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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1917
THE ASIJEV1LLE TIMES;
PAGE NINE.
No Man Is
f 'i
stronger Than
yrom
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Lack.
If m
indifference, negligence
nesSy he will naturally become the )perspw cation;
of these elements. That stick living- lands. ltd a
criminal life is testified to bv the: fact that; :tln
holds men responsible for ' "criminal, ncgme;zce,:
tnereuy iinmng we two woras. o i nere .is.:no -.cQ
on record where criminal negligence is responsihl
ti
or a greater crime than that negligence
Which causes a man's family to suffer.
Very few families escape that inevitable "rainy
day," and the man who, through indifference, neg
ligence and carelessness, allows that time to come
with no provision made against its attendant ho
rors, may welt be charged with "criminal negli
gence. ". Stop living in those elements from which
no strength can be drawn.
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THERE NEVER WAS A BETTER TIME TO SAVE,
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J. E. RANKIN, President
Stock Now Selling.
ROBERT . JONES, Vice-President
EDWIN Ij. RA Y, Secretary-Treasurer
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laundries, and mending and disinfecting
rooms at these camps. The original
equipment will probably be supplied by
the French authorities, as is the case
with the field canteens, but the Red
Cross will keep the stations going and
furnish the attendants.
Various appetizing foods which the
$3r$&$?Myfi$ I V soldiers can buy 'to supplement camp
" -'-f?0ii'':' Hy-v'&.'&feJvli fare, tobacco and small articles will be
on sale. At all these canteens returning
stations through which nearly fifty
thousand soldiers pass every day. Here
the work of uie canteens can be done
by women, and the staff will be built
around American women. Fifty have
recently been recruited in the United
States.
' Ready for All Arrivals
For the needs of the American sol
diers now in France, the Red Cross has
iS UC"- r-mdXJMWfr& Doilns can "make themselves at home" i alr"l,y mauc yrov,MUU- lroops are re
t ' - : '' v:V-"f'i:'v'!-! i'Vi'i'tV'V: J . . , , . i ceivcd at large reception camps on the
V.-'. ;.p l??4i.4t'Af;VV ''I'ln'b" in true American fashion. -L. , . ,
;- Iflo;;': -t H Iwlfe J French coast, and after several weeks
r;. !' ''V..'f.:-y -3'Vi': Commuting to the Trenches i0f preliminary training are sent to per-
J . '; ''"krViA Z-cSi '" &' Another special need arises at the manent training camps just back of the
junction points on the French railroads, firini? line.
Cminlssicn to ; France. ak!-d ihrit
A Red Cross Kitchen on Wheels America niii':t aid in the work
T N establishing canteens for every
French and American army corps
t the front in France, the American
Red Cross is seeking to bring cheer
and comfort to the soldiers in the
trenches themselves.
It is 'in the trenches that the real
hardships of war are found. Behind the
lines, in camp, in the hospital and relief
Stations, always there are many willing
hands extended to make the soldier's lot
easier. There are packages from the
relatives "back home," recreation and
entertainment facilities provided by the
Red Cross, the Y, M. C A., and other
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gree of comfort the army itself affords.
But in the trenches it means food that
frequently must be eaten cold. It means
water sometimes carried for hours in
the canvas canteen bottle. It means
sleeping when . one can, and "catching"
a smoke only when the gleam of a
match cannot be seen across the parapet
of the trenches. '
To give these men the cup of cold
water or hot soup, which frequently may
mean the difference between spirited
fighting and sagging morale, ii t;oiug to
be the business of the Red Cross. Al
ready the French Red Cross had begun
this service which means, in practice,
the establishment of stations close be
hind the front-line trenches where col.l i French soldirrs are in chan-e, wliil.- a ' tcrm-la !c,i, c.Vvered with trench vermin, not urrniit n Himiii-atinn f flTnrt
iiiutor Uai iluirwuic1 hi aw.liu with tl.o Yuuim Meri'jj the K?4 Cross ii infUjJjng (Qwtfjwths,
be, ;CM f.-yfei'.? I
tilf reiiT dril!!:s to M:tpo-ts.
Soi!k;:;;;c i'iiif thou'.-.nd u;t'c!ib of
scui'S or tt'vX. :u-i! served from a sisnjlc
cp".sa .in a i!ay all absolutely free. A
t.Y'!.m I !: t'ii. not far from the famous
; v ; .' V; I .n!iBi, has helped in main
! lin,i;g oil' worslc of the French troops,
j -.Toma:i t!ievvcaiU"?!W Major Murphy
" ; I i1 it .;:uTioun Ke-.l Cross'
' " !'. !.:.: ! i of'iiolius this'
bv I'.e !m 1 view of the American
itii!iiMit.'.:r.'l ;! rcassurii:;; effect, long
I kcorc ill' r sci the regulars, should
1 very ;.:,,.!.
vln:u hoops leave the trenches to go
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To carry the work on a scale mo ;'r
every army corps at the front rmiM I
supplied with such a cantf e:i. the V;,i
Council has appropriated $rO!',000.
Hot Drinks by the Gallon
When our own men i; t ir.io the i
trctu-Jies they will find the service in f'lll j
operation and will share' in its lime;,ts I
Tlje typical canteen of thi sort is aj
field kitchen in. or near the scroti 1 l;ne
of trenches. Generally it i from v.n toj
five miles behind the fnin ; line ',;ro
about K'5 itallons of hot d.-inknrolU',
tea, chocolate or boml.'oii ran he ke.-t ' oun op TI1L plLWti MOVAHW. CANTEENS THAT IS DRIVEN UP CLOSE
. .u i. . , . ! liL.UNi) 'I' Uli MKST LINU TRENCHES
at the proper heat m lanre thermos con- I "u '"ullts
tainers inoirited on trucks. ' bad.- to i cerve posts or arc sent home on ; Christian Associations of both France
A Red Cross "convoyct" and th.ee l ave, r, n '.'rally they are mud-stained, ! and America cooperation which does
USXiUrM ddilloaJoJhe.gTyLdeulr both he. kept ready J fleet uf saall
C InHmllonat Film Strvitt
KXfKKIHMENT FOR WEARY SOLDIERS COMRg OUT OK A SHBU, HOLS IS
THIS CASE
Along the route of the troops the Red
Cross has established infirmaries and
rest stations, each in charge of an
American trained nurse with an assist
ant An infirmary contains ten beds, a
stock of drugs, and necessary supplies.
Arrangement is made for the care of
the seriously ill at French hospitals in
the neighborhood. Daily calls are made
upon these patients by the nurse and
her attendant who carry reading mat
There, arc, eleven, of Jhejtrailmditito..tobafiCB. coafectioos Hrtd, ft; jnJ
and the railroad stations in and aboHt
Paris. Often there are no facilities for
getting food at places where the sol
diers may have to wait three or four
hours, or even over night The Red
Cross, by large-scale purchasing and
volunteer service, can sell hot meals and
miscellaneous foodstuffs at a price so
low that the soldiers can afford them,
and yet, enough above cost to provide
for maintenance and extension.
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