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The Washington herald., 1918-07-24
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

Philadelphia. Pa. July 23-Prices on the local
produce market ranged today as follows:
BOTTER-Fresh. solid-packed creamery extras
Sc; higher-scoring goods. i6aisc; extra hrsts
44dc: hrstS isasic; seconds. 4Iai2bkc; swee,
creamery. choice and fancy. 46aisc; fair to good
iiai5c; ladle packed, as to quality, 35a3sc
packing stock. S4a35c; special fancy brands oi
prints tobbing at 5lassc; choice. Soc; fair to
good, 46a49c
EGGS-Nearby frsts, T. 245al2so per case; do.
current receipts, l2ooal2l5 per case; thirds tc
seconds. O.5oali.7o per case; Western, extra
hrsts. l245al26o per case; do, 6rsts, l20os
Gb per case; thirds to seconds. D5oall.7I
per case; fancy selected. carefully candled
eggs were iobbing at 4sa5oc per dozen.
LIVE POULTRY-Fowls. 35a36; sprine
chickens. not Leshons. weighing lE and
lbs apiece, Sa4oc; weighing ] and II lbs apiecs
3laSc; White Leghorns, according to size, S2a
Sc; ROSTERS. 5aZc; ducks, Pekin, aasSc; do.
do. old. 8a3oc; do, Indian Runner, 3aGc
guineas. per pair. S.s5al!45: pigeons, old. pe'
pair. 40a45; do. young, per pair. 2a3oc.
POTATOES-Whits potatoes Norfolk, pc
bbl., No. l, tocaA.0; No. ., 2ooa2-25; whit,
potatoes. Eastern Shore. per bbl., No. ]. I.5'
as; No. 2. 2za2.7s; white potatoes. souti
Carolina and North Carolina, per bhl.. No. /
35oai.oo; No. 2. I.sos2W; white potatoes, Jer
sey per S-bushel basket, No. !. s5cal.o0; No
?. ioa65; sweet potatoes. Jersey. per hamper
No. ! asoas.o; No Z L5alik
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CHICAGO GRAIN.
By JOS. F. PRITCHARD.

Chicago. July 25.-shorts and investors were
friendly to corn today. and the demand from
those interests coupled with rather small Of
ferings in the pit caused advances OF ~ 10
4Hc to be established.
The July future sold between LisE ana
l.5lx and closed at the latter price. with the
undercuuent strong. The August iuiure rsng-
ed between lIK and L52S snd 'iosed at
L52kaS.
The movement OF corn in all positions was
considered liberal. as the receipts at primary
markets were 963, COO bushels. The strength IN
corn came mainly from further talk Of eX.
porters taking hold Of the cash article.
Buying Of new crop oats sttures By cxo oHt-
ers and others at the various seabvard markets
was the principal help in that grata. The
domestic demand is fairly good. with ssles OF
los 900 bushels It Chicago with the ,,rce un.
changed to Nc lower. 1he inspection here
was IL ean
The inspection Of wheat at chicago GotaIed
ia cars Receipts were liberal at other prints,
Kansas City and St Louis getting soe,eo
bushels jointly and the total at primary
markets was 1854 200 bushels. "A sesr ago
primary points received only 5.ooo bushels
The advance in hogs at the yards made rev
high record for the year. and 1pproxims tsly
the highest point ever .eaS-hcd. namely ~
which was made tast year. 'rnis. cJcpIen WITH
the advance IN dnsn. featarsd nog rceduotA
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Germans Plan to
Continue Retreat.

