The Harrison times., 1914-12-05
ARMY Of COMPASSION FOLLOWS
ARMY Of DESTRUCTION IN BATTLE
System That Has Made the KaSerS Fighting Forces Military
Marvel Is Applied Also to the Organization Devoted to the
Alienation Of Pain and MSeY-EmpreSS and
Peasant Women Alike Engaged in Work.

Berlin.-In the year 1864 the "Prus'
sian Mems Society for the Care OF the
Sick and Wounded In War" was found
ed in Berlin King Wilhelm and Queen
Augusta accepting Its protectorate'
Two years later Queen Augusta issued
n proclamation calling on the women
In her realm to stand side by side
with the men In this noble work, The
"Fatherlands Women's Club CVater'
landische FrauenyereIn'O was the re-
suit. Following Prussia's lead, a
great many similar societies were
called to life throughout Germany, In
1869, finally, they all were united In
the great German General Union OF
the Red Cross The Red Cross soei'
etes Of all nations, In their turn, are
tied together and governed by the laws
laid down at the international confer
cnce held at Geneva In 1865, which
provides that "all hospitals and hos
pItal officials and all in any way en-
gagged in attending the sick and wound
cd in war are to be treated as neutral
parties" "
by the time the Franco'PrussiOn war
broke out the German Red Cross had
developed In such manner that more
than two thousand committees formed
at once, with Il central committee at
Berlin, and over SliOOOOOO was raised
and used At present all the yolun'
teor societies Of the Red Cross, as
well az the Protestant and Catholic
orders OF 81, John, Maltese and ST.
Georges knights, all associations OF
professional nurses Cmalo and female)
and deacons and dcNconcsscs lprotoBt
mt brothers and sisters Of Mercy
have all been united TO the German
army Since 1897 they have been sub
Joct to military inspection, Prince
Frederic soms.Baruth holding the po
pltlon Of military inspector Of yolun'
tocr nursing.
Red ereas Follows Fighters,
When the German army was being
modified for the present war, an
other mobilization Immediately took
place also-thNt Of the Red Cross--the
one as the other being prepared fully
and equipped perfectly II ~ u COM
tortIng thought for Gcrmuny8 moth
erB 70 know that this army Of compass
sion and brolhcrly love Ia efficient and
ready to do its utmost In healing the
wounds inflicted IN war And II Ia a
beautiful thought for anybody to sec
the nations Join hands in this brother
hood that no war can break, Jhat
stands high above political accidents
aud local restrictions. high as elyilila'
ton iDaclt=lhc universal brotherhood
Of the Red Cross
"n medical matters there must be-
no secrets jhoae words OF the un.
forgotten Doctor ven Color are the
motto also Of Ills EXeeleQey Won
aehiefhIHg. present chief Of the Ger.
man OrmyB medical department. Ac
ourdnEly all ucrmnnya experience Ia
medical and sanitary matters Ia at
the disposal OF every other nation, And
ii is with satisfaction that Germany
recently beheld several countries re.
yiBlng their methods Of military SAM.
tatIon according to German .deas
The Field Equipment,
In the German army each troop or
company has its own physicians These
are either 'egulaF army physicians OF
civilians et high standing IN the medl.
cal world uhder them Ia the stan Of
nurses men trained for years, both
theoretically and practically Az the
personnel 30 the material II selected
with greatest care and fofeihouehti