The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-08

months. This had been transformed II
| tho emergency into what the frcnct
| call an evacuation hospital. and bli
trucks werc coming in, with L. In u
| wounded in each. nj an interval OF thr"'
minutes and Il half. They were hand
! ling n current Of Son nltientS n da!
nn! of course the cuuiumenr was tragl
! Gully Inadequate. Eight dove later com
: pl"te new equipment for half their bed:
and such surgical instruments as coGlt
! u" had left the Rcd Cross headquiTter:
, III Rome Ter This hospital.
Hospitals Stripped.
! Bui. in general. tho hospitals hack n
| tin, r.w front. In order to salvage any
ruSsihl" further losses. wore bcinf
| stripped "f h"d$ and blankets ana ih'
! patients were living on mattresses. On
! .iouSly. III such II situation. tho par
ci lh.. Rcd Cross Was not 10 attcmr
t. rrplnrc things for the moment IL
| Individual hospitals. but 10 give TO thu
! central aushnrili"s who could place
supplies where they could use then
/ best.
\ lumr sift nf l7"".nno lire worth al
! Sr.r;li,s was ."rd"rrd for the SAINT:
/ MilIiarr $50 Gi$Intc"tIHS WAGONS. auto
claycS FOR SIcrilIzing dressings. surgical
srts. lnu complete beds quantities ol
pauzn "utton. drugs. iodine. anacslhct'
&C. &C.
: rllns thereafter ranidlv took shan'
I for "A N"r, r"nSidcrahl" gift of 10 com
) plcl" field h"spirals--0mc "i""ct 10 .thr
SANTA MiIiarc and ming. through tn
: Italian Rod 'rnS$. the first to be do
livrr"I hv uiL January. Each Will t%on
, SIS; # =" h'ds "ith an overload "a
r;,"itv If ~" "r "v"n Of $50. They val
I 4 Vn,l ~
! Italian Gag>. som" will h" rent h"spi'
inls others with tents merely Ior lh'
srs.r!al us,s. The. wards being farm
hulIr!trcs ar ether Sh"It"rs r"OuiSiti"nct
for N, purpose. rs Is the italian
, Gus: Som
Aided BY Volunteers.
Tho distinctive" features Of t." Hos
! r;t.n SuIpiy S"ryi"~ III France. a |;
Ma I..v"F"I..a III ih.. carly y"arS OF
ihr WAY by til" American DISTRIBUTE Tins
Service and rs II mas been expanded
, under the American Red Cross III the
last six months has been 4 corps of
voluntary INSPECTORS operating in con-
Junction with an independent stores
,."utrc. From this informally and d.
! r.cily. n" surgeons in CharE" would
| receive PROMPT cons gnmcnt Of sup
VI
routine delays In government material
! ~" S,ow IN r"a"hinG them needed
J r1,iirm.mt. drugs outside tho army
i lists. or exceptional Instruments.
Thor" has been II" C"rr"sronding So
| city in Italy for distributing hospital
! supplies y scmi-military bureau. un-
! der the uuari"rmaStcr Depart mont
known rs tho I'ffiriO Dnni. has acted
i rs intermediary between private donors
| and M. army. TIL" .Nm"rican Red
! Cross has established relations with
! The su0rnm" command. which permit
! "f developing 4 group "f volunteer in
/ s7ectnrs anI IL shipping system along
! tho lines OF tna service in France.
bringing III" Red Crrss into direct con-
/ .art with Tn" hospitals and III" pa
| tirnts in Them SO as (" make III" help
! from American srlf-r'.v"alinE and thus
| bring out IN" oral and S"Etimnu.al val
! urS inherent IN II.
Deliveries To Hospitals.
| On November %. thu hospital supply
warrho,iea had brnn open three weeks
and even without its permanent organ
J i2afinr tn" showing "f deliveries {" IN
| dlvidual nmSpitals hal been STRIKING
80 less than 19h00 articles had gone
! OH 'Th"S' went IL hospitals. all over
/ the rnun'ry through which IN" s.'rVlc"
got In touch through ~" reports ~
| th" E"d Gross commission Of iaSt sim
mnr. through tho Cl"arlnC House
! through trn visits nf members "t ih-
srafr ur N" Military Affairs Depart
mont and ~ result Of inspections
mad u. H.. heal -" Medical ana sur
! gt,..,l Ip.r'.;rm Of ~, Military Affairs
| Department &c IN" Rcd Cross III
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