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Show RUSSIAN BABIES TO BE FED CANNED MILK Red Cross Purchases 1,000,000 Pounds to Relieve the Tremendous , Shortage. Owing to tiip great scarcity of wholesale whole-sale milk in Russia, the American Red Gross has purchased 1.0O0.0OO pounds of condensed milk for the babies in that country. Shipment will be made Immediately. Imme-diately. The money for this milk was appropriated on the receipt of urgent cables from WUliajn B. Thompson, chairman chair-man of the Red Cross commission to Russia, Rus-sia, and Dr. Frank Billings of Chicago. Reports from the Ajuerlcan Red Cross commission' to Russia have stated that nothing could be more heartening to many of the Russian people at the present time Mian providing nourishment for their babies. Another 1,000.000 pounds, therefore, there-fore, is to be shipped next month. It is pvohablo that further supplies will be made, to the limit of transportation facilities. fa-cilities. In subsequent shipments each can of condensed milk will bear a label in Russian reading; "From Free America to Free Russia." The original purchase was made through the Belgian relief commission. Special attention was .adven to obtaining milk which would retain its nutritive value under the frigid temperatures of the Russian climate. The Russian government has arranged to release cars from war service to carry this milk to distributiner centers as soon as the shipment shall arrive at the boundary bound-ary of Russia. |