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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
6
A wartime letter vows self sacrifice and work for the cause as a mother promises her son to endure, support the war effort, and remain steadfast. She pledges to devote all her resources, money, time, and energy to aid soldiers and allies, until the hour of reunion.
A letter from a 1917 Princeton graduate describes Red Cross canteens in France serving coffee, cocoa, and sandwiches to troops. One unit fed over 50,000 meals in a week and a cup was served every ten seconds for two hours.
Capt Roald Amundsen, famed Norwegian navigator, visited the Lake Forest naval training station near Chicago and extolled its scope and scale. He notes 13,000 trained since U S entry, 20,000 trainees now, and ongoing hut expansion, with air craft training, listening towers for locating sound, and a Sousa led band inspiring recruits.
Norton Neb residents recall a dramatic note from Dr Wilkie a physician captured in the war. A stamp hiding his secret warning reads They have cut out my tongue as a German prison camp letter was censored. Local family confirms the stamp clue and the chilling message.
A spate of mysterious thefts hits Knoxville Tennessee as thermometer tubes containing liquor vanish. Local police seek clues in connection with the bone dry state where bold acts to quench thirst surface.
A patriotic tribute extols the Red Cross as the world’s greatest instrument of mercy surpassing Civil War efforts in scope and efficiency. It portrays the Red Cross as the mothers’ arms behind soldiers, an army without guns fighting suffering, and a symbol beside the American flag as citizens pledge continued support.
Paris faced a refugee influx and wounded from the western front. The Red Cross opened vacant church lots and unfinished hospitals, transforming them into apartments and wards within a fortnight. It acted as diplomat architect and labor force, aiding civilian Paris and challenging old Red Cross assumptions.
The poem traces war refugees moving from ruined German lands through Switzerland to France and the Red Cross worker who aids them. Exiles return to shattered towns as new life begins in rebuilt homes while families reunite and find solace in faith. The recurring figure of the Red Cross Man frames hope amid devastation.
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