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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-25

"We'd be glad TO see some more
COPIES Of The Tribune ls the message
of Alderman John Buckley, OF Hanley,
the pottery city Of England, to d friend
here. "The one you sent us was a treat
20 all Of us"
Naturally. we like to sec what
America thinks Of the war and what
nows YOU are getting. But The Tribune
was a surprise as we'll as delight TO
us. WAY. you seem 10 get more news
from the front than our papers do, and
you handle it finely
A COPY Of The Tribune containing
Weeds cartoon, HE Thought 10 a Bel
giau Hare" was sent TO the British
Alderman. HIS daughter, Miss h..
Buckley, writing for her father, says:
"The Tribune was fairly eaten
After all our friends had good go
at il. father took il to the public
library. There was a run on IL that
lasted until the paper was literally
worn out The cartoon was saved by
being cut out, and rs now being
framed.
what a joy that cartoon was, We
have had nothing like 10 on this side
II expressed so perfectly at once the
thorn Belgium has proved IN the
Kaiser's side and the superb pluck OF
the little country. IL was grand.
ave showed IL 20 some Of the Bel
giau women here. When we explained
lis meaning 20 them, on, how plensed
they were, And when we told them
that that was what was thought in
America Of their men. their joy poured
forth in torrents that shipN rocked all
our knowledge Of ,hcir French
you can still hear tho women say
ing, III croyait due nous eerlons heyre
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-25
TRIBUNE'S WAR CARTOON AND
NEWS DELIGHT ENGLISH CITY
Alderman Buckley of FIanIey, Praises Work
of American Newspaper

mails i q nous trrrC qoguc, And they
evclaim 20 one another. 1t saprlst,
mais queuue doguc. duolque doguci
I'VE have a h...dred Belgian antilles
quartered iu this town and we are try
ing to do our best for them. J am
out every day a. meetings or work OF
one sort or another for rtllci. II is
not very hard 10 collect al the money
we need EXCEPT that il means lncessant
work. The picture houses give - en-
tir' days receipts. The tnefrre ~ tent
Co us for sunday concerts.
we mean 20 give the poor Belglans
n good CnrI stmas and the dependents
of our own soldiers are no forgotten.
We are having special tea party Tor
all the children between the ages Of
FIVE and eleven. After the entertain
mcnt every child will be Given toy
and we are seeing 20 % that nom OF
those TOYS was made in Germany.
E.ery child under five will have a toy
taken 10 10 at its home.
"AII this work lis good for us. II
leaves us NJ time 20 think of any
thing clse-and that's a blessing. /
suppose you know of the spicn I'd thing
the government is doing IL Is paying
all the cost Of taking one relative
over TO every man who - dangerously
wounded.
practically every young man IN
Hanley has Joined Kitchener's army.
Many Of our own wounded have been
brought bacl. here and some OF the
poor boys had no idea wher they we're
being taken until they woke up ard
found themselves at horne. You VIII
be pleased 60 hear shat. all things CON
sidcrcd, trade in the potterics IS very
good"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-25
SHELLS BLOT OUT
MEN And TRENCHES
Gen. JOffre Exhibits Effect
OF Heavy Artillery Fire
on Germans.

Paris. Dec. o. General JoFre. the
.rercn commander iu chief. said 70
Sloiole.s lgnauef and Yarde- Butler,
ne Russian and English military at
acne az ,1e field headquarters Of the
itsnch army, three or four days ago.:
zone with me and you viii see some
-.nf never seen before Iu VAT"
me military attaches accOmpanl ed
ne general 70 q place near the lines
het Tar from Arras. There 600 pieces
y' heaYy artillery were placed ia "A po-
'."on TO bear upon comparatively
l'lott pleIls Of German intrenchments.
ne ranges already had been found.
-pon HOrd from General JOfrc,
pea,ed bv bis aids telephonically,
.e 30 pieces opened sustained fire
-pon The German works and the spaces
-ai behind them. After n quarter Of
H hplr rho French infantry charged.
roy hostile shot met them. Not n
'+Dre, gieamcd over the edge o. the
-Ofk.. The trenches actually were
.yfh 70 pieces a. though by gigantic
pioughffareg
Dead and wounded men, half buried,
.'llffed The line where formerly had
Dseh ne trenches. The few alive were
L1gglng % free themselyes from
.,1ps " earth. Those who had tired
run we're caught by the horrible
pfay ~ bunting shells iu the rear Of
nf German trenches. Probably not r.
l e.@h offending that part Of the line
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-25
BRITISH WATCH SHIP BILL
Deeply Interested in U. S.
Merchant Marine Measures.

