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MISS WILSON TO MEET
PRESIDENT AT BREST.
Brest, Dec. 10. (Havas.) Miss
Margaret Wilson, daughter of Pres
ident Wilson, arrived here teday to
meet the presidential party. She will
accompany the president to Paris.
turks cont;nue
oppression of greeks.
Athens. Dec. 10. The Turks in
Smyrna still continue to oppress the
ureeic portion of the population
there, according to information
reaching the semi-official Athens
News agency..
The attitude of the Turks has not
improved since the armistice, but
rather has become more arrogant.
Greeks have been arrested a'nd sev
eral have been killed.
vThe advices add that the Turks
have descecrated Greek churches
and have torn down Greek flags
raised at the time of the signing of
the armistice.
HOUSE VOTES TO EXTEND
GERMAN LANGUAGE BAN.
Washington. Dec. 10. Prohibi
tory legislation against the teaching
bf the German language in the
schools of , Washington was re-enacted
for another year today by the
house in considering the district of
Columbia 1920 appropriation bill.
ASK FOR HOME
LETTERS TO SOLDIERS.
New York, Dec. 10. An appeal to
the people of the country to make
concentrated effort too break down
the barrier created by 3,000 miles of
ocean" between American troops
and their homeland by writing "let
ters full of the home flavor" was
made here today jointly by the War
department commission on training
camp activities and Secretary of
War Baker. -
Secretary Baker, in a letter to
Raymond B. Fosdick, chairman of
the commission, who is on his way
to France on the U. S. S. George
Washington, declared the postpone
ment of the homecoming soldiers
wouhj often be uppermost in their
minds, and that perhaps now more
than at. any other time 'these sol
diers need to be inspired and
strengthened.
DIVORCE GRANTED
TO MRS. PARIS SINGER.
Paris, Dec. 10. Mrs. Paris Singer,
wife of Paris Singer of New York,
loday was granted a divorce from
her husband. The plea of Mrs.
Singer alleged misconduct on the
part of her husband.
, Paris" Singer is a son of the late
Isaac Merritt Singer, sewing ma
chine inventor.
KNIFE SNATCHED AWAY
FROM HEART OF AMERICA.
: New York, Dec. 10. Americani
zation of enemy-owned property
will be continued until peace is pro
claimed, and possibly even longer
during an extended period of liq
uidation,, said A. Mitchell Palmer,
alien' property custodian, in an ad'
dress here tonight at a meeting un
der the auspices of the New Ywk
City Bar association.
The policy of Americanization
which lie asserted " hat snatched
away "a knife at the throat of
America" would, he added, destroy
the far-reaching German hold on
American industry and assure
American manufacturers fair compe
tition in their own and foreign
markets.' It was preposterous, he
said, that the United States should
lower the barrier against German
trade exploitation merely because
hostilities had ceased.
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FRIENDLY
RECEPTION
GIVEN TO
YANKEES
Relief Expressed by People of
Coblenz When U. S. Troops
Arrive in City; French
in Mayence. '
Coblenz, Dec. 10. (By Associated
Press.) Coblenz tonight is under
the complete. military control of the
Americans, with the municipal au
thorities co-operating.
The American forces comprised
the Second battalion of the Thirty
ninth infantry, which arrived here
this afternoon in answer to a re
quest from the German authorities.
The reception of the Americans was
most friendly. The' last German
troops left Coblenz Sunday morn
ing. There was no trouble of any
kind and none is expected. Some
citizens of, Coblenz said they felt
better now that the Americans had
arrived. .
Cheered by Children.
At many places Sunday crowds of
children cheered and waved their
hands as the Americans passed. The
spirit displayed became more friend
ly as the Americans approached
Coblenz.
When the Americans arrived and
detrained in an outlying sectioin of
the city they were met by a large
crowd, including numicipal officers.
Among the others waiting to see
the Americans were two professors
with all the pupils of a boys' school.
Americans on Rhine.
Washington, Pec. 10. The Amer
ican army of occupation marching
into Germany has reached the Rhine.
