The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-06-21

Seward County's subscriptions for
the Emergency Fund of the American
Red Cross Society have totaled
$10,555.45 up to noon yesterday with
several teams who worked Wednes-
day yet to be heard from. Many
persons have not been seen and since
everyons is to be given chance to
help in this cause, it is believed that
when the final count is made Seward
County will have nearly $4,000 to
enrich the Golfers of this worthy
cause.
"Give until it hurts" has been the
slogan in this county and great
many have followed literally the
wording. Practically every man who
was asked to contribute gave some
thing even though he did not see at
that time where the money was COM
ing from. Nearly every farmer put
down the amount of his donation and
added these words: ''If crop condi-
tions looked a little better l would
gladly double this.
Business men left their work and
drove through the country soliciting
funds. Eighteen teams of three or
four men each secured the country
Everywhere they met with hearty
response; everywhere men were
ready to give according to theil
means.
Liberal raised $4,211 for the EN-
Urgency fund Of the American Rec
Cross Society at the mass meeting
held at the Court House Monday
evening. The contributions start.
ed off with rush and 5000 was
raised during the first three minutes
The crowd seemed to realize the
worthiness Of the cause to which
they were contributing and they
gave freely.
Rev. James Taylor of the Christ
ina church, talked in behalf of the
work. He told of the early Rec
Cross nurse, Florence Nightengale
Before her coming into the work
AZ out Of every 100 men brought
into hospital died; after she tool
up the work only 22 out of every
1000 died. Before the advent of the
Red Cross, more men died from dis
ease and pestilence than from bul.
lets.
Chas. Summers then told of how
they were taking hold Of the work in
Reno County. He read a telegram
stating that in one township in Reno
county twice the sum asked for was
raised before soliciting for the fund
was started. The township was ask.
ed to raise only $3.50 but the good
people there had $1,000 raised al
ready.
Rev d. G. MacLennan then talked
on the "Needs of the Red Cross"
81 know that Liberal will do its part
and that Seward county will not be
Stacker" he said. "When we have
troops fighting in Europe, | will not
be satisfied until the. strong arm of
Liberal reaches across the ocean and
puts an American doctor and Red
Cross nurse there to aid the wound
ed Liberal boy"
"Some Of us say oh! They're not
there yet That is all true but if we
wait until they are there it will be
too late. Hundreds of our doctors
and nurses are there now and there
are good many thousand American
citizens fighting in the Allied trench
es."
"The great need for Red Cross
work is not in the field hospitals
alone. There are 200 cases of
tuberculosis in France since the war
started. Most of these were brought
on by exposure in the trenches.
MANY of the soldiers wounds are
being bound with newspapers be-
cause the Red Cross workers haven't
the supplies that we can buy at every
corner drug store. 1t is in the midst
Of such conditions that our boys will
have to go unless we contribute free
ly and literally to this work. The
Red Cross campaign is our first bat
tie and it begins here tonight. We
must carry it to a successful close
if we expect the other battles Of the
war to be brought to the same end.