The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22
FRENCH OFFICER PRAISES
OUR BOYS TO THE SKIES

wv duiillTe ana love all your glorious
charity workers-Red Cross, Y. NJ
A., Knights of Columbus. Salvt;cr
Army. and the other organizations
every one. l have seen them al p.
work at the front. I could tell count.
less stories of their splendid work N
France, and l know that they hava
matched 1t over here. God bless them
all!-and in these days OF Christmas
presents, Of the great Red Cross drive.
will you allow a soldier OF France
who has seen all these institutions at
work on both sides of the ocean 20
engage every one 10 go the limit In
helping them?
Tribute to American Women.
There is one glorious committee
or American women of which ! mGs.
particularly say word. When was
In the Aisne sector had the good TO-
tune TO see behind the lines the head
quarters of the American Committee
for Devastated France. | was o W..
ness Of their work OF charity nmor-
all those poor people a. Frame WHO
tried, lot of them, TO come hack 10
their homes. now mass of RUNS,
"Blerancourt was the headquarters
Of these noble American women. There
they lived the life of soldiers q
charity in little wooden huts That
part Of France has been completely
destroyed. The misery everywhere
was appalling. But the Amor car
women came-and in an iA.rcilhv
short time by dint OF tho lard1s.
work imaginable. under the styarest
conditions, relief was brouGh. IN Au,g
were erected for tho poor re- gees
near the ruins of their old homes tts
wherewithal 10 live. To cultivate tlci:
old abandoned fields was given ITEM
canteens Were built and worked
practically. II is with the creates'
emotion that now rcCollect how the
aspect Of that department changed
quickly. how the poor were cloiled
and fed-and all, alas. were poor
and how they were helped along.
THE abominable work done by tn
Germans In that splendid country
which they completely ruined, lowing
not one stone standing on another,
was little by little being repaired ~
the hands OF the American women
used TO have my rest hil'e'S IN ~
country. and I remember ta-,, inter.
rogating the inhabitants. asking lem
how they were getting along ami So
forth, they used often 70 burst "
crying, tears OF happiness and to bless
les BONES danes America.ncs' "'
had brought them back alonGsii" Their
old homes on their own dear land
The second Devastation,
"It was with profound emotion 7''o
that while fighting up north ! D5'. .
that the German destructive to"
again swept through that land 1''
devastated il anew with the s.'
completeness. II was with aiml~t;",
ard love nnd gratitude thai ! N.''
~ the splendid Courng" W.T..
the glorious American women.
OF their own glorious boys, ~
under the most dnlculr condition. W.
cave these poor people they bad '2H'"
under their protection and g. ''i
them unhurt 10 the rear.
"For that and all tho rest God .fN
thomas our poor, brave ana H''''.
lated France did: for one day IN . gar
den behind the lines ct Chateau
Thierry simple and impressive ''''
mony took placo--two women a.. f'.'
len standing side by side, whi' DANES
were playing and troops rcnd.rh-
honors due 20 the brave Two N''
can women were officially N'
with In Croix de Guerrc, that sc" N''
| diers value so highly. And t@"' ''
fitting recompense for the two NJ
did American women, and, 90 ''''
persons. for the whole lot OF Am'-'.' .
women working with them ~
same cause. All through the " '.-
particularly during tho hard '.'"''
when danger was great THEW b''a'..
was according to the standards ~ '.''
glorious country, ana saved '''
I lives.
| Il know shall h' going ''.'
! their wish Il | mention nam
Mrs. Dyke and Miss Ann Nor-
] ever YOU READ what say ''-i"'-
| me tell you that | think ~ my q .'
say that my boys, my 'lNnc l'.
Confined on Eighteenth F"Gr4