The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-08

service In the hut. Every night IL Il
crowded by soldiers who enjoy sincin.
the familiar hymns. The same eirl,
lead these meetings who have worked
since dawn. Men preach and pra,
after driving heavy motortruck, o,
hammering alk day at the walls d
some new shack. Later, some of then
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make their night deliveries Of food Il
the trenches. Sometimes the WORKING
day is Is hours. One Englishwomar
has served four years. without a day
OF rest, in the British huts.
Following the Flag.
England's workers reached the FROM
not two weeks after the soldiers
wherever the troops go, there Ia The
salvation Army. In India there ID i
strong organization now, Differed Nv
natives, who serve the Indian wounded
Mesopotamia, Egypt and South Africa
have their Salvation Army field work
ers. This spring, for the first time.
england has appointed army chapluins
from the organization. There are four
Of them in the United States army
London is the location of an inter.
estfng corps. Here there Is college
OF 800 girls. When an air raid occurs
some Of these cadets are rushed TO
the place of danger. AT the same time
supply truck with kitchen leaves
the nearest shelter. The girls marshal
the crowds in subways and cellars and
hold meetings while the bombs OK.
plode on the streets above. Their
eatmness steadies the people, and their
ardor inspires them. On one occasion
King George attended subway meet
ing during an air raid. Both he and
Lloyd George recognize their value in
London at the present time.
AT Reims the famous Adiutant Car
rel is an anti-aircraft battery in her.
self. A raid begins, sowing fresh ruin
and terror over the desolate city.
Then this Frenchwoman exercises her
magic, for such IS her tranquillizlng
effect in a moment of panic. She
brings people into cellars from fhe
streets and makes of those refuges
places of worship.
Rebuilding Homes.
Italy, too, has its S. A. workers
During the German invasion. thew
cared for the refugees. In every sort
of shelter, huts and tents and Old
palaces, they worked. The officers
toiled alongside the Red Cross and
other relief organizations, giving out
food and clothing. Streams Of refu-
gees passed down the road, stopping
for food at the camps. ut was like
huge, sad panic" wrote one officer
Then there was the problem Of re-es-
tablishing the homeless. The Saliva.
ton Army co-operated with the italian
authorities here. They try to settle
the people in circumstances as near
the normal as possible. Nest OF them
are peasants, so city life is a great
change. To meet this difficulty, the
authorities have consid eredI nlaH esfl
nths the Asrnertte an RReSSinfss =;
| land colonies, and In these. relief pro
/ jects the Salvation Army has done it
part.
|, The Salvation Army Is an interna
} tional organization, whose natfona
branches cooperate. The war seryic
J branch in each country works for 1t
! own troops. The huts and canteens
the hotels and hostels of this organi
cation never conflict with or duplicat
: those of the Red Cross or the x. Nj
, c. A. They are organized on nue.
the same plan, and meet similar need
{ in their districts. But each organize
: ton has a distinct personality. IN
: American soldiers in France will a
) ways think of the Salvation Army a
e dispenser of pies and doughnuts
: store for the sale Of everything frOr
4 chocolate to shoe strings. But the
: will also remember the religious wor
e of the Salvation Army, its meeting
e and songs. Some Of these meeting
: have even been held In the Catholi
churches of France, which shows tn
S good feeling between the leaders
S Then there are the quiet talks wit
s the men or girls of the units, girl
:. who can cook fudge-just tiny plec
: for each-and talk like the girls q
q home.
+ SO welcome have they made then
selves at the front that army officer
s are asking for huts at special place