Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 202, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 8, 1918 Page: 3 of 8
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BROWN WOOD BULLETIN JUNE 8 1918
RED
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RELIEVES
MISERY Hi ILLNESS
UN ITALIAN FRONTS
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REFUGEES SlTFlifc II ANY 1IAIMJ-
SHIPS AM) L'KIVATIONS JJ-
HIM) Tin: LINES
(By Associated Press)
headquarters Italian ah-
MY June 8. Arrival of relief" from
America through the Red nvtB agents
tiehiud U Italian front alone: the
Piave Rlvor which section . is filled t jio United. States was thus rodperat
not only because of the actual giifta in.
money food and clothing but because
it signifies to tlie Italians the fact
that America is standing behind
them In their long conflict with the
Austrian invaders.
The" awl 'priest at Costello-di-God-oga
was so overcome by the jimex-
jtcctod donations from 'America that
i lie threw up his arms knelt in prayer
and exclaimed "it Is a gift direct
from heaven."-
WMierever the "Red Cross workers
have (Hstributod their relief the may-
or and local committee directed the.
?uccoj;ed families of that community
to write to the soldiers nt the front
and 1611 them what America has done.
The work Of the. Americans- has ex
tolled and the people were told tint"
wnn reiugces from the regions iu-
vatled by the Teutonic troops is
greeted with evidences of fervent
ing in close and practical accord with
Italy. .
hi nS.ome cases huge posters have
gratitude and jubilation. This is true Appeared on the town walla xAlb pro
clamntlon hv Uie mavor announcin
what America has done.
Distressing Conditions.
The misery which prevails' lamong
ih. rofunees iii" the provinces Of Tre
i.ii Ycnitla and l'adna is most dis
trf -sing. Stopping at the littl'o town
of Ri"sl in a tour of this section
thoto was a c hance to see one of these
c i-r annuities of refugee's In -all its
misery. Jt is a strong community
wh.di has migrated as a whole from
iu former home at Yidor. now held
i tlie nemy. to its present habitation
of Jtii sj. Yidor is (he village on the
i.ist hank of the Piavo which yras or
i -pit'd by Oeneral von Below and liis
Cerman troops ami when Uippr came
tinse townspeople with only the
clothes on their backs and fa few
.'I'.iiselinld belongings fled aCitoss the
I'iave aud settled down therel Most
of th- refugees have scattered. till over
Italy but this k one of the few towns
flight
way as
on a
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i The parish priests led the
the Red fross workers went
round of inspection to see just how
these people were living. . Tn mayor
a.nd the parish priest are usually con..
suit d on tills work the latter be-
i cause he is In touch with all tlie trou
bles. Most of -tilt? -people are religious
Unit' even those who are npt get
religious wuen they are in 1 trouble.
;and everyone is In . trouble - here
: They all knew him. and he made his
way through the crowds fifj ragged
j children and the choked alleys . of
what would have been a co'nrentra-
ftiori camp if it had been organized.
but. -being unorganized was only a vast
hive of refugees In their misery
In One Room
I In one
fifteen
feet
Faryoar ovn Brotectionhectr
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room about
Mr.ja.t; pt-opie were sleeping on
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Tlie place was stiiffed with soiled gar
ments the pitiful . remnants jof what
theSe occupants possessed ami reeked
wiijt vilenosa. Across the coftrt there
wan n smaller room where thirteen
werp sleeping and In another eight
all huddled together on Jhje :straw
wniin. Vlilldren;. babies apd thoir
rsi-?. All the nuthouses barns urain
f lofls
-ter.
J
ng (juar-
br all of
war ex-
young.
very old.
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were utilized for sleep
There were few 'men
th men have one to the
tt-pi me very om.and very
Many of the women won?
with -wizened hungry ftdu-s lik(
witches. A number of 'the wmen car-
lied babies ami all of Utem wcro
trailed hv large broods off children
All these people had lost everything.
Thoir clothes were ill rsigsi I'ndcr-Iothi-5
and stockings had' long ago
i!is:i ru .:nd. ICvcui the compilation of
wr!: was denied th.eso people for
there was nothing for them to do here
and they stood about with their crowds
of children and babies fighting to
keep off hunger and typhoid and help-
lesa in their misery.
As a result of the inspection the
Rod Cross has started the work of
ameliorating this condition providing
suitable sleeping quarters with sani
tation and the nucleus of a hospital
for the growing sick list.
The secretary of the Lorin munici-
pality said all the barns there were
fairly packed with people thirty or
more to every barn filling the stalls
and lofts. The mayor of Costello di
Godega said the spirit of the farm
people was showing remarkable forti
tude in spite of the troubles they were
encountering ("They are going toj
carry on their May planting as usual"
he said "gathering the spring clover
and then putting In corn."
Loses Two Husbands
and Marries Third
Since the War Began
-LONDON. June 8. To have lost
two husbands and married a third dur-
ing the war has been the experience
of Uidy Michael Wardell one Of Lon-
don's May Day brides.
She is . the daughter of Sir Daniel
Hooper an Australian millionaire. She
married first the late Yiseount North-
land who lost his life" in active ser
vice in Mil:. and left a will in which
he expressed the hope that his widow
would marry again. She fulfilled his
hope when she was married to.Capt
fleoffrey Mills who was killed a year
ago. !
Her third husband Is also a British'
officer holding a commission' in the
Royal Hussars.
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Company
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Chocolates
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this morning.
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eral times- a week and then go about
his college life in the same old way."
