davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
FOLKS HUSTLE
FOR: THE RED CROSS

Through the National tuberculosis
= sociati6n and the Journal Of the Out
n Life, Its official magazine, cam.
n is being organized To .-et tuber.
.'U!osls patients Of the country to en-
list every fellow "cure chaser" ns a
member Of the Red Cross during the
coming Red Cross Christmas Roll Call.
Special campaigns have been organ
lied in all Of the large sanatorla, of
which there are nearly 600 scattered
throughout the United States. Efforts
will be made to enroll .one hxndred
per cent if each Institution md .-!..
,., 80 afler ali patients and .enroh
,tssnp as well. Every patient In the
sanatorium will be responsible to get
one more patient. The movement will
be contribution of the tuberculosis
patients Of the country to the Red
CroeS.
Since the National tuberculosis As
ISOLATION and Its aAiliated agencies are
being supported by the Red Cross
through direct appropriation during
the year 1919, this effort of the tuber-
cu,rs,s patients Is considered to be an
NJ EQUALLY appropriate one.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
BISHOP JOHN ]. O'coNR0R
TELLS OF RED CROSS APPEAL

Bishop John J. o'Connor of Newark
thus expresses his approval Of the Red
Cross Christmas roll call:
"a citizen Of the United States can
offer no valid excuse for failure to en-
roll himself In the American Red Cross
Society. An organization whose one
great principle is humanity has the
right to call all men to Its standard.
The Red Cross appeals to the common
human in US. 1t aims At giving dne
words. like sympathy and pity and
mercy, some practical value. The world
has waited long time for an orgnni-
zation which could give to vague feel
ings Of sympathy wide, practical ap-
plication. The American Red Cross
fulfills every requirement Of 4 broadly
humanitarian association. II accepts
only universally admitted principles.
It limits Its operations to no particu-
lnr class. 1t sides with no party. 1t
asks Of its members but two things
that they have pity on suffering wher-
ever found and that they have the will
TO relieve misfortune.
'The appeal Of the Rec Cross for an
Increased membership should be H.
stantly needed. The man who falls to
heed this call places himself outside
the pale. He does not feel with his
native land. He II not one with his
M M,no var msf. h,.S ~ S0. @ assSs
M. ,es ching pre0ens value! Place your
namex on the rolls Of the American
Red Cross"
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
TUBERCULOSIS F,GVIERak
lOfN WiIA-nEn-A

= F1n osn hundred ant-tubertaNe-
ussoci ations In every state IN the Un-
lon hnve set aside their ordinary WORK
and arc giving their time and atten-
tion during the next month to the RED
Cross Christmas Roll Call. according
to an announcement from the bead
quarters of the National Tuberculosis
Association.
Instead Of the usual sale OF REQ
Gross Seals which has been conducted
for the last ten years Jointly by the
National Tuberculosis Association and
the American Red Cross. this coming
year the tuberculosis movement Will
be supported by a direct appropriation
of $2,50O, 900 from the Red Cross, and
In turn all Of the machinery Of ths to
bercufosls campaign will be turned
into helping swell the membership OF
the American Red Cross In an enort
to enroll every man aud woman In the
country.
In every state there b well organ
izcd state organization. and under 1t
there are strong local branches. These
trained workers will cooperate with
the Red Cross chapters in their COM
munity and will endeavor TO organize
their districts so that no one can es-
cape solicitation. Universal member
ship in the Red Cross will be the aim.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
c.F.itN R-.REA1' BaINGs
NEW WORK Fer RED CROSS

In France the retreat of the German
armies and the redemption of wide ter
ritory has produced tremendous ex-
pansion of all Red Cross activities.
The German retreat 'widens the syste-
malic destruction not only of cities
and villages, but of practically every
thing in the evacuated territory.
II will be necessary to provide at
once for the housing Of homeless refu-
gees In the devastated areas and in
the temporary reconstruction of VII
lages. IT will be necessary TO provide
also clothing, cloth and dressmaking
supplies, sewing machines, in addition
to foodstuGs and medical supplies,
throughout all this territory.
Win the coming again Of winter, the
fight ufninsi tuberculosis must be talk
en- up with renewed energy. Seventy
six tuberculosis hospitals have hcrh
completed aud are III operation. hui
reuuisilions have been made for nine
ty-slS provisional hospitals, all to be
in operation before winter The Red
Cross las adopted rs a slogan $40 visit
every baby In France II is estimat-
ed that 10000 French babies died last
year, 10000 of whom might have been
sayed one OF the immediate objects
Of the Red Cross is to shve those 10000
babies in 1919.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
RED CROSS AIDS
FARMING IN ITALY

