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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-13
/. ruupE Is NO WAY To END
,,p EXCEPT MEDIATION
AND DISCUSSION.
|OP BLOOD SHED.
/ rpou Nations to Proceed With
<euotiations so That Soldiers
,,ax be Sent Back to LabOrs
and Firesides.

3tW 1ORh. l"c.
today wirelessed all the rulers
Earring European nations urging
10 declare an immediate truce
hegin negotiations for ending
|worId war.
teuls message was sent by wire
! from the peace ship Oscar H.,
approaching Christiana with a
ko Of American peace advocates.
sare message WAS sent to the
Of every warning nation and
he heads of all neutral nations.
rpy was sent back to New York
Relay ships. Il WAS sent To the
Nourdam and then passed to
wireless station at Cape Race.
Ne earnestly entreat you anil
y other ruler of warning nations
|ecIare an immediate truce" urg-
|the message. "Let the armies
n where they are in the trenches.
B let negotiations proceed so
! the soldiers may be delivered
y another bitter winter in the
>ches and sent back to their
<gs and firesides. As there is no
h way to end the war except by
iation and discussion why waste
more precious human life for
sake Of humanity"
[nrls message contained an ont
Of the purpose of the peace
agers and informed the rulers of
|warring nationas that they have
1esire To intrude i'm their national
hrs, but rather To help them.
brd wirelessed 10 the United
IS IA copy of his peace
eage TO the rulers of war
! and neutral nations. 1t fol-
;:
ssire. We come at this time of
nble not To he an added burden
TO help end the strife; not to
|ude ourselves in your national
or national ideals, but rather
, desire to understand them
with a heartfelt desire to aid
a'ing the country in which every
tens of thousands of lives are
~ sacrificed. Your nation, like
~ one else. is fighting for nation
PAistence for the best nation
SO there can be no
phsiiahle differences. Such COM
Ideals must surely afford some
= On which To establish a mag
iiilous and honorable peace. The
ana women of your country and
Aii the warning countries have
'ea their loyalty. Enough blood
oeen shed, enough agony has
, endured and enough destruc-
wrought.
Inc time has come to stop the
:" Shed ard save the people from
i'et slaughter, ana save the civ
',oh Of the world humiliation
rum. Has the war not been
y enough? Il IL not proved
war cannot solve the problem
'e"'iH only to misery and loss >
y more lives he crushed. more
? ana mothers bereavcd before
sgi'hg Europe hieeds to death
: the wound which must be
y" rising desire of the people of
''"i nations il To convert the
=" disinteresteslness into active
' VIII has prompted the citizens
'' nited States oi America io
f'f Europe on the Oscar u witt,
mus purpose of joining with
's ~ European neutral nations
y organized effort a. help re-
peace on an honorable and
''s's To facilitate direc, ne
''''''s between sou and othe.
pug nailnu. We neuirals are
: '" i'in in a conference which
"''i'"ni dela, form ani submit
''N aud al mher b.Iigsten,
a. q basis -inuii sne.,u.il
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-13
GERMAN WAR COUNCIL HOLDS
An IMPORTANT CONFERENCE

LONDON. Dee l3.-Kaiser VIII
helm lis presiding AT am important
conference OF the German war conn-
eli on the western front today. ac-
cording TO the Copenhagen CORE
spondeni OF the Daily Mail 'The
conference is being attended by
Generals won Hladenburg. Won
Mackcnsen. Non FalkenhaYn and
member OF the Bulgarian and
Turkish general sfafs
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-13
ro I>NokE CoNSCRWrlo<
N THE CITIZENS ARMY

WASHINGTON. December Ia.
Chairman Chamberlain OF the SEN
ate military affairs committee this
afternoon introduced bill providing
Tor CONSUMPTION lI the citizens arm.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-13
ALLIED TROOPS WILL BE
ALLOWED To CROSS GREECE

SALONIKI. December 13.-Thc
Anglo-French and Greek militarJ
authorities have reached a satisfac-
tory agreement allowing the free
movement OF the expeditionary forces
to the Greek frontier in the zone
through which the allies are nov
retreating.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-13
ALLIED TROOPS RETREAT
ACROSS the GREEK n0RO{R

sALoNlkl. Dec. is. Dispatches
received here today confirmed the
evacuation OF Giesych ana poirnn
by the sIiies The nulxarians are
reported to be within ave miles az
the Greek frontier In pursuit III shs
fleeing esp-dttionAfy ior~ss.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-13
STREET CAR CREW HELD
Up BY MASKED BANDITS

