Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-11-16
WAR RELIEF FUND
How the Red Cross Will Use the War
Relief Fund Now Being Raised
Many and Various Urgent Needs
Workers Needed-Rummage Sale
Partial List of Contributors.

What is this War Relief fund used
for"2 is a question that solicitors for
this fund are constantly being asked.
The following are part of the uses to
which this fund is put:
Fifteen cities are now receiving the
cooperation of the Red Cross in max
ing the communities surrounding the
camps safe for the soldiers, and in
taking measures to prevent the spread
of disease and epidemics.
Five million francs, donated to sick
and wounded French soldiers and
needy families of soldiers.
The establishment of dispensaries
in the American army zone to care
for the resident civilians and to i'm
prove health conditions in that section
before the coming of our troops.
We have provided a dental ambu-
lance at a port in France for the use
Of our soldiers and sailors, and have
organized a nurses service for Amer
ican army use.
Preparation of hospital supplies and
surgical dressings.
The operation of canteens at the
front.
The establishment Of rest stations
at important railroad centers for our
own soldiers.
A casualty service for gathering in
formation in regard to wounded and
missing and medical research bu-
reau.
The establishment of children's
refuge and hospital at a point in the
war zone where several hundred chill
dren have been gathered to keep them
away from danger of gas and shell
fire.
The establishment in the wrecked
villages of medical centers to accom-
modate homeless children.
Medical work for the repatrie chill
dren ((children returning to Their
former homes), about 500 of whom are
daily returning from points within the
German lines.
Helping the refugees. Two hundred
tons of supplies are arriving in Paris
daily and 125 tons are being shipped
daily and 125 tons are being re-shippeC
to various branch warehouses.
Rendering assistance to survivors Of
torpedoed vessels.
Seventy-fve tons of food for Amer
lean prisoners in Germany is to b,
forwarded to the Red Cross ware
houses at Berne, Switzerland pending
it's need. Soldiers and sailors cap
tured by the Central Powers are no
provided with sufficient food to keel
them in good health, nor with suffi
cient clothing, so the American Rec
Cross and the U. S. government arr
preparing to feed all American sol
diers and sailors who may be taker
prisoners by Germany during the war
The American Red Cross will be, the
agency for reaching these prisoners
The American Red Cross is making
a shipment of 100000 pounds of con
densed milk to Russia for the babies
of that country.
The following statement is made b,
the Red Cross News Service:
Of the 864 members of the stat
in France, SIT are working withou
salary or living allowance from tn
Red Cross.
Then follows a long list of voluntee
officials serving the National Re,
Cross in this country. This list con
sists of presidents, vice presidents an
directors of banks and large corpora
tions; captains of industry, engineers
lawyers, doctors, financers, colleg
professors and prominent men fror
all walks of life.
Remember, we want workers in tn
Red Cross rooms, and knitters a
home. Are you helping? Enlist now
Remember the Rummage sale Novem
ber 10.
The following persons, since tn
publication last week, have sui
scribed $25 to the Relief fund of til
Red Cross:
F. F. Bannister, Frank b. Reynofd
Frank R. Guilford, H. S. Lyon, ]. {
Files, ]. c.. Rorick, and Mrs. Mar
s. Greenleaf.
John Switzer, SO.
So Each
Orlo Whittecar, H. Kigar, Wesle
Jennings, S. B. Bailey, Cheney Hine
81 Each
U. Holmes, Harry Lemon, VIM. Bul
rer, Louis Buhrer, Myron Belkna
Minnie Sites, Lydia Free, John RoI
ers, II. M. Stevens, VIM. Fieldmire.
The Boy Scouts very patriotical
contributed their bit toward raisir
Fulton county's share of the War r
lief fund by canvassing the residen
districts of Wauseon, and received
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