The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-03-28

front, may surprise the Boches before
long, according to a telegram receiv-
ed from Bologna, Italy. The Amer
lean Red Cross has been asked to fur
nish an Italian version Of the Amer
lean national anthem to be printed on
a memorial postcard which has been
designed by an Italian soldier and is
to be distributed among the troops at
the front. The postcards carry a
design formed by the coat of arms of
the Allied nations, with other allied
patriotic memorials, among which the
"Star Spangled Banner" will take a
conspicuous place.
An American eagle was auctioned
off recently at Mankato, Mimi, for
the benefit of the Red Cross chapter
of that city. 1t belongs to Dan Gard
mes, one of the first Mankato men to
offer his services to Uncle Sam, and
who is now fighting somewhere in
France" He wrote to his parents re-
Gently requesting that the national
bird be donated to the Red Cross for
auction. Mr.. T. J. McGovern, who
purchased the eagle for $500, will do
nate it to Sibley Park, Mankato.
Craig, Mont, demonstrated it's 10y
atty at a card party and dance Civ
en- recently by women. of the Red
Cross auxiliary. A supper was served
in cafeteria style. and a number of
cakes sold at auction for SIS and $40
apiece. Though this community has
a population of only so persons, $2O7
was raised during the evening.
All pupils of the parochial schools,
Sioux Falls, S. D., have been collect
ing salvage for the Red Cross by
means of a house to house canvass.
After the canvass was completed the
various articles were taken to the
Minnehaha County chapter and auc-
toned off to local junk dealers. In
this way $125 was raised for the Red
Cross. Ia
A pig which was donated to the
Pine Hill Red Cross branch, in the
vicinity of Roundup, Mont, was ex-
hibited on the street holding a tin
cup for contributions. Later the pig,
also the tin cup and the apple which
had been placed in it's mouth, e
auctioned several times until the sale
netted $558.51.
Alpha, Mimi, is a village of only
200 inhabitants but at a Red Cross
auction held there recently more than
$1,000 was raised for the cause. All
kinds of. farm produce, live stock, dry
goods and groceries were donated and
sold.
An unusual Red Cross record is be
ing accomplished by Mrs. c. G. Bill
lings, Helena, Mont, whoehas under
taken to complete a hospital shirt each
day, Sundays excepted. She has al
ready finished her hundredth gar
ment.
After securing judgment for dam
ages done to his property amounting
to 500, Charles Wilmer, Yucca, N.
D., donated $65 of the amount to the
Red Cross. The complainant in the
suit had cut down trees on Mr.. Whit
mer's land, and as the money would
not replace the timber, decided to give
a large proportion of it to the Red
Cross.
Cattle, hogs, horses, automobiles
and jewelry and machinery were a
number of things that were auctioned
at a Red Cross sale held at Spencer,
S. D., recently. Women workers serv-
ed dinner and lunch which was patron
lied by the largest crowd that has
ever been in Spencer on a single day.
The proceeds of the days sale amount
ed to more than $1,000.
The Nurses Service bureau has sup
piled 152 women for various nursing
activities since it's organization. Be-
sides those sent to American Red
Cross hospitals it also sends out nurs-
es to hospitals subsidized by the Red
Cross.
The directrices of a new diet kit
chen established in a French military
hospital by the Red Cross and LIE
Bien-Etre du Blesse received an un-
expected honor and compliment the
other day when they were visited in
their rounds by General Petrain and
his escort. The commandments
stopped and shook hands with them,
and made a grateful speech of thanks.
He complimented them on the wonder
full service the American women were