El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-04

French soldiers made. with incalcul-
aple patience and enEenuity. a really
marvellous thinE-such as YOU may
have seen treasured in some seaport
town II was, indeed, a four-masted
schooner. all sails flying. with a hull
OF about eight inches and the whole
somehow got within a narroW-necked
quart bottle Most scrupulously pains
taking were the manipulations OF all
the threads which accomplished this
seemingly impossible feat
From the French ship which was 70
carry them back TO their home base.
the sailors sent through the secret
service man to the Red Cross man.
the one gin they had TO give. Il was
OF course, their cherished bottle. yet
they gave IL troubled and reEretful:
not at parting with what would have
been 50 wonderful trophy TO have
"a ken home, but because the little
schooner inside did not ny the Red
Cross flag. but the Red Cross man got
word TO them that he was very glad
and proud that it flew the flag OF
our French ally
Following n Field Director.
y one could follow the Red Cross
field director about. he would see him
rushing hospital supplies to meet
emergencies on the call Of the medical
officers - perhaps equippinE an
emergency hospital overnight as hap
pened for the civilian workmen in
AAAN navy NaNMN near M0LLQlh- ne
would see him issuing the knitted
goods and the comforts. them selves
good fighters against disease and dis
/ tress. which American women have
made for our boys and men. OF
knitted goods alone. the camp service
Of the Red Cross had distributed 10
camps and cantOnmeuts over $40
$50 articles. including over 100000
sweaters
Also. he would find him arranging
F Ha.a.
mat they might have good hot food
on the various stages Of their journey
And before two days you would real
lie that he was the representative Of
every branch OF that arm Of the serv-
ice-the American Red Cross-throuzh
which the American people exnress
concretely their love and respect for
/ the young men Of our army and navy
Touches Them All.
Very literally. the Red Cross touch
es everyone Of these young soldiers
and sailors Of ours. in its offer TO be
Of individual service. Camp service
links with home service, and home
service stands ready to help every
man in training or in active service
with the things which are worrying
him about his family and his home.
concrete things like the rent and in
surance, those other worries ike
loneliness and discOuragement. In a
. hundred ways. not only through
newspapers and magazines. but
through the personal stories Of the
workers. through business houses.
and schools and churches. the Ameri-
can people are learning what the
/ home service Of the Red Cross does
for our men, their families. for tile
workers. for the communities.
A representative Of home service is
provided in every camp. and will 20
with every army division abroad. 10
afford the men all the tremendous re-
sources OF friendship. material helm.
professional service and expert husi-
ness advice. which the American Red
Gross with its 100000 members.
can give
Bridge From Camp 20 Home.
As this service is a bridge from the
camps to the homes. il is, also from
the homes to the camps. For 10 IS
means OF communication always fully
open to the families Of the men Any
one who is anxious about a man in
the army OF the navy. may have par
ticulars Of his health. by writing 10
the associate Red Cross director in
charge OF home service IN his camp.
There is a camp service man in the
base hospitals for this very service.
and "Over there" he Will be in COM
munication not only with every army
division and every hospital. but every
clearing station, every prison camp,