Arizona republican., 1917-06-25
HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS
 MAY CARRY RED CROSS WORK
 NOT MORE THAN SIX MONTHS
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

WASHINGTON, June 24-New de- mands on the Red Cross disclosed today by Elliott Wadsworth, acting chairman. show that the hundred million dollar fund, SlS,000, 900 of which remains to be subscribed in the final campaign round up tomorrow. may not last longer than six months.
 The need for Red Cross work in nearIy all the allied countries is beconn- ing so big said Mr Wadsworth, that our $lO0,000,000 easily can be spent within six months even though the Red Cross practice every economy and give aid only to the most worthy canses
 For this reason Red Cross officials are hoping earnestly that the fund will be largely oversubscribed in the final hours.
 Special collections in thousands of Sunday school and church services to- day are believed to have raised about $2,O00,0O0, although few definite reports were received. The addition of this es- timation made the total fund tabulated a headquarters about $S2, GOO 000
 Tomorrow is "Pershing day This message to the American people cabled from France by Major General Pershing was made public by Red Cross head quarters tonight:
  no better way than by subscribing gen erously to the Red Cross"
 From sunrise to midnight committees in virtually every city, town and villags in the United States are expected to work strenuously to collect the dollars that will mean life saving fer American soldiers and sailors and mercy for mil lions of civilian war victims in Europe.
 Tomorrow the campaign will close officially, but few cities expect to continue the work most of the week Even those which end the active can vass tomorrow probably will not re- port in full until Tuesday and the grand total may not be ascertained until Tuesday night.
 It was announced by the Red Cross today that a corps of physicians and nurses will be sent shortly to Rumania to fight disease which has developed among the thousands of war fugitives crowded into that portion of the coun- try still held against the central powers armies.
 Chairman Wa1sNorth disclosed also that the commI tee in charge of Red Cross work in France recently cabled that every cent of the sl00.0O 900 of the mercy fund could De sHert in France immediately
 "There are a million reasons rhy this Red Cross fund should he over sub scriDed tomorrow Sase Ar Wads- worth. l think l an not WIT ng in be- lieving the last minute response Of the American people sill aq uai it's generOs- ity displayed by reHorts during the strenuous campaign day last weeis.A Figures made public fy Red Crca3 1 headquarters showed that the highest per capita contributions among cities of more than 100000 population canlt from Cleveland whose record for tho campaign is not likely to be challenged l Cieveland's collections so far make per capita donation of $6..o. New York , city is second with $5.S4.
 ] Other cities with their per capita i gifts were announced as follows.
 Salt Lake. $231; Denver, s2.1S; St. Louis $21S; Minneapolis, s1.9O; St. 1 Paul, $lS2; Chicago, s1.66; San Fran ' | cisco, $1.6l; Des Moines. .s153; Los An 1 geles, S1.43. Spokane, 90 cents; Port land. Ore. @ cents; Seattle, 66 cents ; | Tacoma, II cents; oakland, Cal. s6 cents; Forth Worth. Texas, l9 cents.