The sun., 1918-12-24
CARLOADS OF CANDY
SENT TO U. 5. ARMY
Americans in Rhineland Will
Get Huge Amount of
Sweets Tomorrow.
NO TURKEYS PROVIDED
Troops Will Have Plenty Of
Geese, Ducks, Chickens
and Roast Pigs.

CoB1ENz, Dec. 23.-The arms of Santa
Claus reaching across the Atlantic
and France to beyond the Rhine have
brought large quantities OF sweets and
various luxuries and holiday gifts for
the first Christmas in Germany OF the
American Army OF Occupation.
Christmas packages for the soldiers
began to arrive several days ago in
carload lots and are being distributed
rapidly from the Railroads to the
eight divisions within the area Of &C.
cupation. The Quartermaster's De-
partment and the American Red Cross
have provided thirty carloads OF
chocolate and stick candy. The quar-
termaster also is providing four cars
of pastry and material for pies and
cakes.
The arrangements provide for be-
ginning an early morning distribution
of the packages sent to the soldiers
from home, while the afternoon and
evening are to he devoted to enter
tainments Of various sorts.
On Gastronomic Side.
On the gastronomic side the men
promise to be very we'll provided for.
While no turkey or cranberries will
be served at the Christmas dinner the
troops will have goose, ducks and
chickens a plenty, as well as roast pig
and fish. A general order prohibits
the Americans from buying meats or
fats from the Germans. but by sys-
tenn of trading soap, as we'll as chocol-
ate and other foodstuffs, there is an
excellent prospect OF getting suffi-
cient native products to vary agree
ably the army meat diet
The Salvation Army has begun the
baking of doughnuts at its various
quarters and by Christmas II hopes
to have hundreds OF thousands on hand
at least three doughnuts for every
soldier. This organization is also to
provide gifts OF various kinds.
Many Christmas Trees.
Every officers mess and every COM
pany of soldiers is TO have Christ
mas tree. Many Of the trees were cut
by the soldiers themselves.
The y. NJ. c. A. is supplying decora-
tons for the trees. branches OF the
knights OF Columbus, with all the di-
visions, will present the soldiers with
extra smokes in addition to individual
gifts and plenty Of candy and chew
ing gum.
The Germans throughout the occu-
pied area are preparing for an ex-
tensive celebration among themselves
They seem determined to have a good
time and are buying extra supplies for
their Christmas dinners.
The German weather forecast for
Christmas is: Cloudy. probably snow
Gen. ]. ]. Pershing slept in n castle
on the east bank of the Rhine Satur-
day night as the guest OF Major Gen.
Hines, corps commander, with head
quarters at Neuwied.
In an automobile Gen. Pershing
crossed the Rhine at 1926 O'Clock
Saturday night on a pontoon bridge
at Coblenz after having entertained
the newspaper correspondents at din
ner in his private train. In the MORN
ing Gen. Pershing was Joined at Neu-
wied by Mator-Gen. Dickman, and
with Major-Gens. Dickman and Hines
visited the three division headquarters
with the bridgehead and other points
OF interest on the eastern side OF the
shine.
Returning to Coblenz Gen. Pershing
left by special train Sunday night for
Chaumont, going by way OF Treves,
Luxembourg and Verdun.