Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18

Ma Ike n SlIl TO a WOUNDED,
sick, scantily clad or starving fellow
being abroad through the Red Cross
self-denial box. Donors may designate
the countries in which their contribu-
lions shall be used
This is the text of an appeal issued
yesterday from the national headquar-
tiers of the American Red Cross here.
Extravagances small and large often
INDUCED in at Christmas time may well
be foregone this of all years, accord
ing to officials of the Red Cross. and
the resulting savings be turned to the
purpose of giving little joy or COM
fort to the sick, the wounded. the
starving and the forsaken whose trou-
bles and griefs are due to the great
war.
In line with this idea. "self-denial
mite boxes for use in families shortly
will be distributed by the Red Cross.
And, it is pointed out, not only can
they be used for the benefit of those
whose troubles are due to the Euro
pean conflict, but also for those vic
tins of the deplorable conditions in
China, in Mexico and in Turkey-condi-
lions due to natural or civil causes.
The American Red Cross has just sent
to the Russian Red Cross a second
shipment of hospital garments, stretch
ers and bandages. Tomorrow another
consignment of hospital supplies will
be shipped to the German Red Cross.
AS soon as shipping arrangements can
be made more supplies for sick, wound
ed and destitute in Belgium will be
started.
American ambassadors in the belliger-
emit countries asked by the American
Red Cross for further reports as to
where more surgeons, nurses and nos
pital supplies are most needed.
Announcement has been made that
one-third of the proceeds of yesterdays
foot ball game at Princeton between
that university and Lafayette would go
to a Red Cross fund being raised by
an undergraduate committee. With the
consent of the Lafayette management
the price of admission has been raised.
A cash contribution of 81 for the war
relief work abroad of the Red Cross
was today received from Muskogee,
hereby acknowledged.
Charge Considered False.
officers of the American Red Cross
yesterday took notice of dispatch I'M
der London date line appearing in a
morning Washington newspaper, in
which it was alleged that the ma
chinery of the chartered European
war relief steamer ediCross, formerly
Hamburg of the Hamburg
line. had been tempered with by the
former crew of the vessel.
The following statement was issued
by the Red Cross:
The American Red Cross has been
in almost daily communication by tele-
graph with Admiral Aaron Ward, U. S.
N, retired, who consented to act Tor
our organization in Europe and who
was given supreme command of the
vessel upon it's arrival at Falmouth,
September %. In none of Admiral
Wards dispatches has he made men
ton of any defect of the vessel or of
her machinery. The dispatch in ques-
ton is regarded as purely sensational
and without foundation.
las the Hamburg the Red Cross was
in constant service between New York
and Hamburg up to the breaking out
of the war. The Hamburg American
line presented the vessel to the Ameri-
can Red Cross for use in it's European
war relief work absolutely free of
charge.
The vessel had been locked and
thoroughly overhauled one month be-
fore the war began.
The officers were taken from the
United States Nays retired list. and
are: Capt. Armistead Rust. Commander
j. S. Doddridge, Commander E. H. De
Lany, Lieut.. Clifford Darst. Chief Boat
swain NJ Woagan, Chief Boatswain B.
T. Sullivan. Boatswain P. H. Burns and
Chief Engineer w. P. Davis
For more than week the liner was
under their sole charge and control be-
fore sailing from New York-a time
amply sufficient in which to inspect and
overhaul everything and learn if any
thing was lacking. The vessel sailed
September - from New York. but
spent a day thereafter at anchor near
Sandy Hook in order that a new crew
might further familiarize itself with
the machinery.
Everything asked for by the captain