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RAIN on SNOW

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HAMMOND, INDIANA,

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NOW MICHIGAN CITY MAYOR IN EARNEST

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TAKES UP JOB

MAYOR

!Secy. Dickson of Y. M. C. A.

Eludes U-Boats En Route to Pershing's Army.

DEMANDS

Friends .f A r. Pu kson. secretary of the Gary T. M. C. much pleased to hcer of his rival in Fiance. .Secretary

general : A . ivcre safe a: -Pi.-kson

RESULTS

Miller's Blue Card Gets Him to Michigan City Hall to Preside Over Council

railed from New York in for fix months "Y" wort;

mid-Pec cmfe r with tincra!

IVrsEing's army. News of his safe arrival, published yesterday. Mas received by Actmg General Secretary Fester Carlander at the Gary Y. M. C. A. Mr. Dickson left Gary on Dj'-cmber 11' for New York prepared to sail for

(BULLETIN.) (By United Press.) ! TALFABAISO, IND Jaa. 8 Tied C. "Killer, alien enemy myaor of Michigan City who assumed office Monday under ; protest of former Mayor Martin Xrueg- j r. mast fig-at to retain his seat when temporary Injunction proceeding's are . .rgmed in circuit court here Thursday. ; Xrceger's attorneys are expected to sl-e the' fact that MlUsr requires an ' alien enemy permit to reside in the ; "barred sone. Miller's counsel, will in. ; troduce a signed statement from the attorney general said to f aror their client. MICHIGAN CITY. INI'., Jan. R. : T'red C. Miller became mayor of tin; ny at noon vesterdsy and announced ! "that, although at present he was list-j ed technically as an alien enemv. he; vould go into the court? and prove that ; he had been a f uH-fledsed American j t itis-n for some thirty year?, ever since j h? readied the ape of 21. I

.Mihcuc'i the n blue card e ery

the city hall, for

f.ii City is in the

v, mayor travels on . time he journeys to ;

nearly all of Mich:- i

barred zone, he say"!

lie has been the victim of a:i unsual i siring of circumstances, but he now ha j the go"ds to prove before a tribunal j v hat lie has contended right along ' that before he became, of arc his father(of German b'rthl took out full nt-, utilisation paper0, "which automatically put the son into th" citizen class v hc;i ! lie retched In? majority. Inauguration Tame. I'll? much-hernlded inauguration of the new m-i yor failed to live up to the j prospectus. It was a tame affair, quit's j S ". ' Martin T. Krncfr. retiring mayor, j aned on', his des-k after wading I through v.-aist-high snowdrifts to the1 :iy hail. Shortly before noon lie laid; his Ue s on the blotter and faded. ! A. few ir.mutes before the cloc; jiiruck i- -.Iilicr :lkc,j into the hall, at.tended be a retinue of friends. YTeeRS ! go he had nku the oatc.. lie vetit to the onipt r"l irr's office' till r.nnounred ibe appointment of !- ) vard Hauler- r Vcinptroller. Then bi j strolled into the Mayor's little sanctum i in a corner of the bui'dinnr. and. after' beinsr s-hot by the camia batt-rje. i draped himi-e'.f over a Uesk top and re-j ecived con;ra.ulaticn?. Tire Last Xiaeger Shot. Meanwhile attorus for ox-Maor Isrueeer fired the last shot in their mafiair.e. They went before Judge

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New City Dads Hot on Trail of Snow-Slackers, Order

ing Police Department to

Arrest Those Who Refuse to Comply with Ordinance.

In tha t

to c: r cit

Mayo bow 1

st tuns or insforn.ed t

fragrant le council

bouiu" cbainb

POOR FATTY MUST WEAR TIGHT DUDS

M.W YORK. Tune T hard times had lor fst men in 131'. And the taii 'rs 01' S-tntes aje Maine. A hfti e bem decrecvl that

. -There arc I he tut ion's Ui United jt until styles win conserve

cloth with a vengeance and a race of tight-kneed iv 11 is tiue soon. designers of men's clothes ; New Tor'.. Philadelphiat. Newark. Rochester and i-'ersnion exhibited the fall and v inter models here today and the outstanding feature; follow: Form lilting n the slogan of the tailors. Trousers will be extremely narrow at the knees nnd ankles., .Sack coats will be cut shorter and high waist lines v. il! prevail. There will be an absence all vests. Overcoats v.u'l be extremely tight fining', but v.il! have a flare at the bottom. And to add further to ihe fat man's Jiaoomfoit, the prices of all woolen goods are ei.pccted to advance 100 per cent.

