Williston graphic., 1918-11-07

! reported pitiable. It is estimate;
that ninety percent Of them are tub
CIRCULAR. Their plight, and the In
ability Of Russia to care for then
because Of the chaotic conditions Of
the country was largely responsible
for the sending Of Red Cross relief
ships. The ship from this country
also carried fifty tons Of supplies fol
the use Of the Y. M. C, a. In add.
tion to drugs and food almost every
! imaginable article 10 on the list Of
supplies sent over for the comfort
coDvenience, and pleasure of the AL.
lied soldiers.
The Wall Lake Branch of the Red
Cross, Wall Lake, s. D., realized
nearly $1,000 at chicken pie sup.
per and entertainment held recently
]. J. Jordan, city commissioner Of
Fargo, N. D., presented the sugges-
tion to his fellow commissioners that
the money saved through the enforc-
ed closing of the motion picture the
aires and other places Of. amusement
be turned over to the Red Cross and
thereby realize the only benefit that
the influenza epidemic will bring to
the city.
More nut shells for gas masks
The call is coming with redoubled
urgency, from headquarters of the
Gas Defense Division. 1T is of vital
Importance that our soldiers be sup
piled with a sufficient number Of
these masks as soon as possible, and
the crying need Of nut shells and
fruit pits to furnish the carbon used
in the masks is greater than ever.
Now is the time to concentrate on
the collection Of nuts. In many Sec
tions it will be advisable to make
special plans to collect hickory nuts,
walnuts, and butternuts with the CO.
operation of Boy Scouts and other
junior organizations. In some Sec
tions many carloads of nuts will be
available. In this connection the fol-
lowing explanation will give an idea
of Just what is desired:
While the, hard shell next to the
kernel Is the part Of the nut which
produces carbon, whole nuts will be,
acceptable. If the nuts are. of the
non-edible variety there will be no
reason for extracting the kernels. If
of the edible variety, they should be
opened for extracting the kernels. If
of the edible variety, they should be
opened if there is market for the
kernels. If not, they should be ship
ped whole. 1t is not necessary to re-
move the outer hull or husk although
they produce no carbon. E.,
From inquiries received at head
quarters as to the disposition of ma
terials collected, it would seem that
in some sections Red Cross officials
have not given the campaign suffici-
ent publicity. All chapters and
branches should make every possible
effort to publish and advertise this
campaign.
AS means of conservation of fuel,
Red\ Cross workers of Merriam Park,
st. Paul, Mimi, are planning to close
all workshops in church parlors and
places that must be heated for Red
Cross meetings and assemble in one
central work room.
A children's hospital of fifty beds
is to be built by the Red Cross in
Bordeaux, France, with money raised
by American children. The hospital
will be known as the Franco-Ameri-
can Children's Hospital. During the
war it will be operated by the Am
! erican Red Cross and will receive
patients without regard for race or
creed. Doctor Phillip Van Keuren
johnson, of Los Angeles and the
Childfen's Bureau, will be in charge.
When the society known as the
Children Of Americas Army of Re
Lief was amalgamated with the Junior
lied Cross, early in 1918, the funds
OF the society, amounting to $64,Q68,
were turned over to the Red Cross to
be spent for the relief of children
abroad On June 4th, 1918, the War
Council appropriated $4,000 of this
children's fund for use in child well
fare work in France. It is this mon
ey that will build and equip the
FRANCO o-American Children's Hospital
Former Mayor Carter Harrison of
Chicago has volunteered his services
as Red Cross worker in France.
He has already been accepted by the
Red Cross . Bureau of Personnel,
Washington, D. c., and is eagerly
awaiting his call into active service.
Great Falls, Mont.-The Sand
Coulee and Tracy Miners Union has
been more than generous in contribut-
ing to the Red Cross. Every month
+hls organization sends substantial
donation to this r. C. Chapter. The
latest donation made amounting to
81 900.
Ben Herbolsheimer of Eden, Mont.
who is 13 years old, has made and
donated 3 table desk to the Red Cross.
The workmanship is quite artistic,
having in each corner a flag together
with a Red Cross at the top, and
underneath a place for pencils and
pens.
:, Minneapolis, Minn.-Teachers re-
leased BY the closing Of schools be-