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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-12-29
GLOOMY SPIRIT OF WAR rs
EElT THROUGHOUT BRITAIN

London, Dec 25.-The celebration ..
England's second Christmas of the war
is being devoted mainly to the soldiers.
Several thousand of them have come
from the front on leave. These men,
with the large forces in the home
camps and the thousands in hospitals,
are being entertained at dinners. con-
certs and theaters. In every town OF
the United Kingdom there is some
celebration for soldiers and sailors.
More than 10000 900 packages have
been employed for the last week to
carry the army mails. The railway
stations of London are crowded with
soldiers. many of them just from the
trenches and covered with mud. They
carry Prussian helmets, rifles, KNAPP
sacks, shells and other souvenirs of
battle. Committees of men and women
meet these men. feed them and help
them on their way into h provinces.
4 Even the German prisoners in Eng
land are enjoying elaborate Christmas
celebrations. At bennington hall, the
place ot confinement OF a majority OF
the officers, SO many packages are be-
ing received from Germany that the
village postoffice has been compelled
to enlarge it's staff. The German Off
GERS nave made large purchases of tur-
keys, geese, wines and beer. The Ger
man civilians informed in Alexandra
palace in London are having concerts
and theatrical performances.
Family gatherings as a rule are
smaller n quieter than usually.
Dark days, with heavy rain, add to
the gloom Of the war. Singers giving
Christmas carols in the streets in eve
nings of Christmas week for pennies
have almost disappeared.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-12-29
KAISER SPENDS HOLIDAY
WITH FAMILY AT POTSDAM

Berlin, (via London). Dec. 25.-Em-
peror William this ear. because of his
indisposition, was able to spend Christ
mas with his family at Potsdam. A
slight inflammation of the cellular
tissues" about which no further bulle-
tin has been issued, confines him to
the apartment, but not to bed, and he
was able to attend the celebration Of
the Hohenzollern family Christmas
tree, or rather Christmas trees, which
entertainment, as usual, was held thie
Christmas in the big hall in the
new palace.
The emperor. empress, their daugh-
ter, daughtersinlaw and grandchildren
each had an individual Christmas
tree, graduated in size, on which his or
her gifts We're arranged and also gifts
for the sons unable to leave the front.
Before the family Christmas tree
celebration at the palace each princess
attended Christmas exercises and later
superintended the distribution Of gifts
at public celebrations held under her
special patronage.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-12-29
CHRISTMAS PEA[S
FAIL TO SILENCE
DIN OF STRUGGLE
Hatreds Engendered By Months
OF Living He'll Deaden the
Spirit of Good Will and
Peace on Earth.
NO GENERAL TRUCE TODAY
Business of Killing Goes on
Unabated on Scores of Bat
tlefields-What Will New
Year Bring Forth?
NO GENERAL TRUCE TODAY

London. Dec. 27.-Thal spirit of good
Will, which n ear ago today prompt
ed the soldiers OF the battle SCARED
flelds of Europe to declare a truce by
mutual consent, this year is lacking.
and. as a result, the thunder of guns
To-Day IS carrying a message of death
to the millions oil men huddled in the
cheerless dusolats of the belligerent
forces.
In France, in Flanders, in the noun
tains of Albania, Serbia and Montene-
gro. along h Greek frontier. in the
frozen stretches of Courland and the
Baltic provinces of Russia, stretching
down into the snowclad hills and plains
of Galicia and Bessarabia, at the Gold
en- Horn. in far away Mesopotamia and
in southern Africa. the principal busi-
ness of men on this day. which has lost
is to kill, and the lust Of battle has not
been stifled.
Hate Won't Down.
Hates ~engendered by the titanic
struggle. cannot be deadened by the
pealins chimes in the rear of the firing
lines. Months of a living hell have
left the fighting men with little of the
spirit of good will and stifled generous
sentiments toward the enemy.
What will another Christmas bring
FORTH That is the query On the lips
OF the men at the front, as Well as of
those gathered about the home fire
sides.
LoeaI Truces Likely.
The spirit of Christmas, Of course, is
ages. gifts from friends and loved
ones at home, ave arrived at the
trenches for distribution. but the main
business OF the armies-killing-has
not been forgotten. Here and there
along the thousands of miles of battle
front. "a lull marks the fighting and it
is probable that the men may reach
some sort of understanding that will
permit them to enjoy the holiday UNI
disturbed, but II months Of fighting
have not engendered the soldiers with
a brotherly love for their enemies.
Germans Shell Foes.
The Athens correspondent of the
Paris journal telegraphs under Fri
days date that the German artillery on
donia. about 40 miles northwest of Sa-
loniki, aye bombarding the. Anglo
French lines. which the allied troops
are continuing to fortify.
The fighting aroun Hartmanns-
Weilerkopf, which has been the chief
western front, has not yet reached a
decision, but reports indicate that four
days losses on both sides have been SO
severe that some kind of a lull is al
most inevitable.
Campaign in Persia.
events recently have developed rap
idly in Persia, with the Russians adj
vancing on Teheran. The two chief
centers of hostility in Persia already
are in Russian hands, and the rapidly
with which the Russians are moving
indicates the lack of opposition with
which they are meeting this week
Considerable distance still lies between
the British position at Kut-el-Amara
and the nearest Russian forces, but ii
the Russians have continued successes
q junction between them and the Brit
ish may be expected before long.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-12-29
CLAIM CHAMP CLARK
HAS PRESIDENCY BEE
Speakers Lieutenants Are Said
to Be Feeling Out Senti-
ment For Him.

