Show W hole lj 0 1 I 1 aall 1 I s flee affie 47 CL C L AF I 1 ia Q 0 hig IF pvc s I 1 X e I 1 me 0 unicy 60 bovry 70 foft bac E N nl harmless honn horm less rains refugees from F french cb hinges just behind tile the tieh tie fien chei h crowd ed it into at hw her railway de poff at fincle during four our dav patt pathetic letle evidence to par paris th that I 1 the germans german were advancing somewhat in their recent drive vil VI logo lage after village bid bed corm comp under tile the german guns Is and homeless homede old me men women childre ell 11 sick helpless were hurried berried into paris tor for von ton to friends friend and relatives or to be assigned to the fare earn of some unborn bed french city or tow town G As AB trainload after hain trainload lead of thes U unfortunates or of war here delivered in the gore gare du do nord and other depots of parl tile the refugees and their belong ings made for a time one of the worst human tan tangles ion imaginable to get an idea of the Comil conditions at tile the paris eta am tlona during these the few it davs think of mu thiu ret the railway station 1 in our nearest large american or cin im gme it on the busiest dabs daa of the week with till its ordinary human and freight traffic greatly welled swelled by the patting through ot of thousands of soldiers who h hav to he be fed aud and for bled laed with bathing and sleeping accommodations then 1 im gj ne that same station ratio called upon nedd suddenly ly t to a food and lodge tor for two core and it rights nights 1000 bomel homeless mon U people where mhoon would on no am american cm C I 1 bod quickly I 1 in ua mi letl ov me an ho hour t two the 0 mattre r e itea and the 6 60 0 piles of straw covered with blankets bankers which bich supplemented the canteen tables and piles of luipage lui gage ss as sleeping places for or this tired fired in multitude 0 of french refugee of tup the crowd ot of unexpected gueits many were very verv old others sick quit B few entire entirely tv helpless help leiB leRs thus there were hundreds hundred of little children some a had lost their parents in the shuffle A few mutilated fib children id victims of salo term slona m mar r their imm required ired lin im fr mediate odite surg surgical leal and nursing care car oth er children had scarlet fever or co con tagi us diseases and hod had to be junr ontee d at bouce to in do taft hospitals hos t a there them wore were onon enough g h thin abble to keep ilpo cross ross buttles bottles busy all 11 the it time 0 add 0 to o this burns haiman flut flotsam ra and it jet cam n piles of furniture baby crr carriages mg ble velm it kitchen chen utensils bedding clothes tells and last lot but not mst least a ruchla of i boata live five chickens find and pet 11 ll doga dg that had to be fed and watered and you have base doroe a idea of the chill chilian relief problem 1 that the american america red cross and other agencies must solve after a throat thread and ad withdrawal on the front liples boote but the th american red cross we was re ready ady on and d right on the job jb when hen the first trains train begum began to come a 1 la al aice fo 1 rod red cross godf mi were on the plot plat forms forces ready to set act as part porters they made ad trip after trip loaded down dew with tile the ase personal fird of the refugees refu geef per perhaps hate leading a goat or carrying 11 live Is assisting left g the wook or lame to roach reach the canteens upstairs where what quantities of hot food and drink were being und made ready for distribution through the red 0 cross cro B 1 and I other co canteens messia and where cuts cots were arem provided tor for the tame lame and ve very y feeble fechte rood read we was tile the first t thought bought of nearly nil 11 particularly famished chil children drom wha he had bad it little it 1 to eat tor far many say houra boom all of the can cantons reinforced bv volunteer lunter cota cooks mid and waiters aiters flom in many organizations were cre soon s sing serving ing hot e soup CP coffee ten tea ch chocolate cel t meet meat choose and sardine sandwiches stewed fruit chocolate and even a bit of could candy for it llie I 1 little ittle folks find and a eiga rette for the men 91 1 lien ev even ermle one w wanted anted to woh wali some me had not act been able to get at belp and ad water note tor for several dave dava and really many ot of the children were in deplorable con diehm two too hundred and sixty eight well wash rags con numerable