The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-12-25
PACKAGE GOES
TO SIBERIA
Red Cross Donation from Dickey
County Enjoyed By Former
Subjects Of Gear
INTENDED FOR BOYS IN KHAKI
Red Cross Worker Writes Long Let.
ter to Miss Petersen

er In Siberia, which concerns the
shipment Of goods sent from this dis
triet and bound for France. It failed
to get to It's destination, but was di-
verted to Siberia, where it il needed
badly. The letter is self-explanatory,
and win make interesting reading:
Verchne- Udinsk, Siberia,
Oct. 31st, 1919.
Miss Helga. Petersen, !
: r. 3, Box 10, Cakes, N. OAK.
My Dear Miss Petersen:
The case Of knitted sox sent from
your district reached Siberia instead
Of France. This I hope viii not prove
q disappointment as it 10 infinitely
interesting when you stop to consider
how you knitted thoughts and
thoughts and thoughts~of our .Ameri-
can doughboys into those sox. Then
the armistice happened and later n
peace treaty was formed and in good
time signed.
In the meantime the sox had been
finished, packed, labeled, shipped and
transported, then warehoused to Si-
IBERIA to await distribution. The case
from your district finally reached
Verchne- Udinsk for the American
Red Cross hospital located here.
Verchne, 40 we call the city for
short, il in valley and all about the
edge Of the city are the most won
derful yellow pine groves and just
beyond and stretching away OF and
up into the clouds are hills and noun
tains and at the foot Of the nearer
hills are two ribbons of wster which
ara really when united q fnavigable
river. s y
The city itself il typicslly sibsr-
ian. Log houses and. frame houses,
with plenty Of wooden lace and 10
settes % trimmings. There are . few
brieR and cement buildings. The
streets are nice and wide but unpaved
and IN the dry weather the dust il
!. .&nkle deep and when it rains, over
your shoe tops and higher with mud
and wAter.
Our winter weather began here
about Oct. 9th and has been grad
ually growing colder each day since,
until now, the Thermometer registers
several degrees below zero each
morning. We have been told that It
gets as low ~ 50 degrees bslow
zero. Consequently we are watching
with interest what our thermometer
has TO say each day.
This week we had our sheepskin
= lined coats, fur caps and mittens is-
sued TO M and It has been great fun,
noting how ungainly and comical
with al, we look when dressed in
these outfits
Now to the sox once more. They
are being worn by Russian soldier
patisnts who have fought the Bolshe-
viii y the line near Omsk and Novo
Nicholiask. A few have been given
to Austrian prisoners who are here
in our hospital in various capacities
rs cooks, workmen, interpreters, etc.
Be assured they are being enjoyed
and are giving every bit as much
eomfert to these unfortunate fel-
lows, who are truly grateful to you
good and genenous American women,
a. they would have been had they
crossed the Atlantic and reached
France instead Of the Racihc and
reaching Siberia.
should like to add my thanks al
10 for your thoughtful and helpful
enorts; for I have helped hard out
the sbx week after week to our pa
tients. I have been especially proud
of our American women and girls
and men every time open pack
ing case. The american spirit Just
seems % rush out Of every case that
u opened.
&. Please pass On TO your circle the
thanks and appreciation Of our pa
tisnts hare. also the thanks Of the
austrian prisoners Who arc enjoy
iAg the eosnfort of your knitted sox.
Cordially yonrtl, Il II I'll: ss:.
.Alice Il Bnchland, i. N
Supply Room Nurse.
veFehas- -udinsk Hospital,
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REAsONs VIE GLAD VI LIVE
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