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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-10
PARIS AND AMERICA CUT
W0MEN'S CLOTHES TO THE BONE

tional spirit. II has brought us back
to the days OF our Puritan ancestors.
IL has made vs. middle class in the best
sense OF the term. Today II is pas
sion to save. Yesterday is was our
passion TO spend.
We reversed our entire natioanl out
look in Blk months. not "for the pur-
pose OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT or conquest.
but for the relief OF oppression and
the freedom of small nations Who
after this can dare to say that we are
not In the final judgment. a spiritual
people,
slim Little Clothes.
The passion for conservation wiped
out OF existence the fashion for flow
Ing robes made OF plentoous material.
whenever slim Silhouette has been
thrust into the fashions whenever AN
extremely short and narrow skirt has
b"en offered to women. critics galore
nave risen In their bickerings and de-
nOunced women as immodtst, Indecent
ard vain 60 the uttermost degree
Jhere Is no such pickering today
however. The critics OF women's
clothes remain silent man looks
appraisincly at Il woman gownrd In a
conservation costume and mods his
head In approval az tho she carried
n flag.
There Is TO more talk about inde.
cency The talk hinges upon the
patriotism rhown In the slendcrneSs OF
silhouette and In the scarcity of ma.
terials worn. Therefore, fashion and
national approval go hHnd In hand.
Unless We are mockingly indecent,
there Is none 10 rise and call us out
rageous
The excessive decolletage of two
years ago would create storm Of pro-
test IN any public place GigglinE.
painted women with mere belts held
over their shoulders by slipping bands
OF rhinestones, would he frowned
down by men In khaki and by those
in civilian clothes.
And yet, women may go on the
street with skirts go short and mar
row that they closely resemble trous-
ers. and laced army boots or puttees
that reach well above the calf OF the
leg, and not a glance ~ given them
that expresses contempt or dlsappro-
val
The new suits In Paris az well as
those that are launched IN America.
show these skirts. Some are 80 mar
row that they might cause discom-
fort II Il were not that their shortness
gave freedom Of movement.
Coats are short when they belong to
its Army capes ripple down tho
fIrure when warmth IL needed
The cape will be exceedingly smart
this season, so you who have one Of
these garments tucked in the closet
mind u well for I'm a few weeks. Yol
may be able to swing II on with the
bravado adopted by all those women
who are In war activities or would
like TO be.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-09-03
Wnioski Komisyi POlityrzno-organi'
zacyjnej w sprawic narOdOwcj.

w uzupelnieniu | wykonaniu u
chwaiy powzietei jednomyslnie
przez pierwszy ogolno-narodowy
Sejm Wychodztwa w Detroit ma Sc
syi G, W Srode dnia 2Sgo sierpnia,
pc movie mistrza Paderewskiego G
zebraniu skarbu narodowego W su,
ME 10 milion6w dolar6w, 'tenAe sejm
Wychodatwa ma Sesyi
Uchwala, postanawia / og1asza, CO
n%astGpuje:
i. Bezzwlocznie tu2 po Sejmie roz-
pocznie sic pc calej Ameryce wsr6d
Wychodztwa polskiegO kampania
Skarbu NarodOwegO.
2. Ma czele tel Rampant stanic dy'
tektori naznaczony przez %nowoobrana
Rade Zarzadzajaca Wydzialu Narodo
wego.
8. Kampania odbedzie sic ma spo,
sob amerykahski przez rozlozenie ca
lei sunny Skarbu, kt6ry ma bye &c
brany ma Gala ludnoSC pOlska W A.
meryce r6wnomierniC podlug StanoW
1 okregow stanowych, Il p6zniej W
tychae ~okrcgach i stanach, pod}ug O.
sad polskich tam znajdujacych sic.
4. Kierownikami kampanii, o lie
to motive beda kollegia delegation
z kazdego Stanu | okregu ma Sejm
Wychodztwa W porozumieniu sic
ich mocodawcami i caiym og6iep
m~iejscowej ludnoscl polskiej.
5. Kazdy Stan l kazda osada "
| Stanie 1 okregu W zbieraniu skarbu
narodowego postepowac bedzie sa--
modzielnie, byleby ~ okreSlonym
czasie sumo skladki og6lnei ma dany
Stan czy Osade wypadajacej ziozyia
6. Ola utrzymania kontroli kaLda
osada odsylaG bedzie p%ieniadze swoje
do Wydzialu Narodowego ME bezpo'
Srednio, ale przez posrednictwo sta
nowego komitetu kampanii Skarbu
Narodowego, jaki bedzie wybrany
przez odnoSne kollegium delegatow
IA miejscu.
Z. Wszystkie inne szczeg6iy kan,
panii Skarbu Narodowego zdecydo-
wane beda przez Rade Zarzadzajaca,
a wzglednie przez naznaczonego
przez MIA do tego dyrektora W mySl
uchwaly niniejszej.
8. w miedzyczasie podczas KAN
panii Skarbu Narodowego ustac po-
winny posr6d Wychodztwa wszelkie
skladki ma inne cele.
8. Szczeg6iowy rapport z Rampant
Skarbu Narodowego ma bye wydru-
kowany W oddzielnej ksiedze, ktora
rozesiana bedzie kazdemu uczestniko-
wi Rampant Ia darmo.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-09-03
Sprawozdanie Sekcyi WojskOwej.

