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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 14, 1918)
KKNI'MK or RRD CROifl IN ITALY WOHK weekly. All this character of work done up to July 1st, 1918, wax ac complished lit n rout of 14.347.383. If tho morale of the men at the front Ir to be maintained their famlllim mind be properly cured for and de- The tt'nr Council of ll Amorli sin )'d Croaa baa today leaned the ; c ond Installment of Its report! to the Wi ,-k among the soldiers at tho front lulls provided lor Hhopn, shoe lm up to July Lat, I Bit, coil II. 84, 801. v pOctal Ktnerisoncy Fund wan ex- American people concerning tha uselpended during the name period tak boing made of the American Kdltng care of thousands of refugees. Cross War Fund. This particular in- This was done at the cost of $174,- ptallmenl covers the work being done in Italy since the beginning of the war and the plans made for tha por ted up to the end of December, 1918. In carrying out Its work In Italy the American Red Cross has appro priated to July 1. 1918. the sum of 17,989, t;.-.:i. ro Tii- greatty enlarged field ol opportunity and obligation In Italy DAI . tiled for an eppTopria tion for six months ending December, 1918. amounting to 112,867,887.60. Thus h i lie Aid Of the year 1918 t tic American lied Cross win have ex panded since the war began al teas) twenty million dollars In the work of relict' in Italy, Need for American Red Cross work In Italy became ap parent to the War Council early in the eummer ol iiut. and a tompor- '00.00 Another Item of expense lories, work by nurses and ftnfcni I assistance to the Italian Institutions engaged In this field. For this pur pose $1,030,700. has been appropri ated. There are many other activi ties which will cost heavily and during the early days was that of which have been provided for, among transportation. This amounted to them are surgical dressings and sur $200,462.00 In connection with the gleal Instruments $1,241,212.60, foregoing there are two things wor- supplies Including gasoline and ap- thy of note. The first Is that the pllances, maintenance of every dos- purchaslng power of every dollar crlptlon. allowances for drivers and contributed to the American Red living expenses, $496,000. Canteen Croat because of Its vast field of vol- rest rooms, $4r,:'.,7"2 CO, gifts of lintary endeavor and supply Is a clothing and Other neicssil.es for 11 88 The other is the strict wnii-1 loldlen at the front $iii), (Mm, food omy observed in all branchei ef: tor children 1867,800, for the pur following lelegrnni from chase and maintenance of Nurses' Home ni Milan $66,027.60, for all work Thi Henry p Davidson, Chairman of the! medical work 40426, for dtati ci Italian Commissioner, at the close! ifflcos and gonoral offices si Home of the Second War Fund Campaign ill i e of general Inters d : "American Red Cross drive has be n OTerwhelmlng, Bucceas nol ry commission headed by Oeorge !'. alone in amount raised but in spirit Baker Jr.. was sen) to Italy to make shown throughout the country, Will a thorough and exhaustive Investl- cable you shortly final flguree, We Ration of the needs. As a result of are now in a position to carry out the Commission's report a perman- SUOh work as your Commission re ent commission was in process of for- I Commends and upon consideration ot roaliou when the Teutonic drive on War Council It will be approved all the Austrian front filled all Italy' to the end In the spirit which you with homeless, starving, despairing and your associates are perfectly un- rofugees anil brought on n crisis derstood. It is vitally Important which took the American Red Cross that any program adopted by the workers ln'o Italian fields, and from American Ked Cross In any part of that moment their activities never world should be curried out In such aaaed. Today Italy is fully con- manner that everyone cun Justly feel ! vinced that