The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-08
AMERICANS BESOUCHT TO REFILL
DEPLETED GOLFERS OF EUROPEAN
WAR RELIEF FUND, BY RED CROSS
Woodrow Wilson, AS President of Organization in United
States, Urges Countrymen to Come to Aid of Work
ers Among the Sick and Wounded.

Rockefeller Foundation. The ap-
proximate cost of this expedition was
$1SO,OOO.
Until Rumania entered the war,
Red Cross agents were able to ship
large quantities of food supplies
| across the Rumania' border by way
of Hungary to Belgrade. At the ned
of August, 318 carloads had been de-
| livered to feed the starving both in
| Serbia's capital and in the interior.
Other supplies were sent into Serbia
from the United States and Switzer-
land The approximate cost Of this
relief was 100000.
"Red Cross representatives are now
in Greece, with emergency relief funds
for use in Southern Serbia. A prelfIn-
mary shipment of relief supplies for
distribution by these representatives
! is now enroute.
From Syria comes news Of terri
BILE suffering and starvation, the ef-
fects Of the war being accentuated by
plague of locusts. In conjunction
with the Armenian and Syrian Relief
Committee, a cargo of food, clothing
and medical supplies has been start
ed to Beirut, where it will be distri-
buted under the cooperative efforts
of the Red Cross Chapter in Beirut
and the Turkish Red Crescent.
For many months a, Red Cross
Committee has provided relief for s.
900 refugees brought from Armenia
to Egypt.
thousands Of prisoners of war and in
termed , civilians. Working through
V1adivostok, Tien-tsin, and Picking,
A ,fo{
in spite of the great distance, bitter
cold, and hardships of travel have
accomplished much in helping these
unfortunates.
CAT the Bush Terminal in Brook
Ign, a shipping depot was established
early in the war, which has been at
the service of all societies and indi-
viduals desiring to send relief to Eu-
rope. The necessary space for oper-
alton and storage has been generously
donated by Mr.. Irving T. Bush. The
services of; the entire staff, except that
of Mr.. Albert w. Stuab, the Man
ager, have been paid for through the
generosity of one member of the New
York County Chapter.-~Th splendid
plant has been maintained at prac-
tically no cost to the Red Cross
by, steady and ,diligent effort ar
|rangements have been made whereby
English, French, Italian and Russian
steamship companies, carry, free of
charge. relief supplies, equipment and
even automombiles. .A..x
1.-The American War Relief Clearing
House in Paris early proved it's use
in centralizing the distribution Of
supplies. With free service on the
French railroads, this great work mas
been carried on with remarkable
economy. The American Red Cross
has extended it's field of usefulness
| by many affiliations. Help, cooper
i alton and support have been extended
to Red Cross committee in Picking,
Petrograd, Beirut, Munich, Constan-
| tinople, Philippopolis, and Cairo,
Egypt. So rs3s
"Since the autumn Of 1915, the AL
lies blockade has made it impossi-
bic for the American Red Cross, or
any other organization, to make ship
! ments to the Central Powers After
a long negotiation, the Allies have
agreed that they will allow the ship
ment Of hospital supplies to Ameri-
can units of doctors and nurses es-
| tablished in Germany and Austria
! Hungary, for the operation of mill
tary hospitals. The units will be six
doctors and eight nurses, operating
a hospital of six hundred BEDS Sup
| plies sent for the use Of these units
shall, in accordance with the permit,
! be used by them alone and then des-
| troyed
! zone or more units will be sent the
moment arrangements can be COM
pleted and personnel organized. The
American Physicians Expeditions
Committees of New York and Chi
cago will help in raising funds toward
| the expenses and salaries of the per-
sonnet. Considerable quantities of
supplies designated ito THE Central
Powers are now stored at the Bush
Terminal, many of which may be
utilized in this way.
This in brief is our work, There
| is work ahead of nature that will
! tax every resource we can muster.
Large operations, such af the Syrian
and Serbian. relief, opportunities to
| help in the care of tuberculosis and
convalescent prisoners in Switzerland
| loom large in the near future /, The
most daily calls Of the great Red Cross
| societies, private organizations, and
| individuals who turn to us to help
them bear their steadily increasing
burdens, are a challenge to the gen
crosby of the American people,
! Supplies distributed by the Red
Cross are summarized as follows:
Belgium via Holland 41,764.50