The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-11-01

Fresh milk will be supplied to co.
600 sick and wounded soldiers in
France by 1000 cows which the
French government has agreed to
loan to the American Red Cross, &C
acording to an announcement issued
by the Red Cross today. With
these cows the Red Cross will estab-
lish model experimental dairy
plant at the largest American army
hospital in France, $4,000 having
been set aside for the inauguration
Of the plant. AS the dairy will be
operated by convalescent soldiers
the cost of maintenance will be com
paratively small. It 10 pointed out
however, that the cost il not import
ant as fresh, pure milk is absolutely
essential in the proper diet Of the
cases at the hospitals.
Dairy experts in the Red Cross
service abroad are confident that this
one dairy can be made to produce
enough milk to supply 10000 in
jured fighting men daily. As soon
az the success Of the experiment is
assured, the Red Cross will establish
at all base hospitals in France sim
liar diaries, which will be under the
management Of one of the leading
American dairy specialists.
Lack of fresh milk, according to
army doctors, seriously retards the
recovery of wounded and sick men.
Fresh milk at present cannot be se-
cured in quantities at any price, the
only milk obtainable being condensed
milk shipped from America.
The dairy in addition to providing
milk will, with the truck gardens OPP
Grated by the Red Cross at many hos
pitfalls, give convalescent soldiers
work, the doctors have found, is one
OF the best recreational employments
to hasten the recovery Of men suff-
ering from shell shock.
LET Us do all the worrying; it
won't bother US much"
The high spirits of fearlessness of
the American Army in France is ex-
pressed in this sentence from a letter
written home by Washington sol
der now at the front. The letter
was given to Home Service workers
of the American Red Cross as evil
dence of the sort Of experience the
American soldiers were having and
thel way in which they are meeting
the dangers and hardships of army
life.
I'VE are having the time Of our
lives over here and are getting splen-
did training, and not too much Of it,
so that We do not go stale. Yet,
feel when you read the papers about
offensives, and casualties and every
thing, you must worry a great deal.
We don't worry ourselves, and from
what the men say who come back
from the front there il really moth
ing to worry about. Your chances
are splendid there-about / 900 to 1 !.
Last night was Billy Malone's birth
day and we had party. Fried
chicken and fried potatoes, salad,
cakes and wonderful coffee. And as
we sat down to our party last night
there was feeling of guilt that you
were probably u,rry,ry about Us
when really wa nave been having
such 4 good time. Let US do all the
worrying, it won't bother us much"
The alumni; AMI friends Of the
University Of Minnesota, in their
campaign for $4,000 to establish
University Of Minnesota Relief
Unit under the American Red Cross,
have been offered the assistance of
Maria Sanford, 20 widely known
to Ainnesotans-
Miss Sanford is 81 years young,
vigorous speaker and full of enthusi-
asm for the movement. She offers
to any person or town subscribing
500 to the Minnesota Relief Unit
fund, to give lecture at such place
as may be designated, for her ex-
penses, the proceeds Of the lecture to
90 to the fund. If two small places
VII unite in guaranteeing $40, $40
VIII 60 to the Relief Unit and $40 on
Miss Sanford's pledge to the unit,
and she viii give lecture at either
u thsss places for her expenses, lsav-
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