Wychodzac z zalozenia, re najwaz-
niejsza troska Wychodztwa Polskie--
go W Ameryce jest Armia Polska,
Sekcya Wojskowa poleca Wysokiemu
Sejmowi co n%astepuje:
l.. Utworzenie Wydziaiu Wojsko--
wego z przewodniczacym ma czele,
kt6ry "a czynnOSci tego Wydziafu Cd
powiedzialnym jest zupe}nie pred
Wydzialem Narodowym / ktory ma
mice swego stalego referenta PREY
lynne Wydziale.
2. Gdyby okaza}a sic potrzeba po-
d~zielenia czynnoSci Wydzialu VOL
skowego ma dziaiy: wojskpwy i cy-
wilny, ]pozostawia sic przeprowadze'
ME tego podzia}u do uznania Wy
dziaiu Narodowego.
8. Glownym czynnikiem rekruta--
cyjnym maja bye Komitety I sub-ko-
mi,ety obywatelskis, ma kt6rych
barkach spoczywac ma Gala dziaial
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-09-03

Przyznac nalezy, re wojna ia pro-
wadzona byia zrecznie. Wrogom pol
skiej sprawy, BIO oni to byli giowna
vprezyna strategiczna, szlo tylko o
rozbicie naszej roboty, o chwilowe
chociazby acknowledgements ludu
polskiego. | udaio sic to i'm czasowo
wprawdzie.
Music tn jednak oSwiadczyC sta
nowczo, re cd paru dni w duszy mo-
jej TAXA zaszia >przedziwna zmiana,
re juz ME nam zalu do nikogo. Pre-
baczam tymwszystkim, kt6rzy mi bar
do dokuczyliI Pc chrzescijansku
rrzebaczam! (Oklaski).
Moge tylko dis wyrazic zal 1 to
~serdeczny, re niekt6rzy bardzo zacni
dali sic obalamuciG- pewnym sztuk-
Mushroom politycznym, tym kugla--
rom, kt6rzy przez try lata wygrT-
wall to pruskiegO kr6la, to austryac-
XII dame i nicraz tym %kuglarzOm wy
laza z pod palcy same amerykanskie
asy!!! (Oklaski dlugotrwale.)
Mowilem O nieobecnych. Pozwoj-
Gle, wielce Szanowni Delegaci, Se sic
teraz do Was ma u konczenie jeszcze
wprost zwr6Ce. Pracowaiem tn wSrod
Was dlugo, pracowaiem ciezko / ucz
| civic. Me zyskaiem ma majatku' ami
tez ma silach. Cokolwiek VAN ME-
! godni ludzie powiedZa, ia wan cape
wniC moge re nigdy ma zadnego nal
podlejszego cziowieka ME wystapi-
len ami z tajna ami 2 jawna skarga,
Nam czyste SERGE / rece czyste. TO-
| Elaski). Poza pomoca ola Polski, ME
prosilem i ME bede prsii cd Was nj,
czego ami tn ami tam W kraju, zad-
niej ME spodziewam sic nagrody
Aadnej ME zadam z~aplatay. Me lax
ne wladzy. Wladza jest jarzmo ME
ola mego karku. Czy "a wat}y, czy "a
dummy - ale ME ola jarzma. ia
pragne wolnoSci ola Was, swobody
ola siebie!! (Oklaski).
w kaidej chwili, jeieli mi kaAa
Tub jeaeli mi pozwola, sdejsG cd Wa
moge, / odejde z nlewys}owiorem u
czuclem cielesnej ulgi. Ale zanim O.
dejde chce ~jeszeze kilku siowam'
przem6wic do Was, siowam Polaka
brata, slowami cd serca. Kazde pra'
we SERGE polskie, a jest ich tn pre-
szlo tysiac, zrozumie mnie odrazu.
(Dokohczenie nastapi.)
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-09-03

