothct but to unite aud give
an to the son, father or brother scrN
ing with the flag
Many a family iu France probahi,
will dine mcHgcriy tonight and g.
morrow because of -thr PACKAGE OF
SOFT wool,n things end bxcs OF deb
cncies which have gone to the kina-
men nt the front Then there are
field glasses. wrist watches. Hl"cpinN
bass and an amazing var ity of cam
paiEn cuBNenicnces
The military administration has
been most ccnsideratc boz providing
transport 20 that all hts month uu-
mcruus vans loaded With holiday
pncLaEts wer, amunE the Ions sup
pig trains back oi the army.
Many lone soldier without fam
ify has received various packages 80
th'ues to cat wear smoile or drink
from societies and from tine govern
mcnt The ministry ~ war aiuong
other things is se,,ainE bottle oi
champagne tor eYery -four soldiers at
the front
AI the plum puddinss in The shops
of Paris have been takcn hy the
I French military Co send to the Brit
sh soldiers The Bclgian refugees,
lcsporauy the children. are hcins so
ovorfcd that the committees in
| charge OF them have postponed by
/ agrccmcut tariuus dinners and en-
/ tcrtsinmcut. 4a Ja 10 extend them
Z over the next ton days
kiur Albert of Hclgium has sent a
I box of twenty five cigars to each ~
the Belgian soldi'fs An the EospI
tails hnsr arrangrd concerts. rccita-
! tions and stercoptirou shows Tor CON
yaicscinr soldiers
/ The American hospital is bright
/ with holly and mistletoc Madame
I poincnrc. wife or the president OF
France has sent a.oeo packages of
toys candy and clothing Co $1,000 Al
I.orrainc children who live in
the TERRITORY rceonqucred by France.
The Frcueh government H detv-
ofing great quantities ~ parkHE"s
from Germany 90 prisoners of war
For the most port they acc useful
things use piunkrts underwear and
/ Woolcn sorks similar deliveries. 90
is understood VIII he made by t6r
tierunu aIihufilirs to French pris
onofH
While the mcu in the trenches will
have to maintain the same strained
alcrtncsa that th"y observe every
day. ANA while there doubtless viii
be- fierce fighting az certain points
on tho front yet from i.5o0 90 5000
sards bsck of th' Infantry firms hne
arranee have been made for
pleuiy of lonits which viii include
"a chicken dinner and champagne 60
drink with o. Sew Years day is a
greater holiday IN France tntn B.
Chustmas. and 10 the military Situa
tlon pormits u General Jonrc the
French commander in chief viii give
orders thai o.. snldiera sessinF in tts
trenches tomorrow win NOT have ia
Dee there on the hrst day of ihe neN
year.
Where the Frcuca and German
trenches are cluse torether THERE Has
b, hrief uuofnrial tuIycs hs common
agcenent for short periods oi time
These undersiandinss have mot heon
uuknnwn on either DAYS. and thCi
may be- more frequent 90 Christma'
day
a l. likely that ~ midnight opru.
air masses viii be- cclebrated ai
many piaces back OF the lines upof
rough affairs.
o. faris the gay midniEhf suppel
party will not hc seen; instead th'
people viii b. in church "a misnigh
maFs The rhuvhea never before
> have been SO fuu within the memor'
81 the ciiy Nowadays al every serv
ice early or late. the sacred edlficc
are rruWded