TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT. DECEMBER 12.
1918.
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WHERE WOUNDED MEN TO INCREASE RELIEF WORK IN PALESTINE
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last. Also a complete line of
WOOD & COAL HEATERS.
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Tillamook, Oregon.
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The surgeon has extracted the Im
partially distributed bits of shrapnel
I from your works. The wounds have
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healed. The wheels go 'round again,
and tiie clock ticks.
But It doesn't keep correct time?
This business of calling “Time!” on
the Boclie means so many broken clocks
nowadays that the master-menders
can't keep them on their tables after
they're mended. So the question where
they shall sit around while they’re ba
ing regulated looms large.
The Red Cross answers that quea-
tlon with its convalescent honiea. It
has six of these in operation, A sult-
able place Is found—sometimes do
nated— und management and equip
ment are provided by the Red Cross,
while the Army has furnished disci
pline and a never-falling snpply of con-
valescents.
These homes mean that men who
are scarcely hospital subjects, yet who
can by no means go back to their du
ties, have, a place that does what
"home” does for the French or Eng
lish soldier, what "home” does for
any one. In fact, when the doctor gets
through.
You know. He says: "You're all
right now. It's only a matter of nurs
ing and food.”
But you know he's only looking at
the works he's tinkered, and that the
soul within you is grousing as it never
did when the body was down and out
It wants something, and it doesn’t
know what it is. But if it doesn't get
it pretty quick the works are going to
get gummed again. You know your
mother could tlnd out what that dog
gone thing Is right away and hand it
to you on a plate. But General Per
shing won't let you go to her. • • •
And the War Department wou’t let her
come to you
Then you're taken to a Red Cross
convalescent home—and there Is the
very thing you wanted ! But you
couldn’t describe It even then to save
your life.
It is a bit of coddling, and pretty
surroundings, and women's faces, and
light laughter and time to play and all
that sort of thing. It is forgetting the
crash of war and remembering that
there are pleasant, soft voices. It’s
even such things as gaily-flowered sofa
pillows to Jam Into a corner and make
a nice lolling place while you read
and smoke and talk. It’s slippers In
stead of trench boots, or day-dreams
In place of the nightmare of killing.
Suffering in Holy Land.
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HE American Red Cross Intends
to administer relief work on a
far greater scale In Palestine
than heretofore In order that thou-
sands of men, women and children In
that part of the world may be rescued
from their present suffering. Dr. John
H. Finley, Red Cross Commissioner to
Palestine and former Commissioner of
Education for the State of New York,
has cabled that this additional work is
immediately necessary.
At least one-third of the population
of Lebanon has died of starvation and
disease, due to lack of nourishment.
Many villages are virtually depopulat
ed, and thousands of people are In
need, owing to epidemics, lack of em
ployment and the prohibitive prices of
food.
Families formerly in the best of cir
cumstances have been reduced to des
titution. Every one Is clamoring for
an opportunity to rehabilitate himself.
Owing to a lack of physicians tbe con
ditions In many hospitals are deplora
ble. More than ten thousand sick clvll-
Ians have been cared for by the Amer-
lean Red Cross during a single month.
and Red Cross automobiles are trans-
porting hundreds of ill and wounded
prisoners to hospitals every day. There
are at least ten thousand refugee
Armenians tn and about Damascus and
more than three thousand in the Hau-
rnn district, the cable asserts.
Dr. Finley says the American Red
Cross workers have been doing every-
i thing possible to relieve this distress,
but adds that greatly Increased help
must cohie at once. He requires two
additional hospital units Immediately.
General Allenby has cabled the British
War office to approve this plan.
Dr. Finley Journeyed on foot from
Beersheba to Dan In the wake of the
advancing British forces, and at the
time of sending the cable had Just com
pleted a tour of the Palestine nnd low
er Syria, passing through Nazareth.
Tiberius, Tyre, Sidon, Haifa and Bei
rut, reaching the latter place two days
after Its occupation by the British
forces.
"America should be the first to help
In the rehabilitation of the Holy Land,
which Great Britain and our Allies
have redeemed,” deck “es Dr. Finley.
“The first medium of help should be
the American Red Cross, which makes
no distinction as to race, creed or col
or. Under the trusteeship of those who
recovered this sacred land, which Is
tbe cradle of three teat religions, the
civilized world Is now given the oppor
tunity of Illustrating Its highest ideals
for humanity.”
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NO SEALS SOLD THIS YEAR.
The customary sale of Red Cross
Christmas seals will not be held this
year.
It seemed best to both the
American Red Cross and the National
Tuberculosis Association to unite in
the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call to
reduce the number of appeals to tbe
public for contributions
There will
be no lessening of activities by the
National
Tuberculosis
Association
through this arrangement, as the Red
Cross War Council has appropriated
>2,500,000 for antl-tuberculosls work
In 1918 in lieu of tbe money that ordi
narily would be raised by a Christmas
Seal Campaign. However, every per
son Joining the Red Cross during the
Red Cross Christmas Roll Call will be
awarded ten seals to be used as here
tofore.
