The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-17
To the Citizens Of Kenosha:

standing, and a great lack of knowl-
edge in the community at large, as
to just what work has been, and is
now being accomplished by the
Kenosha committee of the Ameri-
can Fund for French Wounded,
and just what the necessities are for
the continuance Of this work.
The committee desires to make
plain a few facts.
1. The name of the national or
ganization is .5The American Fund
for French Wounded This is so
named because almost all of the
allied base hospitals in this world
war are located on French soil.
2. Committees in America receive
weekly bulletins from Paris head
quarters stating the immediate
needs in the way Of surgical dress
ings and hospital supplies. These
needs vary from week to week.
3. The surgical dressings are
made according to standard es-
tablished by the experience derived
from this war and differ materially
from those made by the home relief
for this country whore we have had
no experience in modern warfare.
4. Hospital supplies are also
made, inspected and packed accord
ing to directions. Every article has
been shipped by the French line, alb
solptely free of charge, and with
out duty, and the French govern
ment, recognizing the invaluable
aid Of this organization, has chart
cred special steamer, the
"Ariluze' which carries only the
supplies Of the American Fund
for French Wounded. J, Goods ship
ped from Kenosha are at the front
within seventeen days from time
Of shipment.
5. Do you know that the Keno
sha committee has shipped 1873
articles and that their money value
was eleven thousand dollars? Do
you know that the Kenosha commit
tee sent $1,54120 in food supplies
to starving and dying French and
Belgian women and children?
8. DO you realize that these hos
pitfalls, to which we have been send
ing supplies, have been, and are.
caring for the wounded of any and
every nationality, whether he be
British, French, German, American
or Russiang
z. Do you realize that over
$4,000 Americans are fighting in
various units in the western front,
and tnat many Of these nave been
killed and many, many woundede
s. Do you know that when our
new soldiers go to the French front
this summer, that it will be to these
very hospitals that they will be
taken, if wounded? There is no
American First at the fighting
line. 1t is Humanity First, =
regardless of nationality.
9. Do you not realize that France
Is our greatest ally and must be
supported at this critical junctureg
The first consideration of our
government, from the President
down, is to render aid to our allies.
regardless of expense, inconvenience
and comfort, because, as President
Wilson said, "They are in the field,
and we should help them in every
way to be effective there
II that is good doctrine, why is it
not the manifest duty of the entire
community to support literally not
only the newly organized Red Cross,
which is working for future event
ualities, but also to support most
generously an organization which
is already in the field, and which
has, for over two years, been rend-
ering most active and efficient
service, a service that has gained
the highest praise and gratitude Of
the French government, and a
service, upon which, they have
come to rely,
This work must be sustained and
enlarged if we would do our duty
by our allies, and by ourselves, and
urge and beg the liberal support
of every man, woman and child in
the community for the American
Fund for French Wounded y
Mrs. Zalmon G. Simmons,
Chairman of the Shop Committee
of the American Fund for