Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-07
URGENT CALL MADE FOR CON-
FORTS TO REACH THE WAR
ZONE QUICKLY
OUR SOLDIERS NEED YOUR HELP
Do Your Share BY Joining Rusk
County Chapter of Red Gross q,
September Is

Cross could do most effectively TO
hearten the French Army and to
give to French soldiers a token OF
the fact that America is with her
ally with all her power. The French
Army officers have told the Red
Cross that canteens and rest sta
tons would do more for the. lmmed1-
ate welfare and cOntentment of the
soldiers than anything else that
could be done.
The POilus come out of the
trenches to go home on leave, mud
stained. vermin covered, reeking with
infection. They are marched to the
nearest railroad station in that con-
dition, where, perhaps, they find a
little station with accommodation
for a dozen passengers.
Fer the Poilu
The Red Cross is going to put
shower-baths there, laundries and
disinfecting rooms, which will re-
move the menace of dirt and dis
ease which these men carry. Then
there will be rest rooms where they
can read and write and otherwise
amuse themselves while off duty.
Small stores will be established
where they can buy delicacies, to-
bacco and odds and ends.
Similar service stations will be
stationed where the men must wait
enroute. There will be lunch rooms
where the soldiers can secure a
hot meat at price a trlfie above
cost. Nearly $4,000 soldiers are
passing through eleven of these
stations every day. Do you want
our boys to go through this ordeal
without giving them all the comfort
in your power? 1t may not be long
before our boys have to go to
France, and when they get there,
let's all show them that we have
been thinking about their welfare by
helping to supply these service sta
tons.
Why You Should Join
This is just one of the hundreds of
things being done by the Red Cross,
and still people will ask "Why
should 1 join the Red Cross; what
does it all mean?" 1t is your duty
to find out what the Red Cross
means to the boys who are going to
fight your battles The Rusk CQun-
ty Chapter was organized by Rusk
county people and the work of get
ting a substantial organization SO
far has been stood by few
You are going to be asked on
September 10 to join the Rusk Coun-
ty Chapter and those who own auto
mobiles are going to be asked the
use of them to take the workers
around the county to secure mem
bers. Rusk county has so far con-
Quoted herself creditably in this war
and she is expected to come to the
front again with a large Red Cross
ulShAUCI SNIP bOh wall lOI oOHc-
one to approach you. They are not
getting paid for it and their time is
as valuable as yours
You, who stay at home are getting
out of the struggle cheap. This is
one way you can show you are at
least an American.
Supplies Needed at Once
A cabled appeal for the immedi-
ate shipment Of supplies to France
from Mayor Grayson NJ. P. Murphy
reached the American Red Cross
today. Major Murphy, as the head
OF the Red Cross Commission in
France, has been making a survey
of conditions in the war zone and
the districts which harbor refugees.
Major Murphy cables:
Begin shipping at once one and a
half million each knitted mufflers,
sweaters, socks and wristlets. These
are desperately needed before cold
weather In view of the shortage
of fuel and other discOmforts they
will be of incredible value in both
military and civilian work.
Last winter broke the record for
cold and misery among the people
here. They inexpressibly dread lest
the coming winter find us without
supplies to meet the situation.
urge you on behalf of our soldiers
and those of our allies who will suf-
fer in the frozen trenches. Thou
sands of Belgian and French refu-
gees and repatriates are being re-
turned through switzerland to
France"
We ask your Chapter to furnish "a
definite number of this Requirement.
Your allotment is 125 sweaters,
125 mufflers, 125 prs. wristlets, and
125 prs. socks.
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