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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-14
TO BOOM FOREIGN TRADE
Postal and Commerce Department TO
Use Parcel Post.

WASHINGTON, Sept. IA. - The
postofice department, the federal
trade commission and the departm ent
of commerce have Joined hands in a
plan looking 70 a gigantic boom in
American foreign trade through the
medium Of a for eign parcel post. The
postoffice department is working out
the details.
The United States has treaties or
other arrangements relating to the
transmission Of the mails, with 6S for
eign countries and il is the eXpecta-
ton OF Postmaster General Burleson
10 revise all these arrangements so
that all restrictions on parcels will be
removed. He is also attempting 10
bring about agreements under which
parcels will be removed. He is also
attempting to bring about agreements
under which parcels post matter may
be sent 10 any of these foreign coun-
tries at a uniform rate of 2 cents a
pound.
The department of commerce and
the federal trade commission are gath
ering data 10 further the parcel post
extension. The government believes
that large quantities of sample goods
at least can be shipped 10 the remOt-
est parts Of the earth cheaply and
speedily.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-14
TURKS NEED ASSISTANCE
By a Special Correspondent.

ATHENS. Seut. IL am inform led
from a Turkish source that the high
er German command in Constantine
ople has notified Berlin that unless
assistance is received the Turkish
army cannot continue its resistance
beyond sept. 2Oth.
The critical state Of Turkey has
given rise to renewed rumOrs of an
impending Austro-G German attack on
Serbia. The northeastern corner of
Serbia at which it is supposed the
Germans will aim their attack, is a
position eminently adapted to a pro-
longed and stubborn resistance. I'm
less the ustrO-Germans bring up at
least so army corps. the Germans
themselves admit that the success OF
the movement could not be assured.
1t is doubtful whether the Germans
can spare so large a force.
If the German attack on Serbia CO.
incides with an attack by the Bull
garians. however, the position of Ser
bia would become critical In such n
contingency, however, the Graeco-
Serbian treaty would come into opera
ton and the obligations incumbent
upon Greece through her treaty alli-
ance with Serbia world be faithfully
fulfilled.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-14
LANDMARK BURNS DOWN
House on Farm Near Bristol Goes
With Barn.

ELKHART. Sept 14.-While l.. II.
Girton and family were in town shop
ing. their house, barn and grain
stacks at Bristol, Ind, near this
place, burned to the ground Monday
afternoon. The house, which was
land mark, we'll known TO people of
the surrounding country was be-
lieved to be the first that was seen in
flames and it is believed that the gas
Oline stove, which had been working
bad during the past few days, was
possibly the cause of the fire.
The smoke was seen from the New
York Central train within a half mile
of the fire and people at ElEhart
were notified. The loss was estlmat-
ed at about 81 900
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-14
BATTLESHlPS TO MEXICO
Kearsage and Kentucky to Relieve
Louisiana and New Hampshire.

WASHINTGON. Sept. 1.-THE bat
tleships Kearsarge and Kentucky have
been ordered from Philadelphia to
east Mexican waters.
1t was explained by Sec'y of the
Navy Daniels Monday night that the
purpose of the orders to these ships
is that they may relieve the Louisiana
and the New Hampshire which have
been for come time on the east coast
Of Mexico Mr.. Daniels says that it
is desirable that ships Of the Louis
lana and New Hampshire class be in
American waters to take part in the
coming fleet maneuvers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-14
CONFERENCE is OPENED
Daughters of Revolution in Session at
Exposition.

san FRANCISCO, Sept IA
conference Of &C delegates. repre-
senting Chapters OF the Daughters OF
the American Revolution in all parts
OF the country. opened In the Inside
inn at the Exposition grounds today.
Addresses were delivered at the
opening session Of the three days
meeting by Mrs. William Cummings
story OF New York, president general
Of the organization: Mrs Dunwiddie
of Indiana. grand vice-presit ent. and
Mrs. Florence Finch, national chair
man of the magazine committee
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-14
INSPECT DIXIE BEE LINE
Officers OF Association and 100 Boost
ers on on Trip.

