The evening world. Newspaper, March 14, 1918, Page 9

4 ‘THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1918. AMERICAN RED CROSS WORK IN FRANCE tion to the deep-voicel monsters! imitation of the sound of explod- | in a vault by a Red Cross worker—a@ | growling so far away; gunfir 4) ing shells | little skeleton, scarcely alive, To-day | been their lullaby The 1 fet.” sald the doce! he is a fat, smiling, humorous baby, Store Opens | Although it had been establisned in] tor. "It is a German plane and all|/ given to actical jokes, Nobody 9 A.M. | the c of this institution ¢ pre ese boys kr what German planea| knows anything about his father and natal influence had been decidedly|gencrally do. The Boche has sent| mother, and nobody ever will know, - |uninfluential, we wero privileged to/ planes over this placo timo after time, | because it wan quite apparent to We Sell Dependable Merchandise at Prices Lower witness, as we were getting ready to but they have never dropped any) those who found him that some In- y % — a ve, a striking instance of what a|bombs in this vieinity and we have|terested party had tried to get tid of Than Any Other Store, but for Cash Only o Meat ' | ee ing has rotective guns all around us, How.) th veau Kid. (Continued from First Page.) ro _— " de asting effect train & | pees nae pane TRRGeebe ue rr plastic mind of a child, We wore in| ever, one can never tell what the Gor-| "I'd like to take the Red Head home shells from the time the Germane first | A meee : one of the dormitories occupied by| man will do.” with me,” sald one of the party, to natur temperament they were su- deacended orf their villages untibthey | yemeiy happy and chattering every were picked up by French soldiers) jinute during thelr waking hours. and Red Cross volunteer seatchers | oo ctning wonderful had happened BES tenet Our On tHe. War money to them—they didn't know what and Little Is known of the mothers Of 4 114. aidn't care, particularly, boys between five and eight years of} As the doztor spoke he stepped to| Whom the uty haired mite ap- age. The little fellows had gone to|the door and looked out. Grouped | Pered to have taken a mighty fan bed, but were gazing with bright-|spout @ spacious rectangle were the You might as well think offtaking oyed eagerness at the visitors. Allat|/dormitoriee and the h ospital, The| the Louvre,” remarked the doctor In once an anti-alrcraft battery on on} Red Cross on a background of white! charg the infant dormitory. “Many rity . ‘| arter of a milo|etood o: ellef on the root] Americans have expressed a desire to Majority © walfs and nothing Is recovery of the sick children | *levation about a qu d@ out in sbarp rellef on the ro ei 4 a t 1 a dexire to known of the fathers of most of them.| 0. ginont miraculous, ‘The eye| from the Institution opened fire, and oh building, although tho only| adopt our children, 1 think we could How they me be In the instita- i; | shrapnel and pieces of shell rained on ‘ay delivered by tho stars find homes for most of them In the cases yielded to treatment from the ined by the relation Leitich l first. In a@ few days the refugees be- » walked | United States—good homes, too—but |the roofs of the barracks and on the| doctor was preoccupied a4 a at én { ‘ ” {t will be many years before a Fre of & ape ance of the rescue jlaygrounds and gardens o1it |with us to our car, keeping close tol! * from a deva 1 village of a smatt| 899 to take on fat and color showed | ayer card the purring sound of | the butidings “ave i t ore aes Pee EaWlal coWer f ns in thelr cheoks. ‘The improvement | The™ We heard th 8.9 avold fa jth otential powor group. The circumstances and con- ditions attached to thi rticular In- | 24S been continuous. All the children | res y generally to all/re still mt the Institution. The the Red Crova charges in the refuge | Women are working in towns and overlooking one of the! Villages contiguous to the reat of t 4 in| Btoup. : high aOve OUP pieces of shrapnel. haps ho was! in th France when the thinking of what nt happen to! We Is over and fo many of hoy men At tho first gum report four of the/his plant for saving to France hor| “i! boys Wilt fall to coine home.’ | \ poss sprang from thotr cots as though! incipient matiood and womanbood, ¥ ! Hany nats 69 th | ers like It are growing. French #0! elled by an electrio “| TETE ROUGE AND THE CAVEAU diers and Red Crowes workers are dived for safety, They moved, Aline scouring devastated villages In the on the hil most picturesque France. 