Weekly journal-miner., 1917-06-27
RED GROSS FUND LATE BUT WILL
 bE FILLED
FIGURES FROM PRESCOTT JEROME AND CL A R K- DALE PARTIALLY CON- PLETE, SHOW S5,600; REST IN THIS WEEK.
(From Tuesday,. Daily.)

While returns will be slow coming in, Yavapai county will have no great trouble raising the S1O,0OO allotted to it as its share of the Sl00.0O0.O0O to be raised by voluntary subscriptions to start the Red Cross of on the right foot in the big campaign in France. This was the opinion of William Greenwood, the able head of the county finance committee, last even ing. after partial retsrns had been received
 The tables on the streets of Pres colt, the collections of two teams of canvassers in this city, budget from Jerome and one from Clarkdale, showed a total last night of slightly over S5,600. Yet to be heard from are the other teams of canvassers, the string of personal and form letters sent out to prominent people of the county, the completed returns from Jerome and those from Humboldt, Mayer, Seligman, Ash Fork and a score of smaller communities where the work has been in progress during the past week.
 A late start last week handicapped the committee somewhat in the mat ter of returns. As matter of fact, less than three days have been spent in actual collecting.
 One contribution, believed to be that of Tom Taylor, was a check for S3,000 .Clarkdale reported actual re- ceipts amounting to S6a. The three street stands and two teams of house. to-housc canvasscrs here, brought in Sl ,94l.I to date. One team reported $500.
 The battlchends of Europe are be- ing drenched with the blood of heroes. From these hellish arenas of strife men arc being borne crippled, maim- ed, deafencd and afflicted in manifold ways. That American soldiers will  fare better need not be anticipated Only by bloody sacrifices may we hope to destroy the Prussian menace, which, like a poisonous serpent. would coil its s1iny trunk around the tremb- ling form of Liberty, with murderous intent
 We-you and Lowe an uncancell- able debt to the men who go to the front to fight for us, and expose them selves to death, and worse than death. And surely when they are wounded by German bullets and slashed by German bayoncts, they have the right to expect our government to take care of them with tenderness and profound devotion.
 It is to furnish such care for our soldiers that funds are being solicited by the Rcd Cross. Never was there more worthy or Christ-like object or ono more urgently demanding the loyal support of every true American.
 The big-hearted, loyal West may be counted upon to contribute liberal ly 10 the Rcd Cross fund. This IS all ready shown by the action of various Western mining and oil companies, as we'll as other corporations, in dcclar- ing substantial Red Cross dividends.
 Not only arc the corporations doing their bit financially: the laboring men as we'll, the office workers and citizens in every walk of life arc eagerly put ting their donations into the big con tribution plate of the Red Cross. It is altogether inconceivable that single American soldier, fighting un- der the flag of the wcalthicst and mighticst nation on earth should die for lack of adequate medical or surgi- cal attention.
 Then you-and you - contribute your share to the Red Cross and help save the lives of men who arc fighting in your place. Ordinary dccency, to say nothing of lofty patriotic mo- tivcS, calls upon you to hand over to the Red Cross a few of the paltry dollars that arc furnishing in your pocket.