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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-24
PLAY TRUMP CARD.
IN PEACE PARIEYS
kaisers Christmas Peace Offer
From Hunger Threatened Stomach

the German people were disciplined
to survive the winters OF 1915 md
1916 hns proven that their cndur-
ancc of the system under which
they live is strong almost beyond
belief.
II Is the general opinion here,
from the White House down, that
tho conclusion must now he reached
on the battle field. The sIEniRcancc
of indications of unrest recently re-
ceivcd In considered to lie in the
fact that they arc preparing the
German people for the overthrow
OF the present government system,
the condition without which the
allies Will not ninke peace.
1t Il recognized that the cleverIy
designed peace terms recently ni-
lowed to drift forth nay palIiate
the German people until the spring
vegetables can be fed TO them. II
is believed that with the carefully
directed press OF Germany at work.
the people may be made to believe
that they nre now really lighting on
the defensive and that they will
offer fresh men for the Erent battle
on the west front next year. But
every indication points to the
qunverinE of the German idolatry OF
his government and the Kaiser.
Members OF an allied mission here
believe that the German plans are
way behind schedule. They say that
both the conquest OF Northern Italy
and the paciacntion and orEn nization
OF Russia were to have been accom-
pllshed In time to permit a great
offensive on the west before Christ
mar. With both these plans mis-
carrying, the German Christmas will
hnve little of either glory or pop
corn for fits trees.
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WASHINGTON, December a.
Germany, the land whence once
came most of our Christmas things,
thi. ycnr will spend n drear hoii-
dny. A careful scrutiny OF all OF
the best information at hand In
Washington indicates that the
Naiscr's Chrlstmas pence Ofer
comes from n stomach threatened
by hunger and n mind nmitten with
fcnr more than from heart aching
for tho woes OF his own and other
peoples.
I. with all the world arrayed
against her. Germany faces n short
age OF food this winter almost M
ncute as that which has mnde the
winters OF 1915 aud IoIG, the "turnip
winters" horror to tho German
people.
=. 1t is well established, through
neutral md other .ources, TINT Ger
mnny this year had more food than
during the last tive winters. The
capture of the Roumanian and Baltic
province grain fields saved the Ger
man hog and nour supply.
.. hut information IN continuing
to reach this country showing that
Germnny's marvellous system Of food
distribution is beginning to break
down. For the first time. within
the Inst few weeks, mutterinxs hnve
come that the big landowners, the
munftiOn workers, tue politicians
md the rich hnve cellars full Of
hams and bacon, while the middle
clauses eke ont 4 Precarious e1is-
tcnce and the poor face starvation.
Nowhere Is 1t believed that the
German system faccs n eoIIapse.
There WAS a time when the admin
istrution believed that this might
come atmost any day. But the way
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-24
HUNS UNANIMOUSLY
NAME KUEHLMANN
OFFICIAL CHAIRMAN
Men High in Councils of
Both Countries Act for :.
Germany and Austria. 49,
RUSSIA REPRESENTED BY
PRACTICALLY UNKNOWNS
Roumania Not Yet Credited With
Having Sent Delegates to
Brest Litovsk.
WAR ACTIVITY BELOW NORMAL
Invaders Expected to Make Another
Attempt to Gain Venetian
Plain.
RUSSIA REPRESENTED BY
PRACTICALLY UNKNOWNS
WAR ACTIVITY BELOW NORMAL
Invaders Expected to Make Another
Attempt to Gain Venetian
Plain.
GRr Associated pr.s,l

