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The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-22

Claude Davidson, former Brown uni ,verslty star, has busted ERed" Shan non from Connie 3Mack's infeld. In addition to fielding well, Davidson Is displaying unQRnny ability to hit ma jOr league hurllng.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-05-23

about her. This message makes the
man at the front better soldier. it
improves the morale of the army, 1t is
service so important that its value
cannot be overestimated-
Families of soldiers, left behind.
often find it difficult to adjust them.
selves to changed conditions. The al
lotment of the soldiers pay and the
allowance by the government is often
insufficient for family needs, especial
ly if unexpected sickness comes. Often
younger member of the family needs
only little time to become a bread
winner.
The Division of Civilian Relief in
vestigates each of these cases. II
necessary, loan is made to meet an
insurance premium or to pay the tut
ton of young daughter at business
school to fit her for an office position
Is medical attention needed? 1t is
furnished, many physicians doing
work for a nominal fee when the re-
quest comes from the Red Cross.
These are merely suggestions of the
problems that the Red Cross is called
upon to solve Multiply them by thou
sands and you have some sort of an
idea of the work of the Civilian Relief
Corps, work that touches towns, vii
lagos and farms all over this broad
land 1t is work worth doing and it is
being done. and done well.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-05-23
WORK Of RED CRoss IS
Desperately NEEDED
It IL Up to the Civil Population to
Determine Length of the War.
George w. Simmons says.

1t is right up to the civil population
of the United States tosdetermine the
length of the war.
This is the stirring message sent TO
this country and particularly to the
people of the Southwest by George w.
Simmons, manager of the Southwest
ern Division of the American Red
Cross. who is in France on a tour of
observation for the War Council of
that organization
Simmons has been at the front with
the American forces; he has seen
what the boys from the Southwest and
other portions of the country are do
ing; he has seen the work of the Red
Cross over there" and he sends back
the message that il the people of the
whole United States only win realize
that this is war of nations, not of
armies; remember that the American
army and navy will do their part, then
we can make sure of a victory for
America and her allies by acting as a
nation, thinking as a nation, fighting
as a nation. If we do that, Simmons
says in his message to the Southwest
ern Division of the Red Cross, Amer
lea will be the deciding factor in the
war.
Nothing else matters if we do not
win the war, Simmons says in a final
appeal for harder Red Cross work and
more ships with which to transport
our men and supplies and munitions
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-05-23
RED CROSS HOME SERVICE
WORKERS GUARD SECRETS

Home Service workers for the Red
Cross naturally learn much of the pri-
vate affairs of those whom they as
sist. They guard these secrets closely
and never talk or gossip about mat
tiers that concern them only in an of
fetal way. Instructions on this point
are explicit and emphatic. A recent
communication says:
How long would your physician
last in your community if he told even
one person the confidential, private
information his patients had revealed
to him? AS Home Service worker
you are, in a sense, a physician to your
families; therefore, take heed and re-
veal not thing! Keep the trust they
give you and hold sacred the intimate
family matters they tell you about.
You absolutely must do It'll"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-05-23
WHAT RED CROSS GIVES
TO HOSPITAL PATIENTS

The following are the contents of a
Red Cross patient equipment" and a
Red Cross comfort bag. These are
given each patient upon his entrance
into a Red Cross hospital:
Patients EQuipment-Six shirts
four pillow cases, two hot-water bags,
three suits pajamas, two pairs bed
socks, four hospital shirts, four pairs
socks. one pair slippers, one bathrobe
three washrags. four face towels, two
bath towels.
Comfort Bags-One tube tooth
paste, one toothbrush, one cake soap
three shirt studs, one spool black
thread, one spool white thread, one
package needles, one thimble, six
clothes buttons, 16 pins, four safety
pins, one handkerchief, one pipe, one
pencil. one pad paper. six envelopes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-05-23