ITALIAN ARMIES AIDED BY ALLIES NOW FIRM AGAINST FOE ATTACKS

a bo we ;zen i in

and w.t.i a ia; se gai.tj 01

a,tenaance( iianmnmu ; nn

dads, pre.-ided ovr ry 'smmnj:

Dan Bro'.vn. made ;.-.:'.' otf d night. Not a councilman

t Wi. 5 i

absent. Only tvv o last council Secotid war

n;er.iber. remained Counc; hncn Mill"." 1 and TatreU ne:l

! largre. A" the latter became a nierii'o1!" of the citizen party at its formation

i h !a "Ps tae democratic s.ue : me t ' house occupied solely by Miller andj ! Frank Martin of th N.nth ward. .For) th firs time in history a socialist can- j ' didat is in office and flic man who j J has the distinction is Sun Skofikiss of t

J the Sixth ward. All told there ate thirteen citizens' counei 1 ni en. two dmi prrat J and one socialist, and th.e r.-un-c;l majority v ;il never be 'n la.nser. i The fniincilmi'i! were gentlemanly last lught. refraining iiom smoking, as ! , . i tnere weie latucs prose n:. i Ilrovtn lnle Speech. I Jlayor Pron n Rave a brief and very

much to tlii point business talk at the opening: o the session, announcing: ne would expert every department he.id lo report to him once a v ek. lie then made Known iiis committee appointments find tiie council began d.sf usslon of tile pressirs topic e,f il-.)'- t - rid the c.ty C'f two feet of suo-v. seri.ire tire pro'efi'on and open the a', en it's of transports! :on. In line vi:'.i ;',,e 'd i.a! in las

I niKiits l une tn- ojnc;i ordered the j police department to ar:et the ynjiv. ' lai he: s who n- plect to clean the 5-.;o-.c ; off sidewalks :n fi-tn; r.f ihe.r horn -s. , piai.es of busineca t); v acant pvoperf,.

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SELF OUT

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I'al timet region its'if out today. noTv, 'aist l.iuh oughfarcs tier up Monday an- terja;

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France. Tic a- gisr, lot'.ve of abser.ee iiy Uiv tors of the G::ry Y. M.

Jiitir. i

ed m months' board of direcA. and is es-

d in t-aiic- two

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J.ormg at Valparai-o in Dicuit r.nd nrked him to .lun'tien oai- in vihieh J. Hammond refused to Judge.. Miller's attorney s i nunt affida- :. from ,lud?e j. y.

n adjoining ; hear the II. Gillett r" PS special Ciefi -Willi -in G.iIIagher of

OPPOSITION I 1SPIRE0

j itie mot on -..as ;..a-i iy yini'ilraati , Ueiih;. who .stated that jieonle wh-, i have plenty of money to hire tj,e work j done ha- e made no attempt t ) clan t.f,' f the snow. Commisj.oner Tlrunt seporlj ed tiie police had called up a grea; i many of these people and given their ! twenty-four hours' not'ee. Th "inayo: ! suggested tliat some of the elfzens k 'to work earl. in t:,e morning and

people v. ho aiho gc to work

i'. heln

was busy digging ' . nionr it. a'u th"t -traffic Sunday ar.d headway against !

the drifts was noticeable. Hnow plows j partially cbared walks and heavy traffie on main streets trampled down the ! heav y blanket , Th Hammond. YVhltinc. Fast Chi - cago an-1 Indiana Harbor r.aih.vav at ' t

press today reported to be making substantial gains against, the fti.jiv vhich blo. krd their serv i- e veferday. Full sch,..i':l -was !n jrvtoe from Hammond t- Chi-ago iinii were sent as far as the .tandurd i;l plant at Whiting nnd from the Hammond Distillery ?o C--n'.;ey avenue in Hammond-.

