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Show CARDINAL MERCIER GRATEFUL FORHELP GIVEN BY ALLIES NKW YORK, net. !) ..,ii autosrnph menrn ge to he A nierii'ii n public from Caidlnal Mereler of Hclgium, expressing hi" in I m Ira t Ion of "the pou erf ill a ssi n-lauce" n-lauce" ;lmi bv this I'oiintry o the allied al-lied nriule, it broutrht here tottay hv Raul 'a ii'ienven, illrecior of tlie lleiglati official Information service, wllh head- 1 1 1 j 1 1 l ei s nl Wa shins; t on, The lelter, willlen lit Mallnes, wllbln Ihi- fieimiilt linen, a bio olces the prelate' n i ii i' i la Moll of A mer lca n con I rl bti I Ion s I n ttih-.hiu charllicM. The nir-iniiKP follows: "I u Irih I we re able to e x pre adequately ade-quately to ki ea I - Imarl nl A me r lea t hd great admiration I feel for the powerful assistance which she brings to our armies and for the extraordinary courage of her soldiers. I also desire to thank them day by day for their charitable and humane hu-mane assistance. This young nation, so vigorous of heart and of hand, is wonderful. won-derful. "I wish for my own part to express to the contributors" to Belgian charities my deep appreciation of their assistance. I pray that the Rord may reward them for their zealous work." |