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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1918
Page
5
Annie Dike describes American relief work in the Aisne during German offensives. Refugees are sheltered in the Chateau, children saved from evacuation, cantines feed thousands daily, and livestock and farms are organized for ongoing support as the ministry plans further centers in Alsace and the North.
A wartime appeal urges readers to donate to the Red Cross to aid the wounded, starving and displaced children in France and devastated lands. It emphasizes the duty of compassion, urging giving until it pinches and stressing the urgency of relief for ally children and those at home.
The Italian Premier praised the American Red Cross for its powerful aid after Austria routed Italy last October. He spoke in Parliament of the relief effort as a magnificent dash of relief work and lauded the American people for their prodigious activity and consistent force. This came just over a month after the Red Cross’s notable aid in Italy.
The Toledo Blade notes a sparrow singing through fog and smoke despite a droopy worker, lifted by the bird and divine impulse. Another worker begins the day with renewed hope as the sparrow's song touches hearts.
Miss Agatha Wilhelmina Richrath a German instructor at Vassar College Poughkeepsie is under arrest on a charge of spreading enemy propaganda. She allegedly defended the sinking of the Lusitania and the invasion of Belgium by Germany. The photo was taken at the U S district attorney office in New York.
A Daily Thought quote from Phil lip Brooks highlights courage as the result of obedience to ideas, freedom from self-consciousness, and simplicity.
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