Galveston, Texas, Dec Mask
ed bandits early today held up
street car and relieved the crew OF
$50.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-13

WAR NEWS Or ONE
YEAR AGO TO-DAY

= The Serbians retook BET
. grade. A British submarine
. sank a Turkish bastIeship ahd
. COO. men at ehe DardaneIIes.
. Russians cut an the Germans
. retreat from Northern Poland.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-13
CONQUEST OF SERBIA
HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

BERLIN. Dec. lathe conquest
of Serbia has been completed. The
Anglo-French forces have lSoes.
driven completely out Of SERBIAN
territory. General Tosioro's Rulgnri-
am array has captured DOiran and
Giegveii. the last serbian cities held
by the allies, il WAS oficialy an
nonnced this afternoon. Two Enwish
divisions were annihilatesi In the
tinal lighting.
After a man has been married
few years he doesn't blame a bride
groom for having stage fright.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-13

The p,uy iishs eises ,ae news
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-13

The Daily Light ssvss sAs -
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-13

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28
BY GOUVERNEUR MORRIS

tlon' one day crossing the cannus he
%aIe % lace TO face with the president.
MI Stq me professor of comparative biology.
ms one. who knew John Paul. whis-
ptred TO the other Hats were not being
morh that winter, and in order TO salute
'ue great men, John Paul bowed and
tsouChed ms forehead with his hand. elanc-
ing sidewise ("with goats eyes askance,o
the while GO "'N'''i'e
,,I ne president had eyebrows like
VI. VI, usnes' nests. Under them a pair of
.I,eudlsh-brown eyes twinkled amazingly.
IWo eyes twinkled, and then suddenly to
Jonh Paufs horror for a fleeing instant.
t put one. The president had winked at
nun. After that everybody winked. And
word was passed to the faculty to some
such effect as this:
-, Unless for conduct unbecomlng a gen
alone" "''''' ""'
He tasted popularity. And at first it
perpleXed him,
u g very curious" thought he: here
am no different from what | was a
I'lphth ago but now everybody scrapes
a@GVualntance, @ and laughs when l speak
lhey pass me for humorist. They think
am hne fellow, and all because | sent
Few barrels Of selected manuscripts to
an oldish gentleman with unusually
sound teeth.
However John Paul's popularity came
IL seems that he had the wherewithal to
hold II, for 1t stayed. Very many thought
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28

While John Paul was at college he lost
Stevenson and found Kiplng. The pill
Erimage which he had planned to make
to Stcvensons home In the South Seas
was off; and he went through the first
great grief of his life. His comfort was
certain plain tales from the Indian Hills
printed in double columns, and without
! covers. lie was sitting uncomfortably
when he opened the book and began to
read; he had not moved when he began
TO read some of the stories for the second
time.
He was never in doubt as to heir great
ness. He made his first unbi; ed literary
judgment and knew that IL was sound as
bell. Till that day he had never seen
Kiplings name. In all his after days it
was as familiar to him as his own. n
talisman an inspiration. a despair. Here
was n man who used old English in the
newest and most oT,liant ways. Even
Stevenson sent his riessages by stage
COACH but the newcomer tclcgraphcd,
telephoned. cabled photographed and
rocketed. Better than this, his were the
messages of things as they are: spoke
the wolf in the jungle what was in his
heart and the serpent down under the
sea; the Christian and the pagan each
what was trucst and humRnest in him
helf without gloss or convention. And
we'll that there was some poetry thrown
into the bargain, for excepting for
"Christobel" and the Ancient Mariner"
and some of Poe there had never been
any poetry in John Paul's life before.
For the first time he had some inkling
of the sort of thing he would one day
wish to write himself, namely, the truth
about things, ugly or beautiful, but the
truth. You must" he thought, write
ugly for the sake of ugliness, or beau
tiful for its sake, but the two in their
just mixture as the truth itself has them"
He began from that period to look down
on fctions which had any purposes but
that of truth-tellng; or which were
clumsy written. The milk and sugar
school of novels. and novels with an idea
of reforming something or other he held
in special contempt. "Only tell the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28

