The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-21


is hand whpn therF was anguish 20 BIZ
sa,heA Hut tn this case there IN another object 10
hs a,taned-caiI SELFISH II yoa wilt. In backing
M Frgaee and making her people stronger 10 sn'
durr tha Red Cross II saving lle lives az Ameri-
esu soisiers This was admirably expressed In tha
great Chicago Red Cross esafrfeare by Henry Il.
pavtson chairman Of the Bed Cross var council
"Ynu mas ask how all this vark aneag the
fsSs.as ,ya9se N e7s Mas Asapsso tsssl tt~ lss v
~ sarfHg sa~as lsp@s.1s aa.sa Mr. pqys,u Ili tell
you; We ask General Psrshing what he @aEi.,
and h. says I don't want anything sor oar boys
bat for Gods sake buck NJ the French. Give them
courage lteaFten shem They have been aghunS
foi three years. and II you want TO do anything
FOR u,e and cur boys make the Fssphe understand
that w urG LGfe aid are sathg ID tAke az rtaeSs'
In The line as we can set ready.
Then Mr. Davisnn went on "a show the strsin
ander which the rreuch have lived fpr Hiofe than
three years With the German terror holding mach
" their land and ham'nerug nlshs and shay nj
their lines 10 break through aad take Paris
And II that Frrrrh line should hrens he said,
you know what that means. There's nahe%iy hut
thes. bays Of pershlug's te stop ,hc Germans.
and ready or nat thry'll have tn nll thr gap. IL
We can help the French he 20 hrld ae eur
own boys until they al ready 10 take their
part"
Mr.. Dawson pictured the weary French soldier
cemtug cut Of the trenches FOR ten day rest He
Is tired half TO death covered with dirt and ,ertnin
hs clothing woru ipos~ be e. homer liz has no
home perhaps. His wife and children were swept
away before the German tide Hts home Is gaae.
lie says II can i've In he'll in tho srenches bat
don't see Nhy my famiy should he tn he'll too"
But now the American Rcd Cross IL Ia Frame
II meets the soldier when he GENES fron the
trenches takrs him 10 hause prepared with your
money. and he "a made comfortable He Is given
"a bath. his clothing Is cleaned and stertitr%d his
hair en- his WhlslrrS 1rihfnsd ana he sItsns fsr
an hour--maybe ten hours
Then he Is taken 10 his family II the Red Gross
has been able 10 find his family He ands his
wife and babes ar his old mother In house w u
shelter VI SOME Kind supplied and furnishes. by
the Red Cross ~&-..,
when N. days Of his leave arv mp hst soldier
gees hack to The trenches ncw tIsn He knows
now tNat America with her millions and millions
N fighting men and her billions ana billions OF
money aud the tender carr ~ her Red Crytxs are
behind him And he gees hack into th~ war with
new determination. sHi says $50 ioug as | 1--we |
viii fight"
And SO inng he holds that line he Is taking
the place ot solae American hey who Is not yet
trained rs take the tsrnthes Tra' ffr" rnus' se
MATE ~ hold FIR months yes fas Geassal rershns
has said that II he can help IT, his boys shah not
g. into the hari fighting before February,
When they 30 20 in then viii cntne the real
test ~ the American Re,l Crcss-then VITA be the
days Of harvest NJ which today II hr day ~ SOW
ing For vhen tho wounded begin 90 stream from
tbs evsrGaefnn hospitals hark III ffe ttNes~ the
warehouses u haraaSes AMI pads and sssre aad
sri!n's and hospital garments and surgical sAp
pss win nae, away lisr mist before the sun Aud
lr hat ne E,,f hny ,h.rS
ship II something near the desired I5anuo,
trained ~ make snd shin all those supplies In
great never fsscrtus stream the American ssllicv
viii ne sshsuea az the land for which nv IL sSht,
ms ard many witt osF limb or hfs which could
have been saved
These are not IN" op,aIons ~ nnN'cr~~they
srs The convictions ~ NEE who sre Ro~ nj the
rrrrt IN s'raurv =-ts n<4gss@ ard vf.n ser every
day tho horrors of war wh'fh Il l. shF wNrS *
the R.ei Cross 10 mitigate II ia oniy frw weeks
ssuce MAJ t'raySoa NJ Y Marphy an ohcer of
the regular army NJ 1tte experience ar4 great
ahtitty now Red rrpss commissioner snr France.
~Ahei hts Convictions On this snh3~ct Anti whst
re said MAS Ia sfhstsnee that anless n. Red
Cross tmgss~ltatr1y scat eS~ su7piy ~ s&h marf
rrr ct hospital supplies the American army wss1Hd
stand danger ~ disaster aGd Disgrace, He
uses, tAo$e wn0ss-~"dsastsr and 1isg-~ee"
Few whc hsNs not hsvn through q raa.ern ETA
tary hesritai conceive whst an sagrreus
smocnt II sagrtes II requires, Fr~neh sGrSsoas
r~rsrt tina: Il eften Requires entire Dor IT ;rsa
xsure dressings sar a single rauert There has
esva such scaeciry q aresssa<s 10 France tha.
they have As~a driven ie these dressings ever
and ever, irytag 10 hosl ssf eirsa AMI stsciTtss
shssi wstl they csn. tas.ess ~ thruwfns
them away ard pastias IN fresh ease,
There has, st times aeea sarh 3rarth that
woQaasd soldiers Asve had their Needing ~rgRds
ssaacaes With Nlt newspapers With tas rsssit that
they have always essu infested, and sRaersre sa1
lccsar hare claimed rssry psav fellow whe
car.d hSYe tcen saved
Terrible So Il Is 10 ,slnj o. ;Aev nsvs ~ tr7es
hsen dz4yen 10 operate in Fvsne@ withcest chiora
fern Or "ther-1sr wSS 70 Ne bad
These. 90 acslAs are - ;hia-s wasca Msacy
Masr'Ay had IN mise' whes he SAID that disaster
sad SisS-ace ss&iseS Agnse.ga lsss ;he sEpIhy 90
scFgis& aecc*sstEys Is l4Stsasst
Evea n me tasts n D., sr, zh0,.t % 20 !ata To-