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Show International Red Cross Aids, For War Prisoner Helps to Locate War Prisoners v there has been long delay on the fiart of the Japanese government In forwarding lists of those captured in the Philippines. If after a reasonable time you have received no word of a man be-lieved captured, yen can ask your Eed Cross chapter to help you fill out an inquiry form and the Bed Cross will make every effort to ob-tain a report. Each nation also agreed to pro-vide suitable prison quarters, with adequate heat and cooking facilities, and food similar to that given to its own soldiers in barracks, and to al-low the prisoners to write home and receive mail and parcels. War pris-oners are confined In camps, or compounds, usually surrounded by barbed wire and armed guards, in which they may move about com-paratively freely, but they may not be shut up, as in a Jail. Prisoners are allowed to send a limited number of letters or post-cards, 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, Ital-ian, 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 ob-viously 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 Instrumental in Obtaining Fair Treatment of All Internees. ' Perhaps you know a soldier or sailor who is a prisoner of war? Or perhaps you have been notified that he is miss-ing in action but have no off-icial word that he is a pris-oner? In any case you want more information. You wjant to know about getting more news of him. You want to know if you can send a letter, or a parcel with warm clothes and some of those cookies he is so fond of. ' The best place to get that infor-matlo- n is through the Red Cross. Your nearest local Red Cross chap-ter can tell you what you want to know. If possible go to the chapter yourself, rather than write. If you don't know where it is, or can't find it in the telephone directory, call the city hall, or any govern-ment 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 ac-tion. They will tell you, too, about parcels. And they will explain what Is being done by the Red Cross and other agencies to make life as bear-able 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 con-tact 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 Ge-neva before the war in 1929 to be exact the nations promised to give humane treatment to prisoners, and drew up a set of rules for use in time of war. Long before the pres-ent war Germany and Italy were among those who agreed to abide by 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 Informa-tion bureau in the office of the pro-vost marshal general in the war department. The Japanese govern-ment established its Central Prison-ers 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 committee's agency in Geneva, listed and filed for refer-ence in the committee's Central Agency for Prisoners of War, and What Is It? A Red Cross worker is shown as-sembling a "prisoner of war pack-age- " of food and cigarettes. Pre-paring these packages Is only one of the many services performed by volunteer Red Cross canteen work-ers. over $33,000 worth of drugs and medical supplies, $95,000 worth of blankets and toilet articles, and large quantities of underwear, shoes and other articles amounting to more than half a million items. Distribution of supplies to prison-ers in the Far East is being carried out by International Red Cross com-mittee delegates in Tokyo, Shang-hai, 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 specu-lation on the treatment of prisoners, especially in view of reports of bru-tality brought back to the United States by some internees, particu-larly newspaper correspondents re-turning on the exchange ship, the Gripsholm. 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-oners of War convention. The In-ternational 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 permit-ted to inspect these camps in Japan and occupied China, and to speak to the prisoners, have reported that conditions are satisfactory and that 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 pe-riod when the prisoner is still on or near the field of battle, when the animosities engendered by hostili-ties are still strong. As soon as the prisoner has been placed in an or-ganized prison camp governed by the agreements made at Geneva, his situation is usually much im-proved. lAWf if tt"tv $ Ml 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 Chi-nese children. parcels to supplement the diet of prisoners in Germany, Italy and oc-cupied France. These supplies are distributed through the Internation-al Red Cross committee at Geneva. Delegates of the committee are al-lowed to inspect the prison camps to check on whether the prisoners are 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.; can-dy, 6 oz.; cigarettes, 40; tobacco, 2V4 oz.; lunch biscuit (type C), 7 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 west-ern Pacific areas. It is hoped that eventually arrangements may be made for the shipment by the Red Cross of a regular supply of stand-ard food parcels, cigarettes, clothing and medical necessities. In the meantime, the American Red Cross has been able to send food parcels for trans-shipme- to the Far East on the neutral Swedish vessel, the Gripsholm, sailing to Portuguese East Africa, where American and Japanese diplomats and other noncombatants are ex-changed. ' On her first sailing the Gripsholm carried 20,000 parcels, $50,000 worth of drugs and medical supplies, 1,000,000 cigarettes, 10,000 tans of smoking tobacco, and