Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-17
$l;,279,63'|Oll. TO
Be ) E SPENT FOR
BELGIAN RELIEF
This Amount Will BE Given
BY R2 , Cross in Next
n Six Months. .s

S1s Indianapolis, Mimi, Dec. 17.-Ai
message received at the headquarters
" the northern division Of the Red
Cross In. Minneapolis brought another
human Interest story of tragedy and
pathos N the child life Of the French
Ti1d Belgian war areas.
@ass"sSix hundred and fifty underfed
children, worn by travel after three
days in q closed train coming from
Belgian provinces" says the message,
reached Evian at dawn. The morn
ing .blare of French trumpets met the
! children, who, some too young to
know their age. had travelled mother
less n unaccompanied. They poured
into the street crying 'vive la France
sand .'Vive la Pelgique,' shaking hands
with every byetander.
!: s'Trumpeters, Alike six Pied Pipers
aof Hamelin, led the dancing, shout-
, ss41igt throng to the casino-all except
"a. few sick children who were carried
In American Red Cross ambulances.
At the casino all received food, flags
Eere distributed and songs were sur
sMehayor. Even 'the~ small children,
AeSnew the words Of Brabanconne and
4 Marseillaise. but some of them
Eere go tired that they slept right
Through the music.
Children Given Food.
lH"Next came baths, examination by
TIN American Red Cross doctor; and
x8hese children start for .~Longlandier,
aSfhere the American Red Cross viii
yyaiouse thousands of then-sOme
Norphans, others pretubercular or
Ineeding better nourishment than was
ttRossible under the German rule from
(which they had come.
- i Zone little girl in the throng, dis
sm~aembarking at Evian, clutched Tour
sn2ranc> pieces in q pudgy f1st. What
EAre you going TO do with them !? she
SMsvas asked. BUY paper to write to
aennamma,' was The reply"
~ Another cablegram received At Red
'Eross headquarters says that ipa
Speech to the last trainload Of repat-
Giles. the mayor Of Evian called par
Kicular attention to their gratitude to
the American Red Cross, for the
MAplendid work it is doing In hospital
q Of sick children. The speech In
Wftantly was responded to- with snouts
IL "LAmerique vive nos Allies
AZ 1929, $50 For Belgian Relief.
ia The war council Of the American
ARed Cross has appropriated $1.2p,-
1880 to cover the budget Of the de-
Bartment for Belgium for h Six
6nonths period from Nov. I, 1917, to
Anril 80, 1918.
Elm submitting the budget, which
WAS prepared ny sIIIlACoIy -
hirector for the department OF Bel
aSium, attention was directed to the
sYact that the present need. of Belgium:
8wing to the military occupation OF
,Ythe country itself, must be met gen.
Ierally within the territory OF france.
. Ryot only must Belgian refugees. be
stared for in France in the main and
s4he children maintained In homes and
I'm colonies in that country. but many
s6f tho soldiers must be cared for' III
Hospitals on French soil. =
&&RR 1t is necessary, also, to MAINTAIN
&deuuate supplies and warehouses In
Mrrance 80 that in case qf a retlre.
&ross will hesbe prepared to forthwith
Mlrnish supplies to the repatr1ateo
yfwivilian population as well as to Wee'
aG1l other emergencies.
LII 20. OOO. in France Aided.
III The money to carry on the relief
SsFork of the next 81, months Is ap'
], E~portfoned.Ss partially. as follows:
.taens. 81 400; hospital supplies TO,
military relief. s34, 900; civilian RELIEF
for 1hiidren. .s26S. $50; civilian reliel
hospitals. s~57,955.: for the relief %
}. There are 10000 children in Franc
can Red. gross. assistance, %accordin,
parts heaGquartera.s, Complete medi
cal care Isl hetngaextended to 700 o
this army at; children while dispen
,sarv$ mdedicsi15s:scaaree 81 is given s;oe
patients.S GQrphans and other. chtldre'
whosare aided hythe RED cross nun
davE.recefve medical attention 9
Evian. The MONT of repatriation TO
NATIONALLY Of ?FranceSwho areNbeing re
turnedlfrom behind the German lire,