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MESSAGE
TO ALL AMERICA
Christmas Was a Day Of An
guish for the Holy Fa-
ther, Pope Bene-
dict.
URGES PEACE PRAYERS
All Mon Are Brothers and Should
Work and Pray for Speedy
Ending Of This Terrible
War.

[copyright, 1915. by the United
Press.1
NEW YORK, Dec. Christina.
day was day Of anguish to Pope
Benedict who sent a message t
America through the United Press
urging universa1 prayers for an early
ending Of the European slaughter.
The pope's exhortation was receiv
cd by cable tonight as follows:
To the United Press, New York:
ROMB, Dec. rs. - While the
hymn Of the angels resounds
glory be to God in the highest
heaven and peace on earth, good
will to men. the slaughter in
Europe. Of which there is no ex-
ample In history, continues.
All men are brothers because
they are sons OF God and specific
ally are christians and Catholics.
All, moved by this feeling OF
spiritual brotherhood, must work
and pray for the speedy ending Of
this terrible war, which has dis
honored Europe and plunged all
humanity into mourning.
This is the exhortatfon that
the holy father, his heart filled
with anguish sends forth to the
world.
(Signed)
"Pietro Cardinal Gasparri,
"Papa1 secretary Of state"
IS
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Cousin of Emperor Yuan Shi Kai Was Victim
of Assassins Who Fired Three Bull
lets Into His Back.
BAFFLED BY SILENT CH|Nks
Believed That Oriental Was Working in Inter
ests Of the Revolutionists from His
Side of Country.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 25.-Wong
Yuen Yung, a cousin of Emperor Yuan
Shi Kai. OF China, was shot and killed
tonight In the Shanghai Low restaur-
ant Of the Chinese quarter just as he
finished dining with the Chinese dele
gates to the exposition. Yung had
been on secret mission here.
The police theory is that Yung had
worked for the emperor but had re-
Gently switched to advocacy Of the
revolution against the new monarchy.
sympathy with the emperor did the
shooting.
Police efforts to set Information on
the case were hampered by the usual
oriental silence, but everything they
could gather tended to support their
theory.
The revolutionists here have been
gaining fnrpcwer. but the e4monarchists
lat the same time, have been active.
Int is thought the monarchists feared
Yung's reported aid to the revolution
lists might have had serious effect
on the monarchfal cause.
Yung died in an ambulance few
minutes after the shooting
The restaurant patronzed by
wealthy Chinese and Americans, was
filled with a throng of Christmas
diners Panic followed.
ung and his guests had been din
Iing in private box. Apparently his
assaflant or assailants had lurked
some time outside waiting for him to
leave the place. They made their
escape into the deep alleys that
traverse Chinatown. Yung was about
forty years old and we'll educated
Yung left his companions to light a
cigarette near the cashiers desk In
the front OF the place, when from the
darkness of stairway three shots
rang out. Hit In the back by all
three shots, Yung fell to the floor
mortally wounded and while the start
led guests in the exclusive Chinese
restaurant gathered about him, the
assailants made good their escape.
Yung who registered at the hotel
Berkeley In San Francisco on Novem-
ber 27, has been in the bay cities since
that time. It Is known that his mis-
sion was one OF state and while he
has freely hob-nobbed with the elect
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tied Press Leased Wire Service.
new YORK. Dec. 25.During the
ntyfour hours ending with the
r tick OF Christmas morning, five
ZION Christmas cards we're mailed
Manhattan and the Bronx. And this
snly IN indication OF the record
1istmas mail the New York post
~ has handled in the last twenty
u Because hundreds Of thousands
persons needed Postmaster Morg-
b plea to mall Christmas things
~, the record breaking number OF
eel post packages and all classes
ssgular mail. taking seventy-two
Nm. one hundred thousand stamps,
pa approximately $500. 900 were
yered this evening. -Four million
1ges weighing from few ouncea
<1fy pounds, passed through the
York ONCE In the last seven days.
~ m increase Of &3&z 900. In
a business over last yearss Christ.
mailing. "a
World Rulers Spent Christmas
Day.
ghited States-President Wilson
bride "honeymooning' at Hot
hgs. Va
efmany-Kaiser confined to Pots
palace by Illness.
seat Britain King George in Lon
recovering from injuries received
france.
NV King Victor Emanuel in
ehes with his soldiers.
Fbia- King Peter. an exile at
hri Albania.
lgium king Albert with his
mia -czar Nicholas at army
lquarters.
lgaria-Czar Ferdinand with his
in southern Serbia.
zstro- Hungary Emperor Franz
In conferences on the American
|nina- Emperor Yuan Shi Kai plan
to crush an attempted revolution.
Dinner Cost More.
naCAGO, Dec. 25.-Chicago work
men and women who ate down
today. paid on an average of
cents more for their Christ
dinner than for their regular
- cafe and restaurant proprietors
Policies 40 Presents.
sNVicR, Colo, Dec. 25.-A Christ
present Of $1,000 life insurance
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Y Common People Of Eng
land Want War to Con-
tinue to q Victory.
! Ed. L. Keen. United Press STAFF

