The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-11

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1 WASHINGTON, Dec. n.-Women
81 mourning earb and men with SOL
emn faces. waiting IN line these days
m over the United States before post
pface windows where foreign money
pfaoeo are issued, tell wOrdless Dto-
u Of the sorrows 0f wars destruction
reaching across the seas to America.
A third Christmas-tide Of world con-
f1ict has seen long lines OF happy folk
radiant with holiday spirit at the
prospect Of sending something home
to the old folks, turned into silent
parties Of mOurners, sending back
money to alleviate suffering and filed
with anxiety and distress with the un-
certainty Of It's safe arrival. There
Is also the grave uncertainty that
when q gift reaches its destination
no one will be there to receive it.
Postal clerks have been quick to
note the change. Veterans in the SER
Vice who have been issuing Christmas
money orders to all parts Of the globe
for years say they no longer hear Gag
eFly told stories of the gifts the mon
ey was to buy. They hear only hopes
that 1t may arrive safely to provide
food, clothing and fire or perhaps med
icine.
The line is q little shorter and the
peoDle average much older this wear
than formerly. It's decreased num-
bers ia attributed to the fact that
the government, despite determined
efforts. is unable to guarantee safe
and speedy delivery of money orders
in the war zone. Old age has taken
its place In line because the sons of
MANY are now across the seas on the
lighting fronts.
Through the postal money order de-
partment the United States will he
Santa Claus to far more people of the
Entente allies than of the Central
Powers this year. Delivery of orders
in England and France have been in
terfered with only slightly. No deliv-
erv. ia being made into Austria and
German points receive their orders
late n indeed they POT tham at all
virtuaIIv No orders arc being sent
~ Russia largely hacauso Warsaw
which WAS the central station for the
tho navment NJ orders now 10 in tho
war zone This Situation has affected
the money order recnints in th;s com
| try greatly ton for IN former wears
Rnssians IN the limited states lad all
the remaining foreienhorn citizens in
sendino money home at Christmas
time
Prisonore ~ war will rooo;vo mor,,
money ORDERS This Chr;stmas The
| a. narticnlarlv trna in ENGLAND
where daIiverv ia pood Rv on ocroo'
ment made several wears 400 IN .
convontion IF var;ous Countries 70 Of.
| feet a nostal agreement II was arranp.
ed that orders to prisoners of war
should he transmitted FREQ of charge
and tho Tinted Ctatoc 10 1;vino nm 70
the Armament scrunuousIv
Suhmarine activities have had nuch
IN do with docroas;nc tho rhr;stn,o.
business in foraign orders ond r. tbo
totaI for th;s voar fa1ls ha,,u, Tho. fnr
1o1S os ~ nrohah1,, ,,,;II +ho ,,ndar
eaaa 1;nors can no blamed for n,,,nt' of
the docroosa .ooord;no ~ r,,;rd A. -.
s;st.nt postn,.stor Canora, nnn11ar,-
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met how, no,o,, tho snh,,,ar;,,a ao+;,,;
tios hovo affactad Tho n,onar or5or
huoinoss ho sa;d "hu+ thoy bayo
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