The authorized list is as follows:
l. Tin foil of all kinds
g. Collapsible tubes which have con-
tanned tooth paste, cold cream, shaw
ing cream, extract, vaseline and other
toilet articles.
8. Old gold and silver and broken
bits of jewelry for the melting pot
4. Siiver-plated water pitchers, cas-
tors, teapots and trays
5. Scrap zinc
g. Clean dry-cell battery zinc
T. Battery lead from storage bat
teries.
8. Rubber boots and shoes
9. Arctics.
10. Rubber tire casing of all kinds
II. Inner tubes
L. Old wringers.
No old iron, glass of any kind, brass,
copper, heavy lead, lead pipe or old
clothing other than rubber will be re-
ceived-
The tinfoil should be pressed firmly
into bricks of Is pounds weight and
wrapped in paper with the name of
the auxiliary on the outside. and the
weight T
The collapsible tubes should be
packed as compactly as possible in a
cigar or pasteboard box. wrspped in
strong paper and tied and marked
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-05-23

The course in elementary hygiene
and home care of the sick, with it's 80
hours of lectures and demonstrations
and 240 hours of practical work in
hospital wards, equips the young
American women with very neces-
sary practical education Women thus
qualified are going to be called upon
for service each year as the war con-
tinues-service that will be of real
vital importance to war relief work.
This course is a prerequisite for
nurses aids. About 100 aids are in
service in France, assisting the A r.
c. nurse in infant welfare work. in
the care of refugees and children and
to act as interpreters. In the future
they will be called upon to assist and
supplement the professional nurses in
their many branches of usefulness.
Each chapter should Immediately
organize to take care of this work.
Chapters located in isolated eommuni-
ties, where no nurse is available as
an instructor, are advised to appoint
their committee, with a chairman who,
realizing the value of this instruction,
will stimulate the interest of all the
women, organize classes of about is
members each, then secure from some
near locality an experienced teacher
to remain with them the time it is
necessary to give this instruction The
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-05-23

proceeds from the class will warrant
an Instructors exclusive time and at
tention and will not burden the chap
ter financially in any way. Where this
class work has been successfully con-
Quoted the women taking the course
have contributed in a very definite
and very vital way to the activities of
the Red Cross chapters.
The privilege of giving the practical
work to the students who have sue
cessfully completed their course as
per the textbook, Elementary Hy-
giene and Home Care of the Sick
has been heretofore confined to such
chapters as have organized a base
hospital unit. With interest in this
work growing as it has in the last few
months, other hospitals will be locat-
ed throughout the division to give this
practical course.
The practical course of 240 hours N
hospital wards will be offered by sew
eral hospitals in the Southwestern Di-
vision and it will be possible for every
student Of these classes to have this
very valuable course of training. We
must be prepared for condition that
is sure to arise in the future, though
we are not able to see it just now.
LYDIA NJ ANDERSON,
Director of Nursing Service, 1917 Rail-
way Exchange, St Louis, Mo.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-05-23

The hospital garment patterns are
mum ered as follows:
No.
1 Bed Socks, bandaged foot sock.
2 Trench Foot Slipper.
20 Operating Cap and Operating
Mask.
80 Hospital Bed Shirt.
35A Helpless Case Shirt fright arm
injured).
35B Helpless Case Shirt Oeft arm in
jured).
30 Operating Gown.
SO Convalescent Robe.
55 Convalescent Robe (27-inch mate
riaD.
60 Pajamas.
65 Bed Jacket A.
6S Bed Jacket B.
80 Underdrawers.
S1-Undershirt.
The following changes should be
Loted in the refugee garment pat
terms:
Pattern No. $50. This shirt should
be made without the double bosom
and pocket. 1t is unnecessary to in
clude these details in the garment
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-05-23
JUNIOR RED CROSS IS
DOING SPLENDID WORK
HELPING TO WIN WAR.
ern Division Are ToiIinq for
Men In the Trenches

