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When The World Thinks of Louisville It Thinks of the Courier- Here's to the boys at "Camp Zackl" God bless 'em. Journal, i 'I-' VOL. CXXVIII. NEW SERIES NO. 17,891.

LOUISVILLE, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 25, 1917. FOURTEEN PAGES. FIRST SECTION PRICE TWO CENTS CHRISTMAS SECTION. Christmas Niheteen-3eventeen LIN. WRECK INQUIRY ENDS; BLAME FIXED CHRISTMAS CHEER DISPELS CLOUDS FOR SOLDIER BOYS BY CHARLESJIAMILTqN MUSGROVE Tli The Courier-Journal calls the attention, of its readers lo the second section of to-day's paper The Christmas Section.

No magazine ever boasted as many distinguished contributors. Among them are Eooth Tarkington, George Ade, Irvin S. Cobb, James Iano Allen, the Secretary of War and tho Governors of Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois. The Editor of thev Courier-Journal has an address to the men at Camp Zachary Taylor. Every article was written especially for this number.

Whither, whither, Mary Matlier, do the (tramping myriads go? t- .1 Engineer of No. 7 and Two thejifields of virgin snow? SENJEILANDS uicy journey ro a mamrc Camp Zachary Taylor Rings With Laughter and Voices Raised In Song, Trainmen On Local Are Held Responsible. HEART VICTIM ffo graves, graves, graves! Conductor and Flagman. THE WEATHER. What the beac iriV4otTjeVr5a.ming red against sky? Dies Suddenly At His Home Kentucky Partly cloudy and Khaki-Clad Youngsters Re ceive Trucks of Presents With Wild Joy.

Both, Failed To Set Warnings. much colder Tuesday; Wednesday In Washington. Is it Bethleh bafit Wise Men travel by? fair. nrs Indiana Fair Tnesday, except In Wolfenberger Disregarded 'Tis war, war, wart Stricken While At Work Afternoon. snow flnrrics In nortlfeast, colder with a cold wave; Wednesday faiv.

Tennessee Rain Tuesday, much colder; Wednesday partly cloudy. Signal To Stop At Voice Appreciation With5 Throats Choking 'From Deep Emotion. itobsbesDri kfed What the crimson, THE LATEST. where the snow lies whiteno-day? SHOCK TO THE CAPITAL 1 Mi Are thef hollvfberrjfesL Mother, thafi COMMEND WEATHERFORD Santa Claus visited each individual oidir at Camp Zachary Taylor last the children cast away? YULETIDE SPIRIT REIGNS V- night and holiday cheer reigned su Washington, Dec. 24.

Senator preme at the cantonment. Under the auspices of the Courier-Journal NayMoodblood, blood! Francis Griffith Xewiands, of Xevada, died of heart failure at his home here to-night after an illness of a few hours. He was stricken while at The wreck of last Thursday night at Shepherdsvilie, in which forty-sev-en peopie were killed and thirty-five injured was duf to plain case of man-failure," according to a report of the board of inquiry composed of work itt his office at the Senate office Why the blood stains on the snnw? Why, the red dropsi Mary Mother? building during the afternoon, but i WW 1 1 officials of the Louisville Xashville railroad. Christmas Cheer Club presents were distributed in every barrack, and not a man in, the Lincoln Division was eyerlooked. The soldiers were much moved and expressed their appreciation of the remembrance in feeling terms.

A volunteer from Louisville 'attended each celebration and expressed' the warm feeling of civilian Louisville for the soldiers, and assisted in distribution of the gifts. Page 1, column S. Has the world forgot the message Jesm brought so long ago Rain aiid-cold and mud and dark-" ness outside; inside, light and warmth, the tinkle of pianos, shouts of laughter and merry voices raised! in song the men of Camp Zachary; Taylor were celebrating Christmas. It was an occasion at once of fes-1' tivity and solemnity the delivery of' the presents from the Courier-Journal' Christmas Cheer Club to the men of the Lincoln Division, National Army. Many there were whose thoughts strayed in unconscious contrast td Tuletides of former years, other The report was made public yester day afternoon after the board, com 1 is greed, greed, greed! VJ- posed of T.