Washington, Dec. 27.-That lieu
tenants of Speaker Champ Clark are
making a big underground campaign
to force the nomination of Clark for
president. if Wilson should decline to
run. or he eliminated, is declared in
prominent eastern papers today.
The reports are known here to have
substantial basis. However, there is
every reason to believe President Will
son seeks the nomination and tina
neither the Clark men nor the Bryan
efforts to undermine him will be eff
fective.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-12-29

joyed an unusually good trade in toys
n candy.
Hundreds of soldiers in French grey,
Belgians in blue n British in Khaki
relieved the somber colors worn by
civilians. "A brilliant full moo made
up for the restrained lighting of the
streets. Theaters and moving picture
places were crowded to capacity.
Services in all churches were attend
ed as rarely before, h congregations
being impressively devotional.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-12-29
GERMANY CELEBRATES HOLIDAY
IN HER TRADITIONAL FASHION

Berlin. (via London), Dec. 25.-Ger-
many is celebrating the second war
Christmas under the worst conceiv-
able climatic conditions. Snow had
been steadily falling throughout the
entire empire for a week, giving every
promise of "A white Christmas, but a
24-hour rain has converted the Yule-
tide snow mantle to deep mud and
slush.
In spirit, however. the nation is
making of it a cheerful Christmas. En-
couraged by the long record of Ger
man victories and the satisfactory
conclusion of the Serbian campaign
and having made up their minds to no
immediate prospect of peace, the peo-
pie generally seem determined to
ignore the probability of an indefinite
continuation of the war n minor
discomforts, such as bread cards and
other food regulations and will cele-
brate the great German festival in tie
traditional spirit.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-12-29
REVOLT IN CHINA
AGAINST MONARCH
Tsai 40 Leads Revolution In
Five Provinces to Fore
stall Abandonment
of Republic.

- NIUE . 49, III = kOV-
eminent troops in the province OF
Yunan have joined the revolu-
tionists under Tsai 40, who has
declared the province independent
and guaranteed the safety of
The revolutiQnary forces now
number 5000.
Picking. China. Dec. ga revolu-
tionistie movement, under the leader
ship of Tsai 40, former military
chief of Yunan, has broken out.
The Chinese government has sent 80
900 soldiers to quell the revolt.
The troops have been sent from SEE
Chuen province, in western China, Dor
dering on Tibet. The uprising started
at Yuan Nanfu in Yunan province.
Tsai 40 is a bitter opponent of the
proposed monarchy.
The government troops of Yunan
province have not joined the revolt.
the latest advices indicating that they
are still loyal. The neighboring prov
inces are not affected.
Tsai 40 recently resigned q bureau
chiefship at Picking, alleging his health
had failed. He returned secretly to
Yunan. where he had been the most
prominent leader under DIR. Sun va
Sen, the once provisional president of
been conducting revolutionary propa-
ganda.
1t will required about two weeks Of
marching through the mountains for
the troops from Sze-Chuen to reach
Yunan.
Announcement from Picking OF the
outbreak of a revolutionary movement
in Yunan province follows shortly the
receipt of private reports hat five Chi
nese provinces. including Yunan, had
declared their independence Of the rule
of Yuan Shi Kai. The other provinces
named in the previous reports were
Kwangtung, Kiangsi, Kweichow and
Sze-Chuen. 1t is from the last named
province that today's dispatches state
troops have been sent into Yunan.
which lies just to the south of See
Chuen and is the southermost province
Of China. The area of Yunan is about
1860 square miles and it has a pop.
ulation estimated at 10000. 900.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-12-29
GRENADE CONTRACT
Is PLACED IN AMERICA

