Arizona republican., 1920-12-12
NAIL TO EUROPE WILL
 BE VERY HEAVY

NEW YORK, Dec. 11-Christmas cheer for the peoples of the war torn nations of Europe, refugees in the Near East and American soldiers abroSaAfs going forward through this port in greater volume than ever before. Post officials here estimate that the volume of the 1920 Christmas foreign mail will approach twice the amount of previous years.
 Thousands Of packages have already heen received here from all parts of the country and postoffice officials are prepared for an unprecedented rush
 during the first two weeks of Decem- Der. The bulk of the mail. officials
 state. is being sent to Germany and
 Poland and comprises principally food stuffs and clothing. Italy and the Bal ! kan states will also receive large ship nents with smaller amounts going to France. Britain, Norway, Sweden, Bel gium and the Latin American coun- tries.
 In addition to the Christmas pack ages going direct by parcel post and i by express, various American relief or ganizations are planning to bring something of the seasons spirit to
 many thousands of destitute children
 The Near East Relief has made elao- crate Christmas plans for the refugee youngsters in the Near East and the i Red Cross has planned cheer for chil-
 dren in the various districts in which 1 it is operating.
 The volume of soldier mail this year has materially decreased over recent 1 years because of the withdrawal or most of the American force from isst- rope. The several thousand dough boys' still on the Rhine will be well remembered as a large shipment or I gifts has beer accumulated at inc
 Army Transportation service in Ho-
 boken. Soldiers serving in the Canal
 Zone, Hawaii, the Philippines ana
 Alaska will also be remembered. some
 of the vessels bearing gifts for these men sailed during November.
 Men of the navy, wherever stationed.
 will also be the recipient of Christmas gifts from home, and the navy depart
 ment has made special arrangements to give each man the maximum oppor- tunity for s'merry Christmas.
 Cooperating with the Junior Red Cross. Secretary Daniels of the navy !. Idepartment has ordered a vessel to l. take Christmas gifts for thousands Of tDalmatian children. This action was
 taken upon recommendation of Ad- , nliral Andrews, in charge of American ! varships stationed in the Adriatic. Two . thousand pairs of shoes and stock :
 ings. thousands of cans of condensed i milk. hundreds Of bars of chocolate and toys from Red Cross warehouses will go to destitute children in northern ! Italy and in Jugo- Slavia.
 The Near East Relief has made ar : engagements whereby United States !, sailors and marines stationed in Turk . ish waters are to make Christmas ' ' merry for thousands of children. Each of Uncle Sans fighting men ], tEere has been asked to adopt a 2 child and provide some kind of a :, Christmas present.
 ], i A Christmas tree with elaborate ex- ' ercises, will be placed in the Near East 2 Relief tubercular hospital fin Constan- II tinople. Tn Harpoot. where there are :. 5000 Armenian orphans. another tree Il will be provided by the Near East Re ? lief organization At Baum. on ths Black sea. where conditions are al ] their worst, the population is lookins ] forward to a shipment of one thousand J tons of flour from America to add Jo, q to the holiday. The flour left here No 2, vcnnber g and is expected to arrive 1l before Christmas.