F. Sheridan, division superintendent; F. J. Fishback, master of trains; J. G.

Clifford, master mechanic, and J. D. Haydon, roadmas- was able to go home and the capital knew nothing of his illness until the announcement of his death. No one realized' the seriousness of the Senator's condition and a' physician was not called until late this evening. Then the heart attacks had become acute.

The end came" suddenly at 10:15 o'clock, as Mrs. New-lands and her brother watched at the bedside. For several weeks Senator New-lands, working almost night and day on his preparations for an investigation of war time transportation problems, had. been in a weakened state of health. He kept a.t his desk, how Whre the Wise Men, Mary Mother? Know they not.that Christ is born ter, had been in almost continuous session for two days.

In the. report of the investigating board of the L. X. wreck at Shepherdsvilie, December 20, the failure of pondered oh things hidden behind th veil of the future and wondere.i J) 7 The board held Engineer William where Christmas, 1918, would find See they not the blazing herald on the forehead of themorn? man is blamed. Engineer Wolfenberger of Xo.

7 is blamed for disre Wolfenberger, Xo. 7, and Conductor Campbell and Flagman Greenwell them, but all joined in unison to respond in kind to the spirit which' garding orders to slow down to responsible for the disaster, and laid speed that would make it possible to prompted the remembrances from the club. particular emphasis' on the exonera They're blind, blind, blind! stop" at the station at Shepherdsvilie tion of Jesse Weatherford, operator at Shepherdsvilie, who is commended for The appreciation, of the' men, of when he failed to get the proper sig and the flagman and conductor of 1iis efforts, to avert the collision and declared to have performed his full ever, and in spite of his 69 years, appeared alert and active. Born. In Mississippi, The Senator was a native Mississippi.

He was born near Naehez, Xo, 11, both dead, arc blamed for fail iiig to put out lights warning the ap Who shall leadtliein, iVIary Mother, tojrpsinger once again Where an infant CfinstVlies dreammg-ePa woId of sinful men? proaching train of the proximity of local. Page 1, column 2. August 2S, 1848, and lived in the State until he ivent to Yale In 1867. duty. Engineer Disregarded Signal.

Engineer Wolfenberger, the board found, disregarded the green signal, which he admitted he did not see change, at Shepherdsvilie, constitu Waiter E. Reid, of Portland. 3Ie. After nearly two years at Tale he entered the Columbian: College Law School here and gratuated, being ad in a suit against; Charles AT. Morse Only God, God, God! the efforts in their behalf was pro- found, if inarticulate.

They received their presents with choked throatri and tear-flilled eyes, but the roar which responded to spontaneous callsf for cheers for The Courier-Journals gave defeaning evidence of their feelV ings toward the club. It was not presents in themselves so much, aW though these were examined 'With ''J clamations of delight over their' use A fulness, as the fact that someone had thought about them, that there ha' been a universal response to an ap peal for them. It was a time of full hearts when few words were spokeri and- fewer needed. for 5130.000 for alleged breach of con mitted to the District of Columbia bar, before -he received his diploma. tract, alleges he prevented 3Irs.

Morse, wife of the banker, from offering President Taffs son a $10,000 ting for him, under the. operating rules of the Louisville Sz Xashville railroad, an explicit stop order unless he had seen it change from red to green. bribe" to work for her husband's Engineer Wolfenberger is also criti lease 'from the Federal penitentiary at Atlanta as one of the "unwise en Kaiser Boasts of Successes of Teutons and Asserts Doors of cised for not having his train under control when approaching a train-order station, and emphasis is placed on the fact that he not only ran S00 feet beyond the station, but 400 feet terprises" they contemplated to gain freedom. Morse's sentence of iittten years was commuted by Pres after striking Xo. 41.