nose rekrutaoyi i odpowiedzialnosc
"a takowa pred Wydzialem Narodo-
wynn.
A.. Celem rozbudzenia u %szerokich
mas ludu polskiego ma Wychodztwie
WARY / zapaiu, W koniecznoSc utwo-
rzenia wielkiej Armii Polskiej, pole
camy Wydzialowi Narodowemu sfor-
mowanie nowego czynnika agitacyj-
no-rekrutacyjnego, W sklad ktorego
wchodziC winni: Kap}an, Dzienni-
KARI, i Officer Armii Polskiej, kto--
rych ~obowiazkiem bedzie przeprowa-
die agitacye stale cd osady do osa-
dy.
5. Sejm Wychodztwa W zupelnem
zaufaniu apeluje do Duchowienstwa
Polskiego i prasy polskiej, by tie diva
potezne czynniki W dalszym ciagu O.
zywione duchem patryotycznym,
Gala potega wplywu / energii tworzy-
iy wielka Armie Polska.
Czynno$ci oficerow rekrutacyj-
nych ograniezaja sic do spraw tech
acknowledgment / okreslone costa
ma przez Wydzial Narodowy.
Z. Stosownie do nacisku poiozone-
go W r~eferacie Kapitana Kleczkow--
skiego Sekcya Wojskowa poleca u
t%worzenie specyalnych mundurow Ola
oficer6w acknowledgement, ably ich Cd
r6znic cd regularnych oficerow Ar
mil Polskiej.
8. Wszystkie pieniadze oprocz
zbieranych przez lokalna organiza-'
eye, przez Wydzial Narodowy do te-
60 upowazniony, powinny bye przele-
wane do kasy Komitetow Obywatel--
skich a stad do Wydzialu Narodowe-
90 2 z~aznaczeniem celu tychze.
8. Pieniadz gdziekolwiek ma czele
narodowe zebrany, powinien bye pc
zamknieciu rachunk6w b~ezzw}ocznie
wyslanym do kasy Wydzia1u Narodo'
wego.
10. Sprawl ~asekuracyi zoinierz!
Armii .Polskiej dotychczasowej komi
syi Wojskowej juz zapoczatkowanf
Wilma bye przez Wydziai Narodow!
jak najpredzej i jak najpomysln1e
przeprowadzona.
II. Wydziai Narodowy winien "a
mianowac naczelnego lekarza ktore
go obowiqzkiem bedzie kontrolowa'
czynnosci lekarzy egzaminujacycf
poszczeg6lnych biurach r~ekrutacyj-
nych.
II. Wydzial Narodowy winien wy
dac goraca odezwe do lekarzy pol
skich W Amereyce szczegolnie z oko
licznych Mast, obozu Niagara-on
the-Lake, ably objeli piecze lekarsk;
mad ochotnikami W obozie KoSciusz
XII.
IS. Do Sekcyi Wojskowej wlQczo
ma zostala sprawl ratunkowa dl;
lolnierza polskiego. Poniewaz kwe
stya ia ma ~plenarnej sesyI Sejmu
dniu w~czorajszym zosta}a zalatwion;
Sekcya Wojskowa poddaje sic pod d
cyzye Sejmu.
NJ. Il. S~teczynski,
przewodniczacy
Piotr 5. PrazmOwski,
@.E % sekretarZ
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-09-03
Sprawozdapic Sckcyi Finansowcj'