'iiieiais exoeflr- ertire s. liefj -: , in j

I e.peration b. tomorrow morning. Th j I'lsry and Inter'irban line- weie re- j j gaining nerval eapa'-ity tmla.- and the) j railroads su,. ceeded jn ir aking up hour j .of 1-vm time. T'ce Fouth .hore wa ha'k en regular serv ice.

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SPEAKS ON HUi PEACE ! MOTIVES

Bolstieviki Sympathy Shown in Questions Put to Congress by Wilson

Above, left to right: General Fayolle, j commander of the French forces in Italy; General Duchesne of the French army, and General Diaz, commander-in-chief of the Italian: armies. Below: Premier Orlando, head of the new Italian war board.

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With the aid of the French and

Jiritisn lorces the jtaiisn armies

have been successful m steminjc the pany with - Generals- Fa yo!l- ami 4

rr.ost violent of the foe advances and; Duchesne of the French r.rmy, and have in some cases turned apparent j the photo is shown for the first time rout into a counter advance. General in America. The Italian war office Diaz, commander in chief of the has also recently organized an ItalItalian armies, was photographed at'ian war committee and Premier 0 a recent review of his forces in com- ' iando has been made its chairnna,

CALLS ON

TAXPAYERS FOR HELP

Relley lepl:.e, titSt tin negligent are those v -.vlieri the- fee! like

c-iden t. ' e n e rl (

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; n d -? - nin s these

I peop.v

"Xul

are

paid to )ir, e in -said Tte;l! -y , "and

btter than I am."

a o;t. rep! eci t.ie roavoi .

ori-Mfr Flrr tferil. Councilman Martin "uggested that .vaa nrcessarv- 'he snow drift. in t streets be broken up .- tiie'ftre drpa -rent ciniid g-t thrccigh. Couneilm

liecl-.leman staterl snow was so deep 'ix i ould not be

For y " jn n dence owner, F a.-s th.at y or,

from th

boric a fire

irotect hip. Mr. Tlfifif Chief 1 tilseh.neider lfii!- ?h c s n o v: a w a v

fire )-od rant nraresi 'our

If uiiji betuse was to catch aluab'e t'nie wouM be lost by

(By Vnitod Press Cablegram.) LONDON, Jan. a A ' tliird otfensire ag-alnst the Turks has been started by the British, according- to official reports

the fit C

tiremen plus:.

slim el i n;

"now from the

OSCAR IS NOW CHEF.

(By United Press Cablegram.) AMSTERDAM.' Jan. S. "Wa must 1 tight until the enemy accepts our condi- j ! tions," declared Xink "Ceopold of Ba-

; varla. In a speech at the celebration of ! today. British troops captured slityi his birthday, dispatches here today as- j two Turks and several machine guns, serted. "May we beat our latest enemy. ; the entire force and armament of Mainthe Americans," the king asserted as he . da Arabia, r called for new efforts in the war. "The 1 I terms of our enemy are exherbitant,' : AMSTERDAM. Jan. 8. Emperor

he continued. "We will not give up an ; Karl of Austria-Hungary, is shortly to inch of German ground and must try to I make a Tlslt to the .sultan of Turkey, safeguard our frontiers." ' "on a political mission," Vienna clispatches stated today.

a n j

:" ventured that the one Tire plui? out oj locate,! and tiiat it

Ie:de Ins cti.er offi-ual d.ni

ice fevc.-int tis.iu I'.orchert

l 'a y no iv

(Continued c.n rrto r.ve.)

