The Washington herald., 1918-05-25
Capital Passes $5OO,0OO
Quota -Spurts Towards
100000 Goal.
$4,000 NET REALIZED
FROM HERALD EDITION
Somme and Vim Ridge
Veterans Eulogize Red
Cross Work.

With million-dollar goal for
Washington, Red Cross CAM
paign workers arranged for to-
day a constant rapid-6re volley
of meetings, auctions and stunts"
to enter the final lap of the
weeks drive, which closes Monday
night.
Official ann nnouncemcnt OF Wash
ington passing its quota OF $500
600 was made yesterday noon at
the meeting OF teams at the New
Willard Hotel, when additional
subscriptions OF S74o4S87 were
reported. bringing the grand to-
tai for the District to $500, 2oo.85.
This sum has given a new stimu-
lus to the workers, who feel con-
fdcnt that they will double the
quota for this city.
Americas response yesterday to
the German outrages of bombing
hospitals in France, killing Red
Cross nurses and patients, Nas
S2I 100000 more to the American
Red Cross, making total last
night of SS6,6S0,6o4 at the end
of the fifth day OF the drive for
SIoo, 900 900.
Herald Edition Nets $1,000.
Members OF the supply corps OF
the local chapter Of the Red Cross
yesterday sold Red Cross editions Of
The Washington Herald on the
streets, and later at the benefit base
ball game at American League Park.
that an extra edition had to be run
OF early in the day.
These entire editions. aside from
copies to regular subscribers, we're
contributed free to the Red Cross
The highest price paid for a copy
of this paper was $50. A number of
copies brought SO Incomplete re
ports from Red Cross workers show
for the Red Cross.
Among prominent purchasers of
The Washington Herald's Red Cross
edition were President Wilson, Vice
. President Marshall, Secretary of War
Baker, Secretary of the Navy Dan
iels and Speaker Clark.
Hun Atrocities Stimulated.
kilograms received from every
part of the United States by the Red
y Cross headquarters here show that
the published accounts of the latest
Hun violation of the cross of mercy
have started a wave of indignation
that Is expressing itself in greater
donations and more numerous sub
scribers.
tribute will be paid today to
Mai. Roaul Lufbery. Americas ace
of aces, who was recently killed
which promises to be one of the
most impressive events of Red Cross
week.
- This demonstration will take
place just before the showine
of motion pictures begins at the
south steps of the Treasury this
afternoon. Capt A c. weidenbach
and Lieut.. W. W. King. of the Avia-
tfon section. Signal Corps, will fly
over the crowd, dropping memorial
pamphlets in honor of Mai. Luf-
berry.
O-rOOIe to Speak.
Joseph O'TooIe. secretary of the l.
s. Senate. will speak. and music viii
be furnished by the Boy Scouts Band
and In addition there will be shown a
remarkable film depicting the battle
of Cambria This picture shows the
sector which was the recent zone OF
conflict.
One OF the most picturesque features
Of the week viii be the stretchers car
ried about the streets this morning by
soldiers and Red Cross nurses. and
these stretchers will bear the in
-scriptions: 1--WE are holding an our
end. how about yours?"
A comedy feature will take place in
front Of the Treasury (north 'front.' at
q o'clock when a wagon load of Texas
Bermuda onions. donated by the Ma
ton Fruit Co. Inc, will be auctioned
off.
Some Veterans.
Battle-scarred veterans of the
! somme and Vimy Ridge captured the
/ bearts OF the thousands at Liberty
Hut last night, Canadian Night"
They presented a soberer appear
Rnce than our own boys, due no
soubt to the deepening experience of
The four yea's of struggle and which
Sas only too apparent in the ap-
peafance Of Private Lambert, who
poke from the platform, supported
by erutches. his leg blown away
py q German shell.
You see before you a souvenir of
France" he explained. MY mother
I'D not raise me to be a SOLDIER he
ontinued in a half-serious vein. She
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