The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-10-22
Red Cross Work
Done in Foreign Land

Following its plan of issuing to
tne American people a. series of re-
ports showing the use made of the
war Fund, the War Council of the
american Red Cross authorizes the
following statement on the work in
russia, Siberia, the Balkans and the
Near East.
For relief work in European Rus
sla the Red Cross has spent to date
$2'SO7,91 OF this, $4,000 was
ior milk for the babies of Petrograd
SoS,975 for 125 motor ambulances
1884, 1853 for medical and surgical
supplies. One hundred and twenty
thousand dollors were spent for the
relief of refugees in Siberia and
Switzerland, and for destitute fam
lilies of soldiers in Russia. For the
rellef OF $4,000 railway employees at
the northern terminus of the MUIR
mansk railroad, $179,O 900 was appro-
Prlated. Fol. the relief of returning
russian prisoners, $1,511,233 was
appropriated in July, with which sum
several thousand tons of food. drugs
and soap were purchased and for
warded by a ship which has now
reached Archangel. A Red Cross
party OF thirteen commanded by Ma
Jor e. T. Williams of Baltimore. ac-
companied the shipment.
In Siberia $4,273,2OO has been
expended. The greater part of this
was for warm winter clothing, for
which there was great need among
the refugees and the Czecho-Sloyak K
troops. A hospital OF $50 beds for
the accommodation of Czech wound
ed was equipped at cost of SO 900
and $2O,450 was spent for the relief
of refugees. A
IN Rumania, in the six months
between September, 1917, and March
1918, $2,676,369 was expended. a
little less than two million and a
naif OF this was for food, clothing
ana medical supplies. One hundred
thousand dollars was for general re-
iief work, and $4,000 for admins
tration expenses.
"F0r work in Serbia, $1,244.197
mas been appropriated. Seeds and
agricultural implements were nro-
vlded, at cost Of $244,43S, to enable
the Serbs to cultivate what was left
OF their country. Four hundred
twenty-nine thousand five hundred
n1nety-six dollars was spent for food
ana clotning for refugees scattered
through Northern Greece-this figure
including about $4,000 for food
purchased at Bucharest in 1915. and
$4,000 for relief Of Serb refugees
In Siberia. Thirty thousand one
hundred and thirteen dollars was an
propriated for maintenances az a
hospital at Vodena, and, $48,598 for
q dental contingent to serve the Ser
b1an army. tlfty thousand dollars
was also given to the Serbian Red
Cross. 40"
For Greece, $375,Ooo has been
appropriated. A commission to
Greece, which will administer this
sum, sailed from America in Sep
tember, principally for relief among
the Greek population, among whom
is a great deal Of suffering, due to
the mobilization of the army.
An aggregate Of 100000 was
contributed to the American Commit
tee Tor Armenian and Syrian Relief
Tor their work in Asia Minor. and in
Palestine, the appropriations amount
TO $S90,553. This is for relief and
industrial service work among des-
titute Syrfans, for the maintenance
OF general dispensary, childrens 4
clinic and hospital, and for two or.
phan asylums which have been as.
signed the Red Cross by the British
authorities. Much work is also be-
ing done in the camps of Armenian
refugees at Port Said, Jaffa, and else.
where"