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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
4
Citizens packed Carlsbad as Captain Lougher urged urgent war mobilization. He recounted German cruelty in France and called for immediate sacrifice to defeat the Kaiser, inspiring unity and a push to fund Liberty Bonds.
The American Red Cross is the largest efficient relief organization, funded by membership fees and voluntary contributions. It relies mainly on volunteers and supports military and civil suffering, aiding soldiers and populations in allied countries as Congress, the President, and the War Department back its work. Twenty two million Americans have joined.
Eyewitness account recalls a German officer seizing a dying boy amid a city fire as barrels of gasoline ignite a street. civilians flee past charred remains while strategic reserves and looming battle threaten Amiens. The plea echoes a war warning to hurry.
The Red Cross has supported the army and navy and boosted Allied fighting forces. It provided canteens with meals, stocked warehouses along the French and Italian fronts, aided care for consumptives and maimed sailors, and supplied home comforts like sweaters and socks. Citizens are urged to donate to sustain this Hand of Mercy globally.
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