London. Dec. 2i In an interview
to-day with The Tribune representa-
tive, prominent official Of one Of the
big British transatlantic steamship
lines declared that shipping interests
here are following closely every phase
OF the pending legislation regarding
the acquisition of foreign merchant
vessels by America. When asked If he
believed there was any truth in ru-
mors circulated here that British in
terests would lobby in Washington
against the shipping bill, he asserted
that he did not believe there was any
foundation for such reports, and
added:
at is my personal opinion that Brit
ish shipping interests would not be OPP
posed to any honest American compe-
tition. There would be some feeling.
] think. which can be readily under
stood. If such competition was based
ON the acquisition by Americans OF
informed German vessels
This official readily intimatcd that
British shipping interests really could
feel iubilant over conditions following
the war. in view Of the severe blow
which has been dealt to German ship
DluG.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-25

How is the Kaiser going to spend
Christmas?
In Berlin, at the front, in Belgium,
in France, in Poland? Aboard an ex-
press train, rushing between the two
war-threatened borders?
Nobody can tell, because the move
ments Of the Kaiser are shrouded in
deepest mystery.
II is reasonably certain, however,
that the Kaiser will not spend Christ
mas in Berlin. Hard though it may
be for a man with his Unborn love Of
family life, the soldiers duty calls
first, and William II, recovered from
his recent illness and strengthened by
rest. is preparing 20 again assume the
active leadership of the German
armies.
Instead Of spending the Christmas
holidays with his family amidst the
comforts of his palace, the Kaiser is
determined TO join his troops and share
with them the discomfOrts of the life
on the firing line and in the trenches.
During the twenty-si& years of the
Kaiser's reign he has spent every
Christmas with his family at the I'M
perial palace in Berlin.
The ceremonies in the imperial pal
ace were very simple. At dusk on
Christmas Eve the immediate members
Of the Kaiser's family, including his
six sons, their wives and children, as
sembled in one Of the rooms Of the
palace for the "Bescheerung," the Ger
man custom of lighting the Christmas
tlee and distributing the presents:
The Christmas tree, trimmed IN
usual German style with gay decora,,
tons and colored tallow candles. stood
i'm an adjoining room. Presents Tor
the various members Of the family
were displayed on tables grouped
around the tree. Last year the Kaiser
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-25
KAISER LEADS SANTA
CHASE IN WAR ZONE
German Legons Breathessly Await News of Their
Emperor's Holiday Fete-Soldiers in Trenches
Ready to Greet Imperial Visitor.

played Santa for his little grand
children.
Pfefcrkuchen. the typical German
Christmas pastry; apples and nuts
played a prominent part IN the cele-
bration Of the royal family, especially
among the little members.
Christmas songs formed tavorlte
part Of the programme IN the royal
palace. Usually the Kaiserin or Prin-
cess Victoria Louise, the Kaiser onIy
daughter, guided the singing OF the
songs on the piano. ,.
on Christmas morning the Kaiser
made the rounds of the palace ana
grounds. bestowing gold coins upon
everybody he met. During the after
noon hours he and the kaiserin usu-
ally drove through the streets Oh Der
lin.
Berlin newspapers received here are
carving or an enthusiastic campaign
10 interest their readers IN soldier noll-
dav boxes. These boxes contain ] SUIT
Of woollen underwear, pair OF woollen
socks. ! meat bologna, cookies, apples
and nuts. a dozen cigars, ] bottle oil
cognac. / pound Of sugar, ! pocket
lighter. , pieces Of soap, . Christmas
candles and 10 field postcards.
The price is marks 81 25)' and ac.
cording to the newspapers, hundreds OF
these boxes have been ordered By So
cieties, clubs and individuals.
The Kaiserin has ordered several
thousand of these practical Christmas
presents TO be sent TO the troops OF
the regiment of which she is honorary
colonel.
Whether the Kaiscr's Christmas box
will contain other things besides the
staple articles is not disclosed. But he'
like the humblest one Of his troops,
will be remembered by the folks at
home" and the practical German
Christmas spirit will permeate the
chilly Christmas night in the trenches.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-25
German-AuStria
Official Reports

