I Seen use of the gale, every man not on guard duty was allowed to seek shelter from the dust. Orderlies sent out with messages became lost in the limits of the camp and took an hour to walk 1,000 yards. Travel without dust goggles was impossible. Hundreds of men are hatless who, not realizing the forces of the wind, ventured into the open, only to see their head peered swept away over the mesa. The headquarters camp appeared as a great blur.

Although the day was cloudless, hardly a ray of sunlight pierced the enveloping dust. Most of the offices were lighted by glass and lanterns. The wind rose on Christmas Eve and increased in violence steadily. By daylight the music of the bands, which played carols, was heard only in snatches. General Pershing directed the effort of a score of orderly to save his living quarters from blowing away. It was impossible to see more than three feet in any direction for hours at a time. Two artillerymen were injured by falling adobe walls. One had a leg broken, the other a hip.

NEW YORK, December 25. Although New York enjoyed the most bountiful Christmas in its history, thousands of New York's people enjoyed the most bountiful Christmas in its history.  Persons who crowded the churches today were not forgetful of those in the war-racked countries of Europe. Beginning with a solemn high mass in St. 