Through efforts Of the American
Red Cross scientific farming is now
being taught the younger generation
of Italy. thus eliminating considerable
waste and replacing old.fashioned In
plements with modern American.made
machinery.
Schools of agriculture have been es-
tGblisbed. and the Department Of C.iil
Affairs of the, American Red Cross.
cooperating With similar italian or
ganization. known as the "Comitato
per gil Orfani de Constadini Morti In
Guerra" has opened school of farm
ing, conducted by Saleslan Fathers, in
fields just outside the Porta Furba,
one of the historic gateways of Rome.
The boys of the school, all orphans
of peasant soldiers, are given training
In scientific and pracrice' farming, the
object being to strengthen their at
tachment to the soil. also to convert
them into good and Intelligent farm
ers. Lectures and classroom instruc-
tiOn are accompanied by field work
with modern tools under the direct ELL
pervision Of the younger Fathers Of
the institution who work side by side
with the boys In the nelds, teaching
and demonstrating.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
TzD:CR0SS TAKES
HOME TO TIVE BOYS

The French soldiers have furloughs
which they can, spend at home. The
English fighters go back to Biighty.
But our boys have the ocean between
them and home. They cannot come
home on furlough, and 1t remains for
the American Red Cross to try and
take home to them.
This is particularly true In regard
to the convalescent homes. Here all
reyersion to hospital life is avoided.
Books. games. music, social evenings
and home-like surroundings help them
to throw Off the grim business of war
until they are really able to recover.
The housekeeper is always mother
~ woman, usually American, who
looks after the comfort of her charges
and helps them to pack up all imagl-
nary troubles in the old kit Dag.
The American Red Cross now has
six of these homes In operation.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
~. ...... ...,ck IN f.
The DENVER hotels
ASnLO 70 SAVE A.
MUCH AS CRY FOLKS ARE
COMPELLED TO CON.
SERVE.

1.-THE scarcest food article In tie
world today is butter.
Five dollars will not buy an extra
piece OF butter in Denver restaurants.
The half-ounce per person per meal
serving OF butter permitted In the res.
taurants and hotels Of Colorado ID the
absolute limit. That limit 10 set BY
necessity. 1t may be further reduced.
I'm the homes. II greater butter and
other fat saving is not effected, there
will be nothing left for the Food Ad-
minlstration to do but to introduce
some restricted rationing system.
Mr.. Hoover's pledge of 100000
tons Of meats and fats for Europe
must be met"
This Is the concise statement Of the
butter situation In Colorado issued by
Robert J. Grant. executive manager
Of the state food administration.
That the food administration =
strictly enforcing the existingl regula-
tions on butter and cheese. Is shown
by the records Of informal hearings
given Denver restaurant men last
week who violated these rulings.
Even II consumers butter cards
should be issued to curtail the states
consumption of butter. these cards
would not effect the use OF butter By
farmers who produce their own cream
cry products. The Food Adr,lnistfa-
tion therefore will make special ~
peal to farmers to save voluntarily On
their ow n abundant tables. Just A. city
people are arbitrarily restricted In the
use of butter and cheese.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
SERVICE ON WHEELS

In modern warfare there 10 much
portable relief WORK done. Instead of
carrying the wounded man to hospital
and canteen. cantecn and hospital are
moved to oNhim. The first thing that b
done for a man after The battle Is to
give him something to eat The Amer
ican Red Cross has rolling can;eens
that take hot bouillon. coffee. tea. Co
coa, lemonade and sandwiches right to
the front line trenches. To tho man
who is wounded there is a mobile hos
pital brought to his very elbow. This
is the "nutochir," n special motor truck
that carries complete surgical hospi-
tai right to the front.
These are some of the things that
the people Of America nre doing for
the comfort and welfare Of the boys
over there by enrolling their names in
the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call.
The Red Cross button and the Red
Cross Service Flag should everywhere
be In evidence during the week of De-
cember 10th to the 23d as outward
symbols of this annual rededication to
Red Cross service.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
GIRLS BRING
CHEER TO WOUNDED.

"Afy wound hurts like h, but |
don't intend to pass up this chance to
talk to an American GIRL
This sentiment, voiced by an Ameri-
can soldier. reflected the feelings of
many of his wounded comrades when
they arrived In Paris after the recent
Franco-American drive north of Yer
dun, according to reports Just received
by the American Red Cross from work
ers in Paris. These reports, testifying
to the wonderful cheerfulness of the
wounded men. say that many of them
refused to continue their journey 10
the hospital until they had chance
to chat with the American women In
charge Of the cantecns
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
wlkL GIVE COMFORT KITS.

