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GET THE RED‘ CROSS nABrr
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The United States has now been at
war for more titan a year. But up to
the present time tlte Red Cross has
made but one national appeal for help
—lts $100,000,000 drive iii the summer
of 1917. Now it is about to make nn~
other appeal~its second. And upon
' the heels of the Third Liberty
Loan. For, great as are the re-
sponsibilities and the opportunities of
.tthe institution whose blazing symbol
is recognized by civilized nations the
,‘world over as a symbol of peace and
in! comfort, its expenditures are but a
small fraction of those required for
lonr governmental expense for the cott-
,duct of the war.
I
a
t Organization of Service.
a.
The Red Cross has never permitted
‘itself to encroach upon the functions
_‘or the necessities of the government.
falthongh there are many times when
'ilt might justify itself in so doing. In
f the single important instance of trans
imitation it has refused to harden the
army or navy with the carriage of its
Yvast supplies of stores. even though
{these were destined for the relief and
oil; “want the soldiers and the sailors
, themselves. 0n the contrary, after it
«had bullded and fully equipped a great
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By
' EDWARD HUNQERFORD
Tot the Vigilante».
dispatching depot on the West Side of
New York for the preparemenl of its
stores for shipment overseas, and the
war department found itself so press-
ed for warehouse facilities that it was
compelled to lake the Red Cross plant
for army needs llavlaon and his fel-
lows of the Red Cross gladly moved
out and quickly assembled and buiidcd
another dispatching depot for their
own needs. The spirit of the organi-
zation is that of service. And I have
seen enough of its workings to cor»
vince me that it is something a little
more titan mere service’s-perhaps serv-
ice plus efllclency would best describe
it.
It seems to me that the time has
come when there should be an even
larger national appreciation of the lied
Cross. Today it has only begun to
touch the surface of the American peo-
ple.. Continued lighting and extended
casualty lists will force it far beneath
the skin. It cannot be embarrassed
for lack of funds. You and I cannot
afford to have it embarrassed, to be
compelled to turn any of its energies
from the saving of human life tormere
grabbing for cold cash.
It is time that America formed a
new habit. We have some big and
fairly expensive national tastes al-
l
ready, movies and motoring, for in»
stance. to say nothing of smokingand
drinking. A little reduction on all of
these and the proceeds turned to tin en-
tirely new haitlt would be u migltly
good thing at this little. And for that
lifth habit i am going to propose the
was Gnu. SAIDSRE
KILLED LOVER’S WIFE
(Continued from First Pm).
down just before she met Dr. Roberts
in 1914.
Dr. R. E. Davies, star witneSS of
the State, went on the stand and testi-
fied that he was called to the home
where Miss Lusk was rooming on the
afternoon. of June 21. 1917. by a tele-
phone message front Dr. Roberts.
There ‘e found Mrs. Roberts dead in
the parlor. with two bullet wounds in
her body. At the head of a rear stair-
way. he testified, he saw Miss Lusk
with a pistol in her right hand and her
left hand covering a widening stain
on her heart. Refusing to allow him
to come up to treat her. she dictated
a statement in which she said:
“Dr. ItobFrls told me again and again
that he loved me and only me. llci
said he and his wile never cart-d for
each other."
Later Ih‘. Davies said she asked
him if the wound she had indicted on
herself was through the heart. Ht
replied that it was not. and she. then
felt for the beating of her heart with
her left hand and, raising llie'pistol
fired again. When iir. Davies reach-
ed her side he asked her why she had
shot Mrs. Roberts. and believing she
was dying site replied: “Site drove
me. to it. She Called me such awful.
names."
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ENGINEERS CHECKING UP. i
Evident Intention to Use Wider Env
nine on Care on Railroad.
A group of engineers of the New lla-
ven road are engaged in checking up,
the main line between Harlem Rina-l
and New Haven, for the purpose at as}
certaining all obstacles within eight;
feet of the center of the tracks. They.
are in Norwalk this week. i
This is said to be an indication oft
the intention of the New Haven road:
to put into use some cars or engines of;
a greater width than any yet put into:
use by the road. it may also meanl
that the road is preparing to make a,
general alteration of its tracks. station‘
platforms and other obstacles, to give
clearance enough to operate the larg‘l
est type of car or Maine. The lures,
ligation includes connnerclal sidings or l'
well as the main lines and switching?
rails. l
A similar investigation made recent-
ly on the Hartford division. between
Xew Haven and Hartford, is said to
have revealed the necessity of increas»:
ing the distance between the rails in?
order to operate some of the larger rates.
type of cars and engines. l
lively few places where engines or
cars requiring clearance of eight feet
front the center of the rails could pass
one another.
unless
RAILWAY MEN UNEASY.
