Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-28
RED GROSS MAKES ARRANGEMENTS TO
 SHIP SUPPLIES
Shipping Board, Allied Governments and Steam
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New York, Aug. 27.--To handle the vast quantities of medical and relief supplies now being shipped almost daily to the Red Cross commission in Europe to aid the sticken peoples of France, Belgium Serbia. Russia and other belligerent countries, the establishment of Red C.'oss trans portation service is announced today by the Red Cross war council.
 This new brance of Red Cross ac- tivities has been made possible thru the cooperation of the French, Brit ish and Italian governments, the Unit ed States shipping board, and the leading steamship and railroad com panies. President Wilson has taken personal interest in the establish ment of this service. His aid and that of Chairman Edward x. Hurlsy, of the shipping board, formerly men Der of the Red Cross war council, have been invaluable to it's success.
 Practically all the cargo space needed for the shipment of Red Cross supplies abroad has now been placed at the disposal of the war council. Much of it has been given free by the steamship companies and the al lied governments. This will only be used for supplies most urgently needed abroad.
 As manager of the ocean shipping for the period of the war, the wal council has appointed A. c. Fetter- off, freight traffic manager of the International Mercantile Marine com yl-hn ic fn ary. MT. Fetterolf is to be assisted by A. F. Mack, president of the Cos mopolitan Shipping company, also a volunteer, and by Walter Moore, of the firm of Lanham & Moore. MT. Moore will be in charge of the book ing of all Red Cross shipments.
 The railroads was board, controlling the rail shipments of all the railroads in the country, has also notified the war council that Red Cross shipments going to the seaboard sor elsewhere will be exempt from embargoes, which will give them the right of way over alr freight except that of the govern ment.
 The allied governments especially have responded generously to the needs of the Red Cross. Following recommendations of M. Andre Tar dieu, French high commissioner to the United States, the French govern ment has given permission for the forwarding of Red Cross supplies on French transports leaving this coun- try Space has also been provided on steamers of the French line, through the assistance of M. Oscar Cauchois, American director of the line.
 The British admiralty, through Con- mop Guthrie, has also taken the unus- ual step of permitting British freight transports to handle emergency Red Cross supplies. MT. Palanca, repre- senting the Italian government, has authorized the Red Cross shipments on Italian transports, while the Rus sian shipping representative in the United States, MT. MedZihkovsky, has taken similar action. The Nippon Pu- sen ,Kaisha, a Japanese steamship !, line, operating from New York to Vladivostock, through the Panama canal, has also volunteered to be of assistance to the Red Cross whenever required.
 Many Liners Help.
 Through cooperation with the Unit i ed States shipping board, the Red Cross is to be provided with cargo space on every steamer chartered by the board. Army transports also will carry Red Cross supplies. Practic' ally every line has made reductions on it's passenger steamers for Red l Cross nurses and representatives travelling in Enrope. In making it's ocean arrangements. it will be | the policy of the Red Cross to dis tribute shipments among as many steamers as possible. By using al available lines, losses at sea, if sus tained, will not seriously interrupt l Red Cross work of mercy.
 l Some of the lines that have given invaluable assistance to the Ret