Because Of limited room on the
transports the Army has now barred
comfort kits from the personal bag
gage of soldiers. However, since
these have furnished such real
comfort and pleasure to our boys.
the American Red Cross il arranging
for as large freight shipments of these
as possible to be distributed through
Its Foreign Commissions For these
have made universal appeal. One big
burly soldier boy WAS ms pleased as
punch over some simple puzzle TINT
had been slipped into the bag he drew.
Still another instance is told Of n
soldier boy who came from the trench
covered with CRIME and dirt and with
not even as much as n toothbrush In
his possession. When he was handed
a comfort kit with comb. brush and
even n toothbrush his JOY knew no
bounds. and he Immediately made n
mental allotment from his next pay
day to go to the American Red Cross.
which had proved his friend In his
hour of need.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
Out OF MANY RACES
RED CROSS MAKES ONE

NNE of ~ greatest services which
the Red Gross II performing In
this var II ths Indication of the
'nany racss Of which America is COM
psod through the Home Service,
~a'eb through its 10000 committees
uokug after the welfare Of the SOL
a...s lamiIiee In every corner of the
country. America has always been
called the Melting Pot, and truly, but
the process has bean slow. The war
has accelerated It The Indians of the
west, the negroes Of the south, the Ital-
ians and Eastern Europeans of our in
dustrial centers. the Mexicans of the
Southwest. Armenians and swedes and
Norweglans and japanese and Iceland
ers--all are now enlisted under one
fag. and were whole heartedly In the
ar because II was Americas war and
hey are Americans.
That they feel this Is patent to those
who have seen and talked with these
men. Witness the Italian. who In the
assembly hall Of one Of our mobliza-
ton camps was waiting with 81 group
Of his fellows to take the oath of nj
legiance. He stepped forward sudden
ly with tears In his eyes aud with
vivid gesture pressed corner OF the
American flag that hung over the desk
In front Of him to his lips. A group of
native born soldiers who hat-beel
looking on with amused Indifference
broke into applause and cheers. From
then on these Italians were their
hroth r Americans.
Such work as this Is valuable not
only for the morale of the men; II is
binding the nation into one organic
whole as 1t has never been bound be-
fore. To give concrete expression to
this unity the Red Cross plans through
lis Christmas Roll Call. to be held the
Nee.. beginning December 10. to in
crease Its membership from 22.OOO.-
700 TO the limit of available member
ship. II wishes to give IN this way no.
zoe 10 the world HAT every American.
respective of creed or birth. stands
siuarely and uncoinpromisingly for the
lrnclples for which we have been
liit' C--thGt America is one and i'll
,h'e pledged sOlidly for honor and
nd good faith.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
WHY AMERICA NEEDS
CHRISTMAS ROLL CALL

George e Scott, general manager
Of the American Red Gross, thus ex-
plains the necessity for the Christmas
Roll Call:
"The response that the people Of the
United States make when the Christ
mas Roll Call summons them to uni
versal membership In the American
Red Cross will, II that response is ma
tion wide. accomplish these things:
ut will give exalted purpose and
high resolve to the Soldiers and Sail
ors of America.
at will give encouragement and re-
newed devotion to those who are work
Ing here Mt home.
at will give inspiration and courage
to those of our people who afe labor
Ing overseas"
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
HALF PINTO BEAN CROP
BOUGHT BY UNCLE SAM
FOURTH ORDER JUST RECEIVED
FOR FIFTEEN MILLION /.
POUNDS.

Nearly one-half of the pinto bsal
crop Of Colorado has been purchased
by the government to fill export or.
ders according to information given
out today by the bean division Of the
u. s. Food Administration for Colo
rado.
out OF an estir'nted total crop Of
$4,000 900 pounds. orders for 1884, 900
pounds have been confirmed by Wash
ington for expectation to EuropeaA
countries. The latest large order -
be hooked by the pinto bean industry
Of the state Is for $4,000 900 pounds Of
cleaned pintos to be delivered at New
Orleans by February I.
For each Of tho pour tar9e govern
%ent ordsts sg IKH.Sesl KAfa,syled wtS "" ~ cis.;
/ and bag the se"ns, she fal Her re.iv
have put s2.63s.sso into the poefsts
the bean men" Of the state. 81
$40 Of this going to tho farmers.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
RED CROSS SUNDAY