'Komisya Sekcyi Finansowej wyra-
aajac ~wdziecznoSC delegation n. l..
Piotrowskiemu y Chicago, a. Piekar-
skiemu z P%ittsburgha, Janowi Lass
z Michigan iCty, J. Jasinskiemu, or
ga~nizatorowi Armii Polskiej we
Francyi, delegatowi Edmundowi Par
tyce z Buffalo / del. Zofii Jankiewicz
z Chicago, Ill. "a rzeczonc referaty,
kt6re daily cenny materyaf do piracy
Komisyi finansowej, jake rezultat
swych obrad cechowanych wyjatko-
wa godnoScia, rozwaga ! patryotyz--
mem. Rekomenduje Swietnemu Sci
mowi do przyiecia nastepujace wnio-
ski przyjete nieomal je~dnogiosnie
przez Sekcye Finansowa; zas jedno--
glosnie przez Komisye Finansowa:
-. W sprawie Podatku Narodowe-
go.
Wychodztwo polskie W Ameryce ma
| Sejmle Og6lno-narodowym De
troit. Mich. dnia . go sierpnia 1918
roku. zebrane przez delegation swo-
ich prawnie obranych postanawia de-
cyduje I uchwala ma sprawe Polska
narodowa podatek narodowy ma "a
sadach nastepujacych:
/. Kazdy Polak lub Polka W Anne
ryce ~zamieszkali I samodzielnie "a
robkujacy o lie do polskosci sic
przyZnaja, o~bowiazari beda szesciu
dolar6w rocznie piatny re wzgledu
ma nagloSG ~potrzeby narodowych, "a
pol roku z CORY.
2. Polacy bardziej zamozni / VIE
Gel zarabiajacy obowiazani niz S1,20z
rocznej obowiazani beda p}aciG podat
ku narodowego ma sprawe narodowa
ME mniej jak jeden procent cd wszy-
stkich swoich dochod0w, kt6rych do
browolnie> i sumiennie zdeklarowa-
ME jest obowiazkiem honorowym
kazdego.
3. CzioDkowie rozmaitych organi-
zacyi oproCz podatku narodowego o.
g6lnego, jake bardziej u~swiadomie-
nj i gorliwsi W piracy ~narodowej pia-
ca take podatek %narodowy we VIA
snych organizacyach swoich uchwa-
lonych.
4. Jedyna organizacya do zbiera--
mia podatku narodowego ma sprawe
polska W Ameryce uprawniona be-
die Wydziaf Polski Narodowy.
s.. Wydzis1 Polski Narodowy ola
zbierania podatku n~arodowego be-
die miai specyalna Komisye skarbo-
wa z Komisarzem mianowanym
przez najwyzsza Rade zarzadzajaca
ma czele.
6. Komisya S%karbowa Wydziaiu
Narodowego podatek narodowy zbie-
"a, ale ME wolno jej z niegS ami CEN
ia samowolnie wydatkowaG, lecz
must ona codzien caly wplyw zloiye
zaraz do banku ma ksiaake Generalne
go Skarbnika N~ajwyzszej Rady Ia
r~zadzajacej.
Z. BudAet Komisyi Skarbowej u
stanawia pensye urzednikom iej wy
plaza Najwylsza Rada Zarzadzajaca.
The Ely miner., 1918-10-18

we'll to remember that milk is one of
the best all-round foods obtainable
for adults as well as children. So
far as disease like influenza is con-
cerned health authorities everywhere
recognize the very close relation be-
tween it's spread and overcrowded
homes. While it is not always pos
sible, especially in times like the
present, to avoid such over-crowding
danger and make every effort to re-
duce the home over-crowding to a
minimum. The value of fresh air
through open windows can not be
over emphasized.
Where crowding is unavoidable, as
in the street cars, care should be
taken to keep the face so turned as
not to inhale directly the air
breathed out by another person
1t is especially important to be-
ware of the person who coughs or
sneezes without covering the mouth
and nose. 1t also follows that one
should keep out of crowds and stuffy
places as much as possible, keep the
homes, Offices, and workshops well
aired, spend some time out of doors
each, day, walk to work if possible
in short make every possible effort to
breathe as much pure air as possible.
"Cover up each cough and sneeze,
If you don't you'll spread disease
DIR. o. w. PARKER,
Health Officer.
The Ely miner., 1918-10-18
AURORA TRIMS US.
The Range Boys Too Strong For the
Ely Team Saturday.