Peace negotiations between the Teu-
tonic allies and the Russians have
begun at Brest-Litovsk, and apparent
ly the enemy has played a trump card
at the outset, for on the proposal OF
Prince Leopold OF Bavaria. tho Ger.
man commander in chief on the Rus
sian 'front.' DR.. Won Kuchlmann. tho
German Foreign Secretary and an.
astutc politician. has been chosen
unanimously as official chairman
4 noteworthy fact in the compost.
tfon OF the delegations from the va
rious countries allied with the Aus
tro-Gerinan forces Is that they include
men who have stood high in the coun.
ellis of their respective countries, while
the men who are to handle Russia's
interests for the most part are un-
known in world politics.
Still another outstanding fact IN tha
meaEer details of.ethe form atom OF
the. conference that thus far have come
through is that Rounania IS not cred.
ited with having sent delegates to
Brest -Litovsk. The possibility Is.
therefore, that Roumania has decided
10 hold aloot from discussing a sen
arate peace, Notwithstanding the fact
that geographically she will be com
plctely isolated from her allies shomId
the negotiations result in Russia ou1Y.
ting the war
ACTIVITY OF TROOPS
is BELOW NORMAL
On the fighting fronts, even in ItaIv
'he activity OF the troops is below
normal In France and Belgium tSe
nShtinE that is in progress is merely
III tho nature OF outpost encounter.
ana hombarGments, while on the norm.
crh italian front the enemy has ,oe+
'he initiative, which is entirely in ~.
hands OF General Diaz.s men. Is.
nc situation on the Italian Pro,+-, ..
not expected long to remain as il -,
however for the Austro German rorss.
arc constantly bringing up re-enforr.-
"'ehts' and return to their ofYcnsine
Mn'ch has in view the gaining OF tho
Nenct'an plain, is to bo expected. Tho
e"eh1y Is faced by hard task IN ~
1"'ipiish his aims, for it is a diR.ren,
ar'iy that lie must meet than ,hht
"pich rctrcatcd from tho Tso,-, -
Fe-cnforccd by British and ,r,s;
.op. ana newly equipped in every
'.nent. the Italians now are pre-
n"'ca 10 SELL and at a dear price. erery
oi ground that the Austro-Gsr.
'"an torces may take
saturday nights raid by c;oru,a, ID.
craft over tho English east coast -
Ni'hout result, SO far as easu.,t,..
material damage are concerned ~.
'he German machines was hrorrh.
down during the raid.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-24
REAL TURKEY DIN NERS
FOR SOLDIERS IN FRANCE
Delayed Supplies for Expcditionary
Forces Arrive Safely in Time
for Christmas.
BOCNTIFUL PROVISION MADE,
Bluejackets of Navy, Men in Train
ing Camps and Cantonments and
All in Service OF Uncle Sam Will
Be Generously Treated.
BoUNTIFUL PROVISION MADE
IRy Associated Press

! WASHINGTON. December 23-Every
American soldier in France is to get
his Christmas turkey. cranberry sauce,
sweet potatoes and mince pic after all.
| The War Department announced to-
night that delayed supplies for some
units Of the cXpeditionary forces had
arrived. and that every member OF
the nations armed forces at home and
abroad would get Il complete holiday
dinner
Hundreds OF thousands OF pounds OF
The best turkeys to be bought in the
Eastern markets have been sent across
the Atlantic, not only for General
Pcrshngs men, but for the blue
Jackets of the navy patroIling foreign
waters. Bountiful provision also has
been made for tho armys training
camps and cantonmcnts and for tho
navys stations and ships in home
waters.
Ono battleship has announced that
it's Christmas menu will be: mock
turtle soup, olives. roast turkey (sage
dressinE). giblct Grav-. cranberry
sauce, potatoes au Eratin. celery, roast
loin OF pork. mixed pickles, buttcred
bccts, apple sauce mashed sweet pota-
toes. asparagus salad, cheese and
crackers. apple pic, chocolate cake, ice
cream. fresh fruit. nuts and raisins,
coffee, cigars.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
For ALI OF MEN
The War and Navy Departments say
no member of the armed forces will
fail to receive Christmas token from
home friends or from wcll-w ishin 6
| Transports have carried to France ap-
prcXimatcly l,f56. oo0 pounds of Christ
mas gifts for the men OF the cXpedi-
tionary forces through special ar
ranEcmcnts mado by the government.
In addition to 10000 separate parcels
handled by the military authorities
and already reported received. II is
estimated that an addition OF 100000
went directly through the mails.
All parcels were opened at an Amer
lean port, and their contents examined
to prevent possible transmission OF
been sent by enemies. Officers in charge
of this work have reported that tho
homo folk sent their men a wide as
sortment of remcmbranccs. most OF
which were appropriate for immediate
use. and ministcrcd TO the comfort OF
men exposed to camp or trench life
Through the War and Navy Depart
mcnts, committees of training camp ac-
GContnued on Third Papc)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-24
Cheerful Christmas
Greetings Sent Out
BY .Natior,s S Leaders
Campaign by Churches
Upon Issues Of War
Icy Associated Pre-.

