St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 25, 1914

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* * r —— —— — — — AALS — ͤ ü 2 — + 8 are zan Tour Want—6600—Olive or Central always in touch ‘LOUIS PO Only Evening Paper in St. Louis With Associated Press News Service. T-DISPATCH — j VOL. 67. NO. 127. ST. LOUIS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 25, 1914—12 PAGES. a | PRICE ONE CENT} 5 ‘ 5 3 ae am — F 2 8 ve eres n g 5 458 ae ee . : bee: = : ‘ere eats w 2 . * 5 > * * P ＋ 7 e FIGHTING MARKS CHRISTMAS ON BOTH BATTLE FRONTS IN EUROPE Men in 8 Celebrate Day With Gifts of Food Sent From Home When Not Actually Engaged Rival Claims of Slight Progress in the West. Russians Drive Back the Ger- mans Who Crossed the Bzura River in Northern Poland; Many Prisoners Taken. Pope, Failing in Peace Ef- forts, Asks for Exchange of Prisoners — Intermittent Artillery Duels Take Place in Belgium.. * LONDON, Dec. B.- Christmas finds _ warring nations along the battle in France and Belgium, Poland Galicia striving with unabated courage to gain an advantage which might mean the turning point in the long series of engagements which are the lines and being fought in those fields. — an FR — v aae * 10 arms be a souvenir of our common the strong German forces which had | crossed to the right bank of the Bzura river, Poland. All the Russian an- ,nouncements bear on the Violence of th fighting, and record the taking of 7 ew that nis 25 . truce have failed, and in the : lef-that hia hopes of bringing about es exchange of all prisoners of war will ‘futile, efforts to effect a : Pape Benedict is bending energies toward preventing uneces- suffering by arranging for the ex- of wounded prisoners whose in- li prevent their going to the one im honor of the Christ- Ge are Selig held in London. @ Berlin and m the trenches. ame Glese to their tod things to his troops in the field: celebration of Ch } is in in closest contact with the ene- ch a celebration none of us is forget. I wish for all mem- my brave army the blessing of we have; with the good luck soldier, eBtablished a peace We and our beloved father- be proud. grandfather, Crown Prince Fred- on Christmas, 1870, sent of his brave army your and grandfathers, a pipe with I do the same. May this token to my loyal companions Melly it 5e afte el humble in Germany’s Belgium. : PARIS, Dec. %.—The official bulletin |’ i 17 1 | 5 : F f | i : : : i E it! 2 321 Fit 41 d : = * n * * 5 * Fh 5 1 ¢ > + . * 72 * : „3 p ot. oe N the na ile aes 2 In the west the French report the usual slight progress at various points on the front, while the Germans make - similar claims. In the East, the Rus- : sian commander in chief, in the latest official statement, rcports the rout of Prince has issued the following '1T RESCUED FROM Three-Story Structure. FIREMAN IS INJURE Parents Escape to Cold Street. — — Annie Inman, 4000 Washington boul the 15 dwellers in the house. to the ground. Fireman George men, Fireman Hurt in Leap. to hold it rigidly had suffered serious injury. rear room. She shouted the off by smoke and flame. a ladder against the side of the hous had thrown other garments: over thei night clothes. Pastor Saves Clothing Chest. The Rev. J. Boyd Trinity Episcopal fore finished a long celebration of mid night mass. first firemen came, smash the by smoke. carried both down the ladder. | shouted to them to wait. H. G. Bordman, his wife and infant, who occupied a room on the first floor, were helped through a window by fire- men, the baby sleeping through all the excitement. Get Breakfast at Neighbors. Most of the boarders carried suit cases or hastily prepared bundles. Breakfast was served to them in the Morton home and they gathered in the parlor, trying to make the best of the Christmas. Some of those who accepted the Mortons’ hos- pitality were W. M. Francis, S. M. Wright, A. P. Farris, Charles Benton and Alexander Thomas. The house was the property of John H. Howard of Nashville, Tenn. The loss is estimated at $10,000, and the house was insured for about one-third that amount. The origin of the fire is a mystery, for while it came from the basement, it apparently could not have started from the furnace, which is in another part of the basement than that from which the fire came. FAIR AND COLDER WITH BOARDING