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CANTEEN AT FRONT FOR
AMERICAN “BIRD MEN”
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♦ THE REO CROSS ROLL CALL. ♦
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When “the greatest mother In ♦
♦ the world” calls the roll the ♦
♦ week of December 16-23 the ♦
American flying men in France are ♦ hope of the American Red Cross ♦
to receive special attention from the ♦ is that the answer for the entire ♦
American Bed Cross as the result of a
American people will be: "All ♦
request for such Bervice that has been i ♦ present, or accounted for.”
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received from General Patrick, Chief I ♦
It will be the occasion for ♦
of the Air Service. Because of the ♦ 22.090,000 adults and 8,000,000 ♦
necessity of keeping aviators over ♦ children to renew their member ♦
seas hi the very best mental and ♦ ship and for all others to Join. ♦
THE RED CROSS GORDON.
physical condition for their hazardous ♦ One happy slogan of the roll call ♦
An American Red Cross worker who work officials of tiie aviation branch of ♦ announces that "all you need is ♦
was among those volunteering to help the service have long felt they should ♦ a heart and a dollar.”
♦
Why does the Red Cross at ♦
In the hospitals and at the station have more comforts und opportunities ♦
where the hospital trains arrived, over for relaxation than are provided by ♦ Christmas conduct a member ♦
♦ ship campaign? Because it unites ♦
heard some of the wounded talking the ordinary canteen.
In compliance with the request the ♦ the people In an Intimate way ♦
about the American Red Cross.
"Gee! We'd a starved if it hadn’t Bed Cross is establishing special com ♦ with the organization they have ♦
been for the Red CrossI” said one boy, bination mess and recreation canteens ♦ supported so magnificently. In ♦
and then, laughing at his own exagger at all points In France where our avi ♦ other countries one of the most ♦
ation, he went on to explain the cir ators, either students or officers, are ♦ impressive things about the ♦
cumstances under which the Red Cross stationed. Extra comforts and atten ♦ American Red Cross Is the size ♦
tion will be provided for our “bird ♦ of its membership, attesting ♦
representative with his divls <>n had
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done some timely service. Tue Ger men” at these canteens. They will be ♦ truly popular approval.
This Christmas, when our ♦
mans, of course, were to blame, for presided over by American women of ♦
they retreated so rapidly that it was intelligence and cheerful personality, ♦ country is out of the deep waters ♦
of the war, every dollar paid for ♦
practically Impossible for the supplies whose chtef duty will be to create as
to keep up with the pursuing Ameri much home atmosphere as possible lu ♦ an annual membership In the ♦
tbe circumstances.
♦ Red Cross will be a direct ♦
cans.
The American Bed Cross Is to have ♦ Christmas gift to our land, air ♦
"We cleaned up seven kilometers In
leas than two hours," another reclining sole charge of these aviation canteens. ♦ and sea forces ahd to those who ♦
♦ have felt the sting of war In a ♦
figure explained, "and they were still
♦ way that we In this country ♦
ASK THE SOLDIERS,
going when 1 was knocked out. For
♦ have not experienced. The min ♦
three days I had had nothing to eat
That the soldiers, sailors and ma ♦ istrations of the Red Cross will ♦
but hard tack, and for some days be
♦ be as good a substitute for ♦
fore the food had been monotonous— rlnes are deeply appreciative of th«
♦ Christmas at home as can be ♦
canteen
service
of
the
American
Red
to put it mildly. So you can Imagine
♦ furnished under the circum ♦
what it meant to us boys to have the Cross ie given ample evidence many
♦ . stances.
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Red Cross Gordon come up with a sup times every day. The keynote of their
The women of America, see ♦
appreciation Is perhaps best expressed ♦
ply of chocolate, cant ed peaches and
♦ ing In the Red Cross an exten ♦
other good things. It was a life-saver." on the post cards which they send to
the “folks back home" when en route ♦ sion upon a universal scale of ♦
♦ the mothering Instinct, will be ♦
1918 RED CROSS CHRISTMAS SEAL to points of embarkation. From a
dozen picked up at random the follow ♦ quick to answer “Here" to the ♦
ing sentiments were taken and "speak ♦ roll call, because service and ♦
♦ sacrifice are womanly qualities ♦
VMER1CAN-R£D<RQSS#
for themselves:"
“Red Cross are sure treating us ♦ and they are Red Cross quall- ♦
♦ ties.
♦
I great en route."
President Wilson, ns president ♦
I "Red Cross are sure making It happy ♦
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♦ of the American Bed Cross, ♦
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♦ says: ”1 summon you to the ♦
“Support Red Cross in everything."
