The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-24
PEACE ON EARTH
 SADLY LACKING
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and lined with wire fencing, to the church for the evening services,
 They came M all kinds ef veht- eleS, from automobiles to d0hkeyS, past the fields where shepherds Sttll watch their fl0ekS by night t0 the tiny village 0f Bethlehem, FeSt- ling M the hil&
 1t has changed little with the passing centuries since the Saw four was laid iM the manager, The streets are StiM narrow, steep and slippery Dominating the east end k the great, foFGess-like church,
 Sang English CAFek
 AS night fell, crowds tn the eeNFt- yard of the church, led by the AA- slieaM community, kilteA Scots aud khaki-elad British t0MMteS, sang English eaFolS which were broadcast to the world,
 At the eeAeR0SieA of the eaEels, the Anglican bish0p led the pFeeeS- sion, including the British high commissioner, into the church @t St catherine, the Anglican part Of the church of the Nativity, The crowds followed them into the eFlshtly-lit Incense laden atmosphere,
 There the Latin patriarch lea the w0EShiBneFS to the sacred gF0tt@, 20 feet below the church, down two spiral StAsFeaSeS, The silver star tM the M0Saie paving surrounded by the inscription, "HlC Dc VtFetMe Maria Jesus GhFiStNAS NatAS E$f," " theFe of the Virgin Mary Jesus Christ was h0FA), reflected the diM light of oil lampS suspended tFoM the vaNltea ceiling,
 Packed, flushed Crete
 WiAkMa candles iM the hands Nf the kAeelMR woFShippeF$ added t@ the glow m the packed, hWSAed gFNtta
 The high point of the services was the solemn p9AUlaeal mass, "0leFta in ExeelSiS" by the Latin patriarch at midnight lt also was bFeASeaSt t0 the world,
 During the ensuing early hours of Christmas morning, masses were celebrated in tho sr0tt9 and m A0- lAeeNt EF0tt@S where the &lAN8htef Of the MN0eeAtS iS e0sApAeEAe AeEAted>
 At dawn, under the fading liehe of the same stars which Sh0Ae over tAe SAepheFdlS, the Pilgrims eMeF8ed into the cold daylight, many ehAht~ ing hymns 0f peace
 Streaming back t@ Jerusalem, they passed aFIA@Eea cars and armed British police, patF0lltNs the roads where the Staeeat0 0t $MlpeFS' FlueS breaks the stiffness night and @ay>
 Jerusalem, December a. -~ (Oe@ - Two Jews, father and son, were shot and seriously wounded today near Mer0asS Gate, Professional grave dlgeerS, they were returning from the Jewish cemetery on eAe Mount 0f olives where they dug graves early this morning.
 Families fr0M the village 0t TAy~ ber, near INal&aTcM arrived at Jatta today, carrying theSG p0SSoStSoMS, and asserted that the village had been deserted because 0f a collective une of SlO,O00 imposed by British a0- ttlDF9JteS lN PcsaAAB AVa @Aa ~ss4S"Ns@Ns ' 0f British troops,
 The fine was the result 0t aM at tack by 90 armed men 0n a RrttASss troop convoy,
 A band of Arabs last night att tackled Jewish baGsscS near the Ma halal Jewish settlement and W0eln0- cd one passenger, An Arab bus, cA route to Bethlehem, was ttred 0aA without casualties, -
 Latest figures showed that lS Arabs were killed and one Royal Alr Force pilot and one member 0t tne ITS1ns-J Jordan Frunttea force slightly wounded tn a clash yesterday at TlDcrtaS tn the vicinity of the Sea of Cialllee. The Arabs were kflled ng an R. A. F. airpGane nomnh>