Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-03-07


Fully 100000 American women have
exerted themselves in Red Cross Serv-
ice.
Has Over 1900 coo Adult Members
"When we entered the war the
American Red Cross had about 100000
members Today, as the result of the
recent Christmas membership Roll
Call, there are upwards of 100000
full paid members outside of the mem
hers of the junior Red Cross, number
ing perhaps 100000 school children
additional.
The chief effort of the Red Cross
during the war has been to care for
our men in service and to aid our
army and navy wherever the Red
Cross may he called on to assist: AS
to this phase of the work Surgeon Gen
eral Ireland of the t. s. Army recent
~ said. The Red Cross has been an
enterprise as vast as the war itself
From the beginning il has done those
things which the Army Medical Corps
wanted done but could not do Itself
"The Red Cross endeavOr in France
ally large scale where service has
been rendered to the American Army
and to the French Army and the
French people as we'll, the latter par
ticularly during the trying period
when the Allied World was waiting
for the American Army to arise in
force and power. Hospital emergency
nVx-t1 fnr In, 4,
greatly diminished. but the Red Cross
is still being called upon for service
upon q large scale in the great base
hospitals where thousands of Ameri
| can sick and wounded are still receiv.
ing attention At these hospitals the
Red Cross supplies huts and facilities
| for the amusement and recreation of
the men as they become convalescent.
Our Army of Occupation in Germany
was followed with Medical units pre-
pared to render the same emergency
aid and supply service which was the
primary business of the Red Cross
during hostilities. The Army Canteen
service along the lines Of travel has
actually increased since the armistice.
AS fol work among the French peo-
pie, now that hostilities have ceased,
the French themselves naturally pre-
fer as far as possible to provide for
their own. 1t Las accordingly been de-
termined that the guiding principle Of
Red Cross policy in France henceforth
snail be to have punctilious regard to
It's every responsibility, but to direct
its efforts primarily to assisting
French relief societies The liberated
and devastated regions Of France have
! been divided by the government into
small districts, each officially ASSIGNED
to designated French relief oryani.
cation.
The American Red Cross work in
France was inflated by commission
or eighteen men who landed on French
shores June IL, 1917. Since then
some oooo persons have been npon the
rolls IN France, Of whom 1000 were
actively engaged when the armistire
was signed. An Indication of the nres.
ent scale of the work will be obtained
from the fact that the services of G,0oO
j persons are still required.
our american E%pedtionary Force
/ having largely evacuated England, the
/ activities of the Red Cross Commits.
sion there are naturally upon dimin.
! lSiing scale period. Active operations
+ are still in progress in Archangel and
/ Siberia.
The work in Italy has been almost
entirely on behalf Of the civilian Don
i ulnlion of that country. In the critical
hours of ltaly's struggle the American
/ people, through their Red Cross sem
practical message of sympathy and
relief, for which the government anf
/ feople of Italy have never ceased &c
express their gratitude.
Supplies and Personnel to Near East
"Ihe occasion for such concentra
! ton of effort in Italy. England, Bel