The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-10-11
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has examined nearly 10000. | saw $50 little chill.
dren examined. They ranged In age from three 10
twelve years, and of them all there were barely
thnn 80 per cent whom he could pass as be-
ing fairly well nourished.
They have been fed mostly on turnips and
black bread for months he explained land with
each convoy there are more undernourished ones
and more like this little fellow" He indicated a
thin wisp of Il boy-he ten years Of nge-it
tuberculosis
This explains, furthermore, VIII, the American
Red Cross hospital Il part of its war burden,
has been obliged To extend its work into the oun-
dation and maintenance of homes, here. there and
everywhere throughout France for these unfor-
tunatcs whom Germany is sending back 10y the
hundreds of thousands. For they are unable TO
work unable to make their own homes, and the
civilian population of France, bent double with
the pack OF its own problems, has been increhs-
ingly poweress TO cope with this Germany's in
SdolIs effort to break the morale of France.
1t was ali new to me when went up to Evan
from Paris 10 the repatriates come in. had
heard Of how Germany had begun sending them
back in 1916, and how, as the numbers of them In
creased, the American Red Cross stepped in and
undertook to look out for the sick children, finally
extending its work 10 caring Tor the hundreds
Of tuherculous women whom Germany returned to
France. But had heard, also, of how the repa-
triates, sent through Switzerland by the Germans
arrived at Eviau singing kneeing down and kiss
ing the soil of France and gladly taking up their
share of their country's work in factories and on
farms. | had looked for scene OF JOY at the
station there in Evan, for cheers and hearthriIls
at the casino. Here was people being returned
to the country that 1t belonged to here were ban
nerS of welcome, here were hands and hearts open
to it. But had seen something entirely different
and when | inquired II was explained to me. 1T
is plainly" told. part of the German plan
Of breaking down French morale, OF destroying ths
efficiency of the American Red Cross, which il has
learned is doing such large part I'm the work Of
handling repatriates.
AT the same time that Germany is hurting her
big shells into Paris by day and air raiding II by
night; at the same time that she is driving refu
gees by the thousands from their homes in towns
along the line of her proposed advance; at the
same time she is filling the hospitals with wounded
French and American soldiers. taxing the equip
ment of the American Red Cross to the limit, as
she believes, she has tried trick during this
offensive.
IF this is not 30, how can II be accounted for
that each succeeding trainload OF repatriates ia
larger, contains more sick and completely used up
individuals than the previous onel How can you
account for the large number OF young women
with babies born In Germany since they were
taken there-babes whose fathers may be Ger.
man, but whose identity will remain mys
tery-whch are unlcaded every dayT'
Even at that ii seemed rather a difficult task
These people who were coming in saw several
trainloads of them-seemed such hopeless things
What could be done with theni What burden
they would be the French How little result
there would be from anything done for them or
with them
THAT is far from being the case" | was told.
They respond In an incredibly short time to all
we do for them. Their health improves their
minds clear. From being liabilities they soon be
come assets. Germany sends these people in,
wrecks so cowed, starved, that they can scarce
ly tell where they have Deen, what has happened
to them In the years Of their slavery in the mines,
the mills the fields Of their captOr country. Tubrr-
culoss seems 20 have a firm grip on many of them,
md the children filled with the germs Of con-
tagious diseases But either by happy ability Of
the French 10 rise under difficulties, the joy Of
finding themselves back in their own land, the
rapidity with which they rally, the quickness with
which their minds clear Is remarkable"
French woman, in charge Of the casino ves-
tiaire AT Evian where clothing is found for these
unfortunates, said: "Ihe they send, the
better we ike ii. We care for all, with the
help of our friends, the Americans. And the faster
they send them back, though Their coming so fast
unquestionably taxes resources TO the utmost,
the more quickly will France get back her own
people"