The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-20
SANTA CLAUS TO
VISIT BATTLE FIELD
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fortnight, the English prisoners o.
war there have been rehearsfng foi
a Christmas concert. In England
German prisoners viii give concerts
in the various concentration camps
There is to be Christmas too for the
Belgian refugees in England. Scat
tered as they now are throughout the
country, they will consume tons OF
goodies furnished by the English peo
ple on Christmas day.
In Vienna, United States Ambas'
sador Penfield viii distribute a ship
load of toys, sent from America, and
thirteen tons of hospital cotton, which
left America on the steamship HON.
melsdyk. This will be distributed to
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Red Cross 30
ciety
Santa Claus will go to the trenches,
but not between them. He wouldn
be safe In that territory where the
bullets from each side criss cross. In
some places the trenches In northern
France are less than 100 feet apart
Tt was concerning these spots that
the German general, Won Emnich,
said: .I don't believe in the Germans
being SO friendly with the enemy.
They throw messages back and forth
to each other In tin cans and use
dogs as .couriers. They quit shooting
during meal time and even learn eacn
others names, Such relations are not
good for soldiers"
But il is cafe to say that many a
Christmas message of cheer will pass
via the tin can route in Flanders and
France. This will not be the case IN
thes9 Austrian-Sevian or Russian
trenches. because there Is something
of a holy war in their fighting. It is
the Greek against the Roman church.
The sorruws Of war come closest
to England along the east coast,
where 500 homes were stricken by the
killing or injuring of members OF the
family during the bombardments this
week by the German warships.
The christmas ship" Jason, from
the United States, brought joy and
comfort to thousands of children OF
all the beIIigerent nations. The gifts
from the Jason reached Berlin today
and the good ship will complete her
voyage of good viii when she touches
Ealonica, where her last gift will be
unloaded.
A shortage in the supply OF tur-
keys has resulted in the price advanc-
ing to 80 cents pound. The supply
from the continent. has on the other
hand. been cut of by the war. The
usual supply of German toys is also
missing.
Numerous war relief funds have
been raised and the various English
Christmas funds already amount to
s25, 5000. But the work still goes
on. Actors and actresses are giving
free performances for the wounded In
the hospitals and benefit performances
for the Christmas fund
The only city now in state Of siege
in the war area Is Przemysl- There
the officers have luxurious casino in
the center Of the town and luxurious
quarters in the great fort where they
have ample food and supplies for six
months. 1t Is safe to say evea the
beleaguered city OF Przemysl will duly
ceFebrate-Ghr despite the Rus.
SLAMS who are beating at the doors.
Foes, Yet Friends.
by Carl H. Won Weigand, United
Press Staff Correspondent
WITH GERMAN ARMY IN ARG
ONNE, France. Nov. 20. (By mail to
New York.)-A- soldier must have
time to eat Both French and Ger
man like food. Therefore the men in
the trenches, who day in and day out
are striving to kill each other, have
made mutual agreement and conces-
sion to hunger There is no firing be-
tween noon and one o'clock That
is the luncheon hour. Such agreement
is in force here. It was noticeable
today how strictly both sides observ-
cd this little resting time. Soldiers
on both sides look upon it as all right
10 shoot one another and so there is
one another hungry at noon is con
sidered unnecessary and unethical
The other day big German wen
bonner wentering around bewailint
his lack of smoke. A moment later /:
tin can ratified in the trenches. In i
were two cigarettes from the enem,
over in the French trench. Later II
the day he managed to dig up a smok
and he threw a can back with a not
ito the good friend for his cigarettes
] hope he will still be able to EMO
this" There is every indication her
that If German and French soldiers /
the Argonne had their way. the
would probably meet half way betwee
trenches, shake hands and declar
themselves friends right now. Jul
now they are fighting.
FRANCE