The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-11-29
WORK OF THE RED CROSS
N FRENCH WAR ZONE.
CHAIRMAN OF WAR COUNCIL
GIVES DETAILED REPORT
OF THE ACTIVITY.

In response to request by Henry
n davidson, chairman of the Red
Gross war council, for complete re-
nort ON the work being carried on by
,bs American Red Cross in France, the
following cable has just been received
from the headquarters of the Ameri-
can Red Cross:
I'VE haye just completed gift of
rcs 100000 to needy sick and
wounded tFrench soldiers and needy
families of soldiers.
1--WE have established twenty dis
nensaries in the American army zone
n care for the resident civilians and
10 improve health conditions in that
section before the coming of our
\ troops.
1--WE are providing dental ambu-
lance at a port in France for the use
of our soldiers and sailors, and have
orranized nurses service for Am
erican army use
"Our hospital distributing service
sends supplies to 3,423 French military
hospitals and is laying in a large
stock for future needs our surgical
dressings service supplies 1000 French
hospitals, and is preparing immense
supplies for our own army.
1--WE are operating at the front line,
in cooperation with the French Red
Cross, ten canteens and preparing to
establish twenty more.
I'VE are operating six canteens for
use of French soldiers at important
railway centers, where we serve about
10000 soldiers a day, and are planning
many more.
IN Paris eanteens, operated by us
with the French, we are serving enor
nous numbers of soldiers as they
come and go.
I'VE soon expect to have ready
twelve rest stations for our own troops
at important railway centers: also re-
cuperaticn camps at suitable places
for many of our soldiers
Artificial Limbs.
I'VE are providing an artificial limb
factory near Paris, and special plants
for the manufacture of splints and
ritrous oxide gas.
I'VE have contracted for movable
hospital in four units accommodating
1000 men.
"A recreation center in connection
with hospitals and diet kitchens.
"A casualty service for gathering
information in regard to wounded and
missing, and medical research bur-
eau.
"Our work with the civil population
covers mainly children refugees and
tuberculosis.
1--WE have opened a children's refuge
and hospital at a point in the war
zone, where several hundred children
have been gathered to keep them
away from danger Of gas and shell
fire.
AT another point among the wreck
ed, villages we have established med.
ical center and travelling dispensary
, to accommodate 1900 children.
1--WE have undertaken extensive
medical work for the repatrie child
rem at Evian, about 500 of whom are
daily returned to France from points
within the German lines.
I'VE have also opened hospital and
convalescent home for these children
at Evian, where we are also operating
an ambulance service for the returning
repatries who are now coming in at
a rate of 1000 a day.
I'VE are about to establish infant
welfare stations in connection with
each dispensary in the nation wide
system planned by the Rockefeller
foundation.
Fighting tuberculosis.
I'VE have taken over and are car
rying on and developing an extensive
tuberculosis work formerly in charge
of Mrs. Edith Wharton and other Am.
orleans.
I'VE are completing for the French
an unfinished tuberculosis sanatoriun
near Paris, and are adding to the bar
racks erected by the City of Paris
This means adding 1000 beds to thos
now available for tuberculosis pat
tents.
I'VE are organizing a comprehen
sive health center in one Of the de
partments of France.
I'VE are making arrangements on
large scale to help refugee familie
through the winter with clothing. bed
and shelter and for this work the en-
tire devastated district of France ha
been divided into six districts with
resident Red Cross delegate in eaci
and warehouses have been establishe
at four points to which are shippe
food, clothing, bedding, beds. house
hold utensils and agricultural imple
ments.
We are carrying on repair work
four villages in the devastated regio
to enable returned families to sta
throughout the winter
We are cooperating with Frene
agencies In various kinds of reli
work in the principal agricultural cer
ters in the devastated region and a.
SuDnlyipn MORT hJa 1auoac for tho II,