Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-12-19

ferers from distress of any kind, the
world over. In time of war 1t supplies
comfort to our armed forces, especial
ly medical service. Any man, woman
or child may become member by
the payment of $1:00 dues. No child
is too young, no man or woman too
old to jim.
What the Red Cross Has Accomplished
"Since April 1st the American Red
Crss has shipped abroad thirteen mil
lion surgical dressings and hospital
articles. 1t has organized and equip
ped forty-nine hospital units made up
of the best doctors and nurses in our
country. 1t has distributed half a
million sweaters and other knitted
garments to soldiers. 1t has furnished
hundreds of thousands of Christmas
gifts to the men In the service. 1t
maintains canteens behind the battle
front where eighteen thousand SOL
diers leaving the trenches can bathe,
disin1ect their clothing, buy simple
hot. meal for a few cents, and get a
good nights rest. 1t has given three
quarters of a million dollars and fifty
carloads of needful supplies for the
relief of Italy and is sending $1,000
900 worth of supplies to Roumania. 1t
has done more than this for Russia
and Belgium. 1t is helping to care for
half million tuberculosis victims in
France. 1t has four warehouses in
foreign devastated zones filled with
food, clothing, furniture, tools, and
household goods ready for distribution.
Understand, it is our Red Cross
that has done this, and much more.
Its business is run as an open book.
It has no secrets. Its only purpose
is to serve mankind, sincerely, care
fully, and economically.
millions are Giving Their An.
Before our eyes millions are Civ
ing their all; their last measure Of
devotion; their last drop of blood. Al
ready We have heard the fearful,
piercing cry of humanity in agony.
Little children leading blinded faith
ers in ITALY, Russia, Britain and
France Starving and unsheltered in
fants in stricken Serbia and Poland.
And in Belgium-picture a mother
and there are thousands of them-as
she hears her little baby night and
day, piteously crying for food; sees
its little body waste slowly away, un-
til exhausted, it lies on the cold
ground, its weak cry stilled and in ST.
lent, mute appeal, passes away
starved to death. My friends, the
Red Cross is the only agency that
can breathe the breath of Heaven in
to this hell of war. Who Is there
that can't raise dollar for such
cause? The person who is not for the
Red Cross is against humanity
Thousands of American Boys vii Be
In Trenches by Spring.
"By spring, thousands of our boys
will be in the trenches. No longer
can we look on and shrug our should
ers. Our Red Cross MUST be pre-
pared to care for them. Think Of the
boys from England and France who
have died when Red Cross bandage
would have stopped the flow of blood
and saved their lives. The call of the
Red Cross Is the call to duty. Moth
ing will excuse us If We ignore this
CALL The stars and stripes is the ban
ner of liberty. The Red Cross flag Is
the banner of humanity. We can't be
loyal to one and not the other. Let's
have a Red Cross service flag on
window in every home in Manchester
with star for every member of the
family Only heart and dollar is