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The Washington herald., 1917-12-15
9rom the pulptts
AROUND the City

before the Christmas manifested itself
cey and helpy and especially the churches mediums
for this glad spirit every soldier sailor and marine testify
This spirit itself felt
giving me when the boys in uniform asted sumptuousy
and cordially by the people, both in church and of Washington
LONELINESS BLOTTED OUT.
But is Christmas time that the cheer Of the church
reading the evening parties the endness of the church
people, nothing of the gifts and the Christmas dinners will
blot lonely thoughts that would otherwise addn
holidays hundreds of who of necessity,
away from home this
. SERVICES IMPELLING PRINCIPLES.
There church but whose and giving
than Christmas time; whose
young people doing their Bit and whose not
week rolls around do than before for
his people, and all of this the hundreds of strangers
within gates who serving their country in civilian capacities
and the in khaki
This of unfsh service which sugng the
chiefly through churches be fad but
spirit that WILL make the Christmas long
delayed, of Peace earth, good will to men,"
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THE ONE TRUE MAN.

Billy Sunday is soon to come to
Washington to convert the city. This
despite the fact that the city has been
converted into prohibition by the in
huence Of William J. Bryan and some
Of his school. There are many evan
gelists Of varying degrees who are saw
ing Washington, or wishing to save it.
Zone novelty remains" said a MEM
ber OF the Cabinet recently. land that
is that we have not been treated to a
speech by a female evangelist. But a
woman tackled Paris once. Did you
ever hear about her?
''In one Of her addresses she said:
There is a man in this hall who is
untrue to his wife! / am going to
throw this hymnbook at him. So say
Ing. she raised the book as IL to throw
1t, and every man but one in the audi
ence ducked instinctively Whereupon
she blistered the dodgers and lauded
the one true man.
Afterwards she learned that he was
deaf and dumb. b."-Philadelphia Press.
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AID RED CROSS
FROM PULPIT
Clergymen Will. Assist in
Washington Member
ship Campaign.

Hundreds Of clergymen in Wash
ington Of every denomination, to-
morrow will make pulpit appeals in
behalf Of the Washington campaign
for membership in the American Red
Cross.
An outline of the campaign plans
was addressed to them yesterday by
Henry P. Blair, chairman Of the Dis
trict campaign committee. George z.
Fleming also addressed letters to
banks in Washington.
Cards on Car Fenders.
The Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company, and the Capital Trac-
ton Company have given permission
for the display on the tenders of
cars a poster. The United Cigar
Stores Company gave permission for
the use of three vacant stores which
they have leased.
A sample Of the comprehensive or
ganiZation being built up which will
reach every worker In Washington,
and even will extend into every home.
Is given by a three page set Of in
structions issued yesterday by DR..
W. c. Woodward to the members of
the committee which will work under
him in seeking to induce every Dis
trict employe to Join the Red Cross.
The instructions state: You are re-
quested to communicate personally,
or through competent and properly
accredited agents, with every person
employed in the branch Of the Dis
trict government assigned to you,
and to offer each an opportunity to
enroll as a member of the American
Red Cross"
Prepare Bulletin.
A similar plan already has been
formulated to reach every employe
in the Interior Department. A bull
letin has been prepared, bearing a
copy of President Wilson's procla-
nation urging that Americans show
both the Christmas and patriotic
spirit by Joining the Red Cross dur
ing the first Yuletide season that
the nation has been at war.
More than thirty OF the fifty
booths which will be placed about
the city already have been located.
These locations follow:
National Savings and Trust Co..
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WHY'S BILLY SUNDAY?
WASHINGTON MEN TOLD
DR.. Walker Addresses Meeting at
Home Of Charles Henry Butler.

