Arizona republican., 1917-09-10
MILLIONS
 SPENT BY RED GROSS
Republican A. p. Leased Wlre1

WASHINGTON, Sept 9.-Approxi- mately $12.000,00O for war relief work in Europe will have been expended by the American Red Cross in the first six months since the United States has been at war with Germany, ac- cording to a report addressed today ITO the American People" by Henry r. DaNison chairman of the Red Cross war council, in which full details are given of the activities of the organ 1zation in various nations abroad, chief of which is France.
 More than $10,000,000 of this sum, appropriated up to and including Aug ust 3l, by the war council, since it's appointment May 10 last is for use in France. Other countries to receive relief are Russia, Roumania, Italy Serbia, England and Armeania. the grand total amounting to s12,339 6S1, the greater part of which will be used by November l. although some of the appropriations cover a year. Most of the persons in charge of the Red Cross work in France are giving their time ana paying their own expenses. A special fund of $100,000 has been pri- Vately contributed to meet the eX- penses of members of the committee to France unable to pay their own way
 The war council has sent to Europe five separate commissions each com posed of representative Americans skilled in business administration in medical and surgical work, and in other lines of Red Cross effort The work covers a wide scope of relief from the establishment and mainten- ance of hospitals for soldiers in the american army in France, to civilian aid including the care and education of destitute French children and the reha bilitation of the devastated areas in France and Belgium. Relief and preventive means against tuberculosis which has greatly increased since the war, also will be supplied. A plan has been devised also to extend aid to soldiers and civilians held as pris- 0ners by the enemy These are only q few of the many avenues through which Red Cross relief will flow to the countless thousands of war vic- tir1s.
 The Red Cross in France has as samed the management of the war ellef clearing house. It has taken over, under control of the United States army the administration of the merican ambulance hospital at Neu- lilly. It has assumed financial respon- sibility for Dr. J. A. Blake's American hospital in Paris. It has allied with itself the work of the American Sur T-ical dressing committee which con- tributed in France in July 782.949 dressing among 435 hospitals
 The effort has been in accordance with the expressed views of the presi- uent of the United States and of the civic and military authorities of France to coordinate along helpful lines all relief work being done in France and America The first and the supreme object of the task is to care for our own army and navy. Toward this end the Red Cross is esta ablishing field canteens. which it will provide for every corps of the French army as well as for the American army. There are now large reception camps near the coast where United States soldiers are received.
 Along the route to the firing line 7he Red Cross has established infirn- aries and rest stations. At railway stations canteens are being established where our soldiers may find rest and refreshments. Bats, food, games and other comforts will be available When American troops start for France, the
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