16 KILLED, 112 HURT IN WILD DASH OF CAR GOAL PASSED IN BIG DRIVE OF RED CROSS Engineer Wolfenberger's explana ident Taft after the prisoner bad ii'Yom. vvas'nui'gton. ue.went to Han FrRicisco, where he practiced: law until 1S88. Theji he became a citizen of Nevada and was elected to ithe Fifty-third; Fifty-fourth. Fifty-fifth, Fifty-sixth and.

Fifty-seventh Congresses. During his ten years as a member of the House, he served on various important committees. Succeeding Senator John P. Republican, in the Senate on March 4, 1903, Senator Newlands soon became an active member of that body, and when the Democrats gained control was made head of the Interstate Commerce Committee. In 1S08 he submitted his candidacy, for re-election to 'the popular vote and was returned by a large majority.

As chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Transportation Problems, as well as of the Interstate Commerce Committee, the Senator I has been prominently identified with Peace Foes Will Be Broken Down served two vears of his sentence. tion, as recounted by the board, was, that ho momentarily expected to see the signals change as prescribed by the rules, and that although he knew Page io. column S. that the green order under the cir- Sivtpen nersons were killed and the air. -seemingly there is no prospect cvumstances constituted a stop for Opportune Time.

At a most opportune time for th men. the celebration and distribution' came for it is hardly conceivable tha there has been a time since. coming" to camp when there was greater ger of a waveof depression than last night. The mercury was rapidly fall-; ing, bringing with it lowering skies and chilly rain that dripped ceaselessly, turning the streets into seas of vicious mud. But the men thought 112 were more or lass hurt when him, continued in this expectation of ending at any early date yie.

ti Pittsburgh street car ran away down Dead Trainmen Censured. tanio -struggle that is in progress. The Teutonic Allies and the Russians are a mile grade and crashed into a tel Conductor Campbell and Flagman endeavoring to effect a cessation of cgraph pple as the car emerged from hostilities on the Eastern front, and Greenwell, of Xo. 41, were censured i.Hy On- of 3 917 finds the armies on all the major battle fronts virtually inactve, except where the Teutonic Allies are endeavoring to overwhelm, the Italians and force a paFsage through the hill country of Xorthern Italy out upon the plains of Venetia. a tube.

When the motorman lost con probably will readh some kind of an for "failure to protect the rear of their train while it was standing on consideration of what the Government 5s -to do about the railroads during the agreement that for the moment at Pittsburgh Trolley Runs Away Through Tube and As It Emerges Hits Pole. Reports Indicate Thirteen Million New Members Enrolled. ihn lights went out and the little of this as they hustled here and, will render the counter revolu the main iine at and near Shepherds passengers were thrown into war. He has conferred with the Pres ident several times and at -the Presi ville as well as in failing to protect it when not maintaining their sched tionary forces in Russia inactive and throw-a greater burden upon' the Tin ntf When the crash came, the roof shoulders of their former allies. ule time between Brooks and Shep dent's request deferred hearings the Interstate Commerce Committee was preparing to start until after the of the car was torn off, and the pas herdsville." The enemy for weeks unofficially In a statement appended to the re- lias been proclaiming his desire for were scattered along the Christmas holidays, when the Presi dent is expeoted to submit his solu peace, but no terms have been ad Roof Torn Off, Passengers Lake Division Maintains road.

Even -then the car continued tion of the' railroad problem to port of the board of inquiry, B. M. Starks, general manager, explains the reasons which governed the. road in excluding reporters from the as aimed to prevent the gaining of finally up in a little As viewed from the war maps, the battle lines to-day are markedly changed from thoseof the yes ter year. The Russian front from the Balt'ic to the Black Sea.

is virtually nonexistent; the Italians under the intensive drive of the Teutonic Allies to-day are standing miles fhom where they were Scattered and Wreck Winds Up In Store. Leadership and Wins National Championship. vanced by him which would indicate a willingness to bring the war to an end along lines that would make the world "safe for democracy." On the contrary, the German Emperor in-his latest utterance, made before the Second army last Saturday boasted of the success of the Teutonic allies an erroneous impression by the public Expert On Transportation. The Senator's chief interest for rears has been in America's railway through the presentation of incomplete reports. 9 Action May Be Taken.