AMBULANCE MEN ruinjsu WEEKLY

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(3y United Press.) , V. A.SilINt ;TON, Jan. S? Cermany is ; rot disposed to fic' pt T.'oyd 'Worse's i peace tcririS as a basi for negotiations ! actorditiit to preliminary reports. , The only hopeful :-ymptom today was.: the increasing. ssertivene.ssi of the Oer-j man liberals v bo oppose ;erm.-in's an-i novation plans .ind v, ho it i believed! here might brinrt about sin- dc-ircd ir. - i

-. as t :i i ucover nitli M

d u t y the ! -. He.

the fi-

f urcmen ; C plug-". "I kelman," sai

ret out and don't agree d Mr. Ib.p-

emen should be

man.

station." "The firemen go out

and paint the rteilley, "and they

th'-

the summer

plugs." said Mr. -houhl take cat"

ternal r :r.z t met i. ,ri. hiie some here could be obtained if slice of Russin. the KC.

such a peace would

SUSRCS'cl f Cormnny :cn ra! feeh only i iii'o

loace got. a E wa rouble

1 later and prote j is one of the

want. ' Jt is hebl hmvr.t , amimnt of the report

ion against future wars' rntiin tilings the allies!

d 1

c. n t a ostilay

Wit

! rirllis

I inspired r;-.- n 1 1 v

; men". ! prr?-

CC ri s d by

W i-- C" "k. fi'

miei

.-' CI et publish.

:-h..-v complue I.iberai speech

prcs.--e,l ;ind comment of political f-igniflcan-Genniiii tovertinit-rit l

propo -a 1

i si. ii

the st.( c.ui : r

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u f:

erta

i" kai

regulation."'

e departi of the been supi.n nev" d to ."-mil

of thein in the winter time." Jl'oe -;t seem reasonable." asked Mr. Heckclman, "that tiremen should

! be cooped up in the station and then I go out and can't f.isjl the fire plugs?"

"No matter if tii'ie are to bt-changes- " ( 'ocni iinian UeiHey began. ""V hat's lint. Mi. Rcilley'."' aked the may oi. "No matte.. tf there aie lo he changes, ' and I ion't know that there are." continued Ms. TteMley, ",t is thduty o Ihe chief to iook afler tiie

'be, piUg?. thy file underwriters iai. ;f - tiie rates jou'll gt bus; ."

"v'e a , shoit on frei'ueii and !iie( S';t !rss pay than in other cities and it is no: their in:y lo set cut and shave! i-iio'.v," slated Mr. Ilomnann. "I don't want to bo jump.ng up here

Reilley, "but i:

see trat t th in f n

cbief chef." To cut the 1 1. of 1 Oscar has detided to cook meals for the prisoners, thereby savins the city quite a sum. Oscar is said to be n 'bear' with the giridle and his "llausenpeffer" ae acelai i ed by all those ho have partaken to be better t(n those cooked liv anv Hrrman busew.fe.

Press Cablegram.) 8. Spain is passing

(By United Press Cablegram.) (By United AMSTERDAM, Jan. 8. Bolshevik! j PARIS, Jan.

rorelgn Minister Trotiky, has arrived j through another economic crists reat Brest JLltovsk, and peace negotia-1 suiting in a distinct revolutionary tions are to b resumed this afternoon, movement. Martial law throughout according to Berlin dispatches today. Spain is being considered.

(By United Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 8. President Woodrow Wilson appeared before congress at noon today to read one of the most striking documents he has yet delivered. The executive paper dealt vriti. the so-called peace negotiations which Germany is taking up witl.

the Russia Bolsheviki. The Presi

dent's masterly handling of the involved peace cucst in Euronc

l ! was listened to with rapt attention J by congress. He spokc'in part as ! follows :

In terms specific and unquestionable, j rresident Wilson today stipulated b. -I fore a joint session of congress the aims for which America is now fight -J ins- Tlits county, be raid, will continue 'the struggle until these arc achiev-d.