The wherefore OF Billy Sunday was
explained last night TO prominent
Washington men, guests at an in
formal dinner at the home Of Charles
Henry Dutler, 15S street Mr.. But
Ter is recorder Of the United States
Supreme Court.
DIR. James (. Walker, advance rep
resentative OF Billy Sunday, was the
principal speaker. He outlined the
campaign work and explained the
workings Of the organization behind
Sunday revivals.
Much interest is being shown in the
coming campaign by officials high in
the government service and by promi-
nent members in both houses OF Con-
gress.
Government heads have assured the
Sunday campaigners OF their hearty
support in the movement. One OF
the features at the Tabernacle will be
q section especially reserved for
members OF the Cabinet and other
high officials.
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Munsey Trust Co.; CornwelPs;
Woodward Building; Union Trust
Co.; Evans Building; w. b. and A
station; Y. w. c. A; Keith's The
ater; willard Hotel; Raleigh Hotel;
Ebbitt House; office Of The Star;
Y. NJ. c. A; Farmers and Mechan-
les National Bank; National Saw
ings Bank; Congress Hall Hotel;
Powhatan Hotel; Grafton Hotel;
1904 Pennsylvania avenue; Lafay-
ette Hotel; Lansburgh's; Golden
berg's; National Bank of Washing
ton; Washington Loan and Trust
Co.; F. II. Kramers flower store;
Dulin and Martin; post office; Union
Station; Capital Park Hotel; Conti-
mental Hotel.
Two women will serve in each of
these booths. in shifts of three
hours. Mrs. William Z. Shannon
has charge of the assignment of
the uniformed corps OF the Red
Cross to the booths.
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Sunday School Lesson

Golden text: Remember the Sab
bath day, to keep it holy.-Exodus,
20:S
Lesson text: Nehemiah, 13:l5-22.
Nehemiah was essentially a re-
former and a reasonable and Just one.
While the phrases "civic spirit" "the
minimum wage" duties OF social
classes toward each other" had not
been coined at that time, Nehemiah's
life was a definition of all these
things. He gained Justice for the
peasantry, relieved them from the op-
pressions OF the mobiles, lightened their
burdens OF tax and in all ways dealt
with them so honestly and justly that
1t was no wonder they worked with a
will at building up the walls of Je-
rusalem.
On his return from a season at the
court Of Artaxerxes Nehemiah found
gross violation Of the law in Jerusa-
lem, which the mobiles made no effort
to check. First, he took the mobiles
to task, reminding them of all the
woes that had come on their fathers
through just such failure to honor
Gods laws. then he proceeded to bar
out the unlawful traffic from the city
on the holy day. Diplomatically ne
trained the Levites to act as guar
dians Of the gate on the Sabbath day,
thus enlisting the spirit of this class
in the work of keeping up the stand
ard.
rs In those days I saw in Jerusa-
lem men treading wine presses on the
Sabbath and bringing in sheaves and
lading asses herewith; as also wine,
grapes, figs and all manner of burdens
which they brought into Jerusalem on
the Sabbath day, and testified
against them in the day wherein they
sold victuals
''16. There dwelt men of Tyre there
in, who brought in fish and all man.
ner Of wares and sold on the Sabbath
unto the children of Judah and in Je-
rusalem.
1T. Then I contended with the no.
bles Of Judah and said unto them,
What evil thing is this that ye do
and profane the Sabbath day?
'1S. Did not your fathers thus, and
did not our God bring all this evil
upon us and upon this city? Yet ye
bring more wrath upon Israel by pro-
flaming the Sabbath.
''19. And 1t came to pass that when
the gates of Jerusalem began to be
dark before the Sabbath commanded
that the doors should be shut and I
commanded that they should not be
opened till after the Sabbath, and
some Of my servants set 1 over the
gates, that there should be no burden
brought in on the Sabbath day."
80. So the merchants and sellers
Of all kinds Of wares lodged without
Jerusalem once or twice."
'21. Then I testified against them
and said unto them, Why lodge ye
about the wall? If ye do so again I
wall lay hands on you. From that
time forth came they no more on the
Sabbath"
''22. And commanded the Levites
that they should purify themselves
and that they should come and keep
the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath
day. Remember unto me, o God, this
also and spare me according to the
greatness of thy loving kindness"
Thus Nehemiah brought to Jerusa-
lem the conviction that the Sabbath
should be kept, and he put his con-
victions into the life of the city. Later
Ezra and his fellow scribes brought
over the written law of the Sabbath
and other matters and built on Ne
hemiah's foundation. Jesus, long
after both, taught the real purpose of
the Sabbath as Gods gift to man for
man,
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DR.. Steck to Write
Herald's Sermon

