Red Cross Marks Eightteen Months Of War Work
War Council report highlights Red Cross growth from 486,194 members in May 1917 to 20,648,103 annual members by July 31, 1918 and 8,000,000 Junior members. Donations exceed 115 million from the first fund and 176 million from the second, with 44 million in material value produced by chapters through workrooms and uniforms.
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The
Red Cross
War Council
American Red Cross
Junior Red Cross
United States
National Headquarters
America
France
Workers of the Red Cross
Europe
Army
Navy
Baker
Pershing
Ireland
Red Cross Commission
England
Italy
Belgium
Switzerland
Palestine
Greece
Russia
Siberia
Denmark
Serbia
Madeira
Asia
Good Friend in America Helps Italian Wife in Need
A letter recounts gratitude from an Italian husband serving in the trenches for the American Red Cross aiding his wife. She was sent to recover in a country summer home, described as a comfortable mountain setting, and the husband expresses deep emotional relief and pride in America’s aid.
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Veryll
American Red Cross
Gigi
America
Meat shortage hits St Bernard dogs and Europe
Report from Paris notes mass slaughter of St Bernard dogs at a monastic Alpine monastery due to meat scarcity. War induced shortages span France Belgium and Switzerland with strict meatless days, ration cards, and price controls affecting hotels hospitals and army purchases across Europe.
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Paris
Alps
France
Val de Travers
Switzerland
Vienna
British Plane Bombs German Destroyers Off Zeebrugge
A British bombing crew attacks six German destroyers off Zeebrugge. one destroyer is direct-hit, another breaks from formation, and five survive to retreat toward Ostend while a sixth lies sunk beneath the sea after a dramatic air attack.
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London
Scheldt
Ostend
Cigarettes Dropped To Allied Troops At St Mihiel
American airplanes released 20 000 cigarette packages stamped Compliments of the Knights of Columbus to infantry and artillery units as they thrust the St Mihiel salient. Y M C A workers and Salvation Army volunteers also aided with chocolates coffee and comfort items during the push.
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New York
St. Mihiel
William J. Mulligan
Knights of Columbus Committee On War Activities
United War Work Campaign
Knights of Columbus
Martin V. Merle
San Francisco
K. of C
Tennessee recruit scores high in rifle drill at camp
A Tennessee recruit in Captain Winston's company at Camp Sheridan Montgomery Alabama was ordered to shoot a target. He admitted he had not read the target details but scored 48 hits out of 50. Officers note mountaineers rarely score below 40 hits.
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Camp Sheridan
Montgomery
Ala
Winston
Cubs President Feeds 65,000 Soldiers at Kentucky Camp
Charles Weeghman, president of the Cubs, has assumed the task of feeding 65,000 soldiers daily for the government. The assignment is at the largest artillery camp in the country, located at Smithtown, Kentucky.
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Chicago
Charles Weeghman
The
Cubs
Smithtown
Public health urges home care to curb influenza calls
Surgeon General Blue urges Americans to treat simple influenza cases at home to ease the doctor and nurse shortage. Tips include bed rest, simple diets, clean rooms, no handkerchiefs for mucus, use of gauze masks for caregivers, and calling a doctor only if conditions worsen.
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Washington
Blue
United States Public Health Service
His Sincere Hope for Marriage and Father’s Will
A dialogue from Boston Evening Transcript shows a couple seeking parental approval for marriage. The exchange centers on whether the union aligns with the fiancé’s father’s wishes and the potential emotional difficulty if the elder vetoes.
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Jack
Boston Evening Transcript
Question Asks Aunt Belle If She Would Marry Again
A quip from the Boston Evening Transcript stages Aunt Belle reflecting on life choices. She jokingly says she would have married earlier rather than remaining an old maid.
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Boston Evening Transcript
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War Fund
Army of Mercy
WAR Council OF the American Red Cross
Henry P. Davison
Washington, D. C
Red Cross Organization
the Red Cross
St. Bernard Dogs
St. Bernard Pass
Rhone
Dora Baltea
Nayereon
St. Bernard
Antwerp
Meerte
Zeebrugge
M’cormack
John McCormack
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