HOUSE INFIRE AT 2 A. WV. Men and Women Carried Down Ladders in Blaze That Destroys Baby Sleeps Through Noise as A Christmas morning fire, which be- gan shortly after 2 o’clock, destroyed the three-story boarding house of Mrs. vard, and nearly all the belongings of Eleven persons scrambled or were carried down a %-foot ladder which firemen placed against the east wall of the house. The others, being on the first floor, hopped from, their windows Young of Engine Company 28, who lives at 1420 Arlington avenue, was the only person injured. He was trapped on the third floor, after having helped all the boarders to get out, and had to jump from a front win- dow to a life-net, held by fellow fire- The holders of the net were not able enough to sustain Young’s weight, and he rebounded from the net, his head striking an icy pro- jection of the building. He was dazed and stunned, and it was feared that he Mrs. Pauline Milbrandt, the cook, was awakened by the fire in her first floor alarm through the halls, and a telephone mes- sage was sent to the Fire Department. When the firemen reached the house they found the occupants standing at the windows, the stairway being cut They placed and began removing the boarders. Most | of them were scantily clad, though all They took refuge from the freezing air in the home of E. H. Morton, the next dwelling to the east. Coxe, rector of Church, which ig across the street, was in the church at the time of the fire, having shortly be- He ran to the house as the and helped them windows to let out the smoke. Then, as Mrs. Inman came out, bewalling the probable loss of a chest gf papers and clothing, which she had left on the first floor, he dashed into fhe house and dragged the chest out. He was bruised and was almost suffocated} Bruce Inman and his wife, an elderly | and couple, were trapped in their third floor “a room, and were overcome by smoke, | Arthur Wallace and C. Farman, room- [ers on the third floor, tied and twisted bed sheets to make a rope, and fast- ened this rope to a bed. They were about to risk life and limb by descend- ing on this improvised cable, when the firemen appeared with the ladder, and 4 ABOVE AS MINIMUM \ 4 — — | | Giant Tree at the Post-Dispatch Christmas Festival at Coliseum | D S- r the Coliseum saw it t This huge tree, 39 feet high and 30 feet across at its widest part was donated by . 1 ‘Hiss, gem western Telephone and Telegraph Co., and two teams of mules and a gang of men wor a.m. Tuesday to trans 2 to the city. The photograph shows it fully dressed and lighted—just as a delighted children at is afternoon. manager of the South- af] day Monday and until 4 SPECTATOR AT SNOWBALL FIGHT KILLS TWO PERSONS Artillery Private, ea Leave, Asserts That He Was Struck With Beer Bottle. MIDDLETOWN, O., Dec. %.—Albert Bailey, a private in Company 137, Coast Artillery, stationed at Fort Hancock, N. J., arrived here toda: on a three-months furlough, and when going ‘from the sta- tion to his home stopped to witness a snowball fight. He was struck dy something, whereupon he shot Thomas Closzitch, 82 years old, through the head and Joseph Zuglennit, 36 years old, through the heart, both men dying in- stantly. Bailey was arrested and to the police he said he was hit with a beer bottle which so enraged him that he did not know what he was doing. SECRETARY BRYAN BUYS TEN AGRES AT ASHEVILLE He Expects Seme Time te Bulld a Summer Home on This Tract of Mountain Land. ASHEVILLE, N. C., Dec. . — With a 2 * 7 : ae ‘ 1 eS * we 5 2 7 a 5 1 3 17 N ay 1 : * 3 * on ’ Foe 3 „„ * 1 e OS 4 4, cA * 1 5 i : 7 4 45 j abe ok en * NN 5 | bought by the Government for a na- view of some time building a summer ‘home here, Secretary Bryan has bought 10 acres of mountain land lying within the limits of the city, which it over- looks. The land commands a far-reaching view of Biltmore House and the 100,- 000 acres of mountain forestry recently tional park. patch of sourwood bushes, planted so as to make a scariet flare on the mount in aucumn. 5 03 New Locomotives Ordered. DUNKIRE, N. T., Dec. 25.