large quanti-ties of clothing and toilet articles supplied by the army and navy de-partments for their respective de-partments. On her second voyage, the Grips-holm carried 60,000 of the food parcels, 20,000,000 cigarettes, This strange device is a circular filing machine. Installation of ma-chines of this type was made neces-sary by the large number of mes-sages passing through the Red Cross inquiry service at Washington, D. C. transmitted at once to the central information bureau of the country interested. , The provost marshal general of the United States keeps a perma-nent official list of all names re-ceived from the International Red Cross committee, and arranges for notification to the next of kin. Names of some prisoners captured by the Japanese have been received, but Long before this nation entered the conflict Red Cross mercy ships were sailing from the United States laden with provi-- sions for the peoples of war-tor- n Europe. Here the McKeesport is shown passing the Statue of Liberty as she heads for the open sea. rTmmo. rJmHaJtf ll "i Till tl" - ' , f ' . - v $ . x . W '$ PfTTERNSji Size 3 yfws rcqalrrj SEWING CIRCLEPAmtf 149 New MoBtjoS! 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War Bondsj la the Army-Navy-Ma- rines . and Coast Guard la the Favorite Cigarette is Camel k I (Based on actual sales records in J J Post Exchanges and Canteens.) f4 i& A5 YO'J DEALER FOR SPECIAL f05'l Hi SERVICE MAILING WRAPPER JPf .if 1WAB.S4 -- YEAR -- OLD, FORTY-SEVE-hard- roc- k Jack Dempscy was putting In another busy day. Now a lieutenant In the coast guard at Manhattan Beach, the champion is directing the conditioning of several thousand men, who need this conditioning badly. , I spent the day with Lieutenant Jack, and I've never seen a busier man at work. From seven-thirt- y In the morning until nightfall he and his staff of Instructors handle 3,000 recruits every day. The wind was whipping In from the ocean as Jack moved from group to group, speeding up their work, giving out encouragement, helping his assistants on the Job. "They are great fellows," Jack said, "but they need this badly. More than anyone might believe. Do you know that out of 3,000 men here more than 2,500 never boxed, wrestled, or played any game to speak of? You'd be surprised how many couldn't even chin themselves once Just once. When they came here they didn't know how to hold their hands nor how to stand. Look at 'em now." The Dempscy Program It was put up to Dempsey to work out this program and he's done a great Job. We moved from group . to group 100 fighters here, 100 wrestling close by, a Jujltsu class, a calisthenics class. "What'a this?" I asked Jack. "That's our kicking squad," he said. "We teach 'em how to kick y t tt '"t Mf ww LIEUTENANT DEMPSEY the enemy and how to keep from being kicked. "Nothing fancy here. It's all rough-and-read- y, hard work, tough-ening up. No frills. And they eat it up. These kids are great. They average around 22 years and most of them never had a chance for any form of athletics before. They find out what it docs for them In just a few weeks. Building Confidence ' "What we are working on beyond fitness," Jack said, "is speed and poise. But more than all, confidence In themselves. "When they first come here they have no confidence at all. In about three weeks they are different fel- - lnw hpiiria-iir- v rnmp-nnri.trv-t- n. take-m- e fellows." Jack moves around "Hey, keep punching keep punching keep those hands up what's the trouble one In the stomach? Well, take a little rest Then go and get him." You would be more than surprised to see the difference between first-wee- k classes and fourth-wee- k classes. The improvement In speed, skill, poise, . toughness and stamina is amazing. Each group gets two hours a day of this in addition to coast guard duties, and that leaves little time for any resting spots. Putting in eight or nine hours a day, Dempsey at 210 looks as fit as he did at Mau-- . mee Bay 23 years ago. As fast? That's something else that belongs only to youth. About Louis and Conn I asked Jack what he thought about the heavyweight situation. "After another year in the army," Dempsey said, "neither Louis nor Conn can expect to be near the old fighting form. Louis isn't a kid any longer. A year's layoff, or a longer layoff, is sure to tell heavily on his speed, his timing and his reflexes. "I laid off at times too long my-self. I know what it means to see a punch coming, but seeing it too late or rather, not being able to call on my reflexes in time is some-thing else. "If Louis and Conn remain in the army two years, it will be a mira-cle if either ever can come back to championship form. Both are great fighters and great fellows. But army training is entirely different from the speed and the sharpness you need in the ring. , "And there's that thing they call After a long layoff they just don't gel any more there' no team play between them. "Joe.and Billy may be better than anything left after the war, but they won't be the Louis and the Conn we taw in their big fight." In Jealousy There is more self-lov- e in jealousy -La Rochet Keieused by Wetern Newspaper Union. THE Big Minds of college football plenty to worry about as the 1942 season reaches the half-wa- y point. Transportation problems have plagued more than one college. Schedule changes have caused quite a few disappointments and decreased attendance figures are responsible for considerable grief. The latter problem looms exceed-ingly large at the moment. Not that the others