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“For God's sake never say 'No' to ♦ i comradeship I”
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the Red Cross. They're wonderful."
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
“Long live the Red Cross."
FOR INSURANCE.
2nd Are. £, between 1st and 2nd Sts.
GRAND MUFTI, HEAD OF THE MOHAMMEDAN CHURCH
WHITE TURBAN), ARRIVES AT AMERICAN RED CROSS HEAD
QUARTERS TO TAKE PART IN I THE FORMAL INAUGURATION OF
THE WORK IN PALESTINE.
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“The Red Cross are angels to us the
way they treat us."
“I think If the people of America
“Canteen service 100 per cent. In could only see and realize what the
Toledo: fifteen carloads of us well boys are doing out here.” said a Cap
taken care of."
tain after Chateau-Thlerry, “they
“Bed Cross serving coffee, Oh. they
would gladly back them up with their
do so much for us!"
last dollars and their lives if neces
"Do all you can for Bed Cross—they
sary.”
do so much for us."
MEAT INCREASE
AT TIME NEEDED
Producers
Responded
Nobly
When Demand Was Shown •
to Them.
CATTLE AND HOG FIGURES.
Government Justified In Pork Policy
Which Now Provide« Chief Sup
ply to Meet Three Billion
Pound Fat Shortage.
In line with the general plan of con
servation formulated by the U. S. Food
Administration Immediately following
the entrance of the United States Into
the war the contribution made by the
meat producers of this country to the
war program Is of particular signifi
cance, as It demonstrates the hearty
co-operation accorded the Food Ad
ministration by the meat producers of
the country.
According to reports of the U. 3.
Department of Agriculture, there was
an Increase in cattle of 10,238,000 head
and 12,441,000 hogs, these figures cot»
piled to January 1 last. In ths same
period there was a decrease of 819,000
head of sheep, but Indications are this
decrease will show an Increase follow
ing the latest reports.
Since January 1 unofficial Informa
tion indicates an Increase In hogs of
not ley than eight per cent and not
more than fit t ¿eh per cent, compared
with one year ago, with an Increase In
average weight
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Following the request of the Food
Administration for Increase In hog
production for the fall of 1918 and ths
spring of 1919 the Increase may yield
not less than 1,600,000,000 pounds
more of pork products than were
available last year. Without this in
crease the shipping program arranged
by Mr. Hoover regarding animal food
products would have been Impossible.
The dressed hog products during the
three months ending September 30,
1917, amounted to 903,172,000 pounds,
while for the same months of 1918 the
production was 1,277,589,000 pounds,
an Increase of over 874,000,000 pounds
for the quarter.
During the same period In 1917 In
spected slaughter records of dressed
beef showed 1,263,000,000 pounds as
against 1,454,000,000 pounds for ths
three month period ending September
1, this year.
We must increase our meat ship
ment!«, especially our pork products,
to meet the added demands of the mil
lions liberated from German oppres
sion. And at the same time we must
look forward to the rehabilitation of
the European meat herds. The policy
which guided our meat program In the
past year has been fully Justified, for
only the heavy pork production which
It has brought about will enable us
even partly to satisfy the Increased
demands on us for the coming year.
There wiy b{ a world shortage Jn fats,
jnd 1^ is to thj United Btatej that
rope Must look te supply its deficient
cy. At the same tlmg there will con
tinue to be heavy demands for beef.
Owing to the limited refrigerator ship
ping capacity European Imports of
beef for some time will be limited.
The United States, Australia and
Argentine will be able to maintain a
supply that will keep all available
freezer vessels operating at capacity.
America’s Pledge to
the Allies When Their
Lines Were Breaking
America will send the food, what
ever needs for victory. They believed,
they stood fast and with our men they
carried on—to victory.
THE TEST NOW FULFILLED.
This government Is nothing mors
than the expression of th« people, and
If we are to win the war It will be only
because every man, woman and child
charges himself dally and hourly with
the test. Does this or that contribute
to win the war?—Herbert Hoover.
April 18, 1918.
With the solemn obligation of pro
viding that “margin” ef food that
would safeguard against starvation
our friends in Europe the housewife
and the consumer have learned hither
to Ignored and unsuspected things
about food, have absorbed a whole
"college education” In food values,
food handling, buying and substituting
that they will not want to forget.
Our voluntary food saving not only
saved the Allies and mads vital contri
bution to the winning of the war, but
saved to ourselves In administration
expenses the outlay out of our own
pockets that any effective system of
rationing would have extracted.
It
would have cost us about >45,000,000
to have policed ourselves as against
the 2 cents per capita fur co-operating.
By saving and sharing America kept
the world together during the war cri
sis. By saving and sharing America
will help to bring the healing of na
tions