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By JERLE DAVIS. '
HAT a ghastly holiday Christmas
will bo In Europo this year. Mil
lions or families in mourning, mil
lions of women and children starv
ing, millions of homes In ruins,
millions of now graves, millions of
dead men that haven't oven the
shelter of earth, millions of square
miles of fertile land laid waste by
war, millions of men killing fathers,
husbands, brothers, sons and sweethearts.
Belgium, Serbia, northern Franco and Poland
are a Hades of wreckage. In Germany cveryono
Is living on short rations and turning all energies
to the pursuit of war. Even tho half-grown boys
of Franco aro under arms awaiting the call to
tho trenches. Austria and Italy and England and
Russia and Bulgaria are pouring their money into
tho mill that turns out guns and explosives while
tho poor exist In tho misery of scmistarvatlon,
getting their mito of food and fuel and clothing
by taking their turn in the "bread line."
All of warring Europe's able-bodied men aro
soldiers In ono capacity or another. In tho
streets of all tho cities and villages of tho con
tinentexcepting tho little neutral nations ono
sees only aged men, veterans of other wars, and
maimed men who are recovering from wounds
received In this one. Everywhere are hospitals.
OF HOMES ONLY
THE MEMORY OF
DEAR ONES FOR
EVER GONE AND
THE GLOOM
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Schools, cliurches, factories, homes every sort
of habitable place Is filled with wounded. And
ono of tho most nourishing enterprises over thero
is tho salo of artificial limbs.
Even from Asia comes tho wail of sorrow, for
Mohammedan Turkey Is religiously slaughtering
Its hundreds of thousands of Christian Armenian
subjects. News dispatches of tho last few days
describe the terrible plight of refugees penni
less, ragged, hungry, diseased, noncombatants and
exhausted, beaten soldiers who aro swooping
out of desolated Serbia into Grecco Wo read of
women with children In arms spending a month
tramping through tho snow-covered mountains,
hoping In tho end to find a littlo warmth and
food and poaco. Wo read of frozen roadways
strewn with tho bodies of those that stopped on
tho way for a bit of rest and never went on.
None of tho hundred million of us in tho United
States can appreciate tho horror of it all. Somo
of our war correspondents over thero have seen
and heard, but none has suffored and endured as
those who aro a part of tho conflagration.
Santa Claus will have a sorry tlmo abroad this
year. Fathers and mothers havo neither tho
heart nor tho means of commemorating tho birth
of tho Child of nethlehem and his mission among
men. Of necessity they and thoir children will
fast Instead of fcaBt If thero is any feasting It
will bo a feast of prayor and hope.
America sent no Christmas ship abroad this
year. Why not? somo of us may ask. Why not?
with tho United States at tho holght of prosperity
and blessed with peace. Perhaps because wo
reallzo what a horror tho war Is. A prominent
newspaper man In one of our largo cities a man
who had much to do with tho success of tho
project last year had this to say when tho ques
tion was brought up:
"A Christmas ship this year a boatload or two
or threo boatloads of dolls and Juniplng-Jaclts and
red apples and candy and cakes nnd mittens and
red-top boots for tho kids of Europe? I shall not
dwell on the fact that tho wurrlng nations havo
bocomn much more deadly In thoir hato end sus
picion and probably would rofuso safe passage for
the cargoes from one country to another. I shall
hoi concern myself with tho fact that the nations
embroiled look upon tho United States as a greedy
animal growing fat and sleek feeding on their
life blood, and probably would return our gifts to
us with curt "No-thanlc-yous."
"Instead I shall confess that 1 am weighed down
with tho hopelessness of tho situation. Hero In
America we havo all wo may reasonably ask of
Providence considering our own sins of politics
and social injustice. Over there they aro cursed
beyond tho power of words to describe, and the
curso will bo felt for generations.
"Millions In Europo aro dying In the ngonlos
of starvation, cold and disease for want of food,
clothing, shelter and medical aid. What a ghast
ly Joke it would bo in tlieso circumstances for tho
richest and luckiest nation to offer thoso millions
of pitiful children a little candy and fruit when
thoy need milk and broth, mittens when they need
blankets and clothing, dolls nnd toy trains when
they need doctors and nurses and sanitary sup
piles. No, this Is i:o time for pollto mementoes.
Let us concontrato on giving tho only real help
that would sulllce and that would bo welcomo
peace as soon as possible."
Let us look upon the manner in which Europo
celebrated Christmas boforo tho wur.
In Franco nnd Belgium on Christmas evo the
baraques, or booths, appear in the streets without
hindrance, and nre all ablazo with caudles and
glittering treasures, for ovory household must
contain somo bright trinket In honor of Noel. Tho
midnight mass Is thronged; tho magnificent
Christmas hymn is chanted everywhere, and then
all is gleeful holiday for an hour or so, for It Is
Christmas morning, tho pcace-maktng'mornlng of
tho world!
