Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-18

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RED CROSS WEEK COMMITTEE
Gnad Fl<, N ,, Jn. IS 1917,
President Wilson has called upon b people Of the United States 70
give 800. 600, 200 duringt h veek OF June lshto 25th FOR Thu use ofthe
American Red Cross
This money il & b. used for III. RELIEF and comfort Of thu soldiers
and sailors in h service Of III United States. III sick and h wounded.
theird dependents aa fora all thoseu Wherever thyn nay be Wit have been made
No overnuen atte upt. to ak any carr. Il It's wounded fighting mon
beyonad delivering them by It's stretoher bearers al III first aiao ramp behind
he lines. FROM THEN ON the ENTIRE CARE OF The vounded for Life or death il.
under h charge Of III Red across.
To illustrate ~hatt this means fr our boys III are ad Will b . IN he
Army and Navy, it is only necessary to look It Canada. .n"Hlz:
Canada has sent 45o DOC men 70 Europe and has lost In killed and >nh
wounded, o.ooo men. When re- have borne al equals share Il the eostof this
struggle to make the world safe for democracy y will have IL Europe an army
of 200, 900 soldiers and will nave sustained losses n killed and wounded
Of around 1000, 900. Remember these .ooo. 900 men ar call onebody's
boys. your own or your neighbours. The tremendous cost Of giving theu
proper care in such a gigantic struggle oanno be estimated but ve must and
will d. it. Our boys g to the front to uphold our cause md have every
right 10 expects M receive everyo care and attention vh4oho r devotion
ran supply.
Think what he Re- across can d 70 help our Allies.
We sometimes wonder Why Russia las not been more effective. N
thousand miles IF front il Poland where millions OF ZEN have faced oh other
for t~o years. in deadly ombatth there's are 5000 aubulanoes in use. In France
ona fronts OF 4oo miles there arr 81. 900 anbuaanoea in daily service. And
even n France the scarcity Of supplies is such hat soldier in some cases
must have their wound wrapped ii old newspapers. s7
Remember every nan Of our Allies saved, mmns one 1essh i = be FILLED
by al American boy. t:.. ~ -
We must 1esrnt to th4n1s and to give o. a scale larger than 70 hv. ever
in our peaoefully ordered lives imagined. We musto ont no cost exoept
tn. cost Of fSs1lure. " 'N''p'
What must h Re across dc for thu sse Il suffering hunan1tys In
Belgium alone there are todays several millions absolutely destitute whose
whole living for tvo years hasc CONSISTED Of apiece OF bread he size OF ones
fist an a pint Of soup SERVED ONCE DAY. And even this has ost .l5, 900. 900
amonth, o,ooo. ooo lin two years., 49, Of which has beenfu furnished by france.
and England. What would happe Il this supply should oeasea When one OF \
Hoover' assistants asked this qumti on II Won Kissing. tho Governor General
Tho holds he iron heel Of Germany on he neck OF ruined Belgium, he smiled
md said, 'We expect it To- break dm and our plans ar, all made. We Will ;"
deport the able bodied % dig trenches for Us or to work tho fields Of Meso-
potamiaa md outheastern Europef for food for our army ad We Will put he old .#
and infirm, thu vomen and ohildreni in front OF or firing Lines AM drive Y
themo overt r thu Frenoh and English & AXE care off, A
Shall this final infauy be permitted because rich and mighty Aner1o.
looks on, indifferenta : <#@#
= must not. it cannot, and vill not be e 70 once see ths Situation and
appreciate our on privilege INC responsibility II this greatest crisis Il
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Yu are requested % make a subscription FOR this oaue. II you
cannot subscribe$ 500 OF more subscribe $loo-$5o-$25-$lo Of less, but make
your responses as liberal as possible In ooordano with the need.
RED CROSS WEEK COMMITTEE.
sf. A. 2. CLIFFORD.
- 4aanl4ns chairman.