... THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE. OPPOSITION OF A CERTAIN POWER’* Reuter’s Rome correspondent states that the Vatican has. circulated statement, showing that the efforts made the Pope tea obtain truce during Christmas has failed, owing to the opposiof certain Power ...

... alone that night to enjoy peaceful Christmas. I forgot to say that the previous night—Christmas Eve—their trenches were a blaze of Christmas trees, and our sentries were regaled for hours with the traditional Christmas songs of the Fatherland. Their officers ...

... from Rome) that they are adhering to his proposal for a Christmas truce, and that there will be no fighting between 10 p.m. Christmas Eve and 10 p.m. on Christmas Day. ...

... VATICAN ON CHRISTMAS TRUCE No Formal Proposal By The Pope Pope Pi us XII has made no formal proposal for a suspension of operations on Christmas Day this year, according to a Vatican radio broadcast in German last night. His Holiness, said the spokesman ...

... RUMOUR OF CHRISTMAS TRUCE PLAN Paris Has No Official Coir'mimication ™mmur.Tr ? OlBce received fficia. con nicnt,o„ regarding initiative , ''■ Paris about any such , v P l report from the lierlin confined to a punish newspaper Politi r k r^P? nde , of ...

... CHRISTMAS TRUCE BID AT HARWORTH -* . ation Leader Joins In Call For Resumption Of Work Pending Settlement Notts. Miners^Associ a RIVAL UNIONS BOTH WANT INQUIRY Throw Open Pit Set The Committee To Work —MR. VAL COLEMAN NEW REMANDS FIVE ACCUSED MEN ...

... A SKETCH OF THE UNOFFICIAL CHRISTMAS TRUCE. An artist’s impression cf an incident described in a soldier's letter : “One of our fellows then filled his pockets with fags and got over the trench. The German got over his trench, and, right enough, they ...

... stories are published by Italian newspapers to-day. The first alleges that the British Government will not agree to a Christmas truce, because it declares the Pope is behind this suggestion, and hatred of Rome is stronger in England than any human co ...

... XMAS TRUCE GREECE ? M.P.s' Request To Mr. Eden Mr. Greenwood asked Mr. Eden, in the House to-day if he would endeavour to arrange for Christmas truce Greece one way of helping to solve the problem there Mr. Eden: I made a fairly full statement on the ...

... HOW TAILORS' STRIKE ENDED. HAPPY SEQUEL CHRISTMAS TRUCE. SETTLEMENT OF LITIGATION. settlement was announced before Mr. Justice Maugham in the Chancery Division to-day of the litigation arising out of the recent strikes of employees of *he Rego Clothiers ...

... necessity the Government mart win the war as, from a military point of Mew, everything i« m its favour. Rumours of a Christmas truce between tne rival forces are discounted in Madrid. French M.P.s Go To Spain. It is announced in Paris that Henri de Kenllis ...

... fancy dress SWOTS; from a westerly * MIXERS' CHRISTMAS TRUCE. Point with good deal of cloud and rain, and The executive of the Miners federation has probable rise, temperature. resolved upon Christmas truce with respect m . ballot of the men on the national ...