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Show ' i -i- - ' Red Cross News - i MOUNTAIN STATES SEND RELIEF , The Mountain dlrlslon of the lied Cross bag Bent abroad" twenty-two cur loads ot relief supplies within (our 4 i months. In onu week recentlr two carloads left the warehouse in Den- ver, the goods hating come frov nil parts of the dlTisIon,whlch comprises compris-es Utah, Wyoming, Colorado aud, NewTMarico. . ' " Will nil WAR INSURANCE RATES CHANGE Men who cot government liuir-m liuir-m anco while In the military or naul M services aro reminded that on Ju'y m 1 the premium rates on thoie poli- ' m cles were automatically raised t) (lio rate for the nest higher year ot ago. Tj Thus, a man who lias been paying W the premiums for the ago of 25 years fcjg? must now pay for the age of SI. W THE SALVAGE STORE IS FOFUIiAR f Tourists In the Colorado Sprint; Ita region find a novelty this year in V the form of a salvage store operated by rikos Peak Red Cross chapter. Purchasers ot the souvenirs tlnre are not limited to residents. Tbo souvenirs carry war memorieS'-Itcd Cross stamped chlnawnre, workers aprons, etc. and the old tirao vondor ot burnt leather pillow coven and "Nugget" paperweights looks aikunce at the new rival. 1 VTA II MAN GETS , DIG FOUEIGN JOB 1 Dr. E. P. Mills of Ogden, Utah, who recently went abroad with a Ued Cross unit, has been made captain and surgeon In chargo of a now hos- i Ettal at Irkutsk, Siberia. jr ITALIAN TOWN IS ! NAMED "AMERICA" , ' "America" is to bo the new namo , of one of the towns recontly wreck ed by the earthqunko In tho Mugol-I ( lo valley, Italy, the Italian author-' ltloa In this way paying tholr tributo ' x to Amorica for tho prompt assistance' rendored tho earthquake victims thru tfio medium of the Red Cross. 3. w 1 IURD TO MAKE 1 1 QIRERIAN "HEAVIES" . m Tno Amor'can Rea Cross had dlftt- M culty .placing nn order for f 230,000 ' M worth of underwear for shipment to. Siberia, tho difficulty arising out ot l tho demand for underwear of a Pus- slan pattern. Th& underwear is of heavy unbleached muslin. The woven wov-en style ot undeiwear common in this country, especially in winter, Is wholly unsulted to meet tho demand of Siberians. TID3 nEIGHTgjMgHMMM POLITENESS B Oriental children never forget to voice their gratitude for favors. Ono youngster, who knew his manners, man-ners, was taken to an American Red Cross dispensary at Jerusalem tho other day;' castor oil was prescribed. Intend of howling lustily as many an American child would have done, ho blubbered,- in the gasps ot swallowing swal-lowing the dose "Thank you." conn news for TIIE BARBERS "The entlro population must liavo Its hair cut," is tho official proclamation procla-mation Issued by tho Polish, Ministry of health. In conjunction with tho American Red Cross the government Is planning a determined campaign against typhus. A similar wholcsalo order Is given for tho bathing of every ev-ery man, woman and child fu all tho provlncos of tho new Polish republic. repub-lic. RED CROSS LOCATES YANK'S DOG A California soldier who paused through Trlnldld, Colo., lost his dog there. So ho wrote to the Red Cross Homo Service at Tilnldld and asked them to find It. The publicity given the request resulted In the restoration restora-tion of tho canlno. AIIYSSINIANS DONATE TO THE RED CROSS Dofore its doparturo from Washington Wash-ington for n tour of tho country tho Royal Abyssinian mission, composed of Dedjasmatcch Nndo, Kantlba Gar-brou Gar-brou and Ato Hcrouy visited the national na-tional headquarters of the American Rod Cross for tho purpose of expressing expres-sing their admiration ot tho organization's organi-zation's work and to present a donation dona-tion of ono thousand pounds sterling to its funds. SERBIA'S BARES IN na woods" "Dozens ot children have been found in abandoned houses, living llko babos-In-the-woods, on tho charity char-ity ot their neighbors; mothers aro ready to glvo up their children to anyone who will glvo them food and shelter." These lines quoted from a report sent in by an American Red Cross unit operating near Plrot, tell why those in charge ot relief activities activi-ties In tho Balkans are taking steps for the establishment and malnten-ance malnten-ance ot orphanages in various parts of Serbia. I tT The thanks ot the Omsk government govern-ment for tho work of the American ed Cross in behalf of the Russian people has been formally tendered through the state department. |
