The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17


There was then no official organization that could
speak, but the American Red Cross spoke, and
she spoke so that the work resulted in the display
of the American flag from one end of Italy to
the other
Four days after war was declared by the
United States against Austria, the American
Red Cross Ambulance Service swung into the
Italians
The Red Cross record in Roumania IS one
which will never be forgotten by that unhappy
people, It was only when forced from the coun-
try by the capacity of Germany to compel
humiliating peace on Roumania that the Amer
lean Red Cross left that people to its woes.
The turn of affairs in Russia seriously affected
the Red Cross program in that country, but the
permanent portion of the Red Cross Commits
sion to Russia is still on hand ready to express
Americas sympathy and friendliness in terms Of
fact when that distracted land is ready to receive
them.
In Great Britain the American Red Cross i
carrying on large work, and one which is hsv-
ing an excellent effect. The Red Cross is oper-
ating number of hospitals, supporting num-
Der of good works in Great Britain, in co-opera-
ton with the British Red Cross and the British
Government.
During the Fall of 1917 the American Red
Cross made gift to the British Red Cross of q
million dollars At the time of the great German
attack against the British in March, 1918. gift
of an additional million dollars was made to the
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as evidence of Americas sympathy in tie great
trial which Great Britain was enduring.
AS so it is in Greece, in Serbia, in Palestine,
wherever the ravages of war have gone, the
American Red Cross has gone helping armie:
and peoples.
Constructive Work
mo other organization since the world began
has ever done such great constructive work with
the efficiency, the dispatch, understanding, often
under adverse circumstances that has been done
in France by American Red Cross in the last
six months" GENERAL PERSHING.
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What does General Pershing mean BY "construc-
tive work.? He means the share the Red Cross
has had in reunting scattered families, he means
homeless children domiciled, bewildered refugees
collected and protected, old men and women ecd
babies received from behind the German lines
and sent to homes and hospitals, the terrible
tubercular scourge and other illnesses grappled
with. He means medical and surgical supplies,
nurses, hospitals, ambulances and dispensaries,
artificial limbs and convalescent homes for IT,
sick French soldiers. He means food, hests.
rest, recreation, comfort and cheer for the pc:l1
on leave.
He means that the American Red Cross has
helped to sustain the courage, the hope and th.
patience of our fighting allies, Of the soldjc.,
themselves and the soldiers families. Through
the Red Cross the armies and peoples of France
and Belgium and the other Allied countries have
come to realize that they have friends. and under
this touch their spirits have famed into sew
resolution to fight on and bear all.
This is the fourth of series Of Eve announce
ments covering the work Of the Red Cross
Red Cross Chapters have statements showing
in detail how the War Fund is being expended.
Ask your Chapter for these statements.