Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-25

council will resemble national -po-
litical headquarters receiving election
night returns when the Red Cross Of
ficials are assembled there tonight.
getting closing reports from all over
the country.
the country with a population of more
than 1000 is doing Red Cross work A
final report is expected from each one
tonight. These reports will be tabu-
lated In the headquarters here and
furnished to the press just as rapidly
as received. They are not expected
to be complete before Tuesday. how
ever, although the war council hopes
to be able to give final returns to the
country not later than Tuesday night.
One of the most remarkable indorse-
ments. came from Senator Kenyon of
Iowa. Asked for an expression on the
Red Cross campaign for 100000 900
for war work. Senator Kenyon replied
simply by sending his check for $1,000.
Senator Kenyon is not wealthy man,
and his contribution represents more
than one-tenth of his salary as a
United States senator.
The rivalry between a number of
cities and towns has become so heated
that requests came in today to keep
them posted as their rivals report. 1t
is expected that there will be many
gigantic contributions in the final
minutes
Chicago and New York are not ex-
pected to put in their final reports
before Tuesday noon. Chicago leaders
have sent word they will fulfill their
still shy of their ty-million-dollar
mark, New York leaders have wired
Washington they will come through.
In New York practically all Of the con-
me- or organizations. or through Red
Cross dividends. A great drive is
being made to get small contributions
today.
No response to the appeal Of the
Red Cross for $10o. 1000. 900 has been the
source of as much enthusiasm to the
war council as that of the German
American districts Of the country.
Cities noted for their large German
nobly and periodically to the out
stretched hands Of the Red Cross.
Milwaukee has already raised her
apportionment Of 100000 and bids fair
to exceed those figures by 100000 st.
Louis has subscribed million and a
half and is on the road to two millions.
Cincinnati has raised more than a mil
lion and half for the Red Cross.
Instances Of sacrificial contribu-
tions by Individual German Americans
the attention of the war council every
day gift of $1,000 came from a Ger
man-American of Newark. N. j.. who
has spent the greater part of his life
in Berlin.
F. w. Siemens. the son of a Prussian
soldier, Is conducting a Red Cross
campaign in Tioga. Pa A fellow citi-
zen Of Siemens' has written to the war
council. stating: "He went to Wash
the meeting Of the war council there
and has organized this county. which
was apportioned $4,000, and We have
already reached $4,000 The most ef-
ficient organization ever formed in
Red Cross headquarters have ceased
to worry over the standing of the
Golden state in the great seven-day
nationwide dash Tor a hundred mil
time. under an erroneous impression
that the goal California had set her
self was six millions, authorities were
puzzled. but the matter was cleared up
when 1t was discovered that the goal
was three millions. one million Of
which belonged to San Francisco and
Los Angeles each.
Red Cross Headquarters have been
aoreeably surprised with the progress
~ Idaho and Utah in the great dash to
a hundred million humanity dollars.
The two states have led the west in
their percentage OF their apportion-
ments covered. Itah almost immedi.
ately announced that her goal of
seSoo 600 was covered. and voluntarily
adorted a second goal of $350,000.
which she Is in close sight Of.
New demands on the American Red
Cross disclosed by Eliot Wadsworth
citing chairman. show that the hun
dred-million dollar fund. s1s.00O.0o0 OF
which remained to be subscribed in the
Anal campaign roundup today. may
not last longer than six months.
.sThe need for relief work in nearly
all the allied countries is looming sc
big" said Mr.. Wadsworth, that our
Sloo. 100000 can easily be spent within
six months, even though the Red Cross
practices every economy and gives aid
nnly to the most worthy causes"
FOR this reason Red Cross officials
are hoping earnestly that the fund will
be largely oversubscribed in the final
hours.
1t Is announced by the Red Cross that
a corps of physicians and nurses will
be sent shortly to Rumania to fight dis
ease which has developed among the
thousands of war fugitives crowded
into that portion Of the country still
armies About 100000 worth Of med
ical supplies. milk for babies and other
equipment, will be sent with the party
which probably will include a number
of civilian investigators to cooperate
with the Red Cross special commission
to be sent to Russia soon.
Chairman Wadsworth disclosed also
that the committee in, charge of Red
Cross in France recently cabled that
every cent of the s100.000.O00 mercy
fund could be spent to good advantage
in France Immediately, and urged thai
as large a proportion Of the sum al
possible be allotted to the French wal
zone.
acquisitions for unlimited numbers
of hospital garments, such as slippers
wrappers and patamas. besides great
quantities of surgical supplies and
dressings. are now pending before the
Red Cross war council As soon a.
larger numbers Of American troops