the American people are a nation of deeds as well as words. There is scarcely a village or com mune which has not been given un- llstakatile evidence of the gencros- Igty. kindliness ami ability of Amerl- ditorea authorized by the War Coun m in the work of eavina BuroDe ell for the six months ending Deoem- Irom the grasp of Teutonic autocracy, ber, mis, amounts to 818,667, s:t7,- i it this connection Colonel John 60, The original estimate was one I Bachanan, one of the directors of the milllot dollars le.s but the Buttle of British Ministry on Information said, the Plave while a great victory was "1 hope American i apprei ate the iwork which their i;'d Cross organl- Eatio'i has i! iue In Italy. The Amer- 11. an work was wond n'ul. it was or- that each dollar has been treated a though it were the particular dollar given by the person making the greut OS) sacrifices in order to give " As stated in the beginning, expen- ) 1 1 ,860, fund t lor prm enl lou ol tuberoulosls 11,100,000, transport lion 183,000, purchasing section $4.- i i Ion 66 l,60, i :; ection 181,606, s ctlon of the Bee rotary General 146,691, BecUou of Public Information 181,790. The foregoing ll a resume of tho work that has been done In Italy and of expenditures ol the work leniaiid a continuation of this work 'icing done. Should tho needs of war Mid expenditures Of even grealtr urns there Is no doubt that the .mer.c.in people will respond, CIIICKKNH ni r attended with los e I hal iditurea or another mil lion i i irlni for the wounded, in o tar ai the amount of money to be inlzed and accomplished with deft- expended is concerned, the Item of I paign of. extermination. as . energy ami tact, it must have furnishing food to refugees and fan- Accordingly a number of a ten en enormously expensive but it Hiei ol soldiers at tha front la glveulsfon poultry specialists were enl out h worth many times what it coat first place in the work now being I by the Department, and tio era ade . . a " -- . . , ... . , . HI remarkable el feet on the mor-, done. I ins service Know u as ( anleen : which thev conducted bad the effect not only of the people at home J Service consists of furnishing fif- ut at the front where its maximum teen thousand rations daily which It Isn't only In their amateur truck gardens that oity dwellers are learn ing to copy us community folks The imitators uatura4i lug aorae distance behind the originals, but it Ih a fad that In the large towns chleki n ra lug is now more than an experiment, some montna ago toe uepanmoni ,.,,,, ideration, since tho of Agriculture bei tme alarmed al the came .' a llmi when speed with which poultry breeders needed bis mowej to pul In and hat kiiiniK off i heir stock. Its l breatened 1 1 ari Itj nl I ae I uggeted to the breeders i ke pol ej of pla ring safe while tie- still had aomethli I sell, but the effect t esembled a FARM GRIT FOILS EMMIES AT HOME MAKES FOOD SURE Bumper Crops Stiffen Allied Line, Morale Country Districts First in Liberty Loan Only the farmers know the ex treme difficulties which humpeied tin production for the allies tbll yem of the bum pet ciois noceaaary to reed tic troops battling al tha H tro pean fronts and the civilians working tor llieni behind the lines. Tin- public baa i ear i few tepo ti of tha widespread aabotafo whleh has wei k d lor the heiii'M! of tiie l Inn, v. i" i her prai Meed In i as nun of lieu, i in propagand i or I. vv "eiiii :ii ion", Hul enoi is ra yeah d ni the ti la ol tr.e I. W. W.'e li I Yn ( fo 10 hl .i l ' in have bten fn ' i im d I w ho made free, n hi n ol : .'