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Not satisfied With Proposed Increase
in Wages. .
lied Cross—the Red Cross habit. if you
please. It will be a habit the gathered =
money of which will go to the. credit. l1 .
not of yourself. but of the. greatest .their unions are endeavortng ‘0 bring
charity that America ever has known. .
which makes this new habit more than
a habitma real virtue—lite virtue of
self sacrlllce.
Our Country the Richest.
Try being ready for the Red Cross
collector—rum merely the next time he
comes. btit on'each subsequent call.
Do not face him with the reproachful
suggestion that he has seen you be-
fore. Our country is a his land, in
many ways the biggest and richestin
the world. but it is not big enough nor
rich enough that folks with money can
escape with but a single invitation to
contribute. -
That is why I suggest the Red Cross
habit-the continuous setting aside of
definite sums of money by patriotic
Americans against the Red Cross
drives. It is a habit which I cannot
commend too heartily to you.
1
“I say. there,"- called Private Leach.
.slttlng hp weakly, “where you goin‘
th me bllhkin' 'at?"
The dog cast a look back across his
ouider. wagged his tail pleasantly
,.nnd continued to trot away, carrying
‘ rlvnte Leach‘s cap in his jaws.
_ ’E‘s got a liloomin‘ cheek, not
‘alfi" observed Private Leach and lay
down again. What difference did it
snake? He had clicked a bullet in his
run thigh, and, what with the loss of
blood and pain anti hunger and all, a
hop might as well "go west" without
in cap as with one. Now that he‘d
managed to get a dressing on the
(Sand and a bandage to hold the
dressmg in place. the bleeding was
Jess,»but the end of the smashed bone
:grt‘ading in the torn flesh. It
‘t'a bit cushy. out there in No
guy's Land. six hours in a shell hole
'V a busted leg.
we dog had popped up from no-
ltetfegatrall. with his alert eyes and
ltlve, searching nose. Glrt tight-
‘Sabout his body was the broad white
bearing the flaming sign of the
runs. He stood quite still while
to [each painfully unfastened the
d package from; his back and.
fore painfully, . applied: the ,diain~
t. gauze padssondsclean cotton»
_ uniting up, he ’wliln‘ddt'a‘j ‘W
"The Story That Private Leach Told
friendly. sympathetic whine, and the
"soldier pulled him gratefully.
“Good old chap.“ said Private Leach.
“You’ve been knocked about ‘a bit
yourself, eh?" Ho touched the dog's
ear where a recent hurt had left a
scarcely healed scar. "
And then the rascal had seized Pri
vate Leach‘s cap and made off with it
toward the lines. paying no serious
attention to the wounded man’s re-
monstrances.
“Rum little‘blokel" remarked Pri-
vate Leach and fainted.
Private Leach sat on a sunny bench
in the small courtyard of the con-
valenceut hospital and explained mat-
ters to a compatriot, likewise recover-
ing from the effects of boche courtesy.
“And the bloomn' snrgeon..’e says
them dawgs is trained like that. The
one that found me. ’e don't mind hul-
lets no more than buns. 'e _don't, »
a-w’iazin' past ’is ‘ead. And-when ’e
finds a~wounded chap 'e tykes ‘is can
or anything that's loose 'e can get 'ls
teeth in. and away ’e goes to report
tolls K. 0., like a good soldier. So
then theatretche‘r bearersnthoy goes
out and brings lathe chap. some as
they did 'me. d'ye see? Red Cross
trains down by 'undi‘eds. . Great. eh,
watt?" . ‘- ‘ ‘ ~
commutes." ‘l'soect yonld‘lllte
“ j on hamburg-tam
- .“nghto.”"agreed Private i (this.
different to me when I gets back to
Bliglity. Bliome, I awtways 'ated
dawgs. but not now I don‘t."
“Look!" said Private Leach.
comes one of- the little beggars."
A wiry. short haired dog with a deal
of ball in his makeup came limping
along on three legs. the fourth held
slimy in front of him by an ingenious
arrangement of sling and bandage.
“Clicked a bit 0’ Fritz's lead '1:
II IE re
bloomin' llttie‘ self. ’e did. eh, wot? .
'Ere. Bill.
Nice old blokcy."
The dog went and laid his head.
Friendly fashion, on Private Leach‘s
knee and looked up into the soldier’s
face. whining sympathetically.
"'E knows ‘ow it feels," observed
Private Leach. Then, “I say, there,
old timer. look at that car!"
.“Scnr.” said ids companion. "Been
fightin'. like as not.” .
"Bil-Iris!" cried Leach. "'E'a the
syme chap. 'Ere. now.'where you goin'
with .me blinkln' 'at‘l" ~ '
The dog. holding Private Leach's cap
at a provoking distance, viewedthe
two convalescents with a mischievous
eye. ' ' .
