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died! down to insignificant proportions to leer grimly st us as we passed lit tle grated wlodows and low, scowling doors. Occasionally we passed a clump of empty boxes; barrels, and such debris and. merchandise as had beta crowded pell-mell from some in ner storage by their newer and metro dignified companions; and now and then we passed an empty bus, bulging up in the darkness like a behemoth of thfci olden times; or, Jutting from 'stilt narrower passages, the sloping lend* of drays and carts innumerable. Arid along even as forbidding a defile I as this we er op e d -until we came upon a low. squ?re brlok building that might bav? served at one time as a wash-house, or, less probably, perhaps, a. dairy. There was but one window lu the front, and that but little larger 'than .an ordinary pane of glass. In the; sides, .however, and higher up, was a row qf gratings; evidently de signed more, to serve; as ventilation than as openings for light. There was hut one opening, an upright doorway, half above; eV^und, i half below, with little* narrow Sidesteps. leadl*- 7 down to. it. A light shone dimly from the little- window, and as the boy mo tioned me to pauao and listen, a sound lof female voices talking In under tones was i audible,, mingled with a Sound like, that of .someone snoring heavily. ; "Rear the. old man a-glttin* in his IwortsT whispered the boy. i I' riodded. . "He's, asleep?" "Ton bet * "?'s asleep!" said the boy, 'still In & , .liisper; "and he'll Jlst (about stay with it that a way fer five hours, anyhow. What time you got 'now,; cap?" .. . .. ; "A quarter now Ullfour," I replied, peering at. my watch. IfflXfi it's^Christines, then!" he icried In muffled rapture of delight; ibut abruptly, checking bis emotion, he'beckoned, mo a little farther from !thf door, and\spoke .in a. confidential .whisper. : "Cepflbok here, now; 'fore we go In I want you to promlee me one thing ?'eauso you can fix it and shell never drop! Now, here, I want to put up a Job on Sis, you understand!" : "What!" I exclaimed, starting back 'and staring at the boy . In amazement. "Pjotiup a job on SlaT*"1, : ''Oh, look here, now; cap; you ain't a-goln' buok. on. a feller liko that!" broke in thb little-fellow, in a min-j igled- tone of - pleading and reproof;', "and if you don't- help, a feller 111 hef I to wait till broac? daylight, 'cause wo ain't*got ho clock." w}_ | . ,'Mo3clocii!" I related with in creased bewilderment. ?'i "Oh, come, cap, what do you sayt It ftln't no'He, you know; nil you got itoldoll be to Jlst teil .8is It's Christ 1 mas?as though you didn't want me to hear, you. know; and then shell igiv m*^ ; know ; ?and, on, lcrdy ! won't ato j Ithlnk sheV played it fine!". And as :I slowly comprehended the meaning/ :ot ttfe litOe fellow's plot I nodded mf. Iwillingness- W assist :fmr "putting' up (the Jab."- ' ^ i rv'.*Now, u?ra?n a second!"5 continued {th? little fellow, in '(he wildest glee; 'darting through, on opening lu a high 'board fence a dozen steps away, and llr??n-!^ with ?'bulky parcel;:which;Cas bantered me, I dis covered wob, a pa&er flour sack half filled, the other half lapped down and fastened witto:> lurge!< twine string. "No* this stnffY' haven't, on excited (ty^:,<you:^atist .Juggle^ in without Sis aifiih'^ at~has^/sh?v^^it under your t^h,'lhere~there^ttsl's bnalneast ji^w,;wb^7;y6u; go- ttf,: you're to set (dbwn with, the- otherYslde to'rds the you i?e," and w$eo Bis hollers Christmas, ?ift,* y?n.