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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-14
WHAT THE RED CROSS DOES

The story of Red Cross accomplishments and its plans for the future will be told in more detail in other statements. Here are some of it's principal activities, which sug- gest the importance and scope of it's work: Organization of base-hospitals and ambu-
 lance companies,
 recruiting and training of nursing person.
 nel for service in the army and navy
 medical corps,
 production of surgical dressings, hospital
 garments, refugee clothing, knitted
 goods, emergency supply service for our
 Army and Navy at home and abroad,
 sanitary service around cantonments, care of dependent families of soldiers and
 sailors,
 study of the problem of crippled soldiers
 and sailors,
 canteen service for troops en route, feeding of American prisoners in enemy
 countries,
 casualty information,
 service to convalescents,
 disaster relief,
 and relief for our Allies, including canteen
 work, tubercular work, hospital supply
 service, ambulance and hospital serv-
 ice, dispensaries, recreation centers, re-
 construction of homes and villages, ma-
 ternity work, repatriation of refugees,
 rehabilitation of mutilated men and
 many other forms of service
 The Red Cross supplements the work of the Army and Navy. The Red Cross War Council is endeavoring in every way to in- crease the effectiveness of the whole pro- gram of relief by the utmost cooperation with the Commission on Training Camp Activities, the Y. M. c. A., Knights of Co., lumbus, Y. w. c. A., Y. M H. A., and other great patriotic agencies.
 Red Cross Chapters have statements showing in detail how the War Fund is be- ing expended. Ask your Chapter for these statements.
 This is the first of series of five an- nouncements covering the work of the Red Cross. Succeeding statements will deal with activities of the Red Cross in detail
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-14
VOLUNTEER SERVICE

All of the Division Managers, and many of those on their staffs, are volunteers. Un- paid service is the general rule in chapters, divisions, and at National Headquarters. Most of the department heads in Washing ton are volunteers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-14

The American National Red Cross by Act of Congress- the official medium of between the people of the United States and their Army and Navy.
 The President the United States President of the Red Cross The War Department audits its The work of the Red Gross for the period directed by War Council created by President Wilson May TO- l9l7
 In announcing the appointment of the War Council the President said
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-14
HOW RED CROSS IS ORGANIZED

l is organization. Millions of people arc working together through the medium of an organized machinery which co-ordinates the work of each with the work of all, and transmits the vast quantity of finish prod ucts to the people who need them. Thus be- nevolent emotion is turned into practical aid.
 The organization co-relates and directs the work of the chapters, co-operates with the Army and Navy in relief measures, supports relief work abroad, recruits the personnel for overseas service and forwards to it's agents in foreign lands the relief SUD- plies produced by the chapter workers or purchased in the market.
 Red Cross administration in the United States is decentralized. Red Cross is too vast to be completely administered from one spot It would disintegrate under its own weight.
 So the country is partitioned into thir- teen Divisions, and there is fourteenth Division for the territorial, insular and for eign chapters, with National Headquarters as the co-ordinating force. In each Divis- ion there is mafager and his staff, to whom the chapter officials are responsible, and the chapter workers deal directly with the Chapter Officers. The organization is military in it's well ordered effort, but quite non-military in it's democratic equalities for the chapter work is quite as important as the National Headquarters official. The Red Cross is organized for efficiency, not for display of authority.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-14
THE WORK OF WOMEN

In all the volunteer service of Red Cross none is more notable for devotion none so notable for extent as that which the loyal women of America are giving in their chapter work It is estimated that there are two million of these women, many giving most of their time to this work, all giving unstintingly. It is they who do the handiwork of Red Cross; it's surgical dressings, hospital garments, knitted gar ments. To meet the demand for these ar ticles, appropriations of $11 100000 for raw materials have been necessary so far. During the month of April, 1918, the wo- men of the country produced approximately
 25,000,000 surgical dressings,
 100000 hospital garments,
 500000 knitted garments,
 100000 pieces of clothing for ref
 ugees,
 and many other important and useful ar ticles
 The chapters are performing other great tasks. They are helping dependent fami- lies of soldiers and sailors. It is estimated that 100000 such families are receiving help from the Red Cross at the present day. COOPERATION WITH THE ARMY AND
 NAVY
 The Red Cross is in close cooperation with the military authorities of the country.
 Officers of the Army, the Navy and the United States Public Health Service are aSSiUnad fo National Haa doI, o rtorc of +Lo Red Cross to ensure thorough under standing at all times of the ways in which Red Cros service can be most helpful.
 By order of the Secretary of War, Red Cross representative and an appropriate number of assistants are accredited to each camp and cantonment, to each divis- ion of the army in the field, and to all army
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-14
THE RED CROSS ORGANIZATION IS
 WORLDWIDE

