The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-05-21
AMERICAN RED CROSS

Fireside, the national farm paper pub
lshed at Springfield, Ohio. The author
Of it says:
"Roumania, the wars most tragic VIC
tim, now hemmed in on all sides by the
enemy, has been aided by the Red Cross
under great difficulties. More than ST.
10000 has been appropriated for relief
of the little kingdom Of Queen Marie Vic
toria, where typhus was added to the
horrors of famine and restitution. All
supplies had to be sent via Russia, where
transportation virtually was at stand
still, and the Red Cross Commission ac-
complished wonders under the unfavor-
able conditions.
sin Serbia the work of the Red Cross,
for which 1876, 900 has been appropriated
has many angles; tuberculosis sanitor-
ium containing 600 beds has been estab-
lished near Saloniki, and for the 10000
Serbs huddled in the villages around Mo-
nastir plans have been made to provide
seeds and farm tools for the cultivation
of the $1,000 acres of fertile plain in
that section Of the country.
"The cargo of foodstuffs and supplies,
originally consigned to Beirut for the
Syrians, but held up in the harb0r of
Alexandria without hope of reaching its
destination in time to be of service, was
purchased at cost Of $127, 900 and dis
tributed among Serbs whose need for
food and clothing was Imperative
"More than $3.50, 600 has been appro-
priated for the work in Russia, despite
the unsettled political conditions there.
During January enough condensed milk
was shipped into Petrograd to help save
the lives Of 25,000 children, and efforts
will be made to continue these shipments
at the rate Of 1000, 900 cans a month. In
the past large quantities Of supplies Nve
been shipped to the ragged and ill-nour-
ished Russian soldiers, as their own
country was unable to furnish sufficient
aid"
Congress has authorized s., O84, 0OO, 900
Of which sum SLIDE, 100000 has been
appropriated, Ter j Tie United States
Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet
Corporation; On March /, $35S, pa, 955.37
Of this sum had been expended. The En-
Urgency Fleet Corporation had requisi-
toned March /, 425 steel vessels and con-
tracted for 720 steel vessels, making to-
tai Of 1,145 steel ships, Of an aggregate
dead weight tonnage Of 8,164,508 tons; it
had let contracts for 400 wooden vessels.
aggregating approximately 1,715,OO0
dead weight tonnage seized from Ger.
many and Austria. On March s the
building program Of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation was being carried on
in Isl plants.
All airplanes manufactured in the Uni
ted States for the Army and Navy will
bear red, white, and blue bulls eye of
three concentric circles, similar to the
insignia Of allied planes. on the wings,
and vertical red, white, and blue stripes
on the rudders. These markings were
adopted by the joint Army and Navy
Technical Aircraft Board and approved
by the Secretary Of War and the Secre-
tary Of the Navy.
The English market reports show the
amount Of home grown meat of all kinds
coming to the principal markets has ay-
eraged 55,000,0 900 pounds week since
January 2, as against 227, 0OO, 900 pounds
average for the same period Of 1916. The
number of cattle coming to market has
decreased IS Der cent. sheen 40 Der