Show Geneva Geneya Handles I Ten Million Ten Million I IYar I War Yar Messages More than messages involving the welfare of war prison- prison prisoners ers rs and civilian refugees have been I handled in the first 19 months of r the he European war Wat it was wa ed cd at Geneva Genev Switzerland S r it il by ii the e I international Red Cross commit- commit committee tee ce Officials pf of the war prisoners' prisoners bureau which is operated by the Red Cross said that barely inquiries were handled throughout the entire first world war Frances France's military collapse follow follow- followed ed by the Italian-Greek Italian war Ger Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's many's Balkan campaign and now the war in Russia has put a colos colos- colossal colossal colossal sal task on on the shoulders of the International nal Red Cross commit- commit tee ec Its I ts prisoners' prisoners bureau consist consist- consisting consisting consisting ing principally of more than 2300 2 Swiss vis's Volunteers V o has been work work- working w working k king ing virtually night and day to keep up with the job In an effort to keep down over over- overhead overhead overhead head and speed results volunteer groups were formed in 20 Swiss cities to laid the Geneva bureau in reading and classifying letters sent from all parts of the world by an an- anxious anxious anxious relatives and friends bf miss miss- missing missing missing ing soldiers sailors land had war victims vic vic- tims More than 1200 men women and young people offered their ser- ser free of charge bringing the total up to International International International Red Cross workers in Swit Swit- I I i I |