Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 108, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1918 — AID FROM RED CROSS [ARTICLE]

AID FROM RED CROSS

American Prisoners in Germany Being Cared For. Food Sent Regularly Through International Red Croea In Switzerland. Washington. —Food I*. now being sent regularly to American prisoners in Germany by the American Red Cross through an arrangement with the international Red Cross in Switzerland. The American Red Cross office at Paris recently received a complete-list of the 159 Americans then prisoners in Germany. The German government permits the Red Cross to send eaeh man 20 pounds of food a week. In two packages of ten pounds each. This Red Gross service is being enlarged and a warehouse to hold food enough for 10,000 American prisoners already is under construction near Berne. Switzerland. It Is estimated that at least 90 per vent of the packages reach the men. Parents, wives and relatives of otfr soldiers and sailors will find in this particular Red Cross service the greatest satisfaction because they have dreaded German prison life for their loved ones perhaps more than death Itself. The American prisoners wilt be permitted to write two letters and four post cards "each month, and also to acknowledge the receipt of food packages. The Red Cross food package follows the army ration pretty closely, and frequently fresh white ■ bread is included from the Red Cross bakery in Berne. This service is one more reason why the American people will respond generously to the next Red Cross war fund campaign, May 20-27, when another $100,000,000 to “carry on” will be asked.