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United States Formally Takes
Second Place as World
Naval Power - ‘
BIG REVIEW STAGED
Moat Impressing Spectacle of Kind
In American History Is Witnessed
With Homecoming of Dread-
naughts ( Today
NEW YORK Dec 26 — The great-
est naval review In American history
marked today when the United
States formally assumed the place
as the second naval power of the
world
The review and official welcome
was for the Atlantic fleet which had
kept the United States flag flying in
European waters nearly two years
The home-coming fleet comprised
the dreadnaught Pennsylvania and
nine other dreadnaughts The air
craft assigned to escort the fleet was
hindered by snow Each vessel fired
the secretarial salute of 19 guns as
she came abreast the Mayflower with
Secretary Daniels aboard
Snowstorm Shronds Fleet
NEW YORK Dec 26— In a swirl-
ing snowstorm the American fleet
coming home from war passed thru
the Narrows shortly after 9:30
o'clock this morning The Qlou-
chester two destroyers and low-
flying aeroplane preceeded the rest
of the big dreadnaughts
The snowstorm shrouded ail but
the nearest craft from the watchers
who thronged the shore on both
sides Secretary Daniels aboard the
Mayflower dropped anchor oft the
Statute of Liberty at 9:30 A police
boat carrying the Mayor and other
city dignitaries Btarted down to meet
the fleet about the same time The
harbor swarmed with boats of all
sires several carrying bands
German 'Returning
to Home im Areas
Held by Americans
AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN
GERMANY Dec 24 — (Delayed)—
Fifty to seventy-five - thousand dis-
charged German soldiers have re-
turned to 'their homes in the area
occupied by the Americans it was
announced today This number is
being increased dally Demobiliza-
tion is going on just outside the
neutral zone 1
- Great numbers of men dressed In
clothes obviously of the style of
1914 can be seen on the streets and
in the cafes The Americans are not
strictly enforcing the rule regarding
uniforms being discarded as they are
- finding many German soldiers pos-
sess no civilian clothes The author-
ities are allowing them time to ob-
tain peaceful raiment which is scarce
and expensive
SEVENTY KILLED
ANDMANYINJURED
IN BERLIN RIOTS
BERLIN Dec 26 — Seventy per-
sons have been killed and many
more injured during the sailor up-
rising in which the Royal Palace was
seized local newspapers have esti-
mated 1 The newspaper "Red Flag"
is claiming a victory for the Revolu-
tionists Verwaerts charges the up-
rising is due to "the efTorts of Lleb-
knecht and Llebour both of whom
are Radical leaders
It is claimed officially that the
quick suppression of the conspiracy
convinced the sailors they were pow-
erless to cause further trouble and
they pledged not to again oppose
the Government Sailors at Kelt have
criticized the Rebels and supported
the Government
Revolt Growing
COPENHAGEN Dec 26 — Troops
and civilians are Joining with revolt-
ing sailors In Berlin according to a
dispatch received from the German
capital The dispatch was sent
Christmas night and said the Govern-
ment's position was becoming dan-
gerous Alexander and Franzer reg-
iments have mutinied and joined the
Rebels m
Revolution leaders have said the
whole Berlin garrison would join in
the uprising Marines from Kiel and
Wllhelmshaven are reported to be
en route to Berlin to assist revolt-
ing soldiers Rebel forces are hold-
ing the streets and houses and are
demanding the resignations of Ebert
knd Haas v
ARMY OFFICERS TO
HOLD RANKS LIFETIME
WASHINGTON Dec 26 — Secre-
tary of War Baker has recommended
to Congress that Generals Pershing
March and Bliss and Lieutenant Gen-
erals Liagett and Bullard retain their
present ranks through life in recogni-
tion of m°ritorious service
Record-Herald “Family”
More Than 50 Persons
Are Guests of Owner
(BY A STAFF WRITER)
More than fifty persons comprising members of -the Record-Herald's
office force with members of their families correspondents agents and