1 have never seen healthier looking with the unanimity and harmony of KID THE STARS. way bone. to, Fou ue Infanti flotwam d CHILDREN SWARM LITERALLY ©F bappler children than this little a quartet of acrobats responding (o a The ar tr mates of the institution siected seine 7 Ok Beat rae on OUT OF THE GROUND. Aggregation of waits, who were such| si onai, it appeared (0 the witnesses |O' (WO litle boys, each about a year”) the groet woman of France, ; eae German troops under pressure of 4 short time ago the sport of death= | iat {hey got out of thelr cots and and-u-half old, “Tete the red - _- Mea. & Vat, ¢ lery fire abandoned a cer-|d¢aling missiles hurled at them and] itgep them with one motion, ‘The) nd the Caveau the vault | Cow Makes Mille Record. | |icdd, ay tt were, Tote Rouge is red of A Host of Lovely Hats Ready for Easter, Brighten the $4.49 Millinery Section for the Week End $5 49 Just fourteen shopping days,before Easter! Wide awake to the short- ness of time and the demand for new hats, the Millinery Section has ‘pre- pared a collection of hats for week-end selling, in styles so diversified and so appealing that all women, from the miss to the matron, can be satisfied. y had held since the ,over their heads by men unconscious | qootor made no move to call them 4 | AM! Cal, March =A } first overpowering German rush into | 8f their existence out, ‘The other boys pald no atte wn Bair pink of wk deaat blue of Se woe A, ate Oi eesssntnags ae 9186 h r jand wears a perpetual smile jy | Bounds of m 4a made in the reven France; but the Germans took up &| PERCENTAGE NOW IN HOSPITAL |to the surprising actions of their] Ti), Util A BErDU Ml Malte. Ott dave ended lnet night by. Kaphuclla position behind the village on ground EXCEEDINGLY SMALL. comrades. which commanded the terrain oceu-| Nearly all the ohildren now under HEARD THE HUMMING OF A pled by the French, and it was a long | Red Cross guardianship were brought GERMAN AEROPLANE. time before French troops, under! jn under conditions similar to those cover of night, eucceeded M® penetrat-| applying to the group described, | ing German barrages and entering the siurved, Mthy, vermin-ridden and village. with infecte In truth {t was not a villiges DUtO| Dercontaga of cases in the hospital collection of debris interspersed Wit) among children who have been reat shell holes, T ih were NO) cuinp even a short time ty lower th jand so far as the authorities of the } institution know he has no father an} bent. pe ’ 1d no relatives. | pauree of guilt tn, seven days, tnade by “We have about a dozen children| As for the Caveau Kid, ho wasfound|in Woodland, Cal who always dive under the bed, or }under a table, whonever they hear ‘wunfirea clore by,” anid the doctor ‘We find they do thia because nothers, or the women Who cared them after tolr mothers disappear life In the vista of des Let elt tue the percentage in the ordinary orphan | a. i t them to seck cover whenever | ft uns warned of the ap- when the French patrol approached. oF founding asylum in the (after At timen the soldiers heard scurrying | 4. ro6 ail the hospitat casos are! broach of German plaries. Tho idea uf ceived or children} seeking safety has been drtiled | among the ruins, are ‘They know there were no Ger- diveasox which | Wem, and tb oy it automatic sng treatment.| "On the contrary, we have mane about and so they called loud in French, and, literally, out ef the ground came a swarm of ‘Nave ‘WES one okau ofmacael aver | rly trained In the cave Httle children and a few women | 1th diene of my viait and ie was tie | and dugouts of their childhood who | Twe of the Acictiaggiillil beaitebe, Jonly scarict fever case th@ hospital| remain quite composed when our pro thes sillagi ve binned the fire | None of the children In this refuge! have come to realize that we uro tak- ef guns of both sides. Neither | %&* died ng care of them, and they ealaye dootora nor midwives had sur | 1 an asylums and|that under our carp they are safe vived in that community, but | fUndling asyiums at home and have| The children who persist In diving for ether mothers had « od at the | been haunted by the apathotic, almost | cover are not interfered with in auy births, while the ground rocked | ® »peless, expressions of the obildren, y. We are convinced that as time | with ¢t hook of cannon andthe | *! of them dreased precisely alike,| goes on they will break themselves uf | air wae filled with the shriek of |8cting allke, and, if one observes) the hubit, Curtously enough, we have | shelle. |them long enough, looking alike. In| tad the opportunity here this after- | Gwiftiy and silently the soldiers| Paris and other cities of France I! joon to note that in this part of tho herded together all the women and | Dave seen thousands and thousands! word, at