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Wilsdns to Occupy Royal Suite in Palace Entertainment of President and Party in London Will Be on Royal Scale. London,^ Dec.. 23 ?The "Belgian suite," reserved exclusively for royal guests until now, will be occupied by President and Mrs. Wilson during |g?t^?2?i ^P?00^ ' Iii the years of its idteresfing history it has had with in its walls manv crowned heads, one of the latest ~but the least mention ? -S Buckingham Palace, being the Yormer German emperor. It Was given its name during Queen Victoria's reign'- and was always known as the "house of the king of the Belgians," when royalty was en tertained here. Jtt the re^?est ?f; President* TVilson who evidently found that too much is .'oefit^r croWded into his short stay in England, the proposed dinner at Lancaster House on Saturday night has been eliminated. This was toi have^neeri a funq?pn' second only, tol the banquet at! Buckingham Palace! Friday night. Instead .of- the Lan-.j caster House banquet' Premier Lloyd: George will entertain the president at f dinner Safni'daV to meet; the -war cab Those In; charge or the details', ef tfce arrangement^ particularly the of IScfais at Buckingham Palace, are at tithes' puzzled: over the niceties vf? etiquette, the result of the unique sit uation" that there will be no royal | i guests* at the palace. These puzzles, j however, have been only of momen- i tary duration, except among some of "the aged attendants who have been pasting'about for guidance. It is un derstood that they have been informed that ft win be plain "Mr. Wilson" and "Mrs. .Wilson?^ much to their relief. Much' ?f the regal pomp of Buck ingham Palace enfled at the beginning of the-reign of Edward VII, bat ntuc? was left fdvbe eliminated by the present king. It is still a far cry, however/from."the formalities of this $t?c&p> those of the White House. The presidential party will consist ctf five, including Rear "Admiral Gray con* and5 tWo aides. C?ttCels Restrictions War Industries Board Revokes Priorities. t Columbia, Dec. 24.?The State Council of Defense has been advised Bernard M. Baruch of the war in dustries hoard that ail restrictions have been canceled. The following is the telegram" from Mr. Baruch: . "Effective January 1, all rules, regu lations and directions of every nature " whatsoever issued . by priorities di vision, of the war . industries board are hereby canceled and all pledges heretofore., made on the suggestion or request of the said priorities division alte hereby, revoked." Sli?uld Not Disband e is Important Work For Co-aneils of Defence During Reconstruction Period. Columbia, Dec- 23.??The secretary of war and the secretary of the iii-1J teridr, speaking-at Annapolis before the 5 conference of governors this week, strongly advised the governors of the 'several States of the . Union to continues their Councils of Defense. 1 Secretary Lane said: ?**5F^in the Council of National De fense have' been- intimately in touch With ail sections -of . the country tftrbttgir ? tife -organizations of the State Councils of Defense. -In our jtldgntent, for this-trying period which isTt? come, it is* essential that you ?ottKt'be able in the future as in the past to reach your own people with whatever message the national gov ernment may desire to send them. The Women's Councils?all . the activities in which women have been engaged? sh"o?ra~n?t be allowed, to flag. I say tfcte so as to emphasize what Secre tary Baker said to-you Monday. We. tfish'you to promote through- every Way you- can, through legislati?ir, tfirough the message you will carry home, the idea that the Unied States shall- not disintegrate into so many in dividuals, but that the organized ef fort which has been in existence throughout "the war shall be maintain ed until we know that this war is over -a>nd. its effects are passed." More Germans Interned Twenty-Four Are Sent to Ogle thorpe as Dangerous. New York, Dec. 23.?Another batch of twenty-four Germans were sent, by the federal authorities to Fort Ogle thorpe, Ga., today for internment as "dangerous." They included Albert Sanders, who has just completed a sentence at Atlanta for participation m a conspiracy before the United States entered the war, to send spies to England from this city to locate the British fleet Another was Emil Picht, a German reservist arrested here garbed as a woman. Gets Long Sentence Soldier Attempted to Assault Tennessee Girl. Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 23.? Twenty-five years at hard labor in the Leavenworth Penitentiary is the pun ishment meted out to Corp. O. W. Hopes, member of the Development Battalion. Camp Greenleaf, for at tempted assault on a 12 year old girl, near the camp on November 13. Af ter arrest and identification of Hopes, a courtmartial was convened and the verdict forwarded to Washington. Hopes will be transferred to Leaven worth at once. Paris, Dec. 24.?The names of one hundred and sixty-five American sol diers, cited for bravery in the fight ing between October 3rd to 10th ::t St. Etienne. Blanc Mont and Mede.\h Farm in the Campagne, have bsep printed in The Journal Official. Letters From Frafice Lieut. BeS. Boyikn Writes In terestingly of the First Few Days After the Arm istice. The following letters have been re ceived by Mr. W. D. Boykin from her son Lieut DeS. Boykin: Just a few very hurried lines to let'iydu' knoW that I "am O. K. We are5 just out of the final "3ig Show" I spoke of in my last letter. I said it would be more than they could stand. And it was. We drove thiem for four -days and nights, some thing like twelve kilos. One can not possibly appreciate what a drive of this sort means . without being right in it I was right in the midst of it all and can't express the half. My company was very fortunate though;; as "we_ had very' few casual ties, that is, comparatively speaking. We are how only ? few kilometers from Verdun, but we drove from Northwest of Verdun towards Metz from the south-east. We were mak ing an awful rush and w?uld have gained it in only a short while if they had not called us off just when they did. It was an awful roar and hiss of Machine,guns, shrapnel, high explosives, mines, gas, etc., right up to the last minute, the 11th day, 11th month: and*' the " 11th" -Hour. At which time everything ceased firing It was the most wonderful thing I have ever witnessed. You could al most hear the silence, and " ten min utes after the fighting stopped, both the Germans and Allies went over the top into No Man's Land to dress the wounded and remove the dead. Some of them even went so far as to exchange cigarettes and experiences with the Boche. That night both sides sent up all the rockets, flares, very-lights, etc., they could possibly get their hands on, and even built huge bon fires all along the line. You could hear both sides singing hymns,- etc., just as far as the ear could hear. Some of the Germans even went so far as to sing the French and National Anthems; show ing the world that it was not their w?l to continue this awful1 slaughter and bloodshed^; ' ? ? Now for a little hews that cuts deep. This afternoon when we came into billet, an order came from gen eral headquarters saying that 55 of ficers, first lieutenants, of this divis ion, would be transferrel to the Third Division, three of which were to be furnished by our battalion. As there ire Only four first lieutenants, un mafied, in this battalion, of course my chances we're very slim. We drew for it and I am' one of the three. We will more than likely be transferred immediately. As I un derstand it, we are to form part of the Army of Occupation, which moves into the interior of Germany for guard duty, etc., for a period of not less than' one year, as well as I sah figure it , Of course no one fcnows just what we are? to do as yet but I will write full details as soon is anything definite' is" known. As I im being transferred into a "regular irmy organization, I will no doubt ?tick to it for keeps. No doubt you will think this some what abnitpt and sudden. You have lothing on ifceV I think the same, >ut. I guess: we'H just have-to make &e;-i>est:%e can of if. If Go* sticks ?" me as He *T*as for the past week I hink everything will work out for he best. Let's fcope so, anyway, t Just think what a few hours can )rihg forth. Only this morning we ^ere piafcning our trip back over eas, etc., etc. As we th-' k it will be miy a short time before the old 81st s ordered back overseas, as she is >retty weir shot to pieces, aiid I don't ;hink it possible for Germany to re >pen hostilities?just /at this very point I received my orders, but let's meer up and hope for the best There ire lots and lots?a whore lot?worse off than you and I, especially those poor devils who got it in the neck the last morning. One of m ybest friends, a boy from Sumter, who has a wife ?nd two babies, was literally shot to pieces' by. a M. G. on aboui. the 10 th hour, of the last day, Theo. Ravenell, first lieutenant. 