Hundreds OF thousands of children
in the Southwest are helping to win
the war for America and her allies
There are not better patriots in the
United States. in the whole world
In cities and towns the children, a
majority of whom are members of the
Junior Red Cross. are working in
thrift gardens, knitting sweaters,
socks. ETC., for our soldiers, turning
old paper. rubber, metals and bottles
into cash and investing the returns in
thrift stamps and liberty bonds, max
ing refugee activity of the Red Cross,
in which they can be of service.
In the country the children, Who'll
also generally are members of thel
Junior Red Cross. are ra- ing pigs
sheep, rabbits, chickens, making CARL
dens. doing general farm work to aid
in the production of foodstuffs, CAM
ming and preserving, and hk. their city
cousins they are buying Thrift Stamps
and Liberty Bonds, knitting and MAX
ing refugee garments.
Schools Close to Aid Juniors
Many rural schools already have sus-
pended until next fall and thousands
Of children have begun Spring and
Summer campaigns which have for
their purpose the doing of everything
possible to win the war In a major
ity of the towns and cities of the
Southwest the schools still are in SEES
sion and the children are taking their
knitting to school with them and work
ing on it at recess time and the noon
hour. then doing other Red Cross WORK
after school hours.
The pupils of $500 Schools in the
Southwestern division of the Red
Cross have joined the Junior Red
Cross since the membership campaign
started early in February.
More than 100000 children of the
ST. Louis schools are on the Junior
membership rolls and 225,OO0 will have
enrolled before the end of the cam
paign. This will make ST. Louis 100
words, every child of school age who
is in school soon will be member.
Counties Use Unique Plans.
Tens of thousands more children
will be enrolled outside st. Louis in
the Southwestern division within the
next few weeks.
Many counties in the division have
enrolled every school, and many
unique methods have been employed
to raise the required membership fees
In johnson County, Kansas, for an
stance, 5000 children were enrolled
as members of the Junior Red Cross
In order to raise money with which to
pay the enrolment fees of the chill
dren, cherry pie making contest and
auction was staged. Hundreds of the
good women of the county baked cher
ny pies. The pies we're auctioned at
a social, and $4,000 was raised A
committee decided that the most deli
cious pie was the product of woman
8e years old, who is ardently interested
in Red Cross work. Her pie was bid
in by a man, also IS years old, for
$3.50.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-05-23

ator Hale, who has just finished six
months without vacation with roll
ing canteen near Verdun, in which he
served thousands of French troops and
gained great commentator from
French generals who noticed the char
acter of his work, said on returning to
Paris just before leaving for America:
'-whilesthe men are glad to have hot
drinks, their chief satisfaction con-
sists in the sense this service gives
them of a friend being there to extend
"a helping hand and cheering word
at critical or tired hour"
American army officers are mani
Testing keen interest in having the
service at the disposal of the Ameri-
can troops The Red Cross plans 10
enlist in France and in America a sub
stantial number of men of the highest
cahbcr to undertake this wonderful
service 1t VIII be performed at the
point nc Arrest to the fighting line at
which civilians viii be permitted TO
come in any contact with the men,
CHARLES p PETTUS,
Director Canteen Service. 1877 Rail-
way Exchange st. Louis. No.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-05-23

AT the request of the United States
army, the American Red Cross has
just arranged to install, with all Amer
lean troops now engaged in actually
fighting the Germans, special front
line service. This is development Of
the front-line canteens- through which
the American Red Cross has. during
the past six months, served more than
], 1000 900 French poilus with hot drinks
and above all else given a friendly
boost right ND in or near the trenches
themselves
Today the Red Cross has 10 rolling
ranteens behind the lines From these
canteens are sent forward daily, often
in the small hours of the night, so or
more large recpetacles containing hot
drinks. These are served free to the
men going on or just coming off duty
The work has proved itself to be of
such value to the French that the
American army has asked the Red
Cross to have this service directly in
touch with the medical relief stations
nearest the front The work is often
done under heavy shell fire and re-
Quires men OF great bravery and sym
patty Eugene Hale. brother q 8en-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-05-23
RED GROSS NEEDS 10000
NURSES FOR WAR WORK
Four Thousand Month Must Be Sup
piled if America Is to Do
Her Share.

