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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-30

bushels 10 the acre Tho sandy aoii IN
carter county II well adapted to the
q Dwih ~ peanuts, ana there h. no
ofsop why the acreage should not be
iundruplod again. ns II has been the
last year There n no danger OF over.
tOckine the market With peanuts.
Preparing Pecans.
Tho machinery for Smelling pccans II
automatically operated and the capacity
is 1000 pounds per day. The market
fDr sbolled pocanB reaches from san
Francisco - New York. and this com.
pauy has customers In both these cities
40 well ns intermediate points. In this
sectlDn the native pecnn is mainly de.
pended upon, but there are some grow.
err who are beginning the cultivation
Of the pecan tree. The grower II -.
X. Dardon, near Lone Grove this coun.
~. The native pecan here IN conBid'
cred ar exceptionally fine nut because
II It's tbin shell.
Pecan trees Will begin 10 bear from
si1 10 seven years and give profitable
returns within ten years The soil In
Carter county is especially well adapt.
ed 10 the growth of pecan trees. and
he number OF trees cultivated. as IL II
one Of tho safest products and the price
Is uniform and profitable 10 the grower
The oificorg OF the Purity Pecan Co.
are William 4. Warren. president; y.
II. Stnhi. ylcc-pfcsdcnt and manager. X.
A. Fox. sccrotary-trcasurer. and these
officers. with Edward Gait and g. r.
Adams are the directors. The list of
stockholders includes n number Of the
cading citizens ana capitalists Of Ard.
more.
II Is the purpose Of the stockholders
70 aid machinery for the manufacture
n an Of the by-products of peanuts and
pccnnR. IL la already the lnrRest shell.
Ing plant IN Oklahoma.
&c ~ by establishing such industries
'hut Ardmoro win be- made "A city and
every encouragement should be given
thc men who are putting their money
into such enterprises,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-30
FIRST GERMAN
PRISONER II DEAD
d, the As-ocIated pressl


With the American. Army In Flanders
oct. 5o.-The first German prisoner oi
var taken b. the American expedition
ny forces died yesterday In an Ameri
an field hospital. having been shot
vhen he encountered an American pa
troll In No Mans Land In front OF the
american trenches.
He. with another German. was dir
covered Saturday night by the patrol
nc was called upon 10 halt The Ger
mans ran. the patrol fired and one OF
he enemy Was hit. The prisoner was
-eated AT dressing station and re
moved TO a field hospital. where the
combined Efforts OF several surgeons
allied To save his life.
The prisoner was mail carrier and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-30
SNOW HINDERS WORK OF
L. =. MEN IN TRENCHES

with the American Army In France,
Oct 29.-tBy the Associated Press).--
American batteries are continuing to
shell tn. German lines at regular inter
yals. the enemy following similar tao.
tics.
No further official communication has
been issued. but there has been no spec
ial infantry activity.
Snow fell last night and interferei
with all operations.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-30
FOOD DEP0TS
UNDER GUARD

Sow Yorl, oct 30. Al granar.cs.
food depots ana other places where food
Is stored In great quantities IN New
York were under heavy guard today
under ORDERS Of Arthur Williams. fed
cral food adm illustrator for the city,
whO. on Saturday was warmed by he-
bert Hoover. national food administers.
tor u the discovery Of wholesale piois
10 drstroy the nations food supply.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-30
Blunders Of a sculptor.

Washington Post stroll bacl, Of the
treasury department building IN Wash
Ington iuto Potomac park ana look uppn
the statue of Gen william 4. sherman
AZ each corner Of the base stands q
soldier figure in fun uniform and equip.
mcnt Since the day of the unyelling
military men have smiled AT the lack of
knowledge Of military costumes display
cd by the sculptor Each figure wears
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-30
WAR CROSS TO AMERICANS.

