Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-10

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and Thursday.
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size. but 1t was fundamental neces-
sary and will make II possible for Red
Cross service to be flexible and elias
tic to an immense important degree
ne first unit Of trucks has been
forwarded.
Base Hospitals.
In advance of the fighting forces
the United States sent to the Euro
pean battlefields six base hospitals or
ganized during the last year by the
Red Cross-the' first United States
army organization sent to Europe.
These were sent at the request OF tho
British commiss on.
More than dozen base hospitals
organized by the American Red Cross
are now seeing active service In
France, and others are rapidly being
made ready for foreign service.
Each of these base hospitals has n
staff Of 22 physicians, two dentists. 65
Red Cross nurses and $50 enlisted
men Of the army medical corps. be-
fore war was declared 20 of these
units had been formed and AZ are nov
ready for service. 1t costs at least
1000 to equip "A base hospital with
beds, blankets, steriliZers. operating
tables. tents. dental. outfits. automo-
biies and kitchens.
1t is estimated that some five hun
dred thousand peraons are affnctv,.
with tuberculosis as the direct result
of the war. Scientific efforts to con-
troll the spread of the malady are not
only Of supreme concern to France
herself, but they are of great import
ance In making France healthy for
our own ! oops.
All WORK is being done under the
general administration of the French
government, and by French people.
The American Red Cross has All
propriated 100000 for the relief Of
sick and wounded French soldiers and
their families.
The number of destitute refugees in
France in March, 1917 was stated by
the ministry of the interior to be four
hundred thousand, but there is reason
to think that the number is much
larger.
The Fed Crpss plans to be able to
take care temporarily of these re-
turning populations.
Relief i'm Devastated Regions.
1t is not the policy of the Red Cross
to rebuild the villages of France. but
II is our hope to be able, to give "A
new start in life 20 "A large number of
persons who have been left destitute
by the ravages of the German army.
The Red Cross has accordingly ap-
propriated $4,000 for a provisional
experiment in this direction, the plans
for the experiment having been
worked out in France by Mr.. Homer
Folks.
In this work of rehabilitation the
Red Cross has established plan OF
cooperation with the friends both
from the United states as we'll as
from England.
France to cover the period until
November. 1917. prepared by j. II.
Perkins, director of the department
of military affairs, Red Cross commits
sion In France, Is for a total expendi-
ture of $1.773.250. This covers work
for tho United States army, surgical
dressings. equipment and operation OF
diet kitchens, canteens, American Red
Cross motor ambulance service, hos
pitnl expenses. etc.
The budget of the department OF
civilian relief in France. prepared by
Homer Folks, director of the Red
Cross department of civil affairs in
France. up to November /, 1917
calls for s2190,353.
The budget of the department OF
| administration in Paris, prepared by
Carl Taylor. director of administra-
| ton up to November I. 1917, calls for
si15.700.
Tho budget of the planning de-
partment. prepared by George r
Ford, director. up 10 November 1
1917, calls for $3.50.
In addition to the foregoing appro-
| priations covering departmental woih
| for the next few months, general APP
| propriations have also been mauo
amounting to s1,692.601. They cover
hospital supplies, foodstuffs, trans
portation supplies and motors. buiiu'
Ing material. machinery. snedical re-
search, child welfare work clothing
American ambulance hospital ex'
penses, nurses. etc.
Before appropriations are recon-
mended by the French commission
they are carefully prepared by the ot
| rector Of the particular department
concerned. They are then considered
by a finance committee consisting Of
Major Murphy, chairman. ]. II. Per
kins, II. II. Harjes, III. o. Beatty car
Taylor, Homer Folks, William Endi
colt and Ralph Preston. Three of thi'
committee constitute a quorum, ant
every appropriation reported must re
| oeive the consent OF all present.
Most Of those in charge, for the Rec
Cross. Of the work in France are civ
ing their own time and paying theil
own expenses. A special fund of 800.
900 has also been privately contribute
ed to meet expenses of members "
the French commission unable to pa.
their own way.
The total appropriations by the wa
council for Red Cross work In Europe
are as follows:
In France ...s10,692.60 .601.00
Outside Of France l,647 .0S0.S7
Grand total ...s12.339.6S .6S1.S7