newsboys were guests Wednesday of Eugene P Martin editor and owner
of this newspaper and Mrs Martin at a dinner given in the main dining
room of the Hotel Miami The affair was anMnnovatlon in local news-
paper circles
Devoid of formality and replete
with entertainment the dinner was
successful In every detail It was
the first get-togerther outBlde of bus-
iness hours the Record-Herald's force
had ever experienced Employees
and employer alike were amazed at
the growth of the Record-Herald’s
family and the host was Joshed by
many persons around the hotel about
the extent of his undertaking to sup-
port such a large number of persona
But like Ezra Kendall he seemed
glad to see them — -and so many of
them too
The spirit of Christmas prevailed
from hosts to carrier boys This was
enhanced by the holiday decorations
provided by the management of the
Hotel Miami Cafe which served the
dinner 1
To start with several members of
the Record-Herald "family” were in-
disposed and did not feel themselves
able to do Justice to the repast It
wag estimated 13 members of the
“family" were absent The fact that
13 is a "hoodoo” number did not
worry those present at the dinner
Everyone enjoyed the hospitality of
the Chief and his wife
To get along with the story a fine
cream of tomato soup was the first
thing served followed by a big plate
of turkey and some of the "swellest
oyster dressing you ever ate” as one
of the carrier boys told his father
Wednesday evening No one present
made any attempt to conceal the fact
he was hungry From the foreman
on down to the devil showed he was
capable of "stowing away” all that
was set before him and it was with
an effort several members of the
family ate their plum pudding Be-
sides the regular menu there were
oranges nuts and champagne wafers
Eating and talking did not con-
sume all of the two hours the dinner
MINIUM 8 ABOVE
IN COLDEST SNAP
YET THIS WINTER
Weather reports for the last 24
hours in Miami Bhow that the low-
est temperature reached was 8 de-
grees while the highest Wednesday
was 24 degrees This is several de-
grees above the same day a year
ago Indications are that the weath-
er will moderate E H Vincent who
has charge of the Government instru-
ments here said Thursday morning
Every train Into Miami was late
Christmas Day and Thursday Per-
sons reaching Miami say they have
been snowbound in Kansas from one
hour to two days and that the roads
are practically impassable - Every
effort Is being made by railroad pf-
flclals to get the schedules straight
an official of the Frisco said Thurs-
day morning but the fact that thq
cold spell and snow came so ewly
in the winter they were caught with-
out preparations to clear the rails
Some parts of the city report a
low gas pressure while In other sec-
tions of the city the loss has not been
noticeable Coal dealers report many
calls for fuel and coal and wood
stoves are being placed in residents
in anticipation of colder weathor
British Newspaper
Creates Sensation
in Russian Review
LONDON Dec 26 — Capping a
growing wave of suspicion evidenced
in the liberal British press during the
past month the New Statesman
makes the sensational announcement
that Boishevlkl supported now by
many former opponents are effecting
a real restoration of Russia and
order
The New Statesman far from be-
ing an organ of the extreme radicals
is regarded as being a sober element
with a large circulation among Liber-
al intellectuals
The article has undoubtedly
heightened the spreading impression
that the ful ltruth has not yet come
out of Russia I-
FORMER KAISER’S CHIEFS
ALSO ARE IN EXILE
BERLIN Dec 26— The former
Kaiser’s chief supporters of militar-
ism are like himself in exile-
Ludendorlf is hiding in Sweden
while Von Tirpitz fled to Switzerland
Von Papen former military attache
at the German embassy in Washing-
ton Is supposed to be in Constanti-
nople and Boy-Ed former naval at-
tache in the United States has re-
tired to a Baltic Island
THE TROUBADOURS
ORCHESTRAL TROUP
The Troubadours Orchestral Troupe