The Red Cross Christmas Roll Call
week begins with n special Red Cross
Sunday on December the fifteenth.
From every pulpit throughout the
country will be told the message of the
American Red Cross. Special pro-
grams should be arranged in the Sun
day Schools on this day.
The Sunday School room should
fame with Red Cross posters and en-
blems. and there should be prominent
ly displayed both n Red Cross flag and
Red Cross Service flag. Teachers
and pupils should carry home this Red
Cross message to the members OF their
families and see to II that each one of
these is wearing the Red Cross mem
bership button before the week Is over.
The Christmas spirit should express
itself in Red Cross service and sncri-
fee.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
PROPITEERING PREVENTION
TO BE PROPOSED m
STATE SENATE.

Leon M. Hattenbach. head Of the re-
tail trade division OF the U. 8. Food
Administration for Colorado and hold.
over state senator. will introduce 10
the next legislature . bill provtdtnS
for state trade commission for Colo.
RADIO similar in functions to the federal
trade commission.
Should the bill so through Colorado
will be the first state in the union to
attempt by such measure. state con.
troll Of illegitimate competition ana
profiteering.
The bill will aim at tho elimination
Of abusive trade practices. such as un.
fair advertising, combination sales and
price cutting. and also the perpetua'
ton of some of the functions OF the
Food Administration. notably It's con-
troll of profiteering. >
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
HENS AND FARMERs TO
COLLABORATE on
MIRACLE.

Can you make two eggs grow
where only one grew before!
The U. s. Food Administration
says the patriotic poultryman
will have to accomplish this
miracle and the food board Isn't
u nature faker either!
According to the Food Admin.
istration the storage stocks OF
eggs are 81 per cent less than
a year ago and are rapidly be-
ing consumed.
Bakers used to depend on
Chinese dried eggs for a large
proportion OF their bnkinE eggs.
The importation Of this commod.
ity stopped last February and
evr since the bakers have had
to be supplied out Of our ma
tional stock OF storage eggs.
Farmers are urged to meet the
egg shortage by an increased
output OF fresh eggs during the
winter months. The food board
suggests they consult with the
county agent. statan agricultural
college at Fort Collins. or the
U. s. Department Of Agriculture
for tips on how to increase egg
output.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
1Eb CROSS CARRIES TONS
OF FOOD TO BELGlANS

American Red Cross trucks are con-
stantly In action along the Belgian
front. This report OF the work of
these trucks was recently received by
the Commission for Belgium:
I'm the last two weeks we handled
24O tons Of foodstulfs and large
quantity Of salvaged material.
1--WE have been saving the effects of
people In tis' shelled towns. Furnes,
Ahr ole, Coxyde, La Panne. Alvering.
hem. COST -Dunrick. the Trappist Farm.
t. Jcnnle-Biezen and Reningheist.
IN nearly all occasions when work
=, is y progress In the last named 1t
: boon shelled, but fortunately with
at Il luries to trucks or drivers"
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
4+44++4%4+4+44+A+
+ RED CROSS ROLL CALL
/ Is SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS

4 OF oil the ohaervances Of
4 Christmas the American people
4 have known the one this year
4 will be most 10 keeping with the
/ true spirit Of the day. Self cen
4 tered exchanging of gifts will bs
4 little In evidence because our
h resources are pledged to much
/ more important use.
K Tho Red Cross Christmas Roll
h Call Ii conceived In the new
h light. When the American man.
/ woman or child pays the noinl-
K nal membership dues the action
K far transcends an ordinary con-
K trlbution. Wherever people arc
k starving. wherever they are sick.
K wherever they lack shelter. the
K Red Cross Christmas Roll Call
/ will stand for renewed hope and
/ the promise Of eficacious relief.
k How necessary, then. that the
/ answer Of the American people
/ should be overwhelming. Tho
/ amount Of money raised is Sec
/ ondary. The world will measure
/ our Humanitarian purpose BY the
/ number OF names enrolled. II
/ the word goes out that FORTY
MILLION Americans have Joined
/ the Red Cross or q greater num-
ber all mankind will be revived
by the practical proof of our
/ idealism.
Those who have been on the
/ firing line know that the work
of the Red Cross will not end
/ with the proclaiming Of peace.
/ In many respects the demands
/ upon the Red Gross will In
crease as new fields Of relief are
k opened The readjustment ps-
Rod will present many opportu-
/ mites for sharing our abundance
/ with our world neighbors. who
are at rock bottom In evefy hu-
/ man respect.
/ Every American will be think
/ ing along this line because the
/ needs In Europe and Asia will
stand forth With insistent call to
/ his and her sympathy. In the
/ Red Cross Christmas Roll Call
K the aim is to place the entire
K American people On record a.
K approving the Red Cross spirit
Such approval will make every
/ dollar expended abroad have .
/ sacred significance to the bene-
/ 6ciaries.
/ To register YOUR approval Of
4 the Red Cross oil you need Is
4 heart and a dollar!
K
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
Shoes for eeInian chil.ren.

