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Evening star., 1914-12-24
WAR NOTES ARE SOUNDED
UPON CHRISTMAS CARDS
English People Not Purchasing
Yuletide Tokens as Extrava-
gantly as of Yore.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star
LONDON, December 1.-THE win
dows of the stationers' shops are
heaped up with Christmas cards, and
people are beginning to purchase,
Though not so eNtravagantly as in nor
NAL times 1t is the first real reminder
that the season of 'peacc and good
will Is at hand. This, however. is
not the only thought that is stirred.
The Christmas cards are hardly In the
nature of the familiar friendly tokens
that haze been gent and received for
many years@pa ST., They-are mostly pic
tured- wifi tie symbols of war. The
union jack and the flags of the allies
are displayed in ingenious combina-
tons of bright colors.
Ono design shows n ships mast with
a string of flags signaling the words
"a Happy Christmas There are mill
tary and naval pictures of different
sorts. Some bear the portraits of the
king and outstanding men OF the time
xsI.tEf Kitchener, Gan -Eoffrex Sill .I2hn
Jellicoe, Sir John French, Mr.. Churchill
and others. The patriotic war note is
lent series of larger cards are repro
duced paintings OF British warships
, plowing through heavy seas, while
corresponding mi lsary pictures rep
resent various reg ments on the march.
Doubtless many of these cards will be
preserved by the recipients memen-
toes of the great war.
Usually by this time the Christmas
book market is in full swing in Lon
don. The war has. upset it. as 1T has
upset SO many other things. Buyers
of Christmas books will be fewer. A
leading London bookseller calculates
that the number. published is about a
quarter of the number last year. The
l toll,
the more expensive books. and that is
natural enough. There is also a fall
i'm humorous books; which again is
what might have been expected. AL
/! together booksellers are rueful about
hthe Christmas season, which means so
much for them. There will be a sort
! of Christmas market. but that is the
| best that can be hoped.
Evening star., 1914-12-24
(STAR'S WAR EXTRA
| IS EAGERLY BOUGHT
Throngs Hurrying to Do Their
Christmas Shopping Stop to Buy
Pictures From the Front.

The midweek war extra of The
Evening Star was eagerly bought last
evening by the throngs that hurried to
do their last days of Christmas shop
ping.
Many persons are wrapping The Star
war extra into their Christmas pack
ages as an interesting gift for all the
family to enjoy. - III "-''
The new rotogravure process by
which this illustrated magazine IS
printed grows in popularity because II
makes the war pictures, most or whicn
were taken under very unfaVoraole
conditions. stick right out from the
page" with nice detail The pictures
are the clearest and most lifelike rep
reservations of the important events
of the uay that can be obtained. 1hey
are authoritative and show the actuai
scenes in the very. center OF the war
There is q double page Illustration
of Polish pea SAINTS digging among the
charred debris of their homes IN a
hopeless search for the little money
that represents their years OF toll, or
for some other cherished possession.
1t is on these people that the burden
of the war falls most pitilessly. Their
houses and barns are ,ruthlessly burn-
ed by either army in order that they
may not afford shelter to the enemy.
Their stock is run of. their horseS
grain taken. Only the devastated land
is left them.
The Santa Claus ship, carrying hun
dreds of tons of gifts from the chill
dren of the United States to the chill
dren across the sea, whose Santa
Claus has been killed in the war. Is
shown in England. This Christmas
ship then sailed to France, thence to
Italy. where the remainder of it's cargo
was sent overland to the children OF
There are pictures in this extra which
are of great interest to all classes
and ages of people. and pictures of the
most important scenes and engage
ments mentioned in the cabled news
dispatches, making the Star mld-Week
var extra an authoritative work of
reference when consulted while read
Ing iac dailv perS
Evening star., 1914-12-24
japanese Off Peruvian Coast.

LIMA. Peru, December 24.-Tne Japa-
nese battleship Hizen. accompanied by
Il Japanese torpedo boat destroyer and
several English merchantmen, has an
chored seven miles off Puerto de
Pisura, on the northern coast of Peru.
The Hizen and the destroyer came from
Acapulco, Mex, and are probably con-
.veying the merchantmen to some
South American port. - ssK%s
Evening star., 1914-12-24
Bind Issue for Track Extension.