least, parental training | children left tn the village and hur- °f orphans and half orphans marvh- potent than prenatal influence. ried them across the dangerous field (nf through the streets for a prome- t then we heard the humm: to a point behind the French lines. nade on Sumday, and it was easy to) nan aeroplane, The difference From there they were taken in Red |!!! t they were orphans; the !n-! berwoen the sound made by a Ger Crose motor ambulances to the inst fluence of a disciplinary | man double propeller motor tution on the hill which had been but | speedily marks itself upon th Hrensh) singe propeiter mots recently acquired, The child-saving} these orphans up on the hill and still guita marked and easily distinguish plan was otill tn an experimental | within the sound of tho big guns at! anie, ‘Tho French machine, drive stage and the staff was small | the battle front are universally by a single motor, produces a ndy MANY HAD 8ORE EYES AND happy. They are happy in the sohool| ponotonous sound, whereas the syu-| SORE FACES. whieh ts taught by women supplied| chrony of operation between the two} ‘The nurses cried when they looked by the Government; they are happy] motors on the big German mach! ever the shivering, forlorn waifs the | at thelr meals and at play and they! iy broken at regu interva eoldiers had rescued. Both women are happy in their dormitories when| sreqk causing a oF ‘and childran were covered with ver- they are ready to retire for the night GP aiWhbel 4erih min and filth, The clothing of the and when they get up In the morning. the progress of a ¢ whole outfit didn't make a reapect- ‘They seldom cry, the little boys are 2 UE BU SUB ORBOR EB FI eves; nevertholess th re Supre-Maey Hats, which “outclass all millinery clsewhere vd." They're tuned to the mode ii smartness and to the it of the season in lightness. ‘Titre are hats of shiny straws and the new soft straws with flowers, fruits, and yay ribbons everywhere. New shapes, new colors, new ic Three of the hats are illustrated. Lrea—Second Moor, 841 ants air lidren recently re suifer | require from cliror perations or were x SMARTNESS 1S THE OUTSTANDING FEATURE OF EVERY SUIT IN THIS GROUP OF Women’s Spring Suits These suils are $44.75 —medium priced—but it doesn’t take the eye of an have been in ory expert to see that from their cut down to the small- est finishing detail they look and play the part of the high priced suits. Let your Easter Costume be a Tailored Suit. and choose it from this diversified col- lection which leaves no taste unsatisfied. Suits of tricotine, men’s wear serge, fine Poiret twill, sturdy tweeds and excellent quality wool jersey, with unusual touches, every one. One illustrated, $44.75 of report like the gon rail; ma in the matter of sound pro This is the Oxford that one sees so much on smart women today, gis vat dainty appearance to Soe of the features of the collection are the suits with waistcoats able fire when !t was burnod as os virtual stoics | duced, is not unlike the progress of aie sas ‘s hen y su get a pair, be sure they are ' of broadcloth, white pique, fancy colored silks; the semi-tailored peditious! clroumstances wou! v | SNe, 3 Queen Quality. four n Oxfords not I res sanaling a SO THOUSANDS HACE Cine (e os ins ig i * ve ba of th have just that really corres . ; ape, ih it ie < i 1 ey suits with straight lines accentuated by braid binding, the belted f ry o eo ump-thump of e i‘ ‘inhale mat - jam * = i * Alli she:ehllkren: had aot: sven end “Survival of thy fittest Is probably! German machine became audible | and wear you receive for the price asked is, as {ee models that ripple jauntily, the short waisted coats with flat sore faces, due to scratching them- the answer,” ventured one of the doe-| 4 jittle bo | always in Queen Quality footwear super Ie ; y sat up in bed and | Q 2 twear, Vi uperior. , aa with their long eherp finger- tora, "heee children have been born! Cried with all the hasty excites _| ‘ Be a flare ay the ited sleeves buttoned to the elbows, nails, So under or reared under the most un-| ment of one seeking to be the Q Q , | and the narrow well-fitting skirts, were nearly blind. Needless to say, natural conditions. Nobody knows! fiegt to impart information: “Le | queen uality Boot K hop i) women and children wore half how many thousands of children have| @etha Boch 32 West 34th St. i Ed Navy, Black, Sand, Tan, Gray and Checks. starved. died under similar conditions, 1 ‘A dozen other little boys sat up d and were sent to They were washed and dre fed. The bid eye cas the hospital and sc This was the worst contiggon inatitution had re 4 up to that ima. Some of the cases appeared