General Pershing, under date of last
night, reported:
"The American Third army, con
tinuing its advance into Germany,
today reached the Rhine from Ro
landseck to Brohl, and at nightfall
was on the general line: Roland-seck-Brohl-Wassenach-Hunstermai-feld-Rheinbollen,"
French Enter Mayence.
Berlin. Dec. 10. The main body
of the French army of occupation,
headed by a band, has entered May
ence (Mainz) one of the principal
fortresses of Germany on the Rhine.
WOUNDED THROW
CRUTCHES IN AIR
AT SfGHTOF LAND
Injured American Soliders Ex
press Their Joy While Band
Plays ; "Keep Home
Fires Burning."
New York, Dec. 10. Wounded
American soldiers, arriving here to
x'ay from overseas on the steamer
Kroonland,. forgot their injuries in
their joy at the joy at the reception
New York accorded ihem.
J When the police baud on the pa
trol boat bearing the mayor's wel
coming committee struck up "Keep
the Home Fires Burning" and
"Home, Sweet Home" as it came
alongside the , Kroonland, caps,
crutches and canes were thrown into
the air and the maimed and wounded,
vieing with the well and string,
danced and cheered.
The Kroonland brought 63 officers,
1.180 enlisted men and 106 civilians.
The Empress of Britain, which also
arrived today, brought 2,450 soldiers.
Then men will be debarked tomor
row. Among the arrivals was the Three
Hundred and. Fourth ambulance
. company. - .
MANY KILLED
IN DISARMING
UNRULY UHLANS
Effort on Part of Soldiers and
Workmen's Group aWJhem
nitz Brings Forth
Bloody Battle.
Copenhagen, Dec. 10. At Chem
nitz, members of the soldiers' and
workmen's group attempted to dis
arm a Uhlan regiment. The soldiers
resisted and fired upon them with
machine guns, -whereupon the sol
diers and workers fled. Many of
them were seized and beaten.
The soldiers' and workers' council
then ordered out an infantry de
tachment against the Uhlans but the
infantrymen were disarmed by the
Uhlans. .The number of killed and
wounded is not known.
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Russia Has No Standing
at the Peace Conference
Washington, Dec. 10. Russia, in
the opinion of officials here, will
not be formally represented at the
peace conference. It was said to
day that there is no government in
Russia which the associated nations
recognize as having the power to
confer upon delegate the right to
represent that country at the Paris
assembly.
Roosevelt Favors Treaty
That Would Prevent Wars
Between U. S. and Britain
New York, Dec. 10. That the
United States and Great Britain
could today agree to a universal
arbitration treaty which would make
war between the two nations impos
sible for all time is the opinion ex
pressed by Theodore Roosevelt in
a letter made public here today,
which the colonel wrote to George
Haven Putnam, president of tl.j
American Rights league.
"I am now prepared to say what
five years ago I would not have
said," the former president wrote.
"I think the time has come when
the United States and the British
empire can agree to a universal ar
bitration treaty. In other words. I
believe that the time has come when
we should say that under no cir
cumstances shall there ever be a
resort to war between the United
States and the British empire, that
no question can ever arise between
them that cannot be settled in ju
dicial fashion, in some such manner
as questions -between states of our
own union would be settled."
Colonel Roosevelt's letter was
written in response to an invitation
extended to him by Mr. Putnam to
join the Englis.h speaking union,
of which Arthur J. Balfour, British
foreign secretary, is president. Al
though declining to accept member
ship, explaining that he was devot
ing his time "to secure in this coun
try a spirit of undivided American
nationalism," Colonel Roosevelt said
he was in sympathy with the gen
eral purpose of the English speak
iig union.
In this letter the colonel also ex
pressed the opinion" that the United
States should not try to build a navy
equal to England's which he des
cribed as "probably the most po
tent instrumentality far peace in
the world," but that America's navy
should be second in strength.
AUTO MYSTERY
BAFFLES OMAHA
POUCHORCE
Detectives Find Car in Garage
on Locust Street; Owner
of Property Denies
Knowledge of It.
