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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-25
French Again May Buy Petroleum.

PARIS. December "a (Havas).-A de-
cree published today re-establishes the
free sale and use Of petroleum, begin
ming on January 1. The decree also per-
mfts the free sale and use of automo-
biles, excepting those not licensed for
commercial purposes. Automobiles in
the latter class are still subject to cer-
tain restrictions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-25
Transport Garlic in Port.

NEW YORK. December 25.@The
Army transport Carrillo arrived today
from Bordeaux with twenty four officers
and twelve men. Maj. W. A Marden
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Ambassador Sharp Leaves Paris.

PARIS, December Is (Havas).-Wil-
liam G. Sharp. the American ambas-
sador. who has been called home by
the severe illness of a brother. left
Paris last night for Brest to sail for
NaW York on 2 transDoEt-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-25
PRAISES THE WORK
OF 0vERSEASFLEET
Secretary Daniels Pays Trib-
ute as He Leaves to Wei
come Squadron.

High praise of the work Of the
American fleet abroad was expressed
by Secretary Daniels of the Navy be-
fore leaving Washington for New
York this afternoon to review the
Homecoming battleship squadron.
Working in conjunction with the
British navy, Secretary Daniels said,
the American ships had put the fear
of death into the Germans.
A warm welcome will be given by
the American people to the returning
battleship squadron. he predicted
ernment and diplomatic officials
will journey to New York to view
the ships. They will watch the incom-
ing battleships from the deck of the
Presidents yacht, the Mayflower, to-
morrow.
Will Greet Men With Pride.
"In welcoming home the powerful
American dreadnaughts which have
war;" said Secretary Daniels, "the
American people will greet the officers
and men with pride and congratula-
tions. These powerful ships, the equal
of any in the world. in cooperation
with the powerful British fleet, gave
the North sea that the German fleet
dared not invite suicide by coming out
and Offering battle.
They did not try conclusions be-
cause they knew there never was a
fleet in being that could have had a
and American fleet, working together
with the same signals and the same
strategy as if they were of the naval
power of a single nation.
'"Their mission was as single as if they
had represented only one instead of the
two great English speaking nations.
Cemented Ties Between Countries.
t'Their united service typified and
and Great Britain. Their silent yigils
protected commerce, secured safe pas
sage Of troops and supplies, and effec-
lively bottled up the German fleet, rem
dering it as impotent for harm as if it
had never been constructed.
Sea power once again demonstrated
its primacy in making land victories
possible. While the American dread
naughts. an important part of the
worlds greatest armada, were not given
an opportunity to win a great sea vic
tory. they did more; they co-operated in
which capitulated to the superior force
of the allied fleets, and they will be re-
ceived at home with all the honors given
to valiant victors.ss
Announces Names of Guests.
Secretary Daniels has announced the
names of those who will be his guests
aboard the Mayflower at the review. In
cluded in the number will be former
Ambassadors Gerard, Morgenthau, Ell
kus, Van Dyke and Penfield. Mrs.
George Dewey. widow of Admiral
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DECREASE IS SHOWN
IN INFLUENZA HERE
Drop of 1O8 New Cases as
Compared With the Re-
port Yesterday.

One hundred and twenty-five new
cases of influenza were reported to
the health Office up to noon today.
This is decrease of 10S cases as COM
pared with yesterday. when there
were 230 new cases. There was de-
crease of one in yesterdays report Of
fourteen dead as compared with the
day before, when there were fifteen
deaths.
Weather conditions today are favor
able for the abatement of the con-
tagion, while Christmas eve was
strongly the reverse. Health Officer
Fowler said this morning that he
for any material increase in the num-
Der of new cases or mortalitieS.
New Hospital Opened.
The new emergency influenza hos
pital. established by the District
health Office at 612 F street, opened
last night for the reception Of pa
tients. Five were received.
Inspectors of the health department
on duty this morning, visiting the
homes of persons ill Of influenza, are
expected to send to this hospital dur
The institution is under the direction
of Health Officer William C. Fowler,
with Surgeon E. W. Scott of the pub
lie health service in charge and di-
recting operations.
The ground floor of the building is
set apart for the executive and ad-
ministrative offices, diet kitchen,
storerooms and other quarters. The
second floor is fitted with cots for
women and children, the third floor
reserved for men and the fourth floor
is set apart for patients from the
Army.
, The hospital will be operated by a
Washington Chapter, American Red
Cross, $1,000; District government,
$4,000, and the public health service,
$1,000.
Army Provides Transportation.
The United States Army is supply
auto trucks and other machines for
the movement of physicians, inspect
ors. nurses and patients. There are
cots for eighty patients. IT necessary
ten more can be added. Eighteen
trained nurses have been secured for
the care of the patients. together with
a number of orderlies.
Contributions of supplies of food and
other things as we'll as service, whole
or parts of day or night. clerical and
other help. will be gladly received.
Two families, one containing six
and the other seven, including Ms-
band and wife and all the children,
suffering from the influenza, were re-
ported to the health Office at 10 o'clock
this morning as needing hospital
treatment. They will be taken to the
Emergency influenza hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-25
For New Bo1shevik Army.