316 M. G. B'n., who had just received his captaincy only a few days previous, C'est Le Guerre. No doubt his poor wife will be re ceiving" letters from him two or three weeks after she gets word of his death. There are lots of just . such cases, and when you have seen all this with vo?r own eyes, you kinder look at old life from an entirely new point of view. We indeed have lots to be grateful to God for, -?'nd I think in the long run there must be something in store for us. Let's hope so. If you ever.get this far, please ex cuse haste, writing and stationery, as J I am limited on time and have no j blotter, so have to let them dry off I while I'm wriing another sheet. Today I received your mail up to the 10-18-18. They are a joy to my j weary heart, but I have no time to un i swer just now. Will send you my new ! address in a few days. -~ Co. "A" 7th Machine Gun B'n, U. S. A., P. O. 740. November 22, 191^. ! Ain't it awful? Just when I was j me to another country. Here they i 'savvy" neither FYench or English, i so what am I to do? I've got a pock ! et plum full of marks and spennings j (that's not much) and can't even say I "Damn." This P. M. I tried to buy '' some handkerchiefs and couldn't even I get away with that, but I should wor i ry?I've got a plum nice auto to ride ' in and a big chateau to live in, the j kind you read and dream about You jknow. Its true its awful, awful cold, I but it is a whole lots better hiking ; in autos than on foot, as I've been I doing heretofore. Where it took us ab j day to make a trip before we now ' make it in only a few hours. I The organization to which I am i now assigned is the divisional M. O. iB'n. of the 3rd ?. S. (Regular army) j division. We have fifteen big: ma I chine gun trucks to the company, be j sides three other (big) trucks for sup j plies and rations, so you see, I'm ] really a whole lot better off than I was with the 217th M. O. B'n, and 'maybe I'll be back home ahead of November 14,. 1918. French so well?they send them after all-?for It is rumored that the first divisions into Germany are to be relieved by others who remain in France just; for that purpose. Any how, here's hoping. At present we are near Luxenburg. Don't know just * where we go from here, but will let you know where we finally rest for the winter presently. Isn't it nice to be able to know all these things. No doubt you will be somewhat sur prised at my above change in address. I would have let you know something Of. if sooner, but I must admit that I have been traveling quite a bit in the past month. One week at the front one week in a drive and the rest of the time being transferred to the forward army to which I am now at tached and still moving forward with them. I have only been with them for a very short time, but so far am very much pleased as they seem to be a fine lot. The Reguiar army. At the present time'we are. right on the bor der and still moving forward. We are to be the army , of occupation, the first to move into Germany. Don't I know just whar. we are to do, but I shouldn't worry?We have the drop on them'now; ? - , Wired you as I passed through Bar [Le-?ue the other day, to let you know that they didnt' get me' the last few days of the war, > as < they did many I others, m'?ny of Whhih were my, friends artd comrades, Capt Theo.! I Raveneil Of-Surater and many others. Possibly you received-two wires from me as I asked Billy-McGowan -to wire you just before I left him, but was afraid he would forget, and you know, I'm not a man who takes chances? I am afraid to write too much as I might put your eyes out trying to read this scratch, but its so cold I can hardly hold my pen in hand, and I only have a few seconds in which to write you1 and one other. Must run along now as-^fve are to move forward any minute now and I must help get things in readiness. I am in a Motorized organization. Some lunch, eh? I am well and just as happy as a young lord. Will write again just as soon as I possibly can. Food Exports Permitted Restrictions on Exports Relax ed By War Trade Board. Washington^, Dec. 28.?Sweeping relaxation of restrictions on the ex ports of foodstuffs, fodders and feed to the Pan-American republics, Can ada, Cuba and the West Indies, was announced tonight by Chairman Mc Cbrmick of the-war trade board. Applications for licenses for all ar ticles under these classifications with the exception of a short list now will be received by the board subject to the import requirements of the country of destination and to shipping facilities. An earnest' desire to ex press the'esteem of the American na tion for the sister nations of the Western Hemisphere wasisaid to have been a strong- factor- in .; determining the attitude-of the board, and in this connection officials said the order will apply even to commodities of which there are a restricted quantity in the United States. The list of exceptions named only wheat and wheat flour, corn and cof fee, sugar, butter,, cheese, eggs, lin seed meal;and caSce'^and-' cotton seed meal and cake. To avoid any misapprehension as to the supply of these articles to the countries named it was emphasized that practically all of them are avail able in desired quantities through goverment channels. , , ^ If WeDorf t Gome Back ? *Y* in^FraSce"HoMing pack ages for Sweethearts of Sol diers Who Went to Front. Paris, Dec. 20.