The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-03
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ing of the armistice-and the neces-
sity for providing for the starving
population of the liberated districts
north of the Piave, and for the re-
turning Italian prisoners has greatly
increased the need of relief.
During the month more than $50
carloads of foodstuffs, clothing and
medical supplies were sent by the
American Red Cross into the evacuat-
ed territory. The total number of ra-
tions served to civilians in the liber-
ated area has been considerably more
than 1,00O,O 600.
Nearly half a ton of clothing was
recently from the Osakis,
Mimi, Red Cross branch. This cloth
ing was solicited for the Minnesota
fire sufferers a short time ago, but
was turned over to the Belgian relief
committee. The change in destination
of the clothing shipment wa due to
the fact that the clothing gathered for
fire sufferers exceeded the demand,
while there is still need in Belgium.
1t is expected that many men who
have become crippled through their ex-
perience in the war will be taken care
of in the motion picture industry. The
Red Cross in New York is offering a
course in the operation of motion pic
ture machines for such men and has
already equipped many for earning
livelihoods.
A Red Cross membership is a sign
that you do not forget your debt to
those who have saved the world from
terrorism.
Hot lunches supplied to school chill
dren of northern Russia through the
American Red Cross are accepted with
many thanks, according to a message
addressed to President Wilson in
France by school children of far-away
Archangel. The message reads:
"The school children of Archangel
and surrounding districts of northern
Russia desire through you to express
their heartfelt thanks to the American
Red Cross, and especially to the chill
dren Of America who have contribut-
ed to the fund which has made it pos
sible for Russian children here to have
hot lunches daily.
"The zest for education is great,
and lunches furnished by the Amer
lean Red Cross in Archangel strength
ems and nurtures children, thus enab-
ling them to pursue their studies with
increased diligence"
The message is signed by the su-
p~erintendent of public instruction. The
Archangel school children, according
to Red Cross workers in that city,
showed keen interest on being told
that the lunches they have been e njoy-
ing for several months were provided
from contributions of American boys
and girls to the Red Cross.
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!, Palemo, Sicily, Dec. 18.-"Back to
America" This is the cry hundreds of
soldiers of different nationalities who
have been arriving here, after four
years of fighting, en- route to their
native lands.
Five hundred Serbians-everyone a
~naturalized citizen of the United
States-passed through here a few
!, days ago, their one desire being to
J get back to America as quickly as pos
sible.
In the party was a negro volunteer
Ia big, broad shouldered, smiling
darkey-who apparently was the pet
of the outfit. The American Red Cross
workers said the big negro asserted
he would get back to the United
States if he had to swim the entire
distance.
General Pershing has commended
the work of the American Red Cross
for the soldiers of the American Ex-
peditionary Force in the following
statement issued from his headquar-
ters in France:
"The American Red Cross is the rec
ognized national organization for re-
lief work with the army and navy in
time of war. 1t is through this Or
ganization that the men and women
of America contribute their funds and
their labor for the relief and comfort
of the men in service. TO the millions
of women whose hearts and hands are
consecrated to the service; to the mil
lions of men, rich and poor alike
throughout the country who have con-
tributed and sacrificed and ever to the
millions of children of our schools who
are doing their part, it should be made
clear that the relief and comfort con-
tributed by them through the Ameri-
can Red Cross to the men in Sc rvice
is essential. The commander in chief
desires to express, for the entire
American Expeditionary Forces, the
, deep sense of appreciation of the SER
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