WARSAW. Monday December % (by
the Associated Press).-Two million
Russian prisoners. the first thousands
of which are slowly passing home
ward. are being picked up by the boil
sheviki for the formation of their new
army, all of whom appear to be taint-
ed with bolshevism and there is danger
Of this spreading to Poland and Bo-
hemia.
The Poles are rapidly organizing
their own army around the nucleus of
Gen. Pilsudski's phalanxes. The old
Polish legions of war-weary troops,
which are coming home. have no Rus
sian or German sympathies, merely de-
string to be left alone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-25
Plans May Be Disarranged.

In that event the Presidents plans
would be somewhat disarranged, be-
cause he has been planning to return
TO the United States before February
- with good deal accomplished. in
= preliminary way at least. The
President will be ready to return to
Europe during the spring, but hopes
that this may not be necessary.
President Wilson's last official en-
: Continued on Second Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-25
Parcels Mailed Early.

washingtonians helped the post Office
employees by mailing their parcels early.
and last night the post office was nearly
deserted. As result the outgoing mail
was cleared as fast as it came in and
NV noon today all Christmas parcels ad-
dressed to Washingtonians were dis
tributed.
Formal opening of a new 7. NJ. c. A
hut at Walter Reed Hospital last even
ing was the occasion for special celebra-
ton there. Gayly dressed misses
helped entertain the men. gather
ed around a large spruce tree. and ladies'
of the Red Cross distributd gift pack
ages.
peaned for the children OF the post and
..-.-.. The 1lth Cavalry Band plSeL
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Announces Names of Guests.

Secretary Daniels has announced the
aboard the Mayfower at the review. In
cluded in the number will be former
Ambassadors Gerard, Morgenthau, Ell
kus, Van Dyke and Penfield. Mrs.
George Dewey, widow of Admiral
Dewey, will be the guest of Mrs. Daniels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-25
ALLIES NOT TO ADD
T0FORCE IN RUSSIA
Against Further Intervention
at Present, Although Need
of Assistance Seen.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 25.-The allied gov
ernments have decided against further
Intervention in Russia, at least for the
present, according to indications from
official circles. Great Britain and the
United States, it is represented, while
recognizing that Russia should be as
sisted in way to permit her to return
to normal conditions, point out that
military Intervention on large scale
would involve difficulties and danger of
all kinds.
Stephen Pichon. the French foreign
minister, explained the situation at
tions yesterday. He said the solution at
present favored was to guarantee moral
support to the governments which had
sprung UP at various points on Russian
and Siberian territory.
PARIS, December 25.-Prince Lvoff.
who is the guest of Basile Nraklakof,
Russian ambassador to France, and
who is participating in the lengthy
conferences being held here by Rus
sian statesmen, discussed his views
of the Immediate future in Russia
with the representative of the Asso-
ciated Press, He said:
Additional entente military forces
are necessary to restore order and
check anarchy in Russia. It is inn
possible for the disorganized country
to rEht itself otherwise.
Il am not military expert" he
said, when asked how many troops
would be necessary, land my opinion
on that subject would be of little
value in my judgment. The opposition
is weak. Petrograd practically has
ceased to exist. and could be taken
with slight resistance"
In reply to a question as to what
form of government would be best for
Russia Prince Lvoff said that it mus,
be a republic
For Allied Intervention.
PARIS, December 24.-Allied inter-
vention in Russia is essential, declares
V. N. Kokovsoff, formerly Russian
premier, in a statement to the morn
ing newspapers.
"a military dictatorship" he said
must be established. However re-
pugnant such solution may appear
to French minds. military dictator
ship alone can put an end to the
present anarchic regime and permit
the establishment of a new. healthy
and honest government Should the
allies not intervene it would permit
the Germans to strengthen and extend
their grip on Russia and finally bring
about close political relations between
the two countries.
"Will the allies intervene? Frankly
hardly think SO. 1 bring from Londor
a rather pessimistic impression. In
that capital they aspire above all tc
complete the settlement of the cata.
clysm which upset the world and
seem afraid of the mere idea of fresh
complications"
For New Bolshevik Army.
WARSAW, Monday December % (b3
the Associated Press).-Two millior
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Partly cloudy and colder tonight;
temperature slightly below freezing;
Thursday fair.
Temperature for the past twenty
four hours: Highest, A, at 6:15 pm.
yesterday; lowest, SO, at $50 am. to-
day.
Full report see page 2.
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Continued On Second Page.)
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Member Of the Associated Press
The Associated Press il exclusively entitled to
the uss for tspublication Of all news dispatches
credited to It not otherwise credited In this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights Of publication Of special
DISPATCHES herein arc also reserved.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-04-05
BARLEY A PROFITABLE CROP

