New-York tribune., 1919-08-04


The Hun and his accoutrements
brought sorrow into many young lives.
He has been punished.
Now let him bring JOY into the dreary
days of some of the youngsters whom
the high cost of living, brought about
by his awful war, has left half fed
How many Fresh Airs" can travel to
vacation land in German helmet :?
One? Ten? Some one can make it a
vehicle large enough to TRANSPORT a
hundred boys and girls from the city
fare into the country if he will.
Miss Lucy Abbot Throop, Of Brook
iyn, has presented to The Tribune
Fresh Air Fund a German helmet to
be sold for the benefit of the fund
The helmet was sent to her from
France by her brother, Lieutenant
Colonel George H. Throop, of the Gath
Engineers, who found it on battle
field in the Toul sector.
1t is typical steel affair of the
uSual greenlsh-gray color Though it
shows signs of hard wear, it is in GOOD
condition.
Worn by Two Germans
Evidently it was worn by at least
~wo soldiers, for on the inside of the
brim it bears the legend Gin German
script "Kraus 682," while on the
head-leathe inside is wr! item "Gott-
schalk S-89." Just above the name
"kraus" on the rim is another name
probably "Gottschalk" - which has
been scratched out, Indicating that
kraus was the second of the two
wearers
Inside the leather flaps, which, when
laced together, formed the cush on
which kept the metal from the soldiers
head, are three small canvas pockets,
Two OF these contain clippings from a
German newspaper, probably the "Dus-
seldorf Gcneralanzeiger" of December
l6 and II, 1917.
The clippings for the most part have
to do with German U-boat operations
and the agitation caused by them in
other countries. One of them, however.
quotes the opinions expressed by sew
eral New York papers on one of the
herman peace proposals. All the clip
pings show signs of much handling.
Chance to Get a Relic
Who wants relic of the great war?
For some one who does here is an op-
portunlty to get one and at the same
time to relieve little of the hardship
the war has caused.
Inc helmet is to go to the highest
bldder-to the person who will make it
40 the greatest good for the little folk
to whom The Tribune Fund is striving
to bring health and happiness.
Bids will be received for one week up
to and including August II. On August
II the helmet will be knocked down to
the person offering the largest amount.
All bids should be made by letter. ad-
dressed to The Tribune Fresh Air Fund.
l54 Nassau Street, New York.
How much is the fund offered?
1876 Children Depart To-day
To-day 1876 children are to be sent
forth to begin country vacations
twenty three to Patterson. n. Y: three
to Hyde Park, N. Y; sixteen to Dan
bury, Conn.,, and 1853 to Watertown,
Tomorrow an even 400 lads and
lassles follow to-day's groups. Of
these $50 are boys for the funds Shep-
herd Knapp Farm; forty are girls and
boys to be entertained by private
hosts in Greene, n. y; sixteen are
boys and girls to be received in the
same manner in Southington, Conn.,;
thlrty-slx are children to make up the
annual party entertained by the peo-
pie of Beaver Falls, N. Y, and fifty
eight are children for Lowvile, N. Y.
F, 1t will require a big bid for the
German helmet to cover the cost of
the outings to be supplied to these
595 youngsters, but every one of them
needs the outing he is to get.
Contributions to Fund
Contributions to the Tribune Fresh
Air Fund: