Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-08-17

every commune and practically every village in Italy had been carrying out special relief measures designed to help maintain Italian morale. In Si- cily and Sardinia as well as on the mainland, the Red Cross workers, at many points far removed from the front, were busy helping the families of soldiers who were in need of aid of any kind. The object was to relieve the individual Italian soldier of worry about his family while canteen work CTS near the front supplied food and comforts that would make his own life in the trenches as comfortable as pos sible.
 In a single month 31s,2O0 needy families of soldiers in 2000 villages were visited and aided, and their im- proved condition made known prompt ly to father or brother at the front to help maintain his victory spirit. Forty one Red Cross kitchens supply 12O,163 rations weekly and more are being constructed. Forty-three workrooms give employment to 5000 women who produced 6O,8O2 garments in thirty days. This clothing is supplied to needy refugees or sold at nominal prices to members of soldiers families. Fourteen lace, shoe and carpentry shops offer refugees, up-rooted from their home villages, an opportunity to continue their former trades. Three food shops with others to come, sell dry food at nominal prices to the de- serving in the big cities. Ten rest stations and canteens for soldiers feed thousands of passing troops daily while rolling canteens at the front supply hot coffee and jam and tobacco from America to many thousands of wearied men every time there is a relief in the front trenches.
 For the children of Italian fighters and refugees the Red Cross has 3S homes or schools caring for 225S chil- dren, a number of nurseries and creches, and ten hospitals and dispen- saries. This summer it is operating also many children's health camps, at seashore and the mountains. In CO., operation with the Italian authorities the American Red Cross has assisted thousands of families driven from their homes to re-establish themselves elsewhere.
 American homes are maintained for their temporary care in three cities. A Red Cross village for 2000 people shortly will be completed near Pisa. For such refugees, community gar dens have been established and soon opportunity to farm will be provided for many.
 In the war zone, the American Red Cross has had four ambulance sec- tions and seven of it's ambulatory kitchens or rolling canteens which even under shell fire help to get warm food to the Italian troops fighting in the plains or high in the mountains, The Americans in charge of these ser vices have established unusual com radeship with the men and their of ficers with resultant confidence in America's position in the war.
 Another department supplies drugs bandages, instruments and other equipment to more than 500 hospi. tals. To handle supplies for hospi. tals or civilian relief a system o1 great Red Cross warehouses has beer established at ports and important railroad points. In addition the Rec Cross is cooperating with and assist. ing financially many Italian agencies for relief and education.
 Division directors of civilian relie1 who met at Red Cross headquarters in Washington few days ago brought from every corner of tht United States the same enthusiast, report of the progress which is being made in Home Service. These are tht men and women who are helping tt build up the system whereby, in theil time of need over 100000 families O, men in service have already beer made to feel that the Red Cross i! behind a man when he is worried about his family as much as when h' is wounded on the field of battle.
 With their help and to great ex tent under their direct guidance, hun dreds of communities are waking up tt ideals of social service which mean moi only better morale for the arrnie: abroad, but also better morale for tht communities for years to come. Firs of all they are trying to keep any American sailor or soldier from feel ing that his nation has forgotten the