of Chicago will present a splendid
musical program at the Moose hall
this city Saturday evening Decem-
ber 28 beginning at 8 o'clock The
Moose lodge assures that it will be
first class and desires every one who
has the opportunity o be present and
enjoy the program
was In session Members of the
Record-Herald “family” were accord-
ed a treat when Miss Emogene Mc-
Fadden danced The young woman
showed remarkable ability for one
of her age She is the daughter of
Mr and Mrs W C McFadden the
former being a Linotype operateor
for the Record-Herald
Little Susan Leister sprang a sur-
prise on the diners when she hopped
to a chair and sang a parody on
"Katy” Stanley Leister's orchestra
furnished the music for the dinner
Leister is at the head of the Record-
Herald Job department
During the dinner talks were made
by E P Martin E R Myers Frank
Hills E J Lewder J F Folmer
D W Pence T J Zll”rdt LeRoy
Pierce W C Mcfaddeu Mrs D W
Pence Miss Lucile Ballard Miss Mil-
dred Arendale L W Lotspeich and
Earl Hicks the “devil”
Those present at the dinner Wed-
nesday were:
Mr and Mrs E R Myers Kather
ine Myers Louise Myers Martin
Myers Mr and Mrs E J Lawder
Mr and Mrs Frank D Hills Mrs
Ella Mahan LeRoy Pierce Mr and
Mrs W C McFadden Emogene Mc-
Fadden Wllda McFadden Mr and
Mrs S C Leister Mary Louise
Leister Elizabeth Leister Susan
Leister Howard Benz Mr and Mrs
L W Lotspeich Eugene Lotspeich
Mrs Fred Hall Miss Mildred Aren-
dale J F Folmer Mr and Mrs D
W Pence Willard Pence Earl Hicks
Miss Lucille Ballard Mr and Mrs
Tom Zllhart Miss Virginia Zilhart
Mr and Mrs E P Martin
Carrier boys present were:
John Owen Neal Ingles Melvin
Austin Paul Wilson Ray Stevens
Melville Ingles James Murphy Wil-
bur Nutt Ronald Durham Dee Roper
John Cudnlngham Mureil Ingles and
James Lawrence Jr
MIAMI’S MOVING
PICTURE HOUSES
HAVE BIG AUDIENCES
j
Moving picture houses in Miami
report crowds at matinee and night
shows Christmas Day That Miami
was bent upon enjoying a good Bhow
after a good dinner was evident
Scores of children along with the
grown-ups cheered Bill Hart at the
Glory B when the hero of many a
hard-fought screen battle stood off
the German spies and dropped them
right and left with his unerring six-
shooter At the Hame time another
big crowd of children and adults
were enjoying a picture of frontier
days "The Dawn of Understanding”
at the Grand with the same demon-
strations of approval
"There's no use in going thirty
miles to see a show when we have the
beBt films produced here in Miami
said one father late Wednesday
night who admitted he had "taken
in” both theaters - His wife and
children voiced the head of the fam-
ily’s sentiments
Many persons have complimented
the management of Miami's two mov-
ing picture houses recently upon the
character of films being shown here
this season The two managements
have booked some of the latest mas-
terpieces of the film world to be
shown here this winter With the
abatement of the Influenza epidemic
audiences at the theaters are becom-
ing larger daily
BELMONT TREE
DECIDED SUCCESS
FIRST SERVICE
The Christmas services In the new
Belmont church were well attended
A splendid program was rendered
and then old Santa Claus came tum-
bling in the window and "mixed”
with the boys and girls giving every
person in the room a sack of good
things
The exercises were marked by good
music and readings and especially
good attention Nearly a hundred
were present
SEVEN MARRIAGE LICENSER
ISSUED HERE TUESDAY
Three marriage licenses were Issu-
ed by Court Clerk Carl N Sweem
after 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon
which brought the total for that day
up to seven Returns made by Judges
and ministers show the majority of
the couples were married Christmas
day
Those issued licenses after 3 o’clock
Tuesday afternoon were: Earl E
Rowe 24 years old Heber Springs
Ark and MIsb Myrtle Strecker 18
Plcher W L Ritter 27 Joplin and
Miss Madge Kimmons 18 Afton
Lloyd Reece 23 Turkeyford and
Miss Carra Marshall 19 Diamond
Mo
No marriage licenses were issued