fourth day after Christmas, he was
standing on the porch forlornly
dreaming of mother and st n g
parties, and once in a while glaneing
down at the single skater that was
busy tracing fanciful figures on the
ice. This was not the first time that
he had watched the skater. He was a
boy of his own age and he had learned
from one of the teachers that he was
the son of a wealthy family that
lived on the other side of the river.
Henry looked longingly at the house
on the opposite bank and thought Of
Suddenly a scream rent the air. In
stinctively his eyes darted to the
skater. The ice had given way!
Horrified, Henry stood motionless
for just one second, then he dashed
down the terrace screaming, Hold
on to the edge, hold on to the edgel"
By this time only the boys head was
visible and he was struggling franti-
cally to catch hold of the broken ice.
Never thinking IF himself, Henry
raced fearlessly out on the ice. Ten
more steps and he would reach the
boy. He gave a low cry.
The head had disappeared under the
waterl
Continued tomorrow.l
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28
FARMER SMITHS
GOOD-BY CHRISTMAS, 1915!

How year Christmas come? Only once you say
and think foolish question for ask but am gong
Christmas in the year!
Perhaps would lot of and still more bother
but let ask think of this plan HAVE CHRISTMAS EVERY
DAY FOR YOURSELF
Give yourself something every day. -
Time yourself 10 get your
school, to your lessons time to bed
Give for there Will be another car
Hong in miss the first
such dreadful thing should happen you that you shud nave "
stay after school, remember that that time is LOST and you can never
make it
Now have Christmas every day. and the won
daf part nothing something and
make a deal happer FARMER sAiilIi
Chldrens Editor EVENING LEDGER
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28
Do You Know This?

l. 1-2-3-4-5 spells since, 6-2-4-7
spells rice. What does l-2-3-4-5-6-7
spell? Five credits.)
2. Write poem Of four lines about
New Years Day. (Ten eredits.)
8. What is ice? Five eredits.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28
RAINBOW CLUB
Henry'S Holidays

Henry Carson gazed Ionesomely
down the snow-draped terrace that
led from the low wide steps of the
Mills Academy for Boys to the ice
covered river beyond. This was his
first year at boarding school. 1t had
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28

required m u c h
S a vim g on the
part of his par
ents to send him,
and railroad fare
for the trip home
ward at holiday
time was some
thing beyond the
Ii it's of his
fathers income.
So, now, I h Q
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28

South 45th street, says, ~ am so glad
the great EVENING LEDGER has such
a nice club for us children, and | think
it has a very pretty name" Thank
YOU, little Miss Raleigh, for the COM
pliment!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28

nuns" Isn't that happy thought?
A0se and Victor Arata, New Market
.ss .ssst' are very faithful to the post
s.use box. They write very nice let
80 and your editor looks forward to
'sseiging them.
Il. Alzabeth Cunningham, Cynwyd,
-. ~ TWO miles from most of her
'''saas, but she is going to bring them
A; = closer to her by asking them to
~. ~ Inc Rainbow Club-a very good
-'' Elizabeth. Evangeline Raleigh.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28

Put / wouldn't
take it," Herman
didn't want to be
paid for b eing
nnd. Ann Eliza
9eth Grammar, At
lantie a City says,
q am going to
e Se very kind to
~ my little school
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28

Farmer Smith, Children's Editor,
EVENING LEDGER, Philadelphia.
| wish to become a member OF
your Rainbow Club and agree to
DO A LITTLE KINDNESS EACH
AND EVERY DAY-SPREAD A
LITTLE SUNSHINE ALL ALONG
THE WAY.
Name .............'''.'
Address ........,.....'''
Age ....,,.,..'.'''''''''''''''
School attend. nd.......,.......'..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28

Daily Sketch.
First Tommy-I've been winding at
n bit of wool that was sticking out
at the back of your neck for half
an hour
Second Tommy-You silly ass! You've
unravcled all the knitted vest Sister
Susie sent me.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28

Teacher Henry what is a hypocrite? d?
Henry-A hypocrite is n kid wot
comes to school wild smile on his
face.-Puget Sound Trail
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28
Our Postofice Box

Herman Fingeroth, who is in the
pleture gallery today, lived up to his
aanbOw pledge beautifully the other
eaS He writes, "A poor old lady
'npped and fell on the ice and l help
sa her up. She offered me a nickel,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28
Clever Kid

Mamma. l don't like TO play house
with brother Dick"
why not, dearie?"
"'Cause he buys candy cigars. then
says he will play papa, an I'm
mamma"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28
Wise Hubby
The Right Idea

