Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 March 1919 — Page 7

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, ItlG.

RED CROSS GIFTS $400,000,000

War Council on Retirement Announces Cash and Supplies Contributed. WORKERS WILL "CARRY ON.” Five Big Societies in World Wide Plan. H. P. Davison Head* International American Red jCrosa Commission. Dr. Livingston Farrand Permanent Leader of Peace Organization. Washington. —(Special.)—Henry P. Davison as chairman Issues the following statement on behalf of the War Council of the American Red Cross: “To the American People: • "The War Council of the American Red Cross appointed by President Wilson on May 10, 1917, to carry on the work of the American Red Cross during the war, at their request and by vote of the Central Committee, ceased at midnight, February 28. "Immediately the armistice was signed the War Council instituted studlee to determine when the strictly war work of the organization would have been sufficiently matured to enable the direction of affairs to be resumed by the permanent staff. Henry P. Davison, being in Paris when the armistice was signed, summoned a conference there of the heads of all the Red Cross Commissions in Europe to canvass the situation. After considering all the factors It was concluded to make the transition on March L The very fortunate choice of Dr. Livingston Farrand as the new chairman of the Central Committee, and thereby the permanent chief executive of the Red Cross, makes possible the consummation of this plan under the most .favorable conditions. Accounts Audited by War Department “Detailed reports to Congress and a complete audit of its accounts by the War Department will constitute the final record of Red Cross activity during the war. Although it has been the rule to make public all expendl-, tures when authorized and to give detailed information relative to all work undertaken, the War Council In turning over its responsibilities to Dr. Farrand and his associates desire to give a brief resume of Red Cross war time activities to the American people, to whom the Red Cross belong, and whose generous contributions have made possible all that has been accomplished. “During the past nearly twenty-one months the American people have given In cash and supplies to the American Red Cross more than $400,000,000. No value can be placed upon the contributions of service which have been given without stint and oftentimes at great sacrifice by millions of our people. “The effort of the American Red Cross? In this war has constituted by far the largest voluntary gifts of of hand and heart, ever contributed purely for the relief of human suffering. Through the Red Cross the heart and spirit of the whole American people have been mobilized to take care of our own, to relieve the misery incident to the war, and also to reveal to the world the supreme Ideals of our national life. “Everyone who has had any part in this war effort of the Red Cross is entitled to congratulate himself. No thanks from anyone could be equal In value to the self satisfaction everyone should feel for the part taken. Fully 8,000,000 American women have exerted themselvfes in Red Cross service. ’ p Has Over 17,000,000 Adult Members. “When we entered the war the American Red Cross had about 500,000 members. Today, as the result of the recent Christmas membership Roll Call, there are upwards of 17,000,000 full paid members outside of the members of the Junior Red Cross, numbering perhaps 9,000,000 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 be called on to assist As to this phase of the work Surgeon General Ireland of the U. S. Army recently said: *The Red Cross has been an enterprise as vast as the war Itself. From the beginning It has done those things which the Army Medical Corps wanted done, but could not do Itself.’ “The Red Cross endeavor in France has naturally been upon an exceptionally large scale where service has been rendered to the American Army and to the French Army and the French people as well, the latter particularly during the trying period when the Allied World was waiting foe the American Army to arise In force and power. Hospital emergency service for our army In France has greatly diminished, but the Red Cross Is Mill being called upon for service upon a large scale In the gfreat base hospitals, where thousands of American sick and wounded are still receiving 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 prepared 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 for work among the French people, now that hostilities have ceased, the French themselves naturally prefer as far as possible to provide for , their own. It has accordingly been determined that the guiding principle of Red Cross policy in France henceforth shall be to have punctilious regard to Its 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 a designated French relief organization. “The American Red Cross work In France was Initiated by a commission of eighteen men who landed on French shores June 13, 1917. Since then some 9,000 persons have been upon the rolls in France, of whom 7,000 were actively engaged when the armistice was signed. An indication of the pres* ent scale of the work will be obtained from the fact that the services of 6,000 persons are still required. “Our American Expeditionary Force having largely evacuated England, the activities of the Red Cross Commission there are naturally uypn a diminishing 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 population of that country. In the critical hours of Italy’s struggle the American people, through their Red Cross, sent a practical message of sympathy and relief, for which the government and people of Italy have never ceased to express their gratitude. Supplies and Personnel to Near East. “The occasion for such concentration of effort in Italy, England, Belgium and even in France having naturally and normally diminished, it has been possible to divert supplies and personnel in lArge measure to the aid of those people in the Near East who have hitherto been Inaccessible to outside assistance, but whose sufferings have been’ upon an appalling scale. The needs of these peoples are so vast that government alone can meet them, but the American Red Cross is making an effort to relieve Immediately the more acute distress. “An extensive group of American workers has been dispatched to carry vitally needed supplies, and to work this winter in the various Balkan countries. In order to co-ordinate their activities, a Balkan commission has been established, with headquarters at Rome, Italy, from which point alone all the Balkan centers can be reached promptly. “A commission has Just reached Poland with doctors and nurses, medical supplies, and food for sick children and invalids. An American Red Cross Commission has also been appointed to aid in relieving the suffering of Russian prisoners still confined in German prison camps. “An important commission is still working in Palestine. Through the war special co-operation has been given to the Armenian and Syrian Relief Commission, which was the only agency able to carry relief in the interior of Turkish dominions. Red Cross Will Continue. “Red Cross effort Is thus far flung. It will continue to be so.* But the movement represented by this work has likewise assumed an intimate place in the daily life of our people at home. The'army of workers which has been recruited and trained during the war must not be demobilized. All our experience in the war shows clearly that there Is an unlimited field for service of the kind which can be performed with peculiar effectiveness by th® Red Cross. What Its future tasks may be it Is yet Impossible to forecast We know that so long as there Is an American army in the field the Red Cross will have a special function to perform. “Nothing could be of greater importance to the American Red Cross than the plans just set In motion by the five great Red Cross societies of the world to develop a program of extended activities In the Interest of humanity. The conception Involves not alone efforts to relieve human suffering, but to prevent it; not alone a movement by the-people of* an Individual nation, but an attempt to arouse all people to a sense of their responsibility for the welfare of their fellow beings throughout the world. It Is a program both ideal and practical. Ideal in that its supreme aim is nothing less than veritable “Peace on earth good will to men,” and practical In that it seeks to take means and measures which are actually available and make them effective in meeting without delay the crisis which Is dally recurrent In the lives of all peoples. “For accomplishing its mission in the years of peace which must lie ahead of us the Red Cross will require the ablest possible leadership, and must enjoy the continued support, sympathy, and participation In Its work of the whole American people. It is particularly fortunate that such a man as Dr. Livingston Farrand should have been selected as -the permanent head of the organization. The unstinted fashion in which ah our people gave of themselves throughout the war is the best assurance that our Red Cross will continue to receive that co-opera-tion which will make Its work a source of pride and inspiration to every American.” Mr. Davison, as chairman of the International Commission of the Ameri can Red Cross, has undertaken to rep resent the American Red Cross In the preparation of the program for extend ed Red Cross activities, and will spend the next several months tn Europe in consultation with other Red Cross socl eties for that purpose. THE WAR COUNCIL OF THE AMER ICAN RED CROSS. Henry P. Davison, Chairman.