."-’E‘s a cute nn. Wish ‘e was goin'
back to ,Bllghty wit me. not 'alf. Eh.
wot?" , 4 "
i . lfSure." agreed f the ‘ other.” "I‘ at:
i q» we.»---:‘
1wages received in 1915.
ways“ 'ated. 'em but not now I don‘t. ‘
. lied Crossoaw'gsvls bloomin' hall-DJ
jfitrlfe
That employees of the New Haven
Railroad are dissatisfied with the. pray
)osed increase in their wages, and that
about. a change in the proposed basis
.of increase, is information obtained
here this week.
The dissatisfaction is said to be due
2 to the fact that the proposed increases
' are to be made on the basis of the
Since that
time some of the employees have re-
! ceivet one or more rates in the wages
l and it is claimed that in some cases, it
-, they were to go back to the 1915 basis
a and receive the percentage of increase
provided for they would actually be
receiving less than under the existing
report
tTAKE’m' HOME growl 1‘
1.
Considerable
It is learned that there are comparo- brought to bear upon Director General
McAdoo. it is 5on here to make the in
creases apply lo the wages current on
January‘ l.‘la c it is predicted that
made, there My be many resignations
froth the New Raven‘s service.
FEWER DEATHS lN WAR CAMPS;
Peumonia, With 73 Fatalities. Heads
WASHINGTON. May iT.—~Wilh 162
deaths for the week ending llay l. as
against. lliti [or the preceding week, the
death toll among American troops in;
training throughout the United States
continues to decrease, according to a state.
made public yesterday.
. M Camp BOW“?! Fort Worth, Texas.~ deputy United States marshal in New
there were 12 deaths all attributed to Jersey'as to his whereabouts. Delugos
injuries. While the report does not,
give away any details these deaths
probably resulted from u“; explosion; and the lieutenant told ltim it was all
of a field piece. l
Pneumonia '
death mil. with 73 Mattias. (famil'
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FRIDAY. MAY 17, 1918
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Dodge, Des Moines, lows: led. Hittite" {IRAN REFORRTS’I‘]NG,~
camps with seventeen deaths, eleven TO SUPPLY NEEDS
of which, were from pnunionia. l
"The general ”mm" 0‘ ”‘0 “‘00” nAzaixrox. Pa. May 17.—~Bt-luittsa
00min“?! "(’I'l' 800d.” the 44310th the operators of anthracite coal‘mines
says. "The death rate for disease, 5.4, need timber. an impetus has been
is the lowest re‘orted sit-3‘9 Nuwnfimr given to the reforestation . oi the
1p Pneumonl and sc- rict fever shbw mountains and hills in the minim: 1e;
L a d ‘ men. The scarcity of lumber logymno
an increase in the number of mwpillars and other mine “S“. has led.
‘t'tis‘mt as compared will! last week.” :10 the creation of a forestry depart-
fluent by several of the lam.- minim
- lcompatties. one of “which has; just le-
NEW JERSEY GERMAN iforested llcar Creek watershed witlj
AMEN OUT OF JAILKoylud white pine and 5.000 Norway
Gustav Delugos, arrested at \\‘ind- 8pm“. “.0053 Thirty thousanl'i 1“,“...
“l"' “S a German Allen who had vio- trees are in process oi'cultivation at.
lated the terms of his parole. was re- Hauto. pa" in the Panther (lrrck.
leased from jail yesterday. He was in ”my"
jail for‘trhout a week. Dclngos went‘ “- timber is ready
to Hartford from Newark. N. .l. A per‘ Cinity 03- the. mines
mil. had been issued ‘0 him in that. waits and long hauls will be. eliminat-
"8 “0‘8"“! “‘0 “em-i 0‘ “‘9 ed. More timberland in the anthra—
permit and fin" he had b9?" held in cite region would stop floods, add to
restraint for a time, he was paroled, the water supply, reduce the: drought;
lwith instructions that he notify tho periods and enable the anthracite in-
dustry to add to its output. This
would be done through better protec-
tion thus afforded to the sirlppinr:
areas in mines which Would add to
the speeding-up ability. Many thoas~
ands of acres are available about this
right for him to do so. He had evt. mines for reforestation:
dentiy made an attempt to comply _________....._.
with the instructions and consequently ~Advertise in the Sentinel.
he was discharged. ~
pressure is being
the satisfactory adjustment is
Week's Mortality List. i
to ('ltt in the. vi-
by Surgeon-General Gorgas
went. to the police station in Nevi'ar‘a
and notified the lieutenant of police
that he wanted to come. to this state
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