Rev. DR.. Charles F. Steck, pastor
II the Lutheran Church Of the
Epiphany. who will write The
aerald's Sunday sermon, Is known
rs one Of the really conservative
divines Of the city.
Prior to his taking charge of the
Church Of the Epiphany DR.. Steck
served charges at Muncie, Ind,
Louisville, KY, Springfield, Ohio,
and Frederick, Nd.
Rev. Steck received his masters
and doctors degrees from Witten-
oerg College and Theological Sem
mary Of Springfield, Ohio.
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20

and in Worcester. Mass, he aoded
1000 men to the Bible class enroll
ment. In Atlanta, where Billy Sun
day is about to wind up a success
full campaign, DR.. Dewey enrolled
more than 1000 members and later
wsf sfnspumental in organizing classes
for Soldiers.
Mrs. Dewey IL In Washington with
Or. Dewey, and to his wife DR..
Dewey gives credit fdr much OF the
inspiration behind his great work.
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Pleas for MaEasines.

The Salvation Army, which is doing
wonderful work in the camps OF bott
America and Europe, sends out a
plea for books and magazines for the
soldiers. They wish to emphasize the
fact that magazines bearing dates
such as 1898 and 1894 are not wanted
by the soldiers. but that those of the
last two months will be greatly ap-
preciated. This organization has one
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To Deliver Address,

Rev. A. c. Gaeberlein. D. D.. of
New York City. the editor OF Our
Hope" will deliver an address in the
assembly hall of the Central Y. NJ.
c. A. tomorrow afternoon at Ais upon
the timely subject, THE Fall OF Jeru-
salem" Mr.. J. E. Milholland will
preside.
1t was formerly announced that Dr.
Gaebelein would speak upon the
The Washington herald., 1917-12-15

Prince Of Peace" but because of the
capture Of Jerusalem by the British
the subject for this meeting has been
changed. The meeting is open to the
public.
The Cieman Gospel Team Of the Y.
M. c. A. will have charge Of the SUM-
day evening service at Calvary NJ. z.
Church, South.
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Vermont Avenue Church.

s Rev. Earl Wilfiey will preach at
the Vermont Avenue Christian Church
tomorrow on the subject Gods Ger
,fainties." In the evening there will
be a special song service of familiar
Gospel hymns, led by the new
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PRESBYTERIAN.
N. Y. Ave. Presbyterian Church
N. Y. Ave-, 18th and H Sts.
DIR. WALLACE RADCLIFFE, Pastor.

Music led by Quartet Choir.
II 90 a. m.-Public worship; sermon BY the pas
tor.
500 p. m.-'THE DRAMA OF JERUSALEM" "
80 a. m.-Bible school.
9'I5 a.. m.-Adult Bible classes.
s45 p. m.-Christian Endeavor Society.
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Church of the Covenant.
CONNECTICUT AVE. AND N ST