. , ol In i alu 1 1 .i u an i rtj io mite lb- lei ' to destrot standing cropa and sioci nr.ii ti -. hal vejrj bodj d ifl i know Is thai the far ni r made good, and a Ith tha conaervation throu ih tho Food ,.i ministration'! autervlslon, kept tin joiuiii) Vank In Prance, tbe (French I'oilu and British Tommy with un limited supplied of good wheat llo.ir YANKEE WHEAT FEEDS ALL ALLIES Ob top of tin; the farmer set the pace fo the rest of merlca with Ills auh 'crlplloii to vir funds It v a the agricultural dlatrlcta that tirst re ported their 1 iotas oversubscribed In the Third Liberty Loan. Do ibth as it will be the farmer who flrstropoit "Over Tha Top" In the Fourth Liberty Loan, In spite of the ii! tbal tile loan in bi Iwh a . of au pre " it PI; I in Is ci ly, liniii superficial TI Ird Loan the farmei noi.V FAMILY OUVRCH (Catholic) Cor Miller and C. Hts. When Children Htart To Behoot, Hchool starts at a time of ycir wliefi III, i t In,,. i', of ,'casotix Im 111,,-tu I " " Hunday High Mass at 10:30 o'clock ' " eoughs, colds, croup, hay Week days Muss at 7 o'clock. I r"v"r ",ld "l""1'- 'rompt action at . .... , the first sign of infection niuv In Instructions for children Hatur , , ,, , M . ... children In prime good health um daya at 9 A, M. , li 1 j them to avoid losing time. Ko- Hev. Father Francis. O. f, M. ley'a Money and Tar Is an Ideal bom., Hector, remedy. Bold by Reed Bros. We will do your iub priming. Ambu ." Tjri:rT"r9c?TV "aBurfS-fw T-nitar wfw.se, Ul'iiV,lU4i-...li X Ul ViXJKVit .4 P.e. or in War Fully equipped liberal culture naxl -i iilillctlep, luonla. Si-i in I .... I ' !. . . ft ....I .'...'. -. ' ,.i.. I. ,l ,! .... I rill 11 III L' It! t.''l.M ,", ,,,,, 'ill, I !,. i,,.' , . , .. , . .,,, ,,,, leu. !, 1,.1. Hi. in . V..r' '.In. ii im i Im! I." rls. I .ei-l I OiiSiiii.i r-lm- rl. 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The ervlce will cost $,1,300,000. The nasi matter is the employment of thoae who are able to do soma part of checking the massacre and even encouraging the backyard chicken farmer In the big city, who found that his stock could be maintained to a great extent on table .craps. Willi the advantages Ol a commun ity like ours It is a positive ilm to do better Hutu tbOM CltJ enhiislasls. ill., immor ohm : . and V 1 , v. ,t!i , laid in 1 ti", ! ii id be 11 call I upon in 1 all, l It t eil 1 not Ii a . 111 : 111 il i ' I'o 1 iii I., .in wi re noi In . 1 in, hi t: . 1 Ird, 1 11 .1 1 a tha gi . nn '-in 1 1 1 ,1 ror Inci son ,1 c 'ii all ciops 1 nd a ipeciall) on whea'. the great Western staple to 1 1" : II lie at in Ol five mil lion American troops with which it is expected to crush tha linn utterly next vi .ir BIG ARMY NEEDS GREAT CRGI S Kor wlnt.r win at iiloni-. It Is pro poted to lucre. ise the area bv t.'i,- 000,000 aire,. These flguree provtda for a iiiiuiiniim ol 513,000 a. les ol ' 3aaCBBBBBBBBBBBBBTaBR No otliff wordi aarj drcrilM' i he relutipiiM that slitnilil t'xint lftw' n a Bank Ulld i 1 m patroos. Ii' you haven't confitleno- in th w umlnosn of a bank, yo'i certainly will nol I Hit 'ut morn'y to it. This Bat.k inviien can -ful Inapce.ion of its final ti;il ilrwnth and MUtiti bopii a rtii'thod". We know they stre abovt criiiciam, but tho Isjint is, we want ymi to !' v it. When you have teamed, il.on we iollcit your im inc h on our merits. CRANE STATE BANK (Jl.A.Ni;. OREGON tzaaaaaBBBBwaal lleceni experimenl have gone Onlng 4:5 work rooms where nearly lowing iii the war. Twenty-eight workshops toward simplifying chickou-fccd have been erected In various purts of problems, and though the majority give employment to r us r D0 fanners, ot there are A f 11 .ii if it- ii t if i ti . ' Italy. They machines. for this branch of American Ked Croas Activity amounts to $ :i . 