The Washington Railway. and EIec-
trio Company has notified the public
utilities commission of it's intention to
submit an application for a bond issue
to cover the cost of construction of a
Single track extension. from. the pres
t.tterminus~As+the,.li ,.line .lat Congress
\ RsIshts to Upsasf setss t.. company
posed bond issue Glowing a hearin g
before the coamissionr@in Sc p EN- her
it was ordered tifat The extensin be
completed and the cars be in operation
not later than June 80, 1915.
Evening star., 1914-12-24
May Bring Disappointment.

Employees of the street. cleaning de-
partment who are anticipating a
Christmas gathering with their fami-
lies tomorrow may possibly be disap-
pointed, if the snow, which started to
fall this morning, continues through
the night. Other employees of the Dis
trct government Will also be COM
PEELED to do duty tomorrow, it is
stated.
IF the snow continues to fall
throughout the night there will be
plenty of work tomorrow said J. w
Paxton, superinteryle mt of street ciean-
ing THE street crossings will have
to be cleared, as well as the cutters"
Evening star., 1914-12-24
Queen Aids Dutch War Loan.

THE HAGUE. via London. December
24,-Queen Wilhemina, in signing a bill
for a war loan of 275 900, 900 florins
S11o.000,00o), informed the finance
minister that she would personally un-
derwrite 100000 fiorins (s1, 200, O0o) of
the amount.
Evening star., 1914-12-24
SNOW Mantle OVER CITY,
BUT It SOON MAY FADE
Weather Man Says That Rain Is
Likely to Fall During
the Night.
Storm Extends Through Ohio Valley
and in Great Lakes
Region.

Although the snowflakes were falling
so thickly as to obscure the view OF
objects only block or so away when
the prediction was made this morning
the official forecaster at the weather
bureau was unwilling to say that
Washington's chances for Il white
Christmas were good. The business OF
preparing forecasts and having every
Tom, Dick and Harry heap scorn and
contumely on them when they fail to
materialize seems to tend toward the
development of a pessimistic trend in
forecasters.
Yes replied Forecaster Bowie this
morning, when his attention was calico
to the fact that it was showing, its
showing now, but the chances are the
snow will turn to rain by night. Some
time during the night the skies prob
ably will clear, and the weather will
turn cold. Tomorrow, if present indi-
cations are borne out, viii be much
colder
Evening star., 1914-12-24

be sought from other departments of
the District government, in assisting
in the removal of the snow.
Chief Wagner of the fire department
has taken precaution against injury to
any of the horses of the department,
as result of the slippery streets. He
ordered today that all of the horses be
rough -shod, while the fire apparatus
propelled by motor has been equipped
with non-skid chains.
Evening star., 1914-12-24
German Airman Is Brought Down.

PARIS, December PA German
aeroplane trying to reach Paris, says
the Journal. was pursued and brought
down by the French air patrol at Pom
toise nineteen miles northwest of
Paris, Sunday.
Evening star., 1914-12-24

ish and American democracies which has
so long endured may never be broken.''
Part of Program to Be Carried Out.
The British peace centenary CONF
mittee has purchased Sulgraye Manor
the ancestral home of George WASH
ington in England, which was to be
presented to the American people. This
and other features of the celebration
are to be postponed until after the war
The American committee, notwltn-
standing the war, purposes to carry
out in part its original intention 70
celebrate the peace centenary, ana IN
a communication issued last night over
the signature of a number Of widely
known citizens urges suitable COM
memoration of the ratification of the
followed Immediately upon the arrival
of it's drafts, In February, 1914. The
dates specified are February IA. for
exercises in churches of all denomina-
addresses at the capitals of the re
spective states, and February 20. for
exercises in the schools. ....
British Regret Postponement.
LONDON, December 24-The British
committee concerned with the celebra-
tion of the centenary of peace between
the United States and Great Britain
today made public a manifesto ex-
pressing regret that since the city Of
Client. where the treaty of peace was
signed is occupied by the Germans 1t
will be necessary to postpone the cele-
bration until the European war has
ended. ...-..
In an editorial commenting regret
fully on the necessity of postponing the
celebration of the peace centenary
marking 100 years Of peace between
the English speaking nations, the
Times today expresses the nations
gratitude to America, for material
proofs of sympathy and affection and
for the work done for victims OF the
war. The article details long list of
American war charities. and adds:
"If we cannot unite today with our
American friends in a great peace eel
ebration we can at least bear testi-
mony to the unparalleled muntfcence
of their charity and the good will they
are showing to all. but not least to
ourselves and our allies"
Evening star., 1914-12-24
&1.2S to Baltimore
And Return

and heLurn
Every Saturday and Sunday, Pcnnsyl-
vania. Railroad. Tickets good to return
until am. following Monday.--Adver-
tIScment.
Evening star., 1914-12-24

| Justice Supplee Of Baltimore will
| hold court at midnight Christmas eve
| in order that those arrested on minor
| charges will be '1et off easy" and given
| an opportunity to go home for Christ
mas,
Evening star., 1914-12-24
How Forces Line Up.
Situation in Next House.

