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Dec. 12,1917. CHILDREN CRY “VIVELA FRANCE!” Starving Belgian Children Reach France and Are Cared For by American Red Cross. A cablegram received a few days ago the headquarters of the American Red Cross brought another human interest story of tragedy and pathos in the child of tlle French and Belgian war areas. "Six hundred and fifty underfed chil dren. travel-worn after three days in a closed train coming from Belgian pro vinces.’’ says the. cablegram, ‘‘crossed the frontier last night and reached Evian at dawn. The morning blare of French trumpets met the children who, soim too young to know their age, had tra velled motherless and unaccompanied. They poured into the street crying ‘Vive la France’ and 'Vive la Belgique,’ shak ing hands with every bystander. 'Trumpeters, like six Pied Pipers or Hamelin, led the dancing, shouting throng to the casino—all except a few sick children who were carried in Am erican Bed Cross ambulances. At the casino all received food; flags were dis tributed and songs were sung. Welcom ing words were spoken by the mayor. Fven t^le ■‘■mall children knew the words of Braboneonne and the Marseillaise, but some of them were so tired that they slept right through the music. “Next came baths, examination by an American Red Cross doctor; and then lunch and sleep. Tomorrow these chil dren start for Longlandier, where the American Red Cross will house thou sands of them—some orphans, others jiretubercular or needing better onurish rnent than was possible under the Ger man rule from which they had come. “One little girl in the throng disem barking at Evian clutched four franc pieces in a pudgy first. ‘What are you going to do with them?’ she was asked. ‘Buy a. paper to write to mamma,’ was the reply.” 1 Another cablegram received at Red Cross headquarters says that in a speech to the last train-load of repatries, the mayor of Evian caller particular atten tion to their gratitude to the American Ri d Cross, for the splendid work it is doing in hospital care of sick children. The speech was instantly responded to with shouts of “L’Amerique vive nos Al- . lies.” I [mothers, sisters, sweethearts! I " Every soldier and sailor will | GOLD EDGES- FITS THE feel obliged to learn French. | GOLD LETTERS POCKET Everybody connected with the I war should record events as they I occur. This need is best fulfilled | an£^some Soldiers-Sailors Diary and English-French Dictionary | Now being distributed exclus- 1 ively by the The Augusta ! Herald ' Pronouncing by 1 Sound-Spelling Method Unique, being the first com- I bination of Diary and Eng- 1 hsh-French Dictionary. Authoritative, complete, com- | P act > handsome and durable. I Newspapers of the United | States and Canada conduct-1 l^’s distribution desire g that °htain this book; I hut prompt action is neces-1 sar y because the campaign I must end at an early date;! Vtherefore clip coupon and get | RICHLYBOUND QUICKEST IVA Y copy promptly. g Wath T ER E ro at Wome LEyIWER AR£ ' VC " And at the Front SPACES UNDATED psy psf AND MAILORDERS You may start this diary never can become out-of-date. Other diar- S vvuj-’vzi f i ica are nsetes after date .peoiflea. * V SECURES THE BOOK th.s paper on page 6. TRENCH AND CAMP New TTench Digger An article which appears in the latest issue of the United States Field Artillery Journal, the official bulletin of the United States Field Artillery Association, indi cates that the trench-digging problem has been solved and that Americans are now manufacturing machines which in a few minutes can do the work of scores of sol diers. "Not long ago,” says the Journal, “in a street in one of our Ohio cities a ditch digger was moving along steadily up grade, at the rate of something better than a yard a minute, cutting through a heavy macadam road, the prepared sur face and bed of which was in perfect condition. It excavated a. ditch 2 feet h < SOuDIERS We Are Ready to Help You Fight the Cold. Note the following new arrivals: Sheep-lined Coats in all sizes $12.50 to $20.00 Overcoats, sizes 34 to 48 $32.50 to $50.00 French Coats, sizes 34 to 48 $27.50 to $40.00 Heavy weight Uniforms and Army Regulation Sweaters. MILITARY OUTFITTERS. iwwr'aawir'ltfwa MBMgaMWMMIHIItoMI* —TMJ H'IWIIIIIMF nil l iIMimiI |, IWI!aMBMBMMWgg3MMnBWK3CTBMMIBBKfe4 wide and 5 1-2 feet deep. The excavated earth was poured out of the machine to one side of the ditch, where it rose to a height of some three feet above the nor mal surface. “This machine was preparing a con tinuous excavation for the purpose of laying a pipe line ,and it was so efficient that no gang of workers, with the pipe al ready stretched along teh route, could lay this pipe in the bottom of the ditch and join it and execute the filling as fast as the machine could travel. The result was that the machine worked but a few hours a day; the pipe-laying detail work ed all day. JOFFRE A COOPER’S SON. Marshal Joffre is the son of a cooper and was initiated into that trade before he went to Baris to study the science of war- I fare. i H ■ The Augusta Herald Delivered to Your Company Street At Camp Hancock. Afternoons and Sundays, 60c a Month. Phone Your Order to 2036 Augusta. Notify Herald Wagons. Write a Post Card and say, Send Me The Augusta Herald Daily Sunday | Evening Morning Page 15 TO i y ■ i is i i I Il ! I iaaC2£F7=*rFKn=2 U I n ’! M HO I Illi I or- pH' 3 ”znNf iiß yw i L v \ \ ?, \ c 1/ H Ri a I I' I wi| I ! ITb ft i