- An unnamed comrade travels the railroads in Italy carrying a square of oilcloth from Communist headquarters saying that he's a comrade who has suffered in Budapest and requesting other comrades to help him. Welcome to World War I, Shmoopers.
- This little patch of oilcloth is the kid's ticket (okay, maybe he's not a kid—he is, however, described as "quite young"). And thankfully, some people give him a hand; train men feed him from behind the counter.