Show t 0 ajl 0 D III fill as ja y LJ 7 j 0 A adv 0 and lafarlette oil 41 fl e aurre ader of the hessian troops to general om picture of surrender of heslan troops cour tesy the mabel brady garvin institute of amer lean arts and sciences yale university other pictures courtesy george washington Bi centen nial mal commission for the celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of george washington 1932 t by ELMO SCOTT WATSON S THE time line draws nearer tor for the observance ance in 1032 of the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of george washing ton it is worthy of comment that the man who is to be honored in a nation wide cele bratton bration only a little more than a year hence was tl e central figure in two of the most historic christmas days in all american history one ot of them was in 1776 and the story of it Is so familiar to all americans ta atiat at it needs retell ing here only in tl it e barest outline how on christ mas eve ash agton took supper at general greenes headquarters and there perfected his plans for crossing the Delav delaware iare river the next day and attacking the british outpost at trenton N J held by a force ft f ar abely 1 1000 ties s ans under hie the command of chonel C lonel idill because he believed that these germans busy with their christias Chris tims feasting n and merry boull out fall easy victims to a cur surprise prie attack the cr n of ta tip e river rier beg hagin in it sk sl d 1 k L christer Chri Chr istir ii ib e even en n AV A V ington flannel I 1 to I 1 live ive his entire art n v n tl ti e ie lc ev NI s e el I 1 1 1411 aj 1 and beg be n ta tie e i irh to ti pat n by r it d 1 so tint tl at he could kittiel tie tl e hessians hessian lust just 1 lefore dawn bur but the ice fee ille I 1 r arver er tl it re tene I 1 to upset all his I 1 lans land in I 1 u z me of t 1 8 officer were f r calling tr IT ta tie e expert ti it if n ei chely 11 sl agton however e er res 1 e I 1 ro to c I 1 iry ry it tt rough an ani I 1 albl the lossin t oh i i to less th n ton ten ton lou it enact va tin fin ill acon pa qa 1 ed and fo ir 0 orl ea cb ch in tit tl e morn ing fo in I 1 1 I 4 army drawn III on tie new teisei side ie te d dv for it tte e seven seen it alle ile to trenton 0 o away ley went with ith sleet nn tin 1 si v heat beat ing in upon tt air hails hads an aej leiding bl il adv foot toot ts Is in to 1 ta I e sn w us its tl e ev mancl ed I 1 i oil er ch divisions inions of N is ts hington s army 1 I ich ere to coper te in tl e attack attach had pille I 1 to cross tl e rh aher er and I 1 is force t c I 1 of between 2 00 X an ani 1 2 2400 men true fill had only about 1000 1 nt tit trenton but if its pitron dise wishing ton tons s he c nid aid figi t a defensive engage e ment until aid came bitely for tie ewe of liberty how e en er i ditrol sent 0 it early in tl e tit riling by one of I 1 tails all q dubor 11 bates ti tie e con minder himself was sleep ng oft off his cl r atmas eel raton did not cs far enough and tl e amer cans were at the outskirts of ti hienton enton before tl it ey ev ere d ered cred despite tl e surprise the bessil ina inq rallied and put pu up a stilt tul kullorn lorn defense for a si fort ort time hut but ir it was hopeless rail rall was nas mor martilly tilly vonnied 4 it V il washinton va shi on crossing C i the dela delaware 1 I ind sad died it lie e follow li i fell 1 l I 1 luet iberti t tiu to ot hie the u s svere ere hilk I 1 ugilt 11 t S s I 1 idly in tit I 1 ed th i tl ti ey x vere ere icat in