Ed. L. Keen. United Press Staff
Correspondent
IvNDON. Dec. 25.-The Christmas
way spirit of England is a f1gh.-
spirit. The man on the street"
overcome tonight by the, senti-
8. ol peace on earth, good will to-
us men," He doesn't want this
g end until Germany is beaten
eeadiy there can be no repetition
@e slaughter. at least for genera
to come.
folowing the German chancellor's
nstag speech. United Press cor
h,%.naents interviewed a number of
G men. who were unanimous In
sung there would be no peace on
until Great Britain attains her
s.nai objects. Subsequent dcclara-
IN parliament showed no weak
OF signs Of compromise on the
VI the government. But, believ-
barely possible that these state
did not reflect the popular
reporters were sent out today
teryiew the common people"
tne Christmas spirit was upon
An the streets. tho ahops. the
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1united Press Leased Wire Service.

limited Press Leased Wire Service!
LONDON, Dec. 25.-The spirit. OF
Christmas silenced roaring guns IN
almost every theatre of war. accord
ing to dispatches, Official and unoni-
ciaI. received here tonight.
virtual truce existed on both the
Eranco-Flanders and Russian fronts
on Christmas eve. Only desultory
firing. the official statements indicat-
ed disturbed the yuletide celebra-
tions in the trenches, the unwrapping
Of millions of presents from the folks
hack home" and the impromptu vau-
deyille entertainments behind the
lines.
The official statement from the
British war Office tonight reported
about normal artillery activity along
the Flanders front on Christmas day,
but mentioned no important infantry
clashes and unofficial reports from
Paris said no important engagements
occurred except possibly in the Vos-
ges.
reported, that the scenes OF last year.
when Germans, French and British
fraternized on Christmas day between
the trenches, were repeated, because
of feelings of bitterness on both sides
of the battle front
The British war ofdce statement TO
day reported artillery activity on ooth
sides throughout yesterday and on
Christmas eve around Ypree. Other
wise the night before Christmas
brought an absolute lull along the
British front
The German war ONCE statement
this afternoon mentioned minor oper-
ations against the British around LIE
Bassee, but indicated q halt in the
bloody lighting on tho snowy slopes
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iof Chinatown, It Is declared that he
has never intimated the nature Of his
errand. Certain 1t is that he had
made unusual efforts to acquire
knowledge OF English and that he has
interviewed the leading figures among
his countrymen.
Before coming to this country.
Yung was editor of the Asiatic News
at Shanghai, q paper favorinx the
monarchy and first published a little
Iover two months ago. It was while
he was editor that q bomb was thrown
in an effort to destroy tho plant and
lit was this act that is said to have
hastened his departure. the next day.
for this country. A week ago q Sec
ond bomb was exploded in the news
paper plant.
An announcement made by Ynng
that he opposed certain principles OF
yuan Shat Kai, coupled with the fact
that he ,,was educated at the Univers-
lity Of Toxic which Is thought to have
shared with the Japanese the feeling
against the monarchy. led to the
theory that he was In league with
the republicans.
Both Chinese Consul General Shu
of Berkeley and his secretary. said
they were at q loss to explain tho
shooting. They declared Yung's Nmis-
sion here was secret and that he had
| mingled with influential mem bers of
the Chinese colonies of the bay
cities.
Apparently, however, he had no
confidants, and none Of those with
whom he was intimate seemed to
care to pry into his affairs, the con-
sui suggested.
Fon, Sun, University OF California
student the son Of DR.. Sun, Vat Sen.
exiled Chinese revolutionary leader.
said he knew Of Yung as editor Of
the Shanghai paper opposed to the
republicans. He said he heard, too.
of his relationship to the emperor.
but he claimed to be unaware OF his
purpose here Yungs grandfather
and Yuan Shi Kais are said to be the
same, Yung, though Of such promi-
nent relationship in China. apparent-
" was not wealthy man. He came
here with proper credentials and was
introduced to the best Chinese OF the
bay cities. None Of them tonight.
however, professed to be able to shed
any light on the shooting.
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Arbitration Suggested.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service
BERLIN, Dec. 2o.-The preliminary
draft of Austria's reply to the second
American note. contains the sugges'
ton that important points in dispute
regarding the Ancona be submitted
to an arbitration tribunal, according
to reports received here today.
Austria, it is understood, agrees to
accept the findings of this arbitration
board as to whether she shall dis
avow the sinking Of the Italian liner
and punish the submarine command
er. This feature is said to have been
suggested by the foreign office. but
has not vet won the approval OF the
marine officers.
y The Vienna Zeit announced today
that Baron Burian has begun work on
the Austrian reply and expects to
hand 1t to the American ambassador
within a few days.
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Roaring War Guns Were Silenced
Under the Spell Of Christmas

