Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-03
DELCIUl.i CALLS
ON MIhNESOTA
FOR CLOTHING
Ten Million Patriots in Belgium
and Northern France in
Heart breaking Need.
AMERICANS ARE ASKED
TO GIVE AID THIS WEEK
American Red Cross, With tho Help
OF the Food Administrator, at
Work on Problem.

| VoVN on VTOOteW.
| published by the Federal Food Ad.
ministration for Minnesota Pre-
pared in part In the Office OF Pub
LEGATIONS, University Farm, st. Paul.
| The people Of Minnesota and the
other north central states this week
September 20 to 30~-are being called
! on for a contribution OF 400 tons OF
! clothing to help make up a total OF
5000 tons to be sent by the American
Red Cross, with the cooperation Of
the United States Food Administra-
ton, to the stricken. starving, SILVER.
Ing, dying people Of Belgium and
! northern France. who have been
stripped Of everything by the Prussian
| robbers. The situation In occupied
! Belgium and northern France is des-
| perate In the extreme. Ten million
persons there are dependent on the
| Commission for Relief in Belgium for
| clothing and food
This clothing can come from Amer.
lea only, Five thousand tons are need
| cd to tide Belgium through the coming
| winter. Securing the clothing is o
| matter of life and death for this help
| less, courageous population behind the
Germ an lines.
Four hundred tons Of this must
| come from the north central states
In Belgium It is impossible to buy
shoes. There is no more leather OF
| any description on the market Every
| available substitute has been tried.
For time old betting from factories
| was used: and roofing paper, of which
there happened to be a stock, was re.
sorted to for residing shoes But the
| Germans. after having seized all the
| leather requisitioned these substitutes
| also, and soon. not single yard OF
| betting was left in any Belgian indus
| trl 90 Siishment
Now. the Belgians fasten pieces OF
old rugs on to wooden soles and wear
| them for shoes.
And they make coats out OF old
| blankets~-and blankets cut of any
thing
Disease Follows Want.
| Daily the ravages of tuberculosis
throughout Belgium becomes more ter
rib!e Deaths from this disease have
| Increased 100 per cent and cases OF
| external tuberculosis, 1000 per cent.
| The doctors. in spite of their untiring
devotion, can no longer cope with the
| rising tide OF disease
Today. two die where one died In
peace times. while owing to under
| 10,
| cut I'm half.
| Henry =. Davidson. chairman Of the
Red Cross War Council. puts the prob.
lem TO Americans in this way.
| Every household In the land has
some spare clothing, worn or out
grown. Of little value here, but des.
| perately needed by the destitute there
They have been reduced to fashioning
| garments from -four sacks. old blank
cts. sheets. and tablecloths. which
have now almost disappeared and
shoes from scraps OF carpet and jute
sacks. Today IL costs eight dollars to
have Il pnir of shoes resoled, For
bedding, sacks stuffed with dry leaves
or moss serve as mattresses. Every
| where the need for blankets Ia tremen
dous. Hospitals and other institutions
! suffer for want OF sheets. In some
| places whole families sleep together
| TO share single blanket"
| Kind Of Things Needed.
| Garments OF every kind. for both
| sexes and all ages. are needed &C.
| cor!ing to the appeal. Also piece
! goods which can be made into sheets,
blankets. and baby clothes. Only gar.
| ments of strong materials will be &C
| cop cd, Apparel Of tlimsy material or
fancy clothing will not be taken
| Prospective donors are reminded it
will not be necessary to mend the
| garments as the repair work will give
employment To the thousands of des.
titute women in the occupied regions,
/ What to %.
| In every county in Minnesota there
/ Ia Red Cross chapter, and in every
community there Is branch or some
other agency that can get into touch
with the county Red Cross chapter.
These agencies. include the local
representative Of the Minnesota food
administration. A. d. Wilson. federal
food administrator for Minnesota.
urges Minnesotans to get their used
clothing together and see that It gets
to such an agency for delivery to the
county Red Cross.
II Do II before next Monday. Septem-
bsr q" nont wait do II aow