The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-10-19

steamship and railroad COM
panies. President Wilson has
taken a personal interest in the
establishment of this service.
His aid and that of Chairman
Edward n. Hurley, of the Ship
ping Board, formerly a member
of the Red Cross War Council,
have been invaluable to its sue
cess.
Practically all the cargo space
needed for the shipment of Red
Cross supplies abroad has now
been placed at the disposal of the
War Council. Much of it has
been given free by the steamship
companies and the allied govern
ments. This will only be used
for supplies most urgently needed
abroad.
As Manager of Ocean Shipping
for the period of the war, the
War Council has appointed A. C.
Fetterolf, freight traffic manager
Of the International Mercantile
Marine Company, who is to serve
without salary. Mr.. Fetterolf is
to be assisted by A. f. Mack,
President of the Cosmopolitan
Shipping Company, also a volun-
teer, and by Walter Moore, of the
firm of Lanham & Moore. Mr..
Moore will be in charge of the
booking of all Red Cross ship
ments.
The Railroads War Board,
controlling the rail shipments of
all the railroads in the country,
has also notified the War Council
that Red Cross shipments going
t. the seaboard or elsewhere will
be exempt from embargoes which
will give them the right of way
over all freight except that of the
government.
The Allied governments espe-
,clally have responded generously
to The needs of the Red Cross.
Following the recommendations
of M. Andre Tardieu, French High
Commissioner to the United
States, the French government
has given permission for the for
warding of Red Cross supplies on
. French transports leaving this
country. Space has also been
provided on steamers of the
French line, through the assist
] ance of M. Oscar Cauchois
= American director for the Line
The British Admiralty through
Mr.. Connop Guthrie, has also
taken the unusual step of per-
hitting British freight trans
! ports to handle emergency Rec
/, Cross supplies. Mr.. Palanca, re-
presenting the Italian govern
ment, has authorized Red Gross
shipments on Italian transports
/ while the Russian shipping re-
preventative in the United States
f MIR. Medzihkovsky, has taken sim
- liar action. The Nippon Yusel
Kaisha, Japanese steamship
line, operating from New York t.
- VladivostOck, through the Pana
ma Canal, has also volunteers
to be of assistance to the Re
>. Cross whenever required.
Through cooperation with tn
United States Shipping BoarC
the Red Cross is to be provide
|, with cargo space on every steam
er chartered by the Board. Arm
- transports also will carry Re
n Cross supplies. Practically ever
" line has made reductions on it
= passenger steamers for Re
eros nurses and representative
travelling in Europe.
r. In making its ocean shippin
arrangements, it will be the pol
cy Of the Red Cross to distribu
shipments among as maj
re steamers as possible. By usir
all available line, losses at Sc
)r if sustained, will not serious
N interrupt Red Cross work
mercy.
ed Some of the lines that ha'
given invaluable assistance
IT. the Red Cross in forwarding
shipments are: The Orient
Navigation Company, the Cosm
8 politan Steamship Company, t
Royal Belgian Lloyd, the Amer
at can Line, the France and Can
dian Steamship Company, t
ok Fabre Line, the Barber Line a
he A. Lawrence Smith, Inc.
Through the courtesy of t
at City of New York, and the C
operation Of R. A. C. Smith, Coz
II. missioner of Docks and Ferri
of the City of New York, who