Christmas day. The faint hum Of pro-
pellers of aerial scouts of the oppos-
ing armies was the only warlike
sound along the border.
At no point were the Anglo-French
forces and the Bulgars in contact.
The recent retirement of the Bull
garian forces to avoid frontier clashes
with the Greeks, put a strip of land
several miles wide between the two
armies.
Rather Quiet Day.
LONDON, Dec. 25.-Christmas day
passed without single infantry fight
Of any Importance on the long Franco
Flanders front, with unimportant
patrol skirmishes on the Russian
front and without a single shot being
fired along the Serbo-Greek frontier
Official dispatches tonight reported
Ionly artillery duels. In Flanders the
French, Belgian and British batteries
continued TO exchange shots with the
German artillery around Ypres, LON
baerthyde and Dfxmude In France
the struggle for the summit of Hart
mannsweilerkopf ceased Christmas
day though artillery continued to seek
out enemy works.
TN the Champagne region, our gun
ners dispersed an enemy convoy on
the Tahure-SommelPy road" said to-
nights Paris communiaue. "Our bat
teries also successfully bombarded
German positions south Of Angres and
around Aras.''
The official statement from Vienna
telegraphed here tonight, confirmed
Porlin ropprtS Of a hill IN tho fipbtin Q
on the Russian front and indicated a
quiet Christmas in the Italian wal
theatre
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-26
w York City Postoffice Sold Over Two Mil
lion Dollars Worth Of Stamps to
Put on Packages.
INCREASE OVER LAST YEARS RECORD
Elow the Rulers Of the World Spent Christmas
Day When Joyand Good Will
Should Prevail.

nolicy to every one of its $50 en-
ployes was announced today by the
Nevada California Power company.
Tree for Birds.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo, Dec.
25.-A huge Christmas tree in public
park, with trays of food for birds,
was feature Of the Christmas cele-
bration here today.
A Green christmas.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. ,26.-6anta
Claus finished twenty-four hours OF
strenuous labor here tonight Then
he heaved q sigh Of relief and con-
tentment.
He found green Christmas on the
coast Gas usuaD.
II don't want to draw any odious
comparisons" he said, "but this ID
certainly great. Back In New York
and through Illinois and the middle
west, folks were shiyering with the
cold. Particularly IN the middle west.
was pretty hard sledding,, but this
spring like sunshine and breeze here
are certainly great. And without any
snow. | can use my new jitney bus to
great advantage"
The old fellow made more than
forty thousand kiddies happy here to-
day with municipal Christmas tree
and a newspaper Christmas tree.
Oakland, across the bay, had out
door singing in the early morning;
San Francisco held open air Christ
mas services In the new. civic center
last night
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IUnited Press Leased Wire Service ]
LONDON, Dec. 25.-The end Of the
world war is drawing nearer, King
George assured the men OF tho Brit
lsh army and navy In message OF
Christmas greeting today.
~ desire to convey on behalf OF
myself and the queen, heartfelt
Christmas greetings and good wishes
for the new year.. said the royal mes
sage.
ain the officers and men Of the
navy, repose absolute trust. On the
officers and men Of the armies, rely
with equal faith, confident that their
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cLAsH WAS MleTAkE.
AUSTRIAN INVADERS.