There is tho boudln to bo eaten, tho calen, or
Christmas lamp, symbolical of tho star that guid
ed tho Magi to Bethlehem, to be lighted, tho lit
tle crccho to bo exposed, and all happiness, all
good-will to overyone to bo expressed boforo re
tiring with tho grand choralo of peaco sounding
In tho ears In tho rountry tho IndB nnd lassies
merrily drag homo the buche do Noel, correspond
ing to our Yulo log, which Is kindled by the head
of tho fumily; tho boudln must be eaten nnd tho
hot spired wlno sent round, and many a misun
derstanding Is mado clear beside tho Christmas
tire on this, the day of good will.
In Germany and Austria every housemother and
every father makes Christmas tho feast for tho
children, tho great day at reunion, the glnd tlmo
when all meet under the old roof-treo, and social
customs prevail over religious observances. Tho
Christmas tree Is ubiquitous everyono lmu It.
rich or poor and no ono omits Welhnacht's
Beschecrung or Christmas gifts. To provide theso.
tho German pcoplo will. If need bo. savo up mm
tho year. Each member of tho household must
have something "s a surprise, generally service
able presents that aro often needed and always
acceptable.
Singularly enough, tho Chrlstmns Is not cele
brated an ono would expect In Italy. Thero the
night of tho year Is less n religious festival than
a fair. Tho world seems absorbed In delirious
oxcltciiient. and all crowd round Pulcincllo and
divert themselves hilariously till tho cliurches
clam them for tho midnight mass. But tho fun
goes on; they laugh gleefully, as only ItalmnB
can laugh, onjoy themselves to their hearts' con
tent, but tho celebrations aro not homo colebra
lions; it is a goneral. not a domestic, feast.
In Ilussla and Poland tho children put their
shobs filled with hay outBldo the. door for tho
horses of St. Nicholas; and it Is believed In most
sections thnt St. Nicholas comes first on a pro
paratory visit tctudaya before Christmas to learn
which children havo boon good. He leaves nuts
and candy in tho shoes of thoso who have been
good, but nothing for thoso who havo been bad,
who thus know thnt they may expect no presents
on the real Christmas day.
In Serbia and tho other Bnlkan countries, nt
ilnwn on tho day beforo Chrlsmas tho sturdy peas
ant proprietor dispatches his sons to tho forest.
On reaching tho spot whero tho destined Christ
mas tree stands, the axbearor offers up a prayer;
then he draws on a pair of gloves, takes a hand
ful of corn, flings It ugainst tho tree, and says,
"Good morning, and a happy Christmas to you."
This done, ho nddrosses himself to tho task of
felling, paying careful attention to the laws of tho
"lmdnyal:." which prescribes among other things
that all the cuts bo made on ono particular side.
Once felled, tho tree Is carried homo and leaned
ngalnst tho cast sldo of the house, whero It ro
mnlns till evening. Then tho wlfo lights two can
dles and placoB ono on Uther sldo of tho door
way, while tho husband goes forth to bring In tho
"bndnyak."
Tho master of tho houso now throws threo nuts
into each of tho four cornors of tho room, saying
as ho docs so: "In tho namo of tho Fatlior;
In tho namo of tho Son; In tho namo of tho Holy
Ghost Amen I"
All night everyone remains gloating ovor tho
crackling, roasting pig, with an eagerness of
anticipation proportionate to the, zeal with which
they havo observed tho six weeks' fast onjolncd
by tho Grook orthodox ohurch By tills time
Christmas day has dawned, and on ChrlBtmus
cveryono must go to scrvlco.
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lit. Hov. Mgr. Gcorgo "W. Munde
loln, S. T. D., tho nowly appointed
archbishop of tho dloceso of Chica
go, Is only forty-thrco yenrs old. Ho
la deeply learned In occloslnstlc lore
uml lay wisdom, a linguist, and ono of
tho literary lights of tho Catholic
world. Ho was born In Brooklyn li
1872 and comes of an old American
family, his maternal grandfather hav
ing fallen as n Union soldier In tho
Civil war.
Bishop Mundolcln finished his pre
liminary education In Manhattan
rofiogo, Now York, In 1889. Ho began
his theological courso at tho Propa
ganda Eldo In Homo tho following;
year, and was ordained In 1895. Ho
returned to hio nntlvo city and Imme
diately was appointed nsslstant sec
retary to Bishop Charles E. McDon
nell, a post ho hold until appointed as
chancellor of tho dloceso of Long:
Island. Popo Plus In 1900 designated
him as domestic prolate, bringing to him tho titles of right roverend and
moiiBlgnor. In 1907 ho was selected ns a member of tho Ancient Academy or
Arcadl, being tho only man In tho United States who ovor enjoyed that
honor. Tho ncadomy is a purely lltornry body of tho church. At its moct
lngs tho members veil their faces.
