The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-20
RED CROSS SAVIOR
TO HUNGRY PEOPLE
Thousands " Refugees Depend Upon
Agents OF Mercy for ihfc
mud Health.
HAS HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
u,di,,nc. Food and Clothing for
Homeless Children az Fleeing
Poor Families.
HAS HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

rMsK. February L. Bv MAJ } -..
r.,t.e for the WORK OF the Anori-
.., Ret cross Ia a dominant noic
,.,,ve expression here. Tho or
..,.,,t.on has opened q wei APP
,.ofcI hospital four vcr&s outside
'..,.. of OmsR, with 400 beds and
.., r,IrntS. CHIEFLY Hussiln' wth
,.o French. Tho hospital ls ca
,.,.c ~ holding ono thousand beds
b. necessary.
The pmsk hospllnI Is merely ono
a., , srr.rs Of phtiauthruplr mr3ichI
'r...n,ous which have been orsaa-
.,,I n siberia. mainly through the
,pnr,- ~ pr Il q. 1cusicr OF TOXIC.
rrc chairman Of the Red cross COM
mission To siberia. tie has been
travelling about 10 points In the In
.,r.or obtaining bases aud buildings
-n. the hospitals. l'ussians mus
have been made To realize That The
American Red Cross is here to be OF
g,ru.ur aud effective assistance.
Hospitals Established.
urI cross work IN interior 81
br~a has PROV ided hospital at
rumru with capacity Of 500 pa
prufs and dental uliuiCs ni Shc.la-
lasg and Ekatcrtnburg. An Amer
t,u doctor was detailed To serve
or 'hr staff OF the tzccho- SlOvhk
ARMY auI a field unit win two sur
crous WAS maintained with the Nih
-,r.mrnf OF CHechs uutn winter
..oppcd the most active operations.
There 4, now being opened at Pc
A IA. tNshIa InE.
u.a. for Russians. with a capacity Of
400 beds Dr +. T.. DtllcN. an Amer
can musician 'FRONT.' rcktng. Is az
rmsk ana * medical director OF the
western division OF the Rcd cross,
extending from lIkutst to tho Trails
A. TaIga. NoNo-NIkuiacvsk ana
other place.. more than 1000 per
sons are under Rcd Cross care Mlik
taions are provided for school
children. when there are no men
IN families. monthly donations are
mado in needy cases. oyerCoats.
boots. caps ana children's under
clothing are distributed. clothes |
have been given to 500 Polish fam |
lies,
Care for school Children.
At six points IN the l'raI noun
talns there is work among colonies !
Of 1000 ,Eotrogrnd refugee school |
children Those who are In proper |
condition are being sent to school |
The Red Cross has given large stores |
OF supplies to CzeCho -Slovnk and |
Russian military and civilian relief |
and Is aiding IN the transport OF !
medical supplies for the Russian Red |
Cross
Gen. Gaida, IN Il tcleEraphiC order |
has expressed his gratitude 10 the |
American Red Cross and 10 Doctor /
Teuslor Tor care OF the woundcd'and |
Inyalids ~ the czech and Russian
troops under his command. as well
a. FOR tho aid given to the refugees
and assistance shown in tho fighting
OF epidemic diseases. lie also voiced
his thanks for donations OF warm
underwear and other winter cloth
ing to the Czecho- Slovak troops
Similar appreciation was voiced ny
the commander OF the let middle
Siberian corps The commander,
who Is General Popeliaefi tele-
graphed. ''The Siberian soldier,
fighting under difficult conditions.
has high esteem for the nltruism OF
the American people. lie sends TO
the American people his hearty Rus
sian thanks"