With the Americans Near sois
sons. July % (Delayed).-The i'm
preston Is growing that the Ger
mans plan to CO atinue to retreat
much further northward. despite
their stubborn resistance in the las
twenty-four hours.
Several things tend to confirm
this. Our aviators report large
fires all day in the cities 10 the
north. 1t is believed the Germans
are burning their stores. being un-
able to carry them away.
German prisoners report their re-
placement depots were all removed
yesterday to the north.
Throughout the day columns of
wagons were observed moving
northward. 1t is probable that the
German counter-attacks north OF
Chateau Thierry are only part of
the program of covering their re-
treat which is being covered else
where by machine guns and light
artillery fire. II is also noticeable
that the enemy Is not using heavy
pieces except on the tanks OF the
salient. particularly near scissors.
where 1t is necessary for them TO
maintain their positions at all costs.
While IL is far from our inten-
ton to exaggerata the Importance
Of our success, there is increasing
evidence that we overestimated Lu-
dendorff's striking power. We are
now discovering that many divi-
sions in the boaSted German reserve
are mere skeleton organizations of
! few thousand men each.
AS further proof it may be pointed
out that several days have elapsed
since the allies struck, and there has
been plenty of time for the appearance
of large new German forces in the bat
tie, but these have not appeared ex-
cepting in the scissors region.
This answers the question as TO
| whether or not the remainder OF Lud-
| endorffs available reserves is masseC
| against the British and whether he is
unable to withdraw them for fear Of a
British attack.
| German prisoners taken in the last
| few days have none OF the old brag-
gadocio. They were considerably
| downcast when they discovered they
were retreating instead OF advancing
init Kaiser und Gott' to early tri-
umphs. The correspondent saw 500 OF
these prisoners pass through one vii.
| lage this morning. They were a very
| detected looking lot.
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RAIL INTERESTS ASK
CONTRACT WITH u. S
Representatives of Security Owners
Make Plea to Board.

Representatives of the owners Of
1900. 10000 Of railroad securities en-
tered a plea with the Railroad Ad-
ministration yesterday for a fair con-
tract between the government and
the railroad owners They asked that
the assurance given by the President
at the time the railroads were taken
over be adhered to so that the value
OF the securities would not be i'm
paired and the railroads would be
able to meet their payments OF divi-
dends and fixed charges.
The joint conference between the
representatives of the security holders
and the Railroad Administration was
presided over by Chairman Clark OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Forty-four members OF the Financial
Committee OF seventy. OF which S.
Davies Warfield. president OF the Con-
tinental Trust Company OF Baltimore,
is chairman. were present, and nine
members OF the Railroad Administca-
tion's stan dealing with this subject
attended.
The representatives came from nine
ten cities, as far west as San Fran
cisco. south to New Orleans and east
to Boston. Joseph d. Grant. of San
Francisco, a regent OF Leland STAN
ford. jr.. University. was present or
behalf of that institution which holds
large blocks OF railroad securities as
part of its endowment
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BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