to bo hopeless, To the surprise of the doc nurses the improvement tn a! s te. A fow square should say that these are the tough) and clapped their hands and one#—the pick of the flock, They have] yelled, “Boom, boom, boom,” in strong constitutions and inherent pluck, as is shown by the way they rally a8 goon as we give nature a little assistance.” “But how about all these bables t have come only into life but nto being under bombardment of shells; that have been delivered of and nourished by starving mothers ler the most primitive eireum- stances?” the doctor was asked. ‘Do you find in any of them traces of the experiences the mother went through before tho arrival of the child?" «| “As yet" he replied, “we haven't encountered a case. We have one F fering from @ pronounced case of ricketts, but we have cases of rickotts HL smong children even under the most sanitary conditions of birth and rearing. IT suppose one reason js that Tf little stomach is sour, liver mothers are, aa a class, sto ginative women, ‘They 1 torpid or bowels 1 1 & groove until the war over- cloggec whelmed them they accepted Mothers can rest easy after giving aN mete ea ee igaesey Hl “California Syrup of Figs,” because “A™ONK our hundred of ohitdren | ia « few hours all the clogged-up there Is not a single case of fear of waste, sour bile and fermenting food Unfre or explosions or unus gently moves out st the bowels, and noises that we can trace to a pre you have a ‘ell, playful child again. natal influence. In fact the childres! Children imply wht not take the time who were bora under the mean: Sizes for the small, the medium and the extra size woman, Pegre—Third Floor, 24th Street, Brondway. The New Spring Styles in Youths’ Suits iB Are Making Their Appearance For the chap who will put aside his knickers to don his first long trousers suit: was almost immed meals and insistent kind formed the refugees, They had come in timid and fearful as wild beasts You’re Helping, of Course and This Will Help You to Help! No prepared cereal has the all round conserving value of Grape-Nuts Try a package from your grocer and note these facts: For the young man who looks back upon the days of short trousers. Our stock this season promises much in the way of service-giving, smart looking garments. Following the trend of the men’s fashions the extreme in style has given way to a more serious tone which reflects the serious business which the young men of this country are engaged in. Suits at $16.50 Among them are all-wool garments of green, tan, dark Oxford and gray mixtures pea! Saves sugar; Saves wheat; rom play to empty their bowels, nd yop ceino ; ‘ i . F ns, in a smart sack coat model with | lapels, they become tightly Packed, liver sete Seren olaunintas ming Into | S f I: S Pee in tency deeds any homeapu 8 sm large ed lapels, sluggish and stomach disordered the werd, aa:it # Rreated aves fuel; aves miulk; patch pockets, t PORTE pe ae UN I a ela Neer Mi cipy Ca S fehae, a sas Suits at $19.75 delicious “fruit laxative.” | Children have «Ue Tabara from other inal aves labor; aves time; | ults a e Neetu of cold ae sear ae France's bavleg mow thet thei and there's t bit f te. A large assortment, including some mn hairline stripes come in solr aiatchoes, stetaacheetinn ton Geese periange inthe reepece haa been the not a Dit of waste. semiform fitting coats with peaked ned models with slant pockets, lue lapels, button-down flap pockets, in tan | nergos, in double and single breasted remember, @ gentle “inside cl ; Bee tresteck and white, and black and white tweedas, models, show slant slash pockets and should always be the first treatment NO ATTENTION PAID TO THE BRS SEe US UB RUS SSUES USSU SR given, Full directions for babies, BOOMING OF GUNS A G F d F Th D Tweeds, hiomespuns and fancy mixed new slanting cutaway fronts in two- children of all ages and grown-ups = The early darkness of Frenchy wtr reat oo or ese ays woratede, black A aialaned worsteds with button adele are printed on each bottle tor had overtaken ue in owe tour ae , ware of counterfeit fg syr Inatit n jane ‘ "4 Ask your druggist for « hottie Bedeit All day long the ' ad il “California Syrup of Pigs,” then look ning of & nthe un , carefully and see that it is made hy ) the ‘California Fig Syrup Company.” Uneuish, by the Increase tn rapidity We make no smaller size. Hand back 9f fiving, that the artillery nctivittes with contempt any other fig syrup.— had been accentuated at dunk, Nona ——~—temenimaenmen——-- Of tho Ghildren had paid any ation Ne ad been-audthle and we could ¢ Quality for Quality, All Priced Lower Than Elsewhere PMere— Vt Moor, BAAN Street, Broadway eee eee vc.