Show NOTED fiGHTER I r DEATH Soldier of Fortune Believed Believed Believed Be Be- to Be Dying N NEW W ORLEANS La Jan 19 The condition of ot General Lee Christmas noted soldier of fortune who has been making a game fight against a complication of ot diseases which resulted in acute anemia contracted in the Jungles of Central America while directing revolutionary revolution revolution- ary any campaign In that country was I reported by hospital attendants to today today to- to to-I to day as critical The general was wounded a half halt dozen times in Cen Central cen American revolutions and was 1 the target for the bullets and knives knies I of ot numerous would-be would assassins during the twenty years he was a prime factor in making and unmaking I ing lag presidents of ot Nicaragua Salvador Salvador Salvador Sal Sal- vador Honduras and Guatemala Today he was so weak he could not swallow water nor was he lie able to recognize anyone I Physicians have admitted that th the general has been kept alive for many months through blood trans trans- fusions On three occasions he has become very weak but the transfusions transfusions transfusions trans trans- fusions strengthened him each showing excellent results for a pe period period pe- pe of eight or ten weeks Medic Medical Medical Medi Medi- c cal l men said that even the transfusions transfusions trans trans- fusions soon would fail to have any effect The last operation took place about three weeks ago General General General Gen Gen- Geni i eral Christmas came home from I eight or ten months ago I for treatment He lie had planned to return to resume prospecting for an I I American oil il concern v I |