Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-24

the end of October l must be able
to take charge,
Did | explain that we sell the re/
patries simple furniture, provided
by the Red Cross or made to order
locally and paid for by the Red
Cross. This is sold at very nonfi-'
nal price to the people who come
without even chair. bed or bed
ding. My department is food and
clothing and we are arranging an
other storehouse for that. AS this
is all subject to military approval, it
takes time and makes the work
quite arduous.
Motor Troubles.
Speaking of the military, we hac
an amusing experience day before
yesterday. We were just closing
the bureau when a Polish officer
(there is a Polish officers and a
Polish soldiers concentration bar
racks here), and an American major
came in. The major said they had
motored from Clerman to start a
Polish foyer Ga canteen and retrea-
ton hut). On the way their Ford
had broken down and their French
chauffeur could not fix it, as he
didn't understand a Ford. They
asked us to help them, so we got
the Faures' car "a lawyer here
whose daughter is on the commit
tee), and a mechanician from the
garage and went off.
We didn't take the officers, as the
car is only l4horsepower, and we
knew that if we could not fix the
Ford on the road, We could never
tow it back if we took anything
but the slim major along. 1t was
nearing 6 o'clock when we left, so
! took chocolate and my electric
flash. Knowing something of mo-
tor troubles, | believed in being pre-
pared. 1t was we'll we did so. for
we had gone about five miles, our
car would go on high and we had to-
run on second. Finally it stopped
dead on hill. We thought we
were out of gasoline, but no, the
man fused with the carburetor,
which is always silly, and usually
makes matters worse. After while
we got enough power to turn, and
then we coasted down hill until we
came to Broconde, a small town
about six miles from lie Puy. There
the man fused some more, and
much to the interest of the inhab-
itants, who all gathered round.
Children Gather.
|. The small children brought out
their bowls of bread and soup and
stood watching. | made some sig-
gestions in mongrel French to the
man, which he scorned. l had seen
Mile. Faures fussing with the car
buretor and thought that might
have caused the trouble, and sure
enough that was the cause. AT last
we got enough power to go chug-
ging back to lie Puy, and then my
hashlight came into play, for it fur
nished our only light, You may
think no one is on the roads here at
night-but, as all the OK carts are
Coming back from market, and
there were, it seemed. dozens of
loads of hay, filling the whole some
what tortuous road, we were very
glad to get back safely. The people
seemed so careless and the animals
so stupid, that the providence of
God was the only thing that pre-
vented our running over something.
The next morning the Ford was
towed in with all the brake Innings
burned out because someone had
neglected to oil them.
That afternoon We all went over
to the Faures for coffee, while the
officers discussed the Foyer. The
Red Cross, which is "usi" are to be
part of the committee. You see,
only the army hold us to be a
trouble bureau. am all unpacked.
Feel really liveable, we'll rested and
ready for the weeks work | think
of you both so often, you must. |
am sure, sense it."