The American Red Cross today is world wide. It reaches into every American vil- lage, and overreaches all national boundar- ies. There are chapters in our insular ter ritories and in practically every Allied and Neutral country in the world: in Hawaii, the Philippines and Porto Rico, in Cuba and Guatemala in London and Paris, and the Eastern countries.
 year ago there were 562 chapters in the United States and 486,1 members. Today there are 3,551 chapters, 11,00O branches, 50,000 auxiliaries, 22,000000 adult members, and Junior Membership comprising large proportion of the school children of the land.
 American citizenship and Red Cross membership are coming to be coincident terms.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-14
RED CROSS IDEALS

The strength of the Red Cross is in its ideals The War Council expresses these ideals in three great aims:
 1 To be ready to care tor our soldiers aud sailors on duty wherever and whenever that care may be needed.
 2 To shorten the War-by strengthening the morale of the allied peoples and their armies, by alleviating their suf- ferings in the period which must elapse until the American army can become fully effective abroad.
 3 To lay foundations for an endmring peace-by extending a message of prac- tical relief and sympathy to the civilian population among our Allies, carrying to them an expression of the finest side of the American character.
 The American people are translating these ideals into facts-into money and personal service. Last June the War Coun- cil asked for $100,0O0000, and the people pledged $11O,O00,000, of which $108,OO0,- 900 has thus far been collected collected at probably the lowest cost of collection in the history of such undertakings.
 The Red Cross active workers are esti- mated at millions, and they are doing al- most everything known to commerce and science, from bookkeeping to surgery, from knitting socks to feeding American prison CTS in Germany.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-14
RED CROSS COMMISSIONS ABROAD

Red Cross Commissions operate in France, Belgium, Italy, Greece, Serbia, Russia, Ru- mania, Palestine and Great Britain The Commissions and their staffs are in the theatres of war, cooperating with the Army and Navy forces and with the mill tary and civil authorities of the Allied Countries; cooperating also with other re- lief agencies, avoiding duplication of ef- fort and confusion of purpose, assisting other agencies and assisted by them.
 As in Headquarters at home, so on the Commissions, are men and women of great ability, using their talents and their ex- perlence where they are most needed.
 These Commissions estimate the budgets for foreign relief, and the appropriations are made by the War Council after care fully scrutinizing and sometimes amending the budgets.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-14
WHAT OUR RED GROSS IS

base hospitals. These Red Cross men, and others attached to naval training stations and hospitals and working in cooperation with the military authorities, provide emer- gency hospital and other supplies where needful, keep the men in the hospital in touch with their families, and in many other ways add to the comfort and morale of Our men
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-09

that the grain be placed in jute
sacks and dipped into the barrel
for five minutes and allowed to
drain.
DR.. Humphrey advocates that a
plan be used whereby much of the
trash, inferior seeds. weed seeds
and smut balls may float to the sur
face and be skinned off This is
the process shown in the illustra-
ton.
Saw a barrel in two. making two
tubs; bore hole at the bottom of
the tub and tack a piece of Ordi-
nary fiy-screen wire over the open
ing on the inside and tit a plug TO
the hole. One tub is raised and the
grain is put into the tub and the So
luton poured over it until it is sub
merged, then all the floating matter
is skinned off This serves a dou-
bic purpose, because it dispOses OF
much of the light seed which has
poor termination.
The liquid is then drawn off into
the lower tub and the treated grain
piled onto a canvas, where it is TO
be covered as described in the
sprinkling process.
The ''Dry Process For Oats.
The so-called dry process for oats
IS advocated by Cornell. This con-
sists OF spraying a concentrated So
luton of perhaps one pint of water
to one pint of fOrmaledhyde in an
ordinary spray gun. 1t takes two
men, one 10 spray each shovelful as
il is handled X is claimed for this
method that it does not swell the
grain, which appeals to most farm
ers.
A campaign is being conducted
by the national crop Improvement
committee through the school chill
dren TO distribute formaldehyde
pledges giving full instruction 10 the
farmers and obtaining their prom
Use 10 treat the grain before SOW
ing this spring. The druggists are
also Interested IN this campaign and
in showing a moving picture COW
ering all Of the various uses of for
maldehyde on the farm and n the
home
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-09
Nc nmce 81 -