innumerable in be baid oil ft bundred pounds of soap did wonders new clothing was issued to nam and ad old garments were fumigated and oil i laundered ored miny seized tile the first chance to notify re relatives lathon ht at llie file writing tables provided by the llie rod red cross the push cart caravan of the refugees some six thousand more fo fortu mate nute ones either tied had loan for their journeys or had in mind definite destinations where friends friend or OP relatives would welcome lemna tile them cut but some were absolutely without funds and worse had no idea nor choice as to where they would go from ft where paris par these it tt was as necessary blaar to ti maintain until they could be b p provided eded with homes many with definite des buted to proceed bt at once on their journ eov this 1 involved hed a n night trip to another railway station across paris until motor trucks and amona automo biles bli could old be assembled the rod red brosi inen hired red push h carts for the anz h pv night bud d PC personally net led rai caravans remis of refugees refugee with till baggage and belongings belonging to the other the depots ganv little cliff ana do a or older folk unable his to walk rode comfortably in these push p cart X prot professions processions process ions in all some SW P people were transported tra to in tills this wa no then arrived a d 12 1 i sen ice atra and all four I 1 trucks ot of the acca american n R red oil C cross to OC 0 canadian s diu red hed cross trucks the IL AL 0 A sight ight seeing cars and ad many melm ambulances lanco and private car arh fa furnished by other or 1 and by individuals this fleet supplied with gasoline by the american red cross cros solved Is nd cross tofu to tran sp notation until the fronell on au I 1 were able 1 to take over ever th the a lo lil ter depot moo movement ement of these refugees fui few who have not actually is tal e en part in 0 one a of these refugee hos can r realize afire what hot the feeding of 15 people in crowded railway stations in bolves all the canteens fou fed as am many man as an they could without neglecting 1 hu fir primary lears function of caring for too troops cop en route cents the american tied lied cross 2 supplied applied extra supplies to other oilier co can teens faces and immediately enlarge d its own canteen faculties facilities the first fund food some am ot of the refugees rot get on an F r man evening avon g were Bat pai dines dinos fished out a of with I 1 till help and it put on crackers cracker college spread fas liton but soon mm regular hot wa boing meas meals were b belne served to every one who needed food TO tona of f food fond needed sd to h handle the c tatia crowd it the rod red froes conn assembled gabled at the its depots plus 3 it hen and 2 2250 spoons spon forks unit kol what la 1 more important it mobilized a force to keep hoep she ahead d ot of the demand tor for the thesa utah sit site the im food supplied just juat fro from the Amerl cao 11 red lr cross car vlen und nd many any other agencies also were bedla feed liitt g refugees ugene lamented samen ted to tons of meet meat bread old and fruit vor for example j 11 con ot of condi ad ased ad milk ilk 1800 1 SW P pounds it of coffee ff to tea and ad cocoa or pounds ot of sugar pounds of u american red cross cr oss helps care fo for in refugees who no pour into paris to escape I 1 invaders awal ers age 2 si ens of corned beet beef still and IS 35 items hams CO b hnyp 9 of blend nod and crackers 12 cawi ca of choose cheese 3 8 cases of mca nt and 29 cases ot of fielt were among amone tho the items more alore than 1200 1 pounds of eating I 1 9 chocolate mere era I 1 irined it but inah h altra ot 1 thi atilt was has for luncheons on the in fro from p paris aels to new abiding places aber merely ly to pin the refugees pic together fo failed called for cards card of safety jina and rally 2200 garment gurm dita not at counting chiefs sell such euch th things me w were needed deeded to the people 1 in n few ani this crow crowd bad been distributed na refused h however we so att 1 ft parts unclad or unwashed no a a sick ick person or child looked fir med 1 leal 11 1 or imar cafe ei orion berj one was on clenn clean r over everyone clothed A As an one of the forty odd add extra rod bed cross worker enraged engaged day and ad put it even the he goats and the digs got a square meil oil from the scraps crop and the humans humane were filled imon in I 1 eorge which we be would interpret Us as giving fall |