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Show El Valle Celebration. EL VA LLE, San Buenavent uro, Chihuahua. Chi-huahua. Mexico. Dec. 25, by wireless to Columbus, N. M., Dec. 25. There was a fourth of July tinge to the Christmas celebration at this camp, which Is the extreme ex-treme southern point of the American army's punitive expedition's line. Near--ly $300 worth of fireworks, set off Christmas Christ-mas eve, consoled the 4000 soldiers In camp for their Inability to hang up stockings stock-ings and brought something "akin to alarm to the residents of El Valle and the Mexicans inhabiting t-He fringe of adobe huts that surrounds the camp. Red Cross presents and others received by the men from the states were distributed distrib-uted at the special noon dinner, for which antelope, turkey, chicken and wild duck had been secured. A holiday moving pie-lure pie-lure programme and band concert brought the celebration to a close. Truck t rain drivers and guards who arrived in camp yesterday were guests of the command at the dinners and amusements. |