Thursday
Ii B Cobban Finds Traffic Men
Interested in Miami’s Claim
for Adjustment
FRISCO -HD SEEN
Co-operation is Fledged by General
Freight Agent Tariffs Will Be
Reduced Is Belief of Com-
mercial Secretary
That the freight rates affecting
Miami will be adjusted soon is the
belief of H B Cobban secretary or
the Miami Chamber of Commerce
who returned yesterday from St
Louis where he presented Miami’s
claim for adjustment before the Dis-
trict Freight Traffic Committee Cob-
ban said the committee is disposed to
investigate the condltons here and
Indicated relief would be afforded
by that body '
All that is necessary it is believed
Is to show the committee the existing
conditions in the proper light
"I made applcatlon to the St Louis
District Freight Traffic Committee
for adjustment of certain rates affect-
ing Miami” Cobban said "and found
them very much disposed to consider
our request ThlB committee is com-
posed of men high up in railroad
circles and they have charge on a
large western territory All matters
pertaining to rates must be referred
to this body on all railroads now
under Government control
"Before seeing this committee we
had a conference! with the General
Freight Agent of the Frisco and had
the assurance of his co-operating ap-
proval of the rates
"It seems that Miami has never
been considered as a manufacturing
or wholesale shipping point and that
the rates in effect to and from Mi-
ami are what is known as "class”
rate and not as "commodity" rates
"Other cities in Oklahoma have
gone through ' this same - period
but by making request have had their
rates adjusted F' Instance at pres-
ent it costs 60 cents less per ton to
ship a car of pig iron from Memphis
to Oklahoma City than it does to Mi-
ami and it costs 190 more per ton
to Miami than to Joplin This same
discrepancy occurs in almost every
other kind of material which will
be used by the factories and foundries
which we hope to bring to Miami
“I also discussed with them the
matter -of grain rates which work
such hardships on our shippers and
grain buyers and had the assurance
that this matter would have atten-
tion "There is no doubt but that relief
may be obtained from a great many
of the Irregular and unpustlfied
rate adjustments which now affect
Miami by making the proper show-
ing and it is the purpose of the
Chamber of Commere to give consder-
able attention to this important
matter”
A & M ANNOUNCES
SPECIAL DAIRY WEEK
FOR DEMONSTRATION
A special dairy week at the A &
M College will be devoted to instruc-
tional demonstratlonal and practice
work for dairy manufacturers and
others interested according to a let-
ter received by James Lawrence
County Farm Agent Thursday morn-
ing The Ice Cream Course will Include
standardization of ice cream mixes
pasteurization and tests for milk and
cream to be pasteurized determina-
tion of solids and calculation of sol-
ids in ice cream mixes test of ice
cream for butter-fat emulsification
of ice cream mlxe and all modern
I facilities for manufacturing pasteur-
ized ice cream under sanitary condi-
tions The A & M College has all
modern ice cream equipment
Butter-makeTS and Creamery-men
Milk Plant Operators and Station
Operators as well as Dairy and Milk
Inspectors can all spend a profitable
week and will receive special atten
tion and instruction in all tests
methods and operations of a modern
dairy plant and in modern dairy
practice
Come to Stillwater and register
promptly on December 30 The
course Is given free Room and
board may he obtained with private
families or in hotels
INFLUENZA CLAIMS HAIF
POPULATION OF PAPEETE
8 AN FRANCISCO Cal Dec 26—
More than half the population of Pa-
peete capital of Tahita has died of
Influenza and the disease is rapidly
spreading through the islands of the
Pacific according to the passengers
and crew of the stearem Moana in
port here
The Moana on her way here from
Sidney visited Papeete Mounds of
bodies tarcoated were burning on
the hillsides and whole families
dead from the disease were burning
in the houses in which they lived
