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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER. RANDOLPH. UTAH International Red Cross Aids, to Locate War Prisoners Helps - i h y j For War Prisoner & Instrumental in Obtaining Fair Treatment of All Internees. forwarding lists of those captured in the Philippines. If after a reasonable time you have received no word of a man believed captured, you can ask your Red Cross chapter to help you fill out an inquiry form and the Red Cross will make every effort to ob- That Explains It I have a nasty ringing in my head. By VIRGINIA VALE Thats because its empty. I Union. Western Released by Newspaper never have a ringing in mine. Thats because its cracked. ALLEN and Portland Perhaps you know a soldier or sailor who is a prisoner of war? Or perhaps you have been noti- tain a report. Each nation also agreed to profied that he is missing in action vide suitable prison quarters, with hut have no official word that he adequate heat and cooking facilities, is a prisoner? ' and food similar to that given to its In any case you want more in- own soldiers in barracks, and to alformation. You want to know low the prisoners to write home and receive mail and parcels. War pris' about getting more news of him. oners are confined in camps, or You want to know if you can compounds, usually surrounded by send a letter, or a parcel with barbed wire and armed guards, in warm clothes and some of those which they may move about comparatively freely, but they may not cookies he is so fond of. be shut as in The best place to get that information is through the Red Cross. Your nearest local Red Cross chapter can tell you what you want to know. If possible go to the chapter yourself, rather than write. If you dont know where it is, or cant find it in the telephone directory, call the city hall, or any government or municipal agency, and they will tell you. The Red Cross chapter will tell you exactly how to address a letter to the prisoner, or will help you fill in a message on a special form if he is only listed as missing in action. They will tell you, too, about parcels. And they will explain what is being done by the Red Cross and othet agencies to make' life as bearable as possible for him while he is in enemy hands. The situation changes frequently, but you can always be sure that if you go to the Red Cross chapter you will get the latest information on what you can do. International Committee. There is of course no direct contact between nations at war, but the American Red Cross can work through the International Red Cross committee in Geneva, Switzerland, which is recognized by everybody as strictly neutral, and has acted as in wartime ever since it was founded for that purpose nearly 80 years ago. Under agreements made at Geneva before the war in 1929 to be exact the nations promised to give humane treatment to prisoners, gnd drew up a set of rules for use in time of war. Long before the present war Germany and Italy were among those who agreed to abide hy those rules, and in February, 1942, Japan announced that she would observe them. Each nation agreed to set up a central bureau for prisoners of war information. The United States has set up a Prisoners of War Information bureau in the office of the provost marshal general in the war department. The Japanese government established its Central Prisoners bureau in Tokyo in December, 1941. Cabled to Geneva. Names of prisoners and civilian internees are assembled by these bureaus, cabled to the International Red Cross committees agency in Geneva, listed and filed for reference in the committee's Central Agency for Prisoners of War, and What Is It? a jail. up, Prisoners are allowed to send a limited number of letters or postcards, depending not only on the country but the camp in which they are situated. Prisoners of war and civilian internees held by the United States, for example German, Italian, and Japanese may send two letters and one postcard per week, and may receive an unlimited amount of incoming mail. Letters from German prison camps are sometimes received within two or three months, but obviously mail from prisoners in the Far East must be expected to take much longer. Parcels Delivered. It has also been possible to deliver weekly standard Red Cross food New Clothes going to have Conscience is the inner voice to worry about meat rationwarns us that theres a policethat ing if the public does as well man around the corner. by them this year as it did last. The star of the Sunday Accommodating night oil program received gifts of meat from two gover- nors a smoked ham from the governor of Tennessee, a tur- key from Governor Johnson of Kentucky, another ham from the University of Missouri, a roast pig from Iowa State college, a barrel of oysters from Johns Hopkins, and A Red Cross worker is shown ashundreds of other gifts, ranging from a of war packsembling prisoner age of food and cigarettes. Pre- a bucket of West Virginia coal t( gas! paring these packages is only one a