New York. Dec. 25.-contracts for
1O0.000.0 900 hand grenades for the
French government, 1t wa announced
here. were placed today with q syndi-
cate OF eastern Pennsylvania iron
founders. The price was not stated.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-12-29
SPELL or WAR RESTS LESS
HEAVILY UPON PETIT PARIS

Paris, Dec. 2b.-The second Christ
mas. eve Of the war was even less
solemn than the first. Parisians are
becoming accustomed to the unusual
conditions imposed by the war and.
although no restaurants were permit
ted to remain open all night. the bou-
levards were thronged until q late
hour and the traditional booths en-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-12-29

In q Texas city fuel briquettes Of
much heating value are being made by
a company which collects garbage and
combines it with crude tar.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-12-29

Captain Daniel Powers, OF Maryvills.
Pa, 10 said to have made 5000 voyages,
on h S-usQuehanna river a. q raft1.
man.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-30
PROF. CAMMACK'S SISTER DIES
Death Believed to Have Been Has,
tened by the War.

Friends throughout the State Depart
ment of Prof. Alfred Cammack of the
Bureau Of Naturalization. sympathizeo
uouncement In a Cablegram just received
from London signed by his nephew, Rev.
DR. Charles F.. Hewitt. of the death OF
his sister, Miss Sarah Jane caparn CAM
mack. who he had bade all arrangements
10 visit last fall though he was prevent
ed from doing so by the sudden outbreak
of the war
Prof Cammark has been connected
with the government service for upwards
of th!rty-siN years. first in the War De-
partment and then In his present posi-
Il ion in the Department of State. where
il has been his function TO issue thou
sands of Passports to American citizens
leaving for foreign lands. His sisters
death. 1t is believed. was hastened as a
result of tn. war. She was a devoted
Christian. and spent much of her time
and means in caring for the poor of
London. especially throughout the Rays
water district. where her many chari-
tics had made her an object of great
affection.
Prof. cammack had arranged to visit
his sister last September. having secured
his steamer aCcommodat tons and tickets
for that purpose. but the war necessi-
tatcd revocation Of the leave of alb
sence that he had been granted from his
official duties in order TO make his visit
TO the sister who has just died
The Washington herald., 1915-03-30
BRUSH FIRES ALARM MANY.
Rock Creek Park Residents Want
Protection.

fcsidcnts OF the vicinity OF Rock
're"k Park have grown uneasy at the
many brush fires that have occurred
in the park during the recent dry spcII
cndanEerinE. in one instance. several
homes standing at the outskirts of the
park.
Persons living around the park,
many OF whom have small children
who romp in the grounds. arc OF the
opinion that a rigid patrol should BE-
kept on duty in the park during the
dry spells when these fires frequently
break out.
Yesterday afternoon the dry timbeE
on the steep clif that marks the east
end OF the park became ignited.
threatening a number of houses near
the edge at the top OF the cliff The
flames were checked. however. and did
slight damage. Several such outbreaks
have been discovered in various parts
of the park in the past few days. lead
ing the residents of that neighbor-
hood to urge a strict watch on the
part of the park officials to prevent
the flames from doing serious damage.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-30
GERMAN HORDES STORM
RUSS town; 800 TAKEN
Pursue Retrestins Forces of Gar
and Capture Uhlans and
Horses.
Rv FREDERICK WERNER.

Berlin Thy wireless). March :9.-
Continuing their pursuit of the Rus
slams who invaded East Prussia with
the intention of attacking Tilsit. Ger
man troops have In turn invaded the
Cars territory and stormed TauroG-
gen. taking 300 prisoners. according to
today's official report from the Ger
man general stan. Otner heavy Rus
sian losses are reported IN the district
Of KrasnopoI. where the Germans cap
tured more than 1000 prisoners. among
them a squadron OF Uhlans. with their
horses, and FIVE machine guns.
The general staffs report follows:
Western Theater - The day was
rather quiet yesterday. Only In the
Argonne and Lorraine were there even
minor enga gements. The Germans
were successful in these.
Eastern theater German troops
have stormed Tauroggen and taken
500 Russian prisoners. On the rail-
road between Wirballen and Kovno.
near Bilwiszki, Russian attack broke
down. The heaviest RUSSIAN losses in
recent fighting were in the district OF
Krasnopol. We captured more than
1000 Russians. among them a squad
ron of Uhlans. with their horses, and
five machine guns
"A Russian attack northwest OF
Ciechanow was repulsed."
The Washington herald., 1915-03-30
SAYS harvester MEN
Violate TRUST act
Gregory Asks U. S. Supreme Court to
Affirm Dissolution
Decree.

