Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-08
: Wormen i'm War Time ::
Writes While Shells Burst
and Big Guns Boom

and Big Guns Boom
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nice to hear, but il you ask them II
they have pain they usually say
'Caava' (alright).
Tonight there is no difficulty
about. keeping awake. We are being
shelled around here and it is perfectly
thrilling to hear the shells released.
sort of q dull boom. then the terrific
whistle of the she'll and then the
crash, so YOU see before you hear the
final you already know it's on its
way. They gave us = run this
morning about 4 o'clock, when
4 got an entrant from .
place near here. Imagine sitting on
your doorstep at home, listening to
shells bursting and whistling over
head. Up here you really don't get
frightened and only give little gasp
after you hear the releasing OF the
shell and waiting for the whistle. We
had FIVE entrants from the effects OF
The shells.
Our arderlies are old blesses and
priests: they wash the floors and
dishes and help with the rough work
and are a great help.
Kate Bonner has such hne
Frenchman who had his leg taken
off at the hip. He came yesterday
from La Panne. The French have a
few big guns on the dunes aud there
they were hit and many wounded.
The boy is so fine and has never
made a single remark about his leg
since he knew il was gone. He asked
me last night il il was really gone and
could have cried. They are so WON
derful that it makes il seem all the
more horrible. They lie all night in
terrible pain and never complain.
These brave boys are forced to buy
everything. even their cigarets, for
they are not showered with gifts as
are the American men at Neuilly."
Fresh Doughnuts.
Just like the huts "over there" even
TO protecting sand bags. will be the
little building to be erected on the
court house lawn by the woman's
committee for the Salvation Army
war fund drive. A big kettle Of boil
ing, bubbling lard will be provided,
over which Omaha's best doughnut
manufacturers will work in plain
sight of the public. Mrs. A. Perry
has promised to be one of the cooks,
using q wonderful recipe that she got
in New York. The famous doughnut
trio from All Saints church. Mrs D.
L. Thomas, Mrs. John Inkster and
Mrs. c. w. Haller, have volunteered
their services. Mrs. Louis Clarke will
have bevy Of pretty young girls in
her charge to sell the doughnuts on
the street. Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday will be doughnut days. All
doughnut specialists are invited to Of
fer their services to Mrs. Eva Wal
lace. chairman Of the drive, or to Mrs.
F. A. Shotwell, chairman Of the
doughnut committee.
Woman's Liberty LQan Committee.
Mrs. Edward NJ. Syiert Of Omaha
has been appointed state chairman of
publicity for the Woman's Liberty
Loan committee OF Nebraska.
District chairmen of the Fourth
Liberty Loan committee will meet at
the Lincoln Hotel, Lincoln, Neb., FRI
day evening, Sept. Is, and county
chairmcn on Saturday morning, Sept. |
IA. for an all-day conference with
Mrs. A. 6. Peterson, state chairman
Womans Liberty Loan committee for
Nebraska. Mrs. Peterson recently re-
turned from q meeting Of state chair
men and the national committee at
Washington. d, C., and from . con-
ference with Mrs. George w. Fuller,
chairman tenth federal district.
No More Corssts.
Woe is womanl II you have cor
sets to get, prepare to get them now
or forever 60 without them, at least
until the war is over. There 10 such
\ shortage OF steel that corset houses
cannot get the stays, and q man-made
government declares corsets non-es-
se1tial. So the corset statesmen have
been taken off the road and the stores
will be unable to get corsets to re-
plenish their stocks. Thus is woman
kind forced to make = real sacrifice
to help win the war.
Omaha chapter, Daughters Of the
American Revolution, will give the
last OF a series Of luncheon, bridge
and knitting parties Wednesday at
the Blackstone. Luncheon will be
served at O'Clock. but card enthus-
iAsts may come later. These parties,
which are given for the benefit Of the
chapters war relief fund, have al
ready Melted more than 500.
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