bottle of laughing of the many services performed by Joel McCreas a life member of volunteer Red Cross canteen workthe Officers Club of Gardner Field, ers. Calif. Recently, when buying cattle blankets and toilet articles, and in that vicinity, with the thermomlarge quantities of underwear, shoes eter at 110, he visited the camp and and other articles amounting to learned that the men were trying more than half a million items. to raise money for a swimming pool. Distribution of supplies to prison A Bing Crosby golf match had ers in the Far East is being carried out by International Red Cross committee delegates in Tokyo, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, who will make every effort to see that part of this aid goes to the prisoners captured in the Philippines, even though the Japanese government has not yet allowed the appointment of a dele gate of the International Red Cross committee in the Philippines. There is naturally anxious speculation on the treatment of prisoners, especially in view of reports of brutality brought back to the United States by some internees, particularly newspaper correspondents returning on the exchange ship, the Political Suspects. These latter were detained by the Japanese equivalent of the Gestapo, and were in most cases thrown into jail on the pretext that they were political suspects. The Japanese did not recognize that they came under the protection of the Geneva Pris- Civilians as well as prisoners of war benefit from the cargo of a Red Cross mercy ship. Evidence of distribution, through Red Cross channels, of cracked wheat is seen in the garments worn by these Chinese children. parcels to supplement the diet of prisonefs in Germany, Italy and occupied France. These supplies are distributed through the International Red Cross committee at Geneva. Delegates of the committee are allowed to inspect the prison camps to check on whether the prisoners hre being treated in accordance with the international agreements, and to see that the parcels reach them safely. Contents of the parcels vary from time to time, but at present each package, weighing approximately 11 pounds, contains milk powder, 1 lb.; cheese, 8 oz.; liver paste, 6 oz.; corned beef, 12 oz.; pork meat, 12 oz.; raisins, 16 oz.; sugar, 8 oz.; lemon powder, 12 oz.; cocoa, 8 oz.; coffee, 8 oz.; chocolate, 4 oz.; candy, 6 oz.; cigarettes, 40; tobacco, 2 oz.; lunch biscuit (type C), oz.; matches, 2 boxes. The sending of packages to Japan is a more difficult matter, due to the refusal of the Japanese government to allow neutral vessels in the western Pacific areas. It is hoped that eventually arrangements may be made for the shipment by the Red Cross of a regular supply of standard food parcels, cigarettes, clothing trans-shipme- nt nd Old Lady River that Old Lady River Hey, you got it wrong! Its Old Man River." " Im singing about Mississippi" GOOD ADVICE -- Gripsholm. and medical necessities. In the meantime, the American Red Cross has been able to send to food parcels for Swedish on neutral the East Far the circular is a device iis strange of usvessel, the Gripsholm, sailing to g machine. Installation r neces-made Portuguese East Africa, where was es of this type and Japanese diplomats American of mes-j- s number the large by noncombatants are exother and Cross Red the passing through C. D. changed. liry service at Washington, On her first sailing the Gripsholm tsmitted at once to the central carried 20,000 parcels, $50,000 worth rmation bureau of the country of drugs and medical supplies, 1,000,000 cigarettes, 10,000 tins of rested. iie provost marshal general of smoking tobacco, and large quantiUnited States keeps a perma-- t ties of clothing and toilet articles official list of all names re- supplied by the army and navy deed from the International Red partments for their respective dess committee, and arranges for partments. On her second voyage, the Gripsflcation to the next of kin. Names carried 60,000 of the the holm by lome prisoners captured anese have been received, put food parcels, 20,000,000 cigarettes,' of drugs and has been long delay on the over $33,000 worth$95,000 worth of m medical supplies. t of the Japanese government t FRED arent oners of War convention. The International Red Cross committee delegates are strictly limited by the Japanese government to efforts to protect the interests of the men of the armed forces held as prisoners of war and of civilians interned in recognized camps. These are held in prison camps or compounds. International Red Cross committee delegates permitted to inspect these camps in Japan and occupied China, .and to speak to the prisoners, have reported the; conditions are satisfactory and tha'; they have received no serious com- plaints. Any report of ill treatment of men in the armed forces who have been captured usually applies to the period when the prisoner is still on or near the field of battle, when the animosities engendered by hostilities are still strong. As soon as the prisoner has been placed in an organized