El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-12
WOMEN Asked
To Be PATIENT
Rules Governing Food Are
Helping Nation Battle
Against Kaiser.

abri and the raid opened. When Il
was over, we found one French sol
der had been killed as he was about
TO enter the abri-
Rescue Buried Persons.
THE canteens are open % hours
I day. In one town I visited, every
person had deserted il on account OF
the danger of raids. but the canteen-
with American women. was there ]
saw American Red Cross ambulance
drivers, with pick and shovel, work TO
rescue Is persons buried in cellar
after a raid The rescuinE party was
bombed while at work, but there were
no casualties
French Morale mistaken.
1T IS common thing every morn
ing in a French city for one woman
to ask her neighbor, Anybody killed
i'm your house last uight| The Ger
mans are systematically bombing
small towns far behind the lines. hop
ing thereby 10 shatter the French
morale. That's what the IS mile gun
aimed at too, but the Germans might
as vel aim at the moon as the French
morale.
THE Red Cross is doing its best 10
make conditions healthy about Ameri-
can camps. Gen. Pershing realizes
this One day while I was there there
was not a case OF alcoholism In the
entire forces.
more. but it viii nerer break Our
last retreat was simply an exchange
Of real estate for lives In March
there were three or four Germaus
slain TO one Britisher. But the SOL
diers who defended Verdun made one
determination and impressed it even
on the mind Of the crown prince This
determination had been adopted by all
the allied forces. 1t is: They shall
not pass
Keep Up Knitting.
when I last saw Gen. Pershing, ]
asked him for a message TO take back
home. He said, Tell the folks at home
If they do their share. they can count
on the boys here doing theirs. And
we are doing our share now. We are
sending over supplies in Immense
quantities. And / want TO say 10 the
women that we want all the knitted
stuff you can make. Keep up your
knitting as long as you get the yarn.
and you will get the yarn, Tor the
government has given US com
Wandering power, and our needs
come after the army's.
German shoots Red Cross Man.
When he urged women not TO com
plain Of food restrictions, Maj. Sim
mons explained that the restrictions
are much more stringent abroad. For
instance, IL one dimes out IN England,
he must surrender a meat coupon TO
his hostess, while the women are
forced TO carry sugar about in vanity
boxes. He concluded his remarks by
telling of a German afGcer who, after
having his bleeding leg bandaged in
no mans land by a Red Cross doctor,
shot the latter down as he turned 10
care for a wounded Tommy
"Kultur measures Red Cross men
as worth Il ordinary men, because
they care for so many That's why i
believe God is calling Us to service.
Let US all respond"
Musical numbers were rendered by
the Seventh cavalry band, leader H
H Hershberger, and quartet COM
posed OF Mr.. and Mrs Charles J. An
drews, Mrs. J. J. Raster and Louis
GoggeshalL
Howe Pays Tribute.
A glowing tribute 10 the work OF
the Red Cross was paid by Brig Gen. !
at the dedication of the shower bath
built under the auspices of the Red
Cross. south Of the union station Two
army officers, Red Cross
workers and civilians we're present Z
at the dedication Following the I
speeches. a visit was made TO the new
Red Cross car donated and equipped I
by the Fl PasO & Southwestern rail- {
way, for the use Of Red Cross can
teen and hospital workers. in enter I
tanning soldiers and sailors as they
pass through FL Paso.
Builders Are Praised.
Dr.. W. l. Brown. president OF the I
Fl PasO chapter of the Red Cross, /
praised the expedition with which I
the bath house had been erected
To-day is the ninth working day I
since the first survey for this bath {
house was made" said DR.. Brown. In I
that space Of time under the direc- !
ton of Messrs. H. n. POnsford and