An automobile mystery e-f many
angles is puzzling the auto squad of
the Omaha detective force.
Saturday night S. S. Conklin re
ported that his new Buick roadster
had been stolen from the garage in
the rear of his Dundee home.
Tuesday morning, Detectives Rich
and Anderson, in searching some
North Side private earasres. found
a Buick roadster stored in a garage
in the rear of 2219 Locust street.
Door Securely Locked.
They called up the owner of the
premises, Mrs. W. S. Rowe, and
asked her about the car. They al
lege that she denied that there was
a car in the garage and that nothing
was stored there but wood.
The detectives remained on the
premises until she came from town
and when they opened the door,
which was fasthed by a stapled
lock, they found a roadster, answer
ing the description of the missing
roadster stored therein.
Detectives say the tires had been
taken from the wheels and carefully
stored in a loft overhead, and the
machine had been jacked up and a
tarpaulin placed over it.
"Mrs. Rowe Surprised.
The bumpers had also been re
moved and the serial number on
the frame plate, it is alleged, had
been changed, as had also the license
plate, an Illinois license of the cur
rent year, number 319100, being sub
stituted. The car was brought to the sta
tion and identified by Conklin as
his property. Mrs. Rowe, the de
tectives ellege, expressed surprise at
the appearance of the car in her'gar
age. Mrs. Rowe figured quite promi
nently in the Hale divorce suit, which
attracted considerable attention in
the district court last spring.
Enlargement of Camp
Dodge to Be Abandoned
Washington, Dec. 10. Abandon
ment of additional military construc
tion projects ordered by the War
department today includes:
Cantonments for two brigades of
artillery, Camp Kearney, Cal.; en
largement of Camp Dodge, la.; sani
tary progress plant, Camp Travis,
Tex.; ice making plant, Camp
Cody, N. M.
Christian Endeavor Union
Endorses League of Nations
Boston, Dec. 10. Resolutions en
dorsing the plan for a league of free
nations were unanimously adopted
at the annual meeting of the World's
Christian Endeavor union, held here
today.
Rev. Francis E. Clark, LL. D., was
re-elected, president and William
Shaw secretary-treasurer.
MANY CHURCHES
REPRESENTED IN
MEETING HERE
Training Course in Centenary
Program Held Tuesday; Dr.
Powell and Bishop Lewis
Principal Speakers.
The 46 M. E. churches in the
Omaha district met Tuesday for a
training course in the Centenary
AVERT WAR AT PEACE
TABLE,
"My eyes are turned toward
the great peace conference to
open in Paris-" said Bishop Lewis,
at a meeting of the centenary
jubilee preparation in the First
Methodist church last night. "I
am thankful that President Wil
son has gone there himself,
though I wish he had taken with
him Elihu Root and ex-President
Taft.
"Largely at that peace table it
will be determined whether the
great war between the write race
and the yellow race shall be
fought. The seeds for the great
war just closed were sown at the
Berlin conference in 1878. After
that, conference the wlfr was just
as inevitable as it was in 1914.
"I have great faith in America
at the peace table. Twenty years
ago the big nations of Europe
were just ready to carve up China
when John Hay, secretary of
state for the United States, step
ped in and saved China, Thank
God for John Hay."
program which has been outlined
for the coming year..
Dr. Sherman Powell of Buffalo,
N. Y., by way of explanation of the
meaning of Centenary, said in sub
stance that it is a world church fac
ing a world task; a church awak
ened to a mighty pleading with God;
a church with unlimited resources
laying' them before the altar of her
needs, to make the kingdom of the
world the Kingom of Our God.
He said its purpose is not the
raising of millions of money, but
the lifting up of the church to a new
plain of spiritual power from whence
it -shall accomplish' the spiritual con
quest of the world.
The need ;s not from lack of
numbers, for it is one of the largest
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Forty-four American Naval
Vessels Lost During War
Washington, Dec. 10. Only 44
vessels of the United States navy,
including army and cargo transports
iuanned by naval -crews, were lost
from the declaration of war, April
6, 1917, until hostilities ceased No
vember 11, and only '12 of these were
destroyed by enemy submarines.
