The Ward County independent., 1920-02-26
RED CROSS GIRL
IS ON WAY HOME
Miss Aileen Haggerty Writes to Her
Cousin in This City and Tells Of
Conditions in Europe.

prlnC pOfClOIlS Ol II.
II have about finished my work here
and am sailing for the U. S. A. Febru-
ary 18th on the Canada, via Marseil-
les, Naples and Palermo; possibly we
will also stop at Giberalter and Lis
bon. This is a much longer trip than
the northern route but it costs no
more, is more interesting and the wea-
Their is little more gentle, which is
quite consideration at this season
as there have been some pretty severe
storms on the Atlantic recently. I
am so anxious to return to America
that l can hardly wait for my sailing
date; had been requested to stay on
for six months more, and could go to
Constantinople or Warsaw, Poland, if
I wished but l have lost all desire to
60 amy place except to America. Aside
from being anxious to return, feel
that the Americans have done enough
for the people of these countries and
that the more we do for them now the
less they do for themselves and
about the only appreciation they show
is through their press agents when
they are calling for more aid from
America
"The Tribune had an appeal in
recent issue from Countess Somebody
who was in Minneapolis soliciting
funds for cher people," but l have
never seen more luxury that saw
on my recent trip to Belgium. The
streets are crowded with carriages
and automobiles filled with well dress
ed people, the numerous confectionery
stores are doing rushing business in
rich candies and cakes, the cafes and
drinking places which are very numer-
Gus are crowded all hours of the day
and might and it is almost impossible
to get into one of the many theatres.
Of course, there are some poor, the
same as in any country, but even tho
America taxed her resources and fed
and clothed them for few years they
would still be poor. They have had
wonderful crops of grain, fruit and
vegetables all over Europe last year;
never saw more wonderful grain
fields than I saw in the Balkans last
summer and Roumania alone had fif-
teen million bushels of grain to ex-
port, but see by the American papers
that Washington has appropriated a
few million dollars to send grain into
that country. If America could send
some of these people an inclination to
work the chief requirement would be
filled.
"The first of February l am going
down to Nice for about ten days
that is the Palm Beach of France and
the weather is beautiful there at this
season. Will probably make some lit
tie side trips from Nice as / have
never been in that part of France, but
travelling here is very difficult now
as they have taken off number of
trains and put on luxury tax of IS
per cent for the ones that are run
ming.
"Had quite an interesting trip
Christmas time as was included in
the twenty girls that the Red Cross
sent over to Coblenz, Germany, to
distribute Christmas packages and
assist with the holiday festivities for
the A. E. F. in Germany. 1t was quite
an affair and one that shall never
forget; l never before saw so much
Christmas, they had beautifully dec
GRATED trees everywhere and at the
headquarters of the different organic
,ations Christmas packages were dis
tributed and musicians and entertain
ers did what they could to chase away
gloom. The day after Christmas l
was invited up to EhrenbTeitstein,
the largest fortress on the Rhine, ON
the heights overlooking Coblenz; it is
quite a thrilling sight to see the U. S.
flag waving over the old German fort
resses, and the strange part of it is
that the Germans don't seem to re-
sent our being there. They treat the
Americans with every courtesy and
the shops give American soldiers and
war workers discount Of 10 per cent
from the regular prices, which are
already much less than prices in
France. They seem to be thankful
that it is the Americans and not the
French who are occupying their city.
1t gave me rather an uncanny sensa-
ton to mingle with them at first but
although we dislike them as q nation
it is hard to feel anything but pity for
the individuals of the middle and low
er classes"
A. C. Nedrud Has Good Memory
A. C. Nedrud, pioneer from Logan,
is a member Of the jury in district
court. He was examined as juror
for the case of Wright VS.. the 500
Railway Co. Wright's attorney ask
ed Nedrud if he knew Wright. The
pioneer replied that he knew him
slightly and explained that when he,
Nedrud, was operating the first alb
stract office in Ward county some
twenty years ago, he had done some
abstract work for Wright, for which
he had never been paid. It is need
less to say that Nedrud was excused
from sitting as juryman.
Wright is suing the 500 for $1,000
alleging that the company was re-
sponsible for a fire that burned some
buildings at his coal mine.
REPUBLICANS SELECT TICKET
FOR MARCH PRIMARY
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 18.-Indorse-
ment of a ticket of candidates for
delegates to the national convention,
for presidential electors, and for ma
tional committeeman, was the clos
ing work of the Republican state con-
vention, held in Bismarck yesterday
at the call Of Republican members Of