More than 2,000 American Red Cross
nurses have gone to Europe for active
service since last Easter, quietly, as
American soldiers have gone and are
going; under orders of obedience, like
the soldiers; and, like the soldiers
again, for the duration of the war, in
the face of danger and hardship, pre-
pared for any sacrifice to protect the
lives of our fighting men.
The tasks of these women, who
have gone on the supreme adventure
of their lives, are the very embodi
ment of the Easter message And still
there is a call for more nurses. More
over, many of them must be recruited
from the Southwest.
Even though more than 1000, Red
Cross nurses are on active duty in
military and naval hospitals and in
public health work at home and
abroad, it is probable that 80, 900 more
will be needed for the American army
alone. Five thousand are needed by
June i of this year and 1000 more
each month until the first of January.
The Surgeon-General of the United
States is urging the American Red
Cross to do it's utmost to provide these
nurses.
Will Women Emulate Men?
Washington headquarters of the Red
Cross believes that women of the
Southwest do not realize the vital need
of America for their services, else the
response would be much greater. Red
Cross headquarters recently made
this announcement:
Nurses, and more nurses, if America
is to win the war, is the cry of the
nation to her women today. There are
at present about 1000 nurses in active
service. And the first contingent of
the American Army is scarcely in the
field Men are being called to the col
ors by the hundreds of thousands
Whether they will be protected and
cared for when sick or wounded de
ponds on whether American women
are willing to make the same sacri-
l'1ces their brothers are making Fail
ing in this, they will have done meal
culable harm to the efficiency and
morals of our troops.
Requirements For Applicants.
| Requirements for enrolment as
Red Cross nurse are as follows:
An applicant must be graduate of
a school for nurses giving at least a
| two years course of training in a gen
eral hospital.
Registration: In states where regis
tration is provided for by law, an ap-
| plicant, to be eligible for enrolment,
must be registered.
| Age Limits: An applicant must be
I at least 81 years and not over 40 years
of age.
Endorsements: An applicant must be
member of an organization affiliated
with the AIae-l-an Nurses Associa-
ton and Endorsed by the Executive
Committee, or by It least two officers
! OrQanlZafi0n he NM al
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plainly with the name of the school
auxiliary and the exact weight OF the
material enclosed
The old gold and silver and bits of
jewelry should also be packed in
cigar or stout pasteboard box,
wrapped in strong paper and tied and
marked with the. name of the school
on the outside.
The proceeds of all these sales will
go into the treasury of the Junior Red
Cross chapter fund, to the credit of
the auxiliary contributing
Thousands of dollars should be real
ICED from salyaging these three kinds
of waste materials alone. Hardly
family can be found that does not
have on hand broken or out-of-date
jewelry that should be doing service
in buying yarn to make into garments
for the soldiers and sailors
Each auxiliary should provide for
the delivery of its own collections at
the places designated. In case of in
ability to do so, assistance will be
given by the c.eapter school COM
mittee.
For further information concerning
the collection and sale of salvage APP
ply to MRS. j. II. HOSKINS.
Director of Salvage. 1917 Railway Elk
change. St. Louis. Mo-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-05-23
WHAT THE.
RED CROSS
is DOING tx
AND WHAT YOU CAN DO
JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP.

which l have market value appeals to
the Mem
really
be
be
be
market
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-05-23

Pattern No 1856. Women's petit
coat. 1t is unnecessary to have a
yoke at the top of the petticoat. The
garment may be made with hem at
the top, through which draw string
is run.
No pattern has been issued for boys
trousers, because any standard pat
tern for short straight trousers will be
satisfactory. Material for these trou-
sers should be brown corduroy if pos
sible. Failing corduroy, any strong,
warm, dark-colored material should be
used for the trousers.
Knitting-There is a very urgent
call for more socks. AS additional
troops are sent abroad they will have
to have wooden socks, even in the
summer weather. Anyone who can
make good socks can be of great serv-
ice now. Those who are doubtful of
their ability to make them should try
the rule which is published in our is
sue of March 4, which will be found
much simpler than the one in. A. R.
c. 400.
MRS. EDMUND F. BROWN,
Director Women's Work, 1917 Rail-
way EXrha nge ST Louis Mo-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-05-23
WHAT TIE
RED CROSS I
IS DOING
AND WHAT. You CAN DO
NURSING SERVICE.