limited Press Leased Wire Serv1ce1
PARIS, Dec. 25.-The Montenegrlns
continue their successful offensive
against the Austrian invaders, accord
inn 70 an official statement tele-
oraphed hero tonight. Austrian troops
We're thrown back upon Bielopolye,
LOSING more than 100 prisoners, It was
stated.
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GE RMANY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
BERLIN, Dec. %. Via wireless to
Tuckerton, N. J.)-BrItish authorities
seized every parcel post package
aboard the steamer Goentoer Of tho
Rotterdam Lloyd line, enroute from
New York, according to dispatches re-
ceived here tonight. Her officers so
reported upon the liners arrival at
Rotterdam today. e.
KAISER STILL SICK.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 25.-Because
of tho kaiser's illness, tho usual
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EHRISTMASTRVCE On BATTLEFIELDS
BELGIUM

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
/ HAvRE, Dec 25.-6elolan bat
teres on the centre and front siienced
German works at vlcosne yesterday
and also demolished enemy trenches
and redoubts north Of Dixmude, an
official statement from the Belgian
war office reported tonight.
RELIEF FOR BELGIUM
LONDON, Dec. 26-Virtuaiiy every
|Christras dinner table In the Bs-tIsh
Isles today contained an envsiope
with . printed request that tho din
ers deposit "a blt'' for tho relief Of
6eIgIum,s 100000 destitutes- The
envelopes wore distributed by voaun'
'teer workers 10 hotels, restaurants
and private houses.
Tho appeal was sanctioned by Sir
Charles Wakefield, lord mayor OF
London.
81 am most anxiosls," he said, "tt'aa
levery ono Of 10 who 10 enjoying q
plentiful fare, Will spare = tr'fie 70
provide bread for the destitute Bel.
|qians, who through no fault Of thel'
own, are spending dark chrlstmaa
day"
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T FRANCE
RELIEF FOR BELGIUM

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1 ]
PARIS, Dec. 25.-RIchard Melville
Hall Of Ann Arbor, Mich, driver In
tho American ambulance corps, was
killed on Christmas eve by German
shell In the Nos0es mountains tight
ing.
Word Of Hall's death was tels-
oraphed here tonight. Tho news cast
olocm over a Christmas celebration
being held here by Americans from
the foreign legion, In Paris on leave
Of absence.
MORATORIUM EXTENDED.
PARIS, Dec. 25.-Ovsr objections by
many eommercial organizations. the
government has decided to extend the
moratorium affecting commercial pa
per for ninety days, It was an
nounced today.
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RUSSIA

TJntted Press Leased Wire Serv1ce.l
PETROGRAD, Dec. 25.-Czar Men
oIas spent Christmas day at the
front, It was officially announced TO-
night.
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BAL KAAS

EUnited Press Leased Wire 9Servicel
ROME, Doc. 25.-Atrr - moro
horrible than any Of th ~ .ou. Bal
kan wars were CHI q alnst the
Madame s1.s' chr's.r a .te Of ns shs toy. oy
mer Serbian - sr to Rome and
her daught - II, whose husband
10 Serb A.Aohe at tho italian
1seventAn young girls were mis-.
treated and dragged through the
streets Of kragujevatch, bound to-
gether by rope Madame christltch
asserted. "Momen, girls and little
children suffered more at the hands
Of the Austrians and BuigarIans than
American settlers ever did at tho
hands Of the Indians"
Madame ChristItch and her daugh-
ter-in-law fled from Nish luse before
Bulgarian troops entered the city.
They expressed grave concern for the
safety Of the countless Thousands Of
Serbian women and girls who re-
maIned behind when the Serbian
army retreated.
'sWhen left Nish, tho roads wsre
filled with fleeing refugees" said
Madame chrlstItc1. "some Of tho
women wero scantiIy clad, some even
In their night clothes, crying hystsri-
caliy.
"Mothers were begging that they
be allowed to die because they had
lost their children.
"Women who wore left behind In
Serbia are tho worst sufferers I'm
less material aid reaches them very
soon, half Of them will die Of hunger
and exposure"
CLASH WAS MleTAkE.
BERLIN (via wireless to Tucker
ton, N. .J.) Dec. 25-The frontier
clash between Bulgarian and Greek
troops has settled satisfactorily ac-
cordIn0 20 Sofia dispatches tonight.
"The Boisarian government made It
clear that Il desired to maintain
friendly relations with 0resce and re-
peated Instructions TO Bulgarian
troops to avoid complications u was
stated, '1The commander Of the Greek
forces n Leshnftxai where the Incl
dent occurred, admitted In writing
that the affair was caused BY Greek
mistake.
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Policies 40 Presents.
Es4NVDR, Colo, Dec. 25.-A Christ
present OF a $1,000 life insurance
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Church of Christ