South Trimble. clerk of the House,
examined the final roll call for some
Of the opponents of the Hobson reso-
luton, and found that 1873 of those who
voted against the measure have been
reelected. and will serve in the next
Congress. With the total membership
OF the House. 435. voting, 146 negatives
defeat proposed constitutional
amendment. SO. if all those who voted
against the resolution held to their po-
sltions, Hstis figured, the opposit, on
would need only eight of the 134 new
members in the next Congress to make
certain another defeat
Evening star., 1914-12-24
Swedish Moratorium Extended.

LONDON, December 2i.-Thc an
nouncement is made that the Swedish
government has decided to prolong the
moratorium for foreign debts until
March !, says afdispatch from Stock
holm to Reuters Telegram Company.
Evening star., 1914-12-24
Mrs. Frances Curtiss Dead.

BINGHAMTON, \. Y, December 24.-
Mrs, Frances Curtiss of Erie. Pa. novel
list, and former editor of Good House.
keeping, died in. hospital here last night.
Evening star., 1914-12-24
Formal Celebration of Signing
of Treaty of Ghent Is
-. Postponed.
STATEMENTS ARE ISSUED
ON TODAY'S CENTENARY
American and British Committees
Exchange Felicitations-0ut-
.-',,,.-,; line of Program.

NEW YORK, December 24.-On the
centenary Of the signing of the treaty
of Client and of one hundred years OF
peace among English-speakine peoples
Andrew Carnegie, chairman of the
American peace centenary committee.
today sent two cablegrams in behalf
of the committee. One was of good
will to the citizens of Ghent, through
the King of Belgium; the other to Earl
GREY, chairman of the British commit
tee, expressed the hope that England
and the United States would unite
after the present war in proclaiming
that international disputes shall here
after be adjusted by peaceful arbftra-
tion at The Hague. ..
s~fn this sacred work. the fatter mes
sage read, our two countries should
he foremost and hasten to arouse their
desire that the present war shall be
the last. Should they fail to receive
the needful support from others, and
very little of that should suffice, we
shall at least have done our duty"
The original plans called or a series
of celebrations in this country and across
the water 1t was TO have begun in
Ghent on Christmas eve with Il. ban
qu.t rendered by The burgomaster to
fifty representatives of the Tn ted States.
fifty Englishmen and fifty Cana dianS in
the lrul where the treaty was signed,
but this is upset by the fact that the
ancient Belgian city is now occupied by
the Germans, with Whom England is at
war.
DO mark the day the American COM
lnittee and the British committee which
have been arranging for the peace CEN
tcnary issued communications for stimuli
taneous publication this morning in the
newspapers in.-E.ngtaud --aI6rEe-Jpttgd
~ Mes N---~s---------------s---.---
Evening star., 1914-12-24
Has 800 Men Available.

Mr.. Paxton has a force of 800 men
available for the work, who will be
called out tomorrow morning if their
services are needed. In case of Il heavy
fall of snow during the night aid will
Evening star., 1914-12-24

ne British statement expresses the
hup6 that the d Sarmed frontier be-
lwEsn the United States and Canada
ma long continue as an example to the
v I'D OF the defense of mutual re-
Spst and trust in the affairs of nations"
anA~prays that '.peace-bet Ween the Brit
Evening star., 1914-12-24
Snow Brings Activity.

Snow shovels were dug out of base
ments: colored men began to wrap
their feet in swathings of burlap sack
ing. after the manner of colorcd men
when it begins to snow, and hundreds
of the city's unemployed started out
within an hour, looking for persons
who might be expected to hand over Il
quarter or half dollar In return for
having the snow shoveled off their
sidewalks.
Related Christmas shoppers, who had
failed to do it early, smiled, even while
the. snow sifteu down the back of their
necks. Everybody was happy and
cheerful. Everybody, that is. but the
forecasteT over at the weather bureau,
who could see nothing in prospect for
the immediate future but rain on top
of the snow. and then some cold
Wea thcr,
Evening star., 1914-12-24
Storm Covers Wide Range.

