New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-25
Wadsworth Says Entire
Sum Is Needed in
France Alone
$1S,OOO,OOO Is Yet
To Be Subscribed
Cershing Pleads for Gen
erous Efforts on Last
Day of Campaign

Of the American Red Cross, dlscIose'
to-day by Eliot wadsworth' ac' a1'
.ha;rr,ar shows that the SlOO,OOO,OO'
fund. $4,000 900 of which remains t'
he subscribed in the final roundup
campaign tomorrow, may not las
longer than six months.
"The need for relief work IN neari!
all the Allied countries is looming 8
bicv said Mr.. wadsworth, "that oui
500 600 900 easily can be spent withif
six months, even though the Red Gross
practise every economy and give ai'
only TO the most worthy causes" :,
For this reason Red cross oilcla,'
are hoping earnestly that the iuno WI
be largely oversubscrioed IN the hna
hours. .,a. =.
Special collections at thousands o.
Sunday school and church services 70
dav are believed 10 have raised apou
50 600 600. although few DEFINITE re,
go wer, received tonight. The ad
6ition Of this estimate made the tota
tnnd .abulated at headquarters, about
$4,000 600.
Pershing Pleads for Aid
Tomorrow is "Pershing Day
This message TO the American PEG
nle cabled from France by Major Ger,
.ral Pershing, was made public by keo
Cross headquarters tonight;
Americans can show their colors III
M better way than by subscribing
generously TO the Red Cross.
Sneaker Champ Clark. in an address
M a Red Cross rally to-day, put the
same thought this way:
"Those who can't fight can pay.
From sun up tomorrow until MD
right committees in virtually every
CITY. town and village in the United
States are expected 10 work strehui,,
opslv TO collect the dollars that VIII
mean life saving for American soldiers
and sailors and mercy for millions OF
civilian war victims in Europe. 80,
Tomorrow night the campaign WIZ
close officially, but few cities expect
20 continue the work most OF the week
wen those which end the active can
yass tomorrow probably will not le-
mort in full until Tuesday. and the ma
tion's grand total offering may not Dc
ascertained until Tuesday night
Corps TO Go TO Rumanla
II WAS announced by the Red Cross
today that corps of physicians and
nurses would be sent soon TO Rumanla
10 frht disease which has developed
among the thousands Of war fugltlves
crowded into that portion Of the coun-
trv still held against the Ieutonlc
armies About 100000 worth OF med
zeal supplies. milk for babies and other
continent will be sent with the party
which probably will include civilian IN,
vestigators 70 cooperate with the Keo
Cross special commission to be sent 10
Russia soon.
Chairman Wadsworth disclosed also
that the committee in charge OF keo
Cross work in France recently cabled
that every cent Of the SiC0,0OO,O00
mercy fund could be spent to good ad,
vantage in France Immediately, and
urging that as large proportion OF
the sum as possible be allotted 10 the
French war zone. acquisitions for un
limited numbers of hospital garments
such as slippers. wrappers and pa
jamas, besides great quantities OF sur
gical supplies and dressings. are now
pending before the Red Cross wa
council. As soon as larger numbers
American troops get into training o
actual service IN France. the war coun
Gil expects renewed food OF demand
for aid.
Oversubscription Looked For
There are a million reasons VII
this Red Cross fund should be over
subscribed tomorrow" said Mr.. Nads
worth. 81 think am rot wrong IN ne
heving the last-minutc response OF IN
American people viii equal its Genel
osity displayed by reports during IN
strenuous campaign days last week.
Ambassador Boris \. Bakhmetet
head Of the Russian mission TO IN
United States. and Baron Moncheu
head Of the Belgian mission. also wer
speakers at the meeting addressed b
Speaker Clark.
Figures made public by Red eros
headquarters showed that the hlghes
per capita contributions among cite
OF more than 100000 population cam
from Cleveland whose record for th
campaign is not likely TO be chal
lenged Cleveland's collections so ia
make per capita donation of SOU.
New York City Second
New York City is second. with 1854
Youngstown. Ohio. third, $500; Pitts
burgh. fourth. Si4S; Buffalo, NTH
S3.9i: Worcester. Mass, sixth. 1898
Detroit. seventh. 1870; Toledo eighth
s3.7s: Hartford. Conn, ninth, $500, am
Cincinnati, tenth, S3.4l.
The average contribution per canit'
in the cities listed Is S2.9i. II thu
SlO0.0O0,OOO goal is reached the aver
age per capita donation Of all person
in the United States would be abou
ore dollar, but By far the greatest pro
rortion OF the fund is coming from
city populations. Other cities. will
their per capita gifts, were announced
as follows:
Boston. $3.50: Kansas City. $40
New Haven. 1884; Salt Lake City
S23i; Richmond. Va. 1928; S9riur
field. Mass. SEQ; Denver. $2.lS. s.
Louis. S21s; Minneapolis. $3.50; $,
Paul. sls2; Chicago. Sl.66; Bridgcpor;
Conn. 1856: Providence. $l.62; Sal
Frs.cisco. sl6l; Des Moines, Sl.53
DAYTON. Si.53: Albany, SlsS; New
ark. y. j., Slfi; Los Angeles. Sl43
New Orleans. sl43; Indianapolis, Sli2
Nashville. 1921.
Philadelphia, siI4: Memphis. Sill
Scranton, Penn, Sl.O9; Columbus. Ohio
slO7: Houston, Tex. Sl07; Louisvi!.,
500; Camden. y. j., Sl03; Spckar,
90 cents: Reading. ~ cents; Birmirg
ham. So cents, Portland, ore. =
cents: Warrington. rs cents; Seattle
Gs cents; San Antonio. Tex. C3 cents
Paterson. y. J.. IS cents. Lowell, Mas
81 cents: Tacoma, Wash. 81 cents
Rochester. 80 cents; Oakland. Cal. 3
cents: Lynn. Mass. % cents; Jersc
City. % cents. and Fort Worth. Tex
10 cents.
Roosevelt Raises Flag
AfOvsfer Bay ChurcI