Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-08

given to It. when you are complain
ing about being tired of calls for the
Red Cross remember that many are
tired Of the var too. but 1t must and
of an honorable peace. Some people,
unwilling to contribute money to any
thing, will, in want of better excuse
complain hat the funds are wasted,
willing to blame the Red Cross nurse,
to get out of paying there rightful
share. The men are at h front; the
money is at home, and 1t should be
appropriated to help in the trenches"
T" Speaking of the slackers who on
various grounds. refuse to give mon
eySto the Red Cross, he said that they
should be run out Of town.
The Red Cross flag is not a pro-
lection for the nurses; 1t Is merely a
target for the yellow streak of the
Hun. When a soldier is wounded and
taken to the hospital. the only clothes
he has are the mes he is wounded in.
these. or On a s%tretcher. Here he is
given a blue card, which entities him
to a kit containing few of the com-
forts of home. At present Canada is
keeping up 945 of these hospitals in
England"
Mr.. Norris explanation of the work
on the front lines was very interest
ing. Especially so was the in
which he told Of the Canadians TAX
ing care of the prisoners whom the
Germans had taken. The Red Cross
prisoners were poorly clothed and fed,
so they made arrangements to take
care of the Canadians in Germany.
These men are each sent six ten
pound parcels a month containing
food and other necessities, and twice
a year they are sent new suits Of
clothes.
/ In speaking of the efficiency of the
Red Cross, he told Of an instance.
where after a battle on the French
front. two tons Of bandages were
needed. The officials on the Belgian
front were informed of this, and with
in two hours the order was on its way.
AT another time, a Canadian soldier
needed treatment by a special surgical
instrument which could only be Sc
cured from England; the officials in
England were notified and the instru-
ment was sent, via aeroplane, inside
of one hour.
The people of Manitoba. highly re-
spect these people, said the premier,
"Manitoba.'s quota for the Red Cross
this year is $4,000 That seems a
large sum-, but 1t will be raised easily,
and l do not doubt that our subscrip-
tions will reach the 100000 mark,
Premier Norris concluded his ad-
dress by asking the audience to give
literally for the Red Cross collection
which was to follow.
Following the speech Of Premier
Norris. the audience, led by the choir
of The st. Paul's church. SANG Flag
of Mine" During the song the Eng
lish Inc American flags were carried
to the front of the stage.
Dean Kennedy then made an ap.
peal for funds for the Red Cross. Dur
ing the time the ushers, collected the
funds, Francis Woodward. organist
offertory. The collection totalled SIS
which will be turned I've to the Red
Cross.
Speaks Of Trench Life.
Col. c.. j. Mcpherson. of the Cana.
dian forces. was introduced by Dear
Kennedy. and spoke on Life and Elk.
periences on the Western Front"
/ TIL colonel said hat he would base
J his remarks on what he a seen ant
done in the trenches, as the life On .
quiet sector was about the same at al
points. He first told Of the normal life
Of the trenches-when there is ne
great battle on. as this is the two
thirds of the soldiers lives are spent
He stated that the infantry was or
ganized to the last man and named
the sections that each was made VI
Of. Col. Mcpherson said that Will,
some of the trenches were equipped
with good drainage systems, most o
them were very muddy all Of tn!
time, and had but small woodel
planks down the center to stand or
He then told of an ordinary day il
the trenches. At dawn and at dusl
are the times most likely for an at
tack. and during these, hours the mel
stand with gun loaded and bayonet
fixed, ready to go over the top at an,
minute. After dawn the men g
through some setting up exercises
; Then comes the trench breakfast. TIL
/, colonel's description of the "Tommies
in a trench, warming their tea, an,
frying their bacon ver braziers. wa
| especially vivid. The tea and bacor
, together with bully beef, which j
: cooked in the camps and sent to tn
trenches. makes a, meal, he said. Dur
! ing the day the men must keep on tn
lookout for snipers. They also do dut
f. at the listening posts. At night whe
, patrols go out on "No Mans Land
j; the enemy sends up rockets to locat
3 them. These rockets-known as sta
shells--light up the land for a grea
: distance around. At times Fritz get
e his wind up" meaning that he