passengers declared Influenza is
believed to have hit -Tahita harder
than any other section of the world
JOHN MORRIS
PICHER MINER
FOUND DEAD
Peculjar odor from a room in the
Kedlinger rooming house Third and
Plcher avenue led to the discovery
of the decomposed body of John Mor-
ris a Plcher miner at 7 o'clock Wed-
nesday night Emmett Griffith pro-
prietor of the rooming house while
passing the room occupied by Marris
scented a peculiar odor and forced an
entrance into the room
He found the body lying on the
bed and in a bad state of decompo-
sition A gas stove in the room was
burning full blaBt Blood was found
on the sheet but 'the body was in
such a condition that it was impossi-
ble to ascertain where the blond
came from An empty whisky bottle
was found near the bed
- It is believed that he had been
drinking and had laid down upon
the bed and fallen asleep suffocating
from the gas fumes He was seen
to enter his room at noon yesterday
but the persons who saw him were
unable to Bay whether he was drink-
ing or not
The body was removed to the
morgue of the Todd Undertaking
Company and an effort will be made
to preserve it until relatives are noti-
fied Papers found in his clothes
shows he had a daughter Edith Mar-
ris living In Cushing Okla A di-
vorced wife now married lives in
Sparks Springs Okla It is thought
that he had lived in Webb City prior
to coming to Plcher several months
ago as numerous letters were found
addressed to him at Webb City
He was employed at the Manhat-
tan mine A registration card of
September 12 last was found
U S IS DIVIDED
INTO 8 DISTRICTS
FOR ARMY CASUALS
WASHINGTON Dec 26 — The
United States has been divided into
eight districts for 'convenience in
returning casuals The States are
divided as follows: -
District Number 1 — New England
8tates and New York
District Number 2 — Pennsylvania
Delaware Maryland West Virginia
North Carolina New Jersey and Vir-
ginia ’
District Number 3— Ohio Indiana
Illinois Wisconsin - Michigan and
Kentucky 1 - -District
Number 4 — South Caroli-
na Georgia Florida Alabama Ten-
nessee and Mississippi
District Number 6 — Minnesota
Kansas Iowa Nebraska and Mis-
souri District Number 6 — Oklahoma Ar-
kansas Louisiana and Texas
District Number 7 — North Dakota
South Dakota Montana Wyoming
Idaho Washington and Oregon
District Number 8 — California Ne-
vada Utah Arizona Colorado and
New Mexico
MIAMI OBSEVES
CHRISTMAS WITH
GOT DISTRIBUTIONS
Miami’s poor was well remembered
Christmas Eve and Christmas day
Baskets well filled with food and the
addition of a four-pound chicken
were distributed by members of the
Lions club Christmas Eve and mem-
bers of the Christian church congre-
gation distributed presents Christmas
afternoon and evening
It was the Intention of the differ-
ent distributing committees to reacn
every needy family in the city but
owing to the bad condition of the
roads and the freezing weather it is
possible several worthy families were
overlooked while the distributing was
in progress
Everywhere the committees went
they were thanked many times for
their effort in behalf of those in less
fortunate circumstances The toys
distributed by the Christian church
congregation appealed especially to
the children One man where toys
were left declared his family as well
as himself had been confined to their
beds recently because of Influenza
nnd had found it impossible because
of the illness to provide any Christ-
mas presents or toys for his chil-
dren -
Amember of the Lions club dis-
tributing committee said Thursday
morning that a survey of the situa-
tion showed there were many families
In Miami who had only the bare
necessities of life and In some places
viBtted the entire family was down
with Influenza
Silesian Republic Asked
BERLIN Dec 24 — (Delayed)-
The Catholic press in Silesia Is ap-
pealing to the people to establish a
Silesian republic under the point
protection of Poland Bohemia and
Germany
Czecho-Blocak Coins
LONDON Dec 14 — (By Mall)—
British mint officials are interested
