New-York tribune., 1914-09-27
Huge Sum Needed for the
Wounded Thousands
in Europe.
HELPERS CANNOT
BE TOO GENEROUS
Committee Asks Americans In
London to Confine Work
to That City.

The number OF wounded solulerS IN
Europe now amounts to many hundred
thousand. Every day long hospital
trains bring their hundreds Of suffer-
ers into the large cities. One by one
the hospitals have been filed, the pub
lie buildings taken for hospitals, and
still the number Of wounded grows
greater every day. =,
"Let no one imagine that the Red
Cross has money enough for this war
or that 1t Is possible for US ever to
meet the demands upon US"
This was the plea of Ernest p. Bick-
nell, one of the directors of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, who returned yesterday
on the Olympic, after six weeks sur
vey of the field of war. The receipts
! for the d6y amounted to S6,467 20,
bringing the total collected by the Red
Cross up to $163, $50 45. Among the re-
cent contributors were;
Through DR.. B. Dernburg, 81, ,644 70;
village Of Cooperstown, \. Y, 81 500;
l.. p. B., $4O0; proceeds Of fair held by
little girls of Morristown, n. j., $500;
through DR.. B. Dernburg, 1854; pro-
ceeds of entertainment at Orange, Va,
S156 30; First Presbyterian Church,
Brooklyn, S137 81; New York State As
sociation Opposed to Woman Suffrage,
$40; Loewenstein Brothers, N0O;
Thomas B. Hidden, 500; Charles
Strauss, $40; through New Yorker
Staats-Zeitung," S76; guests at hotel
Chelsea, Atlantic City, 500 "a; "A
Friend" $50; NJ. Dworetzky, 500.
|. Mrs. H. Fairfield Osborn, chairman
Of the Hudson River chapter of the
American Red Cross, announced yes
terday gifts amounting to S607 73'
This included 500 from Mrs. Fred
erick W. Vanderbilt, 500 from Mrs.
Frederick Delano Hitch, $3.50 IL from
St. Philips Church, Garrison; S6i oil
from Miss Louise Garner, of Nyaek,
and 10 cents from three-year-old Rich
ard Dana do Rhan.
The fund for the American Ambu-
lance Hospital yesterday reached
SOS, ,254 "a. This is the hospital where
DR.. Richard Derby and the six other
American surgeons who sailed yes
terday will serve. II is for the relief
of wounded men Of all nstionalities.
Among the contributors were Fred
erick r. King, 500; Mrs. Charles W.
Hardness, 5000, and Mrs. u D.
Guthrie, $50.
A total of $937 13 was added to the
Secours Fund for the relief Of women
and children in France, making the
grand total now $4,839 81. 8,
The Committee of Mercy, organized
TO distribute relief to the non-eom-
batants of all countries, yesterday
sent a cable message to Ambassador
Page, in London, asking him to dis
courage the efforts of Americans
there to raise funds in the United
States. The message read:
international Committee OF Mercy
Senator Elihu Root honorary presi-
dent, August Belmont treasurer
formed in accordance with President
wilson's desire for neutrality, is re;
ceivin" contributions for impartial
distribution among destitute women
and children in all countries at war
hppeals received from American So
cieties, London, for the same purpose
are causing confusion in America. we
believe mercy committee is IN much
better position to assure lmpartlsI u!S-
tribution among destitute non-eom-
batants, and Red Cross among wound
ed combatants, than the London So
cieties.
"Suggest. therefore, that the Lon
don societies confne their appeals TO
Americans in Europe. American
Women'S war helleL uHu WIZ az
minister British share of mercy COM
mittee's money. Please communicate
to societies and give this message
fullest publicity. Norman Hapgood'
chairman" A.
The board of directors of the
British Schools and Universities CLUB
decided yesterday to cancel It's an
nual dinner this year and to ask the
members to give at least the equiva-
lent Of the sum usually expended Tor
tbe dinner to the Prince OF wales
fund. The sum Of $500 was given from
the club treasury. =, -
The American Red Cross fund now
stands at s172,34S 55. Contributions
Yesterday included $780,. proceeds OF
= concert given by Christine. wood
Bullwinkle; $3.50 in memory OF Ferai-
nand S. n. Blum; Irving w. Bonbrigh1
500, and Annie P. Hodenpyl, $lOo.
The executive committee OF the Red
Cross mas sent out $4,000 letters to the
churches, asking that the plate eontri-
buttons on Peace Sunday, October j.
be given 10 the cause Of the suffering