Paris. oct 3o-The war cross has
bcen awarded To six American ambu-
aucc men for courage and daring In
-cmoVing wounded under heavy shell
IRE DURING the recent operations around
Hm aOl In the verdun region. Among
.hcm wus John l.. Patten. son OF the
,hicago grain and cotton dealer
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-30

blanket roll over the right instead
Of oyer the left shoulder. making i'm.
pors.bl" the use of his rifle. The can
teen rests on the left hip under the
blanket roll. and the cartridge pouch
s. placed Oh tho right hip, while the
military nanner Of dress prescribes
that IL be sorn In front or on the side
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-30
AMERICAN SHIP TORPEDOED

London. Oct. 3O.-Thc American sail
ing ship Fannie Prescott. fo' tons
gross. has been attacked by n submar
inc. she was taken In tow by the sui
marine after being abandoned BY th"
crew.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-30
QUARREL OVER CROPS
LEADS 10 SHOOTING
Two Men Killed Ia Cherokee County
Accused Escapes

Tahicqunh, Okla, oct. 3o-A quarrel
oyer crops he'd to killing, SUNDAY ~
Hardy Stevenson and Albert Lawhead
At shady Grove In western Cherokee
aud "a sherif's posse is to-day scarch'rr
the hills for Isaac Houston, who b.
alleged To have shot and Killed the two
men
Iawhcad was shot in the head and
lied Instantly Stevenson was wounded
vice before reaching q bridge, under
which he attempted To hide. Houston
b said 20 have fred NJ him point bluuk.
blowing his head away Houston s
reported 10 be- a Cherokee fun blood
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-30
Conservation Again.

Cassell's Saturday Journal Wardrobe
Mistress TO baggage manp-Yes. Times
have changed. BIZ. l remember when
we had a dozen large trunks for the
chorus girls costumes: now We only
need that one.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-30

W. will make your suit or oycrcoat
ny style you may want and guarantee
4 ht si7 Tutoring Co. % \ Wash
lnEton street. 2s3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-30

letters of some value were found or
him
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17

eats line each subsequent insertion
mum Charge. 20 cents
TO RENT
TO RENT-Tcnemcnt, IL West st.
245-256'
TO RENT Modern fat. f. NJ. An
ger. l3-tf
TO RENT-storagc room. Mrs. Kit
uedgc Haskins, 26tf
TO RENT = Sevcn-room tenement,
$40. Edgott s Go. 237-tf
TO RENT-Nicc Groom tenement on
Birgc st. Holden & Martin. 296-tf
TO RENT Six tencmcnts, at prices
from s. to SIS. Tel. BOW. 2&9-tf
TO RENT-Upstairs tenement. Bert
o. Ware, IS Oak st. Tel. 50S-W. 22s-tf
TO RENT Small basement tenement.
newly renovated. w. G. Doolittlc. lS5'tf
TO RENT-Modern ive-room teno-
meut. 10 Organ st. Geo. 5. Holden.
22Stf
TO RENT-Five-room tenement,
ground noor, Green St Edgett & Co.
224tf
TO RENT-Lower fve-room tcnc-
ment. 70 Frost st. Mrs. Z. A. Clark.
2l4-tf
TO RENT-House at 81 Green St
Apply to +. b. Smith, Agent, 81 Green
st. 224.tf
TO RENT-Low- priced tenements to
small American families. W. G. Doc
little. 34tf
TO RENT-At once, a very pleasant
4-room fiat. Inquire of Mrs. Leonard,
S Chaplin ST. 226-tf
TO RENT-Tcnement, 80 per month,
good location. J. l.. Howard s Real
Estate Agency. 24&tf
TO RENT-Onc room and use of
bath. Bovden Block, Elliot st. Inquire
Of G. \. Boyden. 236-tf
TO RENTING pleasant rooms, all
conycniences, steam heat. Mrs. +. G.
Crosby, - High st. 205-tf
TO RENT-Rooms for light house
keeping, all furnished. Hot and cold
water and bath. Charles Miner. 232-tf
TO RENT-Cosv broom tenement,
second door, electric lights, bath, hot
and cold water, 5l2 Edgett Co. l75-tf
TO RENT Six.room cottage, bath,
hot and cold water, on car line, 2lo
So. Main ST. Tel. ls5-M, or call at 2oG.
246-24s
TO RENT-Six- room flat, second
floor, electric lights, in good repair. 9
T Church Place. Vim. G. Horton, Agent.
Tel e96-R. 242-247
TO RENT-Vcry desirable four-room
tenement OIL ground floor az - Grove
/ 81 Empty on account Of draft. Dr..
r. =. White. 245-tf
SPECIAL NOTICES
/ sIIAMPOOING and Mauicuring. Miss
Mary 4. Griffin, 1a9 Main -. Z29.tf
. LAGRECQUE COEsETS and under.
wear at cost Emma G. Brooks, Cros-
by Terrace, 23G2i5
. SEWING Machine Needles and sup
plies Of all makes of machines at j. b.
Dunton S g Flat street.
+ CUlBOPODY ard Shampoo rarlors.
Hair goods made mp 20 order. Mrs. J..
p. Bailey, III Main St Phone. 157-tf
/ TAYLOR, the Tailor 3 repairing do
partmeGt, 5 Brook St, is like q bee
hive, fixing up winter suits for people.
2+6-tt
COME To LIFE after being laid
away three ycars-Taylor the Tailor, 5
Brook ST., with a small expense fixed
that old suit to last the winter. 24itt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17
CONCLUDES RATE HEARING.
Commissioner Wants n. E. Roads to
Ban Outside Investments.

