Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-12-18

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fare activities such as the Red Cross
Aome service system.
Atlanta, Ga.-Practically every
square mile in continental United i
States has some form of Red Cross
organization, and there are ffty-four |
American Red Cross chapters in in |
sular and foreign places.
Atlanta, Ga-The combined adult
and junior membership of the Amer t
one-third Of the entire population of
the United States.
AMERICANS FIGHT TYPHUS.
Warsaw, Poland.-SiX American doc
tors, all OF whom have seen service
in the Far East in fighting typhus and
cholera, have reported to the Amer
lean Red Cross Commission to Poland,
to help in the anti-typhus campaign
this winter.
] Brussels.-Belg ium's indemnity
fund from Germany will be distributed |
so that every person who suffered
losses from the war will receive some
remuneration. The final draft of the
plan has been submitted to and APP
proved by the American and British
Red Cross heads in Belgium.
| Washington, D. C.-Premier Pad
erewski, of Poland, describing the re-
/ turn of more than two million refu-
/ gees from Russia, declares that the
i. Red Cross has been very helpful in
handling this problem and preventing
/ epidemics. 1--WE shall need its aid for
at least another year," he declares.
I Washington, D. efforts by the
I Red Cross to secure the delivery of
Liberty bonds paid for by soldiers and
sailors have met with such success
! that, in one month, total of 296 de-
/ liveries was effected, involving bonds
bonds are furnished soldiers and sail
ors at Home Service Stations of the
! Red Cross.
Atlanta, Ga-Women of America
knitted 100000 articles given to
soldiers and sailors in the war through
the American Red Cross.
Atlanta, Ga.-The American Red
Cross operated in twenty-five coun-
tries during the war, more than were
operated in by soldiers Of any of the
Allied nations.
Trieste.-H Hundreds Of American
lied foreigners, returning to their
native countries in the Balkans since
the war, have caused such conges-
ton and such food shortage that, had
It not been for the American Red
Cross, they would have starved.
1owno, Eastern Volhynia.
first American relief supplies to reach
The JoIixyo4.oI f1.o,,o Tho
Bolshevists, have been brought here
by the American Red Cross commits
sion to Poland. They include COM
plete equipment for a 200-bed hos
pital and 271 bales of refugee cloth
ing, shoes and soap.
Fkaterinodar, Russia.-The first
modern medical school ever known 10
the Caucasus will be established as
the result of gift by the American
Red Cross of supplies and equipment.
Washington, D. C.-For the COM
fort of ex-service men who are under
treatment in U. S. Public Health Ser
vice Hospitals, the American Red
Cross has just authorized the trans
fer of 100000 worth of Red Cross
hospital material ito Public Health
Service Hospital warehouses to be is
sued on order from the officials of
the hospitals and of the Red Cross
Hospital personnel.
Cattaro, Delmatia-More than co.
coo Serbs who were living in the
United States served in the Serbian
army during the war. One regiment
has a flag brought all the way from
America, proclaiming that they are
Serbian volunteers from Hello, Wy
oming." Many are now returning to
clothing by the American Red Cross.
Podgoritza, Montenegro
children who contributed to the
Junior Red Cross, will be interested
to know that $4,000 of their money
is being spent to treat sick children
of Montenegro and to give an educa-
ton to hundreds of mountain boys
who tramp miles into school and sleep
in the open in order to attend classes.
Washington, D. C.-The Spanish
Red Cross has contributed a large
stock of soap for the Red Cross work
in combating typhus in Poland.
Washington, D. C.-The energy
stimulated among school children dur
ing the war can be most effectively
utilized to-day by installing activities
of the Junior Red Cross in the schools,
declares w. Carson Ryan, Jr., editor
of School Life, magazine issued by
the United States bureau of educa-
ton.
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