aren't Important, but gate receipts or lack of them cause no more concern to the average college than would an onslaught of the black plague. A comparatively "early analysis of college football attendance revealed some discouraging information. In the first 127 games played by 44 major colleges this year, attendance was about 25 per cent lower than In 1941. The decrease was general. In the Big Nine, only Purdue showed an increase in its first three games. At-tendance throughout the conference was off almost 50 per cent. The Big Drop In their first 127 games, the 44 col-leges played before a total of 2,296,-79- 7 spectators. A year ago the same number of home games for the same teams brought a turnout of 3,028,955. While these early-seaso- n figures are subject to decided change, it must be taken for granted that they indicate a trend. Football has proved more exciting than ever this year. Upsets are more numerous. Nevertheless, attendance slumps are the rule rather than the excep-tion. The sharpest drop was report-ed by Cornell, where attendance was slashed from 49,070 for last year's first three games to 19,587 this year. Cornell places much of the blame on inaccessibility, the rest on poor performance. Ohio State dropped from 246,831 to 173,161. Buckeye officials figure that it will take all 10 games on this year's schedule to equal the right-gam- e 1941 total of 486,468. They're not too sure the extra two games will make up the difference. Last year scores of school busses from all sections of the state brought students to take advantage of re-duced admissions. Today such use of busses is forbidden. Major Problem While the importance of paying customers cannot be overempha-sized, colleges are faced with a still bigger problem the future of foot-ball. It's none too rosy. In fact, you may be looking at your last col-lege games for some time. James B. Conant, president of Harvard, recently told the incoming freshman class they had but a "relatively few months of college life" ahead of them. "I say 'few months,' " Dr. Conant said, "for I believe the draft age soon will be lowered and I feel sure none of you wish to be left behind in college as your contemporaries march off to war." Subsequent draft legislation regarding 18 and proved the truth of the educator's remarks. His statements left little doubt about the future of football at Har-vard if the war continues. And the factors influencing Harvard will have as profound a bearing upon all other colleges of the nation. Effect of War It is obvious, of course, that war already is having its effect on foot-ball. Freshmen and sophomores are seeing more action all the time. Most of the conferences allowing freshmen to play are doing so for the first time. The many startling upsets of the present season are due in part to the more widespread use of youngsters. They are not as consistent as the juniors and seniors, and are more likely to turn in an excellent performance one game, a ragged showing the next. In almost every college, football practically supports the entire ath-letic program. The present lack of cash customers is likely to result in a curtailment of minor sports especially those which are consistent drains on the athletic department treasury. Some schools have at-tempted to overcome the transpor-tation problem by shifting their games to centers where the trans-portation problem is less of a haz-ard. But a large proportion of schools find this solution geograph-ical!'' impractical. When a Washington sports writer asked Stephen Early, secretary to the President, what the chances were for the continuance of sports, he said: "I frankly don't know whether sports will be able to continue or not but I certainly hope they do." He voiced the hope of millions. SPORT SHORTS C. Al Ettore, retired heavyweight, and Young Terry, middleweight, are new members of the marine corps. C. A Memphis golfer made an even-pa- r score for nine holes without parring a single hole. He made three birdies, one eagle and five bogies. !. The usual tenure for head coaches of the Detroit Lions is one year. C. The football used in the Michigan-Northwester- n game went to a spec-tator who bid $15,000 in war bonds for it. International Red Cross Grew Out of Eye Witness Story of Italian Battle In 1862 Henri Dunant, a Swiss who had been an eye witness, wrote a graphic account of the Battle of Solferino. He told of the suffering of the wounded soldiers and dis-cussed the possibility of organizing, in all civilized countries, "perma-nent societies of volunteers" to care for the wounded of all nationalities in time of war. A lawyer from Ceneva named Gustave Moynier read Dunant's book. As president of a local philan-thropic society Moynier appointed a committee of five meniU .rs of the society to consider the possibility of putting Dunant's plan into action. The "Committee of Five" then is-sued an invitation to ail European governments and military, medical and philanthropic sodets to send delegates to a conference to be held at Geneva on October 2b', Kjfia. The 36 delegates v.ha intended the now famous Geneva convention rec-ommended that relief societies be formed in each nation, authorized by the government of trial nation and with its army. The original "Committee of Five" became the Internationa! Rod Cross committee. In 1919 the League of Red Cross Societies was founded thus uniting all the separate na' tional Red Cross societies. And in 1928 was instituted the International K6f C,r(lfsTconferene, governing the International Red Cross |