Berlin. Dec. "A by Wireless to Lon
dom. = The official communication
issued to-day by the German General
Headquarters staff says:
The enemy did not renew his at
tacks, i'm the neighborhood Of Nleuport
Yesterday. At BiXschoote we took 25O
prisoners on December p.
THE enemy was again active yestor-
day i'm the ncighborhoOd OF ChalOns.
Infantry attacks followed fierce ar
tillcrv attack made by the enemy IN
the REGIONS Of SOuain and Perthes.
These were repulscd.
"A trench kept under continuous ar
tjllerv fire by the enemy was lost by
ms. but was recaptured in the evening.
The pOsition was abandoned after TINS
euccessful counter attack, because
parts Of the trenches had been almost
iovelled by the enemy's fire. More
than 100 prisoners were lett IN our
hands.
I'm the east we have assumed the Of
fensive. and are advancing from Mel
depburg and Soldau lin East Prussia p.
We have repulsed the Russians after
several davs' fighting at Mlawa lnorth-
ern Poland. and the enemys positions
- Nlawa again are in our hands. More
than 1000 prisoners were taken III
these battles.
Al the confluence Of the Bzura and
Rawka rivers fierce bayonet attacks
took place at many places. The artll-
lery could do little on account OF the
misty weather.
"The Russians suffered heavy losses
on the right bank of the Pilica River.
i'm the district 20 the southeast OF
Tomaszow. The Russians attacked
Gercely several times, but were re
pulsed By the Austro-Germen armies
with heavy losses.
Further 10 the south the situation
generally Us unchanged"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-25
WITTE CONFIDENT
RUSSIA WILL WIN

Rome. Dec. 24-Reports having
been circulated here that Count Ser
gius White, the Russian statesman,
was leading a peace party at the Rus
sian court. the count has telegraphed
to this city a denial Of the statements.
In his telegram he says:
AT the beginning ! deplored the
war, thinking it was not inevitable or
indispensable, but since the war is IN
progress any discussion regarding 1t
would be futile. Now that the war
has assumed i'm Russia popular
character. it can only end with a de-
cisive victory for Russia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-25
IF INVADED. ITALY FIGHTS
Only Then Will She Enter War,
Saws Sorrentino.

Umbcrto Sorrcntino, the tenor a
Lieutenant iu the Italian reserve, SAID
w.. crday a. the home Of Dr.. Edwin b.
Bowers. 5lj West l22nd 80. that Italy
would not enter the war unless she
was invaded The Social Labor party.
he said, would rise against participa-
lion i'm the war on any other grounds.
"When the time comes for peace
he said. "the United States. Italy and
the Pope viii be the three powers
looked 70 20 bring 10 about"
Italy has 100000 men 81 The border,
he said. 10 prevent an invasion and
more than million men ready 90 an
swcr call % arms. lf called into the
war. he said. italy would surprise the
world by her preparedness IN modern
me .hods Of warfare.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-25
PALACE OF ESSAD
PACHA SET AFIRE

London. Dec. PA Central News
despatch from Durazzo, Albania, says
that the palace Of Essad Pacha at IL
rama has been set afire.
Essad Pacha. always prominent in
Albanian military and political circles,
was named Provisional President fol
lowing the recent retirement Of Prince
william of Wied, who had been Sc
lected by the powers to rule Albania.
Essad Pacha was last reported as adj
vancng on Scutari and it was said
th-t he had proclaimed holy war in
Albania
Tirana. where his palace is located,
is about seventy miles south OF Sou
tart.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-25
JAPANESE WARSHIPS
CONVOY TRADERS

Lima. Peru, Dec. 24-The japanese
battleship Hizcn, accompanied by a
japanese torpedo boat destroyer and
several English merchantmen, has
anchored seven miles Off Puerto de
Pisura. on the northern coast of Peru.
The Hizen and the destroyer came
from Acapulco. Mexico, and are prob
ably conveying the merchantmen to
some South American port.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-25
Girl Not Black Handler.