The collier Cyclops is given in the
list as "mysterously disappeared."
A total of 151 American merchant
vessels were lost between August,
1914. and November 11, 1918. Sub
marines accounted for 139 of these,
mines, five and enemy raiders, 11.
HUN LOOT
RETURNED
TO CITIES
N
FRANCE
Chests Containing Money and
Securities, Stolen by In
vaders, Removed from
Banks in Brussles.
London, Dec. 10. (British Wire
less.) French and British pickets
under the direction of the paymas
ter general of the French army and
in the presence of German officers
in civilian clothes, have been sent
to the various banks of Brussels,
notably the Comptoir National
D'Escomptede Paris and the Credit
Lyonnais, in tie last two days- and
have removed large numbers of
chests which were placed there by
the Germans about the middle of
October.
Valuables to be Returned.
These chests, says the Reuter cor
respondent at Brussels, contain
strong boxes and securities taken
from cities in northern France, in
cluding Lille, Roubaix, Tourcoing,
Valenciennes, St. Quentin and Cam
brai. Other cases placed by the
enemy in the banks at Liege are said
to contain securities to the value of
billions of francs.
These valuables will be returned
to the financial establishments from
which they were taken, except in
the case of towns where the banks
have been destroyed, as for instance
St. Quentin and Cambrai. In such
cases the securities will be deposited
in Paris.
Warships Will Bo Held.
Archbald S. Hurd, the naval
writer, in the Daily Telegraph, says,
with reference to the idea said tor be
held by some Germans, that the
surrendered German warships would
be returned to Germany after peace
was signed that it points, of course
to a complete misopprehension of
the intentions of the allies, "for it is
certain that these ships will never
again fly the German ensign."
Mr. Hurd says that the only
course to adopt is to distribute them
among the allies in accordance with
the losses which each has suffered
in maintaining command at sea.
German submarines, on the other
hand, should cease to exist. Mr.
Hurd suggests they be broken up
and the parts used for other pur
poses. Germany MustChoose
a National Assembly
Before It Gin Get Peace
Amsterdam, Dec. 10. The
Deutsche Tages Zeitung of Berlin,
a copy of which has been received
here, says it learns -from a reliable
source that the entente powers will
refuse to conclude a preliminary
peace treaty with Germany before
the meeting of a German national
assembly.
New York Again to Ask
Harry Thaw's Extradition
Netf York, Dec. 10. After an in
vestigation of reports that Harry
Thaw has been enjoying periods of
freedom from the Pennsylvania hos
pital for the insane, District Attor
ney Edward Swann announced here
today that Thaw's case would be
placed before the new governor of
Pennsylvania after January 1, on the.
assumption that the new state ad-'
ministration would aid in having
Thaw returned to New York to an
swer to indictments accusing Thaw
i .' kidnaping and assaulting Fred
erickGump, a Kansas City, Mo., boy
in Thaw's former apartment in ,a
hotel here.
Harrison Returning to U. S.
Manila," P. I., Dec. 10. Francis
Burton Harrison, governor general
of the Philippine islands, left here
yesterday for New York. He has
been granted a six months' leave
of absence.
Kansas City Carmen
Vote to Strike Today
for Wage Increases
Kansas City, Dec. 10. Con
ductors and motormen of the
Kansas City Railways company
tonight voted for a strike, be
ginning at 4 a. m. tomorrow. Al
leged failure of the company to
put into effect wage increases
recently granted by the war la
bor board was given as the rea
son for the strike.
The strike call, if obeyed, will
bring about the third street car
strike here within the last IS
months. . Virtually 2,700 motor
men and conductors, including
ISO women conductors, are af
fected by the order.
The strike leaders assert em
ployes at the power house
joined the union of other street
car employes today and will
obey the strike summons. In
addition to stopping all street
car traffic this would result in
cutting off lights and power to
practically the entire city unless
other power house employes can
be obtained to keep tthe power
house running.
