Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-09-08

soldier. shot through both legs wat
/ lying almost 81 the German lines. 4
was so dangerous mission that ths
10 gOi He just told them where the
man was. and left them 10 decide
They went They crawled, without
lights. along an unknown road IA the
darkness; got almost within the Ger.
man lines, where they found the man
and brought him back 10 safety. That
wounded soldier had lain there for
days and would most certainly have
died had he not been rescued that
night.
an this modest and voluntary way
the motor ambulance came into It's
own without one penny Of cost to the
government
To-day" went on Mr.. Stanley. there
are about 900 motor nmbulances and
cars ar the French front alone. An
other 1000 are scattered about with
the troops in Egypt. Mesopotumia. Sa-
lonlkl. Malta. east Africa, etc. We
have three ambulance convoys-each
one consisting OF some sixty cars and
rndiogrnphlng convoy working In
Italy. We have q number Of cars In
Pe,rograd and On the western Russian
front. while we recently sent small
convoy as present TO Grand Duke
Nicholas in the Caucasus"
These motors aud ambuitr 'es have
been provided and their upkeep main
tanned. entirely by volunteer suhscrip-
lions.
up 20 the present" said Mr.. Stan
ley, I'VE have collected over S20O0O.000
for the Red Cross and 81. Johns Am
bulance society. The money comes In
at the rate OF about S5.0OOO00 every
six months. This shows the public
appreciation OF the work. Our support
comes from all sections OF society"
"As an Instance OF the diversity Of
our work. Il may be interesting to note
that we arranged the other day TO send
motor bonts TO Mesopotamia and
Charlie Chaplin films to Malta, this
latter for the amusement OF the con
salesccnt soldiers
zone OF the outstanding features of
our organization has been the splendid |
work done by the women"
Mr. stanley mentioned by the way, |
he excellent artificial limbs for
naimcd soldiers produced by Ameri-
nan manufacturers. both IN the Unit
"a States aud especially at a factory
near London. where many
disabled men are themselves employed.
While the women Of all nations AT
var have been working courageously
n aid Of their men. American women
iso have come out brilliantly la the
abor OF mercy. AT the commencement
I the war a group of American wom-
u. nearly all married 10 Engllshmen.
ret together 10 consider how they
tight best render assistance 10 the
oldiefs OF the king. The result was
he birth OF the American woman's
Var Relief fund. OF which Lady Paget
ccame president, with Mrs. John AS
,r as yice-president. the duchess OF
as chairman and Lady
owther and Mrs. Harcourt MS honor /
~ secretary. other women closely
entined with the work were Lady
andolph Churchill. Mrs. Whitelaw ,
cid and Hon. Mrs. John Ward
Work Of American Women. I
The American women's War Relief
md began by sending motor amhu /
nee out 10 the front Friends In l
sStone subscribed Tor another--lt 4
MS actually the seventh--which was q
MS presented to the war office In Q
,ndon. Down in peyonshire. at I
,ighton. near Torquay, there is an a
nerican woman's war hospital where o
OF wounded soldiers have q
en- nursed back 70 health. Not CON n
nted with these activities the Amer :
an women la question have opened 7,
lfkrOoms In various parts OF the
'irish capital 10 enable girls thrown b
I " work to learn other tradee. and n
20 become self-supportins. IN spite v
the war. r
Americans are busy helping In c,
uncc as wen as In England. aud the 5,
aerlean Relief Clearing house. In Ia
ris is piso an institution ot very Ia
value aud importance. II n,
presents the American Red Cross, al
d It's distributing committee has al N
,dy apportioned more than 4.Oc0uo0
reels. from bales OF cotton. clothes pl
Tor men. women and children--shoes. al
spltal accessories. surgical instru- a
nts aud countless other useful G
ngs. No less than 1000 hospitals "
France have been fi.red from the al
ierican Relief Clearing house. which W
5 Joseph II. Choate for It's presi- A
az. IN
Modelled somewhat on the lines OF ca
, organization over which Mr.. Stan =
prcsides. Is the American volun- a,