HUNS FEAR NEGROES

Offer Reward for Each Colored Soldier Captured. New Attract Great Attention In Oooupled Sections of Germany. With the American Army of Occupation.—Wherever American negroes have appeared in the area occupied by the Americans they have attracted great attention among the civilians, t In Treves, Coblenz and other places, during the early days of the occupation, crowds assembled wherever any negro soldiers stopped In the streets, and It was necessary for the military police to enforce the orders prohibit-* ing gatherings In the public thoroughfares. Even yet In Coblenz and where there are a number of negro soldiers, the negroes attract crowds of German children every time they appear in the streets. The German soldier also regards the negro with great curiosity. According to a discharged German soldier In Rengsdorf, the German army, early In the war, offered a reward of 400 marks for the capture alive of each negro. The discharged German soldier said that throughout the war German soldiers lived In great fear, and even terror, of the negroes, and It was In order to overcome this fear that rewards were offered. One evening on the front a scouting party, consisting of ten Germans, including the discharged soldier, encountered two French negroes. In. a fight which followed one of the negroes escaped, the other being taken prisoner. In the fight two of the Germans left their comrades and ran to the protection of their own trenches, but these, it was explained, were young soldiers and untrained. The reward of 400 marks subsequently was divided among the remaining six Germans for capturing the French negro.