The Harvester Company rs q rcmbina
tion OF able competitors. together occupy :
/ ing a preponderant position In trade and
commerce among the States in harvest
| ing and other agricultural implements
and therefore its necessary effect uIhuly
restricts competitive conditions in viola
tiUn of tn" antitrust act.
The Harvester Company Is also a com
; hination unduly restrictive of competitive
conditions because formed with the sre-
Cifr intent to monopoliZe.
These are the grounds on which Attcr
n"y General Gregory. in a brief filed yes
t"rday. asks tho United States Supreme
Court 10 affirm the decree Of the Fedora
Court for the District nf Minnesota find
1rg the International Harvester Company
combination in rcstrait OF trade and
ordering II dissolved.
other acts cited by the brief as tending
Harvester Company to injurc competi-
tors arc:
depressing the price of binder twine to
discourage smaller manufacturers
Concerning the siSal market to force
tn" price of raw material up and then
setting the price of finished twine unduly
low.
The monopolzation of the most dcsr-
abb" dealers by exclusive or substantially
exclusive selling arrangements. coupled
with the policy. still existing. Of main
tanning several brands, Substantially iden-
teal in quality. and of giving each dealer
In community separate brand with
the purpose of completely utilizing all
available agency material.
The campaign to make IL '.well-niSh i'm
possible for any of the outside manu-
facturers 10 compete with this company
for hay rake business"
The Washington herald., 1915-03-30
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

For the District ~ Columbia and MARYLAND.
fair colder Tuesday. Wednesday increasing clordi-
ness. prubahly rain or snow at night; moderate
northwest IN north winds.
For Virginia. fair. colder Tuesday. "Wednesday
increasing Cl"udincSs. probably rain IN west pr
tiOn and b. night . east portion: moderate NORTH
west winds. lscUnng northeast "Wednesday
The I,rinsiTsI Western disturbance has moved
Southesstwzri To Southrsstern Colorado. with high
pressure to the northwar!. and SHOWS have fallen
in the Northern Roxy Mountain region ard the
Plains States and rains in the West Gulf states
Rains also continuc'' quite generally west OF the
Rocky Mountan.. ard there were also SHOWS
from the Lake region eastward, with quite
heavy fall in Northwestern Uppse Michigan. In
the South Atlantic and East Gul' States and the
Central valleys IN. weather was falr.
II Is considerably colder in New EnSard. New
York the Lower Lake region and from the Arsan-
sas Valley northwes,vari into Montana. Low
tcmr-rature. also continue in the central valleys
anil the UIgpr Lake region. while in the South
vest temperatures high for the season.
The Western disturbance will cnntinie east
ward attended, by SHOWS and rains Tuesday IN
the R.sky Mountain rrgion. the Plains states.
and the lower portions Of the Great Central val
Ie,s followed by generally fair weather Wednrs-
dav west Of the Mississippi River. During Tuesday
niSht and "wednesday the rain and SNOW area viii
extend through the East Gulf States. the western
rortiou Of tn. South Atlantic States. the Ohio
VALLEY and the Lower Lake region. reaching the
Atlantis coast Weineadsy night. In the extreme
West the weather will he fair ru,sdsy and Wei
resIiay eycrpt in the Coast states where there VIII
te rains TUESDAY.
II will ta colder Tuesday in the Southwest. and
on "Wednesday in the Lower Mississippi Valley
and the East 'iulf Statcs. Elsewhere tc1nptra-
trre changes will not bc marked.
The wind. aIsnS the Atlantic coast will he
moderate northwest. eNrpt variable of the Florida
coast IN the Gulf coast moderate to fresh south
c7ly; on tho Upper Lakes moderate northwest to
north TUESDAY with fair weather; the Lower
Lakes moIerate northwest Tuesday With fair. coideT
weather.
InczI temTeratrIre- Midnight Is; g. m. II:
a. ~ -: m. q: a IN. =: 10 4. m. l; L
noon. A.: n. m, ~: n. m. s.; 2. IN. 81;
T u q; 10 y m.. 70. Highest. -; lowest. 20
Relative humidity 8 a. m. ~: n m y: 2 m.
q Rainfall ts NJ. tn 2. M. o. Hcurs Of rIu-
sniue RS: PER cent Of possible sunshine. I'm.
Temperature ramc date last night-HShc,t. ~;
lowest ~.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-30