It Mas the 'compelling voice of tr.e Hussian people." asking" a definition !' America's "principles and purpose" th;i' promoted l-he president to speak tod'ty and it uas largely,, to rtussia that -bis speech ai directed. He struck out at the sinister actnities of the t'crman ruler, demanded the 1 i K h t on all future negotiation? and treatries. and held resolute to his stand for territorial adjustments that will assure peace. 1 be sc aie t:irtcrrr.;,"s" Tte'cnfTTfrTff - - stl-t each was met l..y prwlonged applause from the legislators: First Open covenant.?, openly arriv ed at with no ensuinc- i-coi treaties. Second Freedom of the sttis in pea. r and war. 'except as ol ised by international act ion for enforcement of international covenants. Third -Trade equality of nations tuu-s-mtin-to the peac. Fourth Reduction c.t nrmsitm-iits. Fifth Impa rtial ailjusir.Kp.t of cohwiisl claims v itb regard for tTcc the inhabitants. Sixth Evacuation of all Russian territory nnd assurances of her unhampered opportunity for politics! aid econom ical development. Seventh Evacuation and restoration of Belgium. Eighth Evacuation of French territory and righting tin wrongs don Prussia in !71 Ninth IltndjListi icnt of Itali:;i frontier along lines of natiouality. Tenth Autonomous J vcloptnein r.-. Austria-Hungary. Ele t-n! h I'vat-uti t n-ti ::i.J .--torn !: of Eouman in . S, r ia I s i Montenei -- with acccr-s t,, the ,-i to;- Serbia .-u.-i relation of the I'.alkan states to be d- -termtned by friendly council. Twelfth--Soveriegnity for Turki -'b portions of the Ottoman Empire with autonomy for other nationalities now

v Continued on page five.)

I Tlirff hundred rnt Ihronn open t n E'nfral ndnilnalon at enta In arroiiil ! halrnn; of I)f l.uif theatre for Shrine '

MlnMreli. tonisht. Tutdiij- nnd Wfd

TAKES HOLD T

New Director of Military

Training for U. S. Army !

New City Executive Is Busy Man; Wants Coal Bins Filled.

ME HO, LAOS, MY l! KINGDOM FOR A HORSE

I a : Plenty of Shoveling on East State Street Makes Business Good.

LEADS WOMEN IN WAR RELIEF WORK

2s' v- it

HIT OVER HEAO HE WALKS HOME; DIES

ail the time is "the dir. y this is don".

jet jiim hh-j them Captain I Ian Ion

said

f tue chief f If he hasn't g-

If il hadn't been for he night of tiie fire

Clifford T. Warner (abuse) and Basil L. Walters. Two former students of Indiana University ar editing the Ambulance Service N'ews, weekly publication of the Ailentown (Pa. encamrment of ambulance men. ("liffori-1 T. Wjrner is city eriitof aid Easii L. "Walters is news editotr.

on w would

was fi ozen and he found

I ire plugs won't freeze in they ar- shut off tight.

Whiting Man Held For Mur- ;a"

r is ould

der Following Brawl

in Saloon.

ico avenue. the whale place have burned up. The fire plug

another one.

winter if It is the

they are in good the head of thif port diiect to

VxHITlN;. I NO.. -Ian. t. Jacob tinbr.ik. T.ts, is dead following a brawl in! tiie White Oak buffet and th" police ar ' holdme Andrew I.asko. 1 2 1 S Schrag n venue, on a charge of murder. Easko. j it is said, struck Ca.-brak over the bead wilh a bottle. Casbrak recovered suf-j ficicmly to go to his home in 1121 South 1 Schrace avenue w b'-re be died a few'

hours latei.

t nrried. Mr. ne:;ic.

d--pa i ; ne n i

the conn.;,;.' lotion i I ' iv a -3 mo ej by

tiie matter be referred to the board of i safety, and the maj or called for a vote I

ng those in favor hold iIt their 1

"5Rr52SS??ei?5Cff2KJSJ-!SE3 i mt i J .... Krt0im&'r'?rTK TJ !9

lian Brown was a hu.i man

that

having thost rij.-lit hand. "To teJl th

"I think it is fiipei in tenden t

truth," .said Mayor Brown ! up to the water works '

to tk"s car of i:." I

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L : tiAj. uLn. . C r, ,-- c son.,

! Mayor

j today. ' With-Iris corps of assistants around I htm the newly inaugurated executive j discussed future, plans this morning j and at rangements were made to settle i matters v. hich the Smalley administrat-

' tion failed to do. One J to be done immediately j City Attorney MeMahon citv coal bins. About a

half of coal was found in the city hall bin last night, i 'I am gins to do my best to ?ervc ! th! Deople of Hammond. No favorit

ism will be shown. All will be treated alike," eaid the new mayor today. Bern? Wooley has been retained in the city engineer's office; Zit?: remains in the treasurer's office; W. O. Vivian will a.-t as th" water department clerk and Mis Stella Port on will remain as City Clerk Rose's assistant. City Treasurer Bielefeld lias appointed H. B. Anderson deputy treasurer.