in plans of the Czeeho-Slovak nation
for new coinage The coins will be
based on the French franc
Hlndenhurg Would Retain Rank
BERLIN Dec 24 — (Delayed) —
Field Marshal Von Hindenburg to-
day appealed to the German people
and the army to respect officers who
still retain their rank
King George and Queen Mary
Meet President Wilson and
Party at Train
CROWD IS ENORMOUS
Splendor Attends Arrival of First
American Executive on British
Soil Guns Boom and
Throngs Cheer
LONDON Dec 26 — Amid boom-
ing of guns and cheers from enor-
mous crowds President Wilson was
welcomed to London this afternoon
King George and Queen Mary met the
American executive at the train As
Wilson left his car a military band
played the Star Spangled Banner
The King quickly stepped forward
shaking hands with the first Ameri-
can President to set foot upon Brit-
ish soil The King's greeting was
with the greatest cordiality and both
smiled
Mrs Wilson advanced bearing a
great boquet Queen Mary and Prin-
cess Mary came up smiling and were
introduced
The President left the train amid
a scene of splendor Decorated with
flags and bunting the station pre-
sented a striking effect as Wilson and
the party advanced to the waiting
carriages between the lines United
States soldiers were the guard of
honor The masses of people behind
British troops caught the first
glimpse of Wilson on his way to
Buckingham Palace
President Commutes
Sentences of Death
Imposed on Soldiers
WASHINGTON Dec 26-Sentence
of death imposed upon recruit Er-
nest F K Lueb for desertion and
refusal to Wear the uniform has been
commuted by-President Wilson to
dishonorable discharge' and twenty
years imprisonment Leub was at-
tached to the 163rd depot brigade
Camp Dodge Iowa ‘
For Private George O Jacobs
150th infantry Camp Shelby Miss
President Wilson has commuted a
death sentence for desertion to twen-
ty years Imprisonment
Captain Sam Buckle was dismiss-
ed from the service for failure to
properly account for funds in connec-
tion with construction of a theater at
Camp Funston Kas
One court martial case has been
suppressed by order of the secretary
of war without explanation Second
Lieutenant E H Scribner of the 5th
Infantry replacement regiment has
been dismissed from the service for
passing a worthless check
Charges Neglect Asks Divorce
Zenna J Phebus through her at-
torney S M Johnson has filed suit
against Lorin M Phebus for divorce
In the petition presented Mrs Phe-
bus charges her husband with aban-
donment The Phebus’ according to
the petition were married at Lawton
Okla September 28 1907 and sepa-
rated July 15 1913 Mrs Phebus
asks the custody of an 8-year-old son
Maurice
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
FORCES SYMPATHY STRIKE
LYNN Mass Dec 26 — Employes
of the General Electric Company’s
plant here will decide in a meeting
next Sunday whether or not the local
union will strike in sympathy with
the strike in Erie which was support-
ed by a walkout at the Uittsfleld
branch
Labor leaders believe there will be
no strike here The fact that the
Plttfleld employes are strongly urg-
ing the support of the Lynn workers
may however change the sentiment
among the local union men
Wants Divorce for Alleged Neglect
Helen Sutton through her at-
torney Lloyd Daniel has filed suit
for divorce in District Court against
Harold alleging neglect The couple
was married in Miami July 6 1918
and separated August 26 Mrs Sut-
ton asks that her maiden name of
Helen Craig be restored and arrange-
ments made for the payment of ali-
mony Dave Pounds is Back
David E Pounds who left here
some time last fall with a large con-
tingent bound for Camp Pike Ark
is back on a ten day furlough to visit
his father Joe Pounds and others
arriving Christmas day Dave is the
same old happy "Red” but has put
on about forty pounds of flesh and
looks every inch a soldier He has
never been sick a day since he left
Miami
W B Neel and family were guests
at the home of Dr and Mrs W E
Doan at a 6 o’clock Christmas dinner
After dinner a beautiful Christmas
