Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-17

!'lt'h li9nicln. ANA inc bremen prob
irtn. Whlic 1T IS much more acute than
ille relief problem in italy or England,
lns a fairly aood replica in Russia and
j. situation even more acute IN Serbia.
so wonder that the kaiser played a
c"nienptuolis lour-spot ON the pope's
acc and held in his hand the winter as
Tine Joker which he believes viii win HE
game.
Iiut to return to the French situation
which. while more acute. is none the
less tNpical of the winter problem Of
relief lhat faces the allies. france OF
curse Is DIN hcr own part. !'or three
wears COO different French societies
organized rather LOOSELY under the
French Society of National Ala have
been batting with the relief situation.
ant into the situation caused by The
invasion and the impoNerishment that
follows war has come the demand for
aud for tn" wounded. the blind, the
crippled and broken, tho orphans and
those stricken with Whcrculosis-a
CHASTITY army struggling fecbly behind
tho poinp and circumstance of glorious
war which in Itself must make an
other chapter of his story.
So France, with all her Nalor. is un-
equal To the burden placed upon her by
the fourth winter of the war. and
America must help.
America Must Help.
Md America is helping. Millions of
American money will be given this win
ter through French authorities To the
families of t'rench soldiers ana This
American money. experimenting the
iuiiNS Su'Sciiped bN tHe tieliNi'' "ii
save Ihe SITUATION. hnt thlS lloneN
SVEN lN america %lhfouSh 'ne american
Red Cross is only one of the many
channels through which American en-
ersN is flowing into the relief of Europe
ny way of the Red Cross or9aizatlon.
', - ,i''oi t'i't lHii 'iie 'N.iie1 .S',h peo
PIE VINO are MAINTAINING lile iSed tfoss
anou'u MO" SoHietillhs OF lS iiie'Ho"a.
WI = IL trying 10 uo ana no" !.
uoihS II. 'hiN upon that paShS'ou'i"
nilN lhe STORY or our fclicl WORK IN
Europe ne i~llelilsehtly written
Ine Red cross administration IN
Washington has established in Paris
an organization known as tie cornmls-
SION for Europe of the American Rsd
'fosS. Inc European COMMISSIONER
Is Major GraNSon NJ. T.. Murphy. late
% the United States army. recently Il
banker OF New York. Dnder Major
Murphy are COMMISSIONERS Tor England,
Tor rance for Russia, for Serbia, for
~toulmania. and an Italian commission
S about to be established.
All important plans for relief in Che
various stricken countries of Europe
are submitted to Maiol MURPHY for
consldetation and If the amounts called
Tor are large, they are checked by him
10 the war council of the Red cross ~
NasAilston. But the Red Cross com
MISSION IN any country IS Responsible
i"f the "ctual work of administering
any lian of relic many couauN. For.
$500 u uiisN'ip no tt4"s lHu9'
~ pl!'t loi our 5"4o'eiS pdaSli!S
''It,p f'iE'tHi s"A - 100 i'oS-'
t'il'i., =. Aetr lt'inip, tht
80 ! y. st'sr oni
y fllt WI vi = lllItlIN L ! a = dlltN- GtIl
- /. ~ w.. : y.
~ - ~ &c WIN ~ !. =. ~ Il
" H..,ai'-'S' ~ ,l ~ ~
.S - II os.' ~ - u'' ~. i,n :
Ia, if,i@ ,n,a 81
1890 = -" na 49,. tn ni'a ~
r,n.}ish - pel "e'ii r.iap,,, r ~ aift
!, i.eu 80 Il 81 1919 50
nnilms a sit'' h'ialsii aaeo ross Gun.
49,, - hofara "a I,,a,;nan paa
49, ~ = = 49,. -. 81, ~
Tnnlo,a ~ Nc i ssiona, If
ne Ame,icap Pei cross sn@snsls Inc
matter 10 ~. Anerican ped cross conn.
n,iss;o,n,. fn,. t.,,rano u.so cons,,lts IN,
rahjn vitb ,shi.nton ana ina Off, is
consid"rnd m, stiiI na,in. If Tho rms
siam confession nf Inc America, Pod
croe. ,lasirae - d;stribute rartain hool,s
i'm B,,.sia To-, instance ,oniee AZ
o,r An,.rioan constit,,tinn Ia p,o,,ota
~ better nnderstandinr among the Rus
sian commission of the American Red
the matter goes to Major M,rphy and
thence Ia u, IN Washinpton for aecis-
ION. hut The Russian .Hranch of the
American Red Cross buys and dist,ib-
utes the hooks.
U,oh aan, - oa
ana;mn W III 81 20 ~
~. &c eo.m az s,o, oi
ny = ~, NJ .ourse oas ~ Snon y. amiu
mas the most needs. france is an IN
v"ueo uounerS, y. i ~ % :, ,ho .r h.a sea, ul