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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
9
The Red Cross is the Great Neighbor unaligned with party or creed. It serves globally without political aims, aiding men, women, and children in distress from disease, disaster, or war. The piece urges support for Red Cross efforts as essential in wartime.
An early war era piece honors the Red Cross knitters who supplied a million sweaters to American soldiers. It speaks of women weaving olive drab and navy gray, sending prayers and support across seas as they knit for troops under hardship, invoking faith and patriotism.
The article recalls a vast Red Cross effort during Italy's distress, detailing 15 tons of chloroform and 25 tons of ether, 2000 bales of absorbent cotton, and 750 tons of hospital supplies airlifted or shipped from France and the United States. It notes price spikes for quinine and emphasizes ongoing deliveries to aid wounded in Italy.
The Evian repatriation figures show 1000 to 1500 French returnees daily. Two trains a day bring mostly children under fourteen into the town. The American Red Cross undertakes care for these youngsters.
Fragmentary remarks from Wilhelm to Gerard discuss General Koch and a blueprint for Prussia's neutral stance after the war. The dialogue hints at forthcoming events but provides no dates or concrete actions. The text reads as overheard speculation about postwar alignments.
A Iowa campaign piece argues L J Dickinson seeks Congress to replace a nonentity incumbent. It attacks the sitting representative on war measures and labor votes and urges voters to back Dickinson June 3.
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