Services every Sunday as follows:
1000 a. M Bible School.
11:00 a. m. Worship, Communion
and Preaching
700 p. m. Christian Endeavor
meeting.
500 p. m. Preaching.
500 p. m. Wednesday evening,
Prayer meeting and Bible study.
large attendance is expected and
every member is urged to be pres
ent at the special services commenc-
ing Saturday evening and continuing
over Sunday. A large number from
out of town will be present at these
services. S. S. Lappin, of Cincinnati,
Ohio will preach Saturday evening,
and others will have part in the
program for Sunday Beginning at
1000 a. m. the day will be filled
with inspiring messages, good music,
and a fine fellowship. Basket dinner
at the church. Mr.. Howard Cook, Of
Topeka, Kansas, will have charge of
the music. A large chorus Of child
rem will sing. Come and enjoy the
day. A cordial invitation is extended
to all.
D. J. HOWE, Pastor.
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Editor Andrews, of the Bruce
Newsletter, is off for well-earned
vacation, and has the nerve-for a
country newspaper editor-to an
nounce that his is to be a genuine
vacation, of about months dura-
ton He says it is not to be lone
of those little week end affairs,
where one gets back on Monday and
does two days work on Tuesday and
Tuesday night to make up for the
fishing he did on Saturday and the
day after. This is going to be a va
cation. On it we expect to get to
the country, and have already got
down our fish line from the place
where moth and rust doeth cor
rupt, and are in the market for lit
tie green frogs, angle worms, and
what not. We are going out in the
country where the dog wood barks,
and where you get wheels in your
head from eating garden truck No
we do not know where we are going,
but we are going on a vacation, and
may go crazy to get back on the
job of running the Newsletter be-
fore we get back
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TWENTY YEARS AGO
Items from our files of this week in 1895:
ApoIlonia

Np0ttOiiic
Our merchants are kept busy hand
ling goods.
F. J. Otis was in Chippewa Falls
the latter part of last week.
Mr.. Hammond, of Weyerhaeuser,
brought his little girl up here to
receive treatment on Wednesday.
The sawmill shut down on Wednes-
day noon and gave the employees
a two days vacation for the 4th,
and will resume work again this
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Jones, proprie-
tors of the Soft Maple House, were
in Apollonia on business Monday.
They returned from their visit in
Missouri last week and report a very
enjoyable time.
The celebration here yesterday
passed off pleasantly At about 2
o'clock in the afternoon the Odd
Fellows formed at their hall and
marched to the grounds, where
a goodly number had gathered. Rev.
D. L. Sanborn delivered the ora
ton, which was an excellent one.
When this part of the program was
finished the bowery was given over
to the lovers of the dance. The fire
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works in the evening were the best
part Of the days entertainment, af-
ter which there was a dance in the
hall which was well attended and
an enjoyable evening was spent.
Warner
DR.. Carnachan, Of Bruce, made a
professional call here Sunday, and
returned Monday.
Our schools were visited last week
by Co. Supt., Miss Shafer, of Chip
pewa Falls.
James Lavoy and Mr.. Hubbell
drove up from Flambeau last week.
James has new team Of driving
horses.
John Lindoo and family went to
Cumberland last Monday. Mr.. Lindoo
returned Tuesday, leaving his wife
and children to spend the 4th with
friends and relatives
Miss Hederington and Miss Bron-
sky each finished successful 2
months term of school last Friday
and returned to their homes at
Chippewa Falls Saturday.
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The Wausau Record-Herald is adj
vocating the sprinkling Of the streets
of that city with oil, saying that in
that respect it is far behind many
other cities. If Wausau is still u.s.
ing the old water tank to keep the
dust down it surely is behind the
times in that respect. Amigo start
ed some three or four years ago to
use oil and each year the amount
used has been increased until now
practically all the streets are
sprinkled with oil. 1t is the only
way to lay the dust properly and
Amigo would not think of going back
to the antiquated water tank sys-
tem.-Antigo Journal.
The "holler" that went up in La
dysmith when the innovation of
sprinkling the streets with oil was
started recently is apparently dying
down somewhat. AS will be seen
from the above, other cities that
have tried it are we'll pleased with
the results. Undoubtedly Ladysmith
will be when it has given Oil sprink-
ling a fair trial.