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Show What the Red Cross Does For the Boys Over There . Activities of th American Red Crews In behalf of the American boI-dlerg boI-dlerg in France entailed an expenditure expendi-ture of $15,453,050 to the end of laat June, and $13,829,4.18 has been appropriated ap-propriated to help make our more than 2,000,000 men "over there" comfortable com-fortable during the last six months of the year. Providing comforts for -our, fighting men, supplementing the efforts ef-forts of the army and navy authorities in their behalf, U considered the most important mission of the relief organization. organ-ization. This service and the cost of maintaining it form the basis of 'the most recent report Irom the War Council relative to the deposition of the Red Cross war fund. I The necessity of keeping the Red Cross relief program In France . as . elastic as possible in order to meet the I rapidly changing cordltions in that country, -where n illions of fighting men and millions of civilians, spread over vast stretchts of territory, are I In need of service, Is made clear in ' the report. At the very beginning of its work in France the Red Cross had to solve the problem of meeting the needs of Allied fighting men already ! there, and of assisting In relieving the ' distress of the civilian populations In I the war ones while miking prepera-' ions for the millions of American I fightinf? men that were to come. 'Long before General Pershing's first 40.000 troops reached Franco the American Am-erican Red Cross had os-tablished can-1 teens and rest stations at various I strategical points between th ports I of debarkation and the front llntf trenches tren-ches where the allied soldiers received receiv-ed wholesome ftXd and had a chwnce to bathe Rnd sleep in borne like surroundings sur-roundings on their way to and from the tiring line. There were six of these canteen and In March last, ncn American troops5 began arriving overseas liv heavy contingents, they were f'-eding 30,000 soldiers a c'ay. The work at these canteens was done by one hundred hun-dred paPrlotie American women. At the presnt time the number of canteens, can-teens, the nun,ber of soldiers cared for every day and the number of workers work-ers has bien doubled, and by the nd of the year, the report" states, it is expected that fifty-thrpe American Red Cross canteens wilt" be in operation. opera-tion. This service to our soldiers has been perfected to the point where rolling canteens provide refreshments for soldiers on troon tridns not sche- i army officers and manned by army personnel, but administered by the Red Cross. There are ten of these I hospitals In France. Hospitals operat-, operat-, ed independently by the Red Cross i comprise the second class. There are fourteen of these institutions and they are known as American Red Cross hospitals to distinguish them from American Red Cross military hospitals, hospit-als, the designation off the former class. In addition to Its 7,500 military beds, the Red Cross has 600 convalescent beds in its eight convalescent houses. Several beautiful chateaux have been turned over to the Red Cross for this latter purpose. The Red Cross has made an appropriation of $5,438,-919 $5,438,-919 to cover the ost of maintaining this service for wounded American Boldlers during the last six months of this year, t Providing special food for our sick and wounded fighting men. establishing establish-ing convalescent huts where they may regain their strength ar.d hospital farms to enable them to keep in the open, installing laundry plants and sterilizing plants that insure them clean clothing, supplying emergency tents and hundreds of thousands of comfort bags all of these activities are part of the additional miscellaneous miscellan-eous service which the Red Cross is rendering to the American soldiers in France. Reconstruction of men disabled in the service is another activity carried on by the Red Cross overseas. On an average of about 120 artificial limbs are distributed by the organization every month.- with every effort being made to extend this service. These artificfal limbs, supplemented with a period of careful training will enable the men to take an active part in the industrial life of the country w"ien they return from abroad On the occasion of his recent visit to France Secretary or War Baker summed ui the work of tfte Red Cross In that country in the following statement: state-ment: "When one is In the arone of the armies, or far the supply areas, words f appreciation or praise? for the American Am-erican Red Cross are suicrfluous. The foresight that has characterized Its present and prospective operations 6as been a source of pride- to the commanding com-manding officers of the American Bx-jwttitlonary Bx-jwttitlonary Farce and should be a source of comfort to the people of the United Statin, who have made It pos-siolo pos-siolo end who. I know, win enable It to carry on and expand"" IWI fp duled to slop at regular stations. These portable kitchens draw up elongslde the trains and the soldiers lean from the window and help themselves to chocolate, sandwiches and sweets. Portable canteens have also made it possible to carry the refreshments re-freshments service right Into the trenches. . From March to the end" of June this yenr, $1,671,739 was spent for canteen can-teen service. For the six .nonths ending end-ing December 31. 118. $2.0,-.9,B49 has been appropriated for the work, $905,-808 $905,-808 of this amount being for the maintenance of front line canteens. One of the moat vital features of American Red Cross work in Franco is the emergency aid given to the army ar-my medical corps. In addition to re-I re-I cnritlng nurses for the army the Red Cross maintains hospitals and dis-, dis-, penarles whlrh sre at the disposal of the nrniy for nt.y emergency that may arise. TlH'jy ore two kinds of American Am-erican Ri-d "rotfl hoKpltalu In France tliOHe that are part of the Tinted States army evacuating system, and thoK-e which are not. In the firt . ehus C;illa hospitals in ccmnmi.d of |