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Show 00 RED CROSS HAS FAILED TO WORK Constantinople, Nov. 25. Becauso the Rod Cross volunteers have failed to tako up the work of relief, the Rev. Robert Freew, a Scotch pastor ln Con-ctuatlnoplo, Con-ctuatlnoplo, and Miss Alt, 60 years old, who for many years has been connected with English and American mission work in Turkey, have taken quarters in the cholera camp and will devote themselves to the care of victims. vic-tims. Many of the doctors have refused to treat cholera patients, asserting that thoy are surgeons, not physicians. At present there Is only one volunteer doctor working at the camp Major Clyde S. Ford, medical corps, U. S. A., who with the socretary of the American Ameri-can embassy, Hoffman Phillip, and Maurice Barling, an Englishman, goes to San Stefano every day for relief work. This is simply cleaning up the camp, yet Major Ford has given up hlB surgical work In an effort to save many who would otherwiso die needlessly. Secretary Phillip Is coming In for much credit among foreign residents because, on finding that no member of the Red Ciescent was willing tc H tako charge, he himself has assumed H control of the work. H Mrs Rockhill, wife of the Amcrl- H can ambassador, is gathering and pur- H chasing supplies for the camp, lnclud- H ir.g blankets and drinking cups. Ev- M cry one who has visited San Stephano , H Eays that MIsb Alt, who came origi- ' M nnlly from Switzerland, Is deserving M of tho hlghost form of recognition, ( H ns she works from 6 o'clock ln the , VM morning until 5 In the evening, aid- H lng ihf patients and administering to jl their wants, heedless of contamlna- H A Greek woman, aiso elderly, has Joined her and a Scotch woman at- l tempted lo aid, but collapsed and was 1M compelled to withdraw. M A French aviator has made an aero- H piano flight over the TchataIJa lines. jH The Turkish government Is consider- jH ing tho Immediate purchase of a bl- H plane, although It possesses several M monoplanes. H |