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RED CROSS GIFTS
$400,000,000
War Council on Retirement An
nounces Cash and Supplies
Contribute!
WORKERS WILL "CARRY ON."
Five Big tooletie In WrJ Wld Plan.
M. P. Davison Head litrr),atlnal
AmaHcan Red Craaa Cmmlsl.
Dr. Livingston Farrand Permanent
Leader f Peso Organisation.
Washington. (8pdL Henry F.
Davtson aa chairman bue th follow
big statement on behalf f tha War
Council of tha American Red Croat:
Ta th American People :
"Tha War Council at the American
Bed Croa appointed by President Wil
ton on May 10, 1917, to carry an the
work of tha American Red Croat dur
ing tha war, at their request and by
vote of the Central Committee, coated
t midnight, February 28.
"Immediately the armlatlce waa
atgned the War Council Instituted
atudlet to determine when the ttrlct
ly war work of the organisation would
kaTe been sufficiently matured to en
able tha direction ot affairs to' be re
sumed by the permanent staff. Henry
P. Davison, being In Paris when the
armlatlce was signed, summoned a
conference there of the heads of all
the Red Cross Commissions In Europe
to canvass the situation. After con
sidering all the factors It was con
cluded to make the transition on
March 1. The "try fortunate choice
f Dr. Livingston Farrand as the new
chairman of the Central Committee,
and thereby the permanent chief ex
ecutive of the Red Cross, makes possi
ble the consummation of this plan un
der the most favorable conditions.
Accounts Audited by War Department
"Detailed reports to Congress and a
complete audit of its accounts by the
War Department will constitute the
final record of Red Cross activity dur
ing the war. Although It has been
the rule to make public all expendi
tures when authorized and to give de
tailed Information relative to all work
undertaken, the War Council in turn
ing over Its responsibilities to Dr. Far
rand and his associates desire to give
a brief resume of Red Cross war time
activities to the American people, to
whom the Red Cross belong, and whose
generous contributions have made pos
sible ail that has been accomplished.
"During the past nearly twenty-one
months the American people have
given In cash and supplies to the
American Red Cross more than $400,.
000,000. No value can be placed upon
the contributions of service which
have been given without atlnt and of
tentimes at great sacrifice by millions
of our people.
"The effort of the American Red
Cross in this war has constituted by
far the largest voluntary gifts of
money, of hand and heart, ever con
tributed purely for the relief of hu
man suffering. Through the Red Cross
the heart and spirit of the whole
American people have been mobilized
to take care of our own, to relieve the
misery Incident to the war, and also
to reveal to the world the supreme
Ideals or our national life.
"Everyone who has had any part in
this war effort of the Red Cross Is en
titled to congratulate himself No
thanks from anyone could be equal In
value to the self satisfaction every
one should feel for the part taken.
Fully 8,000,000 American women have
exerted themselves In Red Cross serv
ice. Has Over 17,000,000 Adult Members.
"When we entered the war the
American Red Cross had about 500.000
members. Today, as the result of the
recent Christmas membership Roll
Call, there are upwards of 17,000,000
full paid members outside of the mem
bers of the Junior Red Cross, number
ing perhaps 9,000,000 school children
additional.
"The chief effort of the Red Cross
during the war has been to care for
our men in service and to sld our
army and navy wherever the Red
Cross may be called on to assist As
to this phase of the work Surgeon Gen
eral Ireland of the U. S. Army recent
ly said : The Red Cross has been an
enterprise as vast as the war itself.
From the beginning It has done those
things which the Army Medical Corps
wanted done, but could not do Itself.'
"The Red Cross endeavor In France
has naturally been upon an exception
ally large scale where service has
been rendered to the American Army
and to the French Army and the
French people as well, the latter par
ticularly during the trying period
when the Allied World was waiting
for the American Army to arise In
force and power. Hospital emergency
ervlce for our army In France has
greatly diminished, but the Red Cross
la still being called upon for service
upon large scale In the great base
hospitals, where thousands of Ameri
can sick and wounded are still receiv
ing attention. At these hospitals the
Bed Cross supplies huts and facilities
for the amusement and recreation of
the men as they become convalescent
Our Army of Occupation in Germany
was followed with Medical units pre
pared to render the same emergency
Id and supply service which was the
primary business of the Red Cross
during hostilities. The Army Canteen
service along the lines of travel has
letaally Increased since the armistice.
