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Show RED W8HJS WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. Tho Red Cross announced today the creation of a transportation service to handlo the vast quantities of medical nnd relief supplies being shipped almost dally to aid tho stricken , peoples of France, Belgium, Serbia, Russia and other brl ligercnt countries. As manager of ocean shipping f-M tho period of tho war, the war counc has appointed A. C. Fntterolf, frelghl traffic manager of tho Internation Mercantile Marine company, who Ib tc I servo without salary. Mr. Fetterolf JM to be assisted by A. F. Mack, president of tho Cosmopolitan Shipping coi i pany, also as a volunteer, and by Wrl ter Mooro of tho firm of Lanbam Moore. The railroads' war board has noli fied the war council that Red Crotj shipments will bp exempt from eiv bargoes and take right of way over al' .H freight except that of the government i ! |