-?Two parcels, as valuable as they are small, are stow ed away in a Y. M. ..C. A..safe at Ippecourt, France. Thej- give the only clue to one of the unfinished ro mances of the war. Each is address ed and ready for mailing to a girl back in America. Bach contains a diamond ring and more than a thou sand francs. They will have to lie in that Red Triangle safe until the last casualty lists are published, for they were turned over to the "Y" secre tary in trust by two young officers just a day or two before the fighting ceased. "Say, doc," said the spokesman,, "we want.to leave these with you in case?well, you know. In the morn ing we're going after Heinie again. If we don't come back, send these things to the addresses on them." They haven't come back?yet, but the "Y" man is not sure. Rings? diamond rings?should be messengers of joy to American girls, not har bingers of tragedy. So. the "Y" man is keeping the rings until the officers \ turn up?or until the last casualty! lists tell their tale of supreme sacri- j lice. America and Russia A Manchuria Labor Organ Says America is the True Friend of Russia. Harbin, Manchuria, Nov. 20 (Cor-1 respondence) ? America's friendship for Russia is recognized by the Man churia, a labor organ of this city which declares editorially that the words of the United Stated can be j trusted and that American diplomacy I is straightforward and democratic. The j paper quotest the American consul at j Irkutsk as announcing that the Unit- j ed States would in no way interfere; in Russian internal affairs. "We must learn from America to build our fortunes by ourselves and develop the wealth of our country," The Manchuria says. "America is our true friend offering her services without any hypocrisy 'if we desire them.' Russia and America! How strong would be such an alliance. What possibilities it would present to our long suffering: country. America extends to us a helpiner hand. May we. not fail to grasp it. And it must not be forgotten for one moment that if anyone should occupy Siberia it will not be America." 81 ? Chinese Reception (The President of China and His Wife Entertain in Social ! Function. I Peking, Oct. 27 (Correspondence of i The Associated Press)?More than a [ hundred foreign men and women at 1 tended a reception given by President Hsu Shichang an? Mme. Hsu in the nistoric Imperial Palace yesterday af ternoon. The diplomatic , establish ments, the press and the business world were represented in the list of some five hundred invited guests. As this was the first social func tion on a large scale in which the new executive had participated since his inauguration, the event was of un usual interest, apparently to the Chi j nese guests as well as to foreigners. I Ctmost simplicity characterized the affair. The big audience chamber, doubtless the scene of epoch-making events in the past, was decorated with chrysanthemums and asters. A mili tary band hearalded the entrance of the president, who took a post before a gigantic floral pyramid in the cen ter of the hall. . The president is a medium sized man, stockily built, with a pleasing countenance and a reassuring smile. Pie was attired in frock suit and look ed the up-to-date eastern dignitary. He negotiated the ordeal of hand shaking with all the ease and dignity of a western public official. Since he speaks neither French nor English, Dr. Charles D. Tenney, Chinese sec retary of the American Legation, act ed as introducer for a time, present ing several members of the diplo matic corps, but presently even that formality was abandoned. This ceremony finished, the presi dent joined Mme. Hsu who meanwhile was holding a reception in an inner apartment for the women guests. A tea in studied foreign style was serv ed, after which guests were invited to view a collection of portraits of emperors and empresses dating back to the foundation of the. empire. Huns Use Spain Anti-American Agitation in South America Fostered by Germans. Buenos Aires, Oct. 12.?