FORM CLOTHES TO BE VOGUE

Plump Gentlemen May Need "Stay** to Get Away With Newest In Masculine Adornment. Atlantic City, N. J. —Form clothes will be the vogue during the present year. So decree the National Association of Merchant Tailors, which Is discussing styles In annual convention here. All delegates emphasize the form fitting trend of the time. Some of them went so far as to suggest that mature gentlemen of a plump, If not corpulent, tendency will need “stays” to get away with the newest things In masculine adornment. According to the terms of the trade masculine styles for the ensuing 12 months are to be sprightly without conspicuousness; dashing without verging on extremes; youthful In tem< perament and Inspirational. Inf place of the inevitable summer flannels of the past men will wear recreational raiment, fashioned of silk, fine linens, and other delicate fabrics. Even the prosaic sack suit of business Is tc have a “swing” Imparted to It by tr high waistline and a long vent back. But It is In sporty toggery that th< styles are going to go the limit Coati will be strapped and tabbed and plaited. Riding coats are to have flaring skirts, a back vent running to the high waistline, diagonal Jetted pockets, and upon both sides with an additional outside pocket, neatly flapped, to carry change.

HE DOESN’T LIKE GERMANS

South Dakota Farmer Objects tt Neighbors, Sells His Place and r Wil! Move Away. Sioux Falls, S. D. —Refusing to live longer In Lincoln township, Douglat county, because It Is populated almost exclusively with persons of German birth or descent, William McMahon, •» farmer of the township, announce! that he has sold his farm In “Germany,” as he term’s the township, and will locate where the English language Is spoken. McMahon has felt lonely since the election In November. When the vote was counted In Lincoln township it was found that he had cast the only Republican vote and that all othei electors In the township had voted the Nonpartisan league ticket, which If alleged to have been backed by every German and pro-German.

Dog Attacks Airplane.

Tulsa, Okla.—A bulldog seized the propeller of one of a fleet of five airplanes from Fort Sill Just as they were leaving. The machine was wrecked and the dog killed. The fleet had to delay their trip back to the fort until a new blade had been installed.

Tractor and Sled Solve Blocked Line Problem

Cottonwood Falls, Kan. —When the recent heavy snow fall blocked the electric line between this city and Strong City, Frank Hoel, living here, quickly solved the transportation problem. He attached his big tractor to a big sleigh, 18 feet long, and carried passengers between the two towns. From eighteen to thirtyfive people were accommodated on each trip.

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By AUGUSTA LEWIS.

(Copyright, 1919, by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) “Do you suppose he’ll ask her tonight, Maldle?” piped up Laura from her seat near the window. Maldle only laughed and answered : “Maybe, with the surprise Aunt Janet s planning." We both clamored around her and tiled to learn what the.surprise was. But as she refused to tell us we left the room rather sulkily. It was then Laura told me of Aunt Janet's beau E<l Saunders, escorted her to meetings oil Tuesday, ■ walked home with her fiom church on Sunday, and literally carried her around with him the rest of the week a most dominant air of proprietorship. “This state of affairs,” said Laura, “has been going on for about seven years and yet Ed had never asked Aunt Jane to marry him, and the family are getting rather Impatient.” I knew there were many wild speculations as to the reason for Ed’s attitude toward Aunt Janet, but Laura’s ■ version came nearer being right than any. . “Ed was too sure of Aunt Janet,” chirped she. “All he needed was a Jolt to take him out of the masterful air he paraded when with Aunt Janet.” I could control my curiosity no longer, so I turned to Laura. “What do you suppose the surprise la? This morning—” I didn’t finish, for shrieks of laughter were coming in torrents from the room above (Aunt Janet’s) and' I could distinguish Maldle’s shrill voice saying: “But where did you get It, Aunt Janet, it’s really too—” And again she went off Into gales. Laura and I needed no urging. With one bound we had made the top of the stairs, and fairly flung ourselves into Aunt Janet’s room. There, doubled up on the floor, sat Maldle rocking in paroxysms of laughter, and mother with her face working spasmodically tried to keep back the smile which hovered round her lips, but finally burst out in a howl of laughter. And Aunt Janet —we took one look and collapsed. Standing In the center of the room with a very grim expression she stood, wearing In place of her somber black bow a gorgeously-colored and hlghly-ornate orange one of flaunting length, embroidered with black beads and set at a most rakish angle. “Why, Aunt Janet, h-o-w, wh-y,” stammered Laura and I between gasps —“Ed’s coming tonight, you know,” said Aunt Janet, “and when he sees my new bow —” z We turned and fled. The sight of • Aunt Janet standing there as demurely a» the bow would permit was too much