The Office Of gram pathology, ce-
real Investigations. United states de-
partment of agriculture. has sue
ceeded in securing an appropriation
which has enabled Dr. III. 3. Hum
phrey, who is in charge Of the work,
10 employ a force of experienced
field men 10 give demonstrations and
TO spread the warning that the
eradication OF smut diseases must
be taken up Systematically in every
community.
An investigation some years ago.
when grain prices we're less than
half what they are now, revealed
, that we were losing something like
S36,OOO,OOO in preventable grain dis
cases The loss in potato diseases is
probably as great or greater. Most
of these diseases are successfully
treated by a very inexpensive pro-
/ cess.
One pound full strength formalde-
hyde mixed in 90 to 40 gallons of
water is all of the chemical needed
/ in most cases. Blunt or sinking
smut of wheat, and the closed SHUTS
"a NetNsn anu bolA ICY NdlA Ut dUcOluLtlN
prevented by the use Of this mix
ture. The smut spore attaches it,
self to the seed and grows up through
the plant. 1t is, therefore. neces-
sary 10 kill the smut spores before
the seed is planted The process is
very simple.
How To- Treat Seed Grain.
There are a number Of methods,
all Of which work upon the same
principle. The grain may be spread
upon a clean canvas and the solu-
ton applied with an ordinary
sprinkling can until the grain is
thoroughly wet so that it Will pack
i'm the hand 1t is then covered
with old sacks which have been
treated with the solution and left
for a few hours before drying and
sacking. Ii may be sown the next
day. Many farmers prefer TO use a
wagon box instead of a canvas. Care
must be taken TO see that all OF the
grain is subjected to the treatment
Prof. r. 4. Moore OF the Wiscon-
sin experiment station advocates
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-09
R0TARlANS APPROVE
NEW CONSTITUTION

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 2.
-Rotarians Of the eighth district,
comprising Indiana and Illinois, in
annual convention here today ap-
proved the constitution adopted at
the international meeting at At
lanta, Ga. gave attention 10 plans
for extension work and put in one
Of the busiest days in the history
Of the district. John Fl. Dyer Of
Nincennes. was recommended TO
the international body for the next
district governor and Joliet. H.,
was selected for the 1919 conven-
ton. The date is 10 be decided by
the district governor and presidents
OF the clubs.
Delegates We're in attendance
from IS cities and while registra-
ton OF voting delegates was report
ed as 243. more than 400 members
came for the sessions which occu-
pied the entire day with meetings
at the grand opera house morning
and afternoon, and luncheon and
dinner at Hotel Deming
Discussion OF rotary as related TO
war activities occupied consider
able time. Delegates reported that
the attendance was curtailed due
TO revised train schedules and &C
tiyities OF members
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-09
CLASS WILL
STAGE PROGRAM HERE

A program which promises TO he
exceedingly entertaining will be pre-
scented by the junior class OF high
school in the Elks' temple on the
night Of Thursday, March Il. the
proceeds being donated 10 the Red
Cross auxiliary. No. 20.
The feature of the program viii
be a minstrel show participated in
by members Of the junior class. Pre-
ceding the MINISTRIES several num-
bers VIII be presented by local tai
emit This part of the program viii
include a Flag drill by the pupils
of Colfax school, a vocal duet by
Miss Marjorie Whitcomb and Miss
Marjorie Blake. a violin solo by Miss
Esther Fulton, and a mOnologue by
Ernest Duke Staples. The sing
ing Of America by the audience will
conclude the program.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-09
LYDICK

March s.
The ladies Of this vicinity met al
the home Of Mrs. Forest Ritter last
Wednesday 10 sew for the Red Cross
auxiliary Of Laporte.
Susie Stroup spent last Wednes
day with Charles Stroup and family
OF South Warren
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Myers OF
Englewood spent Saturday with Mr..
Myers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Myers. Of this place.
Louise Plum beck and :. +. Stroup
spent Saturday and Sunday with A.
L. Bromley and family Of Elkhar-.
William Smith is moving his FAM
ily 10 thei~ place near Goshen.
Earl Williams has moved In the
George Wilke~son house. Mr.. Will
Jams is working for Forest Ritter.
Mrs. Judson Winerick OF New
Carlisle and Ethel Long and son ~
South Bend spent wednesday wit 4
their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Forest
Ritter.
. John Milliken is moving his fam
ily to the Kelyer farm south q
Crumstown.
Perry Stroup and family OF North
Liberty spent Sunday with Elmer
Stroup.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Myers spent
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-09
WILLOW CREEK, IND.

