The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-24
RED CROSS GIVES
MILLIONS T0NEEDY
SICK AND WOUNDED
FRENCH SOLDIERS AND THIEF
FAMILIES RECIPIENTS or
AMERICAN HELP.
Y. $. SOLDIERS sAFEGuARDEr
Dental Ambulance, canteens Rest sta
lions and Recuperatlon Camps
Among Comforts Provided
for Americas Fighters.

The American Red Cross, which vii
launch its Christmas membership cam
paien Monday, Dec, IL, continuing IN
Ill Christmas eve. to obtain 1000 .O0l
new members IN The Southwestern di
vision, comprising the states OF Mis-
souri, Kansas, Arkansas. 0klahom.
and Texas, has just coMpleted a gil
Of 81 00O,O0c to needy sick and wound
ed French soldiers andipeedy families
Of soldiers.
Twenty dlspensaries in the Ameli
can army zones have been established
to care for the civilians and to i'm
prove health conditions in the sec
ton before the arrival Of more Amerl,
can troops
A dental ambulance is being pro
yided by the Red Cross at a port IN
France for the use OF this country S
soldiers and sailors, while a nurses
service for the American armys use
also has been organized
The American Red Cross hospital
distributing service sends supplies 10
S,42s French military hospitals and is
laying In large stock for future
needs. The Red Cross surgical dress-
ings service supplies 1000 French mil.
itary hospitals and is preparing i'm
mense supplies for the United States
army.
Ten canteens In Operation.
In cooperation with the French Red
Cross. the American organization is
operating at the front line 10 can
teens and is planning to establish 20
more. Twelve rest stations Will soon
be made ready for this country's
troops at important railway centers,
also recuperation camps at suitable
places.
An artificial limb factory is being
established near Paris and special
plants for the manufacture of splints
and nitrous oxide gas also are being
erected. A movable hospital has been
contracted for in four units, accommo-
dating 1870 men. a recreation center
Is being operated In connection with
hbNHAttttS anu hAtA hlltntlS.
A casualty service for gathering n-
regarding wounded and
and a medical research bu-
reau has been inaugurated By the
American Red Cross IN Europe.
chldren's Refuge Opened.
At a point in the war zone a chill
drens refuge and hospital has been
opened Here several hundred chill
iren have been gathered to keep them
away from danger of gas and shell
lire. AT another point the Red Cross
las established. a medical center and a
rayeling dispensary to accommodate
1000 children.
Infant welfare stations are to be
'pened in connection with each dis
oensary in the nationwide system
damned by the Rockefeller Founda
ion
While the Red Cross is making ar
engagements 70 nolp refugee famines
through me winter with clothing, beda
and shoter. extensive repair work il !
being carried on in four villages in /
The devastated region to enable re
turned families to stay throughout tn
winter.
Training Disabled Soldiers.
Barracks also are being provided forl
the training OF disabled soldiers, and
the Red Cross expects soon to estab
lsh for them experimental agricul |
tural stations.
Relief for The aelgians also is being
on an extensive scale, ior
both children ana grown persons. The
American Rec Cross Is aiding the
Queen in her work for the children
and is assisting in The support Of hos
pitfalls and other work for the relief Of
soldiers.
The transportation department with
4 personnel Of 400, handles the sup
plies and furnishes automobiles for
use in the Red Cross work. There is
ln organized force at every port in
Ffar "a and ii is able 10 handle about
$50 ton o. supple d@iy. -Four hun.
irei motor car yeAieles axe ia use, -av
Ii which are trucks IN addiNon thg
leanization is preparing to operate Q
motor bus line through Switzerland
rom Germany 10 the French border
Is aid ia transportation OF repatries
md exchanged prisoners.
American Red Cross emergency re
ief given thousands OF Italian reiu
gees bv the expedition from France
lrrived just in time. according to ad
fices received ai headquarters in
from Maj Murphy. y
.harge Of relief work in Italy
The cablegram announced that see
100 was given the American Consu
Ii Venice for immediate use FOR reiu
.ees il Venice. Chiogsia and the Lit 1
oral Twenty thousand dollars add' ]
ional was provided ir case new Sit !
Iation arises Five iheesend blankets /
md food supplies were asked for refu !
ees al Rimn Venice. the messas, [
aid. IS the crucial point both becauNfl
1 the sentiment attaching 10 The citll {