Hackensack. y. j., Dec. 24.-Fiftecn-
vcar-old Theresa Mann, a Jackson
White, Of Mahwah. was freed to-day Of
the charge Of sending Black Hand let
tiers TO John y. Wanamaker, wealthy
farmer, Of Suffcrn, \. Y. She was seen
lifting the rock under which the fake
bills we're placed as a trap, and was a
victim Of circumstances, Justice Pratt
said.
Postofice Inspector Butler is said to
have a good line now on the writer oi
the threatening letters, and hopes 70
bring the guilty person to trial
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-25

courtesy Of the map makers, is on its
worst rampage or q generation. The
San Pedro River, west Of Bisoee, Is a
stream nearly mile wide. Other
streams are swollen in proportion.
Railroad tracks have been washed out,
flooded or carried away and
property damaged to the extent Of
thousands Of dollars as the result Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-25
LONDON OFFICIAL
NEWS BOTTLED UP

London. Dec. "a The Press In
formation Bureau in London is to be
cI- ed from five o'clock this afternoon
until five o'clock tomorrow afternoon,
and during this tweuty-four hours no
official news will be given out. In
Io1Jou 10 has been mutually agreed by
the morning and afternoon papers not
TO publish tomorrow. Christmas Day
The censorship on cablcgrams leav-
ing England will continue over Christ
mas as usual
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-25

between Tucson and Nogales, was said
20 have returned 10 Nogales after tenn
porary track repairs had been made.
For twenty-four hours passengers OF
this train were without food. They
finally made their way to ranch houses,
where they received food and shelter
A relief train with supplies was able
to 20 only as far as Amado, where it
encountered flooded tracks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-25

seven days of rain throughout South
ern Arizona.
National guardsmen returning 10
Tucson early to-day confirmed reports
that two Mexicans had been drowned
T.. the Santa Cruz River at Sahuarita,
and it was reported that other lives
had been lost.
A Southern Pacific p. senger train,
marooned thirty-siX hours at Otero.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-25
Woman Centenarian Dies.

u nefcte.ter, Mass, Dee. 24-Nrs.
S.l,Hah Fairbanks Fay, 100 yesrs old,
nlso today. She was native Of Har-
arc Aass., whore she was born Oc-
,y'sf p, 1914. She had been "a resident
~ worcester since her marriage boo
,oe1D. ars. Fay leaves a daughter boo
\, yfftsier, and sister. Mrs. Abbic ".
sesrs old.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-25
SEVEN-DAY RAIN
FLOODS ARIZONA

Tucson. Dec. 2i.-The Santa Cruz
..ver. heretofore called river by
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-04
EXPLAINS ATTITUDE.
England Says Cotton is Neither Abst
lutte or Conditional Contraband.

Great Britain in two notes present.
ed Monday to the state department by
the British ambassador, Sir Cecil
Spring Rice, defined erh attitude to,
ward commerce between neutral
countries as one of rigid endeavo- &C
give every security possible in the in
terest Of free and undisturbed trade
The documents contributed a general
pronouncement Of British policy or
the subject of contraband.
The essential points in the British
attitude are: American shippers
should take precaution to show the
exact destination Of their goods, men
tioning either specific consignee or
a neutral government in bills Of lad
ing. Great Britain will be guided by
the American doctrine of continuous
voyage or ultimate destination" in
respect to commerce between neutral
countries in articles generally known
as conditional contraband Absolute
contraband, embracing munitions of
war, always is.subject to seizure and
examination when carried in neutral
ships.
Cotton, specifically mentioned as
neither absolute nor conditional con-
traband, can be shipped in neutral
vessels not only to neutral countries
but to all belligerents without moles-
tation
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-04
NOT AFTER CANADA.
Germany Has No Intention of Attack
ing or Coionizing Canada.
Of Attack