Reports from the counties from the
northern half Of Ohio show that con
siderably more barley will be grown
this season. This is a good thing
both from the standpoint OF profit TO
the farmer and OF production of more
human food.
Barley is a more reliable crop than
spring wheat in Ohio. Barley is now
being used more than ever before in
Ameica as bread cereal. and indica-
tions are that this practice must in
crease.
At present prices. when compared
with the yield OF oats or spring
wheat at the Ohio Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station barley is much more
profitable.
When the yields OF oats and barley
in northwestern Ohio are compared.
the balance is still more in favor OF
barley. The Department Of Farm
Crops OF the Ohio State University
advises farmers not to
increase the oats acreage but to dis
place part OF the oats with barley.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-04-05
THE WAR, THE FARM
AND THE FARMER
By Herbert Quick

The farms of this country could
carry the war to a victorious con.
clusIon even If all the rest Of the ma
tions should quit The rest will not
quit; but we could win 1t without
them If we had to do it. The farmers
of the United States can whip Ger
many. We can whip them with guns.
We can whip them with our products.
We can whip them with our money.
Bvery farmer In the United States
must remember that the war has q
first mortgage on every cent he has.
The last spare cent in the pockets Of
every farmer in America should be de-
voted to the war.
The kaiser began foreclosing his
mortgage on our farms when he de-
clared ruthless submarine warfare.
The war is our answer to his bill of
foreclosure.
Our contribution is, first, our sons
and brothers for the trenches; sec
ond, the last pound of food products
which we can grow by mobilizing our
scanty labor supply, utilizing the men,
women and children and the towns
people about us; and third, money
for Liberty Bonds.
This is the crucial year of the war.
Our soldiers are at the front, hun
dreds Of thousands Of them in the
trenches, and a million moro ready to
go. The whole burden Of carrying on
our own part in the war, and Of aid
ing our sister nations in arms, rests
on the United States Treasury.
If the treasury fails or falters or
finds itself unable to respond to every
call upon 1t, the war is lost Do you
realize that?
Your son, and all the nations sons
are relying on the United States
Treasury to furnish things with which
they may tight.
Their lives are lost if the treasury
fails. Our country is lost if the treas
ury fails
Germany wins II the treasury fails.
Therefore every cent you can rake
and scrape together belongs to the
treasury, that our soldiers may come
back to us alive and victorious. This
is literally true. We can whip the
Germans with our money; but not
with the money in our pockets or bank
accounts. 1t must go into the United
States Treasury in subscriptions to
Liberty Bonds.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-04-05
The PRICE OF
SHAMEFUL PEACE

More than billion dollars of Ameri-
can agricultural exports were sold to the
European nations at war with Germany
during 1917. Had this Nation main
tanned the peace then dictated by the
German war lords this European market
would have been closed and this billion
dollars worth of agricultural products
would, most of them, have rotted on
farms and in warehouses, or been used
in Improbable ways, with consequent
stagnation and ruin to the American
farmers.
Interest as we'll as duty urges the
American farmer to give financial sup
port to his Government in this war.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-04-05
STAND BY OUR
FIGHTING MEN

From hundreds of thousands of Amer.
lean farms, in answer to the call OF their
country and in obedience to the law oi
their country, American boys have gone
and to-day are fighting side by side with
hundreds of thousands of American boys
from the cities and town of the country,
confronting danger and death.
The duty of us who remain at home in
safety to afford the means to make these
boys powerful and victorious is a most
one.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-04-05
GREAT, CROWD At
PATRIOTIC MEETING
Ft. Recovery Journal.