BOSTON, Dee. l7.-Interstate Com
meree Commi ssioner George w Ander-
SON brought the hearings on the petit
ton Of New England railroads for
freight and passenger rate increas
to a close Saturday with a statement
urginr the roads to stick 10 the bust
ness Of railroading and not spend their
funds in other enterprises. In this
way, he said. the credit OF railroads
would be re-esrablshed.
The hearings have been in progress,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17
WARM ASKS COURT
FOR A NEW TRIAL
Soldier Claims to Have New Evidence
in the Hemingway Murder Case
at st, Adams,

ST. ALBANS, Dee. lin the case
of state against Robert Warm the re-
apondent has filed with County Clerk
q. {. Stevens his petition to the sll-
rrome court asking the court to set
aside the verdict of the jury of man
slaughter against him and the judgment
Of the court thereon, alleging that he
and his counsel, G. G.. Austin & Sons,
have discovered new and important
evidence that viii be decisive in e.
tablishing his innocence Of the murder
Of Jennie Hemingway. He has also
fled with the petition afhdavits as to
what this evidence IS.
His petition sets forth the claim that
i'm the trial Of his case the Jury disre-
garded the nndisputed evidence in his
behalf ana the instructions of the
court aud that in arriving at their yer
diet they acted with passion and preju-
dice and with undue hate. One Of the
most important allegations is that one
IF the jurors was legally disqualified
10 sit on the ease.
II viii b. remembered that Oh the
morning Of Aug II, which was the
morning after the girl 5 dead body was
found in cornfeld OH the Newton
road, Robert Warm detained TO ChICf
Of Police j. T. Mahoney his story as
t. his whereabouts the night before
with Jennie Hemingway and where
he was after they separated at the
corner Of Elm and Lower Newton
street. This story Warm adhered 70
az different times and ii his testimony
| on trial.
/ At ali times he insisted that he was
assaulted hy five soldiers and that he
and Jennie Hemingway ran TO the
street corner where they separated
Further evidence was introduced to
show that five soldiers went to the
''Italy' ward and boarded freight
train at 1920 clock that night
/ On the trial CT tAe ease Warm had
no evidence 10 sustain his story OF
the assault or to connect those soldiers
with the five who boarded the freight
train late at night. The petition fol
the new trial sets forth that he now
has evidence that he was so assaulted
and that the same soldiers were seer
| going towards Italy yard late that
night and that all this evidence tend,
to show that they were the person.
who killed Jennie Hemingway.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17
TO RENT