I'g HF'ONiSlcu
NEW YORK;, December "3.-t mn
tion-Wide campaign or education
through the churches to concentrate
attention upon the supreme issues OF
the war. as interpreted by President
Wilson In his message to Congress,
WINS announced here to-day by the
Church Peace Union. The campaiSB
VIII he undertaken Jointly with the
League TO Enforce Peace, and will
be In chnrSe of committee OF ten,
OF which William ii. Taft. president
or tho league, is member. The
announced aim will be to point out
that the fundamental purpose OF the
war IN q permanent peace Euaran-
tced b! league OF nations.
The announcement says the cam
paiEn has the approval of the ad-
nfnt5tration. McctfnEr will be or
Sapized at important centers, ,o be
attended by c1ergymen and leading
iayuen representing churches OF NIL
denominations in the surrounding
territory. rhese mcetinEn will be
addressed by speakers OF national
and international prominence.
1t Is expected that those who at-
tend these rallies will advance tb,
movement by subsequent meetings
In their own churches, so TINT event.
unlly 1t will extend to practically
every community in the country.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-24
PLAN TO ROUNDUP SPIES
- TO BE; EORliULNTEn

NEW YORK, December n3.--A COM
prchensive plan for the rounding up
and complete suppression OF spies cu-
gagged in German war plots. II was
revealed 10 might. is TO be formulated
"a. conference hcrc tomorrow. Tho
Federal officials who Will confer are
Byron Newton. collector Of tho port:
William NJ. Of1cy. head OF tho New
York Office of tho Department OF Jus
ticc: Thomas y. Mccarthy, United
States marshal, and United States Dis
trict Attorney John G. Knox.
Information received that intclli-
gencc valuable to the Kaiser had been
transmitted from New York TO Ger
many through the assistance OF Scan
dinavian Scamcn. is TO have the first
consideration at the conference, it was
stated.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-24
PEACE rARLEYs BEGIN
AT BREST IITaralr

an' GKDAM, December o3.-A d,..
ra'ch received here from Brest Litovsr
GATED Saturday, says:
Today at o'clock in TN. ,r,.r-
l'ooh 'ho peace negotiations wcrc r..
sun AT Il solemn sitting. Tho rneet,,.
""S attended by the following d.I.-
gates: oete-
srn1any-pr. Karl Euchlmann. r,r.
@" minister; Herr Won Rosenhcr~
..aroh Won l1och, General HOFFMAN .na
Major Brinckmann. ~
austria Hungary Coun+ r,
rore'sn Minister: Herr Won Mersv
e''err Won Wiser, Count collera.
ooaht osaky. Field Marshal Won c.bis.
ceres Lieutenant PoIarny and Mats
von Gluise. malor
"n'saria - Minister Popon. former
secretary Cossefr. Postmaster-Gen.,.I
H'o!anovich. Colonel GantJir ana Dr
AnastasoT. ~
Ney-Former Minister OF Pore;rn
MARS Nessimy Bey. Ambassador Hak.
:" Ihdcr-toreign Secretary Hckmit
neS ana General Zekki Pasha. <~t-
husSia - Joffe Eamneff, Bis.n,,o
oN'oShy' karaghan Lubinski weIt-
man ia"lowich. Admiral Altvatcr. Cen
rumorr', Colonel RoiIki. Colonel
Heplett and Captain Lipsky.
prince Leopold OF Bavaria, as COM
F-in-chief OF the German forces
!" inc east. welcomed the delegates
ana invited IIakki Pasha. as the senior
oe!esate to open the conference. Hakki
iasha' after an expression OF a desir.
tor satisfactory result, declared the
negotiations formally open and pro-
posed pr. Won Kuehlmann as tho pro-
siding officer. The German Foreign
Minister was unanimously elected
chairman. 'f-oe
"rhe most important speech befo.a
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-24
.CARNEAL P[UNGES DOWN
STEEP EMBANk NJ ENT
Drives Big Motor Gar Over Convent
Hill ut Twenty-First and
Grace Streets.
HIS INJURIES NOT SERIOUS
Wandcrs Away From Surgeon in
Dazed Condition, and Is Found
Near Dock-May Have Mistaken
Grace for Marshall Street.