lodayS Snowstorm,' the iorccaster
continued. eXtenuS through tue entire
ONO valley ana over the great iakes
region. 1t also reaches up INTO Tn,
New England states and down INTO Nir-
Slnla: It's gong to DC i lot colder to-
morrow. Ont III the west and north
west the mercury is down toward the
bottom of the tupc. .At Winnipeg the
temperature was 80 degrees below zero
TINS morning. Merry Christmas"
: Snow began failing snortiy after
O'Clock this morning. Beginning as i
fail OF tiny ftakelets hardly visible, the
storm increased until before noon it
was showing hard enough to make It
difficult to see buildings and other OBJ
JectS few blocks away.
Every younGster in the District of
Columbia who had reason to believe
that Santa Claus was gong to bring
him OF her Il sled tomorrow reJoiccu
and was exceedingly glad. People who
hold to the belief tnat no Christmas is
real Christmas unless the ground Is
covered with snow rubbed their hanus
and remarked:
We'll, now; this looks something like
Christmas"
Evening star., 1914-12-24
MEMBERS Of CONGRESS
SEE TROUBLES AHEAD
Believe Prohibition Vote Forerunner
of Extremely Acute Polit-
ical Issue.
Woman Suffrage Question Must Be
Disposed of in House
Next Month.

Although many members of Congress
would be well satisfied to accept the
prediction of Representative Henry of
Texas that the liquor question is now
buried for twenty years, they are ap-
prehensive that the vote on the Hob
son anti-liquor resolution was but the
forerunner of a political issue ex-
tremely acute and too near for real
political comfort.
Along with the liquor question comes
the woman suffrage issue, which Will
be voted upon in the House early next
month, and although the early polls of
the House show larger vote against
the Mondell suffrage resolution than
against the Hobson dry" measure, the
members who will be hurt, no matter
now they vote, take small comfort in
the approaching roll call.
Face Troublesome Times.
All dry" societies composed entirely
of women are solid for woman suf-
frage. and the general impression is
that woman suffrage organizations
are in favor of prohibition. Some Con-
gressmen who vote for one and not the
other will be drawn hither and yon by
their constituents, who cannot under
stand how Congressman cannot al
ways vote TO suit them.
The suffrage vote will develop few
surprises, 1t is fairly well known
how every one in the House will stand
on that matter. The only states where
there is much doubt are New York and
Illinois.
How Forces Line Up.
Owing to recent absences from their
offices the Empire state congressman
lave not been lined up with any degree
OF satisfaction to the suffrage polling
squads, while the Illinois delegation is
almost solidly mon -committaL" Par
tial suffrage in that state makes it
necessary to use extreme caution i'll
making statements before the vote is
cast. The latest poil taken by an anti
suffrage organization SHOWS over 1855
against suffrage, about 135 for SUI
frage. the remaining 129 are either
absent or on-committal. The figures
are used by the arti-suffrage organiza
tion to show victory over the suffra-
SiStS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-30
Germans Bun Cotton and French Buy Shoes in y. S.
ILLINOIS EXPORTERS FEEL
BENEFIT WAR CONTRACTS
Call for Manufactured articles by Gov
ernmeHtS EmbFailes added TO
Other Demands.

K.hicago Dispatch to New York Com
merciaL
TO the general demand for foodstuffs
lid horses created by the war are be-
sKg added orders from Europe for
nRany sorts of manufactured articles
hid Illinois exporters are -7c,sng the
asgnefTt-
Orders were received last week for
shoes, harness and saddles, automo-
nfFe trucks, barbed wire and other
hardware supplies. This demand for
Feather goods is becoming so great
that the tanners and harness makers
of the West, representing Illinois, Mis-
sBuri and Ohio factories in particular
called conference in Indianapolis and
decided to pool all the foreign bust
ness Many of the factories in these
states are working day and night.
Reports to the Illinois Manufacture
EFs' Association show that wagon fac
fcries in southern Illinois and In
diana have already received large or
.ders.
Chicago packing plants are now
working fun capacity. The packers
say the boom is expected to continue
TOR several months.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-30
LINER TO CARRY 1000 HORSES
FOR THE ENGLISH TROOPS
DeyOnian viii Pick Up Strange Cargo
At Halifax-France to Get
10000 Animals.