Wife-What do you think OF that
lovely hat in this window?
Husband-I think it looks so splen-
did in its present position that il
would be a downright sin TO remove
II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28

She-I'll never marry n drunkard.
He-NOt II he happens to sober up
before the ceremony?-TeXas Coyote.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28
A German Potentate

--Heraldo Madrid
what are you keeping in that great
safe?"
"a loaf of bread and about two
pounds OF potatoes! A veritable treas
ure!"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28
t,GTl

Robert, how many times must tell
you that gentlemen do not put their
hands in their pockets while walking
with ladies'"
"I know It. ma, but I'm only with
you this time"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
Amusements
spOLTS

There'st fine vaudeville and plenty of 1t in the feature program thai, Manager Polf has arranged at. Folts the first half of the week. Ev9Ey number on the bill met with the h@sar- tiest approval yesterday when big au- dienees saw the opening performances.
 .sThe Miniature Revue" is one of the big features, introducing an elab- crate 1nannilxin novelty that is highly amusing. The repertoire Includes lffe-like vaudeville show. Fand a base ball game. The halting +of the game Ly a sure-enough rainstor<m was a fine piece of stage realism.
 Asian extra added feature Hunting and Francis. old favorites there, added to their widespread popularity They have a very happy little offering that combines 1aushab4e nonsense with catchy songs and dainty dances, and t@sy were immediately more popular than evers
 captain George Auger,t Bridgeports w~1I-lnown giant, was given a big hand when he appeared in his latest fairy tale idyll, -<Puss-in-Boots The loantaan wrote and staged the produc- tion himself and it's D credit to him. He has the support of 8 cast of n1nesf all Of whom are clever enterraanefss. lnlis Taaz music and dances are very good Keuneth sCasey, the< Vitagraph boy, i &uuesrad in person and showed !, that he Is as goodsas vaudeviIiian asfhe Is Eegeen player He hasa nifty offering iK7xu4 gives, especial opportunities for h2s many musical talents
 1hek Rayuaond Sisters, tn4 4ssonEs $that Jmra new and scatchy, were very good. ana, x4aW&on. a comedy juggfer. had la pdaasing number completing the y1udsEdHe program
 { EAzkurad sin the sphotoplay progran basxs zahe Blgger Man. ?, a five part, fil1nt- kx110np of RuperEs Hughes gTeatydrama fuR apc1ety, safhe Bridge The photo Ip1ay which sis intensely interesting. 8sas saxes Henry Kolkers thes eminent I~<zrszu5FSaAhlg cast
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
PLAZA

! sssazss tsznont Chs has the Plaza fla,M such a vaudeville program or xneR3MkhD oafhr local theatrNgOerS as Is fhesnar sDresenteds during the fore pars ! oes the current week and yes1eruaS 5 zadfances appreciatsd every moment
 1mra sr3ossrls 1s Go s1n sthe 1nsst.enter- ISmSv,5mzrgasswsH szssthA most mysterious lrnaa1c1nn act that has been 1sTased io- tzf4v this xsensDn, won instant fayor ID the headline position on the nalL MT hHnHznI is one. of, tho fcdevezest m the lhusaresy and he had 8 Hne of stunts that zpeze thorough1y original
 Flores 6 WIInams in thsdr comedy safeer7rrr entitled sky High With Sle wanvav zfuvped the show with the ap-
 naasueo they received Both are fin- l ssa,ed ,zDerfprmers and they have a very 1 neak ac4 which was greatly enhanced 1 by fsaH limitations of various musical
 instruments by the female mem6er or the dup
 EII15arnz B Sega1 were also given 8 ] hearty reception in a classy dancing
 skit that could nDt well fai1 to win i honprs-
 The, Musical McKays were five ex- ceedingIy talented gonng people m I Scotch costume with a musical and singing ofrerIng thai surpasses any 1 thing, in it's line seen here in many a moon Each individual member did q 2 speciality and 1t was all good from
 start to finish
 s-rhe Blue Mousse five part flr1aa-
 zation of the famous comedy of the Same name, with Madge Lessfng, the
 noted comedienne, in the title role. z was the big photo attraction and II I started a verItable riot of laughter in
 the opening scenes that was coming even stronger at the elose- If is a
 mixed up affair as those who have seen the play win remember and there is hardly room for breath-taking be- tween laughs It should prove a big drawing card this week
 AThe Averaging Sea-" and NJust a Look at Jake" filed the bill
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
CAPACITY AUDIENCE
 GREETS MISS SPOONER
 IN WHITE SLAVEsPLAY