EVANSVILLE. Ind. Sept. 1.-THE
officers OF the Dixie Bee Line assOcia-
uon, together with nearly 90 boost
ers left here Monday morning for a
trip Of inspection OF the roads in
Kentucky and Tennessee. between this
city AID Nashville. Tenn. They will
spend five days on the trip. on the
return they will decide upon the Off
cial route Of the Dixie Bee Line high
way, between this city and Nashville.
The proposed Dixie Bee Line high
WY Will extend from Nashville TO
Danville. Ill
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-14

INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 14.-Fred
Schroeder. 20, formerly shoe mer-
chant, committed suicide at noon
Monday by leaping from a window Of
an insurance company on the 18th
story of the Lemcke building to the
pavement in Pennsylvania street.
Schroeder had once before tried to
kill himself in the same building.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-14
BISHOP RACICOT is DEAD
Was Ordained to- the Priesthood i'm
1870.

MONTREAL, Sept. 14.-Mgr. 70
tique Racicot. bishop OF Pogla and
formerly auxiliary bishop of the Ro-
man Catholic diocese of Montreal, died
today at the Hospice Drapeaux ST
Threse. Mgr. Racicot was born at
Sault-Au-RecOllet on Oct 10. 1S45.
He was ordained in 1870 and in
1905 was appointed bishop Of Pogla.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-14

LOWFTI4 Mass. Sept. 14-Nearly
500 employees at the United states
Cartridge Co here went on strike
Monday. They are demanding the
elimination Of sunday work without
loss Of wages and increases Of Is
percent in pay for men and % per-
cent for women employees The conf
pany is working night and day on war
orders for the allies
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-14
"SHUR-ON" EYEGLASSES. 1918.

Others. 10-year gOld-illed $500.
Broken lenses replaced at square-deal
prices. Eyes examined free. DR..
PauPs optical service. 2O9 ]. NJ. $.
Bldg. AdVt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-14
TURK CITY is BURNING
PhOcaea il Set Aire by Bombardmen
of ships.

ATHENS. Sept 1.-THE Turkish
city of PhOcaea, on the coast of Asia
Minor. is burning as the result Of
bOmbardment by allied warships. The
city has been on fire since last Friday
when the ships began Smelling IL.
PhOcaea is % miles northwest of
Syrna.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-14
GERMAN SUB IS SUNK
WOrSted by French Torpedo Boat in
Mediterranean.

ATHENS. Sept. IA French tor
pedO boat patrol has sunk a German
submarine in the Mediterranean sea
between Mityline and Tenedos. IL is
stated in a wireless dispatch receives
today
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-14

sale Wednesday, different from held South Bend
ly McGns leadership value sensational purchase of 375 high
tables
whose have been asked withhold The revelation for such
merchandise tables will
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-14

hearty response thrifty shoppers who supply their furniture
savings No words adequately describe the
and just what this sale offers in the of style and quality to ea
full import of this
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-14
new DISCOVERY
FOR ECZEMA
Doctors Having Great Success With
AmOlON.

AmOlox is performing wonderful
cures after all other remedies have
failed IL is the prescription of a
weu-known physician who has used II
in his private practice For the first
time 10 Is now offered 10 sufferers Of
skin diseases at the leading drug
stores 4 weil-kHown doctor in
Youngstown. O.. writes. Il have used
AmoloX in four bad chronic eases Of
skin diseases. all OF which showed a
marked Improvement from the start.
Two are entirely cured"
AmoloN Ointment viii quickly re-
ieve pimples on the face. blackheads.
and clear up muddy complexion.
BAD chronic cases Of eczema. psOri-
asis. salt rheum letter lasting for
years. require both the AmOloN sOlu-
ton and ointment 90 effect a cure.
Tr.ai size. soc Guaranteed and rec
commended by Chaz CoOnley * Co
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-12-23
CHRISTMAS FOR THE BIRDS
Scandinavian Custom Of Providing
Feast Of Barley for Feathered
Creatures.

Among the other delightful traits OF
the Scandinavian people is their Gus
tom in their Yule festivities of think
ing not only Of the happiness of their
little ones, but of teaching these chill
dren to bear in mind the happiness Of
others and in particular of the animals
about them
At the Yuletide season, we are told,
the market place of Christmas pre-
sents very gay aspect, filled in as 1t
is with spruce trees of all sizes for
the children's festival. But there is q
feature in the Morse Christmas that
have not heard of in any other country
in that in this market place there Is
for each Christmas tree a Juleneg. or
little shear of barley; each person who
buys tree also buys a sheaf. Then,
when the tree is set up in the main
room of the house at Yuletide for the
BARN (born, as they are called in Nor
way) the sheaf Of grain is fastened on
the end of pole and put out in the
yard for a Christmas feast for the
birds!s
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-12-23
MANNER OF GIVING PRESENTS
Simple Little Embellishments Such as
Ribbons, Seals and Holly Count
for Much.

