Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-15
WAR REFUGEES GOING
BACK To CID HOMES
Villages in Ruins and Dcsolatc,
But Red Cross Brings JOY
TO the French.

Paris. oct 81 Carrying thcr littic
bundles oi household possessions, The
French refugees are returning to lhclr
homes IN Chateau Ihicrry and the ilt ie
French villages around IT, 10 Na'lN,
Iucv. Bcallcau and the rest places now
a part Of American hstnly.
They are coming bark to runs ol VII
Iapcs and houses demolished hN German
or American artillery. to 1--we III cellars
and IN the shelter nt tottclng walls lhia
thcy can rrb lld their homes and their
return IS a ptliul spectacle
Sometimes thcv find no home At all.
Never do they find any furniture often
thry find nn food. and then the NmcrIran
Rcd ross steps IN and helps them The
woman who ,atu dig ont her stove from
a hrap ot dirt and plaster and patch II up
to.tin 50 that II Nlll burn counts hcI&elt
Unfortunately lucky pnr woman found re-
maiI,Ing uf all her household gondo !u-t
ono hla Salt-crlnr Fork arc worth thor
weight IN gold. and feather bel Is
| nri2cd above rlhies llyC thousand i've
/ hundred blanket tie Rcd ross shipped
1 nit to returning refugees IN q stngI" Week
The people IA the NI~nc will not he lllc
tn spend the winter "a thclr OWN NllIa"e
/ .Thc villages on the la1k@ ut Tia" ltfio
I Narnc arr toa utterly battered t'Y ~htIl~
H. tlforI human hahltatnns 'ln1ng the
/ vlntrr Weather Now what" daF@ 9r"
! u.,rp .it,I -Lt... arc hlrr. their ov urr, a.tn
/ tiud .ni,.. tiny conner Or otlcf Is 1--we ~
+ Int th, r..tn aud mii aud billy damp q =
/ rcneh winter vll dgNe ttcm ~ Il i
/ does NOT. 4 patprlj government VIII
+ send them. back fo thctr tcmparart homes
/ IN The uuazaicd provinces 10 want t1I
1 nnc purI.sc Ill stmhne thcm bamr 81
i 1utybN w.tS to harvest tic Whet er1fs
/ hIi There Mas ~ foad tine lird r-
/ t~tahJ He'd catfret.- "a lushN 2i5ae' i1l
served tWu urli- daN trns II tfe' fsa
4 poor to laN. uhi|g oih,r~ pa.d -traI sums
4 lortl carloads ii taai were -tat q tae
I Naruc ana tht tl~", tn ngi, nahtf
/ \ grocery store ha+ toen .nonel rs
/ hatrtu -riurrn Nfi.h alr N h.t-s
t,Nu ae3u thUi.h tho uat'- ha
| halc iscru Stafford at tarH .aN ~at
/ Ta hc.p utridcr~ o.at tar se
~stv an ther hfa n ,haih trs-
ruct.r rcurncd Isl House ofrifaa
Rulur STORES oa ;mats ta.T tIra il
tlc >ll4c~ lu thr Ndiess IL tho I, ~
lI N~ut a sIpNls tis r.turhl@s rtt....s-
u4ti t,a,.i III ftatE au.. lo..- aald itef
rtuand, caur 'nr rut.ny 'nA~ Taa.aHG
FINISHES lmtIS. kulNp~. laf>~ spoons ami
rlt- ,ur thc au .uEa lHb.H- aa h.l~ee ee.p-
ng agatu Hs bt.ta.A a.t flt1 iitA II
tcAIt thcu v..n tiaN 1"i 'ae ie0 H
lp~tl ttd s.f rs.t H.t stM.t> s-.tttN
Ta Nrawrs ttv ye5 -ra~ ar J. e
r.n,,s.a 4. ryit.rr lut ttt> vIieaH n
an E.r.g tuuuj cr-. aa.i tfc> v.. lni tt
ItrI r~ rca4l ta re.c5vr tleaH i6aaa
~ tc H.aiH4 tn \Hcn- tf.t Wt-
hDv, ~.ha. III ti ~r t1H rrlt1oa aat
1,hen tAc etV uas n4t unl,g ~Haa t.s
II .rtIanE~ Il tue I,rs ra~~ naW- ai.l =
ria~~ roaus arc #Iue4 IL ~5fal-t
| jaere 4. Fl hIr ~tlIc .6r rD,. 81. Iafi wtstto
the returning rtiaao.~ Te ~9tet .ai ajt
,hclr ntcds aSgtfta.red lpst II tl.-
tcou tAAi SERVES tva II. 'tsr-~ i- net.S
!, dav There - a luI4 larHat il With
hrti- iar The wcttN ab,~ ulsu cane ll0h
ra tnd oi.ptN r a.d r.a.e .'15.e4s
Ihcrc arc two G!-f4.no.trle- aad ts#~s..t.--
arl doctors tiud l q.
whore rraplc lttr st~I .- .tiaA s
mautl4 cNl~tenez
Thy Eed Cr workers .ara~a 10th
Itr tn tAc silN,rn1 StaatN n. warm
H4rrc Silrts nu fu4crtcar ~taee .t.-s
r. -E.es and -aHats Twelve tha5~ani
r.r4...t~ went ,t trau l'8r- Il i Single
!at AHA ttpt r-h WeIe t0r r.s
nla ut.-t aavc j .lttlc none. i taeS 81.
t. Itv
/ hgN have aa cEtra+ rgtltarE VIZ. those
PiaaTlN p|~4-.t-- 81
lhcS 60 hA-z - eta .!fi.r l..H .t..a
raild. .aus as ii = were tht 81
tnnc IL he War,. + i.eEer ~
them a. Ill an>tt.l- c.-". ere feaN -
ouIv one wall 81 a~e tet1 hat l-
home -Therc are ien ual4 Ia vasa
American res ,urcr ald caefGE afi r.
better cupi,y we'd ttan n -tre.-f aea IS
philosophy and cagraEe i.he til.t sa<-
ar,. He'd { r - worker