fit ri ei t i at aid d 50 56 oti off ers carried al at ri with tie 10 li it us aberici is ta ali i tell e el I 1 ci qs s tl if e aher ith tl air pr s eneis aslant aint I 1 n A sr s f ir jr v i lei ie 1 in 1 tot i ot i 1 i 1 ii u I 1 illel its 1 1 i I 1 LI ul I 1 I 1 att ly IY A IS s a tonit tonic to if tie e alboum t 11 I 1 t ir is at n I 1 r st mis s g ats tie act adice ae e ci til I 1 it I 1 irenr rant n I 1 ie e bitet ai ui on tl it e i sr st s 1 I iti its I 1 I 1 t all sill ti but if LI cl alstn s di 4 f t IC tt A s a I 1 r til ht of 01 e for as inet n an 1 its 1 is fit f 11 tit tra tr i en tl e hi bi senus is dav of 17 x is I 1 ri rn 1 1 i 1 I 1 h d rk the british iid I 1 id tike i fill 1 I it etli tie tl e i ti cental aini ain aus albut but i 1 sl I it 11 v f r i fil allf 1 i f ne re a pi pl I 1 to reme nill int i tr i c i in in I 1 I 1 lid id been narro N ay ahei te I 1 con congress ress N I 1 del der r nl 11 ye 1 and tl ti e p can gausp v i it a I 1 w cab hb I 1 th f r its def ashe e v lue nr at I 1 as a p ta elret re it aga fist I 1 11 I 1 I 1 leli ell I 1 ia la ll 11 sl nt rk I 1 wl decided to moe his arn arny y to alley ro ie fi i n VI itei ties arsi where it nas seiti ned it tl e begir beginning ning of decem decent ber her 1777 so he took up the aj lie ile o 0 in again tt biere ere were A ere fo api ints in ti tie e now stan staged ed with re rel I 1 Ar arriving Arri rivin at N iliev fore forge on dee december Dec enber 10 19 his army of ragged I 1 alf starved conti lei iez atals wert t int tie ti e ii it ter i i vl 1 I cl I 1 as n a ale ie the name valley r u abe forever famous a ua a syn bol cf dufft rin and le it ae z de devoti n to cause on cl risti as dia di nast ington in his or berly book I 1 te I 1 ta H t it he e r a ua diab butted hutted for tie v lier lter in some 1200 1 cabins ilk i 4 t I 1 i st i 11 1 I bt tel ea eit t bring up a leture of an ani arn 3 si uly I 1 ou ed in camf of tulle b in aks le let t it I 1 e iti idad it tt i 11 t tl it e I 1 ats vere nere little more than p its f I 1 gs s tl ti r n fan n ui up I 1 hastily anund holes dug in fit I 1 ie e round the spaces I 1 erneen tie logs plas acie tiet I 1 ditl al i lid ad it lie e roofs were sl qi hs bs I 1 it they ie I 1 v and water ater p ared in on the heads of tl air int lul it U stants a wal as seel seeded ed ta 1 rough the ii ill unless tl ti ey hid I 1 ad fore sigl sigi t or strength to I 1 g drain d acl es around tl ti e outside A id ill to such a situation tl e misery of huner and s elness and 3 iou ou 1 a ae e a picture of tl ti e horror tl if it nv iv is V illey 11 baige lor tl e of tie onali ei ti I 1 arav i ejected elected by a vacillating vai and t acl it er n i agress had fallen down on its job ei tirel on it deen ber 24 23 tl ti e inder in chief wr wt te to tl ti e i 1 resident of cn cf gress that out of about men we ve hive by return this day lay made no less tl ti in nien men now in camp until unfit for duty because thet are I 1 barefoot and otherwise naked lie ile also ako depoi led ti flat at on this same day the army I 1 ad not a single hoof of any kind to slaughter ind not moie mote than twenty five flie bairens of flour few cew men had more tl ti in one shirt in anny iny only the moiety of one and s me none at all owing to tie lack of ibets blin bl numbers had to sit ot up all t ls bv fires under such conditions it Is only too tasy to imagine what a ct cle erless ct day t was blat Vati lington and his men spent ID in 1777 at ville ille forge nc 9 by western newspaper union |