tiee was uncovered and presents
were distributed
Beshus Burke and Monte Collins
were guests of their sister Miss Mry-
tle Collins 618 A street Southeast
at Christmas dinner
President Tells Soldiers All Na-
tions Concerned Have Ac-
cepted U S Plans
SOLDIERS REVIEWED
Eight Thousand Yanks Wave Their
Hats Before Nation's Chief Ex-
ecutive at Langres Repre-
sent Many Divisions
AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE Dec 26 — A vast sea of
hats wave on wave Bwept before the
President yesterday as he reviewed
8000 American troops at Langres
President Wilson told the soldiers'
they would get the kind of peace'
they had fought for and that every
body at home was proud of them and
was waiting the chance to acclaim
them as conquering heroes
The soldiers who marched across
the muddy fields to meet President
Wilson represented many divisions
One of the most democratic moments
in history was witnessed when the
President stood before the American
boys who so tar from home had
fought and won and congratulated
them upon the victory they had
achieved
Wilson addressed the troops as fel-
low countrymen He declared Amer-
ica had charted the plan for peace
and that all nations concerned had
accepted that chart making the pro-
cess of settlement comparatively
simple
Pershing Reviews Troops
AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN
GERMANY Dec 24 — (By Courier to
Nancy) — With the first sunshine in
weeks flooding the valley General
Pershing reviewed the First Second
and Third Divisions today
The General made the circuit of
the bridgehead in an automobile -motoring
through solid lines of t
troops two deep drawn up beside
the roads The polumns which werq 1
miles long in some districts stood at
attention as Pershing passed by 1
The troops presented a magnificent
appearance when with bands playing
they marched out and formed along
the roads Pershing drove slowly
by halting frequently for Inspection
The review lasted all day
Y'anks Not Plunderers
AMSTERDAM Dec 24 — A -Berlin
dispatch stated that General Per-
shing on occasion of his review of
the American Army of Occupation is-
sued the following order to the Ar-
my: “You have not come as plunderers
and oppressors but as the executive
power of a strong free government
that is well disposed toward the Ger-
man people”
GAVEL PRESENTED
TO H D ROCKHOLD
BY MIAMI ROTARIANS
Dell Rockhold president of the
Miami Rotary Club was the happy
recipient of a gavel presented him
by H B Cobban and others on
Christmas Eve Mr Rockhold was
a "very busy man" and strenuously
objected to leaving the store to go
to Mr Cobban’s office there being no
reason given by Mr Ellis who went
after him He changed his mind
however when he saw the point of
the “Joke" and his face was wreathed
with smiles when he saw the regular
Rotary putover spirit back of the
stunt
FRIENDS ASK RELEASE OF
CONSCIENTIOUS OBJ ECTORS
NEW YORK Dec 26 — The re-
lease of 300 conscientious objectors
confined at Fort Leavenworth is urg-
ed in a petition signed by 15000
relatives and friends of the imprison-
ed men which was taken to Wash-
ington today by a delegation hearted
by Dr John L Elliott of the Hudson
Guild
Too Iaito For Santa
The Record-Herald received sev-
eral letters addressed to Santa Claus
to be printed in the Record-Herald
too late to be published for Christ-
mas We're sorry and hope Santa
Claus brought them what they want-
ed anyway We agreed to publish
them so Santa Claus could see them
if they got in before ChristmaB A
few — especially a couple of girls
thirteen years and over seemed to
think that the Record-Herald would
bring the things to them for Santa
Claus They wanted some expensive
coats swell high shoes etc and the
Record-Herald couldn’t quite meet
the occasion Further we promised
only to tell Santa about these things
and not to deliver them or assure
delivery We hope we will be un-
derstood should anyone be dtsappint-
ed i -
Mrs F M Palmer former Record-
Herald agent at Tar River is crit-
ically ill at her home in Miami of
influenza