The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-12-11
Americans Captured By Germans
Being Supplied With Food By
Red Cross Through Sutherland

Arrangements for supplying food
and clothing to American prisoners
of war in Germany have been work
ed out in detail by the war and navy
departments and the American Red
Cross.
As the first step in the plans, the
disbursing agent Of the Red Cross
at Berne. Switzerland, will be suppl
ed with $500 tons OF food immediate :
ly. This will comprise 100000 in
10000 men adequately for six
months. From Berne the food will
be sent at stated intervals in ten
pound packages to the several pris-
on camps in Germany. Food for the
captured men will be the same in
quantity and quality as that supplied
by the government to those in fight
ing service.
In addition to the regular rations
for prisoners, q special ration for in
valids is being worked out. 1t will
comprise broth, matted milk, jellied
chicken and such valuable helps in
convalescence. The question is fire.
quently raised as to whether these
food supplies reach prisoners in Ger
many as intended. In this connec-
of the English and French systems
show that the percentage OF loss
from any cause has been practically
negligible.
Red cross and Y. NJ. c. A. Co.epsrats.
Arrangements for thorough coop
Grafton between the Red Cross and
the Y. NJ. c. A. in the equipment and
management of army hospital rec
reation huts have been completed
through an agreement signed by Ma
jor James H. Perkins for the Ameri-
can Red Cross. and c. c. Carter for
the Y. M. G, A. Under the agree
ment, the Red Cross provides and
equips the "huts," and in each hut"
a Y. M. c. A. representative, with
his staff, will conduct the regular as
ISOLATION activities. A Red Cross
stafG also will conduct its own regu-
lar activities, and Red Cross work
ers will have charge Of such part of
the recreation work as Is carried on
In the wards of the hospitals with
which the "huts" are directly con-
nected. ..
The Y. NJ, C. A. plans follow those
undertaken by the association in the
British hospitals, where the boredom
OF convalescence, has been Iightened
by reading, games, moving pictures,
concerts and the like. Likewise tho
Red Cross workers will furnish en-
tertainment for the patients and
write letters for the soldiers in the
hospital wards.
Reducing Material Cost.
The Red Cross is to spend $3,457,-
200 for material to be made into
surgical dressings, hospital garments
and knitted articles by the women
OF America. This material will be
sold to chapters at substantially cost
prices, and the proceeds credited to
the supply refund sale fund.
The purpose is to obtain goods at
Wholesale prices. BY offering the
goods to chapters in small quantities
at a price only enough in excess Of
actual cost to pay for handling, every
chapter obtains the benefit, The
standard of material is passed upon
by the woman's bureau of the Red
Cross and by representatives Of the
European staff.
The appropriation covers the pur-
chase of 1000, 900 yards of flannel,
1,5O0, 900 yards of unbleached mus
lin, $50, 900 yards Of Tarcovat blan-
keting. The wool will be knitted
into sweaters, socks, mufflers, wrist
let's and other garments by Red Cross
women workers.
Gfts for Families Acknowledged.
The American Ped Cross has re-
ceived, through the department of
state, a copy of the following des-
patch from A. Gaulin. American con-
sui general at Marseilles, France, re-
porting receipt and acknowledgment
of q gift of $1,000 francs from the
American Red Cross for families Of
French officers and soldiers:
'T have the honor to report that
the conseiI general OF the Bouches-
u-Rhone department, the principal
official body in this district. receive
ed on October 2 from the American
Red Cross a gift of $4,000 francs for
distribution among the families Of
French officers and soldiers Of this
department which have suffered most
from the war. The distribution is to
be made at the rate Of 100 francs per
family.
TN acknowledging this gift, and
after thanking the American Red