A live-wire patriotic meeting was held
here Wednesday evening. Owing to the
evening being too chilly out doors for
the speakers and the vast crowd, the
meeting was held in Morvilius opera
house. The boys band and Prof Van
Dusen's high school cadets accompanied
the speakers from Celina, besides sew
eral Celina citizens coming over. The
delegation arrived from Celina about
$50, and it wasn't very long until things
began stirring. The boys band and the
cadets were soon upon the main streets,
the band playing patriotic airs and the
cadets giving various drills. Celina
should feel proud of these organizations.
The band shows that it is in the care of
a leader who knows how to get results
from the boys, and the cadets under
Prof. Van Dusen's training, are a we'll
drilled bunch of young men.
The speakers of the evening-B. A.
Myers, Judge c. S. Younger, F.V. Short
and John w. Loree-gave some talks
that will linger long in the minds of the
large audience present Space forbids
us to go into details concerning each
talk. But each speaker impressed upon
those present that it is up to one and all
to back up America first, last and all the
time.
The only regretable thing about the
meeting was the fact that it was too chill
ly to hold it out of doors where all could
have heard it.
1t was a rousing patriotic meeting
one long to be remembered by all.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-04-05
lANDFAIR

chas. Weitz delivered load of oats TO
Celina Friday.
Henry Stoll, wife and son Dillon
spent Sunday afternoon with Geo. Hines
and wife.
Geo. Felver and wife spent Sunday
with Wm. Squires and family.
Dora Hone visited Lola Felver Sun
day.
Noah Black and family and d. S.
Black spent Sunday with James Latin,
jr., and family.
Ben Davis and family spent Sunday at
Skeels X Road with Frank Butler and
family.
Lawrence Bollenbacher, wife and son
Raymond spent Sunday at Jacob Bollen-
bacher's.
Jacob Wendell and wife entertained
company Sunday.
Edgar Freyburger, of Dunkirk, Ind,
is visiting at George Hines at this writ
ing.
Naucie Stoll called on Mrs. Ernest
Norris Sunday afternoon.
Urban and Ollie Stoll called on Alvin
Kanorr and wife Sunday afternoon.
Chas. Weitz called on Fred Weitz and
wife Sunday.
Miss Hulka Kable called on Mrs. Chas.
Weitz Tuesday morning.
Ben Beougher and wife, of near Cell
ma, spent Sunday with John Stoll and
family.
Quite a few of the young people of
this place attended the entertainment at
Chattanooga Sunday evening.
James Wilson and wife and Clyde
Hitchner and family spent Sunday with
George Hines and family.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-04-05

| While Gerard was our ambassador
in Berlin, the kaiser said to him one
day that he would stand no nonsense
from America after the war.
Do you know what that means? 1t
means that the Germans intend to sub
juSRte this country If they come out
of this war victorious.
The German Imperial government
has preached the superiority Of Ger
many to all the rest Of the world un-
I'll A the German nation IL drunk with
megRlomAnia. One Of their great
writer's expressed the prevailing. Of
ncial view in 1908, when he wrote:
THE Teutonic race Is called upon
to circle the earth with its rule, to ex-
plot the treasures of nature and Of
human power, and to make the pas
sive races servient elements in its
cultural development Who
ever has the characteristics of the
Teutonic race is superior. All the
dark peoples are mentally inferior, be-
cause they belong to the passive
races. The cultural value of a nation
is measured by the quantity Of Teu-
tonism it contains"
Are you one OF the darker races?
Are you willing to to be rated as one
Of the "servient elements" in Ger
many's cultural development?
You began to be one of the "servi-
ent elements" when peaceful people
were slaughtered as they carried your
produce to market. Was it because
you belonged to passive racer"
This war is for the purpose Of say
ing to that insane claim, with the
roar Of a hundred thousand cannon
moi"
Never since the Turks threatened
to overwhelm Europe was the world
in such danger as now. Germany
must be defeated this year. Unless
We win, our place in the world IL lost
and, our history as one Of the "Servi-
ent elements" begins. We must with
hold nothing from the support Of the
war. We must give our sons. We
must bring forth food in abundance.
We must give into the treasury Of the
United States every cent we can
spare.
This summer the support Of the war
is up to the farmers; and Uncle Sam
has never called upon the farmers in
vain!
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-04-05

