The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-13
the WORK IN EUROPE OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS;
HOW MONEY is SPENT WHICH you and OTHERS GAVE


ton.
The commission 20 Russia has re-
Gently arrived in Petrograd. and the
commission to Italy reached Rome on
August 81. Commissions to Rou-
mania and Serbia are now on their
way to those countries. and it is plan
ned to send commission to Great
Britain also.
| The Red Cross in France has assum-
| ed management of the War Relief
under the control of the United States
army. the administration of the Am
lean Ambulance hospital at Neuilly.
1t has assumed financial responsible
iity for Dr. j. A Blake's American hos
pital at Paris. 1t has allied with it.
self the work of the American Sur
gical Dressing committee. which dis
tributed in France. in July. 7s2,949
dressings among 1876 hospitals.
| The effort has been in accordance
with the expressed views of the Pres
ident of the United States and of the
civil and military authorities of
France to coordinate along helpful
lines. all relief work being done in
France and America.
Work Of the American Army
| The first and supreme object of Am
erican Red Cross care is our own
army and navy.
| The American army in France is re
ceived in large reception camps on
1.-THE coast, and after several weeks of
preliminary training the men are
sent across the country TO permanent
training camps back of the firing
lines.
| Along the route followed by the
troops the Red Cross has established
infirmaries and rest stations, each in
charge of an American trained nurse
| with an American man 10 assist her.
Additional infirmaries and rest sta
tions will be established in the near
future. and adequate buildings are al
so being erected wherever needed
Canteens are being established by
the Red Cross at railway stations
where American soldiers on reserve
duty or on leave, and those returning
TO or from duty. may find rest and re-
freshment. Baths, food, games. and
other comforts will be made available
at these canteens.
When American troops start for
France. the men are given comfort
kits. Christmas parcels will be sent
over later.
The War Council has appropriated
$4,000 for medical research work in
France.
Hospital Warehouse Service
To be able to do its work without
warehouses at different points of i'm.
portance in the French theatre OF
war. An appropriation of 100000 has
been voted 10 establish this service
and provide its first stock of supplies
In response to a cable from the
commission in France. the War Coun.
ell appropriated s1.500,0O0 TO pur.
chase food stuff to be sent to France.
1t has also appropriated 81 1,00O,OOO
for the purchase of supplies in
France; all for use in the hospital
supply service.
canteens and Rest Stations
II At the military railroad stops the
Red Cross is establishing shower.
baths. laundries. and mending and dis
injecting rooms. Then there will be
rest-rooms. with books, writing ma.
terials and games Some of the sta.
tions will have dormitories and lunch
rooms.
Near the firing line the Red Cross
is establishing field canteens. Elk.
tending the work already begun by
the French Red Cross, il will provide
one of these canteens for every corps
of the French army and as well as
later for the American army.
! To carry out these plans the War
Council has made appropriations OF
: about 100000 which will establish
the canteens and maintain them for