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Serbia, England and Armenia, the
grand total amounting to $l2,3S9,6Sl,
the greater portion OF which will be
used by Nov. /. although some OF the
appropriations cover year. Most OF
the persons In charge OF the Red
Cross work In France are giving their
time and paying their own expenses.
A special fund OF 100000 has been
privately contributed to meet the ex-
penses OF members OF the commission
to France unable to pay their own
way.
Sent Five Commissions,
The war council has sent to Europe
Eve 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 wide scope OF relief
from the establishing and maintaining
Of hospitals for soldiers In the Ameri-
lean army in France to civilian aid,
including the care and education OF
destitute French children and re habi-
litation OF 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 de-
vised also to extend aid TO soldiers
and civilians held as prisoners by the
enemy. These are only few OF the
many avenues through which Red
Cross relief will flow to the countless
thousands OF war victims.
The Red Cross in France has as
sumed management OF the war relief
clearing house II has taken over,
under control OF the United States
army, the administration OF the Amer
lean ambulance hospital at Neuilly. II
has assumed financial responsibility
for DR.. ]. A. Blakes American hospi-
tai in Paris II has allied with Itself
the work of the American surgical
dressing committee which distributed
In France in July 7s2,s49 dressings
among 435 hospitals.
The efforts have been in accordance
with the expressed views OF the presi
dent OF the United States and OF the
civil and military authorities Of
France to co-ordinated along helpful
lines all relief work being done In
France and America. The first and
and the supreme object of the task is
to care for our own army and navy.
Toward this end the Red Cross IS
establishing field canteens whihh II
will provide for every corps OF the
French army as well as for the Amer
lean army.
There are now large reception
camps near the coast where soldiers
are received.
Along the route to the firing line
the Red Cross has established inirm-
aries and rest stations. At railway
stations canteens are being establish
ed whore our soldiers may find rest
and refreshments. Baths, food games
and other comforts will be available
When American troops start for Eu
rope the men are given comfort gifts
Christmas parcels will be sent lateg
! Various appropriations have been
made TO worthy causes. such as ST.,
00O.O for the relief Of sick and
wounded French soldiers and their
families, 100000 for medical research
work in France, 100000 for supply
warehouses, $l.5OO,OOO to buy food.
stufs to be sent to France, and ST.
OOO,oOO for tic hospital supply ser
vice.
The transportation problem with
which the Red Cross has had to cope
in moving supplies overseas has been
most difficult, but through official
French, British and Italian co-opera-
ton with the United States shipping
board and leading steamship and rail
road companies vast quantities OF sup
plies are now shipped almost daily
A special Red Cross transport service
has been developed in France. as the
railroads there are overtaxed with
military needs.
Six base hospitals were sent to Eu-
ropean fronts in advance OF the Amer
lean soldiers and more than a dozen
now are actively in service there and
others are rapidly being made ready
II Is not the policy OF the Red
Cross to rebuild French villages. but
Il is hoped to afford new starts In life
to large number OF persons now des-
utute through ravages OF the German