(Corre spondence of The Associated Press)? German efforts to encourage the m?ch discussed Latin-American Un ion between Spain and the Spanish speaking republics of Central. and South America as a weapon, against Pan-Americanism came to light to day in the German-inspired articles that appeared in connection with the observance of "The Day of the Race" as 1 the Spanish speaking people des ignate the anniversary of the discov ery of the Americas. The Argentine newspapers and weekly magazines carried special ar ticles pointing out the advantage of a union that would make the Spanish speaking nations independent of all others. Several of these were signed by men who are known for their pro German sympathies. It was also no riceable that the articles appearing in the purely German newspapers were more insistent in support of such a union than the Argentine papers. This union with Spain was propos ed first from Spanish sources nearly two yeara ago and it was suspected then, from its antipathy to Pan Americanism, that German schemes were behind the move. The proposal has been kept alive in' this country ever since by pro-Germans and Span iards who have made no attempt to hide the fact that their efforts are directed against the United States. The principal argument is that isouth America must be protected from "American Imperialism." Spain is pointed to as the great mother country that can supply all the needs and at he same time the sympathetic undertsanding that comes from a common language and common re ligion. . The Spanish clergy is aiding the. propagandists in their campaign. One of the articles published today stated that the war . had brought about new forms of international friendship and that this friendship in the future will be based on mutual gain and advantages. Questions of language, race, and religion, it adds, may sow the seeds, of new differences tomorrow and it therefore behooves the 20 Spanish speaking American na tions, to unite for common ivantage. Tha argument closes with the state ment that the league of nations is a hopeless dream. Another paper urges that this Lat in-American Union should not be merely an ? economic union but one for common defense and offense. "In time of peace," it urges, "we most prepare for war. The passive defense of the frontiers of Spain" and the South American republics is not enough against the powerful na tions, especially against those which rule the seas, but a close defensive uion of Spa.n and the South Ameri can republics would be sufficient against any aggression. "We should adopt an active atti tude rather than a passive defensive one-. "The united navies of Spain and South America could present an ef fective resistance to any aggression and would put an end to the imper ialism of the larger nations, so far as their ambitions in South America are concerned." HTNDEXBURG HOLDS JOB. Berlin Government Makes Bargain! With Old Boss. Pasel, Dec. 24.?An agreement has! been reached between the Berlin gov-1 ornment and the eGrman general staff by which Gen. Kindenburfr and Gen. Oroener, chief quartermaster general were to retain their places, according to the Berlin Lokal Anzicger. Paris, Dec. 24.?The Germans have not completely complied with the clause of the armistice providing- for' 'the delivery of all submarines, ac-1 cording to The "Matin. The news- j paper points out in this con nection the presnce at Trondh jem, on the Norwegian const of the! submarine cruiser U-157. Soldiers are Thrifty Men Overseas Are Not Reckless Spendthrifts?Great Sums Sent Home. Paris', Nov. 24 (Correspondence of The Associated Press)?Not many fortunes in American small change [are being' spent" by General Pershing's fighting men for they are not at all like the old style private in the days when army pay was $13 a mont*? [This person, it will be recalled, lo*t his entire month's emoluments in fifteen minutes experimenting with craps, whereupon he shrugged his shoulders, commenting" philosophical ly, "Oh well, easy come?easy go." The new type of Yankee enlisted man isn't like that. He is a saving young man and he sends a good share of his earnings home to help out his wife or any other partial dependents that he may leave. In fact, he sends back as much money as he spends on himself, if figures from Y. M. C. A. finance reports may be taken as a criterion. And they ought to be con sidered a fair indication t>f the way the pay goes. In the first place,- the private makes an allotment of half his base pay by government order if he has anyone at home that needs it. And if he hasn't the government takes it and saves it for him. With very few ex ceptions, he also is the holder of a government insurance policy, which takes another bite out of his earnings. By the time his allotment and his insurance payments have been de ducted,' there isn't a great deal left. Yet from this little, he manages to save what in' the aggregate: amounts < to a vast sum. In four of the five huts from which figures are available in one Y. M. C. A. division, the soldiers sent more money home than they spent on them selves in buying canteen supplies dur ing the month. / In the other hut, the amount of merchandise sales was only a small percentage greater than the home re mittances handled by the Bed Tri angle. Taking the