0 7 7 . aree thousand women are employed producing an average of 10,000 irments. There are nineteen health I 140. A colony for refugees from Venetla near I'lsa Is caring for 2000 persons and before winter this will probably be lucreaaed by $i,i.',.r.ooo. iters containing s.n 41; children ftiore are twelve adult health centers iring for an average of ;,0H persons many in that majority who can find time to do as much us the it-hred bookkeeper - atari h. sputH and all. Archie Cross was In town yeati r day. rM I, 4P U3i -rv-l . HSTBiiW -r ' - , T iaT-v tar I winter wheal In California, 600,000 in Oregon, 764,000 in Washington, . leai Iii Idaho, 156 in I tali, (6,000 hi Aii.on.i. mill 6,000 In Nevada. This is an imieuse of eighty pen cem over lid aoraagee ior vVaabtagtoa, but ver linn Ii smaller inere.tics lor slick pin the oilier states of the Twelfth Fed eiiii Keeerve district. In presenting these figures, the L)e puitinent of Agriculture points out that It Is absolute!) ueie-isuiy thai a tremendous wheat crop be brought in next year to renew somewhat the 1 rve supplies, accumulated from the record crops of lfll-1916, and de pleted thiough the ilepeniletii MJ of all the allies 011 us. There Is no doubt ill uu body's mind that the American farmer will re spond Instantly and effectively to uti .1111. until p.c-ented to hllil, US this one. by tho government. There Is no doubt that the nutlve wit and courage of the American farmer will rout natural and criminal enemies to his Victory crop s.iccess us his sons urn outwitting and out fighting the lluu from tho Vosgua to I'icurdy. FARMS ANSWER WAR LOANS FIRST There Is least of ull a doubt that the American farmer will lug In his reaponae to the cull of the Fourth Liberty Ixtan hecauso of his Increased re ponsiliiliiles 111 other directions. It was Oregon, whose oichnnl I, farniH uTid cattle oversbinlov ull her other wealth, which first hoisted ll.o Thtid Liberty Loan Honor King in tho West, and it was that oilier purely agricultural statu, lowu, which barely nosed Oregon out of first place 11 tho national raca for the honor. I loth Oregon and Iowa will ho the special marks for all other states to shoot at In the Fourth Liberty Loan race. A dark horse probably will win the acclaim due the first statu to fill Its quota. The answer of the nation to the A in erl cun sized task of raising the American-sized Fourth Liberty l.oan must be prompt and overwhelming. With American troops glorying in (he laurels wrested from the boasted best trained fighting men of the win Id, those at home cannot return a less emphatic response to the (ull upon them. Lot every mmi do his share. 20,000 Acres - SAGEBRUSH LANDS with water rights for sale on Blitzen River in tracts of 80 Acres or more. Reasonable prices one-fifth cash balance easy terms, six per cent in terest. Eastern Oregon Live Stock crank Company oregon "Carry On" Lct'n Have Teamwork WMti will best iiriu," honor iii his Town, iiis ( . .illil 1,1)1 i ;. ill . ti.e is ! : ' i j 1 1 . Io I iliiivdf Un- one who delns s In Hit lili Liberty I oiui or tin 'tis forwut'd will ingly, prompt!) and VOl.UNTAItll ! oii know and we KIIOM WllUl lm- answer is nu I.i i ii it ti to siitiMiiiie. it, at i- certain, mil. win Noil do il I'I'.MMI'TI.Y, nn I withoiil lieing soilftlit out mil reminded ol iliis dulj '' In 'nip lint Oregon over (he lop I-'IHST your application roi llli lilx-ilv Loan Honils must lie In I ha ds of your hunk in the local Liberty Loan Coiiiiiiillec ULlOltlC Saturday, Scplcinber 2Hlh. Diui'l wnil a week, n iluv, AN HOUR. DO IT NOW. Relng li.ic.l on Oregon's Honor Moll of "Volun teer" sui,s( rilicis is tbe liiucst patriotic ilislim lion a iv man, woillgn or cliilil cun linve. I.OII.I, l 1 .1, AN COMMITTS 3$7ec As She Is Spoken. The teacher wiim KlvliiK dictation for a writing lesson. She beijaii "Once up on a time " "I'leiiKc, Icacher, what Is a punny?" asked n little elrl. "What do you nienn, I.lz.le?" galled the teacher. "I do not underbuild you." "You said: 'Once n ptinny tline,'" The teacher explained by Improving her enuinliiiiou. THE UNIVERSAL C ' ECONOMIZE Save your old lire !iae thern repaired Bring them to our Vulcanizing Department which ia equipped in firat class shape WORK GUARANTEED BURNS GARAGE BURNS AND CRANE For your convenience we keep a supply of FOKI) REPAIRS and OILS at Narrows, Hiley, Alberson, Harney, Drewsey and .lunturu jjBaHKJaJjjyR The Times-Herald Prinlafor Part' lar People