other oities large silk dasS TO Be aimi
lArly donated are being made By ne
women Of clubs and church orEAniza-
tions.
Besides the Honor Flags which WIN
be awarded 10 the communities there
viii be a state Honor Flag and q ma,
tionAl Honor Flag. On the State
Flags which will be flown In the state
capitals there will be an Honor Roll
on which viii be inscribed the names
Of tho communities IN that state in
the order in which they earn the right
to ny the Gag. On the National Honor
Flag which viii be Gown In WAAhing
ton the names e the states wiz be
enrolled as they reach their quotas.
Buyers Get Window Cards.
Window cards will be given to all
subscribers to the Third Loan. On
the cards. which measure TxS inches.
there will be . replica Of the Honor
FlaT in oolors and q blank space IN
which to write the name Of ths sub
Boribor, These WIN Be displayed IN
the windows Of the homes Of bond
buyers.
Not only win these cards serve as q
recognition Of the patriotism and 10y
atty Of the householder but they WIN
have a strong advertising power. II
a man has one OF the window cards
proclalming to all Of his neighbors
that he has bought his bond the
nsighbors are going to get busy and
do their duty. One card on . street
II bound to be followed by others and
eventually these cards, meeting the
eye OF the tRrdy one SVeryvhSrO he
looks. arc golng to be the force thal
Viii spur him on to the purchase
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-04-05
THIRD LOAN HAS
FLAG Of HONOR
Banners viii Fly in Every
Community in Nation II
McAdoO Gets Wish
WOMEN MAKE LARGE SILK
ONES FOR AMERICAN CITIES
Washington Turns Out to Watch
Hosting of First Sample
at the Capital

The enthusiasm which greeted the
flying Of a sample OF the Third Liber
ty Loan Honor Flag in Washington a
week or more ago was but the fore
taste of the zest which will attend a
series of similar flag raisings all over
the United States when the real
Honor Flags are raised by the COM
munities which will have earned the
right to hy them by subscribing their
quota TO the loan
Patriotic addresses by big men OF
the communities, playlets by the
school children, entertainments by
church or amateur dramatic societies.
parades by lodgos-these are some Of
the ceremonies planned to attend the
raising Of the Gags In the various
units.
The Liberty Loan Honor Flag was
conceived by James H. Burton of New
York and has the hearty Endorsement
OF Secretary Of the Treasury William
G. McAdoo. The plan calls for the
award of an Honor Flag by the Treas.
ury Department TO each community
in the nation when that community
will have attained It's quota OF sub
scriptions to the third loan.
The first flag was made in Wash.
ington under Cthe supervision of Mrs.
McAdoo.
Flag Raising Is Gala Event.
The raising of the sample flag in
Washington was q gala event. For
the first time in the history of the
Treasury Department all Of the EN-.
ployes Of that department left off
work for fifteen minutes to attend a
national event They grouped in
front Of the Treasury building and
cheered Justify when the first Honor
Flag was pulled to the top Of a mast
there by Lewis B. Franklin. Director
Of the War Loan organization. And
the cheers Of the employees were but
q part Of the demonstration for thou.
sands Of Washingtonians crowded IN
the street tying up street car traflc
while the ceremony was on.
The flag is q white nag with a deep
red border and three perpendicular
stripes running through the center.
The stripes are the same width as the
border. The official nags which will
be Awarded By the Treasury Depart.
mSnt measure s6x64 inches.
In many cities patriotic women are
working on the making Of bigger flags
than the Official ones. g.
In Cleveland the young women OF
the Junior League are making huge
silk banner which they will donate to
the central committee to be flown
when Cleveland attains its quota. IN J