Faced with TIE fact tliu Belgian
children are no different from any
other in their ability To wear out shoes,
the American Red Cross. ti.;uratively.
has gone In the Shoe mhhutacturli'i
business at Limoges, France. II Will
endenvor to make shoes for all the
children In the various colonies In
France which 1t is maintaining.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
FOOD SHIPMENTS MAY
BE LIGHTLY LOADED

Food Administration regulations
governing the minimum carloadins for
licensed food commodities wore with.
drawn Dec. 10. Since that date he
minimum published in the tariff
schedules has governed the loading of
cars. A. v. Kipp. head Of the trans
portation division Of the Food Admin
istration, states:
The heavy carlosding ordsSsd -
the food board was . war measure
only, designed to conserve r1hfees
equipment. Cars may now be Joads4
from rs to 100 per cent lighter.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
Experimental Red Cross Dairy.

The American Red cross has estnb-
lished an experimental dairy ut one of
the base hospitals in France. The
French government has loaned 1000
COWS for this purpose and 1t is expect
ed enough milk will be produced to
supply some 10000 injured fighters DAT
ly. For army doctors agree that fresh
milk is vital In the speedy GONZALES
cence Of the wounded men.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
GERMAN PRISONERS
REBUILD BELGIAN HOMES.

German prisoners were used to
construct homes for Belgian refugees
In TIN. village which the American Red
Cross Is constructing for families rem
dered homeless by the German inva-
sion of Belgium. Many prisoners have
been put to work in the fields of France
in this section, harvesting wheat and
other crops and thug lessening the bur
den on the women and very old men
who have been operating the farms
while their men are fighting at ths
front.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
Work for tho Refugees.

At Leghorn, Itnly, there is little
shoe factory, which Is furnishing work
for the refugee families who are under
the protection Of the American Red
Cross. 1t Is but little fuctory, but II
is providing work. which means sal
aries, food and clothing for more than
two dozen families from Spreziano ev
cry month.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
When tn. soldier. Are Getting Well.

The convalescent soldiers are being
cared for in Italy by the American Red
Cross There are sixteen hospitals al
ready in operation ant twenty-hiae
others in process Of construction. At
these hospitals. In addition to the care
of their wounds and their general
health, the soldiers are being taught
useful trades. There are typewrlters.
sewing machines and tools for cabinet
making at each hospital, and the SOL
dlers find that, In addition to supply
Ing them with a useful trade when
they are WELL the use Of these toys
gives them hours Of pleasure during
the tedious period Of getting we'll.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
CHRISTMAS ROLL CALL
DECEMBER 1928.

+ The Red Cross flag was the
! first to float over the hattlehelds
, of Europe 1t will be the last t1ag
/ to be rurled. AS long as our
/ own people or those OF our allies
/ need help we must give 1t. We
i are getting ready for the Roll
+ CalI-getting ready to take 4 pa
r trfotic census Of the American
. people. Every good citizen will
i answer Here when his name
/ Is called.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
g . 0 0 eo~s
THE evrRLAeTlNa mr7cY

o For the s'H~ OF urn ''pE
o gave them repri "nr" "H'' '"'
(, their wounds II healing balm.
o "For the errors Of men God
& gave them truth and for their
3 sorrows great consolation.
o For the hate Of men God
o gave them love and for their
. greed, the gift of sacrifice.
0 And for the wars of man.
Q which bring sin and SORROW.
Z, error. evil and greed, God gave
. them repentance and u healing
q balm. truth and great conso-
q lation, love and the gii't of sacri-
. Gee.
o "And the symbol of these is
D the Red Cross.
0 This is the opinion of the Red
= Gross furnished by Rabbi Abba
> IL. SILVER of the Cleveland Tenn
> pie.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
For Better Drinking Water.

''oc use of the necessity for better
fr water in Italy the American
pss Is manufacturing II large
nd II water sterilizers and disin-
.4u- pl;i.iS which ure to be turned
.er he Italian l.ilitary authorities
D., q, nc aud used according to their
i>t'r, on.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20

/ 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4