Evening journal., 1916-02-23
REPORT MANY RIOTS
AMONG THE Germans
Delaware Red Cross Hears
That Part OF Supplies
Go TO Lille
iOME TAKEN OVER
BY TEUTONS THERE

The following letter was received
by the chairman of the knitting COM
mittee of the Delaware Red Cross,
from Nine. d Eichthal. She has al
ready received and distributed several
cases Of clothing from the commit
tee:
paris. February 3, 1916.
"My Dear Madame; So many thanks
for your kind letter Of January q.
Before answering it I was waiting to
hear from the American Clearing
House. Rue Francois /, saying that the
cases sent recently from Wilmington
had arrived. But as nothing has
reached Paris so far ! shall not wait
any longer for expressing TO you all
my gratitude.
"As another shipment is on the way
am waiting TO ask you if you aSree
with me regarding the distribution
Of the things sent us. This is II Nj.
Gnierin. a representative man from
Lille. was sent to Paris from the Ger
mans. with the object Of putting be-
fore us the horrible situation OF the
people of northern provinces, she
French speaking people living in the
northern provinces, Both Belgians and
French. 10000 600 Of them. These peo-
ple have no clothes, no means OF get
ting any. no way of getting any thread
wool. needles. etc, since all these
and many other articles which are
manufactured are requisitioned by the
Germans.
Therefore the Germans have al
lowed NJ. Guerin to come and ask for
clothes, linen. etc. etc. and have
promised to let all these go to Oul
unhappy people and be distributed
among them. Their poverty is fright
full, and the account given by NJ
Guerin. although he had to measure
his words. having to go back to Lille
was enough to break ones heart. We
send 40 million francs worth OF foot
every month to the French and Bel
gian populations living in the un
aided northern provinces.
THE Germans. of course, appropri
ate a part OF it, but what are we {
do? Seriously wounded soldiers tina
came back this morning say that i
is very hard for the Germans Ther
are a great many riots, but they arr
resolved to bluff 81 off to tthe end.
Facial wounds are all sent Il
Paris either to the Val dc Grace
Hospital. where Or. MOrestaing il
performing wonders. or to the Ameri
can Ambulance ~ Neuilly sur Seine
Now that the French soldiers ar
wearing the new helmet. the wound
in the eyes have deminished 75 pc
cent; the same proportion for tn
wounds in the head. The numbe
quoted IN the circular. fortunately 70
us. IS false
"The ZeDpelins have paid us mu
derous visit but they do not frighte
Parisians. You know. of course. thf
our principal virtue is bravery an
the fact of having to run into dangC
brings us closer to those who fight S
valiantly and patiently for France
However. strangers are leaving Paris
they. of course. have a right to d
so"
Contributions to the War Relic
Committee recently are: Mrs. J.
Martin, 8 children's overcoats.
child's dress; a friend. 60 yards blac
satine Mrs. AlbertsOn, pair no
pital socks; a friend. / ladies' skir
a friend. chemise. 2 scarfs, pa
stockings. I pair drawers; Mrs. Jam'
NJ. Jones ! pair shoes; Miss Beade
kopf. pair socks Miss Harlan,
woman's skirt; New Century Gu
SO helmets, scarfs. 10 pneumon
Jackets. % many tailed bandages.
pair socks. corset covers. pa
stockings. dress, . undershrts.