^lai?w, j you Jlst wndo??t il^de^do^^ ???gSliVtS?you^ Christmas yet, and look sold out, and aay; itwa^^rafr fer yoti to tell her, and all;?t?t;:.: and ' thfci;l*lV open op ?wrt'?lt^nd If yb?denYse* old concluded this speech? he put his ^l^e^^noVfo^^re^ta .speik'.eif* on* chair^ana t?iMlwas>B^ln^ is >, stand-stood 'tiear/the bed. a high hump-shouldered bottle sitting o* it. a frtit?tnuofw^ > {*nd smoky iamp that glared sulhtty. : "Jamesy. cah't you. alt the man a tim^ * sem voice from the bed; at which the red faced vornan rose reluctantly with. at m? signlucaatly and wofc up a po-1 ' ritic^.ne8^.i*e,!'?tand-'; ; ; "?o this is Bist^ l sild, with rover, ' v't^Tf&tffe l?^^ Obdv? ?ut to'me, sayinj simply? It vas mighty good In you to give them' things to Jamcsy, and send me that mo?that?that little box, you know? on y I guess I?I won't need it." Aa she spoke a rmile of perfect sweet ness, res' d on the face, and the hand within uiy own nestled in dovelike ipeace. i The boy bent over the white face 'from behind and whispered something 'in her ear, trailing the little laughing ilipB aeroiiB her brow as he looked up. I "Nut now, Jamesy; wait a while." ( "Ah!" said I, shaking my head with jfeigned merriment, "don't you two go Ito plotting about me!" U "Oh, hello, no, cap?" exclaimed the jboy,' asBuringly. "I was on'y Jist a (tellin* sIb to ast you If she mightn't lopen that box now?honest! And you fjlst ask her if you don't believe mo? ,1 won't listen." And the little fellow gavo me a look of the most penetra tive suggest!veness; and when a mo [ ment later the glad words, "Christmas I'.gli*.! Jamesy," rang out dUaverlngly in the thin voice, the little follow snatched, the sack up. in a paroxysm of delight; and before, the girl had I. time to lift the long dark lashes once upon his merry faco, ha had emptied itrt contents out tumultuously Upen! the bed.: y "You got it on to me, sis!"'cried the little fellow, dancing wildly round the room ; "got it on to mo this time! but I'm game," don't you ferait, and ?uxvt put Tup "nothkV snide! . HoW'll them Bhoes there ketch'. you? ' end bqw.y. this. ?f?i s i cloak??is . them enough beads to suit you? And how's tbts: fer a-1hat-rr-feather and ?11.?* And how*e rthis^ Wr- a dreBB?tnado and ever'thing? an?t I'd V got a cora\k with It if he'd on'y had any little enough. You wbVt lookf'.Vfly her nothln' whoa you throw oil that style on you In the morning!?Guess not!" And the delighted boy went off upon ' another wild ; excursion - round tho 'room. Even slatternly Molly' looked up with a faint show of interest that might have grown into eathhslssm, and; the sodded, lump of flesh on the Door Btirred~nn d moaned un easily, bis drunken slumber disturbed by the noisy joy of J?mesy. "91s" gasped a bit and lovingly her thin hand hovered over tha things that.should have been Seolous to ; girl or .woman. : She lifted d shoes, stroked the cloak and dress, and there waa Just: the suspicion of 'a sCb" in her throat'aa ahe fondled the hat, "feather and all." Then she turned toward me.; fi: $K'&h>:-Z:3$< I ^(Lean doWn' here-" ssid-the'r?trti?la ' great light id bet eyes and the otlrw Blonder hand sliding from < tanwith 'the covsrlnV. "Here 1* the; boit.'y% Sent me, and I!ve tfp?ned it?it r.sg?'t t you know; b?t eomopln';-kind" o' ldW*\mM7m* "mornihg?ana-i sent 'em.'but the th^^hsdr*ebM piimciL W-they iaaed together when'Jam?by had -'cause f- Jamesy used W hard mtot bin??he didn't thin* i iewed?-buf oac't when ho was d - father was a-goin' throng* 9,1 bappeaed to fmd 'em m /fore be did i and I counted hid 'era back a<s'w. *?s . ..?'t rmd '?m, awl Jamesy - kno*?d ft;' 1? wer said coin* ta>, *caue& soraeiin" kied* o' said to -On'y I v/cd'i need 'em, .ey.-nor nothtnY ,H?w did yon get . I moaey? -ScbaV? all!'' y . :Tb?. boy bad by this time ap proached the bed, and was gas?ug eu* riously hpoa the solenm litUe? tafrr*. ;*\ ^What'sthe wetter with you, Bisf tos o'Aed -to w^dbip?ent??