Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-18
Ans NER' To JHll|sE
That 'Y.M||.t.t:MEt
MpIDEDeDtIl6El
0eaesal- ole0umaR, ltieeo ~ foatniaG
fhIerfys issSss Order On csaduse-
Free Supplies.

Spread upon the RECORDS u he
i UAiSd division, A. q. r., ma Int
brought to the attention of sth6 Ma.
tional War Work Council Il the Y. N.
C. A., Il q general order issu1a by
command Of Major General Dicknan,
which ~" oalcials have hailed -. a
emphatic answer to charees that Red
Triangle workers had avoided the dan
Or zones In France and had wvung
exorbitant prices from the soldiers for
the 'eumfofts which the ija6c1Gtion
,hsd sent overseas. 0eher6f D1ekHnah
directed TINT . copy. Of tie 6fdef' be
lseat to zevsrt enc Ut The tlarty.N6ur
mea and six women y. he went With
tie. division through the fighting ut
Chateau Thierry and along the Marine.
20 81 4ihiel. and later into action
hQrth Of Verdun and along the AeuPe.
The Y. N. c. A. has made public
General Dickman's order along with
u communication from Col. J. q. Rhea
ef smother division which was Ii the
b. Hih1ef Aghting.' Colonel RheA give
figures showing the large am6uft Of
supplies which were Distributed ID his
(iyision BY "Y' secretaries without
sharge. The order Of General Dick
man, who n now In command Of the
Army Of Occupation In Germany, b
a. follows: :,
STne commanding general desirss to.
make 0f record In the general orders
q this division Aiss afpsecskfion of
the part taken BY the msanhefs IL the
Y. N. @. A. who hass sbeea. attached
to this division and actixely ralfiGa I'd
their work In all its phases duEing ne,
time that this division WAS in contect
with the enemy from May 81 10 july,
30. !.
During tie days Betihhing Jdly Il,
when the exemy made their 'atfSck ana
Tor days ahd nights aftefSWsard, t1fe
z. n G. A.. through III" AI4ghf6f'
members at their posts u duty, not
only with chocolate and .eahe6 and to-
bNcco' Aheefed our seodleEs, but Weie'
Of emcient assistance to our n1emcia
star. H. caring for wounded. Hot
chocolate vas served. In many cases
free. s1tA Gay and night To me wound
81 una tnIbulGnce drivers.
,'Wh15eptheiineh Of the Y. ~ e. A.
were with the troops in IL ff6df me
tie ytane sk6lnen or the r: n. q. a.
we're detailed with the shuplAaAB nd
the medical staA Of his diyfstoK scar
Testimony Of their -msstNGcient help
daring these two weeks ef great straip.
The conduct Of these self-sacrlAe-,
ing and brave men and women Nta,
have ID. unhesitatinSy Owen der
services to stheir 'ecdhny. sestSblf1A4 "
q s>a41frd ~ ptestige,s e3eepe506ff
cotnute. 90Avetstlf Andt f66oatesGi6Se hGQfl
the 'eslnnssaihus,senssa 'yftieGn4A9f
co)mmGnds.s M a
Oqlsaek Ahee. e,ief II zkse = 1AG
seberqp 500 Of vns a - g1l1llnnau
WITCH helped to stuniG h1s4Nuf - -,
lgHfel, salient. Wrote 70 u Z M,Gx,s
ovefteAs KSadq6iiters q Pkfi . ~, \
lovs:
<IAs division commander directs - /
10 stnank yOu In the name Of the 49,
Gers and men Of tbs diyiaen ~ ysuF
great work In having dlsritstso 0ar
tisl to this division, between Sspt6a1- 1
bes 10 and Is q total Of 1l7,000 pack.
agSs Of cigarettes. 67,540 bars Of choc- |
olafe. $3.50 packages Of cakes. 81aO
po1nds Of hard candy, and hundfsds
a. isallons- q coRee. ehocolatss and
bedillon.
1t u impossible to Sxpeedb b pa
ths appree1nf3on Of the olleesD INA
nen Of the spleasors ord comfort you
have brought to them whsA each one
wa9 struggling -undsR The gEeaeest
Aas1shipa to Do hi5' du0 t6Wafo NJ
eeuAfzy. You probably realize bsttsr
~ con b expressed tie appcoe1gt1ea
6 4oae kindly WORK:
800 l1NHu nn0As 49,