Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1917 — CLOTHING FOR POOR BELGIANS [ARTICLE]

CLOTHING FOR POOR BELGIANS

Draft Men May Give Clothes Worn to Cantonments. Washington, I). C., October 6. — Thousands of needy Belgians may be protected from the coming winter’s rigors by clothing contributed by the men of America’s new national army under plans set in motion by Secretary Baker at the suggestion of Herbert Hoover, national food administrator and chairman of the commission for relief in Belgium.’ ” • Men called to service under' the selective draft law, discard for army uniforms the civilian clothing they wear to the cantonments and they are asked to-give this to the Belgians. Permission has just been obtained to ship- 400,000 tons of clothing into Belgium across the Dutch frontier, and the gifts of the new soldiers would be .sent in under this permit. Charles A. Engelbracht and Rodney Sackett have been named by the relief commission to handle the clothing situation so far as it refers to cantonments and they have; been assured by Major-General Bliss, chief of staff, of the hearty co-op-eration of the war department. In his telegram to cantonment commanders General Bliss said: “Each drafted man in your cantonment could feel that by this contribution he had already begun to render most valuable service in the cause for which he is taking up arms. Give this matter earnest /consideration with a view to seeming as large contribution as possible.”