In 1009 tho honorary title or bishop of Loryma was conforrcd upon
Bishop Mundolcln and In tho same year ho was mado auxiliary bishop oC
Brooklyn.
KORBLY'S NEW JOB
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Charles Alexander Korbly of In
dianapolis served his country and his
party tho Democratic party faithful
ly as a member of the houso of repre
sentatives In tho Sixty-first, Sixty-second
nnd Sixty-third congresses. Thon
ho was defeated last fall for ro-olcc-tlon
by a Republican. But his good
services nnd his ability woro not for
gotten by tho party leaders still In
ollleo und Mr. Korbly was selected for
tho position of legal adviser to tho
comptroller of tho currency. In tho
last congress ho was a mombor of tho
commlttco on banking and currency,
and ho Is considered especially well
fitted for hlu present position. Tho
snlary of tho legal adviser Is fixed by
tho comptroller, usunlly at $5,000 a
year, and is paid by tho national
banks. (
Mr. Korbly was born In Madison,
Ind., in 1871, nnd for sovornl years
was a roporter nnd editor of tho Madi
son Herald. Then he went to Indianapolis and studied law in his father's
office. Ho mniHcd Miss lsabol Palraor In 1902 and they havo a family oC
four children.
HUDSON MAXWS HEALTH
Hudson Maxim's romarltnbly en
ergetic and productlvo llfo Is duo very
largely to his health, In tho opinion of
Euguno Christian. Mr. Christian de
scribes Maxim as having been sick,
only onco in liln lifo, nnd this was due.
to an Indiscretion in eating. Tho In
ventor's health is said to bo duo first
to parental conditions. His father,
Isaac Maxim, wns a big, robust, hardy
Huguenot. His mother used common
senso instead of drugs for all family
ills nnd ho was early trained novor ta
touch tobacco and liquor.
During his rearing tho family tables
was supplied with substantial, pure
food, prepared In an appetizing but
homoly mnnner. Tho tablo was divest
ed of condiments, fancy desserts,
sweets, nnd confections, which aro tho
things thnt contribute tremendously
to tho nnemlc condition of tho pam
pered child.
Endowed by nature with a won
derful body am1, a big brain, Hudson Maxim has Buppl6mcntcd theso natural,
forces "by keeping this brain and body clean." Complimented upon theao
Bonslblo habits, ho quiolly said: "I know Eomothlng about chomlstry and
why should I tuko into my body poisons that can do no possible good, but
which are suro to reduco tho building power of tho blood nnd destroy coll
metabolism? Why should I poison tho blood that streams through my veins
any moro than I would poison tho puro water with which my food is cooked
and which goes upon my tablo?"
CAPTAIN BOY-ED, TURK
Sinco Cnpl. Karl Boy-Ed, naval
attache of the Gorman embassy nt
Washington until President Wilson
demanded his recall for Improper ac
tivities, became- prominent In tho pub
lic prints, many persons havo com
mented on his peculiarly un-Toutonlc
name. Tho fact is ho Is of Turkish
desceut, for his father was Karl Boy
Ed, a Turkish wholcsalo merchant
who lived In Germany. Ills mother,
howovor, Is a Jerman and tho most
popular woman novelist of that coun
try. Captain Bo-Ed la not only a naval
officer and a d.plomat, but also a In
dies' man, uu aihloto, a club man and
a litterateur. 7 ho clubs and drawing
roomB of Washington and othor east
ern cities saw iciuch of him beforo tho
war broko out, und ho was looked on
as a quiet unc nffablo society man.
But us soon us hostilities began ho es
tablished himself in Now York and
devoted hlmBcli' to aggresblvo work for his country.
Captain Boy-Ed was sent to this country by tho German government tc
learn everything posslblo about the national defenses, and especially the navy.
Ho novor loBt an opportunity to gather facts and make observations concern
ing tho army and navy and their ofllcors and men. Ho made many vIsltB to.
Annapolis, and in in touch with what is being dono thero, and at ull tho navy
yards and naval statlous.
Not long beforo tho war broko in Europo ho completed a tour of Inves
tigation through tho nation. It Is said by persons who know him Intimately
that tho German naval attache Is hotter Informed about tho United States
navy than many of Ita own olllcors aro. Ho' knows tho strong points and
weak points In it. Ho Is familiar with ull tho coast dofensos und all tho other
fortifications.
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