What-action will be taken regard during the last year and exultantly MANY INJURED WILL DIE WORK TO BE CONTINUED ing those found at fault in the wreck will be contained in the recommen there under the direction of their company commanders in preparation for the celebration and at night in the hustle of getting ready there was little time for loneliness. The. celebrations in the barracks at the camp last night established new bond between the officers and them closer together, heightened the esprit de corps of each unit and. showed each to the other in a new light. Militars' restrictions were thrown off for the time being and while there was not the least slackening of the bonds of discipline in the genial atmosphere, everybody became human and syin- pathetic.

A.deqtiate and enthusiastic receptions for Santa Clause were prepared bv the men, in instance represented bv volunteers from civilian-Louisville, who undertook to express in a few words the feelings of tha eitv toward the soldiers is expressed by" the Christmas Cheer Club. Not a barrack in the camp but sported holiday decorations, holiday greenery, crepe paper about the. electric lights, and' in every barrack a tree with th presents from the Christmas Cheej Club piled high around it. No One Forgotten. Not a man in the entire division dations of the board of inquiry, and nothing will be done until this is Pittsburgh, Dec.

-4. Sixteen made, according to Mr. Starks. Dec. 24.

Christmas "The recommendations of the board persons were Killed and every otder will probably lie made on Wednes-dav." he saki last night, "as there are one of the 111! passengrers on a Knox- store. Page 1. column 3. One hundred and eighty-six officers of the navy were promoted to the next highest grade by President Wilson's approval of the report of the selection board, headed by Admiral Mayo, charged with the task of choosing meritorious officers for advancement to keep pace with the expanding navy Page 3. column 1.

Baroness Zollner, Charged with espionage, was held at Chattanooga yesterday without bail for the Federal grand jury. About the same time Victor Reulner, an alien enemy summoned before the District Attorney because bis wife's address was found in Baroness Zollner's effects, dropped dead at Knoxville. Page 10, column 2, I eve finds the American Red Cross membership drive well past the goal of 10,000,000, with incomplete reports indicating that about 18,000,000 a year ago along the Jsonxo front; from Beligum to the region around Verdun great salient have been driven into the German lineH tjy both' the British and French armies, and in Asiatic Turkey the British have made notable gains both in Mesopotamia and Palestine. Northward through the latter region Gen. AHenby's forces have made great progress against the Ottomans, and Christmas of 1917 finds the Christians once more in CQntroi of Bethlehem, the birthplace of Gtirifit, and of Jerusalem and the HoIj-Sepulchre.

Although the sound is in proclaimeu that the victories of the Centra Power's had been so manifest that it was useless to waste words on the tactical and stratgetieal advantages gained. Apparently, however, while strenuous efforts are being made in the United States to get an invincible army in the field to aid Great Britain and France and their allies in finally bringing success to their arms, the German Kmperor has made a final endeavor in his latest address to his troops to frighten peoples unafraid, with the following declaration: "If the enemy does not want peace then we must bring peace to the world by battering in with the iron (Continued On Second Page.) ville street car was more or less hurt a few more preliminaries to be disposed of before this is reached. We are awaiting that report before doing anything." here ite to-day when the car ran new members have been enrolled away in a tunnel which connects the transportation lines and in the development of national waterways, both for transportation and greater fertility of land. Because of his close touch and deep interest in these questions, he was universally regarded as the pre-eminent expert on -them in the Senate, and probably in Congress. As author ot the Newlands' act.

which has provided a plan of land improvement in the arid West by development of waterways, he also was well known. He has for a long time pressed legislation for expenditure of many millions of dollars for waterway and irrigation improvements, recently witnessing partial fruition of his hopes, in the appointment ot a special commission authorized by Congress for a comprehensive study of American waterway development. In his railroad legislative work. Senator New-lands has enjoyed the closest confidence ot President Wilson and has', been regarded as Administration spokesman on such matters in the Senate. There, he was not a frequent debater, but always was! Enaineer Wolfenberger is the only throughout the country during the South Side business district with the surviving member of the trio found at fault in the wreck, as Conductor past week.