The in home offered
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-05-23

Milton c. Work, a bridge authority,
who is trying to raise 100000 for the
Red Cross, is conducting a series of
lectures, lessons and tournaments in
St. Louis. He has obtained more than
SAC, 900 of the sum desired, and has
turned it over to the Red Gross. His
activities are taking him to all parts
of the country.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-05-23
WHAT THE
RED CROSS l
IS DOING
AND WHAT YOU CAN Do
WOMEN'S WORK.

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cheaper they wi
official
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-05-23

For Sale-Milo and Cane seed So
per bushel. J. R. Wilson. Adv. IL ZIP.
For Sale-1915 Seed corn graded
and tested p. Hendrickson, phone
1865. Adv. IL IT.
Cash paid for your old iron- RayJ-
Shaw, at Pickering's garage Adv. 80
New-York tribune., 1918-04-18
Bulgaria Now Has
a Stock Exchange

report from Sofia. appearing in
the "Frankfurter Zeitung," states that
on January 20 the Sofia Stock Ex-
change was officially opened. This is
the elimination, the journal says, Of
efforts which were commenced as long
ago as March. 1907, when Bulgaria
first passed financial exchange law
The "Zetung" further states:
Owing to the intervention of the
Balkan wars, the original efforts to
establish a financial exchange miscar-
rled. In June, 1917, q final effort was
made, under the auspices of ex-Minis-
ter OF Finance Tenew and other men
of high authority to make the exchange
operative. set of rules were drawn
up, the chief points of which were: !:
Shares of limited corporations as we'll
as commandlte companies are admitted
on the exchange if their stock capital
OOG). provided the concerns have al
ready been in existence two years and
have published two balance sheets;
and provided further. that SO per cent
of the stock capital is actually paid
up. The fee for admission to the ex-
change is l-5 of l per cent of the paid
up capital value, with minimum OF
200 leva (about S40).
at is expected that for the present
most of the securities dealt with on
the exchange will be of local concerns.
Bulgarian tinanciers are confident thai
the opening of the Sofia exchange will
have salutary effect in discouraging
the issue of unsound paper"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-18

Early irregularity was followed by
very sharp advance in the cotton mar
l1et here yesterday. Rullish spot ad-
vices and less favorable crop news,
combined with stronger technical
position after The recent sensational
break, were the factors chiefly dis
crssed on the recovery. A more opti
mistic view of the war news may also
have been an influence. while reports
concerning the spot situation indicated
that Japanese interests were trying to
buy large line of spots in New Or
leans and had been big buyers in the
Southwest. July contracts sold up from
2S:40 to 1855, making an advance of
225 points from the low level of Tues
day and of 106 points from Tuesdays
closing figures. That delivery closed
at 29.47. with the general list closing
barely steady at net advance of IA
to 81 points.
The market was very nervous and
unsettled during the earlier trading
There was an opening advance of about
I to 22 points, which carried prices out
of line with Liverpool. and reactions
occurred during the early trading under
selling for Liverpool account. But at a
net decline of II to % points the mar
ket steadied on covering, which became
more active after the publication of the
weekly weather report. Another re-
action of 25 10 80 points took place
early in the afternoon, but offerings
were very readily absorbed and the
buying became more active and excited
in the late trading. May contracts sold
up to 3010 and October to $3.50, with
he hoy rof Suop
OF 100 to 112 points, making gain of
112 to 140 points from the low level of
the morning and of 215 to 255 points
from the low level of Tuesday. The
close was several points off from the
best under realizing.
The weekly report of the Weather
Bureau said that considerable planting
would be necessary BECAUSE of recent
low temperatures in the South The
opinion was quite generally expressed
that there was still plenty of time to
had received a setback, which served to
emphasize the uncertainties of the
growing season if nothing else. There
was belief in some quarters that
the bullish spot advices received re-
ferred chiefly to white cotton, but it
was also realized that if white cotton
was so scarce and high spinners were
likely to increase their purchases of the
lower grades. A preliminary report
claiming prospects for an increase of
12 per cent in acreage attracted little
ported for the day. Southern spot mar
kets as officially reported early were
generally unchanged to 20 points
higher. except for Memphis. which was
100 points lower, and Savannah. which
was nominally so points lower, both
representing belated responses to the
recent break.