JANET’S BEAU

for out tender young minds. Then we plunned the perfonnahce for the evening. I was delegated to watch for Ed Saunders on the porch and tell the girls when he turned In at the gate. I had been out on the porch a few minutes when I saw him coming up the walk to the house. Thdre had been loud voices echoing from the living room before, but now they seemed to potind forth, and amid gales of mirth I could hear the words : “Aunt Janet’s new bow. He’s sure to take noflFe. I wonder how she found —” And then the voices trailed off into Indistinguishable sounds; and Ed heard as much of this as I had. Just as I started to bolt, he came up to me and grasped me by the arm. “Aunt Janet’s now beau—what do you know about It?” He fhlriy spluttered the words, and then with two strides he made for the front door, only to be confronted by Aunt Janet wreathed in Broad beams of welcome, the orange bow bristling with Importance In all its grandeur. By tills time the family had circled round the two, and we all heard Ed say: “Jan®—et, Janet, I—l—you’ll keep the old beau now, won’t you, Janet? And then” the words stuck. z Of course, Aunt .Tnnet attributes the success of the plan to the new bow, but Laura and I think differently.

The Friends of Youth.

This Is one reason why the making of new friends is so muqh easier in youth than later on: Friendship conies to youth seemingly without any condition? and without any fears. There is no past to look at, with much regret and much sorrow. We never look behind us until we miss something. Youth is satisfied with the Joy of present possession. To the young friendship comes as the glory of spring, a very miracle of beauty, a mystery of birth; to the old it has the bloom of autumn, beautiful still, but with the beauty of decay. To the young it is chiefly hope; to the old It is mostly memory. The man who Is conscious that he has lost the best of his friends, naturally lives a good deal In the past.—Hugh Black.

Shellac.

Shellac Is not made by man nor does It come from a tree. It is the exclusive product of a minute Insect that exudes It through all the pores of Its body. It Is first a secretion called lac, oozing from the bug after It has sucked the juice of certain plants and transformed It Into resin. This hardens on exposure to the air Into a deep orange colored mass semitransparent and breaking with a crystalline fracture. In a few days the Insect Is encased, the female forever, the mala to emerge twlpe a year with wings to fly away and begin the process all over again;

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United States weather bureau forecasts are based on the general study of types of weather, combined with thq study of the series of the dally weather maps for a few days immediately preceding the period so- which predictions are to, be >made. No forecast of weather is made for a period in advance longer than is warranted by the rapidity of atmospheric changes gt that time. Many almanacs contain astrological predlctons, but they are not taken seriously. z There Is an old and trite saying that “Imitation Is the sincerest form of flattery,’’ and in that'Connection one of those things not generally known Is that the wearing of spats originated as a compliment to the kilted regiments who were t'hen In the Indian miutlny. The glorious deeds of the Highlanders In that campaign made them popular heroes, and In the late fifties many things In dree* were adopted by the public tn imitation of Scottish uniforms, but only spats survive.

WHATYEGOT TO EAT?

Never thought about it much. In the days of long ago. That it was a boyish touch, Then I didn’t seem' to know. Never thought that I’d recall Simple words that ‘he’d repeat As he rushed Into the hall: "Whatyegot to eat?” Started as a lad of five, Clamoring for cake or pie. , "Hungriest little boy alive," Many and many a time, said L He’d come bounding in from play. Seeking me on eager feet And excitedly he’d say: "Whatyegot to eat?” Home /from school he’d dally run. Thinking of the pantry shelf. Cookies vanished one by one. When he'd learned to help hlm> self. "Hello, Ma; I’m back again!’* Was his little greeting sweet. Then a boyish smile, and then: “Whatyegot to eat?” Wish that I could hear it now. Never dreamed I’d miss it so. Wish that I could know, somehow. That old joy of long ago. But he stands across the sea Serving in the battle’s. hAat And he cannot say to me: "Whatyegot to Aat?” What a glorious day ’(will be. When the cruel war is done. And the boys come home from sea With the victories they’ve won! Oh, the joy to hear him then Saying gladly as we meet, “Hello, Ma; I’m back again! 1 Whatyegot to eat?’’ —Edgar A. Guest,

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