Every seat in the house was taken
 early and numbers Of people were
 turned away at the. opening perform anceS last evening of tsThe Lure. 2 which Cecil Spooners stock company
 is producing there this " eek. The
 play deals with white slavery in a com
 else way It is clearly meant tos be a
 lesson to all young women There are fewer characters in the play than. in any of the previous ones which the
 company has produced here but the |sacHng itself is by far the best which
 they have given
 Miss Spooner does good work in the
 part of the girl and Psn Trenton has another congeniaI part as Robert Ma canley, the government deteetive. GIL berta Faust, as Katherine Lockwoo6a although she only appears during the second act, dominates the play by her exceptionally fine work ins the part Reta vinersy who has hitherto had comedy parts, is seen this week as the invalid mother. while MurieT Valentine as lTen, and Miss James as Carrie, the coloAed maid make the most of their roles Robert Lawrence as Captain Wilson, Philip Leigh las Paul Fred Clayton as the doctor have i1lelividual
 roles in which each adds ma teri all y5s to.
 his popularity George Kelly has the part of a detective
 The play is well staged and ts: thre9 acts are full of action and interest
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
WEST END THEATRE

Tonight Manager N. e. Lund of the new West End theatre on State street, fgFhomas Ince feature, '-The Reward fa mutual masterpiece in four parts. featuring beautiful Bessie f8arriscale. Added attractions: Where the Road Divided Lubin two part feature with Louise Huff, Edgar Jones and Earle Aetcalfe. 1tThe Quarrel" Vitagraph comedy, and ''In Spite of Him. Lubin drama with Ethel Clayton in the lead
 completes the program. Tomorrow, attraction extraordinary, Francis x
 Bushnan, supported by Marguerite Snow in stThe Second In Command the great Charles FFohman success in
 five parts. Thursday, t-ScandaI,'' by Lois Weber. author of "Hypocrites,'' featuring the SInalleys. a Universal Broadway feature in five parts. Fri day, Iubin presents Dorothy Bernard and George Soz1Ie Spencer in ssThe Dis trict Attorney by Charles Klein, au- thor of Third Deg-ee.'' Saturday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
EMPIRE

A death struggle between two minds as, the latest thing that the motion pie ture camera has been called upon to photcgraph This event occurs in 1asco production in which that sp1en- s11d actress, Blanche Sweet, is to short ~lx appear. supported b5 Carlyle Black veal and alI-stax Laaky case The fea- lure is being shown today
 A-Tq1e Case of Becky when 1t was ago bx the most artistic of theatrical prodncers, David Be1asco, was pro- nounced the sensaf1on of the theatrical decade Dealing as it does. with dual personality and hypnotisn, with Blanche Sweet SIS the victim, it is bound to Be a photodrarna of unusual interest
 Nass Sweet has s>never before been seen in ap1ay of this character. chang mig ag she does before the camera, from a pretty, sweet girl into 8 coarse, malicious creature entirely different froEa her usual self,
 As Dorothy, she is a. 5ovaBIe girl and through her gent1eAess, secures many positions by which to earn her living; but the moment she is crossed, her other personality asserts Itself in the form of Becky. little hoyden, whose contempt for everything and sharp tongue gets her immediately into all kinds of trouble.
 How Becky is killed and only Dor othy left, through the aid of hypnotism by Carlyle Blackwell, as Dr. John Ar mold. is brought out by an unusual train of exciting circumstances
 The cast is essentially an afl-star one as Theodore Roberts and James Neil1 are assigned the other two prin- cipal parts.
 An al1-feature program headed by the 18th episode of 1tThe Broken Coin,'' will be shown tomorrow
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
COLEBROOK MANS CAR
 WRECKED AT TWISTED

winsted, Sept 21-An automobile. owned by Jerome AIexandre of Cole brook, and used as a motor truck, was demolished on the Norfolk road about three miles above Winsted at. 3.45 o'clock yesterday afternoon The car, driven by the Alexander chauffeur, H. A. Gillette, travelling toward Norfolk. attempted to pass a runabout owned and driven by H. E. Atwood of Nor folk in which was Mr Atwood his mother, with his wife and daughter. As the larger machine drew near. to the runabout, the latter swerved into the middle of the road. and to avoid striking it, crashed into an iron rail ing, went up the road short distance. and turned completely around It was damaged beyond repair. No one was injured.