TO RENT-Tcnement, IL West st.
245-256+
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17

is no coal to be had, and the govern
ment arsenal nj Watertown, Mass, Will
shut down Dee. Is if coal is not OBJ
tanned. In Beaver Valley, Penn. WON
housed in churches and schools that
they might keep warm. Street car svs-
tens in many towns are also threat
oncd with suspension because of lack
Of fuel.
At the department OF labor it was
declared that the labor situation now
is particularly favorable, and can in
no way be charged with responsibility
for the coal famine Only three or
four disputes are pending between op-
orators and miners, and none Of them
is was said, has more than local sig
niiieancc.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17

We cannot preserve freedom unless we
conserve food.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17
BURNED TO DEATH.
Elderly Woman Victim of Fire in Her
Home in Concord, N. H.

CONCORD. n r., Dee. l7-Hattie
N. Wycth, 20, was burned to death
this morning in tle house on Laurel
street in which she lived alone. The
fire started by an overturned lamp and
was extinguished by the fremen with
no great damage to the house.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17
II. C. BARNABEE DEAD.
Familiar to Thousands as Sheriff Of Not
tingham in Robin Hood

BOSTON, Dee. l7-Henrv Clay
Barnabee, 81, familiar TO thousands OF
plavgoers as the sheriff OF Nottingham
in De Koven s comic opera, Robin
Hood, died at his home in the Jamaica
Plain district yesterday after long i'll
ness. Mr.. Barnabce was seriously in
iured by a fall few months ago. For
some time he lowered between life and
death in a private hospital, but recent
~ his condition improved and he was
able to return to his home.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17
SPECIAL NOTICES.

COME To LIFE after being laid
away three ycars-Taylor the Tailor, :
Brook ST., with a small expense fixed
that old suit to last the winter. 24itf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17
HAVE YOU DONE YOUR BIT

for ysw dcrgulants3 If you are well
In 1rr1 for their benefit thcrc' S no
doubt about IT.. III not, don t hc n
Stacker, but enlist with us at once.
6,th wear. National Life las. Co. of
VI. Mutual ALDER G. LAIRD,
Special Agent, Crosby Block
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17

One electric company in Germany, now
making airplane and submarine parts.
has 10000 employees. Keep going, Uncle
sam
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17

TO RENT'-Storagc room. Mrs. Kit
trcdge Iaskins. 26-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17

TO RENT Modern fat. +. NJ An
gicr. l3-ti
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17

TO RENT - Sevcn-room tenement,
$40. Edgctt & Go. 237-tf
Evening journal., 1917-12-26

that some such apparatus will have 10
be used TO supply the need Of man
power.
Plan for Whole State.
At the meeting Of the Council plans
for crops for the entire state will be
discussed and then each county will be
taken care OF by a county committee.
the same plan that was utilized last
year a committee that was appointed
10 prepare a tentative plan for New
Castle county has been considering the
work and 10 Is expected will make a
report at the meeting Of the council
In statement issued by the food
administration at Washington. the at
tention Of the public is called TO the
great amount OF waste in food in Amer
lean homes last summer, as shown by
the collections Of GARBAGE. The state
ment in part reads as follows:
The approximate total garbage col
lection last August from twenty-one
million people living in our largest
cities was 1887 tons Now Of course.
part Of this garbage was legitimate
waste. But, say one-tenth ,and food
experts tell us this is a very conserva-
tive estimate was good food thrown
! away.
This means that American food
handlers and chiefly American house
wives threw away 1885 tons approx.
mately Of good food, or about four
shiploads. In other words, last August
they summarized and sank four ship
/ loads Of food For what do the Ger
mans care whether the food goes into
our garbage cans or Is sunk TO the bot
| tom Of the ocean so long as Il does not
help feed our own soldiers In France
and those lighting alongside them.
$50 Y sc continue 20 throw away
good foor at this rate. we might as
well admit we are helping to boost the
| Kaiser uber Allies.
shah sve continue TO do this?
THE world is waiting for an an
sWer.
Evening journal., 1917-12-26
Attractions at the Theatres
LAURETTE TAYLOR.

