Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-07-08

construction Job.
RED Cross canteens along the lines
of travel are still making returning
heroes throw open their belts 70 the |
last notch. IL all the hot chocolate
and coffee they have tucked away
could be placed end 10 end II would
well. figure ii out FOR yourself.
Ten American Red Cross relief |
ships have delivered millions 81
pounds 81 food, medical supplies and |
old clothing al Ronmania. More than
100 Red Cross Workers are distrihu
ting the stun through the stricken
country.
Suggestion to soldiers: Next time
you're passssis khe Red Cross house in
your neighborhood drop ID and 3etti-
son your worries. Let Home Service
solve your problems,
Looks as II the American soldier,
not content with having crossed the
Atlantic and seen large part Of the |
world, Is anxious to keep on travelling.
This Is indicated by the great demand
for books OF traTel and maps at the |
club Tor enlisted men maintained by
the American Red Cross at Trier, Ger
many.
Red Cross chapters and workers
throughout the country will soon be-
gin getting things in readiness for the /
campaign for funds that win take
place during the two weeks ending
November II. Widespread suffering
and distress III Eastern Europe which
the American people through their
Red Cross will be called upon to help
alleviate make the coming money APP
peal necessary.
Judging from the tattered clothing
OF Balkan refugees as shown In recent |
photographs the 100 sewing machines
delivered Ii that country BY the
American Red Cross aren't going To
have such merry time.
the whistle never blows Tor the
American Red Cross.
The Red Gross has appropriated an I
additional $4,000 for relief work In /
Siberia
Supplies valued at about $500. 900
were handled by the London head
quarters of the American Red Cross
during the war according 70 report
Inate recentIy by the director Of sup
plies In Great Britain.
Distance is no barrier to operations
CT the American Red Cross. Its activ
ties iii Siberia extend from yladivos.
sok to Ekaterinburg, Aa2S miles. and
to Cheiyabinsk. 4I00 miles Omsk. the
western main depot, Is $3.50 miles
from vladivostok. North from Viadi-
sostok, the He'd Cross field extends to
Flabroysk, 600 miles. Only the thread
of railroad and uncertain telegraph
ystem connect these points. Red
Cross supplies for western Siberia tra-
gerse nearly half the circumference Of
he globe.
Forty carloads Of American Red
Cross supplies. consisting Of food,
clothing, medicines and hospital equip,
inent. for the relief BE Russian prise
ners In Germany recently left Paris
for Berlin, being the longest train that
has passed through the shell torn re-
gions of northern France and Bel
giunn Lieut. Cyril F. Heup, Of Chi
cage was the Red Cross oficer in
char Of the expedition.
III tenant General Sir David Hen
GersoA Of England. Director General
XIX the League Of Red Cross societies
has serysd Id the Soudan and ii South
Africa where he was wounded He
was Director General Of military aero
nautics of the British army from 1913
to 1913 and received two promotions
during the war, frst 70 Major General
ind later to Lieutenant General. Gen.
cral Henderson was made Commander
III the Legion of Honor III 1915. Ia ad
elton 10 having the British orders Of
&c. B., IL. G. ". O. and b. s. O., Cen
erai Henderson Iii Grant officer of the
Order of the Crown of belgium ana
also Of Italy. He has the Grand Cor
Con Of the Sacred Treasure Of Japan.
4 group Of UncIe Sans Filipino
sailors, through Nemesio C. TIongEon.
one 81 their number, has sent the FOL.
lowing letter ID the women of the
American Red Cross canteen ct
Pueblo. Colorado. thanking them for
refreshments and smokes received
while passing ihrOngh thai town:
we Filipno sailors Of Uncle sam
extend our deepest sympathy and ap
preciation and thanks to aIl Red Cross
members and workers under the three
e0IOrs and stripes which II the red.
white and blue