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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
5
A tribute to Billy Jones and other American soldiers in France. The article praises Red Cross nurses and workers who tend wounded troops and keep them in service, noting half a million volunteers and the need for donations to sustain care and repatriation.
A detailed card about the American Red Cross actions in World War I outlining aid to French hospitals canteens ambulances and medical facilities in France Italy and England as well as aid to Romania and general wartime support. It emphasizes the impact of the Red Cross on soldiers children and civilians and appeals for continued public support.
A historic recount highlights American Red Cross actions at Evian to aid thousands sent back from German occupied France. It notes 30 bed children’s hospital, convalescent facilities, six ambulances, and an American nurse caring for 120 beds for eight months, as the drive to curb tuberculosis and starvation continues.
In New York County Red Cross workrooms nearly seventy five sock knitting machines speed production. Eight sit in the model room at 20 East Thirty-eighth Street as instructors teach workers. A complete sock pair takes 25 minutes on the machine, which resembles a cross between fishing tackle and a pile driver. Sweaters are also knitted with machine strips sewn and hand ribbing. Some machines are privately owned and donated, with groups pooling funds in family hotels to buy units.
A wife recalls how her family benefited after her husband’s enlistment. Their son suffered measles and irritability, prompting a Red Cross visit. An oculist diagnosed vision weakness from the illness and prescribed glasses, easing conduct at home and at school.
Captain Archibald Roosevelt lauds Red Cross support at a hospital, saying the care makes him feel at home and eased for his fellow soldiers. The Red Cross shop plans a new uniform, replacing the one torn by shell fragments. The shrapnel fragment will be presented to Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
A Philadelphia North American dispatch highlights Red Cross nurses abroad and at home. It notes 62 nurses at one post, praising their cheer, competence, and beauty after donning uniforms. It recalls a ward remark by a colonel and an Irish Tommy quip, then details roles helping orphans, fighting TB, and rebuilding villages, with 13 US divisions and large supply warehouses.
A speaker reflects on duty in wartime viewing a child’s hopeful world, contrasting iron and glass streets with lines of schoolchildren pouring out at four o'clock like drums for Liberty Loans. He urges personal sacrifice, urging readers to consider their Red Cross pledges by imagining their own child in the crib.
A memorial verse titled The War's Recompense honors an unknown American soldier. It urges faith to see beyond world conflict, promising dawn after night and freedom as a priceless dower. The speaker exhorts readers to tell their sons of witnessing darkness vanquished and the morning break.
Edward N Hurley pleads for the second American Red Cross campaign of 100 million dollars to fund relief and mercy work in the war, urging every citizen to contribute to back U S forces abroad and strengthen Entente ties for the peace council ahead.
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