-^!*^ you \t^?Tta mighty glad, Jasaetry," she g?d, the little, this ban for #hls own. "Quest I'm too gSad, '(rv.so I eau't do nothtn' on'y Jtst feel glad; and eomepln' kind o' says that that's the gladdest glad la sll the world. Jamesy !" "Ob, pshaw, 81s! ' Why don't you tell a roller what's the matter?" said the boy, uneasily. _ The white bands linked more* close* ly with the brown, and the pure face lifted to the grimy one till they weio blent together in a kiss. "Be good to father, fer you know he used ic be so good to us." "O Sis! Sis!" "Molly!" .r The squabby, ed-faced woman threw herself upon her' knees and klased the thin hands wildly and with sobs. "Molly, eontephV kind o' says that you must dress me in the morning? but I won't -need the hat, and yon must take it home for Nannie? Don't cry so loud; you'll wake father." I bent my head down above the frowzy one and moaned?moaned. "And you. sir," went on the falling voice, reaching for my hand, "you you must, take this money back?you must take it back, fer I don't need it You must take it back and?and? give it?give it to the poor,". And even with' the utterance upon the gra cious lips the glad soul * leaped and fluttered through the open gates. LEGEND OF THE YULE LOG Old Negro Tradition of Its Origin ss Told In Virginia Every Christ mae Eve. While the family sit around the yule log and sip their Christmas eggnog, there is told in many Virginia homes overy Christmas eve .he old negro tradition of the origin of the yule log. .In'the early days one of. the,old dar kies would: recite the story sifter the -fife was kindled and the lurid glare of the yule log lit up' the darkest cor ners of the .room. Then the old legend was teld as fol lows One very,cold Christinas eve,, when the fro?ty wind howled across a world of snow, an old black man was sit ting In his: little cabin on a mountain Bide, wishing and wishing that he had a fire to worm him. : Suddenly he heard the cry of. a little child away, out In the cold. The old .black man hobbled to the door and 'gazed out across Vth? icy .World of .'snhw. The'wind and the enbw camo .rushing, m ouu th? Old ?j?? ?niV?fed ; till; his "onllest two' teeF chattered with cold. The plaintive cry of a little ..child came again across the snow. It went straight to the old man's heart add ho wished 'with all his power ?f long Ipg^thM. ;?* mtf&t ha?e '^engih to go.out and find the;unfortunate little one. ' " A third time the walling cry came, ; and then a wonderful thing Wnppened. A miraculous power filled tie old man's velSS, '. x??? muscl?s lemma strong and tense, his crutch fell back into tha cabin and he, stepped from the threshold out into the snow. . He hurried over the , she* -with a.\ activity tie . hau ?Oi ' pvran?DBcu i Slue* boyhood; and by and by ho camp to a little child in a snow hank;;. Aa the "child's-little 'fofm touched him <> a great,, n?w strength came to him which seemed to give bim wings to speed^biet to hm'llttle cs^n; # He-placed the child upon the bed and tenderly drew the ragged quilt about it and then he looked to see 1'. there might bo a piece of,furniture cf which to make a fire-to warm the little one.' . At that-very ^stsnt> a; great leg rolled across the threshold and late the fireplace. The little child looked at the log with eyes llk?T stars; whfib sent gleams of light; that kindled thV log; with the ino?t- brilliant Are tb< old man had ever, seen; ; ;TOedli}gy little room we's fiil?d with radiance and warmth, and as the light wrapped the child he laughed' and Isughed like a song/of tha h^rfc Tee old :man; turned hlsYoyee to;^ fire > burned and watchedstho 'fiameg Ie>p, In beautiful rainbow, tints over thejlog, forming the. shape', or ? cross in fire. >.. '-. y. . . ' ' tbe ; flames; of i the^ cross leaped b?