Miss Laurette Taylor comes to The
Playhouse Friday and Saturday, to pre-
sent Happiness" new comedy writ
ten for her by J. Hartley Manners. Last
season Miss Taylor produced two plays
by Mr. Manners. in New York city.
The Harp OF Life" and out There"
This season she produced still another
one. THE Wooing OF Eve" In "The
Harp of Life" she impcrsonated the
extremely youthful looking mother OF
boy Of 10. In out There" she had
the role OF a little Cockney girl. who
finds here work and her soul in the
heart Of the great war. In THE Woo
ing Of Eve" she played the part Of a
hlgh-spirlted young American girl. In
Happiness" she will impersonate
little dressmakers apprentice. whose
highly developed sense Of humor car
ries her over all her difficulties. OF
all the roles in which Miss Taylor has
appeared since she created peg o. My
Heart" this part of Jenny in "Happi-
ness" suits her personality best The
company who will support her in the
play includes c. p. Heggie. J. NJ Ker-
rigan, Lynn Fontanne, Violet kemble
Cooper, Catherine Proctor and Herbert
bruce.
Evening journal., 1917-12-26
GRACE GEORGE.

Numerous orders for seats are being
received at The Playhouse for the en-
gagement Of Miss Grace George next
week. The engagement viii begin with
performance commencing at 1870 p.
NJ, an New Years eve. which Is OK
pected to prove unusually attractive to
large number Of people who arc de-
sirous Of ushering in the new year with
some kind of a celebration. There will
be performances each evening after that
at the usual hour and matinees on New
Years Day and Saturday Miss George
will appear in the new comedy, 1.-THE
1ndestructible Wife," by Frederick and
Fannie Hatton. The play closely ap-
proaches farce comedy AMI it Will be
the 1rst time that Miss George has
been seen in that kind OF a play. 1t
will be mounted with all that careful
attention to detail. which marks all
productions in which William A. Brady
and Miss George. who. in private life,
is Mrs. Brady, are interested. Nothing
better has been offered and it Is felt
that Wilmington is particularly for
tunate in having secured Miss George
for an entire week and especially so as
this is the first time in nearly two
years that she has appeared outside her
own theatre in New York City.
Evening journal., 1917-12-26
NEW CASTLE HOMES
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Gore ard McAveney Dwell
ings Laid Waste; Cooper
Dwelling Damaged
WILMINGTON FIREMEN
LEND ASSISTANCE
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Dec. 26.-Fire start
ing from an ovcrheated Hue. destroyed
two frame houses in East Sixth street
about 3 o'clock this morning, and only
quick work on the part Of the Good
VIII fremcn, under Chief Campbell,
and aided by The Liberty and Union
companies. Of Wilmington. prevented
the flames from spreading to adjoining
property.
The frcmen were hampcred by frozen
fire plugs and no electric curr mt In the
street arc lamps. To add 20 the excite
mcnt, the flames caused The high ten
sion wires Of the traction company.
which carry current 20 This city and
Delaware City TO fall and many flremcn
had narrow escapes from being
shocked
The flames started IN The home Of
Walter Gore. No. ~ East Sixth street.
owned by Jefferson ForNvood. The con-
tents Of the house We're dcstroyd, tho
Gore family losing all their furniture
Tho flames spread TO the home Of For
ward McAveney adjoining and this
house and its contents also were de-
stroycd
shortly after the alarm had been
sounded and the Good VIII firemen who
arrived on the scene found that the
fire plugs were frozen, Mayor Lavender
called Fire Chief Golden, OF Wilmington.
by phone and asked for assistance.
aChief Golden confirmed the call through
the New Castle telephone exchange and
then ordered the Liberty flremen 10 the
scene, following this order with one
TO the Union company. Both companies
made record runs TO New Castle and as
sisted the local firemen in checking the
flames
After destroying the Gore home the
fire communicated 10 the property OF
Mrs. William Cooper, at No. 30 East
Sixth street. aud this house was partly
destroyed. together with some furni-
ture.
The whole row Of frame dwellings
in the square would have heen destroy
ed but for the quick response Of the
Wilmington fremen, and the Good VIII
nremen, as well as citizens OF this
place were loud In their praise OF the
work OF the two Wilmington com
panles
Gore property loss is $500 and like
amount on the personal property Of Mr..
Gore. The McAyeney property loss was
estimated at $500 Tho Cooper home
loss will be $1,000.
10 was said that but little insur-
ance was carried on the three prop
critics.
Evening journal., 1917-12-26
HAPPY Christmas
IN CITY HOMES
cnnlLnned from FirsL page.