At no time does the manner of do
ing a thing count for so much as at
the time of Christmas giving; and
while in a few instances there are
those who overdo the outward embel-
1ishment of gifts. none of us now like
to offer the simplest little remem-
brance unless wrapped in spOtless pa
per, tied with gay ribbons and adorned
with bright seals expressing merry
greetings.
And this is as it should be for the
holiday season gains a great deal of
cheeriness and zest from the multi
plicity of beribboned white parcels
whisking to and fro, and we do not re-
gret the passing of the yellow paper
bundle of our grandmother's day.
But the attractive appearance of the
gift is not all that counts; we must be
careful of the how and when and
where of presenting it.
The time that custom more and
more sets apart for the exchanging of
gifts among friends is Christmas eve,
any time from dusk to midnight; but
Christmas day itself is sacred to pre-
senting gifts within the family circle.
Some families put all the gifts in
the library or living room, in separate
piles, and then, after a deliberate
breakfast, they all walk in and open
the packages in the presence of each
other.
Never give gift in person If you
can contrive to send it or put it where
1t will be found awaiting the recipient
when he or she is alone, for when re
ceived in this way the gift makes its
strongest appeal to ones appreciation
In giving money, even to near rela
tives, the utmost care should be takeI
to give it in the most delicate way
possible; especially If you know the
money is needed.
One of the cleveTest ways is to take
a tiny Japanese umbrella, place the
money in a paper bag and, after roll
ing and tying the bag around the up
per part of the handle underneath
close the umbrella over it and tie will
narrow ribbon.
Another good way is to present al
attractive little booklet with a checl
or a greenback for a bookmark, writ
ing on the flyleaf, mote page IA.
Turning to see what is noted, tn
fresh new paper money is seen an
the recipient appreciates the name
of its presentation no less than tn
material benefit.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-12-23
The Ten Commandments
for Christmas Giving
By HARVEY PEAKE

THOU shalt love the giver Of the gif,. because
d he has sent the gift.
2. Thou shalt remember Fret the very young and
the very old.
; Thou shalt buy within thy means. remember
ing the spirit Of the gif, and not the value.
2. thou shalt not become party to the mere
exchange Of gifts. Let thy heart go with each
and every greeting or present thou sendest out.
). Thou shalt make such gifts as thy skill may
warrant inasmuch as the work Of thy hands
gives aided value to the offering.
). Thou shalt tie up no bitter remembrsnces with
agift, but only peace and good will.
J. Thou shalt have thy #. ready several days
before the time Of delivery, that the immediate
days before Christmas may be filed with peace
and Happiness, and not with turmoil and frenzy.
3. Thou shalt seek the abodes Of the poor and
frendloss with such wholesome gifts 40 may
cheer and nourish their hungry bodies and
hearts.
?. Thou shalt not gu,h over thy gifts. Thou shalt
,howsthy gratitude in more sincere ways.
10. Thou sha, at earliest opportunity. give written
or verbal thanks for such kindnesse, as thy
friends may have bestowed upon thee at
Christmas.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-12-23
WHAT CANDLES SYMB0LlzE
Higher Meaning of Little Burning
Tapers That Ornament the
Christmas Tree.