five huts as a. whole, the difference in favor of the; remittances was over 125,000 francs for the month. One of the huts, the .one whose business in' all depart ments was-the biggest of the five, sent to America almost three times as much money as it received for sales. All of which shows that the Yankee soldier is as generous and thrifty as I he is brave and capable. Here are the figures in total. Mer chandise sales, 254)202 francs, re-' mittances, 377,468. franca In the entire division, the business office handled 1,068,249 francs ofj which 562,679 francs represented can teen sales and 505,570 franes remit tances to the United States, or ar> pwximately half and half. Seek Recognition From the Allies Finns Who Were Friendly to Germans Now Turn to the Entente Powers. London, Nov. .21 (Correspondence! of The Associated Press).?General Mannerheim, the Finnish leader who has consented to become regent of I the new coalition government ofj Finland, and the other supporters ofj the government sustained by the White Guards, are. extremely anxious to have the entente powers and the United States recognize the new Fin-j nish. government. The necessity for such recognition at once is urged on the ground that the peasants feel under great obli-. gations to Germany for interfering j and establishing order in Finland and cannot be induced to transfer their al legiance to the enemies of Germany) unless steps are taken that will con vince them that the entente powers | have a real interest in Finland's wel fare. General Mannerheim has been in London for several days conferring with A. J. Balfour, British Foreign Secretary. He intends to go to Paris, to discuss the Finnish situation with Colonel B. M. House and French of ficials. tHe desires also to meet Her bert C. Hoover, the American Food Administrator and talk over the pro visioning of Finland whose bread sup plies are about exhausted. Sweden and Denmark have con sented to let Finland have a limited amount of grain, but this supply will not reach Finland in time to prevent the suspension of bread rations in the larger cities of Finland for some time. According to dispatches received by General Mannerheim virtually all thej German troops have now left Finland. There were less than two thousand Germans there a week ago, and as these have been moving out when ever ships were available, the general says Finland is now doubtless entire ly free from German soldiers. The Russian Reds are threatening] the Finnish border and the political situation in Finland is so troubled that a recurrence of the war between reds and whites which devastated the country last winter is feared unless the government is able to obtain ade tress which is now becoming wide quate food supplies to relieve the dis spread. Russian political refugees have es caped into Finland In large numbers. It would be almost certain death for many of these if they were forced to return to Russia. Consequently the Finnish government has permitted them to remain in spite of the short age of foodstuffs, thus imposing an additional tax on its limited supply of grain. General Mannerheim led the Fin nish White Guards in their fight against the Finnish Red Guards and Russian Red Guards last winter, but retired from command when White Guards accepted the support of Ger man troops. He was not in sympa thy with Germany's movement to en trench itself in Finland, and was sum moned back to Finland from Swed en after it became clear that Ger many must withdraw as a result ofj its defeat ori the western front. An election is to be held next February to select a new Finnish senate, which will pass on the form i ????mi . \ of government Finland is to have. At present it is a constitutional mbi- 1 archy, conforming to the laws under j which it was governed when a part of Sweden, before it was annexed to Russia. It is really a grand duchy, \ but as there is no grand duke to ap prove its legislation, and as its laws require such approval, General Mann erheim will, if he becomes regent' as is now proposed, act instead of a grand duke, pending the establishment of a legal government to replace the con stitutional monarchy. Belgians Are Bitter I Civilians Who Suffered German Cruelties Demand Revenge, j Bruges, Nov. 20 (Correspondence of The Associated Press)?The civil population of Belgium is much more bitter toward the Germans than the soldiers who have fought theni to .a standstill during four years, crushed them, battered them about and wrecked the Empire during the past four months^ Terms of bitter execra-? tion, hate and revenge come from the ' civilians alone. j A kind little old woman, the owner of a cigar store after selling The As-^ sociated Press correspondent! a vil lainous