Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-21
QUEEN OF BELGIUM SENDS
MESSAGE TO AMERICANS
What Women of Foreign Countries
Arc Doing to Further the
Aims of Democracy.
ITALIANS FACE HARD TASK
American Woman Doing Work
Among Refugees in France Finds
Time to Sketch Few OF the
Scenes and Experiences.

INC division on womcn's war work OF
the Committee on Public Information,
is IN TIA" form az a cable 20 the Bel
CLAN minister At Washington. from
Count de Jchay, member of the Cabi-
net OF KinE Albert. ana is as follows:
Please transmit TO the wonens di-
vision Of the Committee on Public
Information the following message:
! am directed by In" Queen on the
occasion of the independence Day 10
inform YOU that Her Majesty wishes
to express her admiration for the work
the women OF America are doing for
the allies cause"
ITALIAN WOMEN .jOINt
THEIR PART IN WAR
In Italy more than 10000 women
IRE facing tho hardest work OF the
war in occupations that formerly have
been supposed 10 belong exclusively to
men. according to estimates made by
ofiicia! publications ot the italian gov
ornncnt. An extract translated from
a.r"cent report follows;
Women in factories have left
lighter wori: 10 -akc mems places. and
peasant women have come to the cities.
attracted b; high wages in the muni-
ton plants Women arc being en-
ploy"d In making airpianes. and their
work is recognized and appreciated.
although three years ago this was not
considered :. suitable occupation. Lon-
hardy Is the iyrrcst Industrial center
but everywhere conditions have
changed fundamentally.
Every effort IS made TO guard the
health ~ muntion workers. This is
particularly necessary for the peasant
women, who arc uunccuStomcG to long
hours indoors. Physicians arc sta
Toned ia each factory TO attend 10
emergency CAGES. and there arc rest
rooms with baths aud showers. club
'ooms and places Of amuscmcn, also
arc Furnished 70 guard the moral vel
FAR" OF these simple women In their
nov environment Their homes are
Officially inspected. aud the landlords
are required 10 keep the property in
hrst-ratc condition. Municipalities con
troll rents. which consequently remain
reasonable IN spite Of the crowding
OF tn" cities
The munition plants are situated
Outside tho towns. and the workers
travel back and forth on the street
cars IN mos, cities the fare is
cents. ard durinr busy hours tickets
NAV &c used iHai cost even loss.
Day mug cries have boon "stab-
liFh"d in the muri'iou plants. aud tn.
women nrIn. tAelr Younger children
with them In tn" mornings. An allow
ance cf time 'aeiv"n 10 nurse the
babies. and as d result of this the
number Of nursing mothers has in
creased from - to 80 per cent. while
infant mortality has decreased from
80 10 . uar cent.
y law eonrols all munition work
e. go reg yer the national pension
fund. Since thu wa a second fund
10 which, employees pay a small sum
tHorti'iy. has been started to provide
tor conditions after The deciara tion
~ peace when wauy of the muni,jon
makers VIII lo compelcd 20 hnd other
'mp!oymeni
RED CEusa woul>t:n
ono o., ,no ~
,c,,t.-s Ia. t,r.,5
~ ~ 49, ..,.,. , 80, 49, -;
.rn rsr ~ no, c,.,r,.',,. ,''i
in France sh" writes.
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sbin II. ,,, doir,, 80. ~,
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-. us;p ~, ! fo,,,1 ,.o,r ,i.
taken we wcra rocciycd cv.rvvbaro
Win sr,ilcs nj ,n,-,ha ,,onc,, w,
rrtc,icary ai,v,ya ror,rcnrin" ana
10 visits wire no, a, all c.,ir, 80,
business but nIaas,n, social n,antirrs
-Four littlA rorur.a ch;Idrar u.harr
! stumbled unon Nv acrden, yns,nra,v
ara rec-in,- II, o- tbc o,an ui,aow
fo,Ind thar, in nm ,rcto,t nh,,.,u
The place wos a don ~ dr., Win no
ma,,rcsses on In. iron cot wbora
vounr baby l.v oslcro TT. roor, 60
,a5ned Two si,ch COTS cnvnr.o u.,,b
rags. a tiny stove. hrok.n chair an
old wardrobe ana q snail ,nhi: =
saw ono bIark7. The chij1rc, Sel.,t
on .he floor ,,nw ala tboy eyor snt
through the winter They came from
Ehcirus, and underwent ,hir.v-ono row
bardments before co,ninr b.rc 80
think OF the little girl RUNNING ar,cr
me TO e5:c me :. nowcrn1, wall cnu,nr
in a tin can. the ONLY urnt,v min" sb .
had. These children are sitting nv mo
ac I write-ea,inc. chccoI,to
II must tell you OF another tragic
family / came upon two days ago.
Ihey we're IN 4 sPuahd stone hut by