Evening star., 1914-11-25

Appeals for more American surgeons
have reached the American Red Cross
headquarters from Germany and Rus
sia and the headquarters at 18th and
H streets is arranging to supply this
need soon possible.
The appeal from Germany came
through Mrs. Gerard, wife Of the Amer
ican ambassador at Berlin. She report
ed information brought her by Count
Talleyrand, who said that three more
American surgeons are needed in ST.
lesia.
The call from Russia is for two more
American surgeons, to reinforce the
two American Red Cross hospital units,
each consisting of three surgeons and
twelve enrolled Red Cross trained
nurses. already there.
An appeal to American university,
college and school pupils for assistance
in alleviating suffering and distress in
Europe was issued last night by the
American Red Cross.
Frequently operations have to be
performed without anesthetics," the ap-
peal says The lack of gauze bandages
and absorbent cotton produces infec-
tion, ending often in deaths from gan
creme or tetanus. The armies engaged
are composed of young men of our
own age, and for this reason it seems
particularly fitting that their sufferings
should appeal to you"
Mrs. Gerard's Letter.
In her letter, dated November 3, Mrs
Gerard says: II have just seen Count
Talleyrand. who returned today from
Gleiwitz, where our nurses and doctors
are. and he Is most enthusiastic over
all they have done. Count Talleyrand
was named by the Red Cross here as
Interpreter for them, and in fact to
look after them, so all the news L get
from him comes from headquarters.
He says that the surgeons have
made a name for themselves already In
Silesia, and that they want three more
sent, If it is possible.
Il believe only the badly wounded
are sent to them. which speaks volumes
for the way they are looked upon here.
I can't tell you how proud and happy
1 feel
"If all goes we'll I shall go to Gleiwitz
the end of November to see them. and
then on to Budapest to visit my SIS
ter where 1 shall also have chance
of seeing the work we are doing in
Hungary. What comfort to think that
our Red Cross can do so much good TO
help all in this terrible, terrible suffer-
ting
From Dr. Edward W. Ryan, director
of the hospital unit sent to Servla. the
American Red Cross has just received
a letter dated in Belgrade, OCTOBER w.
in which DIR. Ryan says:
1--WE arrived at this place october Is
and were Immediately put in charge OF
the big hospital here. Sance starting
we have had absolutely no time Ior
anything but work and sleep. Many OF
the wounded had not been dressed for
several days, and as we have ABOUT
$50 and it is necessary to dress them
every day it Is IL o'clock before we
get through, and some nights later
The nurses work from in the morning
until 1880, with time off for meals.
'aThe cases turned over to US are IN
many instances of long standing and
require constant attention New cases
are arriving steadily. and We will be
oyerrun in a very short time. Surgeons
are very scarce here, and as we
have about $4,000 wounded scattered
throughout the country, you can reaoi-
ly see what the conditions are.
81 trust you will pardon the delay
in the report reaching you, but as the
hours are long and the work hard l
have been unable to get an hour IN
which to write. / will send it just as
soon as possible, however.
Servia Sends Thanks.
The American minister at Bucharest
has cabled the State Department as
follows:
kindly communicate to American
Red Cross that Servian government
heartily thanks the American Red
Cross for further aid of American
units. which will be warmly welcomed
From Nine. Herbertte, representing
one of the societies of the French Red
Cross. the American Red Cross has re-
ceived an expression of thanks for
generous aid to our wounded"
A card from an American Red Cross
nurse near Pau, France, says 172 Sc
yerely wounded soldiers have just been
brought to them for care.