The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1918-07-27
Battle Tragedy Is Pictured By Da-
yison, of the Red Cross.

was his fourth trip to the front since
the war began. His word picture of
| the conditions "over there" is of in
terest to every Red Cross worker
and all others who may have taken
only passing interest in the war.
His address in part follows:
"An attempt to give you an idea
Of conditions in Europe would seem
| to imply belief that it is possible
| TO convey some idea of the situation
there by words. It is not possible.
The situation is too tragic. If we had
been at been at war four years
lighting in the trenches four years
and had lost in killed, wounded and
missing, 100000 men, we should
then not have true picture Of the
situation in Weston Europe, because
a large part of our population would
| not have been driven, destitute and
dlstessed, into strange lands. If that
were to became the situation with US
we should then know the conditions
as they exist in Western Europe to-
ay, and we should not now be holding
meetings and campaigns for Red
Gross funds, because under these con-
ditions all would have been trained
20 give, give cheerfully and contin-
1ously until they had nothing more
20 give.
u. S. Boys Cheer Allies.
Il went to Europe particularly to
see cur boys over there. / have seer
chem get off the steamer, line up and
march through cities or towns to en-
bark in their trains and finally Lane
at their camps. You may be able tc
visualize the men foreign land, but
| really doubt If you can realize the
sensation they create as they march
along in true American fashion, fill
ing every one with confidence ii
their courage and determination.
Now it is very much more fitting
that those in command should tel
you what the American Red Gross
boys have done for our boys ovez
there. | want to quote from Col.
Ireland's statement: Mr.. Dawson,
the American Red Cross has done
three or four single things any one
OF which would more than Justify the
organization and the expenditure OF
money
i was motoring along, visiting our
Red Cross operations along the line
or under fire back of the line. At one
town l found that few were minister
ing there to woman who a swort.
time before had been living int a
neighboring town with her father
mother and four children. About ten
nights before my arrival bomb had
struck the home in which she wasl
living. 1t killed her mother, her
father and two of her children. She
then moved with her other two chill |
dren of the town in which I had stop
ped. The night before l arrived a |
Boche had flown over and dropped 6 |
bomb which killed these two children. |
That woman, when asked what her |
attitude was, said: "They have killed |
my mother and father, they have talk |
en- my four children, but so long as |
live, I'll fight
Let Us Face the Truth Right Now |
Do you realize what war means
to-day?
Doubtless We feel we do. We ali |
feel so, with the whole horizon pla- |
carded with newspaper accounts, with |
magazine stories, with books, with |
photographs, all bearing upon this |
one subject that is absorbing our at |
tention.
We know we have given money
for relief on scale never dreamed
of before. 1t has flowed out to Bel |
gium, to France, to Serbia; to or
phaned children, to relief work, to
the wounded. Some of us may ever.
feel we've done our share, financial |
aly speaking.
But we might as we'll face the truth
right now.
Scarcely one in a thousand has the
faintest conception of the CHASTITY
horrors taking place lover there
even at this very moment.
And our sons brothers, fathers,
friends are about to be hurled int
this inferno beside which the tor
naught.
No true American would have it
otherwise. For this cause we are
dearly to give what is more than our
money, more than ourselves.
But, having given them, can we de-
sert them? Can there be any limit to
our given of money to care for our
own in this hour of agony? Would
you consider the saving of a few
pieces of shining metal; few strips
of crisp paper; if the saving thereof
meant the dishonor of your daughter,
the murder of your mother, the
slaughter of your brother, the shoot
ing of your father against wall?
And yet it may mean these things,
any or all.
Money is good only because there
stands behind it a nation great
enough, and honorable enough, and
powerful enough to make it good. IL
that nation falls, then its money be-
comes as pebbles Oh the shore as the
leaves upon tie forests rotting mold
What will it avail man if he saves
his money and sacrifices his country,
For, his country gone, then will his
protection be gone.
A Tribute From a Soldier.
ssIf there was ever spur to honor
American manhood, it is to be found
in the work, sacrifices, and loyal and
cheerful aid of the Red Cross women
here and at home.
Let US continue to show our pat
riotism and loyalty; our headquarters
needs our assistance, In sewing, knit
ting socks and making surgical dress
ings.
Received at headquarters this week
to be made up right away
Ninety gauze rolls, 20 operating
gowns, I2o refugee aprons and 12UH
nairs socks Mrs Esapan pan.sestS