"As for work among the French peo
ple, now that hostllltlea have ceased,
the French themselves naturally pre
fer as far as possible to provide for
their own. It hat accordingly been de
termined that the guiding principle of
Red Cross policy In France henceforth
shall be to have pmicttlloua regard to
Its every responsibility, but to direct
Its efforts primarily to assisting
French relief societies. The liberated
and devastated regions of France have
been divided by the government into
small districts, each officially assigned
to a designated French relief organi
sation. "The American Red Cross work In
Franc was Initiated by a commission
of eighteen men who landed on French
shore Jan IS, 191T. Since then
aom 9,000 person aav been a poo th
rolls In Franc, of whom 7,000 war
actively engaged when th armtttlce
waa signed. Aa Indication of th pres
ent seal of th work will b obtained
from th fact that th service of 8,000
person art ttlll required.
"Our America Expeditionary Fere
having largely evacuated England, th
actl vl tie f the Bed Cross Commis
sion there are naturally upon a dimin
ishing seal period. Active operation
are still In progress In Archangel and
Siberia.
"Th work In Italy ha been almost
entirely on behalf of th civilian pop
ulation of that country. In th critical
hours of Italy's struggle the American
people, through their Red Cross, sent
a practical message of sympathy and
relief, for which th government and
people of Italy have never ceased to
express their gratitude,
8uppll and Personnel to Near East
"The occasion for such concentra
tion of effort In Italy, England, Bel
glum and even In France having natur
ally and normally diminished. It has
been possible to divert supplies and
personnel In large measure to the aid
of those people In the Near East who
have hitherto been Inaccessible to out
side assistance, but whose sufferings
have been upon an appalling scale.
The needs of these peoples are so vast
that government alone can meet them,
but the American Red Cross Is making
an effort to relieve Immediately the
more acute distress.
"An extensive group of American
workers has been dispatched to carry
vitally needed supplies, and to work
this winter In the various Balkan coun
tries. In order to co-ordinate their ac
tivities, a Balkan commission has been
established, with headquarters at
Rome, Italy, from which point alone
all the Balkan centers can be reached
promptly.
"A commission has Just reached Po
land with doctors and nurses, medical
supplies, and food for sick children
and Invalids. An American Red Cross
Commission has also been appointed
to aid in relieving the suffering of Rus
sian prisoners still confined in German
prison camps.
"An Important commission Is still
working In Palestine. Through the
war special co-operation has been
given to the Armenian and Syrian Re
lief Commission, which was the only
agency able to carry relief In the in
terior of Turkish dominions.
Red Cross Will Continue.
"Red Cross effort Is thus far flung.
It will continue to be so. But the
movement represented by this work
has likewise assumed an Intimate place
in the daily life of our people at borne.
The army of workers which has been
recruited and trained during the war
must not be demobilized. All our ex
perience In the war shows clearly that
there Is an unlimited field for service
of the kind which can be performed
with peculiar effectiveness by the Red
Cross. What Its future tasks may be
It Is yet Impossible to forecast We
know that so long as there Is an Amer
ican army in the field the Red Cross
will have a special function to perform.
"Nothing could be of greater impor
tance to the American Red Cross than
the plans Just set In motion by the five
great Red Cross societies of the world
to develop a program of extended ac
tivities In the Interest of humanity.
The conception Involves not alone ef
forts to relieve human suffering, but
to prevent It; not alone a movement
by the people of an Individual nation,
but an attempt to arouse all people to
a sense of their responsibility for the
welfare of their fellow beings through
out the world. It is a program both
Ideal and practical. Ideal in that Its
supreme aim Is nothing less than ver
itable "Peace on earth good will to
men," and practical In that It seeks to
take means and .measures which are
actually available and make them ef
fective in meeting without delay the
crisis which Is dally recurrent in the
lives of all peoples.