the post exchange at Fort DUPONT.
Home ties were brought a little closer
by the prevailing spirit to the boys
who were compelled TO do military
duty Because Of the activity OF the
Red Cross Society, those who remained
at The fort were the recipients OF
turkey dinner after which they enjoy
ed the film play. intolerance y
The salvation Army and the N0lun-
tears Of ,Au6rlca, as on other Christmas
days. provided several hundred baskets
nned with substantial food and gave
them TO the deserving poor Of the city.
The several hundred homes thus taken
care Of were turned from one of de-
pair and gloom and the parents and
children made glad for the day.
Wilmington Lodge of Elks made $50
poor families In the city happy when
they distributed baskets nlled with suf-
tlcient food 60 provide a fun Christmas
dinner Each basket contained meat,
VEGETABLES and other edibles
The committee In charge was COM
prised of Candy C.. Mammele, Theodore
Baker, T.. r. Calvin and j Powell The
members OF Wilmington Lodge contrib
uted the money for the Christmas treat.
Evening journal., 1917-12-26
CITY COUNT CAsEs.

Several cases listed for trial in
Municipal Court todsy were postponed.
Francis Grimes. charged with breach
OF the peace. had her case postponed
until tomorrow morning because she
had not yet succeeded in making ar
rangements for counsel.
John Lozzo. charged with assault and
battery. will be given a trial on the
morning Of January because the
prosecuting witness is in a hospital and
could not appear today
Charles Nocka, accused Of the lar
ceny of a watch valued at S32 and Si5
in cash from Julius Kulp. was held in
$1,000 in bail for a hearing on Friday
morning because a partner said 90 have
helped Yocka to hold up Kulp got away
and the case was postponed until Fri
day.
Maggie Turner and her brother. Paul
Reddon, accused Of taking an automo-
bile were held In $500 bail for a fur
Their hearing on Friday morning.
Evening journal., 1917-12-26
HUNS MAKE LAST
Supreme EFFORT
TO Reach Venice
Continued from First PAGE

FRANCE, Dec. -26.-Santa Claus over
zoo a certain famous division of Amer
lean militia asleep in hay lofts with
snow sitting through chinks in the
wall.
Christmas Day came 70 the division
in the midst of a long and important
march. The men pitched their camps
in a dozen villages, transported their
own turkey and their own Christmas
mail many miles overland in motor
trucks and settled down for a real cello
bration.
Every clock was pushed back on
Christmas morning 1t was comfortable
10 snuggle deep in the blankets and
watch the snow whirl down through
cracks and crevices. But by noon every
body was astir. stores Of dolls and
toy 75s"-miniature models OF the ia
nous French leld pieces-were dug up
from caches in the hay lofts and as
sembled for The edifcatlon Of little gar
cons around makeshift Christmas
trees
The American militiamen played san
Ia Claus in the places OF many, many
French daddies who may never play
that role again.
In the afternoon bands gathered I'M
der Christmas trees and jazz tuned I'M
Oh the irresistible syncopation Of the