Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-12-27
RED cross WORK
Saves SOLDIERS
FOR ExIsPRING
KEN At FRONT ARE HsAsrsnrn
BECAUSE THEIR FAMILIES
Are CARED Fos.
CEN. pEasHINe co.opeRA1es
American Leader and Gan. Petain Aid
IN Relieving Distress. Thereby
Keeping up the Morale
OF the Army.
CEN. PERsHINe co.opeaAres

That the work which the Red Cross
is doing in France to alleviate suffer.
iEg among the families Of Frenchmen
who are fighting at The front repre-.
sents q saving Of 1900. eco men is the
opinion of William Allen White. noted
writer and owner Of the Emporia
tNan.) Gazette. who has just returned
iron France.
y Is not probable that our army in
France will get into the fighting to
any large extent until next spring.
The real war work that should interest
the people Of America this winter is
of an economic rather than Of a mill
tary character. It will be carried on
10y the Red Cross In France, its pur.
pose being to relieve needy conditions
lin the homes Of French soldiers who
are In winter quarters In the trenches
at the front.
Comfort Women and Children.
IT Is felt by the military officers Of
Doth nations that nothing could do
more to keep up the morale OF the
French soldiers during the coming
winter than to bring comfort to WON.
en- and children at home. The soldiers
knowledge that his family is being
we'll cared for will take a great load
off his mind and hearten him to stand
up against privation which otherwise
might break hiy spirit and render him
OF no physical use.
Maj. Grayson M.Pa Murphy OF the
Red Cross. Gen. Pershing and Gen.
Petain OF France are working in uni
son to perfect the plans for the relief
lof families Of soldiers, the military
commanders believing that il VIII b.
OF the greatest. benefit to both armies.
III should be kept In mind that every
soldier who Is saved this winter neans
the saving OF an American boy when
the big drive begins next spIirg. sumo
American boy will have to take the
place OF every Frenchman who Is
killed or who breaks down under the
strain.
This particular relief work means,
ftherefore, that French soldiers will be
saved for work In the spring and
American lives will bs conserved at
the same time.
Pctain Is Doing a Great Service.
Gen. Petain Is having French Of.
Iflcers go right down the lines and
ascertain from every soldier whether
HE has any worries OH his mind con,
corning sickness or want at home. Re-
port will be made TO headquarters
weekly and not a single case will be
+ overlooked in the immense undertak.
ing. Special attention will be given to
the treatment and prevention Of tubpr.
I%culosis, and child welfare work also
Will be an accompaniment Of the zen,
Ieral relief, Scattered through France,
many of'them in soldiers homes. ara
some 200, 900 refugees from the war
zone, and these also will receive at.
tention.
In short. 1t is the purpose to keep
the spirit Of France bright until the
military forces are ready to deal their
smashing blow against German autoc.
racy. Thus 1t Is | say that the great
struggle Of the winter will be the eco.
monte struggle. Tho Red Cross prac.
tically will fight the American fight
until our boys take their places on the
firing line next spring."