^-.hpdi;biidjer.v.s^/^ * *m wbite?tm?an;^ng^^into "ftp** PSrmwr. h'/'.v.t''' ' '.' oi iira-sy?vClog.as It is told in Virginia every Chrlatmaa sva. VS..' V ., , ?,..?>? y Oeed ?fdgan, ' "I wish we ctmld hold the elections ?long about Christmas time/' sMd the MSnte poliMclsn. V--<;-tv, "Oh, t??i's a- poor lima for s cam paign/' objected the- UhthS?kiug per SO?. V> : - -<r ;>\-:r "Poor tlms?* responded th? ?stete potlticram; :. 'Mfhr; mat oh** ?? u*a ?ote that would bo raked In for the wirty that set up a er> tor the irai! ^ftstiaas. stocking!' " , . reir the Reindeer. V/??^JBflglum the buys and girls Alt W%;Shoes -with beans a*d c&rrota, ind fet thee* ia tire chimney cornet ^ ^e retadee^o^et: Nickoiaa. The needs oat the beans and carrot* aed ftgf&pint ; put* sweetmeats ta the ihoes he has emptied. XHPBNBTTTB struggled vala Iy with the- tears that squeezed at last through tired efrellds. It waa not often that the brav? little, homemaker gava way to' Grief, but in the- proaent mo-'l ment aha seemed unable to! control her emotloo. In the next room chiwish volcoa prattled ' Joyously. Llndenette had not found; the heart to tell them lhat Christmas would have to C?mo and go without the much heralded visit from' Santa. Claus. Since the loss of bp?.h parents Linden- j ette had mauaged to .keep a root over the heads, of her small brother and sister and had provided food for.their, alight frames. What did it matter If her cheeks had lost their roses and her lips their cheery bloom? The, I smile lingered.' That waa | all that mattered. She hreshed hey. .iparB asides and arose to answer an unex pected summons from the knocker. She looked her surprise at the great, man who stood on her tiny porch. I' "I have come In search of one Lin* den Lane," the stranger said . with a smile, to which the girl responded. ; "The name is unusual," admitted Llndenette, "and my own is even more impossible?being Lindenette Lane. May I ask you In from the. cold?" Sao [opened the door and Marvin Goodwid entered tho pitifully barren room into iwhich she led him. His eyca followed {the: girl rather than tne contents of the room. [ 1 ..d email, pale faces peered at h! I fro m the kitchen door, and Good w smiled at them: ; "Do I look like Santa Claus?" he asked them by way of breaking the ice.. i "No, you don't;" returned th? boy, '.bluntly. "Besides, Linda says, it may bo too cold for Santa Claus to come out this year." There was a wall from ; the little sister, and the boy strove I vainly to conceal his disappointment at this announcement ; Linda, gave them each a hug and 'told them to run along,. When they j {bad-gone she turned to Goodwin with, | ,inquiry in her eyes. < "My errand la a pleasant one." he said1:'quickly, for bio own voice was none .too controlled. "It will add to ,yc?r happine&a, I know." He drew a memorandum from his pocket, and ; after consulting it, asked: "tour; fa ;ther. Linden Lane? . Did ho live ,in jStiii water, Minn., si years ej&?f ' ' Y/es," replied Linda, with a flush of jcxcltement lending roSes to he* jChebioB. r "I was born there." ? / I ."Tien', to come directly to.th? point,* Goodwin told her, "we find two depo* to of $25 each in two of our banks there. One Linden J. Lane opened the account 22 yeara aeo." Linda laughed softly. "My father used always to fear bank failures; and pet small amounts. In many banks." She turned sparkling jeye? upon Goodwin. "We thought' we had collected eil his savings," she tssid. " . ! "These