The expectation is that all students
will have fitted themselves for com
missions as second lieutenants upon
the completion of their studv. After
the first year of military training.
which will hp obligatory upon all
freshmen it will be optional with the
latter whether they desire to continue
.or go into the four-year academic
course.
The commandant hero is Major .1
A. Pearson of the United States Cav-
alry detailed as professor of military
science and tactics. Assisting him
are Captain Cornelius of the. Canadian
Overseas Forces and Lieutenant I'anl
de Forms! raux of the Prench army
both of whom were wounded in bat-
tle and have been detailed by thIr
respective governments to the work
of instruction here.-
Among the college men who ar
with great enthusiasm 'f Richar i F.
Cleveland a son or former l'tv?id"nt
Cleveland who until recently was a
first lieutenant in the Reserve Offi
cers' Training Corps of Princeton
A few days- ago Lieut: Cleveland van
promoted to a major in command of
the regiment.
Miss Cora AYells expression in
struetor of Howard Payne College
will be in the city this summer am
offers a course of special Interest t
teachers .and grade pupils. tf
Propose A Hied Cabinet
Control Supplies of
War for Allied Armies
f-Ry Associated Press)
LONDON June S. A scheme to es
tablish an allied cabinet of war sup
plies to establish unity and decision
has 'boon approved by the British .gov-
ernment. England.. Francef Italy anil.
America are to he represented. The
proposal is expected to unify control
of war supplies and ejiihinate com-
jietitibn.
PICEION TO ADOPT
THREE YEAR COURSE
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MILITARY
T fill 16
HAS AIRKAI)Y SENT OVER THREE
TllOr.SAM) .MEN TO VARIOI S
BRANCHES OF AO Y
Calvcston. TrRiune: The Question.
where does Germany get her fighting
men. is being partially answered in
. . (Rv Associated Pre?s)
PRIN'CFTON; X.. J -lunn S. After
sending ;i322 undergraduates alumni
faculty members j trustees and other
officials to war; Princeton .Univer-
sity on .June 2t next will become a
statements taken from Clerman news- f nimtary conege. A tnrce-year
papers of recent date which tell of .course or training aim instruction ap- j
the recruiting of young men of mill-J lrov01 by; the genentl staff of the
tary age In the Russian Provinces of j'"lltetl State army -will oil that day
Livonia. Courland and along the UnJ-1)0 inaugurated and ovwy student will
tie. Confronted bv. starvation if they t1c under strict military discipline and
refuse military service it is not to beml sud- rteP soldiers in bar
wondered that manv of the men of rb.. r racks Instead of their mare comfort
provinces named-will accept the lat
ter especially when it is pointed out
to them that they will be taking ser
vice with a victorious armv.
The llrownwood Optical Company
will be out of business about three
weeks pending the remodeling of their
new quarters which will be just the
opposite side of the street from the
old location. '
In our new home we will be bettor
equipped to give you service pur -excellence.
; Kmergency cases may find. Dr.
Hales at his rcsldeno e. phone J-.7.1C.
DR. .1 II. HALKS. Sole Owner of
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able dormitories:
For months Princeton University
has taken on" the; aspect "of. a train
ing camp for hero more than 700 men
from all part: of the country stu-
dents In the government school of
aeronautics liave been coached In' the
theory of flying' preparatory to 'eing
sent to MIneola. Pensacola. San Diego;
and other aviation centers. I
The Wan Department sonue tlm'e J
ago made.it possible for any colleej
having a Reserve Officers' Traininp
Corps. to a!opt.the system which i.sj
soon to go into effect here. Yale ;
Amherst' and othr institutions arc!
undeiftrtbod to be considering its t
adoiition luit Princeton will be the;
first university to put it Into actual
operation. -
Uriefly the plan contemplates an
opening ' summer session for gradu-
ates undergraduate's qualified fresh
men and other candidates at which
the following subjects will be taken
r Modern language': surveying: topog-
raphy; descriptive geometry: ord
nance; hygiene and practical militarj
instruction prescribed from the fol-
lowing: Infantry drill; minor tac-
tics; target practice (individual col-
lective and field firing; : problems in
musketry; signalling (semaphore (el
egntph and wireless;) machine gun;
.nomas and bombing; gas engines; ad- i
ministration; gas. defense and practi-
cal military cngineeVing. A. f(V of
$irn will coyer iKiard. room and in-
struction. The eouro is so arrangod that
freshman entering college at the nor-
mal age will have completed it and -become
'eligible for his degree by the
time he resi'hoj -draft age. The new
military course therefore while par-
alleling the regular Tour-year curric-
ulum which will be maintained as ns-
ual will cover three years and the
two Intervening summers.
. One feature that Is expected more
Itban any other to allay the unrest
; among patriotic youngsters at col-
' leges who long to don the khaki and
'take their places on the firing lino
!has been provided 'by the War De-
j part incut. According to a recent or-
der by Secretary Raker students .IS
years old or older taking the new mil-
itary course may enlist In tho United
'States army and will be detailed to
Princeton or any other college adopt-
ing the system for studv and training.
Such enlisted students will be in the
United States army and will be subject
to call by the president of the United
States but only In case of great nat-
ional need. The same provision Is
made for men entering the Princeton
Naval Training Unit course which
will bo greatly extended this yeai;.
Professor S. R. Klsenhart one of
the leaders In the new military train-
ing movements in discussing it said:
"Ono essentia)! feature of the- new
course is the system of strictly mili-
tary training. The student will be a
ROldler and will live a military life.
He will not as now merely drill sey-
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Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 202, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 8, 1918, newspaper, June 8, 1918; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth342890/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=0: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Howard Payne University Library.