Driving heavy scven-passenser
touring car west along Grace Street.
James T. Carneal. OF 1880 West Frank
I lin Street, a prominent real estate
caller. snapped off Il irc hydrant at the
end OF Grace Street and plunged down
the terraced slope of Tayior's Hill
Park shortly before midnight. The
car made HiSZaG trip down the hill
and crashed into the wall of Il brick
factory building al Twenty-first and
Grace Streets. Mr.. Carncal was Sc
vercly injured. but physicians did not
| believe early this morning that he had
suffered Il fractured skull.
Several young men passing the cor
ncr Immediately after the accident
found Mr.. Carneai struggling beneath
tho badly crushed machine. With their
assistance he was pulled from under
the car. and the city ambulance Was
summoned Surgeon ]. p. Muncy found
that Mr.. Carneal had apparently been
badly hurt, and placed him i'm tho mo-
tor. but before the machine could be
started he jumped from the rear door
and disappeared in the darkness.
WANDERED AWAY FROM
AMBULANCE SURGEON
Dr. Muncy and others started search
ing for Mr.. Carneal. but in the dark
ness lie had completely disappeared
lie WAS found some minutes later by
"a police officer near Twcnty-sixth and
| Dock Streets. After breaking away
from the ambulance surgeon. Mr.. Car
neal had headed southwark, and was
wandering aimleSsly along Dock
street when found by tho officer.
rhc firs rte
summoned, and Mr. Cnrncal was rushed
to tho station-hou where he was
treated by Surgeon Muncy The carly
examination showed that he had sur
fercd a bad scalp wound In the back
OF his head, and his face was badly
cut in several places. Physicians said
they could not ascertain. at that time.
whether or not his skull had been
! fractured. There was also the danger,
they said. that he might be suffcrin.
! from internal injuries.
! For this reason arrangements were
made for his treatment through the
night Mr.. Carncal protested that he
was not badly hurt, and was able to
take care OF himself. On tho advice
OF the ambulance surgeon, who said
ihat he should be watched throughout
the night, the police would release him
only III the custody OF friends. who
carried him home shortly after .
o'clock this morning.
PLu NGES OVER HII.I. At
MONTE MARIA CONVENT
From what could be learned carly
this morning. MIR. Carncal was driv-
ing west along Grace street There
seemed to be no witnesses to his plunge
over the hill. but the police belieN ed
him to have been travelling at fair
rate OF speed. The heavy machine
snapped off the fire hydrant. situated
about thirty feet from the brink of the
kill. near the Monte Maria Convent,
and plunged down the terraced slope
of the park. About halfway down Mr..
Carneal apparently drove the car
diasonally across the slope and came
into Twenty-f1rst Street at Grace The
Continued cn Third Page.)
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Looking at Priuate ''Ginger" Through
Barbed Wire on the Western War Front


United which thrilling
all dhe
in chons surday, December
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MAIL FOR EUROPE
CLOSELY WATCHED
Kept Under Strictest Scrutiny
Since November l by Ex-
pert Censors.
NUMBER OF ARRESTS MADE
Reported That Important Chan
nels of Espionage Have
Been Uncovered.
NUMBER OF ARRESTS MADE

wASHINGTON. December 23--Unitcd
the closest scrutiny by expert ccnsors
since November /. The fac, Of this
censorship has been voluntarily kept
secret by the newspapers who were in
formed OF it at the time. and as re-
suit important channels Of espionage
have been uncovered. i is understood
here that a number OF arrests have
been made. Officials. however decline
to discuss any Of the details OF the
arrangements.
The censorship OF mail is enforced
under the provisions OF the trading
with -the-encmy act by committee
upon which sat representatives OF tho
Post Office, War and Navy Depart
nents. the customs service and the De-
partment Of Justice.
American authorities have long been
convinced that information of value
was leaking into Germany through
mail to neutral countries. The Secret
Service has had 4 number Of suspects
under surveillance for many months,
and ii IS understood that the exami-
nation OF their mail :as all that was
needed TO fasten their guilt upon them
RECOGNIZED CENTER
FOR CODE EXPERTS
The United States has become the
recognized center for code experts
within the last few months. and i, is
understood that the men who dcciph-
cred the code in which the Luxburg and
Bernstorf messages were sent have
done ,aiuaof. work on many letters
picked out of the European mails
Officials a. the War and Navy De-
p1rtmcats are certain that no informa-
ton direct from those sources has
reached Germany. They are also sure
that information of the sailing of
troops could not have been got TO Ger
many by this method in time 10 be of
value to the submarine commanders.
There are other matters OF general.poi-
icy with regard to the army and navy
which trained observers might well
have been able TO pick up. AS tho
cables and the wireless are now con-
sidercd to be effectively barred to this
traffic, the mail was the only course left
open.
The censorship which II Is now per-
mittcd TO speak OF. is independent OF
the work OF the customs service In dis
covering channels OF communication bv
which mail was smugslcd on neutral
vessels through the connivance OF the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-24
MANY OF SEIZED LETTERS
OF HIGHLY AMUSING NATURE:

