Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-31
RED Gross FORMS
ORGANIZATION To
HANDLE SUPPLIES


lalmost daily to the Red Cross com
mission for Europe to aid the stricken
peoples Of France, Belgium, Serbia,
Russia and other belligerent countries,
the establishment of Red Cross
transportation service is announced by
the Red Cross War council.
This new branch of Red Cross aetiyi-
ties has been made possible through
the cooperation of the French, Brit
lish and Italian governments, the
United States Shipping board, and the
leading steamship and railroad COM
panies. President Wilson has taken
a personal interest in the establish
Iment of this service. His aid and that
of Chairman Edward N. Hurley, of the
Shipping board, formerly member of
the Red Cross War council, have been
invaluable to its success.
Practically all the cargo space need
ed for the shipment of Red Cross sup
plies abroad has now been placed at
the disposal of the War council. Much
Of it has been given free by the steam
ship companies and the allied govern
ments This will only be used for sup
Iplies most urgently needed abroad.
A manager of ocean shipping for the
for the period of the war, the War
Icouncil has appointed A. c. Fetterolf,
lfreight traffic manager Of the Interna-
tional Mercantile marine Company,
who is to serve without salary. Mr..
Fetterolf is to be assisted by A. F.
Mack, president of the Cosmopolitan
Shipping Company, also a volunteer,
and by Walter Moore, Of the firm of
Lanham & Moore Mr.. Moore will be
lin charge Of the booking Of all Red
Cross shipments.
The Railroads War board, controll-
ling the rail shipments of all the rail-
roads in the country, has also notified
1.-THE War council that Red Cross ship
Iments going to the seaboard or else
where will be exempt from embargoes
which will give them the right of way
over all freight, except that of the
government
The Allied governments especially
have responded generously to the
needs of the Red Cross. Following the
Recommendations of NJ. Andre Tardieu,
4 French high commissioner to the Unit
ed States, the French government has
given permission for the forwarding OF
tRed Cross supplies on French trans
rorts leaving this country. Space has
also been provided on steamers of the
French line, throu:h the assistance Of
NJ. Oscar Cauchois, American director
for the line
The British admiralty through Mr..
Connop Guthrie has also taken the I'M
usual step of permitting British
freight transports to handle Red Cross
supplies. Mr. LaPlanca, representing
/ the Italian government, has authorized
Red Cross shipments on Italian irons
ports. while the Russian shipping rep
| resentative in the United States, Mr..
| Medzihkovsky, has taken similar ac-
ton. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha,
Japanese steamship line, operating
from New York to Vladiyostock via
the Panama canal, has also volunteer
ed to be of assistance to the Red
Cross whenever required.
Through cooperation with the Unit
ed States Shipping board, the Red
l. Cross is to be provided with cargo
Il space on every steamer chartered by
the board Army transports also will
carry Red Cross supplies. Practically
| every line has made reductions on its
passenger steamers for Red Cross
nurses and representatives travelling
| in Europe.
In making it's ocean shipping ar
rangements, it will be the policy OF
the Red Cross to distribute shipments
among as many steamers as possible.
BY using all available lines, losses at
sea, if sustained, will not seriously in
terrugt Red Cross work of mercy
Some of the lines that have given in
valuable assistance to the Red Cross
in forwarding its shipments are the
Oriental NAVIGATION Company, the Cos
mopolitan Steamship Company, the
Royal Belgian Lloyd, the American
line. the France and Canadian Steam
ship Company, the Fabre line, the abr
Der lin eand A Lawrence Smith, Inc
Through the courtesy of the City
Of New York and the cooperation OF
R A. C. Smith, commissioner of docks
and ferries of the City of New oYrk,
who is also associate director of Red
Cross supply service, warehouse space
owned by the city has been placed at
the disposal Of the Red Cross The
Red Cross is now using a large brick
I warehouse at 57th street and the North