New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 28, 1915, Page 5

k4 ~In order to spend = GHRISTMAS TREES BLAZE ON FRONT Bavarians Hold Celebration De- spite Vigorous Fire of French With the German Army in North- ern France, Dec. 28.—War is no re- spector of customs. Therefore there ‘was no cessation of activity along the line in northern France on Christmas eve—if possible the French artillery more nearly approximated the cele- brated “drum fire” of the late Sep- tember offensive than at since then. Christmas to the average German, however, is the most important day of the year and the Bavarians in northern France refused to allow the French artillery to spoil their cele- bration. All along the line, from the most advanced trenches to the com- munication points in the rear, Christ- mas trees blazed almost as if in op- position to the flare of exploding‘ shells 4 any Captain Displays Heroism. It was the fortunate lot of The As- | sociated Press correspondent to be .%ble to spend Christmas eve with a “Bavarian reserve company, every member of which had been in the field. French guns boomed inces- | santly, shells ripping up acres of | ground, but luckily not intruding upon the scene of the celebration of the First company of Regiment No. the evening as! nearly as possible in the accustomed way all the members of the company | had been assembled from their vari- ous posts and gathered in a little wooden building just behind the front. A tiny stage had been erected for the inevitable orchestra and speakers and in one corner stood a little Christmas tree laden with tinsel and sweets. Adjoining it were long tables on which | “were gifts for the soldiers—cigars, socks, mittens, chocolate and all kinds | of wearing apparel—mostly home- made articles stitched by loving fin- gers and intended to lessen in some Wegree at least the rigors of winter time war. Not a man of the com- pany was less than thirty-nine years old and the majority of them were forty-five. Nine out of every ten, as | one could tell by the rings upon their fingers, were married. The majority, too, had sons in the fleld and many had lost their nearest and dearest. The company’s captain, in private life a lawyer and one of the oldest men in the service, had learned but a short time before that his son had fallen ¥nly a few miles away. The father’s voice broke as he spoke of his son’s death, yet five minutes later he mount- ed the little platform and spoke to his The Curran Bry Goods Co. WHITE SALE STARTS _TOMORROW WITH EXTRA BIG LVALUES IN MUSLIN UNDERWEAR WEDNESDAY being our REGULAR BAR- GAIN DAY we offer ome Extarordinary val- fles tomorrow in fine ‘Muslin Underwear. 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Fos- Pills are for one ter-Milburn:Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. FRANCE SURE OF Stobart. - She went to Servia from England last April and has had charge of a large At one way- side dispensary operated by the Sto- tients were treated. In the picture may be seen the arrival of a stretcher Mrs. & white “Teddy bear’ costume, with & slouch hat. The costume was adopt- there was no trace of the sorrow he had just expressed. THe music was without exception devotignal rather than patriotic. . The room fairly shook at the bearded men, most of them peasants, stood and sang hymn after hymn. After the first song servants brought in huge mugs of Munich beer sent specially from Bavarian breweries. The captain had received literally bales of presents for his men and as far as possible had di- vided them equally. They lay in lit- tle piles on the tables past wlich the soldiers filed. Accidentally or through design each reservist had to pass his captain and for each the commanding officer had some special greeting. “Hello, Fritz, have you something from your wife?” “Merry Christmas, Johann. Is that boy of yours getting better?” were examples of his saluta- tions. Cannon Booming. Cannon were booming incessantly meanwhile and the.glare of exploding shells were constantly visible. When a shell exploded especially near or with an unusually loud report the whole room broke into laughter. As midnight approached the scene be- came gayer Except for the uniforms one could not have guessed the cele- brants were soldiers who had been separated from their families for months and who had lost friends or relatives upon the field of battle. Ap- proximately every five minutes the orchestra started a hymn in which every one jonled. Assure Captain of Loyalty. An element of earnestness was in- Jected into the celebration when the captain rose to speak. Not as an of- ficer to privates but as man to man he thanked his soldiers for what they had done. He referred to the pre- vious Christmas and then to the hope- ful expectation that peace would come soon, calling upon them to continue to render the same service to the fatherland as they had been giving. His final words had just been spoken when a tremendous French artillery salvo sounded with a boom that drowned every other sound. It was followed by another salvo of pledges from the soldiers to stick it out until the last and assuring their captain Genuine Prescription For All Rheumatism Pain Disappears and Swelling Van- ishes in a Few Days. Rheuma—that is the name of the scientific prescription that is putting rheumatism out of business. Rheuma cures by driving the uric acid from the blood. 