The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15
RED TRIANGLE
APPEAL MUST
TOUCH HEARTS
viii Garry a Little of Hcme
to the Soldiers
TO AID WAR PRISONERS
VIII Be About Only Means Of Reach
ing American Boys Who Are Cap
tured by Germans.

| to a realization of the Importance of
| Red Triangle war work the big
Drive of the Y. NJ. c. A. toward Its
$35,000,000 goal assumed definite
proportions yesterday as each new
contribution carried its workers near
er to ultimate victory.
Never before have the people of the
United States been offered a greater
opportunity for practical service and
personal sacrifice, and that they are
gradually becoming aware of the fact
and intend to grasp it is evidenced by
the readiness with which they are
coming forward. From millionaire to
laboring man and from rich corpora
tions to small banks. thousands are
responding TO the call that has been
issued, eager to do their "bit" in the
name of humanity.
Although reports from many dis
tricts are still lacking, the indications
are strong that New England is set
ting a great pace. which has only to
be maintained and given greater
headway TO land her well over the
Top in the final drive. But there
must be no letup or relaxation. for
the time is short and the quota for
this department of $5,000,000 must
be assured quickly.
Bennington has been little SLOW
in getting started but everybody
here understands the Importance of
the work and, with probably as many
men in the army as any town of its
size, about all that seems necessary
here is to get out and collect the
money ',.,.,.,..s,,-,
The war work, committee held Ia
meeting at w H. Wills office We'd
nesday afternoon and assigned q list
of names of persons to be seen. The
members of the committee are all
busy men and if they fail to reach
any of the persons assigned to them
these persons can leave money or
check with c. II. Dewey at the say
ings bank. $50 ae
A meeting was held at Montpelier
Monday evening at which all Uarts OF
the state were represented and the
importance of the work was EN-
phasized by two speakers who told
particularly of the Y NJ. c. A. and its
Russia and Germany.
Mr.. Tichenor gave a splendid ad
dress upon the Y. NJ. c. A. and its
work, and explained what the morale
of the army means in this fight, but it
was the remarks of Mr.. Bartholomew
that gripped the hearts of every man
listening to his story as he told of
the things that have to be stood by
the soldiers in France and Russia
He was IA, music composer in Ger
many when the war broke out, He
went into the Y NJ. c. A work in Rus
sia, where he was two years. He told
of the things that have been done
there and are going to be accomplish
ed by the Y. M. C. A. He said that
Russia, although she has lost 6,000,-
900 of the 13,000,000 soldiers she has
put into the field. is coming back and
Just how soon that will be depends
upon their army leaders and the work
that the Y. NJ C. A. can do. They
have tried out the work there and
have found that where the Y. NJ. c. A
work has been done the soldiers are
solid in the fight
AT present he said their army is put
ty, but people can look for lots of
| fighting out of that army yet. In or
der to do this the Red Triangle
must have money, for 300 secretaries
are needed now in Russia and they
are going to be sent there. The Rus
sian people think more of the Ameri.
cans than they do of any other nation
| They have been under oppression for
senturies and, coming into the light
/ have, ii is wonderful what they are
doing, and they will get into the fight
again. ea W
He told how the Y NJ. c. A. is run
| ming hotels and restaurants in France
The food of France is good. but the
American does not like it. French
wine is all right for a Frenchman, be
cause they know how to drink it
| but the American soldier does not
| Again, to take care of the American
| soldier, it is necessary that this big
| fund be raised 1t should be 100000
600 and the effort will be made to get
that sum instead OF the one orig
ally taken place in Italy and Russia
will prolong the war, it is conceded
| by all who know anything about the
| conditions.
He praised the "Tommies" for the
way they take care of their prisoners
and predicted that with the growing
| shortage of food supplies in Germany
the prisoners of war will go lightest