Shufch OF the covenant.
CONNECTICUT AVE. AND N ST.
Open Every Day and Evening.
Minister. REV. CHARLES WOOD.
Minister-iucharge Of Peck Chapel
REV. CHARLES TEVIS.
Assistant Ministers:
REV. JOHN CARRUTHERs.
REV. ALBERT BROOKHOUSE.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER N
go a. m.-Sunday school.
II 90 a. m.-Moming service. Dr.. Wood breaches.
$50 p. m.-Afternoon service. Prof. Z. Chiera,
Of the waldensian Church. will
preach. Music by the Triple Quar-
tet
$50 p m.-Christian Endeayor Vesper service.
$50 p m.-Social hour. to which men in uni
form are especially invited. Music
and refreshments.
80 p. m.-Evening service. DR.. Woods sub
ject: LETTERS AS WEAPONS
OF WAR" The evening choir OF
100 voices will sing. Sydney Lloyd
Wightson, musical director; Har-
vey Murray. organist.
Monday, Dec. It. p m.-Girls' Club.
Tuesday. Dec IS. p. m--CoVenant Com
munity Choral Club.
Wednesday, Dec. le. p m.-EEening choir
and oratorio section rehearsal. An with good
voices welcome.
Thursday. Dec. % So. m.-Midweek prayer
service.
Friday. Dec. q. p. m.-orrhestra practice.
Come and bring instrument
Saturday, Dec. q 8 D. m.-Twenty- seventh
weekly reception for soldiers and sailors. En-
tertainnent and refreshments.
COOPERATING IN THE BILLY SUNDAY
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SUNDAY BIBLE
WORKSTARTED
DR.. George G. Dewey Be
gins Recruiting Men for
Big Campaign.
by ARTHUR JOYCE.

This country's real Bible class build
er is DR.. George G. Dewey. now
in Washington in advance Of the
Billy Sunday party to organize mems
Bible classes in every church CO.
operating with the revival cam
paign.
He has started out to enroll ap-
| proximately 1000 new Bible class
members in Washington. And he's
going to do IL! Already he is en-
rolling men at the rate Of nearly
], 200 each week
He has been working in Wash
ington for nearly a month and on
Sunday his emissaries in the differ
ent churches will hold a big rally
at which reports will be submitted
showing the results OF the work to
date. 1t is DR.. Dowey's plan to
have at least 1000 mems Bible class
members seated in the big Taber-
the first Bible Class Night" during
the Sunday campaign here in Janu-
airy and February.
| Glasses show Increase.
DR.. Dewey found on his arrival in
Washington a total enrolment in
mems Bible classes Of about 1000
He at once got his membership
| campaign under way and in nearly
all of the churches cooperating in
the Sunday revival there has result
ed a marked increase in member
ship.
Some of the churches have already
reported fifty new members; some 100
and others several hundred.
DR.. Dewey oozes over with the pro-
verbal Sunday pep" He's one Of
| the real ''live-wire' members Of the
Sunday party. He's on the job in
Washington nearly all OF twenty-four
hours each day and when he isn't
busy talking to a gathering Of men
on the efficacy of Bible study, he's
interviewing pastors and talking with
men in the streets.
Back in Philadelphia. during the
| Billy Sunday campaign there, Dr.
Dewey enrolled 5000 men in 500
classes of 100 members each. In
Boston he enrolled a similar number
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Fifth Baptist Church

Rev. John E. Briggs, pastor OF the
Fifth Baptist Church, will preach on
"Paurs Conception Of Christi at the
morning hour. At night the subject
Is "If Christ Should Come to Wash
ington." The ordinance of batism
will be administered at the beginning
Of the evening worship.
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bible Class CamnnIxn.

The Palmer Bible Class of the Pet
worth Methodist Episcopal Church,
Grant Circle and New Hampshire
avenue. is engaged in a campaign to
enroll 200 men. The class meets every
Sunday at 10 o'clock. l.. E.-Palmer,
a member of the Washington bar, is
the teacher. The following officers
are in charge: President, John d.
Cox; vice president, B. S. Kimbrell;
secretary. Archibald Lindsay; treas
urer. Joseph A. Rice. The campaign
manager is John D. Cox. and the cap
tains are D. A. Defendorf and Charles
Z. Coon.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-15

Morning Subject, "Henven Help"
How a Washington Man Made His
Guests Pay for Their Dinner" is the
subject of E. Hez Swem's story to-
morrow night at the Centennial Bap-
tist Church. The morning subject is
sEHeaYen HeIp."
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chorus. DR.. Wiley will deliver a
short sermon on The Gospel in
Song"
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Ethics Of PIcketinR.