It is little wonder we cling to the
old custom of lighting the little pink
and blue and green and yellow cam
dies. For we apprehend, am sure,
not altogether dimly, as we go about
touching them into flame, the shining
potency of those things they do but
symbolize-of goodness, of love, of
spirituality, and the far-reaching pow
or of these to tighten the. world. It
cannot be but the Tinsel Star was
right. The gifts and ornaments of
Christmas, fair and fitting though they
are, might all be done away with and
we should still have a very good
Christmas indeed If but the Christmas
candles shed their light.
Yet I do not forget that the Para
disc Bird scorned the little bits of
blackened candles that lay in the
Christmas box. We are very human
after all, and the candles of our kind
ness seem but little things sometimes
and soon burned out. Fail they may,
but there shall be, and with all the
more reason, others to take their
places.
Over again and once a year the hui
man spirit makes for itself festival,
and under the light of the abiding
heavens which do not fail-God's glow
ing heavens of stars that are forever
. lighted, forever sure-it lifts up the
/ tapers of it's own lighting, tapers
which, though they burn out humanity,
yet with touching devotion of faith
shall be replaced, relighted, rekindled
each year, as the blessed season comes
! around.
Types they are, these Christmas
candles, of our lives, so apt to fail and
of our purposes, so easily wasted, but
/ types also of our glowing longings, our
| luminous, unconquerable hopes; nor
can it be said that we have failed SO
f., long as we relight them, year after
year, pledge of our own faith in bet
! ter things, and to do honor to that
! Little Lord, whom, with touching de-
votion to the old shining symbol of "a
| light that shineth in darkness" she'd
/ ding blessing across our way, we still
! lovingly and how appropriately call
! "The Light of the World. Woman
! Home Companion.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-12-23
The Cakes Were Baked.
By Rev II. c. Miehael, D q

The great Dutch feast of st. Nicho-
las the first week in December last
year was celebrated in Holland with
difficulty. For one thing, the war cut
off the supply of almonds, for cen.
turtles a constituent of the famous
figures, or "speculaas,' baked out OF
St. Nicholas cake, as we'll as Of the
seasonable CONNECTION known as ban
ket." At the last moment, however,
a single shipload of almonds arrived
from Spain and partly saved the stu
alton There still remained the short
age of white -four due to government
restriction, and of cooks owing to the
mobilization Of the troops. But the
government removed its embargo for
the festival, and the bakers called up
to arms were granted weeks leave
at their ovens, and so the feast of St.
Nicholas held its traditional sway.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-12-23
WHAT NEW ENGLAND MISSED
Not Until Late in the SOS Was On.
servance of Christmas Fes-
tivaI General.

General as are today both the re-
ligious and secular observance Of the
Christmas festival, it is barely half
century since Christmas was tabooed
in large sections of the United States
as we'll as in other countries where
the old Puritan element predominated,
says an exchange. Even as late as
the SOS all through New England
Christmas as a holiday was ousted
by New Years, except in Catholic or
Episcopal families.
The old hatreds growing out of the
wars of the Reformation, both on the
continent and IN Great Britain, for
centuries practically abrogated this
annual festival wherever the Puritan
element or its posterity was the dom
mating factor in the community. The
following from Edward Eggleston's
Transit of Civilization" will give
something of an idea of the eclipse
which darkened the joyous holiday
history of the United States:
"In 1870 the Massachusetts legisla-
ture ordained that the mere abstain
ing from labor on December rs should
be a penal offense. The observance
of Christmas was held Objectionable
not only because it afforded opportun-
ity for the playing of games and pro-
family but because Christmas observ-
ance was iniquitous on its own ac-
count, for all honoring of days, times
or seasons other than the Sabbath
seemed to the fine spun Puritan mind
| a masked idolatry. The strict Puritan
Sabbath, first rigidly enforced in Eng,
land and Scotland, was early trans
planted In New England, where its
observance was, under similar penal,
ties, made as strictly compulsory as
was the nonobservance of Christmas.
One Of the old as we'll as the mod
ern features OF the Christmas service
was its magnificent music. But dur
ing the Puritan eclipse not only
Christmas music, but practically all
church music worthy the name, dis
appeared.
AS the religious prejudices and
hatreds, born in prosecutions. softened
with time, the Christmas festival grew
in favor even throughout the hostile
communities Of both Great Britain and
America.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-12-23
THE CHRISTMAS GOODNESS
BY Rev. George Hodges, Dean of the
Episcopal Theological School,
Cambridge, Mass.

And on earth peace. good will toward
men.
For a few weeks at least of every
year we take the Christmas lesson of
fraternity into our lives. Men and
women and little children have been
going about thinking what they could
do for others. The streets and shops
have been full of people whose arms
have been full of bundles. There have
been sweet domestic conspiracies in
every household. The idea has pos
sessed the community that the right
thing to do is to make other people
happy. For little while, as the year
draws near its close, and we look
across into a new time, it seems as If
the old manner of living were being
put away, with all its narrowness and
pettiness and jealousy, with its self
seeking and it's vicious self.content,
and as If the dawn of the blessed
millennium were already shining upon
the submits of the mountains.
For a few weeks the Christmas
spirit animates the churches. Tho
kingdom of heaven comes. What we
want is to have this fraternal time
continued. What we need is Christ
mas every day. II that blessed king
dom is ever to be established here; If
the will of God is ever to be done by
the employer and the workman, by
the landlord and the tenant; if the
present discomfort is ever to, met and
ministered to, it must be by the cub
tivation in US Of the Christmas good
ness. We must learn the lessons of
simplicity and fraternity. We must
follow more closely the blessed foot
steps of his life who on this day for
our salvation was born at Bethlehem.
and Graded in manger.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-12-23
A Christmas Carol.