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In Lille there was a special mass at the Cathedral at which German priests of- ficiated in the presence of hundreds of soldiers who made the scene unusually impressive. LANSING APPEALS FOR CONSULAR OFFICERS Clajms Government Officials Suffer. Financially When Transfes From One Post To Another. ' Washington, Dec. 28.—That Amer- ican diplomatic and consular officers suffer financially when shifted from post to post by promotion or transfer is disclosed in a memorandum just submitted to congress by Secretary Lansing. He asks for an increase from $50,000 to $125,000 in the ap- propriation for transportation of these government officers on the ground that the present allowance of five cents a mile to reimburse them for expenses of traveling to and from their posts or upon official business is inadequate. Computations by state department officials show that the five cents a mile fails to reimburse an unmar- ried consular officer by from two mills to ten cents a mile and 3 mar- ried officer by from six mills to $1.02 a mile, according to the number of members of the officer's famiiy and the quantity of household effects transferred to the new post, the aver- age loss of each officer being at eighteen cents a mile, of $215.47 for each promotion or transfer. Secretary Lansing says that these officers compete with similar officers of other governments which pay the entire’ expenses. NITRATE FOR U. S. ARMY. Develop Electrical Processes of Tak- ing Nitrogen From Air. ‘Washington, Dec. 28.—To iree the United States Army from its depend- ence for nitrate for the manufacture of explosives, Brigadier General Cro- zler, chief or ordnance, in his annual report yesterday says the government if necessary, should develop the elec- trical processes of taking nitrogen from the air. The country now is de- pendent for nitrates on the Chilean fields, which might be cut off in time of war, and a store of sodium nitrate piled up against sudden emergency Wwould not last any considerable time. More liberal handling of contracts with private munitions plants is urged to insure an adequate source of i‘up- Tmpossible to Oust Afiies From $a- loniki, Says Gen. Castelnau —_— Athens, Dec. 28.—“With our batteries of heavy artillery and the men behind them it is impossib's to oust the allied forces from Saloniki,” said Gen. Castelnau, chief »f the French general staff, in a statement today:- to the Associated :Press. “Gen. Castelnau gave the interview after being received this morning by King Constantine and attending a luncheon at ‘the French legation. Many of the most important officers of the Greek army and navy and sev- eral of the King's closest friends at- tended the luncheon. Gen. Tastel- nau’s Statement was submitted te the French’ minister, Jean Guillemin, and approved by him. Situation Most Excellent. ‘The situation at Saloniki today is most excellent,” the general con- tinued.“I spent several days cxamin- ing the ground. I must say T have rarely see an emplacement which lends itself better to defense. “I may say also that the position provides the most favorable condi- tions for offensive as well as defen- sive operations.” The general was asked whether the Greece, allies contemplated an offensive movement from Saloniki in the spring. ‘Spring. will tel & Teplied, "It is imposstble to discolnt the exigencies of the military situation so far ahead. Should it be decided upon, the offen- sive from Saloniki would be ma under pecullarly favorable condi- tions.” Constantine Most Cordial. “What impression did you gain from your talk with the King?" the correspondent asked. “I was deeply touched by the fact that his majesty, although in poor health, received me. He was most cordial. The Greeks have . shown me every courtesy.” “And in France; General—how soon do you believe the war will be finished 2" o “That does not matter. The most important things is that victory is cer- tain, sooner or later. In France every Frenchman and every French women is ready to go the whole way for a complete triumph. Whethor in France or here, there will be no weak- ening; for France is not only deter- mined, France is sure.” Cheer Gen. Castelnau. Large crowds in which were many Greek soldiers, gathered before the French legation and cheered Gen. Castelnau. CAPELLE NOT TO BE CALLED AS WITNESS To Tell of Fund of $125,000 Alleged to Have Been Given to German Agents in San Franci San Francisco, Dec. 28.—-Rober. Capelle, general agent here for the North German Lloyd Steam$hip Co, who was served with a subpoena last Friday after a search for him of sev- eral weeks, will not be called as 2 witness before the federal grand jury here, John W. 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