Show ARMY BARRACKS FOR NURSERIES One of Them Houses Hawses More Than Children MUren Under Ten Within sound of the deep threaten guns guns' o of the French firing line lInc guns ns that are ceaselessly sly telling the Germans Ger Ger- mans mans thou not pass live hundreds hundreds hundreds' hundreds hundreds' hun hun- of happy happy- healthy children At the beginning of the war the tha b buildings building's In which these kiddies now live and pla play and study were barracks for for- French boys training to be sol sol- dl diers rs Today these boys those boys those who are are left eft of them them are are veterans These barracks are good modern buildings and they are set amid beautiful scenery seen ery There are several of these groups of barracks scattered throughout Fr France nce and all all' of th them m have been turned Into homes f for r the nations nation's i homeless children At one of the nurseries barrack there are are more than children S Some me are babies of a 1 few days old arid and the oldest Is not not over ten years Most of these children m are orphans Some few of them have mothers who ho hoare are working in in fields and factories to help France FranC win the war nd these little folks are receiving the fir first t intelligent care of f their lives Skilled American doctors are in charge of the the- kitchens and experienced experienced experienced teachers are Instructing those old enough to to attend the barrack- barrack school The older girls and boys are beIng taught useful trades as ns well as ashe the he usual classroom lessons and with It t all these children are learning the toy oy oy In healthy play France laid upon us us a sacred service In n. n this care of Its Its children And how noble Doble l has as been bee the response of our American Red Cross On page f four uJ of this issue you will trod rind Red Cross articles of of of interest to all loyal Americans |