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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1917
Page
8
A plea to join a Red Cross Christmas campaign inviting 10 million members. Citizens will place a light with a blue bordered paper flag in windows to symbolize service to the wounded and hungry, reflecting on war's cost and the hope of aid across nations.
The Red Cross calls all Americans to join in the Christmas campaign to support wounded soldiers and hospital care. It stresses relief of suffering behind the battle lines and urges 10,000,000 memberships between December 16 and December 25 to aid stay-at-home service.
The piece urges readers to join the Red Cross and display the service flag at home or work. It emphasizes influence on others to join and notes each member’s red cross symbol on the flag represents their contribution, implying a dollar helps ease trench troops' suffering.
Wartime appeal calls for 10,000,000 new Red Cross members from December 16 to Christmas Eve to ease the burden on the army navy and allies. Members are urged to display a Red Cross service flag at home marking each contribution to a brighter Christmas for soldiers and loved ones.
The Boston Journal notes Montana Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin drives a probe into the Bureau of Printing and Engraving led by Joseph E. Ralph. The piece highlights her bold actions in congress, comparing her influence to that of male colleagues and lauding her as a capable stateswoman.
Beaverhead county sends over 400 young men to military training camps with some already in France. The Houston mutiny case ended with 13 Negro troopers hanged and 41 others given life sentences. Jerusalem is freed from Turkish rule after six centuries. John McCormack to start a patriotic Red Cross concert tour next week, aiming for $100000.
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