Arizona republican., 1917-08-28
RED CROSS NEEDS
 OUTLINED IN NOTE
 FROM HEAD OFFICE

The American Red Cross, through it's general manager, Harvey D. Gib- son, today issued a statement to the 1900 Red Cross chapters throughout the United States, setting forth the procedure the Red Cross will follow in relation to other war relief societies.
 The Red Cross will, from time to time, supply its chapters and societies of which it may have record, the fol- lowing information:
 l. Names of particular classes Of articles most needed and the total amount required.
 ?. Amount of each class of article which the different chapters or the different societies will be asked to pro- duce.
 3. The time in which it is desired such articles shall be made and de- hvered to the Red Cross.
 Present needs are especially for knitted articles. surgical dressings, hospital garments and comfort kits. in the order named.
 After expert study and consultation with physicians, surgeons and other relief societies. complete standardized directions for making the articles men, tiOned have been prepared. Standard patterns have been adopted for all hospital garments required, and all pat tern companies will issue identical pat terms, which will be known as Red Cross Patterns Any garments made according 60 these patterns will be acceptable to the Red Cross.
 Accepted by Chapters.
 Until these new directions and pat terms are in the hands of Red Cross chapters any of the above articles made by other societies will be ac- cepted by Red Cross chapters, if of fered to them, handled on the same basis as Red Cross articles and with out expense to such contributing society delivered to the nearest Red Cross supply station.
 The general policy'of the Red Cross on this subject is set forth by Henry P. Davison. chairman of the war council, in the following statement:
 'The Red Cross seeks to encourage the efforts of all relief organizations It is hoped that all such organizations, which are manufacturing materials for hospital or other relief work among our allies in Europe, may become auXil- iaries of the Red Cross, thus avoiding duplication. Such auXiliaries will re- tain their name and idenity. the Red Cross will assist them in making their work effective, and with such affilia- ton the Red Cross will transport their materials to Europe free of charge, and see to 1t that such materials are prop erly distributed.
 Many war relief organizations have solicited contributions in kind. Some of the articles solicited have been necessary; others, while given in a spirit of fine generosity, have not necessarily been of great benefit Yet other articles have been sent to Eu- rope which were not needed at all Pressure upon shipping space has become very intense, and it is ab- solutely necessary that for the present nothing be shipped abroad which is not imperatively needed. Ocean ship ping difficulties become greater each day the submarine warfare is con- i tinued. The Red Cross cannot pro- vide shipping arrangements for articles other than those which it's investiga- | tions in Europe show to be required ! there.
 Tt is the hope that organizations l which have devoted themselves merely to collecting funds will, after having used their present funds according to the designation of the donors, divert ! tltil tilOTLS tD IunQS Wnlch may be utilized along lines for which experience acquired abroad shows a paramount need to exist
 Clearing House in France. The Red Cross has assumed ad- ministration of the war relief clear l ing house in France, and will con tinue it's functions By reason of the great pressure on the French rail ways, it will be impossible for the war relief clearing house to arrange | free transportation after September l 1 for articles other than those which may be designated as essential in the present emergency.
 ! Tn the meantime, the American Red Cross has been cooperating success fully with the war relief clearing house in the United States in assisting the various relief organizations to obtain the utmost possible space for shipping to Europe from the American ports Everything offered thus far has beer shipped abroad
 Tt should be understood. however that the situation as to relief organiza tions which prevails now as compared