cheroot, an "ersatz" cigar; relic of the German occupation,' launched forth into a violent ? denun ciation of the uninvited guests who made Bruges their, home for four years. "This war must not end lite* this," she said with' a* vehemence which contrasted gre??y wlt& her gentle appearance, "we" must go into Germany, they must suffer, expiate^ On the day of their departn? thfe Germans robbed her store of $560 j worth of her best cigars and cigar- j ettes. ?? , j On the Grande Place in the 'shadow 1 of the famous belfry, an irate-gentle^ ! man was discoursing loudly, gesticu- j lating wildly. "The pigs, the infamous swine, he was saying; "shall it come to pass that they will escape punish ment, is it possible that the German population will'not suffer any of the hardships that their soldiers and of ficers have inflicted upon us;' 'Shall they not salute our* officers, descend into the gutters ?s Cur BbidTers^prome nade on' their sidewalks?' Is -K con ceivable that their women-5 "will be spared the humiliation-of humbly beg ging of our officer^'*'a passport to travel between AIx~-1a-tmatfelle: ami Cologne as * Our^ wiveia and* daughter* had to do to go from Bruges to; ?S7 tend? If we end it 'now they are beaten militarily but they are ndt vanquished m their" pride," Itt their hearts?" *?? i r f V "He is a hotel keeper; ^Th? Ger mans requisitioned twenty-sevm thou sand bottles of wine fwm his cellars^ volunteered oife' "Of his * audience . standing near byf " v * 2 *-??* .n . Of all the allied s?l'dler* th? 'Belgi?n was the one wh'? ?a^psa'Ted' to'-'b^y$ the greatest desire~tb ?nter 'Germany. EBs country is s6*ewn with the/wreck age of former happy homes;" perhaps the very one where the soldier dwelt is now ? heap of rtfifts: 3af*these soldier boys display So hatred: * Th?iy have hot been robbed of~th^ircigars or their wine. They havtf merely risked their lives in rain filfed" trench^ es and bullet swept fields"'for the past four years. America's Final Part ; in Germany's Defeat. > - - ? -. ti-.J&li ifrgg .W..33 While the British-wece dealing with the ultimate German ob?l&ere "0*n the Western ettd of'?ftf bltera^#^front* the Americans were ?- -?clfleVtaff an equally great succes^flFtl^eieft. In the last days of SepteW^er ^ershing's First American* Army.3^ imo?a out ?from the line 'of V4f*nft,"le#v*teg be hind it Dead Man's Hjlf; ??dbi?iking northward fta'd'%6%tasth?"'ttrst Ger man defense lih?; Et fta?~"?*rvaneea for rather more thaii seven miles be fore it was cheeked at th'e'S?&Jftd de fense sysem. c ,r'; s This second system^ extended? from the Meuse, south of Dtfny tfer the northern extremity- ?f thfe? Argonne Forest at the Gap'?f^Grattd^Pr??Here on a front, broken by hillsY swamps ahd forests, organized defensively with utmost skill and defended by the best of the remaining German' reserves, our First Army fought" for " a full month under conditions which* beg- 1 gar description. Day by day the ad vance was small. HiH^- and1" ruined villages were taken" and retaken a dozen times. The losses were heavy and the suffering extreme. But in this time a great contribu tion was made. More than forty di visions of the remaining German strength were used and used up. A full quarter of the man-power remain ing to the Germans was occupied. We were holding the German while the British far off in the west achieved the decisive thrust In all of this time the American purpose was patent ? We had to ad vane less than a score of miles due north to reach Sedan. Reaching Se dan, we should close the single road way, outside of Belgium, by which the Germans could withdraw . -from this western front. We Should cut tne great and vital trunk line from.M&i beuge to Metz. Once this thing Was accomplished the German armies would be broken in half and the frac tion in Belgium and Northern France would be out of touch with that in Alsace-Lorraine. Either could then be crushed in detail. At the end of a monh of this fight ing, recalling the agonies of .the Bat tle of the Wilderness, but at once a far greater struggle and on a-.more difficult field, when the .Canadians were entering Valenciennes, the Ger mans in front of Pershing -suddenly collapsed. Their line had not been exactly broken through; it had- been worn through. They could no. longer match division against divieieiw The hammering had exhausted - their strength and their resources.?Frank H. Simonds, in the American Review of Reviews. . ; ? ? -????:?-:_i ? Paris, Dec. 24*?Wiham G. ?Ssarpei American ambassador to France, nas been unexpectedly calle* tV; America by the serious illness, of his brother. He leaves tonight for New York. Root Woods Bliss, counsellor of tlje^embas sy will be in charge during his ab sence. :> ... j_L-i-J l I ?