Baltimore. Nd. July sa-Prices on the local
produce market today ranged As follows:
BUTTER-western separator. extra. Safe
Hrsts. 44ai5c; Western prints. y lb extra.
46AEc; first, 45as6c; Western prints, lib extras,
l6ai7c; hrsts. 4ia45c; nearby creamery extras,
4lailc; hrsts, 3saOc; dairy prints. Maryland.
PennsylTania and Virginia. extras. 3sS4c; hrsts
22aS5c: storepScked. S2lsa35c.
EGGS-Western MARYLAND. PennsylTania and
nearby. per doz.. hrsts. SC; Eastern Shore Of
Maryland and Virginia. per doz. hrst, &c
Ohio, per doz frsts, Soc; West Virginia. per
doA. frsts. 3Saoc; Southern North Cardinal.
per doz.. first, Sc.
PoTAToEs-(Potatoes sen BY 100 lbs weight
Old Western Maryland and Pennsylvania
1.75a2oO; do. New York. No. /. l.T5&2.oo; new
Norfolk. No. ]. hbl.. 375a4ZS; do. No. 2 bbl..
25oa3.oo: do. York River. No. !, bbl, 35aa.5o
do. Rappshannock. No. !, Dbl, S.25a3.so; do
No. ?. 80: Eastern Shore Of Maryland, bbl.,
3soa4.oO
GREEN FRUITS AND vEGETABLEs-Ap
pies. E. Harvest, per bbl.. fancy. 25oa35o; do
half -hbl. basket, 75cal q beans, Norfolk green
basket, l.5oa2oo; do. native. green, bushel. 2ooa
as; do, wax. bushel, 75ca.c5; beets. native
bunch. Sale; blackberries. Eastern Shore. quart
lsa3c; cabbage, Norfolk, bbL. 25oa3oo; do
crate, 275s32: do. Eastern Shore. bbl, 500
$50; cantalcupes. California. crate, 25OA3.oo; do
South Carolina. crate. 2OOs325; do. native
basket. l.0oal.25; corn. Rappahannock. dozen, l
a25e; do. native, dozen. z5ai5c; cucumbers, Nor
folk. Dbl, l5Os2D; do. basket, T5cal.25; do
native. peach basket. ioa45c; egsplants, Norfolk
crate. 3.OOaS.5o; grapefruit. Florida. box, ZOO
3.75; hucklsberries, Eastern Shore, quart, lsI
lsc; lettuce, native. bushel box. 3a50c; do, New
York, basket. loaL5o; onions. spring. 10
bunches, Loal. .: do. Rappahannock, Dbl, SO
$50; DO. basket, L75a2oo; do, Maryland snt
PennUlvania. 100 lbs. 4ooa1so; peaches, Ga
carrier. 2@a275; do. Eastern Shore, basket, 81
eoc; peppers, native. basket. 5Oa6Oc; raspberries
red. pint, Aal5c; do. quart, 24a25c; do. black
quart, Aazc; rhubarb. native, 100 punches. 2a5
squash. native, basket. 4oc; tomatoes, Eastern
Shore Of Maryland, basket, 75caloo; do, Poto
mac, carrier. 75csl.5; do. Rappahannock. car
rier., l0al. 3; do. native. basket, 75cal.5.
LIVE POULTRY-Chickens, spring, lisa2 lbs
per h.. Sa3se; do. do. ~ and II lbs. per ID.
8aSc; do, do, under lb.. per h.. &c; do. do
by express Sa8c; do. do. White Leghorns, pc
lb., &c; do. do. old roosters, per lb.. 24a25c
do, old hens. per Ib.. Sc; ducks. Muscory ant
mougrel, old. Per b., aoc; do. White Pekins
old, Der H.. Ha2Sc; do puddle. old, per lb, 81
&c; do. spring, over lbs. per h.. SOC; do, do
smaller. poor, per h.. aa2sc; pigeons. old. pc
pair. 8aSc: do, young, per pair 30a35c
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POLITICAL PROBLEMS
ARE RUSSIA'S OWN
So Declares Former Officer in Russ
Navy, Now Here.

Russia must be permitted TO solve
It's own political problems. accord
ing to Lieut.. Col +. F. Post. a for
mer oficer in the Russian navy, now
In washington.
The Russian people must be al
lowed to select the form of govern
ment under which they desire TO
I've" Col. Post declared, whether
they desire an autocracy or even
a form OF Bolshevid government"
When asked II he approved OF the
Bolshevili. Col. Post said that he
regarded them as a band Of ignorant
fanatics, who had dared TO usurp
the authority placed by the people
in the hands Of their chosen rulers.
They are more intolerant than
the displaced despots." he said, land
mislead the people with phrases. In
their stupidity, IL not treason, they
disarmed the people In the most crit
ical moment OF the nations history.
The. people OF Russia will awake to
the danger of their rule and the
sooner the better for the nations s
good.
Russia is too big to be considered
as lone. The people are divided by
race and customs. They must be
regarded as a number Of tiny nations,
which may be gradually nodded into
one"
Col Post stated that the FIRST duty
Of America in Russia is to protect
her own citizens living in the coun-
try by establishing places of refuge
in different sections of Russia
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Y. w. c. A. SECRETARY'S
JOB MANY SIDED
Witness at Marriage Ceremony as
Well as Chaperon.

