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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
3
New York Times evidence from The Hague details harsh treatment of Allied prisoners in German camps. Americans faced with holding parcels, isolation, and delayed medical care behind the front. Reports cite repeated punishments, poor wounds care from Somme veterans, and threats of retaliation against American prisoners.
A poetic applicant Burt Gibbs wandered into a Buffalo recruiting office and declared he wished to fight to defend democracy. The officer in charge dismissed Gibbs after a brief, fanciful exchange ending with Gibbs being rejected.
A wartime Red Cross appeal states every cent of donated funds goes to relief with admin overhead covered by interest from banked War Fund. It outlines relief for wounded, homeless, hungry, and disabled, plus care for families, prisoners, and international battlefields including France Russia and Armenia.
Bay City Michigan Red Cross volunteers rushed to craft 150 dunnage bags in 48 hours. Two sisters aged about ten and twelve joined the effort, returning at dawn to complete the work after washing clothes by 3 AM. Their dedication, along with many women workers, ensured the bags would be ready for shipment to the front.
London notices highlight women in the postal censorship service rising from typists to Deputy Assistant Censor. They supervise dozens of examiners, handle confidential war work, and face skill and discretion demands. The piece notes pay scales, secrecy, and the appeal for more women to join.
The Red Cross hospital Supyoy area in France operates 16 warehouses stocked with drugs medicines surgical instruments and dressings. It serves 342 French military hospitals and supports frontline medical care.
An urgent call warns the war is at a tipping point unless the Allies are fed. It notes France England and Italy face hunger that cripples mobilization and morale, urging decisive action to supply necessities so they can continue fighting.
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