Twiddle-de-dum,
Twiddle-dum-de,
Playing the game of Expectancy,
Under the glare of the Christmas tree,
Blending of craft and philanthropy
Marvellous game of humanity,
Twiddle-de-dum,
Twiddle-dum-dee.
Twiddle-de-dum,
Twiddle-dum-dee,
The rules are az simple-just listen and
see;
The gift you receive should be worth
about three
OF the one you bestow upon-possibly me
Annually tempting the powers that be;
Twiddle-de-dum,
Twiddle-dum-dee Life.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-12-23
WHY YOU HANG STOCKINGS
Popular Christmas Custom Said to
Have Come Down to Us From
Old italian Practice.

There is a story from Italy which
some suppose to be the beginning of
the present idea of the Christmas
stocking. Years ago good old st.
Nicholas of Padua used to throw
knitted purses with money in them in
at the windows of the poor. These
knitted purses were not unlike a
stocking without foot, and later it
became the custom of the people to
hang this knitted sack Just inside the
window that st. Nicholas might put
something In as he passed. When
these purses went out of use the
stockings were substituted. In the
northern part of Italy it was little
too chilly to leave the windows open
and the stockings were hung by the
mantel place so that they might be
filled from the chimney.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-12-23
Christmas Rites.
Life.

One OF the charms OF Christmas 10
it's perpetuation of ancient rites and
customs. The Christmas tree, the mis-
tletoe and the holly, the chants and
anthems, Santa Claus and the rein
deers-an bark back to earlier centu-
ries when life was simpler and man
kind sought its Joys on less intensive
plan. In a sense, there is no such
thing as a modern Christmas. though
we may give 1t modernist touch here
and there.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-12-23
EAT REMAINS OF CANDLES
Christmas Services Among the Eski-
mos of Labrador-Part Most En-
joyed by the Children.

Somebody has said that when the
world was being made the Creator
gathered up all the waste material he
had left over and made Labrador out
of it. Some people say the Creator
never intended it to be inhabited. But
inhabited it is with a sturdy, taciturn
band of Eskimos, who, thanks to the
Moravian missionaries who have pene-
trated to that country, celebrate
Christmas in their own peculiar way.
AS service time in the church draws
near all the inhabitants, old and
young, the men on one side and the
women on the other, are waiting in
eager expectation. 1t is quite dark
by four o'clock and the bell rings. All
como trooping in clad in the best
clothes they can muster.
No one stays at home from these
services unless he is sick or lame,
and whenever it is possible sleighs
are used to bring these disabled ones
to church.
FIR the little children the happiest
part of the services comes later when
each child receives a lighted candle,
syrlbolizing the light of the world
Each candle stands in a white turnip
which serves as candlestick. Most
of the candles are made from deer
tallow which the Eskimos bring to
the missionaries. After the services
the children eat not only the turnip,
but what is left of the candle as we'll.
One year only about ten persons,
mostly men, could come from the
nearest island. The ice had been
driven together, and rather than miss
the Christmas service they had risked
their lives in crossing over on that
moving, heaving, broken ice to the
mainland. Then they had to climb
the mountains and walk through the
deep snow until they reached the mis-
sion station after twenty-three hours
of danger and fearfully exhausting
march through the snow.
How happy they were to be in time
to celebrate the Christmas festival in
the house of their God! About six
days later, when the ice had formed
all the rest of the people came, but
oh! so sad and downhearted. Like
little children they told the mission
aries their tale of sorrow. They de
scribed how sad they all had been
when they found that it would be i'm
possible to come to the mission sta
ton for the Christmas service.
Day for Little Ones.
Do you think enough of the chill
dren? After all, Christmas is day fol
the baby and the little ones.