THE German point of view is that
by joining in European war Canada
has put herself outside Of the pale of
the Monroe Doctrine but Germany
has not the intention of attacking
Canada nor colonizing Canada" This
statement was issued at Washington
Monday by the Germany embassy.
The statement was an amplifcation
of the view expressed by Count Won
Bernstorff, the German ambassador,
that by taking part in the war, the
Canadians have justified an aggres-
sive campaign against Canada.
"To further explain the reason that
caused the German government in q
formal note delivered to the state de-
partment by Count Bernstorff, voiun-
tarily pledging Germany not to at
tempt colonial expansion in South
Amerca, no matter what the outcome
OF the war, the embassy issued this
statement:
The note was written at that time
because Winston Churchill had said
IN his message to the American peo-
pie, that If Germany was victorious
in the present war. she would attack
the Monroe Doctrine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-04

ed, each note rendered with an appll-
cation for a loan must be accom-
panied by receipts of approved ware
houses and by evidence Of proper IN
surance. All cotton accepted as Sc
curity must be located in warehouses
or other buildings under the owner
ship and control Of some person, nrm
or corporation other than the bor-
rover, and in approving such loans
the local and state committees shall
respectively pass upon the sumc!ency
of such warehouse receipts and IN
surance, and shall be satisfied that
such cotton is free from all liens e&-
cent that created by the loan or loans
from the fund to the borrower tor
which such cotton is pledged as part
security for such loans, and the COM
mittees approving such loans snall
likewise be satisfied that the cotton
offered as security is Of the graoe OF
quality specified in the application.
"All expenses, such as warehouse
charges and insurance premiums
shall be borne by the borrower.
Additional Security.
s'In addition to the security herein
before specified, every apphcan.
granted a loan from the fund snail
nav to the cotton loan committee a
sum equal to 3 per cent. OF the lace
amount of the loan granted and the
anplicant shall authorize the cotton
loan committee to deduct or withhold
+bis amount from the proceeds OF
such loan. All sums so paid together
with all the interest earned from Ine
investment thereof shall constitute a
mutual borrowers guarantee fund TO
be used, (1) for the payment OF eS-
penses Of administration, when II IS
estimated will in no event exceed 1-s
of l per cent. Of the loan fund Great
ed: (2) to make up any deficiency IN
the amount available for payment OF
the Glass A and Class B certificates
with interest resulting from losses
sustained by reason OF any ioans
made from the said loan fund, or
otherwise; the balance, including all
interest earned thereon, shall be re-
turned pro rata to the borrowers:
..The cotton loan committee shall
control the guarantee fund so created
and may, in it's discretion. invest all
or any portion thereof Of Class A GER
tificates herein provided for.
Mature Before February, 1916.
"All applications for loans shall De
made not later than February l.
1918. and all loans made shall ma
ture on or before February l, 1915:
provided, however, that the central
committee, in its discretion. may
autnerize the cotton loan committee
to extend any Or all loans for period
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-04

not to exceed six months after Feb
ruary /, 1916, if, in the judgment OF
said central committee, conditions at
that time justify such extensions.
"Calls for payment OF SUBSCRIPTIONS
to Glass A certificates shall be made
as nearly pro rata as possible. In the
event that on February /, 1915, ep-
plications for loans shall not have
been received to the extent Of the full
amount subscribed, the fund shall,
nevertheless, be closed at the amount
then applied for and loaned, and Glass
A subscribers. shall thereupon be re-
leased from the payment of the bal
ance of their subscriptions which
have not up to that time been called
for: Provided, always, that the fund
shall not be construed to have been
established for any purpose until
Class A subscriptions shall have been
received to the extent of $lOO,O0O,-
900.
As to Repayment.
LAS moneys became available Tor
repayment to the subscriber, they
will be applied against both Class A
and Class B, certificates, but the per-
centage of reduction in the case OF
Glass B certificates shall be one-half
of that in the case of Glass A certlfl-
Gates until the amount of the latter
outstanding shall be reduced to the
amount of Class B certificates, then
outstanding, after which the percent
age of reduction shall be the same.
For example: II q payment is
made on the Class A certificates to
the extent of 10 per cent. of the face
amount of such certificates then out
standing, a payment shall at the same
time be made upon the Class B certl-
ficates to the extent of 3 per cent. OF
the amount then outstanding.
again, if a payment on the Glass
A certificates is made on an amount
equivalent to 1-2 per cent. OF the
amount then outstanding, at the same
time payment on account of Class b
certificates will be made of an amount
representing ! 3-4 per cent. of the
aggregate of Class certificates then
outstanding, which method of pay
ment shall be continued until the
amount of the two classes of certtl-
Gates outstanding shall be the same.
after which all sums distributed shall
be divided pro rata among all certlfl-
cate holders, regardless of the two
classes