two nests were - ucdiscov. Jered," the man laughed, "and the hens have been laying golden eggs. You have, at this very minute *300?" < , "Three hundred dollars! Oh! " ' >? Impulsively nein out her two toilwonx little \ hands. "It is a fortun?! Tne> Ithlldre?! They can have their Santa ':: Goodwin found himself feeling hap-' |pi?r than he remembered having foU Wore. Was ft the knowledge that he ;had been tho Good Fairy in this ornatl family, or was It eomttblng m?ro aub tlo, more wonderful that had; crept info his mind? . ^ '. He laughed a trifle .nervously. ' "I am going to ask for. imme payment for the J?y I have (ound ybe&be said and whan LiadM tloMngJeyea met his be aald im, : ,;."Let me come toraorrbw-rAt B\Vp?rtatma?-6lod'3%S>" visser I comet''* glanced at him with*a n "Yea," she B*tdc ?l?fly, I will go with you to'he?p _ rtstmastree." <' ? morning Linda , and th?' cMl-j Mrvp early. >>!>: y rackllng of tho ore as it roared stovepipe created a spirit o?| ch?erfaraefes that greeted Marvin Goodwin when be present^lfflgMfl at ,an early h??r. ."Ohl" shouted Bobby; 'ttcf?y 6\Ht, own Santa Clans!" Hli eyes'were glued to the armful of packagts.O&eV Bobby!" cried "Linda. "Haven't you -aver been Santa China befere?" queried jpeggy. .'Waver! Tnls Is lay very ?rtt ex-j Pfrnmce: l nope > win acquit myself] with proper dignity.'' *r,*:.Y*<j ' And Linde'e eyes, over the beads of, the children, looked down deep into Qi???&Mibl*, Boni, and unconsciously| Bhe let the man read what her heart, was i sei*.?*. &*f!--*>'4 ; ' v?* i "Next ChHstmas," he wait sayKg'fn ids mind, "Linda will have permahentj roses to tor>h.e*lrs. and ^r4ry'in Bomiti?; ao^'fhvt wnt MMW* |ilneM^r?sM<?ain? Li'ad?aette smiled, iyoui that RESULTS OF CAMPAIGN FOR BELGIAN RELIEF WILL BE MADE KNOWN AT MEETING OF THE COM MITTEE TONIGHT AT EIGHT In Rooms of the Chamber of Commerce?Other Matters to Be Taken Up. At Ute Chamber of Commerce at 3 o'clock this evening will be a meeting of the general committee in charge of the campaign to rajse in Anderson a contribution to the South Cnrolina fund for Belgian relief. When the committee has determin I ed the amount of money Secured for I this worthy cause : the results o'f the campaign will be wiifcd to New York, where the. headquarters of the work have been established. When this matter has been dlopos [ ed of the question of perfecting an or l ganlzatlon for furthering the cause of charity here in the city and county of Anderson will be taken up. The com mittee will discuss a number of mat ters along the line of local charity, ! such as a community Christmas tree, [ah idea suggested at the, recent meet ing of the Churchmen's Club, of Grace Episcopal cbUrch, which was held at the residence of Gen. L. Bonham one pight this week. Common Sense the Chief Qualification WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.?Prcsi I dent .Wilson let it bo known today : that he had made "common sense' the chief qualification of the five men lie will nominate as members of the hew trade commission. He does not desire -theorists, but men who can deal intelligently with buolneBB con ditions. Politics, it Is Bald, will not govern the board's makeup. At least one Republican will be named Among the numerous men. Whose hameS are .under consideration are Joseph Davios, commissioner of cor porations; A. O. Thurmon, solicitor of the commerce department; B. N. tf^riSji president or the Illinois Man ufacturera' Association; John E. Richardson, of Tennessee; Thomas S: Felder, of Georgia; George Rub lee, of New Hampshire; Samuel L. Rogers, of North Carolina: Prr*??asor Henry J;. Waters, of Kansas; B.: A,; Krauthoff, of Missouri, and W