MINISTERS VOTE
DEITY OF CHRIST
BASISOF BELIEF
Bar All from Local Associa
tion Who Do Not Hold
View and Unitarian
Pastor Withdraws.
FEDERAL OFFICERS
SAY NOT CONCERNED
WITH OMAHA STRIKE
Tell Judge McHugh for Street Railway Company That
Functions Ceased in Case When Adjusted Wages
in Dispute Submitted to Them; No
Relief in Sight.
Washington, Dec. 10.-(Special Telegram.) W. D.
McHugh of Omaha, who is in Washington to present the-case
of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railway against
Joseph Maucher to the supreme court, which will be reached
the last of the week, took up with joint Chairman Manly to
day certain features of the railway strike in the interest of
the Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway company, but was mel
with the statement that unless new developments should pre
sent themselves the war labor board still adhered to its ori
ginal proposition that it lacked jurisdiction in the matter and
that it had no reason to change its position relative to the
strikers. The board contends it has nothing to do with the
merits of the strike. Its functions cease, members contend,
with adjusting rates of pay.
Churches not believing in the deity
of Christ are barred from the Oma
ha church federation. After a long"
discussion and heated arguments
last night the federation voted by a
large majority to accept a preamble
to its constitution which stated that
the organization was for persons
whr "believe in the deity of Christ."
Rev. Robert F. Leavens1, pastor of
the First Unitarian church, said the
members tf his church wanted to
help in -all of the moral and social
uplift work of the city, but if the
proposed preamble was adopted, he
felt his church could not, consist
ently, joinj the federation.
M. G. McCloud insisted that "any-
one who wishes to do less than
teach the deity of Christ falls way
short of the purpose of this organi
zation." Somemembers argued that, since
the purpose of the federation is
civic, social and moral uplife, all
churches should join regardless of
creed. Rev. Mr. Leavitt of the Ply
mouth Congregational church said,
"I can see no reason why the Jews
and people of all denominations,
who wish to help in uplifting the
community, cannot join the federa
tion." The members voted to leave the
name of Archie W. Carpenter, who
died of influenza, on the roll of
officers. Rev. H. B. Foster, presi
dent, praised Mr. Carpenter's life
of Christian devotion and invited
the members to attend the memorial
services which will be held at the
First Congregational church in his
honor Sunday afternoon.
The following officers of the fed
eration were elected: H. B. Foster,
president; Lew Sholes, secretary; A.
C. Busk, treasurer; Rev. John F.
Hawk, Carl Changstrom, A, W, Car
penter, Dr. Charles Brown, Rev. C.
M. Worden, J. Fred Smith, Bert E.
Wilcox and A. W. Bowman, vice
presidents. Frank E. Meyer is ex
ecutive secretary.
Despair for Hungary
Leads Count Karolyi
to Attempt Suicide
London, Dec. 10. Count Michaelis
Karolyi, who took a prominent part
in the recent proclamation of a
V. ingarian republic, is reported in a
Budapest telegram to have attempt
ed suicide while in despair of the
success of his efforts to reconstruct
Hungary, says a Central News dis
patch fom Amsterdam. The count's
attempt to take his life was frustrat
ed, the message states, but no details
are given.
The government, the dispatch
adds, appears to be unable to pre
vent the partition of the country in
to small republics. '
The scene of action in connection with th ft-Mt '
i strike was shifted to Washington yesterday, with only a few
minor incidents occurmg. here. .
r resident Wattles for the traction company announced,
after a meeting of his board of dirertot-a. th tk. .;t....M
had resolved itself into a matter between the United States
government and the strike leaders. He stated that he was
waiting for a reply from the National War Labor board be-
rore ne wouia mane the next move.
Wattles Tells Situation
STRIKE NO PART
OF NATION-WIDE
MOVEBY LABOR
President of International
Union of Street Railway
Employes Charges Ef
fort to Break Union.