"The Ethics of Picketing'' is the IT,
tie Of an address to be made at the
meeting Of the Washington Secular
League at Pythian Temple tomorrow
at p. m. by Miss Maud Younger Of
California, representing the National
Woman's Party
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Important Notice
Herald Advertisers

The change in the departing
time of trains of the various
railroads makes it mandatory
that The Herald go to press,
daily and Sunday. about one
hour earlier than heretofore.
Advertisers are requested to
send in their copy as early as
possible to The Herald office
to insure proper classification
and printing in the following
days issue.
The Washington Herald
The Washington herald., 1917-12-15
HAILED A NEW TOPIC.

The kindergarten had been studying
the wind all week-its powers, effects.
etc until the subject had been pretty
well exhausted. To stimulate interest
the Kindergarten said in her most en-
thusiastic manner:
Children, as I came to school to-
day in the trolley car the door open
ed and something came in and kissed
me on the cheek. What do you think
1t was?"s
And the children joyfuliy answered.:
THE Conductor!'-Harper's Magazine.
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Petworth Baptist Church.

The Sunday school of Petworth Bap-
list Church was delightfully."- enter
tanned in a fifteen-minute sermon the
other day by Rev. DR.. Samuel G. Neil
Of the American Baptist Public So
ciety, entitled Watch"
Watch your words.
Watch your actions.
Watch your thoughts.
Watch your company.
Watch your heart.
At the regular meeting Of the
Women's Missionary Society, under the
leadership Of Mrs C. G. Elliott, chair
man OF the program committee, there
was given on Tuesday evening, the
nth instant, a pageant entitled Dark
ness and Light" At the conclusion OF
the pageant there was presented a dia-
logue written by Mrs. Elliott.
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Cures Colds I'm Mexico
LAXATIVE BR0M0 QUININE tablets remove
the cansa EW.GR0VE's simatnrs oa bon. no
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Social for Enlisted Men.

The Mt. Pleasant Congrc gational
Church. on Columbia Road just west
OF Fourteenth street, will hold its U.s.
ual Saturday night social for soldiers
and sailors this evening, 7:30 to 1880
o'clock, and all enlisted men are in
vited. There will be bowling, basket
ball. old-fashioned games, music,
some dancing and refreshments.
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representative who Is collecting
knives, forks and spoons for the peo-
pie Of Belgium.
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Pastors to Meet.
A special meeting OF the Pastors
Federation will be held Monday. De-
cember II. at II a. m. in the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Rev. J. G. Shearer, d. D., Of Toronto,
secretary Of the Board of Evangelism
and Social Service of the Presbyterian
Church of Canada, will address the
federation on How Canadian
Churches Have Successfully Blended
Evangelism. Social Service and Civic
Reforms"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-15
- Unitarian Church.


The Liberal Religious Union Of All
Souls Church, Fourteenth and l.
streets, will be at home to young peo-
pie tomorrow evening from s to $3.50.
An illustrated travelogue on Chile will
be given by Mrs. Edison s. Bastin,
who has recently returned from that
country. The soloist for the evening
will be Mrs. T. J. Kemp. There will
be a social hour with light refresh
ments. A special invitation is ex-
tended to young men and women in
military or departmental service.
Miss Clara B. McQuown will speak
at the vesper services at the Y. w.
c. A. tomorrow at 4:30 o'clock in the
afternoon. Miss McQuown's topic will
be Experiences in the Orient"
Soloist, Miss Katherine Altemus. The
Y. NJ. c. A. building will be opened
from 1:30 to 7:30 in the evening.
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COOPERATING IN THE BILLY SUNDAY
CAMPAIGN
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Golden text: Remember the Sab
bath day, to keep it holy.-Exodus,
q
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Proving "The Digest"

subject of interest and get the vital points in
You will admire its stand for the whole truth when you
every question presented from every viewpoint You will
eel the appeal of its many interesting stories of individual
experience and enjoy the humorous suggestive cartoons You
will follow the example of 100000 others and read THE
If you won't.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-01
THE BRAGGART.

