The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-15


protected and respected by beIliger-
ents so long as any sick or wounded
may be therein.
Such neutrality shall cease IL the
ambulances or hospitals should pe
held by a military force.
Article Persons employed IN,
hospitals and ambulances, compris<
ing the staff for superintendent,
medical service. administration,
chaplains, shall participate in the
benefit Of neutrality, whilst SO em-
ployed, and so long as there remain
any wounded to bring in or to suc-
cor.
article 8. The persons designated
in the preceding article may, even =
after occupation by the enemy, COM
TRUE to fulfill their duties in the hos-
pital or ambulance which they serve, n
or may withdraw in order to rejoina
the corps to which they belong.
Under such circumstances when s
these persons shall cease from their
functions, they shall be delivered by
the occupying army to the out-posts
Of the enemy. E
Article 4. AS the equipment OF
military hospitals remains subject to
the laws Of war, persons attached to
such hospitals cannot, in withdraw -
ing, carry away any articles but such
as are their private property. 1tS
Under the same circumstances an
ambulance shall on the contrary,
retain its equipment
article s. Inhabitants OF the3S
country who may bring help to the
wounded shall be respected, and
shall remain free. The generals OF
the belligerent powers shall make It
their care to inform the inhabitants
OF the appeal addressed to their ht1~
mainly, and of the neutrality which
will be the consequence Of 1t. -. =
Any wounded man entertained and 9.
taken care of in house shall be coma q
sidered as protection thereto. ANY
Inhabitants who shall have entertain-l
cd wounded men In his house shall be
exempted from the quartering OF
troops, as well as from part Of the
contributions of war which may be
imposed. t'~s
article 6. Wounded or sick SOL /.
diers shall be entertained and taken
care OF, to whatever nation they may
belong. 49,.
Commanders-in-chie shall have
the power to deliver Immediately to 7
the outposts OF the enemy, soldiers
who have been wounded in an en-
gagement, when circumstances per-
init this to be done. and with the con-
sent or both parties.
Those who are recognized, after
their wounds are healed, as incapable
or serving, shall be sent back to their /
country.
The others may also be sent back,
on, condition of not again bearing
arms during the continuance of the
war.
Excavations, together with the per-
sens under whose directions they
take place. shall be protected by an
absolute neutrality,
Article Z. A distinctive and uni
form nag shall be adopted for hospI-
tals' ambulances and excavations. 1t
must, on every occasion, be accom-
panied by the national nag. An ARM
badge (brassardl shall also be allow
ed Tor individuals neutralized, but the
delivery thereof shall be left to mfli-
tary authority.
The flag and the arm badge shall
bear a red cross on white ground.
Article g. The details OF execu-
ton OF the present convention shall
be regulated by the commanders-in-
chief OF belligerent armies, according,
to the instructions OF their respec-
tive governments, and in conformity
with the general principles laid down
in this convention.
ARTICLE 8. The high contracting
powers have agreed to communicate
the present convention to those gov
ments which have not found Il con-
ventent to send plenipotentiaries to
the international conference at
Geneva, with an invitation to accede
thereto: the protocol is for that pur-
pose left open.
Article 10. The present conven-
ton shall be ratified, and the rati-
fications shall be exchanged at Berne,
In four months, or sooner IL possible.
On January s. 1905, forty-three
other nations Joined the original
signers OF the treaty. All civilized
nations have since ratified 1t.
The American Red Cross.
In July 1881 an organization was
formed in Washington known as "The
American National Association of the
Red Cross" This was reincorporated
on April IL. 1893, in the District of
Columbia and reincorporated by an
Act Of Congress in June 1900. On
January 5, 1905, the United States
congress reorganized and reincorpor-
ated the American Red Cross as it,
row exists under the name of THE
American National Red Cross" This
act OF congress established las an.
emblem and badge q Greek red cross
on q white ground as the same has.
been described in the Treaty OF n
Geneva, August "a, 1854, and adopted AZ
by the several nations accedinR y
thereto" The governing body was
lodged in eighteen persons called
The Central Committee Reports n
are required to be made to Congress
and to the secretary OF war and to
be audited by the war department.
This organization was "designated
as the organization which is author.
lied to act in matters OF relief under z
said Treaty" The act annoInces ita
purposes as follows:
Section 1883 (Act Jan. 3, 1908. - W /
Purposes Of Corporation. II
The purpose Of this corporation area
and shall be: ss- ~
the sick and wounded OF armies ir /
time OF war, in accordance with the 4
spirit, and conditions of the confer -
ence OF Geneva Of October, eighteer1
hundred and sixty-three. and also Of
the treaty OF the Red Cross, or the
treaty Of Geneva, OF August twenty
second eighteen hundred and sixty-
four, to which the United States of
America gave ii adhesion on March
1rst eighteen hundred and eighty~
two.
Second And for said purposes to
perform all the duties devolved upon .
D national society by each nation
which has acceded to said treaty.
Third. TO succeed to all the rights
and property which have been hither-
10 held and to all the duties which
have heretofore been performed by
The American National Red Cross as
/ corporation duly Incorporated by
act OF congress, June sixth, nineteen
aundred, which act Is hereby repeal
ID and the organization created
thereby Is hereby dissolved
Fourth To act IN matters Of vol