Washington, Dec. 10. (Special
Telegram.) W. B. Mahon, presi
dent of the International Union of
Street Railway Employes, who is
in Washington on business before
the war labor board, said today that
the rumor in Omaha to the effect
that the street car strike was the
first of a nation-wide campaign on
the part df labor' to force full rec
ognition of unions everywhere, was
wholly unfounded.
In the Omaha Street Railway case,
he said, the men were striking as a
protest against the company's pforts
to break up the union. His infor
mation was that the company de
cided to discourage its employes
from joining the union arid was do
ing everything in its power to make
a union man's life miserable and
the strike was a protest against the
company's system of. discouragement.
Germans Forming Plans
to Prepare for Next War
by Building Airplanes
Washington, Dec. 10. Decision
of airplane manufacturers in Ger
many to turn their plants to mak
ing furniture has led to a protest
from officials of the German gov
ernment, according to advices
reaching Washington today
through official channels. The
point was said to have been made
that in order to be ready for the
next war Germany must replace
the airplanes which it is required
to turn over to the associated na
tions under the terms of the armi
stice. Commenting on the protest, the
Badish Landes Zeitung declares
that the next war will be won in
the air and advises the government
to make new contracts with the
manufacturers "to allow Germany
to remain in possession of the
number of flying machines needed
to face the dangers that may men
ace her in the course of the com
ing years."
In a telegram sent by Mr. Wattles'
to Chairman Basil M. Manley !'
the War Labor board this statement
was made: "Strikers have aur
rounded our car harm nH th riu
cannot furnish police protection even
n we coma secure men to operate. .
1'eanwhile cities we serve are in
deplorable condition without trans
portation and much suffering will
ensue in case -of bad weather. '
Mayor Smith, Superintendent
Ringer of the police department and
Chief of PolSe Eberstein have said:
"Life and property will be protect-"
ed.'" -.
Zimman Takes Hand
City Commissioner Zimman has
take na hand as an intermediary to
try to settle the street car srike,
and with W. L. Musgrave, superin
tendent of terminals f the street
railway company, met with the eight
members of the executive committee
of the carmens' union a the La1
bor temple Tuesday afternoon at.3
o'clock. ; N-
The conference, which was being '
held behind closed doors, was still
in session at 6 o'clock in the eve
ning, the conferees occasionally;,
stepping to the telephone in the '
lobby to get in touch with interested
parties on either side. ....
Nothing to Say Yet"
Commissioner Zimman stepped '
into the hall shortly before 6 o'clock '
and was asked if he had anything to;
say, and he said: "All that I havej
to say is that there will be absolute-!
ly nq, word to give out tonight.
Just as soon as there is anything
of importance to say, if there is" "
anything, we will make it public."
Jerry Burnett, national organizer
of the street car men, when seen in
his room at the Castle Hotel earlier
in the afternoon, was asked what he
had to say on the latest develope
ments, and said that he would have .
nothing to say until after the meet
ing that was being held by the exe
cutive committee. :
Before War Board. '.V
The National War Labor board
took up the Omaha strike situation
yesterday. W. D. McHugh of this '
city appeared before the board in ,
behalf of the street railway Com
pany. The strikers appear to be confi
dent of winning. Pickets are 'on ',
daty at the barns in regular shifts.
The men say they are prepared for
an indefinite strike. J. F. McMillian.
chairman of the executive committee
of the union, believes that his na- ,'
tional organization will not interfere
with the Omaha situation.
Put on Another Mail Car. '
Rumors were heard that the com
pany would move some cars yester
day afternoon. Police reserves were
summoned, to be later; released. The
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LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND-READ THESE ANSWERS IN OUR LOVE LETTER CONTEST
Good prizes for the best answers to the soldier in France who has written that he wants Dorothy to wait for him. List of awards in this Love Letter Contest in The Bee soon.
No. 24.
My Dear Soldier Boy: In answer
to your letter I feel highly honored
in being the means of stimulating
vine liner feelings of a soldier of
the great U. S. A.
Your recognition and response td
my ideals and aims proves you
Aorthy of my consideration and I
tope you will feel that it is as much
your duty as mine to be able to
present a soul equally as unsullied
y life's mud and mire.