The Ely High School football
team went down to defeat Saturday
afternoon at Athletic Park to the
tune of 27 to 0. Aurora, our scrap
py little neighbor on the South did
the trick and did It easily. The Wis
itors displayed an unusual amount
of pep and ginger in their plays and
which our boys could not fathom
before the whistle sounded for the
wind-up.
Superintendent Denfeld and a be-
Wy of rooters were present and lent
their aid in winning the game. The
trip was made to Ely by car. One
of the cars containing the larger
part of the team became stalled
about four miles this side of Soudan
and aid was secured from the Ser
vice Garage at Tower to bring them
to this city. Later in the day the
stalled machine was towed to Tower
and put in shape for the homeward
trip. The visitors, outside of win
ming the game, claim they had a fine
time and left well pleased with the
treatment accorded them. The Ely
boys say they will turn the tables on
Aurora in the return game.
The Ely miner., 1918-10-18

in this city since infancy and was
an honor graduate of the Ely schools
three years ago. She was 21 years
of age and for the past two terms
has been teaching in the schools of
the Kettle River district, making her
home with the family of Albin Pap
panen, also a former resident of this
city. The IA year-old daughter of
the Pappanen family was also burned
to death and the family lost all their
earthly possessions in the confiagra-
tion that swept the Inflated section.
Mr.. Hippakka returned yesterday
morning and in conversation with a
Miner representative said that one
not seeing the havoc wrought and
the sorrow occasioned, could imagine
the scenes. Several other former
Ely people lived on farms in that sec
ton. Henry Porttinen, who will be
remembered here, before the fire was
a prosperous farmer in the Kettle
River district. He lost his life and
all the possessions he had worked so
faithfully for, for years. His SON.
in-law, Nick Koivisto, lost their home
and seven children. The report was
also current that Sakri Jokela, whose
home was destroyed by fire several
years ago and in which fire three chill
dren perished, had lost another child
in the fire of Saturday.
The Ely miner., 1918-10-18
CARRY If HOME.
u. S. Food Administration Stops the
Taking of Orders and Deliveries.

Monday morning a system went in
to effect among the. merchants
which cannot help but prove of bene-
fit to the patron and also the mer-
chant. Monday was the last day for
the taking of orders for the local
stores and after that day deliveries
were curtailed.
The United States Food Admins
tration had made it plain the week
before that no ifs or ands were to go
and that the rules laid down were
obeyed. All the stores of the city are
treated alike in the deal and it will
be up to the proprietors to obey the
rules or go out of business. The PEN
altiess for the disregarding of the
mandates as laid down by the Ad-
ministration are drastic and range
all the way from heavy fine in
money to the closing of the business
during the duration of the war and
canceling of all licenses.
One delivery day is allowed to
all sections of the city and Section
Thirty and Winton. To the Zenith
Sibley and Savoy Locations, Section
Thirty and Winton, the deliveries are
made at s a. m. The district west
of Second Avenue at o'clock in the
afternoon.
All orders for delivery must be in
the stores 80 minutes before leav
ing time.
On and after October 21, Monday
next, charge of Is cents will be
made for each delivery and only one
delivery a day will be made on eacl
route.
It is expected that after the pat
rons become accustomed to the nev
regulations things will work more
smoothly in the merchandising fielt
than heretofore and that the patrons
will receive the benefit of the de
crease in overhead expense. Th'
"Cash and Carry" plan in effect il
many places meets with the approva
of the shopper. Why not here?
The Ely miner., 1918-10-18
INFLUENZA
TO THE PHYSICIANS
BOARD OF HEALTH)

household should be kept home from
school and no permit for their re-
turn should be given until after 5
days after the subsidence of the last
clinical case in the family.
5. Wage earners continuing in
their occupations must stay away
from the sick.
6. No visitors should be permit
ted to enter the house.
z. Foodstuffs must not be handled
by anyone from the family in which
influenza exists.
8. Quarantine may be enforced if
necessary, but as a rule it does not
work we'll on account of the rapid
contagiousness of the disease.
Closing Schools.
1t is against our policy to advise
the closure of schools. We feel that
the children of a community can be
kept under observation better if they
are in school than if they areat large.
Your teachers should be instructed
to send home any child having a
cold. No children should be allowed
to attend school from house where
influenza exists, not because of any
danger of their carrying the disease
in their clothing or on their person,
but because of the fact that in all
probability they will come down
with the disease themselves later
and we do not want any chance of
infection from these possible carriers
before the disease is recognized.
If in any of the places the disease
becomes quite general and the school
attendance is small because of the
above order, the school should be
closed and it should not be opened
again unless nurse can be present
and have charge of the children for a
time at least, to aid the teachers in
noting any that may be i'll, and ex-
cluding them from the school. A
survey of the school district should
be made by a nurse after school is
closed before it is opened again.
How One Can Guard Against
Influenza.
In guarding against disease of all
kinds it is important that the body
be kept strong and able to fight off
disease germs. This can be done by
having proper proportion of work
play and rest, by keeping the body
well clothed, and by eating sufficient,
wholesome, and properly selected
food. In connection with diet, it is
The Ely miner., 1918-10-18
AGAIN BEREAvED.
MIR. and Mrs. Gabriel Hippakka Lose
Their Daughter in the Fire.