Mr. Anderson is a married man and j lives at f'25 Eric street- He wan formerly employed at the I. II E. offices

East

Hate street merchants led

.lames l,. Ortt were out in foro armed with a shovel, prepared move. th thousand wagon be snow in the block from I'.ulletin to 'Jakley avenue. Howevci. could only get rid of about fifty as .Street Commissioner Prtint

each 1 o IT. ri .f .Mr-f't t hey ! ".nds found r:sht

Meeting Is Postponed.

"I d.dn't

, .mr:.!d .etior. 1 t h e Wa t e r

imo'i

f-i.it : or Us 11 1 o

Three hundred nrnin lhrn open tenernl iilmlalin at 50 ffnU In woiiH hn loony of lrl.ne thrnlre for hrlne llnstrrls. tonllthl. Iur,li: nntl W-nn.lnj-.

came un.ieiiperinrenden; ki". "but in four men."

idia; 1 can. I hav

A motion by Council

' -j ;up-i ir,iincnt n em powered to a d in eleaninr snow a w a-

"on inue.)

Major General Joim V. Morrison. who recently returned from France, has imperii? I tn The TIcimi bt-en placed by the secretary ,.f war in , CF.UW X 1'OINT. INL.. .Ian. Uweharge of "all military training. Hisjing to the niembei s of the lUt county luD.In il n i-t will be fit ll.r- Mir i -ol - i i ? i t of lefene beiiiz" Urable to

ian Martin that ' i , .. . ,' , ,- i.,-.., ..... i ....

purpose of co-oi dinating all military toad. binsi Itopassible : nd tnterurban training in the many enntonments j set vii e so crippled O'e liicfllin;- was throti about the fo'in'r.v. postponed until Monday . .lanu&ry 1 !.

t inino.-sible to orofide moie than

" th? ,hlnSs ! tcdnv. Had it been possible to pro. according t" ! vide teams the street wo,, Id have been is to fill tlie,f.,efln as a thistle tonight. p: l.ap.-. shovel and a ! -Ta r ,.; To v;,i,.i, i,-i

some trouble in throwing snow into the v agons but finally long handled shovels were secured for them. Jin bad the moral support of his doorman, the stacie manafer and a sister team, all willing to give advice. "When Harry Minas put in a new line of snow shovel?, Jerry Elum got busy and featured an assortment of canvas gloves and there was keen competition up nnd down the treet. William Norris. the drusgit. ad . er ised a sure cure for frost bite and E. '. Mina put a patent snew-melte,- or, the market, while th" Hammond Cafe advertised a boiled dinner Mr. Ortt cleaii'-d up ? ltn of overshoe js nnd thCrystal Euffot did a wonderful business. .Ml j,, nil. as the soeifey oditor would say. a merry" t :jn was had.

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Three hundred fnln thrown open lo Scneral nd"islon at 5 crnl in Booonrf balcony of lel.ue thriitrr for -krlne MinMrel. tonisht. Inrmlnr im.l A"ednrila y.

Mrs. Ben Johnson. Whatever the fate or future status of the interstate commerce commission, the war relief asso'tr tion it fostered in Washinjjton!ff fro right on with it3 work. Thi-X

surance comes from Mr3. Eep son, wife of the Kentucky cf man. She and the wives of 1 mission members have boo

membership to 400 in two time and in the associatiK furnished by the commilv hundreds of women work cL-: ; ' j scope of the work 13 that cc -' organizations the raakini --umm Pital supplies and kriiti "rcnoh and Belgian reXusJe c