"For accomplishing Its mission In
the years of peace which must lie
ahead of us the Red. Cross will require
the ablest possible leadership, and
must enjoy the continued support, sym
pathy, and participation in Its work
of the whole American people. It It
particularly fortunate that such a man
as Dr. Livingston Farrand should have
been selected as the permanent head
of the organization. The unstinted
fashion In which all our people gave
of themselves throughout the war Is
the best assurance that our Red Cross
will continue to receive that co-operation
which will make its work a source
of pride and Inspiration to every Amer
ican." Mr. DavIsoA, as chairman of the In
ternational Commission of the Ameri
can Red Crdfcs, has undertaken to rep-,
resent the American Red Cross In the
preparation of the program for extend
ed Red Cross activities, and will spend
the next several months in Europe In
consultation with other Red Cross soci
eties for that purpose.
THE WAR COUNCIL OF THE AMER
ICAN RED CROSS.
Henry P. Davison, Chairman.
HERE
Are Four
Of The
BEST
BUYS
In This
. District
Act At Once
If You Want
One of These
r
200 ACRES
Her It a placthat It all ready to mov on to and ttart to farming,
There ar. 200 acret, all under th Ochooo Project, and all In cultiva
tion. Th lc 1 fenced and crosa-fonced with woven wire. It hat a
tin well, good house and outbuilding, 1H miles to school, on R. F. D.
IIS acre ar In ry and wheat, 17 acret In alfalfa. Titer It a 10
per cent paid up water right on BO acre of thlt place. Ther ar tool
that go with the place and all ot th cropt. Ther ar SO cattle, IS shep
and 1 brood abw that can b purchated at reasonable price, alto alt
th hortet needed to work th place. Thlt It a real bargain at th prtc
and It a place ready to ttart farming at one.
CAN UK HANDLKD FOR
temiMaiBBW ipOjUUU wMWHBagaBaM
CAN II DOWN
240 ACRES
We can offer here one of the best pities In the district. It It a going
concern and can be had at a low figure If taken within th next thirty
dayt. There ta a 12,000 water right that go.- with the place at the pur
chase price. There are 65 acres in alfalfa and the place It mostly seed
ed and ready for the water. We are sure that thlt place wilt not be on
the market very long, and If anyone it In the market for a big, produc
ing borne that can be handled with very little rath, he should tea ut at
once. These buys we are offering are only short time bargains and In
the next tew weeks will he taken off the market or materially increas
ed In price. Thlt place it one ot the best placet In the country and
will boar the closest Inspection. '
CAN BE HANDLED FOR
ft r sr
tfemmmmrnrew JpOjJJVU e
CASH DOWN
80 ACRES
We can toll you a forty or an eighty for a very little money down.
We have a few that are cleared, plowed, laterals made, and all roady
to plant, tome are planted. We also have tome good 40's and SO't
that are uncleared. These we can make a good price on. And the
first payment on tome of them it so small at to make It possible for
almost anyone to handle. Thlt one we are describing here it on the
road, half mile from railroad, bat R. F. D., It on power line, It one
mile from school, and It In every way most attractive place.
CAN HE HANDLED FOR
S $600
Brnnmntt!
CASH DOWN
SNAPS 320
The Ochoco
Realty Go. .
of
Prineville
ACRES
Here It another place that you can move onto and start to work the
next morning. There It 60 acret In rye, 6 acret In alfalfa, good Im
provements. 94 acret of thlt piece ae under the Project. The rest,
with the exception ot 60 acret In Juniper, It all under cultivation. The
place It all well fenced and It In excellent condition. With thlt place
goet the following: 1 horse, 2 mares, 2 mufot, harness for all ot these,
1 wagon, 1 hayrake, 1 binder, 1 reaper, 1 drill, disc, 1 spring tooth
harrow, 1 disc harrow, 1 horse cultivator, 1 gang plow, 1 thovel plow,
4 tons rye bay. Thlt ptace will stand you under $86 an acre all ready
to go to work on and It la good.Let ut thow you. We have only a
few of these bargain! and they are going to move the next thirty dayt.
CAN BE HANDLED FOR
$5,000
CASH DOWN