prison camp governed by the agreements made at Geneva his situation is usually much improved. International Red Cross Grew Out of Eye Witness Story of Italian Battle JOEL McCREA raised part of it, a Victory Committee show had helped, but they still lacked $2,000. MoCrea said he couldnt sing, dance or play golf to raise money, but he could write a check and did. Youll be seeingv him soon in Great Without Glory. -- r Harry Careys been in dozens of range wars in the movies ; now hed like to take part in one. Cattle thieves have been butchering beef belonging to a neighboring rancher and selling it to the black market; the neighbor, like Carey, raises cattle for the government. So, though Harry is busy in Air Force at Warner Bros., hes been oiling a couple of six shooters and planning action. m Fred MacMurrays added himself to the list of Hollywood farmers; hes the owner of 800 acres in northern California, which will be used for farming and cattle raising. Hes slated to do Above Suspicion with Joan Crawford, for Metro, as the one outside picture Paramount lets him make each year. The story of a professor and his wife who act as British agents on the continent, it I hope I see you well this morn- ing. If you dont you had better get a pair of spectacles. Have a Fit "What would you do if you were in my shoes, dear? Get a size larger" IWRVmPOPS J.5-- A Delight in Slander Half the world delights in slander and the other half in believing it French Proverb. Beware Coughs from common colds That Hang On Creomulslon relieves promptly because it goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel .germ laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, inflamed bronchial mucous membranes. Tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulslon with the understanding you must like the way it quickly allays the cough or you are to have your money back. CREOMULSION for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitit Without a Care The loss of wealth is loss of dirt, the happiest man is without a shirt. DONT CRY, SISTER-YOU- LL BE HAVING A BIG FAMILY, LIKE MAMA, NOW THAT YOU HAVE , lTHAT shot of CUTTER ABORTION VACCINE had been intended for Powell and Loy. Director Richard Wallace just doesnt like plane crashes, since he in one in 1935 was a So you wont five lives. cost that near-victi- m be seeing the crackup scenes in with Brian to Remember, m that the Loretta and Aherne Young, In 1862 Henri Dunant, a Swiss in. author put who had been an eye witness, wrote SAIT LAKE BOISE POCATELLO a graphic account of the Battle o:' One of the best of our radio shows Solferino. He told of the suffering isnt heard in this country except of the wounded soldiers and discussed the possibility of organizing, by the studio audience. Its Mail in all civilized countries, perma- Call, the war departments service HOTEL BEIT LOMOND d nent societies of volunteers to care show which is recorded and studios CBS from Hollywood for the wounded of all nationalities OGDEN, UTAH to service men in all parts of the in time of war. recent A world. program, staged A lawyer from Geneva named audience of service men, Gustave Moynier read Dunants before anAmos n Andy, Claudette book. As president of a local philan- included McCrea and Betty Jane Joel Colbert, thropic society Moynier appointed a Rhodes. committee of five members of the society to consider the possibility of wrote a song 1918 Leo In McCarey putting Dunants plan into action. The Committee of Five ffien is- entitled Keep Up Your Chin, but sued an invitation to all European the Armistice was signed the day for publication, and governments and military, medical it was accepted out. Now along were war songs and philanthropic societies to send and the songs another comes war, to to a conference be held delegates of Once score musical the of part at Geneva on October 26, 1863. a Honeymoon. Upon The 36 delegates who attended the now famous Geneva convention recIt sbunds almost too pat. Dick ommended that relief societies be to I4.M IH Bio III playing a Norwegian in WarDavis, formed in each nation, authorized S4.M for 4 panonaa oaUy Boo f of heaved a Darkness, Edge Air Cool id Uinia oad Lobkp by the government of that nation ners Nazi storm trooper over his head, Caffoo Shop Top Boom Dialog Bo with its army.' and Ho the heads of two others tocracked of The original Committee of Five Kiwaob BsocoUtoo a BaUry mob of fought through gether, Red Cross Kxchango Optialoto 1MI became the International raced 50 yards and dove off Ctuuabar of Co mho oad A4 Oak the League, of them, committee.' When he swam back to the a pier.' Red Cross- Societies was founded, beach Director Lewis Milestone Hotel Ben Lomond thus uniting all the separate na- called to him; wife Your phoned OGDEN. UTAH tional Red Cross societies. And in that vclassified Bokort X. VUck. Xn your draft board 1928 was instituted the International F unfit! physicallv Red Cross conference, governing vou: youre bodv International Red Grna. short-wave- Batha-fA- In-191- - 4-- of-th-e hs M |