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Red Cross Effort Drives World War Aid
Figures show the American Red Cross mobilizing vast aid for France Italy England Serbia Romania and Belgium. Supplies include 50 000 French children support 3 423 French military hospitals 2 000 French hospitals with dressings thirty front line canteens six junction canteens serving 30 000 soldiers daily movable hospital units for 1 000 men a children refuge and medical center plus a traveling dispensary. Warehouses stock medical goods food and comforts with 100 000 tons capacity 400 motor cars seven repair garages 46 freight cars to Italy within two weeks after U S entry. A battery of ambulances at Piave four days after war entry. Five hospitals in England and a hospital supplies workshop employing 2 000 women. Paris headquarters received 120 000 cases from U S chapters. It urges continued support as soldiers fight for liberty with Red Cross aid and mothers backing the cause.