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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
3
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels extols the Red Cross as a world wide, apolitical aid organization serving all in distress from disease disaster or war. It acts as a lay brotherhood and sisterhood uniting all denominations in unselfish service and mercy. Support for the Red Cross strengthens faithfulness, honor, kindness, and loyalty during wartime.
Poem praising knitting women in America who supply Red Cross sweaters to American soldiers. It depicts their fast work creating olive drab and navy gray garments as a web of love uniting diverse regions. The verse honors mothers and wives praying for sons overseas and invokes God to bless the labor.
The American Red Cross arranged swift shipments of hospital supplies to Italy including 16 tons of chloroform 25 tons of ether 2000 bales of absorbent cotton and 80 pounds of quinine as prices soared from 2.50 to 80 a pound in France. Orders placed last winter ensured ongoing deliveries to aid wounded and relief efforts.
Over 1000 French evacuees arrive daily at Evian as two trains bring mostly children under fourteen. The American Red Cross undertakes care for these youngsters as they pass through the town, with numbers varying from about 1000 to 1500 per day.
A state highway census across 17 counties reveals two thirds of main highway traffic originates in towns and cities, with 28.6 percent farm traffic and 6.5 percent tourist traffic. Urban travel accounts for 46.9 percent of intercity movement while city taxes fund highways less than farm property. 86 percent of traffic is motor driven, average 339 vehicles daily. National Coal Week runs June 3–June 8, urging coal orders now for next winter.
A political appeal denounces the ten year Congress member as a nonentity and rubber stamp. It contrasts him with the late J P Dolliver, urging residents to retire obstructionists and elect a candidate who will defend district interests. The letter targets workers, farmers, and citizens to vote June 3.
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