Routine does not exist in our
work" said one Of the secretaries ~
the general Office at the Y. W. @. =.
yesterday. You see. with Us u ;
work with people and every one Of
them is different and has a different
problem Just take Saturday Of lss'
week for a sample. A girl came IN
TO the once at eleven-thirty and saic
that her fance-a corporal down A.
Quantico had gotten a leave aud
was coming UP TO marry her that
afternoon"
The 'Y. w" secretary was =
woman OF initiative and had besides
a soft spot in her heart for a romance.
so there was no need to worry Just b.
cause the License Bureau closed AZ
noon on Saturday. The marrIar~
lisense was obtained with q minvr'
to spare, a clergyman engaged. r'."
ring bought and the happy man met.
all by o'clock. Nor must anybCd,
think that the secretary dropped OF
OF the episode at this crucial moment
She had just time to draw a long rest
full breath while the bride and groom
went on q search for quarters and
meet them at the clergyman's where
she played the part Of witness AZ the
marriage ceremony at seven o'clock IN
the evening.
On another occasion, the Y W. c A.
was asked to play the part Of chapsron
&c a young woman from 10 one mo u-
ing to $40 in the afternoon. II fell
TO a secretary's part to MI the role and
! obtained passports from the STATE
Department; purchased ticket auc
berth on the White Star Line Tor
Scotland. placed the young woman a.
train and telegraphed to a dis,a.r;
American city full description OF -h'
young woman so that she Nigh; -
similarly cared for IN passing.
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NORDICA MANDOLIN
CLUB MAKES HIT

The NoTdlica Mandolin Club made
a hit with the boys at Camp Meigs
last night. The program was under
the direction OF Walter T. Holt. Five
Italian soldiers who sang in the
Fourth OF July pageant accompanied
he club. Their leader. Carlo Jac-
carino. clad in his native costume,
sang a number OF Italian folk songs.
and at the close OF the program he
appeared with the national banners
OF Italy and America clasped in his
arms. After telling the men what
the American flag had come to mean
to the Italians, he kissed both ban
hers. saluting them in the name OF
his countrymen.
The Rogers Brothers Of this city
presented a black face act and a
number Of solos were given by Miss
A. A. Wilson, of Glendale College
Miss Elizabeth Winthrop Edger. OF
New York, and Robert Kirk, from
the camp. and Dana Lane, a soldier
at the camp. read a number OF
comic selections. and an original
tribute to the flag.
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German Newspapers
Changing Their Tone.

London. July 2S.-The Paris corre-
spondent Of the Daily Telegraph
writes:
To-day I saw a number of Ameri-
cans wounded who have arrived at
the old seminary of Saint Sulpice-
They are q jolly lot. for the most
part only slightly wounded and such
is their fighting spirit that all are
keen to get back into the line"
No correspondent has yet discover
ed a wounded German soldier who is
keen to get back into the line.
Not so very long ago the German
wireless and press announced with
emphasis and jubilation that Foch's
reserves had all been satisfactorily
killed off. Today, however. the Ger
man journal that slaughtered them
and swathed their dead bodies in
shrouds OF print find them alive again
and refer to them as though their
obituary notices had never been
written.
The Unaehieved.
Herr Koertner the voerwaerts war
correspondent, even goes SO far as to
say:
Observation-Disclosures all its victories, Ger
many Is still fighting against material
ly and numerically superior forces.
Also the retention Of the initiative has
to be struggled for daily. Daily, too,
the hydra heads OF the allies reserves
have to be struck off. All our VIC
tories are the victories OF = defender.
The all seriousness Of the approaching
decision will only be comprehended
rightly by him who understands not
only what our armies of millions in
the wes. have already achieved, but
what has still to be achieved"
All the German PRESS seems rather
distrait over the state Of affairs in
France. Only or Sunday Gen. Won
Ardonne found consolation in the
thought that on the Oise-Marne front.
the cornerstone of the German de-
fense. Scissors and Chateau-Thierry
are both held.
Since he wrote that sentence one of
those cornerstones has passed over
to the French.
What the Frankfurter. Zeitune
thinks can not be learned. Evidently
the German censor did not approve
because the journal appeared on sun
day with the following Significant
notice prominently displayed:
I'VE have been compelled not v
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French Praised for
Care of u. S. Wounded.