March s.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brown visited
ON sunday at the home of their
son. Lester Brown and wife of Mish-
awake.
Rev and Mrs Lundry and Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Snyder Of Mish-
awake were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Snyder Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Crum and
Elmer Grain Of Mishawaka visited
at the Grain home Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Neddo at
tended the funeral Of a relative at
South Bend on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Wrinkle Of South
Bend visited at tie VIII Eberhart
home on Sunday.
Clarence Hicks Of New Buffalo,
Mich. is visiting Gerry Smell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Morse, Mrs.
Perry and son and s. Z. Morse
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Wommer
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. II. NJ Platner of
NIishawaka took dinner on Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Shanower
The Home Economics club was
entertained on Tuesday afternoon
by Mrs. John Mcknight.
Miss Inez Richardson, the county
demonstratOr. gave a talk before the
club on dehydration. A short lit
erary program was rendered includ-
ing a reading by Mrs. Fred Morse,
also a reading by Mrs. Lockwood,
and music by Mrs. Penny. A short
contest was held. Mrs. James Kizer
receiving the prize. Mrs. Charles
Barnes. Mrs. Colbert and Mrs. Ar
thur Snyder were guests.
The annual election Of officers Of
the Sunday school was held at the
church after the regular hour of
Sunday school Results were as
follows: superintendent, Alfred
Ludwig: assistant superintendent, A.
J. Eager; secretary and treasurer,
Miss Francis Willard; missionary SUI
perintendent, Mrs. Delbert Smith;
secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Henry
Brown; cradle roll, Miss Inez Smith;
organist, Miss Vera Eberhardt; as
sistant organist, Miss Inez Smith.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-09
GRANGER.

Mr.. and Mrs A. Patterson of
South Bend spent Sunday with the
latters parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas
per Smith.
The Cleaners served dinner at
Mr.. Blazers sale. Proceeds were
nearly s24.
Mrs Harry Shemabarger is visit
ing her sister in Niles this week.
Mrs. J. G. Bay spent Thursday
and Friday with her daughter, Mrs.
Rinker. in Elkhart.
Henry Kuhl expect 10 move to
New Carlisle Monday where he has
secured employment.
George SchQeck was home from
South Bend over Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Shrader and
children and John Worrell spent
Sunday at the home of Shreve Wor-
rell.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hochstedler
of New Carlisle took supper with the
latters uncle, Albert Remley and
family. Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Edward Philon entertained
her sister from Chicago over Sun
day
Arthur Myers will move TO Elk
hart Monday.
The Christian Ladies aid met at
the home of Mrs. Chubb Wednesday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-09
PLYMOUTH.

March :.
Mrs. William Harness and son,
Lowell Of Lapaz. visited in Plym-
outh Thursday
Mrs. n. ". Childs has returned ID
her home IN Hamlet after visiting
her daughter in Plymouth.
Miss Iney Wolforth went TO War
saw Thursday where she is taking
vocal lessons under Prof. II. W.
owen.
Mrs. James p. Taylor OF kanka-
kee station, who is we'll known 10
several Plymouth people is very III
at present.
Mrs. George Pifer and childrec'
who spent a few days with Mrs. y.
l.. Campbell Of this city. has re-
turned 10 her home in Warsaw.
Mrs. Charles Travis has returned
to her home in Stillwell after visit
ing her daughter. Mrs. n. L. Stately
and family OF this city.
Mrs. Frank Martindale returned
home from Bourbon Thursday
morning where she has spent two
or three days with relatives.
Mrs. Angie Cook and daughter,
Rebecca. returned Thursday morn
ing from Chicago where they visited
for week with relatives.
Mrs. c. NJ. YOst of New Paris re-
turned home on Thursday after
visiting the family OF Harry Unger
and other relatives. Mrs. Harry IN
ger spent Thursday in South Bend.
Charles Barts and family. who
have resided near Plymouth moved
last Thursday TO a farm north of
South Bend.
d. +. Snyder and Miss Maggie
Stickman went to Battle Creek.
Mich. on Thursday where Mr.. Sny-
der will take treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl earn returned
from South Bend Thursday. Mrs.
earns mother will undergo an OPP
Grafton Saturday in the hospital.
George Fletcher of Mishawaka
came TO Plymouth on Wednesday,
where he was called on account d
the serious illness of his mother.
Mrs. Katherine Fletcher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Robbins
and the Misses Grace and Edith
Robbins of Rochester were in Plym-
outh wednesday as witnesses il the
Davis VS.. Davis divorce case. now
in court.
Mrs. NJ. f. Roberts left on Thurs
day morning for Heber Springs,
Ark. where she will join her hus-
band who left for that place in De
cember. They will remain for an in
definite time.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-09
NORTH LIBERTY, IND.