Yes,' I ' too, am dreaming of the
ime when you will return, always
loping that the brutal war will not
have wrought any great changes in
you.- - . " " "'
It seems to me. that some dread
ful transformation must take place
in a lovable, peaceful man to make
him want to kill, even his enemies.
I have read that before a-jnan be
comes a brave, fearless soldier he
has to "let go" of himself and be
come more beast than man and I
will admit that has been the most
terrifying thought to me for I loved
you as you were. But, I will love
you as you are" Sincerely, v
t ; , DOROTHY.
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My Only One: You have been
"unum es pluribus," who has fought
for the most precious thing, liberty,
mothers, fathers, sweethearts, have
days and nights follow your glor
ious steps; you came out victorious,
as the Stars and Stripes will always
be. As a snowdrift, my love for
you" increases, it has reached its
highest peak. Its latitude and long
itude are unknown to me. Words,
in fact, can't describe it. When
you are again near me, sitting again
under the shade of the old apple
tree,, our ideals will better develop.
I hope, my dear one and only one,
you have received my, little Christ
mas gift. In addition, I send you
a little song try it Your sweet
heart. DOROTHY.
No. 8. ' '
To My Soldier Lover in France:
Indeed you may be happy and
have the right, for did I not tell you
when you left that I would remain
true to ou and would wait for you
to share those pleasures?
While you are dreaming, off there
in your blankets at night, I lie here
in my little bed and recall those
times, and as I do recall them, each
time they seem nearer and dearer t,o
me than before because I know that
the one I love is fighting "Over
There," anff some day in the. near
future will come back to me. Just
as much as my face is giving cour
age to you "Over TJiere" so .does
yours as it appears tme; give one
that hope and' courage which God
only knows a woman needs at this
time to perform her duty and ser
vice to, the country, and for the
many lives that are given up for
their own dear land. It is for this
that one must have-courage, sol
trusting and believing in you, may
God protect you, with love,
DOROTHY.
; No. 162.
Dearest You: When I read your
ietter this morning, asking me to
wait for you, I wondered why you
did not know. Why something
didn't tell you. even if it were only
the sighing of the wind, the whis
pering of the leaves or something in
the storm that I love you, that I'll
wait for you as long as life lasts,
and then, cm the Other side, I'll still
be waiting.
I am dreaming of a little home,
just a little cottage, perhaps, with
vines and a flower garden, where I
can wait for you at the end of the
day, and where all else but love, will
be forgotten.
DOROTHY.
No. IS.
'My Own Sammy:. I. received
your wonderful letter which proved
your loyalty not only to me but
also to our country...
As my' face is your courage, dear
lad, your face is my guide on this
race of life. When I think of you
so courageous in facing the fires of
war and in helping to make the
world safe for democracy, I am
happy that .1 have Jept my mind
and soul pure and unstained.
I am proud to know that you are
performing your part in this world's
war. As I knit and sew for the Red
Cross, the thought ql your sacri
ficing of self urges me to do more,
and even then I can not give as
much as you are giving. With your
'form in khaki always before me as
my guide I try in every action to
.make myself -worthy of your love.
With greatest love.
j DOROTHY.
No. 1.
Dear Soldier Sweetheart: Re
ceived your loving and most a-
fectiorate letter. It filled my heart
I with joy to know that your
i thoughts are always with me. Since
j our country and my face are ypur
courage aid are Helping you to
fight so nobly and bravely to make
the world safe for democracy, I will
use courage at home and cheerfully
await your return, for you know,
dear sweetheart, that it is very hard
to be thus separated.
I am continuously thinking of the
neat little home we are to have
after Uncle Sam thinks best for
you to return to me. For you know,
dearest, that there can be nothing
but happiness and contentment
therein. '
My love is still burning for you,
dear, and nothing can make me
happier than the -.thought that we
are to stroll down life's silvery
pathway together.
May God keep and protect you
until then. Your loving
DOROTHY.
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