Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-13
RED CROSS AIDING
STRICKEN PEOPLE
Wonderful Reconstruction Work
Is Being Accomplished
Abroad.
MANY PRISONERS ARE TRACED
Bread and Meat Are Supplied to
Those Whose Condition
Requires Food.
MANY PRISONERS ARE TRACED

BERN. October 12.-The greatness
OF the achievement of the american
Red Cross in, Switzerland. amazing in
by the rapidty OF it's accomplisRment.
Nfeithqr would have been possible but
which rst and ,t the idna
then Ct, carried it into effect.
mat America should take the most
smple se care of her own prisoners Of
ad add Mas sb TO be bo exiGectsd but that in
bsneeenee to ali the A distres sns s sub
I ns,. not only of all her allies but of
deed OF m esS %heh IS Sno.
On May Carl p bennett. of Boston,
an an, eminent i,sn, bTsiness man. arrived here.
to organize the prisoners relief work
and to pave the way for permanent
Switzerland. The following lines will
show the organization that has been
the work that IS no% se hnd sxtent of
through the American Red Cross Cen
Bern. 1t receives from G. H g. lists
Of all missing men OF the American
forces. and gets from Germany lists of
all American prisoners taken
The list OF American prisoners is
fieietEr rapns .n on -, receipt to g. H. Q;
i,nme diately sent to each prisoner from
bern 1000 package containing ,
mon. pounds of corned beef. I pound
OF butter, three tins of baked beans,
PACKAGES of hard bread in sumner ansrnsi or or
h-baked bread in winter, 100 cigar
t sss c9 haie br,s salt pepper SOAP
undertaking and n card, on which the
prisoner acknowledges receipt OF all
desires, returning the card to the com-
mittee.
ThereaftT a similar package is sent
receives each month l pound OF hard
candy. pounds OF, jam. p pipe and
0Os sSS If he prefers That
drinking chocolate.
UNIFORMS FURNISHED
FROM BERN SToREHOUsE
receives attention at once. He may
want "a new uniform. overcoat hat and
rs rom ssrn
his shoes and hat and mea asa erae Is
Bern from material kept in store
there therf' ana ,i insignia Of rank are SUP
| showing each prisoners name and that
| OF hisi nearest relative or OF n friend.
T wh9 ,i is immediately informed by the
I where the prisoner is.
This Is all done by cable and tele-
graph. SO that correspondence with
him may be started at once. The COM
mittee keeps in constant touch with all
the prisoners in various ways. such as
! inspections by representatives Of the
Spanish embassy and other neutral
agencies.
of the prisoners themselves. which
makes a monthly report of receipts of
food and clothing and states any spe-
a surplus stock OF stores, so that new
prisoners may be Immediately given
proper food and clothing and necessary
toilet articles.
c. Over 95 per cent Of all SUPPLIES sent
and acknowledged by them in their
own handwriting on the cards. The
the prisoners all money S and ' parcels
sent to them by their relatives and
The prisoners are at present in TWEEN
tyseven camps in Germany. but it is
understood that the final camps VIII
| lingen for officers.
| RESERVE STOREHOUSES
ALSO SUPPLY CIVILIANS
In addition to providing for the
committee also feeds and clothes all
Civilians and IN cel
many; Reserve storehouses have been
St. ped az at
Lausanne.
The American Red Cross gives as
soldiers in switzeriand and the Swiss
sIwlian popuiasaio,n. also to tubsTc1iosis
dents. who VIM be taught the treat
DENTISTRY. and sent back to serbia 6i'' for
sens a 8 ga SKI Iis
the Swiss Red Cross, to be used for
tn, i"ns benefit insatn. Of solaisTs OF allied ma
ssssr SUNS eyfS sas just b 5s5
in SM?se ou ,he sesous to ep BE
demtc OF influenza now raging in
ALSO BEING PROVIDED
Switzerland under the. care. of the
clothed and educated in. Ideal condi-
TONS S ,ss There is also large number
who are cut on from all means of sup
port The American 6oo Red Gross has al
and has four times given relief to the
v5sdss 5sss sss fxs eaxs to s ssf sSsr
Se seI lily Of F4aaee T 5sSSns ne Gs4
man lines. and from Belgium, The
rd % Red sWss w gys
take care of them.
Bin ON the Ass'ra9 frSpntsr
monthly T. be repasrI.ted as unit l for
in the most deplorabie condition, and
is not unusual to find number OF
The American Red across has estab-
lshed a canteeh at Ruchs, from which
food. clothing and other necessities are
distributed. This work Is done Jointly
with the Swiss Red Cross and the Itai-
ian Red Cross.
WORKSHOPS For INTsERNED
ARE BEING ARRANGED ron
There are number OF workshops In Z
Switzerland established to give employ
ment to prisoners OF war interncd in
switzerland, who have no occupation
and no means OF earning any money, e
and would become useless unless profit
ably employed 7t'''-'
The articles turned out at these
workshops are rugs. furniture, leather
goods. wood carvings. decorated glass
ware. beadwork, slippers. toys. etc,
and they are shipped IN large uinntitiess IS