The Harrison times., 1914-12-05

sympathetic way and from the hug9
bunch she carried left roses in many
a hand
Empress Takes Part,
It is easily understood that the en-
press plays an important part in the
Red Cross work Her influence in
Germany Is great, for the wife Of their
chief executive is very dear to the
hearts of the German people Most
Of US have read Of her appeal to the
German women to supply her with
900, 900 pairs Of hand.knitted woolen
socks for the soldiers, and how old and
young, rich and poor, high and low,
took to knitting until such an ava
lanche Of wooden socks descended
upon her palace In Berlin that she
had to send out another appeal beg
ging them to desist,
Naturally, the German women and
girls, who have seen their dear ones
20 to meet innumerable dangers and
horrors, are eager in their turn to
do something for the common cause
To sit inactive would be unbearable
And here the Red Cross blesses doubly
those who give, as those who re-
ceiye There IL any amount OF vol
unteer work to be done, from sewing
and knitting, taking but an hour or
two q day, to nursing and the care OF
the widowed and fatherless, which
claims ones whole time And in
every department the supply Is even
greater than the demand.
An amusing story Is told apropos OF
the many young girls who flock to take
courses In nursing, An eminent old
professor, who had accepted the teach
ing Of some such raw material, pre-
liminary to beginning his course called
upon the young women to divide In
two sectlons-those who wish to nurse
officers only and those willing to nurse
any wounded soldier A few romantic
goosIes gracefully entered his trap by
stepping on the side FOR officers only
He watched tho proceedings, glared ut
them above his spoctacles, his very
hair bristlng with contempt Then
you can go right home" he addressed
the dumfounded elite, II won't waste
my time on such as YOU
Many reports from Germany. tell OF
the active part Americans there take
In the Red Cross work In Munich the
American women Of that city have
rented q large hall In the Hotel Bay
FISCHER Hof, and there meet daily to
do their part with knitting needles and
sewing machines, Other Americans
have donated sums for the Red Cross,
and many individually assist ip en-
thusIastIe work
On the other hand, just ~ strangers
help in the great work, no do strangers
benefit by tin this case the wound
ed among the prisoners from Belgium,
Franco, England and Russia They
are treated with such efficacy and hu'
maneneea that some French prisoners
In Stuttgart IN token OF their gfatl'
tude, made large donation to the
German Red Cross, A curious account
Is published by the VoBsiche Heitung,
Berlin on September A. It relates to
the arrange behavior Of the wounded
Russian prisoners when the ply
aieiaBs approach them with eelssors
to cut open the uniform about Il wound
or try to make an ineslon or apply Il
bandago, the Russians resist to the
utmoRt Of their foreeB Not that they
are faint hearted, afraid OF the opera
ton=but they expect to be mutllated,
blinded, murdered A Russian colonel
even refused all nourshmont 30 hours
for fear Of being poisoned. Finally
one Of his fellow prisoners VINO hap
penod to be man Of education and
intelligence, succeeded In convincing
him Of his folly" The paper adds,
whimsieauyj What lies these poor
fools must have been told about ub,
TO take ua for such ennnbOlul"
No doubt In way their terror OF
the Germans will explain many OF the
Russian "atfoeities"=beeause fear
and Ignorance always beget cruelty,