Campbell and Flagman Greenwell were killed. The Atlantic division with a quota South Hills. After a wild dash of almost a mile through the tube the car emerged at Carson street and turned over on its side. Hospital doctors said The statement of Mr. starks and the ot 2,015,000, reported 2.390,000 Christ findings of the board are presented.in full as follows: mas campaign members, with many chapters not reporting, and' continu that a number of the injured could was forgotten, and even those luck- not recover.

the misfortune Ips' wishts who had ing their work this week. The New England division, which has a uuota of 984,000, reported that The work of identifying the dead Via koiournmg iem.pora.riij' in mo progressed slowly, and it was miu mmrdhouse were rememnerea ana night before a list could be obtained. all sections outside ot Boston and perhaps "Western Massachusetts, Of the sixteen dead, nine were worn given the closest attention when speaking. He piloted the Adamson would exceed their quotas and that I en, one a child and two men. The bodies eight hour day bill through the Sen of two women lay unidentified at the Senator F.

G. Newlands. of Nevada," dead of heart disease at his home in Washington after an illness of a few hours. He was stricken while at work in his office in the Senate office building, during the afternoon, but was able to go home. Page column 7.

a David H. Mdffat, of Denver, builder of the Road," and at one time worth from $12,000,000 to $13,000,000. died in debt. This was dis morgue. The car.

which was of the latest low-floor, steel type, was packed with city-bound shoppers when it left the station at the south end of the tunnel. A minute or two later the trolley is the excess would balance any deficiencies. To Continue Campaign. The Pennsylvania division with a quota of 1,192,000 reported 1,400,000 already enrolled and that all the chapters intended to continue Work during the week. The -Lake division on a quota of 1.063,000, finished its campaign with 2,500,000 enrolled.

Th Central division reported said to have left the wire, and the 1 their presents saved. They will re-1 ceive them when they return to quarters. The sick, the auarantined, those on dutj-, every man received a token, through the Cheer Club that country was thinking of him afld appreciating his efforts and work. Nor; were the negroes as Theo-dor flibson. porter at the Courier-Journal ottice.

represented the Christmas Cheer Club at the barraclfs of tho negro troopers and each of these received a remembrance. Arrangements niade previously worked without a hitch and from early in the morning, when a thrill went through the camp at the sight of huge trucks roiling up groaD'igr under the weight, of the thousand and thousands of packets until thar final number of the celebration las? night there was no delay. One of tho most difficult details connected with the gigantic task of providing gifts for the men in khaki was the transporting of the presents from the building to the This task was taken Messrs. superintendent of i'lie' 'billing room at. the Carter Dry Goods Com-panv, and J.

G. Kilgus. traffic man ate during tne last congress. Most of Senator Newlands' business interests are in the West. He was reputed to be quite wealthy, having extensive mining interests in Nevada and California.

Colleagues of Senator Newlands feel that his loss will be peculiarly felt at the present time. Only to-day he was engaged, on preliminary work of the investigation ordered by the Senate of the Interstate Commerce Commission recommendations for dealing with the railroads. Leadership in this task now. probably will devolve upon Senator Smith, of South Carolina, next in rank to Senator Newlands on the Interstate Commerce Commission Senator Nejviands was re-elected last for the term beginning March 4, 1913. lights went out.