BOSTON, Oct. 28.-One thousand
horses for British troops will be ship
ped on the Leyland liner Devonian
which will sail tomorrow from this
port for Liverpool. During the last few
days a large force Of carpenters has
been at work preparing accommoda-
ton between decks for the unusual
cargo.
The horses will be put on board the
vessel at Halifax, to which city they
have been shipped from many points.
Many of the animals come from the
United States. Some Of them are from
Boston, having been sent by rail to
Halifax. \
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-30
WAR Brings PROSPERITY
new england FACTORIES
Yany Concerns Have Orders Sufficient
To Keep Them Going For
Next Two Years

Eoston Dispatch to New York CONNER
..efaf-
n During the past week enough orders
d e to the war have been booked by
manufacturing concerns in New Eng
land to keep them in operation for
from six months to two years. Some
.Of the Mass acfiu sets mills have chang
ed Ger sp!ndIes in order that they
may tarn out cotton for export, instead
of woCIen products
The Colt Arms Company has been
working overtime for weeks on rush
nrders for side-arms. The cartridge
manufacturers of Connecticut have
bo5-ed big orders and Sunday and
light work has been found necessary.
The Brirish-American Manufacturing
Company, according TO information in
tire export trade, has booked some
good sized ordnance orders, which will
keep its plant busy for sine time.
The Pratt & Whitney Co., subsidia-
II r. Niles Bement Z Pond, has in
creased operations from part time to
overtime. A 100000 contract for
equIppfng a new Chinese government
arsenal constitutes an important part
of the new work ahead.
A Peabody leather concern has con-
rracted to furnish 100000 worth of
tanned hides for export.
Elsewhere the situation is the same
in al lines of manumactories.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-30
I WAS 4
NERVOUS WRECK
When | Began Taking VinoI."
Mrs. Clayton's Letter
Should Interest Every Weak,
Nervous, Rundown Woman.

Louisville, Ky.-"I was simply e
nervous wreck, and in weak, rundown
condition when friend asked me to try
Vinol. / did 50, and received so much
benefit from the first bottle decided
10 keep on taking it, and as result
have gained in health and strength right
along. | think Vinol is the best medi-
cine i'm the world for a nervous, weak,
rundown system and for elderly people,
and cannot praise it too highly for
what it has done for me. Mrs. w. G..
CLAYTON, Louisville, KY.
There are hundreds of men and
women I'm this vicinity who are on the
borderIand of nervous prostration, over
worked. rundown and nervous. We ask
every such person to call at our store
for d bottle of Vinol, our delicious cod
liver and iron tonic without oil. VinOl
n not q patent secret nostrum, but an
honest. tried and true body builder and
strength creator of worldwide fame,
delicious and easy to take.
Our guarantee TO return your money
af yinoI does not benefit ycu should give
TUu confidence to try it.
AAooAs lnarlnacy. Americas ia
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-30
GREAT BRITAIN STILL BUYER
i'm AMERICAN SUGAR MARKET
New York Merchants Believe There
fore Embargo is Against Sean
dinayian Countries.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
The sugar trade reports that orders
for sugar for British consumption have
been received, despite the embargo an
nounced in England against importa-
tons of sugar there. 1t is the feeling
among sugar men that this embargo is
directed almost entirety against the
Scandinavian countries, Holland, Italy
and Greece, through which Germany
and Austria have been selling their
sugars to Great Britain.
1t is said that England has a stock
of sugar now on hand sufficient for
her needs for some time, her consump-
ton having declined since the war. 1t
is believed that as soon as this stock
is exhausted the ban on importations
will be lifted, especially in favor of
American sugar, upon which Great
Britain largely has to depend.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-30
OPTIMISM RULES SOUTH,
ASSERTS JOHN H. FAHEY
Head of National Chamber of Conn
merce Finds No Evidence OF
Panicky Condition.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 30.-Contra-
~ to the impression prevailing in many
sections Of the country, there is no in
dication of a prostration of business
or panicky conditions in the South,
according to John H. Fahey, of Bos-
ton. president of the Chamber Of Com
merce of the United States. Mr., Fa-
hey and other members of that or
ganization are here today on the last
leg of their tour through the South,
leaving tonight for Birmingham.
I'VE have observed with the greatest
satisfaction" said Mr.. Fahey, 1.-THE
spirit of self-confidence and optim-
ism everywhere apparent among the
business men in the cities we have
visited, in spite of the temporary fl
nancial difficulties created by the war
The impression has prevailed in some
sections that the South was PROSTATE
and well-nigh panick stricken. We did
not find any evidence Of such condi-
ton