Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-21

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LITTLE WAITS OF THE wAR-ITALIAN REFUGEE CHILDREN
1t is now never" for Italy The Enemy's Great
Offensive against brave Ally has begun, in final
effort to crush her before Americas Armies arrive.
Critical as is the situation the Italian Front it is
behind the Line
The Military Hospitals in great need of immediate
help for their vital work is heal the wounded and
send them back again help hold that hardpressed Line
Hospital supplies of many kinds such anaesthetcs
be purchased in Italy with the money to do somoney is
Fifteen Hundred Thousand Refugees most OF them des
titue have flooded down invaded provinces into
cities and towns and villages whose inhabitants already
greatly weakened by the long strain OF and need help
to bear this added burden.
prvaton and is threatened by greater distress.
Exchanged Prisoners i'll great numbers have come back
to Italy ubercuous and physically wrecked and incapable
.of supporting their families themselves ia
Thousands of those Manned and Blinded in Battle.
though healed still incapacated and unframed to
a living.
The Italian Government is forced the major part
of its for the prosecution of the warto keep
Italy's Most Pressing Need Today is for Money for (
Immediate Relief reach these critical conditions behind
4 Chain Is as Strong as Is It's Weakest Link, no
stronger The Italian Front is the Weakest Front in the
Western Allied chain-bccaue difficult front
to hold If Italy breaks France will be grip of
German pincer pressing from north and SOUTH and our
Common Cause may be lost 81
Money Contributions to this organization insure
and immediate relief for after deducting very small
portion of the for modest overhead expenses all
to Iays accredited representative this country His
Excelency the italian Ambassador and cabed by him
Immediately to the authorized centres of War Relief Work
in Italy, from where His Exceency secures proper
Acknowledgements of all remittances.
The Italian Relief Organizations the result Of much
experience through Earthquakes Eruptions, Epidemcs,
and in the Tripotan War, well in the past three
years of the present conflict exceptionally efficient and
be trusted expend the funds received by them
effectively and economically.
You Love Italy if she has anything to you
intellectually spiritually help her now in this hourof
hers
AS You Love Our Common Cause Help Italy whose
defeat may our defeat.
Kindly send a check making it payable THE
Immediate Relief to Italy Fund.-" and forwarding the
same to Bankers Mcssrs. p. Morgan Co., q Wall
ST., New York City.
Honorary Officers of the Organizations
Honorary President,
Ills Excelency, The Italian Ambassador
Honorary VicePresident,
Her Excellency The Ambassadrcss
officers and Executive Committee: ss%
President.
Mr. Charles MacVcagh.
Vice-Presidents,
Hon Elihu Root Hon. Charles s Fairchild 5
Mr.. j. P. Morgan Mr. George Wharton Peppeex
Mr. Richard Trimble Mr.. Lewis Niles Roberts q
Banker for the Orsanizatidns
Messrs. J. P. Morgan & Co. u
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ROYAL ITALIAN EMBASSY
Washington
MY Dear Mr.. Roberts:
/ am very much pleased with the work y6(< o<
"The Immediate Relief to Italy Fund
all lovers Of Italy will respond to Your n
generosity which has been charactefisli<