B. Weitlake, of .Indiana. Steamers Captured For Violation Neutrality LIMA, Peru, Dec. 17.?A dispatch from Buenos Aires sayB the Argentine cruiser Pueyrredon has captured the German steamer Eleonore woermann for an alleged violation'of .neutrality. The Eiiiioii bieamera urcoma and Corcobada. are remaining in port at Arlca, Chile, fearing to put to cea as the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich is outside. The Orco ma is awaiting the arrival of a Peru vian cruiser to accompany her to Cal lao. A dispatch from Buenos,Aires Wed nesday Said the Pneyrredon had chas ed and captured the German steam or Patagonia in the: Gulf of San Jorge, alleging that she violated Ar sen tin n'a neutrality by supplying a German cruiser with provisions.. The Eleonore Woermann, which be longs to the Woermann Line, was last reported November 1 In the barber of Buenos Aires,- where s?? had arrived Com West Aflca. DeWreV Dividend, NEW YORK; DOC 17AThe Atlantic Coast Lin e Rail road today declared ' a soml-annual dividend of 21-2 per cent, on its common etbCln The dividend is payable January *ii. 91* months ago a 31-2 per cent. Borbl-annual dividend was declared. This is the first time Bince 1012 that the stock has paid less than 7 per cent. ..?L1-1-" ..." Complete Jury to ClTYt/N; Y., Bee:. 17.?To t?tef i'lttfyifftry.! Willi?m V. y. towtl clerk and 'Democratic r or H?verfltraw, a charge of srifig his s?u-ln'-liw, Eugene M. ih, July '23; Jti?tice, M?roohaus a sessldn pf tho 'supreme court 'sbt.-'The first-panel was ox wf?tff?^-***** The jury was complety at tonight's bo s a ran and th? ease for the people wao presented, .Two unimportant wit nesses were eramlnd cbeforo the seB slon waSVe^jourh?d. v MaskedBandits Seise DIaasea?s. ST. LOllIft. rw?/ Two nicked bandits tonight entered a jewelry store near Grand arid Olive attest*, In the heart of the city, eeized J4.000 worth of diamonds and, after i : est? bMaumut ? dosen snow with the oro prlctu/eI of the ?jtorg.. Showed Jio ?*r?ti$T~" Herne,. Dec. ~On his avr?val at . Prince von Buojow, former \n chancellor and now arabassa Itafjry was' informed of the boxa nt of the English, coast by ships but showed ho surprise, acoompllohment had been prior tO hIB departure and added: is simpV tbo pYofdde to: what tbV German fleet Is soon to undertake which may {seftefeb tho world." S^^BH^H^^B^SSBBSBBBBBBKg^SI good mes to eat For the next 10 Days we will Sell Snowdrift Lard at 10c per Pound* 2 lb. Buckets Snowdrift.. .20c 4 lb. Buckets Snowdrift 40c 5 lb. Buckets Snowdrift. . ! 50c . 10 lb. Buckets Snowdrift $1.00 . 20 lb. Buckets Snowdrift . . $2.0C 18. lbs. Granulated Sugar for . . $ 1.00 Kerosene Oil.. . 10c gallon 1 gal. cans Ve!va Syrup.55c 3 lb. cans Hand Packed Tomatoes 10c Kingan's Sliced Breakfast Bacon, 1 pound boxes. . .. ... .35c box Extra choice Irish Potatoes 35c peck Exrta choice Peaberry Coffee 25c lb. Good Flour at... .$5.75 per barrel We are agents for the celebrated Paul Jones Flour, made from washed wheat THESE PRICES ARE CASH We are the "Poor Man's Friend." We Divide Our Profits with You. ompV \ . ?H^S, C. PRESVOST, Agent. . 2 Phones?Nos. 74 and, 98. ' ii IM mm I I i V a - il OFmCiALWARSfATEMENTSl PARIS, pec.,l7.7r-(2;50.p. m/.l^-The ircDch war office gave oat an official atement this afternoon aa folltswa;. "Between the sea and the.-Lys-'we. are occupied sever?l German tr'enoh i at the polut of the bayonet; con ciliated our positions at Lombaort 76* and St. Georges, and organized is territory taken fros? the enemy fa 10 wcBt of Gholuvelt; < "Wo have made progress at some arats in the region of Vermeites. - "There haa been no infantry action long the remainder of the front, hut ? report very effective shooting on le part of onr heavy artillery in th? avirons of Tracy-Le-Val on the Aisne id In Champagne, as well as in the rgonno and In the region of Verdun. "In Lorraine and In AU>co thcro is /ihiug ia report." VIENNA, via Amsterdam to London, cc. 17.?