Let IS compare notes. For instance: the Juneau Dispatch on September ?. imparted t6 it's readers the news that the government cable
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-01

had finished its campaign. the originators of the campaign requested the Progressive-Miner to be- gin it was refused. Had the party of the first part to the contract kept its end, which was resumably-through the Empire; the latter would not be bragging of its large circu- lation as it is doing at every opportunity.
 The braggart says: And not only the En- pire subscribers but all other newspapers are wiring to the Empire for service knowing that the Empire will get it if there is any way pos sible."
 The Empire should have made an exception insofar as the ProgreSSive-Mner is concerned We have asked no service from the Empire. We are paving the wireless service for all We are get ting and not the Empire. Neither have We re ouested any service from the Empire. This "al the newspapers statement is pure fabrication on the part of the Empire.
 The story of this affair is told to merely show that the Empire is extremely fond Of toot- ing its little horn.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-01

Let IS eorpare notes. For instance: the Juneau Dispatch on September 27. imparted to it's readers the news that the government cable had parted in the following;
 "Tha s5reramsa, cable wen; out ot com, a>>5oa a. D. -a- yesterday. and wAa. Ett2e 'e3e- --ap1 oavs is .a tas mornings issue came drift z-z 5a over sae wireless iaSt night. Owing io -az excessive press r2.e Ia comparison to the commercial. rae charged 1x ,as Ma-ooai he press =7ar-s 75sl as err zaaa-e- ua-5. tae cable is pared. However. tae Dispatch vii try % give rzaze-S as -sacl .. t1s regular night Associated P#5zz ss-s.cs as = possible
 On the same day. the Juneau Empire, in making the same announcement goes further and says:
 -I- -as meantime The Empire always ene7- z-e az3 always demanding -Ae bes,. 10 matter waa- tae eos. aas wired saa Associated Pts$s s- Saa---a send -1e news ot che world by wire jess ss .sa-.z three .Aousa2t subscribers are de pending ea -1ss medium fer var news. general
 news :-5a a6-oo5. .5- news os tae Argentine -zaa1.s Ps-4-> p-oaae.e breaking diplomatic re- .zze.s --:-a Germany. .Ee labor situation . -ae t-s-as S-a-sz a-t sores U o;ae- ialpo-taa; .rz< and t.e4 -la unexpected And no, o2.y The Ea7--e subscribers bur a.. other newspapers a-z sir1s .5 The Empire for service, knowing -Ha. .-s Empire Nil se. i i: there is aay way possible
 ~rss e-zsz -a.z ea -as Ua.-za s.2.=- o7nisis ezz cen so- a.s=r word and over T ---e,4ss ..s s--ss -a.z ls =@-es eer.z-sa 7 --1pire =rs- hare =1s news and ne Instructions . he Associated Press vs-s @C.fa us he Nevs
 '.Naar.r .hrae thousand subscribers. The Empire = long way from that. and had the Enl- p:re beer fair ;l rhe automobile campaign. it would b7 S.E e loc ot subscribers that t claims nes7. - -aa -.-ne the Empire started is cam pa.gn . secure subscribers by promising to asra-a s.a automobile . he person who brought i, the 1e-zzst 1awber q subscribers been fair. i. would es- have insisted in keeping the Pro gresSige-1t.ner aut q the race. The Miner had . contract -a -ae sane end and the campaign was . t.v= started q ne same time that the Empire -ar-45. 1Ie as the Empire had secured s-..- ;- t,--;=--7 = ]~-;,,~ -h, tire field 1o itself ae rhe time. Later. when il