March 8.
Mrs. Hugh Frasier and children
spent Thursday i'm Walkerton as the
guests Of her sister. Mrs. Cover.
.. H. Keck is recovering from an
attack of rheumatism.
l.. L. Kilmer attended the ma
tionaI prohibition convention at Chi
cago Tuesday as a delegate from
this district
Mrs. r w. Geyer and daughter
left Friday for Fort Riley, Kans d.
where they will join Lieut.. Geyer
and spend the summer months.
Mrs Henry Albright and daugh-
ter. Marjorie. spent Thursday IN
South Bend.
Mrs. Ingleright OF South Bend
arrived Thursday for few days
visit with her daughter. Mrs. Joseph
Hostetter. and Mrs. Ida Carpenter.
L. c. Classify, who has been
spending a few days with c. s.
Benjamin and family went to
Savannah. Mo. TO assist the Snod-
grass brothers in revival services.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Winstead
spent two days in South Bend on
business this week.
Joseph Ross of Layaunta. Okla,
is her for a few days visit with rel
atives.
Cecil Benjamin is spending the
week end with friends at Mont
pelier. O., and Ashley, Ind.
The body Of d. L. Williams. who
died at Warsaw, Ind. late Wednes-
day evening, was brought here
Thursday evening and taken 10 his
mothers home. Funeral service Will
be held Saturday afternoon at the
Christian church.
Mrs. Lou Pommert spent Thurs
day in South NBend shopping.
The W. II. NJ. =. Of the NJ. :.
church met with Mrs. John Hoff-
man Friday afternoon. Mrs. George
Cole acted as leader.
Mrs. Joseph Steele is visiting with
Alfred Steele of Westville-
William Hass is suffering with
an attack of quinsy.
The eight months old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Kane died Wednes-
dav following a short illness. Funer-
al services were held Thursday aft
ernoon at > O'Clock at the Methodist
church Burial was in the local
cemetery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-09
JUSTIFIES CONFIDENCE
OF HER OWNER WITH 40
POUNDS IN SEVEN DAYS

Verona DE Kol Beets has justified
her owner. she is the 18th COW 10
obtain a place on the list of pure
bred Holsteins that have produced
more than 40 pounds butter I'm
seven days. Her figures are 4O.0S
pounds OF butter 1903 pounds or
milk i'm seven consecutive DAYS.
made. as a junior four-year-old AT
the age OF four years. two months.
She is owned by J. r. Shanahan
of Aurora. y. " mir Shana han
thought enough OF her 10 pay oliver
Cabana. jr.. $4,000 for her at the
famous worcester sale last June
she has now justified his confidence
in her and lived up 20 his expecta-
tious.
Last year, as a junior three-year-
old. Verona De kol Beets produced
s..59 pounds Of butter from 500
pounds OF milk az just three DAYS
over three years of age Had she
freshened four DAYS sooner she
would have made worlds record
as a senior two-year-old. Her new
record places her fourth as a junior
-ycar-old.
Her sire is ElmwOCd Beets Korn-
lyke. a bull with a good number Of
4. r. -. daughters that have made
extra GOOD records. Her dam IS
Verona De Kol Posch ON the sire's
side this COW traces directly back 10
Alta Posch. whose seven-day record
of 80 pounds As a junior two-year-
Old vas a remarkable performance
w hen IL was made several years ago.
The breeding on both sides OF the
pedigree OF this new record maker
is OF the kind that is noted for large
production.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-09
Observation-Disclosures

Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Spiney OF
South Bend.
Mrs. Jane Whitesell is spending
the week with her daughter Mrs.
John Milliken.
Louise Plumbeck is spending the
week with her sister. Mrs. Daniel
Milliken, who is on the sick list.
Mrs. James Mahar Of LapOrte is
spending the week with relatives
and friends OF this place.
Mrs John Parker and Mrs. VIII
for the day.
Mrs. James Richardson of Elk
hart is spending the week with her
daughter. Mrs. William Shirley, OF
this place