At almost the same (5ol6en Jubilee of uleWtes Ot)is Christmas marks tbe TFiftietl) Hfoli6av Tcr'toi of Courier-Journal witl) never a 6a? for a.f)oli6av itself everj morning of ever? oa? of ever? year a journalistic leader under tlje same ownership and editorship a newspaper record absolutely unique a TLouisville institution internationally known. instant, for some reason not yet. determined, the motorman lost control Engineer Is Blamed. "J'o the Piililic: Pursuant to ihc coiitnined In Prcuiilent M. 31.

Smith's recent vommuulcation concerning: the Shepherdsvilie collision, I prcseiit herewith a xummnry of the result of 1hc I-vcstlfCittlou made by the committee ot official at the IjOuU ville iVafihvlIle Railroad Company, vho-se duty It Is to conduct such investigations. "It shown that the accident vra due to a plain cne of man failure. The flrnt negrlleencc ni that of the flflRmun and conductor of Bard.stoivn train JVo. 41 in ailing to protect the rear of their train while it wan HtandliiN: on the main line nt and near Shepherdm-vllle, mm weU ns In fnillns to protect it tThlle not maintninlnir their schedule time between Brook nnd Sbcpherdnville. The next iva the nefirlltfence of the engineer of Xo.

7, In that he failed to have hi train under control ho that If need he, he could mtop It before pnssinr the Shepherdsvilie station. Instead this, thoush he did not set the signal to proceed, he continued at uch rate of speed that Jio not ouly passed the station, but ran feet beyond. Under the rules he rras not permitted to phka the station at nil unless lie hkw flt a red light and then murr tli at changed to green. This chance must have taken place In his view, so as to shovr that there vras a man there affirmatively permitting "him to pass. He ad-raits thnt he saw no such change.

-and none fcucli xrart made, and therefore there tras no Justification In his falling; to stop his train, as he had ample distance (over feet) In irhlch to muke the stop after seeing the slfcnal. "The evidence showed thafOp- (CoVitinuctl On Tenth "'Page.) and it dashed down the steep ffrade, gaining momentum with every in enrollments. This division stant as the wheels slipped along the also will continue at work. of its own accord and the managers expect to pass the present enrollment materially. The division has a quota of closed when the State waived its claim to an inheritance tax.

Page 4, column 6. Redoubled energy marked the Red Cross Christmas membership campaign, 'yesterday, and the outlook for a most successful culmination of the drive was said to be bright. Page 10, column 2. By order of the War Department 200 men were transferred from Camp Zachary Taylor to the Quartermaster's Corps at El Paso. Tex.

Page 8, column 5. Red Cross Christmas seals sold in wet rails. Passengers In. Panic. The passengers were thrown into panic and their shrieks could be'heard by persons in Carson street as the AIRMEN BURNED TO DEATH 5,000 FEET IN AIR 189,000.

The Northwestern division, with ager of the same company. These- men worked out a system lo expedite the quota of 361,000, leported 475,000 members. In this division the weath- "Fort Worth. Dec 2i. Two i identified aviators were burned er was so ouauta nee, i iiSn tt fh fr wim, that enrollment will be continued trv-nlirht.

They 'fell to the earth with car shot out of the tube. A few feet from the mouth ot the tunnel is a short curve, but so terrific was the speed the car had attained that the wheels, at this point, left the tracks. The car instantly turned over on (Continued On Fonrth 3Pa0.) work which proved so efficient that the task was completed by 1 p. m. without a 'hitch, and-much credit is due them for their organization of this detail.

The gifts were conveyed to the camp in trucks generously furnished by wholesalers, manufacturer (Continued On Second 1'uye.) the remnant of the airplane a mass ot wreckage. It is supposed the gasoline tan exploded. The bodies were burned beyong identification. One is supposed this week. The Gulf division, i 'working' to a 500,000 quota', whioh-is much larger (Continued On Fourth Louisville to date total close 000, within 2SO.000 of tho minimum! irea! this city.

Pas' column 7. to be a Lieutenant and the other a. t-det in the P.oyal Flying Corps. 4.