Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-02
HOW RED GROSS AIDED
IN WAR-TORN REGION
listing Among the People of
Roumania.
ALMOST ENTIRE BREAKDOWN
Drugs Arc Hurried to Front to Serve
the Sick and Injured Pcople-Pro-
vide Artificial Limbs for the
Crippled.

wASHIHGTON. Nov. New light
on the part America has played in re-
pairing the DAMAGE wrought by tho
war is contained in n report just issued
by the, American Red Cross on lis
work In Ro our Tina, cG n,iSS
rians. was in a terrible condition and
all classes OF her people. headed by
expressions OF s,sti,ude to the Red
Cross for It's unselfsh and sorely need
The Red Cross Commission, entering
Roumania shortly afte: the arm!stice.
found general breakdown Of all the
supply. Absolute Starvation SGHSi'' Vas. in
many communities. the rule rather
In episemic eP fo1n Sn had 'SIaSS ]
everywhere. Ten per cent Of the popu-
lation was wiped out in 1917 and 1915
The relief t S Work 'i Instituted by the
Bed Cross took many shapes. and WAS
aations Wherever they existed Rou-
mania. it was found. was adequately
supplied with native doctors. at least
states, and the Red cross was thus able
to give its undivided attention in this
Eieal and medical supplies.
Sent Drug. TO People.
Drugs were. sent 70 Roumania 20 the
full extent Of the. Red Cross's appro.
all kinds, antipyretics. mcrcurials, ar
senicals. sulphurs. cardiac s,;mulants.
: inEs H.s iodides hromides and lana.
lack OF surgical dressings. rubber
goods and surgical Instruments in al
most All hospitals was repaired as far
The manufacture of artificial limbs
vas undertaken, at the request OF the
Queen Of Roumania. TO provide for
the approximately 5000 cases OF leg
amputations, many of which were due
TO frozen feet, According to agree
government on October /.
During the severe fighting last sum-
mer between the Roumanians and the
TO an urgent appeal. supplied the
Eoumanian army with ten ambulances.
Military canteens. conducted by the
ESd Cross at railroad stations and
other points where large numbers OF
soldiers gathered. did much to keep UP
the morale of the army.
Home Service Work Done
Home service work was instituted
with excellent results. It consisted al
most entirely of correspondence among
the central Office a Bucharest. the pre-
feets OF the various districts where the
families OF the soldiers were located.
Paris and Washington. Where the
families OF soldiers were found to be
In need. assistance was given promptly
help.
In Angus, OF this year the Red Cross
SOLD to the Foumanian authorities cot
francs for use in relieving the short
ase throughout the country \ ship
!neHt OF 1000 tons OF clothing destined
IN New FORK. and i, was ARRANGED that
SEQ 10 1000 tons Of clothing allocatcd
70 ethe7 sections should be diverted
&c RovmaniA.
Az example OF the work in SAINT
;at!on and health done bv The He'd
ots can be FOUND IN the district Of
Upon taking up their work the work
era found hospital in Bu2eu where
mere were 20 patients with smallpox.
without food for days There were no
doctors or medicines. The workers
ticnts and brought in beds. food medi-
cine and clothing. with the result ina,
slnce they took II over there has been
only single death.
Danger Signs POSTED.
Graphic posters were prepared and
distributed by the Red Cross showing
the dangers of playing with the lnc..
0q nan sm nal1s which can be found
IN inns way a marked decrease was
noticed in the number Of children who
, were brought into hospitals and dis
pensnries with wounds inflicted from
paying with things they had Dirl;nJ
up on the battle fields
Eleven relief stations wor, cstab-
Nshed. cach one with a minimum radius
OF activity =: 100 kiIometsrs Ennd
supp!leS were distributed, often through
the MEDIUM OF very primitive trans-
portation orphans were assisted and
supported, clothes were distributed TO
aeePiace the rags worn by a good par;
0I ne population; hot lunches were
10 enable vocation schools to CON
ainue tunctininE were. furnished, and
score OF other relief activities we're
directed from these stations.
before leaving Rouman!a. the Red
ross Commission drew up a compre
hensive plan for futore work in that
country to be administered for ine
most part by existing native and for
eigh agencies. The crops OF 1919 were
the greatest In the history of the conn
try. and after the work OF the Red
Cros~ the Eoumanians look forward
eonhdently to the early reha bilitliion
or their country