Many OF the letters seized arc OF a
highly amusing nature. Apparently in
nocent messages with regard to the
health of dear ones or harmless bust
ness communications, they have turn
cd out under the eyes OF the code cz-
pcrtS here TO be we'll developed trca-
tiscs on the war preparations OF the
United States.
II is said that the Stencil code"
is the one most frequently used. and
the hardest one TO detect. Simila iris
perforated cards arc placed o"cr tho
message by both sender and receiver
so that the significant words only ap-
pear. The work OF the censorship has
been minutcly laborious, however, and
an infinite variety of stencils have been
applied to suspicious letters. In scv-
eral cases long effort brought startling
results.
The censorship is announced at this
time, because after nearly two months
OF operations it's work has Undoubtedly
been made apparent to those who have
used the mails for a sinister purpose.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-03

iicated that recruiting had been slim
ulated. The average Of 100 recruits
a day the compapies have been reg
istering promises to be exceeded dur
ing the balance of the week. Last
night after all returns were in, the fol-
lowing figures were credited to the
various companies showing their re-
spective strength: A, s5; b, SO; c,
III; D, 1o5; e. s5: H, IS; I, 1903; X,
70; L, 76; M, 146.
Company H of Boise threatened to
lag behind the other command in the
matter of recruiting at first, but in the
past few days 1t picked up. Five new
recruits were enlisted Monday. Re-
cruiting headquarters for the com
pany was opened in the Lemp building,
81 Main street. with Lieutenant John
NJ. Regan in charge. A number of re-
cruits were added to the company to-
day. 1t is believed that the demon
stration Wednesday evening will re-
suit in enough recruits being enlisted
to bring the company up to war
strength, $50 men.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-03
ASK YOUR FRIEND,

There is hardly a neighborhood in
any city, town or hamlet in the United
States where women cannot be found
who have derived benefit from Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
For more than forty years this botanic
remedy has been overcoming some of
the worst cases of female ills. AS one
woman has found help she has told
another, who has used it with the
same result; so the use of this great
medicine has spread from shore to
shore by the recommendation of those
who have found 1t good. Therefore,
ask your neighbor, let her tell you
from experience the benefit which all
ing women derive from the use Of this
famous medicine,-Adv.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-03
DIR. WAITE MUST DIE
IN ELECTRIC CHAIR

Albany. N. Y. April 3.-Dr. Arthur
Warren Waite, New York dentist who
poisoned his father law, John E.
Peck, wealthy Grand Rapids business
man. must die in the electric chair, the
court of appeals decided today. His
conviction was affirmed without opin-
ion.
Waite confessed to poisoning his
father-in- law and to an attempt to kill
his mother in law, his wife's aunt and
also to kill his wife. His motive. it de-
veloped at the trial, was to obtain the
Peck fortune.
Waite is now in Sing Sing awaiting
the death penalty. From the first he
has opposed an appeal, declaring he
was willing to suffer the consequences
of his crime.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-03
GIRLS! TRY IT!
HAVE THICK, WAW,
BEAUTIFUL HAIR
Every Particle of Dandruff
Disappears and Hair
Stops Coming Out.
Draw a Moist Cloth Through
Hair and Double It's
Beauty at Once.

Your hair becomes light, wavy. fluff
fy, abundant and appears as soft. lus-
trous and beautiful as a young girls
after a "Danderine hair cleanse" Just
try this-moisten a cloth with little
Danderine and carefully draw it
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time. This will cleanse
the hair of dust. dirt and excessive
oil and in just a few moments you
have doubled the beauty of your hair.
Besides identifying the hair at once.
Danderine dissolves every particle
of dandruff: cleanses, purifies and in
vigorates the scalp, forever stopping
itching and falling hair.
But what will please you most will
be after few weeks use when you
will actually see new hair-fine and
downy at first--yes--but really new
hair growing all over the scalp. II
you care for pretty. soft hair and lots
of It surely get 25-eent bottle or
Knowiton's Danderine from any drug
gist or toilet counter. and just try It..
Save your hair! Beauty It'll You
will say this was the best Is cents
you ever spent--Adv-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-03
SECOND IDAHO
TO SOON. Be At
WAR STRENGTH
Enlistments Being Made at
the Rate of 100 a Day at
the Home Stations of the
Various Companies.

Mobilization Of the Second Idaho
speeding up in face of the message of
President Wilson to congress. From
all parts of the state have come re-
ports that men are offering their serv-
ices to their country. If the. pace
keeps up the regiment will be recruit
ed to war strength in a much shorter
time than was at first expected.
Company F of Lewiston, ordered
into mobilization camp together with
six other units of the regiment, ar
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-03
Why Colds Are to 3. Dreaded.

1t is not the cold itself but the SER
ious diseases 1t so often leads to that
makes a common cold by far the most
dangerous of any of the minor all
ments. The cold prepares your system
for the reception and development OF
the germs Of pneumonia, consumption,
diphtheria and other germ diseases.
The quicker you cure the cold the less
the danger. To- accomplish this you
will find Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
most effectual. Obtainable everywhere.
Adv. TIL 8 A