The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-11
RED CROSS
NEWS NOTES

NEWS NOTES
The following letter received by the
Northern Division from g. E. Scott,
assistant general manager Of the
American Red Cross, Washington, D.
c., explains the uselessness of circu-
lar letters to troops abroad:
"We have been advised by the Sec
rotary Of War that General Pershing
cabled that some of our chapters are
sending circular letters and post cards
to troops from their district, asking
for information about various camps
to which men have been attached
since they entered service, date they
entered and left each camp, etc.
"Such information as is required by
these circular letters and post cards
cannot be furnished as it is prohibit
ed by censorship regulations. 1t should
be manifest that such information, if
it were furnished might easily fall
into enemy hands and would be very
valuable to the enemy. Moreover,
the mail service is already overbur-
dened and such useless mail simply
adds to the confusion which already
is very great"
Glen Moon, of Minot, N. D., now a
soldier in France, recently wrote his
mother saying: "The Red Cross
knitted garments are such a joy; that
story about the boys not getting them
is all bunc."
The Bartlett Red Cross unit, COM
neighborhood of 209 East 10th Street,
Minneapolis, Mimi, meets two days
each week, from 100 to 500. AL
though this unit was organized only
a few weeks ago, six dozen pajamas
have been completed. They also have
a knitting class and furnish thread
and yarn to workers. Mrs. s. B.
Sund, residing in the Bartlett apart
ments, is chairman of the unit.
A rooster has been donated to the
Colome branch Of the Red Cross, CO.
lone, S. D., and has already been sold
at three different auctions. The first
time it brought $105, the second
$215.5O and the third $105, making a
/ total Of s425.50.
III A rooster donated to the Red Cross
was ,auctioned off twenty-six times
at Simcoe, N. D., recently, finally
bringing 500 for the Red Cross.
The following paragraph contained
/ in a letter written by an Italian wo-
| man in Florence to a friend in Amer,
/ lea, mirrors the telling in that part
! of Italy for America:
I CHOW that we are in the midst OF
! this terrific war,I feel growing more
| and more my deep admiration for youl
! great country. I want to express
: personally to all my American friends
my gratitude for the wonderful helI
your country gives to all the allies
and the sympathy you express e
Italy. What the American Red Cros!
does for our poor refugees, no words
can describe nor can u hearts ex
press their deepest gratitude, how
thoughtful, how generous"
AS a result of a dinner served b!
Red Cross workers of the little town
of Loretto, Mimi, during the meet
ing of the Farmers Institute, $62.O(
was sent in to the Northern Division
headquarters. A collection was takel
later for the support of the local Rex
Cross which amounted to $55.
The American Red Cross, during tn
month Of February supplied 475,OO'
meals to the fighting men of Franc
from II canteens on lines of communi
cation. In the same period the De
partment Of Military affairs of tn
Red Cross from it's II rolling canteeni
at the front supplied 100000 drinks
to soldiers at the front.
Mai. James H. Perkins, America
Red Cross Commissioner to Europe
in q report just made to headquarter'
at Washington, says that 1,040 cases
each containing 1922 cartons of tobac
CO and cigarettes were distributed +
limited States soldiers last month
Pershing's men also received from tn
Red Cross Bureau Of Donations t.
Hospitals 10000 flannel pajamas, IA,
600 muslin pajamas, 22,500 handker
chiefs, $4,000 socks and 5,100 shirts
During February three rest stations
on the line of communication and on
emergency canteen were opened TO
service At these places soldiers WIZ