The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-21

They nrr ~ h. known Nv Christmas mernbrrs
, these i00o0oc0 ntw ones nnd II Is IA the Christ
n,as spirit that thsy TO be- recruited the spirit
OF anseltishness. Of eaFing fur the afflicted Of
ass@Ftassss SUKpssase ",'Nses 81 sgvs ~.
WhEIc II IA getting these nsw menihers' thr
onopt1 who now ernr the Ned Cross calblem
arn giving all the Christmas cheer they can to the
boys In khaki They need H. Tens of thousands
Of them aud II may be hundreds OF thousands, are
noW ia France with rcrshng facing the tefrlhle
Germans across the hesoate waste u NJ MANS
Land. Millions more are to 60 after them, and
ether aud stl other millions until the Zoe which
claims the world for Germany Is willing 10 ~
homr ara behave as a civilized nation,
They will have CHEEKY Christmas this year,
fvery man IN France will have u little packet
from "hnne." with the love and good wishes Of the
Anrrlcau people aud that means ~, 70 tbs
{oune fellow Who perhaps nevvr before spent
Christmas avay from hts homc folks, u VIII nut
~ 'r spirit Lutte bin for the task ahead
The men On this side waiting Ia the training
camps for their turn ~ so across VIII also have
H merry Christmas as the Red Cross can pro-
wide Christmas trees. vtth gifts Of some Kind,
hearing world Of cheer and hope fror, the great
heart " the American people will greet every
IN uniform wherever he may be.
This Christmas viii b. merry one Tor the
while II th'* army afi Hayy ssx ssys, as=e
no' been long away from hame they have md
almost none " the hardshtps ~ war and they
come Ia rho feast with nght hearts
Wa has taken almost M toll from them thus
far Nrleium anA France Serbia and toUmsnIa.
Greet britain and her c,ontes Russia and Italy,
have borne the hrnnt ~ frlgh,fulnesS aud our
bows have been spared Sn IL viii h- a merry
Christmas for them
Next year u wn be different The pinch II
ppty wifi ~, ia n, apI Nnip "a
great extent hu, /, viii he tet There viii be lrss
10 rat ard less "a wear and nton~ Ia ~ fcA
and clothed who ne longer proencc. and aA the
natica viii save all II can 10 give te those who
arc neh'ng apd 10 these iefenseIess ope~ VA the
athge, stse Mha hasa aoth,ps
And there ail ha sapa IN the ranks, and there
VIII hv fuD hospitals There In where the Red
Cross comes wherever there Is disaster The
hospital buildings me equipment the Surgical sup
plies. the surgeons and nurses and ersisrlies the
amtusncrS and the drivers aud the strvtchsr
shoulders II the Red Cross II WITH carry H. ne
ranss II has the backing ~ the American ps,p'e:
nei III ttc fn#ut'tne II must carry the toad *
the Hatous which have ulcvaiy suffered more
thaN three wears ~ frtghttulness
lierv are samt ~ the things the American Red
Grass is r'sh' now None In France where Il has
spent sioNaHH. These extracts were taken trota
report hy the Paris headquarters a. Henry r,
Dawson, chairman " the Red Cross war council,
which raised f9rd N s,naats0 for tn work
w. have 'pst S'vrn slenan tor needy sick
wsd Wounded rvvach soldiers and their sanrtes
"oar hospital Distributing service ~en's supplies
~ S4sS FrencN military hospitals ahi ia laytns
In tarsS vHts rSr Future ryvgtS
's,s,r surgical dressings service SnrrieS ssa
French hospitals ae3 IS preparing ia,Dfcuse sur
plies gnr our eva arNtirs
Ns n Ia. F~yene HAS
ton With The Preach kci Co~ss Zen cwatecns
aod are prerarsHs fer y nore ani a. sis can,
ss,S Snr French s,,.dlsTS a, railway stations
ss ~ssvtng ahOus S}o1 u>en day
1--WE have osenet ehitir~n's refuge ani has-
yiss, at point where several huntrN, chiltfren
tNN, tt.H sStheFcsi to ksep then, tsv'N isaScr 1T
gas sus shell err At another rNat have
established n medical cvaser and travelling dis.
eSnsary 30 accommodates lao chghirra.
We arc msSlas arrangements 90 lsrse .csle
ta Nelp -vt,4rry families through he winter with
c'otH'es bets shelter sad Cor hi, work the &c
t@c devastated rortlen II France has esv'a divided
6"f. 90 districts VITA resident Rex ,rNss dele
gate IA esea. Warehouses hare h%>ea established
a, fac gr'sts 10 wheh sre shsrpsSl food clothing
he~h.tnG beds household u,easiis and agricultural
tnple,neats
~wc savcss larry c,-a,ra, warehouse in rarts
ans distribution NASH a~e< al Important rnsats
:c,ga re S~i>S tcr,g- ~ iho scs Tvs ann.lrei
tens n ~erF@v> are arriving 10 FNrs saily amd
is toas srr ShpfNsi IS SraGta warehouses;
rrcr ctssr aatAees~teS wyg1 hs< ausr 'hat ths
Germans ssc dris3yg esrk ,pra Fran through
Switzerland tst Ssseet so, e4}-yy ssi bNzas~
less Nalnea anal e.ittF,a < &s etaQa IS ,as~tris.s
q FFasye al ths raa @. 21sbs { .ae,'th Mesa h
captivity tsr rsete thar ybge% Y@ ;Ars ase
h0w tTtsvn FRA %sve :sT'sa sass esst- 70 NAira