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Show Life In Archangel. The girl problem Is as serious la Archangel, Russia, as In any big military mili-tary center, says Miss Elizabeth Boles, director of Y. W. C. A. work In Rns-rIb. Rns-rIb. who Is homo on a short leave of absence. "Many girls from central Russia went up to Archangel to spend tho j4 summer because of the heat and of Jr the food shortnge nnd when military Jr operations were begun In the lerrl- r tory surrounding they were unnblo to go home. They were virtually refugees refu-gees without goloshes, furs nnd tho heavy winter clothing necessary In thnt northern region. With the coming com-ing of tho expeditionary force tho housing question became n serious one. We Y. W. C. A. secretaries hove fairly comfortable qunrtors rooms with beds In nnd lighted with clec- 1 trlelty. To be sure there nro several ' of us In each room. i "Many girl clerical nnd stenographic 1a' worker wero needed of course at nrmy ?J lur-ailqunrterH nnd at the postodlce. This offered employment to some of the refugees and women nro doing everything ev-erything In Archangel, even to i mining mi-ning tramenrs and trucking. They need organized recreation nnd Hint Is what we are trying to glvo them. |