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Show RED CROSS SUPPLIES. The varied character of the supplies which the American lied Cross pro vides for American soldiers and sail Ore Is shown in the following list of articles furnished in one recent inonih to our lighting men iu (Ireat Britain: to in mi sweaters, :O,U00 toothbrushes, 00,000 pairs of socks, :i-,000 pounds of soap, HOQkOOQ botee of matches, kin) baseball outfits. ,VH) mouth organs, I -14, (KM) packages of chewing gum, 0,000,000 cigarettes. For handling these supplies, the Ited Cross has sev en warehouses In Kngland and six In Ireland. At the Irish stations there are stores of clothing, first aid outfits and other necessaries to provide amply for nny emergency which may arise through the torpedoing of ships carrying American soldiers or sailors. If Decease ry, H,HMI shipwrecked Americans Amer-icans could be outfitted from bead to foot at one lime from these emergency depots. Advance arrangements have also been made for billeting, housing and feeding any number of men who might unexpectedly lie landed at Krts where there are no British milltury caiupa. |