Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-11
MAKE HAIRED CROSS CHRISTMAS.

The American Red Cross is calling
the ucrk-and as Yet DIR troops have
scarcely been in touch with the enemy
We are supplying surgical dressings to
the French whose soldiers are standing
where our soldiers will stand mex,
spring and next year taking the
wounds that ours will take soon. We
are now sending supplies to several
thousand French hospitals. The sur
gical dressings our women are making
are going to 1000 French hospitals
What are we going to do when the
American troops suffer casualties in
great numbers and our own hospitals
multiply behind the lines: when VIC
have, a million or more Of our owl
facing the German assaults and the
American hospitals fill up?
Do? We are going to fill the bill
like Americans should. We are goina
to give our boys all that hand and
heart and bank rolls can supply. And
we are going to keep right on aiding
the hrage French soldiers that need
our help. We are going to stretch our
selves Otherwise we are forswora to
Ourselves and our country and to our
mercitul duty as Americans and as
christians. That is what We are going
to do.
Why send American supplies tn the
French? Because every wound in every
French hospital has been taken in de-
Tense Of America as Of France. Why
should American women labor for
French soldiers? First, because suffer
ing and need have no international dis
tinctions: second, because every French
soldier facing death protects one Of our
sons, because they are our allies and
our comrades. because the old men and
the women of France are doing the
work Of men in that noble country and
our women must work for them, be-
cause we have money and wealth and
illimitable resources as yet untouched,
while France is bled white. because we
can do it, must do 1t and shall do 1t.
And we will do it. 1t is one Of our
tasks.
There will be a drive at Christmas
time for more Red Cross memberships
and renewal Of present memberships.
Don't back away from it. Meet il half
way glad and proud Of your ability
to help and willing to DO your part.
Don't worry over the small amount
that remains of your present member
ship. Forget that and renew now. En-
list in the Red Cross during tho war;"
The Chicago Tribune says "this Il
anybody's war as yet" That isn't true
It is our war and the allies war. There
Is no doubt OF its ultimate outcome
But Russia has prolonged this war. Il
may be for a year. It may be for three
years We may have 1000. 900 men
engaged before 1t is finally settled. Let
US not take an attitude as people anG
individuals where alarmists mus
frighten us into doing our plain patri.
otic duty. Let's face this thing firmly
and determinedly with the resolve II
do our full duty at home. And on thii
Christmas time let US meet this TO
| quest Of the Red Cross and "eat i
up" Man for man and woman To-
| woman let's meet It. Let's forget ev'
| everybody at home but the little chill
dren on this Christmas, II need be, ani
remember only with them the wound
| and suffering that must be aiIevaaked
the wounds and suffering that mus
come with the coming year. Make It .
| Red Cross and cnildren's Christmas
And let Us see to 1t that no ons abls
to assist in this great cause Ii per
united to deny his plain responsibility
There are those who avoid and seel
to escape even the smallest contT1bu
ton to this cause. When this canvas
is over not one Of them should remain
Il 1t 90 happens that any person full
| able financially has denied i,is dutl
that person should be Lonesome. III
doesn't deserve q friend or q neishbor
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