—It was an- mounced yesterday that the Illinois Cen- tral Railroad had placed an order with the American Locomotive Co, for § ‘ A feature of its woodland is a large 3 Se 3 8 1 8 ee ae 3 8 ses 1 2 ee 2 ‘ites 2 fh 4 a vats 5 8 4 4 “4 1 8 ae 2 Sige W me ' locomotives and the Nickel Plate ‘Rail- 4 . — 24 e MALARIA MAKES NIGHT LIFE IN CANAL ZONE DANGEROUS Health Officials Seekers to Take Quinine if They Expose Themselves. WASHINGTON, Dec. . Warn Pleasure in moonlight serenades or other noctu- ral diversions down in the Panama Canal zone is unsafe unless one is will- ing t large doses of quinine. pay the penalty in subsequent Malaria has so largely infected the Americans in the zone after they have spent an evening at pleasure resorts, es- pecially in the suburbs of Panama, that the Health Department has been obliged tu issue a special warning that it is un- safe to do so. In case of necessity or the search for pleasure leads one to so expose himself, it is said that quinine should be taken thereafter. WATERMELONS GIFTS TO TWELVE Brighton, III., Woman Presents Stored Product te Friends. Mrs. William F. Vahle of Brighton, III., surprised 12 of her Alton ‘friends yesterday by presenting to each a large watermelon. She had the melons stored in the basement of her home since last summer. The melons appeared to be in as good condition as when taken from the vines. 1 ONLY TWO EDITIONS OF THE POST-DISPATCH TODAY N order to give its employes as much time to themselves as possible for the celebration of Christmas, only two editions of the | Post-Dispatch are being printed to- day—the Midday and the Home. This—the Home Eidition--is the last, unless some extraordinary news event should make the issuance of an extra necessary. : | | And the greatest moment of all is when the Christmas tree is lighted, and little children gather about, firm in their faith in Santa Claus, who will not disappoint them. Making glad the heart of childhood” is one of our greatest opportunities. And this the Post-Dispatch Christmas Festival gives us. Ps Festival Expresses City’s Civic Consciousness, Says Mayor Kiel BY MAYOR'HENRY W. KIEL, CITY is only as great as the spirit of its people. The sciousness of St. Louis, as expressed in the Post- Dispate Christ- mas festival, is a great community asset. ivic eon- It shows that we have: not forgot- ten the unfortunate 9 ‘the dis- tressed, who otherwise Won pass 4 bleak and dreary day. yet there is nothing in this Festival low- ers those who attend it, Om the con- trary; it lifts them up, and for the time being they forget their troubles and cares. — 2*2* ee — — — MAN, 18, CHANGES ius NAME] _— “ather’s Abandoned for That of His Father. ° After using the name of his stepfather since he was 2 years old, Gustav C. Schuette, a carpenter, 4 years old, has been granted permission in the Circuit Court to take the name of his father, who was Philip Wedemeyer, and here- after will be known as Gustav.C. Wede- meyer. He was twice married under the name of Schuete, and has one child, William, by his second marriage. The wife and son’s name automatical- ly changes to Wedemeyer by the Court's orden otitis Arizona te Be Dry Jaz. 1. LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. %.—The |Arizona prohibition law will go into effect Jan, 1. The special United States tribunal, from which Injunctions were sought to prevent its enforcement, ré- fused to issue injunctions in a brief de- cision rendered yesterday. Appeal to the United States Supreme Court will ) ibe taken at once 2 Sse * . r — „Charge It to the City,” Say German Soldiers in Bruges ROTTERDAM, Dec. Ws Christmas cheer is coming to the rents of Bruges, the advance based Of the Ger- man army in Belgium, thun it has been for several days Stene of Christmas hilarity, The. i@ full of German soldiers, eating and G@rinking at its expense. They are ing the. hotels and restaurants and git each other dinners and signing thé ks with an order on the city to pay.) | They have forbidden the Cafes to close and are driving | ‘tity bank- ruptcy. Night before war automobiles en bill was 3000 francs, KI | on the city treasury, para ter BOSTON. Dec. WA & iace believed to navel te a letter rece Winsiow of the Hg count Society, ~~ 3 10,000 GUESTS A GREAT PUST-DISPAI CHRISTMAS FESII — — — scheduled time of opening. While, the children were filling the air About the Coliseum with their joyous Shouts of anticipation, about 3500 home- less men were awaiting their Christmas dinner at the Midday Lunchroom on Pine street east of Fourth. They were also ‘guests of the Post-Dispatch Christ- mas Festival Association, which had de- termined that not one needy man in St. Louis should go without a good dinner. Children Enjoy Pantomime. The children at the Coliseum were in- vited through all the benevolent soci- eties of the city, without distinction of creed, nationality or race, The enter- tainment provided for them followed the tradition of the 14 previous Post-Dis- patch Christmas festivals—“Not a Char- ity, but an Act of Hospitality.” A Christmas pantomime, written by William W. La Beaume and Dr. Arthur Proetz, and performed by actors of the Pageant Drama Association, had been prepared as the chief feature of the Col- iseum entertainment. Children from the municipal playgrounds, in costume, have been trained in the dances whicn accompany the pantomime, and those no viewed the rehearsals declared the spectacle was one which would amuse and delight the little ones. Panto- mimes, like Christmas carols, are an old-world custom lately revived in tuis country. A section of seats on the floor, giving the best possible view of the stage, and insuring freedom from the danger of crowding, was reserved for the Tiny Tim Society, the object of which is to bring Christmas cheer to lame children. These children were:taken to the Coll- seum by the workers of the society, having first received special Christmas gifts fro mthe society, beside those to be given them by Santa Claus at the. Coliseum. The society is the philanthropic de- partment of the St. Louis branch of the | Dickens Fellowship, and takes its name from the afflicted boy of whom Dick- ens’ “Christmas Carol” tells. The com- mittee in charge of today’s entertain- ment, co-operating with the Post-Dis- patch Festival management, consisted of Mrs. John K. Maxwell, Mrs. -Alice Jones Wientge, Miss Laura Ashdown, Mrs. J. B. Kenney and Miss Sara Eliza- beth Edwards. Giaat Tree Charms Children. On entering the Coliseum, the first sight was the great tree, said to be the largest and finest ever brought to St. Louis. Gleaming with lights and glit- tering with decorations, the tree was greeted with shouts by the more exu- berant of the children, and was stared at in silent admiration and astonishment by some of the others. The tree, which will ere long become a telephone pole, was loaned by W. J. Hiss, general man- ager of the Southwestern (Bell) Tele- phone and Telegram Co., and was deco- rated by the Tree Committee, of which Stephen A. Martin is chairman. Seating Task Kastl Handled. 40 seat So great a gathering is a big task, but this was in the hands of a committee headed by H. J. Bube, one of the veterans of the Festival manage- ment. A committee of physicians, head- ed by Dr. A. H. Sippy, was on hand for service in case of sickness or mishap. A. H. Frederick is chairman of the Executive Comimttee of the Post-Dis- patch Christmas Feétival Association, and Oscar Leonard is secretary, and "Twas the morning of Christmas, and all around the Coliseum the children were gathered so thick you couldn’t count ’em. They were the invited guests of the Post-Dispatch Christmas Festival, and they were so eager to meet Santa Claus, to see the Christmas pantomime, and to receive the presents awaiting them, that many were in front of the door at 9 o’clock, though noon was the By the noon hour it was estimated that fully 10,000, mostly children, the younger ones accompanied by their mothers, big sisters or brothers, had arrived. Many of them, before coming, had eaten Christmas dinners cooked from baskets distributed to families yesterday from the downtown headquarters of the Far Dispatch Christmas Festival Association. tied. TOYS AND CANDY FOR ALL; SANTA CLAUS PLAYS HOST — er Ri Three Thousand Families Enjoy Dinner at Home Each Being Supplied a Full Basket by Co- operation of the Public; 3500 Homeless Men Have a Plentiful Feast. ether members, besides Shove already T¢ ¥ R od > ~ r Three thousand baskets distributed yesterday building at the : F r family and other which, bought by experts ings off the lowest made each basket’s net C. M. Hubbard, George B. Mangold, Exnil duties, G.:2, — Dr. F i if om * f ; : 5 E i 1 11 i 14 DINNER TO 3500 Music, Dancing and Pantomime Fur- | ish an Afternoon of Holiday Gayety to Immense Throng. - * Wannen 1 * 8 Fs acy! 3 . * * 4 8 8 >, „ N Hey 2