(7:45 p. m.)? The following Ftciai communication was issued to "The latest news permits of iio irther daubt that the resintance of to Russian main force has been shat refl. After the defeat or the sOuth n wing in the battle of Limanovo, hich lasted several days, oar'eitles so gained a dfctory hear Lodz. "The Russians now: are compieteiy. luted on the River Bcura. , \ "Threatened by our advance across e Carpathians front* the ' sAuib,, thfe'i lemy-began a general retreat which of'th^, froh) BERLIN, 17.?(by wlroieas to mdon, 3 p. mV)?Array headquarters day issued the following statoment: "Yesterday the French continued I sir attacks at Nleuport Without sue ss. Attacks were attempted at j Uebeke and La Baases? but wore re ilsed with heavy losses to the one-1 "Th? *utc-nt!?u Of t?T^i French toi row a bride over the Aisne at Sots ns Was prevented by our artillery. "French /earthworks. ft the east of | ieims ?cfe destroyed,* PARIS, Dec. 17-?(10:55 p. m.)?j 10 following official commue-atloa j is issued by the War office tonight: "Id Belgium onr troops have gained cuad. north or the road from Ypres Menin, and also on that to- the nth and southeast of Btxschoote. :t -_?_?-?,., I ... "From the Somme to tho Vosges th?rt Vniothtnfc to report," LONDON,'.Dec': 17.?(9:45 p. m.) ? The orachtr press bureau tonight is sued the following statement concern ing tho making of Egypt a British pro- s .to?torute: ' ! :iHi? Hrittanlc majesty'? principal' secretary of state for forolgn affairs, :;0m gives nottco that in view of a atnto of -<fJM war arising out of the action of Tur key, Egypt'la placed under the pro terMon of his majesty and will honce t /th constitute a British protecto .txlfj. - - The Suzerainty of Turkey over Egypt'Is thas terminated, and bis maj eaty'a government will adopt all measures* eecosaary for the defense of Egypt and the protection of its inhab itants'and Interests. .' "The king has been pleased to ap protfe.the appointment of Lieutenant Colonel Sir Arthur Henry MacMahon to be. his majesty's high commissioner for Egypt.", , 82 KILLED; 250 INJURED !$| fer***.-'*r> - -v - --: - ' WM Latest Official Estimate of Casual- -, \ tW Renting Froszt Oennan ! ^%^^.^a^?*VsaO ' ^?i?^CTW?Wi^?wnd, Dec. 18.? 4?ffcUtaitiw,*'^ at * <Mm?*Wk Mh^jghV- the olllclal estt l^ttfdftha c?iu?it??s'was 88 persons killed, and about 250. . Injured, many wrecked houses htfd not been explored eiid'lt was ! believed the list, of dead eventually would reach 100. Eight sol diers and two sail ore wero klled. Throughout the day 3 rnmprs were current that German ahd English fleet a were Qrlng off the Scotch coast. Army officers estimate that the Ger mans fired 200 shillfj ?Hefl? o I inch missiles. Sevoral unexploded 12 inch shells were found today," . ' s ; Two largo German cruisers and cue small cruiser did the siellihg h?re. C. 'Nielsen, the American conkui-'if ! ?iprTow?y escaped death, the h?uae ad joining hla being demolished. \ It is estimated that the cruiser* i were about 4,000 feet off shore during the heaviest part of the shelling. , ffce jtbore guns aconltt?d therdsclvv/ creditably and Were uninjured. Steamer Sails vTltft Horses. NEWPORTXHWS, Va,, Dec. 17.? The British-afeanlsr Abgto Patonon ian, carrying a cargo of 1,000 horses lee use by the allie* avm lea 4n the- Eu ropean war zone, sailed from thia port fer Bordeaux, France, today, aft.. . '..,".'.\- . :-k : ms?MBa^^