Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-05-17
Murders Four Children Out Of
Five Anticipating That
Mother viii Beg for Truce to
Save Her Fifth Child.
H. P. DAWSON TELLS
OF RED CROSS EFFORTS
Characterizes EmperorS' Ter
rorizing Efforts as Most
DastardIy CmeI, Unright-
, eous, DeyiIiSh Conceived,
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New York. May ia German Of
fensive of terror against the civilian
population of France and Italy was
described today by Henry P. Davidson
on his return from 10000 mile tour
of inspection of Red Cross work
abroad.
THE outstanding feature of Ger
man methods at the present time,' he
said "is the effort to terrorize women,
children and old men at home. While
the German troops are making their
drive on the front, aiplanes are bomb
ing nearly every night towns behind
the lines with the deliberate and de-
clared purpose of terrorzing civilians,
and breaking down the morale to such
point that they will importune their
governments for peace. 1t is the most
dastardly unrighteous, cruel, devilish
plan which could be conceived.
Prey on Mothers Love.
at IL based upon the theory
that the killing of four children
out of five will induce the mother
10 implore her government TO
have the war stopped that her
fifth child. may ave. 1t is carried
on from the English channel TO
tho -S.siss harder. and feom the
Swiss border to the Adriatlc. and
las resulted in tho inaiming Of
thousands of women and children
and the driving OF hundreds OF
thousands of terror-striclien peO-
pie from their homes.
IAN of this is accompanied by the
most active possible propaganda, es-
pecialy in Italy"
Mr.. Davidson described the attempt
to uphold civilian morale as "one Of
the great missions of the Red Cross"
adding:
"You need have no concern for Ger
man propaganda where the Red Cross
is working. We have workers all over
Italy and France"
Little Damage in Paris.
He regards the bombing of Paris by
big guns as part of the offensive of
terror and says that the damage to
buildings is so slight thaat one might
drive about the city week without
noticinE Il.
A summary of some of the Red
Cross war relief. described by Mr..
Davidson follows:
in France relief is being extended
in 121 cities and towns; in Italy in
forty-five cities and towns with
branches in 21S places.
There are 5000 Americans abroad
working for the Red Cross. In France
the organization has thirty-seven
warehouses containing more than
s7,000.000 worth of goods
In France the Red Cross operates
fifteen hospitals. in England five, in
Italy two. in addition. supplies are
furnished to 1851 hospitals in 1909
cities and towns in France and 465
hospitals in Iialy. Ninety-nine Red
Cross ambulanees on the Italian front
are operated by 129 American boys
Fourteen rolling canteens at the
French front have supplied 3,240,000
not drlnFS TO FTench soldiers. can
teeps in the Paris district have sup
piled millions of meals and drinks to
soldiers
A factory has been established for
the manufacture of artificial limbs
and five splint factories are operating
under Red Cross supervision.
1t is such activities as these that
convinces Mr.. Davidson that Ameri-
ca Is today rainbow toward which
western Europe, from the north of
Scotland to the south of Italy, looks
as the sign of comfort, hope and vic
tory"
Speaking of the Red Cross drive
next week he said;
eve need to let 1t be known to
our own soldiers and the soldiers
of our allies and the peoples be-
hind their lines that the Ameri-
can people are with them heart
and soul"