For the second time within three
months, Mr.. and Mrs. Gabriel Hip
pakka of this city have been called
upon to give up one of their family
by violent death.
In August, their son, George, was
accidentally killed while at work
in the yards of the Rainy Lake mill
at Virginia and Saturday their
daughter, Miss Ida, who has been
teaching school in the Kettle River
district, met her death in the flames
which devastated, that section and
caused the death Of practically every
living thing for an area covering
many miles.
Mr.. Hippakka, becoming alarmed
over the fire news and knowing his
daughter was in the area, went to
Kettle River to locate the girl from
whom he had received no word for
several days. He found the remains
of his daughter at the morgue at
Moose Lake. Parties who brought in
the remains claimed it was Miss
Hippakka but the father could not
identify the charred and unrecog-
nizable body. The young lady wore
ring and Miss Hilda Hippakka sis
ter of the deceased accompanied by
Rev. Ruotsolainen left yesterday for
the scene in an attempt to identify
the body and bring the remains to
this city for burial.
The unfortunate girl has resided
The Ely miner., 1918-10-18
Very Sincerely Yours
ROY DICKMAN WEIGH,
American Red Cross, 4 Place de Ia
Concorde., Paris, France.
Visited Fort Smelling.


John Kardell and Paul Preblich re-
turned Saturday evening from Ft.
Smelling where they had gone to Wis
it their brother and brother-in-law,
Matt Preblich, who has been quite
ill. Mr.. Preblich is member of the
Ely boys serving Uncle Sam and
stationed at the Minnesota fort. Mr..
Kardell says thatsthey were treated
fine and that everything is being
done for the boys that can possibly
add to their welfare and happiness.
Yesterday message arrived sta
ting that Matt Preblich had died of
pneumonia and that the body would
arrive on the evening train. The
young man had many friends here
who regret his death.
Indefinitely Postponed.
On account of the prevalence Of
influenza throughout the state, the
meeting of the League of Municipal
tiles which was to have been held or
Wednesday and Thursday of thi:
week was postponed indefinitely. The
Ely delegates elected to attend were
notified that they would be called Ia
ter or when definite date for the
meeting could be set.
The hearing before the state Ia,
Commission was postponed for {
week at which time the committet
from this city is expected to attend
The Ely miner., 1918-10-18
FROM FRANCE.
Letter Received Regarding the
Red Cross Work.

Considerable has been said in the
smaller towns regarding the dona-
tions made of money and supplies
for the several charitable institu-
tions in foreign war-torn lands and
the question has been frequently
asked, "Does anyone ever hear from
the donations?" To prove that clo-
thing and other donations are thank
fully received and most religiously
distributed, the following letter to
Jos. Fortin of this city, amply shows.
Mr.. Fortin recently gave consider
able clothing from his stock to the
Red Cross for distribution to the suff-
ering people Of France. The letter
received is as follows:
Somewhere in France, Septem-
Der Is, 1918. My Dear Mr.. Fortin !:
AS Red Cross Delegate in the service
of the Refugees in France it has been
a part of my work to distribute the
donations of clothes sent by the AM
erican people to the suffering people
here. I found your address in one
of the cases of donations and I think
it would be satisfaction to you and
your friends to know that yourgifts
have been received and that they are
reaching the needy refugees for
whom they were intended. I wish
l could transmit to you the express
sions of gratitude to Americans that
l hear continually. You would, am
sure, feel satisfied that the encour-
agement and help you are giving to
the French, through the Red Cross,
is being appreciated at its full value.
AS for myself, an American, feel
pleased beyond expression at the lib
erality the people of the States are
showing in this crucial hour. say
to myself, from time to time Tin
English when no one around me
understands) 81 salute my country
men,"
Very Sincerely Yours
ROY DICKMAN WEIGH,
American Red Cross, Place de Ia
Concorde., Paris, France.