With the Americans near Scissors.
July 23.-American doctors speak
with the highest praise Of the un-
selfish attitude of the French in
handling our wounded. In one hos
tile town yesterday morning 400
French and $50 American wounded
we're, awaiting transportation. The
French insisted that our wounded
be placed in the first available hos
pital train going to the rear. despite
the fact that their own wounded had
been longer in the town than our
men.
In one hospital In the rear Of this
front the correspondent yesterday
saw American, British. French and
German wounded lying side by side
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NEW YORK CURB MARKET.

New York, July 2.-Proe changes on the
curb today. with few exceptions were narrow
aud dealings were again in extremely small vol
ume Houston Oil was the featurs Of Lne
curb stocks today.
IDdustriAls were without special feature.
Miscellaneous shares were quiet with small
price changes recorded
Metal stocks were also without special
feature.
Quotations furnished BY W. B. Hibbs 4 CO.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-24

publish our article on the general
situation In which the present battle
events are examined and discussed
minutely. This IL not owing to lack
Of space"
The German people are anxious and
the news from the front is carefully
"doctored' before they are allowed
to assimiiate II
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CROWN PRINCE AGAIN
FAILS TO ARREST
PROGRESS AT MARINE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
Petitchamps wood also was catpur-
ed.
Between the Ourcq and the Marine
the French Jared much better today
than they did yesterday. German re-
sistance was broken around Griselles,
where the Teutons yesterday had sue
ceeded In snatching back some Of the
lost ground. The French are now in
possession Of the courcelles heights.
having stormed them in q dashing
charge.
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New York,
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET

New York, July o.-BUrrER-steady; re-
eeipts, Ii.l3 psekages; creamery hirhe- than
extras islsaA6: creamery eItrzs te2 scure). t:
ereSmery hrsts. bizaiIx: packing stock cur
rent make. No. 2 5ga4
L66s-lrrsgular; receipts. 1855 cases; fresh
gstnered extras. IS; fresh gathered regular
paaso sztn hntR AaAS; d. frsts. aao;
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State, Pnnsylvania and nearby Western hen
ncry whites. fine to fancy. 6a52; State. Penn
sylvania and nearby hennery browns i7aS0 !;
do. gathered browns and mixed colors. 3sai6
CHEESE-FIm: receipts, 2.7l3 boxes State
fresh specials. 254; do. average run. 25a25h
POULTRY-HEs and dressed. quiet: prices
UNCHANGED
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Washington Stock Exchange.
SALES

at g.
Washington Railway, com. 2 at 4s
Washington Railway. pfd.. % at g.. S at q,
% at 6E. 50 at Oh. 10 at 6k-
Washington Gas. S at 5f&.
MeTgenthaler. l at Il2l4.
Aftrr call:
Washington Railways 4s. 5000 at g. S.0t
at g. 5000 at 6. 5000 at 6s. Sl.0O0 at %.
GOVERNMENT RnNna
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falfa l20oal3.0o.
GRAIN-Wheat. milling, per bushel. ?.lca22O
corn. per bushel, l66al70; osts. white. Sass !;
mixed oats. s5ass; hay. No. l. D.oosA.oo; No.
>, 81 5Oa22o
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CRITICAL SITUATION
IN YEARS CAMPAIGN
Is NOW REACHED
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

