Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-08-04 | Page 33 | American Red Cross Gives Timely Help

Ar AMERICAN ERIGAN RED REO GROSS CROSS GIVES TIMElY HElP I Washington Aug AuS 3 The 3 The great service service ser son vice which the American Red Cross is rend rendering for Americas America's wounded Jn Sn the present drives Is Is' Is described In a cable Just received from tho the Paris office I Developments since American troops entered the hard fighting In tho the north have more than Justified Red Cross I hospital preparations and tho the re resources re- re sources ot of the American Red fled Cross have been Invaluable In caring for Cor I American wounded not only to base hospitals In France but to evacuation hospitals and field stations where the Red ned Cross has been able ablo to deliver spee speedily needed supplies and to Increase inCrease In Increase In- In crease quickly tho the bed capacity from Red ned Cross stores A 4 new speed record was made In Installing in installing In- In stalling anti and enlarging Hospital Number Five Fhe to an Increased capacity of at 1000 beds The per personnel onnel in all kinds of ot work has hns been freely reely drawn upon to care for tor wounded and tho the staff stare of the thc American Red fled Cross has been in position position position I tion to respond ably to all those these de do- mart mands d s I Arrangements Just completed also Insure a supply of or American Red fled RedCross I Cross surgical sur dressings direct to French hospitals where necessary In I addition to French dres dressings Arrangement Arrangement Ar Ar- rang rang-ement has also been made through the Service do de Sante Santo to draw upon American Red ned Cross food tood supplies supplies supplies sup sup- I plies to supplement rations o of French hospitals where Americans are cared for tor I Recent reports also show that canteen canteen canteen can can- teen tran transportation and other workers workers work work- I ers era in the region of or the new new of offensive of- of f e have ha rendered fine tine service In whatever direction most needed