Show six foreign countries receive red cross aid relief nellet was given by the american red cross croas during the year in six foreign nations in disasters ranging from a tidal wave in newfoundland an earthquake in persia floods in france to help for refugees from russia and prevention of a smallpox epidemic la in costa rica the red cross contribution to newfoundland following the tidal wave which took twenty six lives and destroyed many homes and fishing boats was the first from an outside country to reach the distressed people the sum of was given to the fund for tile the relief of the tha mennonite refugees of german descent who had determined deter ined to leave russia tor for new landam lands about passed through germany where the german red cross aided by red cross societies ot of other nations helped them the majority are being transported to new countries in the western world and the american red cross has transmitted contributions from individuals individual in this country when costa rica was menaced by a smallpox epidemic the Ame american red cross sent bent fifty thousand tubes ot of v vaccine a c cine in two airplane liadi undoubtedly d 0 saving the country from a serious outbreak of the dread disease |