pletely by surprise. II a weak spot
has been found in the German front
there, this thus far local action is
sure to he pushed to ITS utmost
limits. Ludendorff has no mo-
nopoly on the exploitation OF initial
successes; this he has just learned
to his grief on the MaTnc and
Ourcq Rivers.
Significant in this connection IS
the very locality in which the
French surprise blow was struck.
The line between Montdidier ani
Villers Bretonneu1. forms in its
large aspects, the extreme right
wing OF the German-Paris front. The
left of that front was the front be-
tween Soissons and Chateau Thier-
~. which has Just ben swung away
from the capital In the direction OF
Rheims.
Foch May Continue Battering.
1t is argued, therefore. in some
quarters, that Foch may propose to
spend the remainder OF the cam
paigning season in battering away
at these Paris front flanks with a
view to having the Teuton meanace
definitely avsrted from Frances
capital when next years campaign
begins.
The question OF questions. however,
remains:
What will Ludendorn DOR
Foch, with his capacity for pa
tience and watchful waiting, when all
the world seems to urge him on;
his genius for devising and acting
upon the psychological moment, may
once more be brought into play. He
may again invite the German chief
to do his worst and stand by for
chance to turn the tables on the
foe.
The events OF the next forty-eIgh,
hours are expected to bring the con-
clusion OF the war measurably
nearer
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New Year to surpass Last.

What was done in the fiscal year
which ended on June % will be con-
tinued during the present fiscal year,
so that very likely in July. 1919. should
the war continue until that time, Mr.
Hoover will report that an aggregate
Of food shipments sent to the allies
from the United States In the present
fiscal year viii be Of the money value
considerably in excess Of a billion and
a half dollars
One Of the most important as well
as interesting OF the features asso-
ciated with our shipment Of food to
our armies and to our allies. who are
in need Of excellent food, Is the fact
that the American people have. with
out the enforcement OF drastic meas
ures. cheerfully made sacrifice of
wheat in order that the armies in
France may be supplied with abun-
dsnt food. Furthermore this stuDen-
dous export OF food products. made
without entailing any serious sacrifice
on the part Of the American people, Is
regarded as demonstrating our ability
after the war IL ended to maintain our
prestige a. an exporter of agricultural
products, while at the same time we
maintain and increase the new pres
tirs We have gained as an exporter
and MANUFACTURER OF commodities
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advertising illcdl.
um to rech c0l0red
people In the west
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in use since September, but the formal
opening has been delayed by the quar-
antine.
At two O'Clock on Saturday few
guests will assemble for the formal pro-
gram. This will include the dedica-
tory prayer; brief talks by Brigadier
General Simmons, representing the mill
tary authorities; Mrs. H. II. Coggeshall,
representing the Hostess House Com
mittee, and Miss Josephine Pinyon, rep.
resenting the War Work Council Staff
from the New York headquarters Of the
Y. w. G. A.
Immediately after these brief formali-
ties all friends and relatives Of the sol
diers and all interested in the work,
will be given an opportunity to 60
through the house. Attic, staff rooms
/ living rooms, cafeteria, rest rooms l
| ! kitchen and basement may be inspected
and will be Of interest as indicating the
thoroughness and, completeness OF de
tail that marks the plans Of the 7. "
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Many and various are the requests
that come to the hostesses, some that
tax their ingenuity, but so far as we
can hear, no legitimate request has gone
unfulfllcd 1t may be wedding to ar
range (including the finding OF q
.preacher), or transferred man to
trace; letter to write or one to read,
a partner at checkers wanted; a boy to
be taught to read or write; baby to be
cared for; the mother Of sick boy to
be comforted; transportation to be Sc
cured for woman returning to her dis
tant home; a feast to be arranged;
mending or stopping to be done, etc.,
etc. The hostess is always ready to
smilingly help in any way she can. \,
Military etiquette is waived in the
hostess house Sc that officers and en-
listed men alike may feel that it is THE
one place in camp where their women
folks may go without any question.
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to do their bit for the men in uniform
at home and abroad.
The above; picture shows a group Of
the women at work in their shop in the
Army Y, M. G. A. at 10th and Park
SITS, where they have turned out more
than a. thousand garments, including
two hundred refugee garments for the
destitute men, women and children Of
Belgium, one hundred fifty cretonne
hospital bags for soldiers in France, five
hundred santi-fu ganze masks and .
number of sweaters and helmets for the
soldiers at Camp Dodge.
In addition to the above work q num-
Der of these women have given assist
ance in various ways to soldiers and
their families while sojourning in Dea
Moines; and in order to keep the mem
bers Of the organization informed with
reference to similar work that is being
done throughout the various states OF