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Show Rich American Organizes Army in North Russia He Also Completely Equips a Red Cross Hospital of Fifty Beds. By C. T. MORRIS. Writteu for tho International Hews Service. REVAL, Kalhonia, A up. 9; The crack regiment of the uew 7'stho-nfau 7'stho-nfau army is o-nc organized and financed by an American citizeu, IT. C. Kcisscr. It is composed of cavalry, cav-alry, infantry and artillery units, numbers num-bers 1000 men, and lias been fighting several months with the north Russia army. This discovery vrtifi matte by tho American Ucl Cross mission, which arrived ar-rived 1 1 e r c a few days ago with a shipload of supplies for tlie relief of the country. ll brought medicines, surgical equipment, blankets, clothing and numerous hospital supplies, of which the military as well as the civil hospitals were badly in need, j Mr. Rcisyer, had already organized i a small Red Cross hospi tal of fifty beds. The first articles which this I hospital requested of the American relief re-lief workers were an American flag and a Red Cross flag. When both of j these were supplied they flung the two i banners t tlie bree.c f rom specially i cons! ruclcd flagpoles in the hospital ! yard. |