of the bank and pedestrians. was held
for the grand jury yesterday by Judge
Mullowny in the Police Court. His
bond was established at $500.
As n result Of the census recently
taken of the manufacturers of the
District. also of the entire country, n
report will be made early in the sum-
mer showing the profits and payrolls
of lSDal concerns. The Quinquennial
census ot manufacturers of the United
States is about one-third completed.
officials say.
4 meeting under the auspices Of the
Woman's Peace Party viii take place
" Wednesday afternoon At o'clock at
the residence of Mrs. Robert NJ. La
Toilette. 33o0 Sixteenth street Mrs
Anna SturCus Duryea. of the Worlds
Peace Foundation. VIII bc tho princi-
pal speaker. and will he introduced
ny Miss Janet Orchards All interested
in the peace party are asked TO attend.
Twilight sleep and post-Operati,e
treatments will be discussed this even
ing before the meeting of the District
Association of Osteopathic Physicians
at the home OF DR. Clara l.. Little, the
Imperial apartments. Dr. T. J. Hover
ton. Dr. Mary Walker Eaton. Dr. Laura
Surgue. and Dr. q. II. Stearns will read
specially prepared papers on the sub
ject. General discussion will be held
after the reading of each paper.
The next rehearsal of the Wash
inGton Festival Chorus will he held
under the direction of DR. II. Hammer
on "Wednesday at p. m. in the lecture
hall of the Public Library. The last
rehearsal was attended by siXty-eight
singers. To bring out the full cffect
Of the music of the great patriotic
theme chorus of $50 or 200 voices is
necessary.
Members OF tho Il nights Of Columbus
judge from the manner in which the
solicitors are dIsposing OF tickets in
all the Catholic parishes Of the city
that the annual bali and donation
party at Convention Hall ON Easter
Monday night. for the benefit of st.
AIMS Infant Asylum, will h" a bigger
success this wear than il has ever been
The fourth degree knights will per-
form various drills
Fearing 10 go alone TO the. white
House. a man declaring himself to he
Charles Brooks. 40 years old, of Al
bertvllle. Ala, asked the police at the
First precinct station yesterday to ac-
company him to the Executive Man
sion. Brooks said he walked from hi.
home to Washington. ana that he
The Washington herald., 1915-03-30
Obe Down Grier|

The Union SoIdiers' Alliance will
holds its annual banquet in the Ebbit'
Saturday evening.
The annual exhibition OF the Capt.
tol camera club. at 112 Eleventh
street northwest. is attracting large
crowds every night to view the many
scenes of Washington ana vicinity on
display
Emit SeideI, former member Of Con-
gress from Wisconsin and at one time
mayor of Milwaukee. viii he the prin-
cipal speaker at meeting OF the So
cialst party Of the District at Iythia n
Temple tonight.
The Association or Anointed High
Priests. Royal Arch AiasonS. VIII h4d
a banquet tomorrow evening in the
I:bbitt. Arrangements for the cere
monial are under tre direction or
Theodore FrehuS.
Mis-. Fanny VI. O'Rourke. who was
drowned near Charleston. s. G. and
said to he employed IN the Treasury
Department, is unknown In Washing
ton. Officials of the department de-
clare she was not employed there and
the police have been unable 10 locate
her residence here.
Henry II. Evans. with rIeiEht-of-
hand tricks, and clifford Bergman.
with cartoons. entertained tho Trowei
Club. consisting of the Masons en-
ployed in tho Interior Department.. at
the regular meeting of the club Al the
Ebhitt last night After the meeting
a buffet luncheon was served
senior rias. members OF the Ward
Belmont Seminary for Young Ladies.
of Nashville. Tenn, are here for their
Eastern vacation. and are viewing the
sights in and about Washington. The
party is chaperoned by Miss Olive Car
ter Ross and Miss Catherine Herring.
They are at the Ebbitt.
"The Spirit of tho Nations" will he
presented at the Belasco Theater, on
April % for the benefit of the CHILDREN
of Belgium. under auspices of the
Childrens Relief Committee. The af-
fair is being arranged under the di-
reCtorship of Miss katherine NJ. Dab
ney.
Joseph Bailey. colored. charged with
attempting to pass a forged check in
the Second National Bank and who
was chased three blocks by employees