Newport daily independent., 1918-03-18
fED CROSS MONEY
 AIDS 350,0O0 MEN ! IN THE SOUTHWEST
REPORT ON WORK IN CAMPS AND ENVIRONMENTS SHOWS HOW
 CASH IS SPENT.
PROMPT WORK SAVES LIVE:
Twenty Thousand Blankets Rushed to Camp Bowie When Men Sui
 .fered for Lack of Bedding a No Red Tape Here. ..a M

Sweaters worth $1,25O.0O0 have been given to soldiers in Southwestern camps and cantonments by the Red Cross since the mobilization of the National army was begun.
 This information is contained in a report made to the Washington head quarters of the American Red Cross by Stanley Stoner. director of military relief for the Southwestern division of the organization.
 Stoners report is proof positive of the support the Red Cross is giving the War Department in fitting Ameri- can soldiery for winning the war. That no other agency outside the War De- partment itself is so potent factor to that end Is recognized and admitted generally. Every supporter of the Red Cross well may feel that he or she ac- tually is helping to save the world for democracy and to crush the unspeak- able house of Hohenzollern.
 The report made by Director Stoner shows that 230,000 sweaters were dis tributed up to Feb. to soldiers in eight large camps and cantonments, .several smaller camps and to the army (which constantly is on guard on the Mexican border. But sweaters was only one of 200 items provided. It was impossible for the War Department to foresee many requirements of the sol diers, and in many instances. when necessity arose for supplies of differ ent kinds, it was impossible to get army acquisitions through fast enough to handle the situation Field direc- tors in the different camps, always on the alert for such emergencies and armed with authority to spend money freely when necessity arose, stepped in and provided whatever was needed for the comfort and well-being of the men.
 From Spoons to Automobiles.
 In addition to the sweaters, 44,370 mufflers were distributed Other items were as follows: Socks, 56,S73; blan- kets. 1,160; wristlets, 27,S54; helmets, 6,109; Christmas packages. 116,657; automobiles, 4; comforts, 1889. The automobiles were touring cars neces- sary for the proper transportation of Ssyick soldiers from their quarters to hospitals. Nearly 600,006 items, 571,- 026 to be exact, were distributed Their diversity is Illustrated by the following list taker from Director 6toner's report: Towels. pa1amas, comfort kits, playing cards, tooth brushes. tooth paste. condensed milk. oil heaters. drugs, bed sheets, pillow cases. rubber gloves. soup. foot pow der. shoes. magazines, books. slippers. wash cloths. bath robes, hot-water bot tes. window curtains, bath rugs, ice picks. egg beaters, spoons, electric plates. knives, spoons. gowns, apples, oranges. lemons. nuts, foot warmers. rubber sheets. ice bags. boilers. bed room slippers. gloves, ear muffs, domi- noes. rubber sheets, cots. aato trucka, fly swatters. soup strainsrs, pneu- monia Jackets, chickens, dish rags, combs. yictrola. quilts.
 And wherever the Red Cross is at work in these camps, which means all of them, soldiers are praiainx it. They Hcall 1t Uncle Sam's right-hand man." which tells the story well enough and true.
 Service Which Saves Livss.
 Nothing illustrates better what the Red Cross means to-the soldiers in tue Southwestern camps and eantonments than an occurrence at Camp Bowie, Fort Worth, Tex. When the December blizzard struck the camp it found the men unDrepared for it. One thousand soldiers fell i'll in 24 hours. Moro than 2.000 were i'll 73 hours after the bliz- gard hit. Many of then were threat. ened with pneumonia. Many had pneu- moniA. There was insufficient bsdding. The government was unAAle te take care of the situation. CAArlss W. Con nery, field director fer the Had Cross at Camp Bowie, bought every blanket he could get in Fort WsrtA end other Texas stties and wired Red Gross headquarters at St. Louis for more Within 4S hours after the btizsard : struck, Connsry turned ever 3e,Ooe blankets to tho commainAant of the camp, without any cest ts tho govern menk whatever. UndsultsAly this quick work saved the lives st many soldf1fs.
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