THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS. McCONNELLSBURG, FA.
ITALIANS
PLANE AND FLEE
Irredentists Face Many Perils In
RemarKaoie tscape rrom
Austria.
pEf NOTHING OF AVIATION
Ct About Plans 80 Coolly That Officers
a.ifwa They Are Going, on Mis-
ilon Under Orders From Some
One Higher Up.
By UGO MAROCCO-BONGHI.
Btxwlal C'orrenpondence of the Italian
Hoinf. One bright morning of the
lumraer JUHt ending an enemy bydro
flmo bearing the black cross of Aus
trii oppeared la the heavens over
Thu sntl-olrcroft batteries prepared
to iboot. The seaplane alighted on the
ihore at - Boon arter it was
ihnt the Dllot and bis com-
iuv -
mdIod were both Irredentists who bad
fed from Austria.
The two had come from the Island
f Lnssln. at the entrance of the Oulf
of Quarunero, opposite the shores of
and of .
Tb pilot I cannot give bis name
-told mo about their escape.
From the outbreak of the war,"
ht Hid, "my companion and I had
ben Joined with others from Irreden
U at the aviation station of Lusstn Is
land as motormen. The life had be
come Insupportable. Seeing that
erery means of flight would be Impos
sible we decided, since neither of us
wu (killed In aviation, to risk flight
Is 1 hydroplane.
There was nothing to do but to get
retdr and trust to God. The night of
July 1 we went to bed with all our
tlothcs on at midnight, without at-
tmrtlng notice. At five In the morn-
Id? we run under the shadows of the
will from our quarters toward the
hangar, where the sentinel paced bis
beat.
Prepare for Flight
"Entering the hangar coolly, as If
we were going to carry out orders,
we dismantled the planes attached
to the station of their guns and placed
them In the apparatus destined for es
cape. "After locking the telephone opera
LEGION OF HONOR
(Ml I), -IIIIJIiJIMiJJIVJ,.MU'l' ..y.J)iJliJJI.MJUIIUJM
General Pershing being decorated with tho Mnr una tho Notion or mo
letfon U'Honneur by President I'olncnlre. General de Terge Is standing at the
fljlit.
NOTHING IS
Yankees Make Impossible Possi
ble, Says Petit Journal.
High Tribute Paid to Ingenuity, Clev-
ernen and Dispatch of Amer
icans. Purls. "Tho Americans doubt noth-
'"H- That Is the reason they realise
verytliing In the way of making the
impossible possible and overcoming all
Olltle(.g,
8 nays the Petit-Journal, In speak-
"R of llin enoniioim dock find ware-
lkus which the American army has
wetted on the coasts of France.
"The Americans." (lie newspaper
nilini(.R, uo Mlf things and they do
them quickly. The question of tlmo
nil other rules which ordinarily de
termine the nosslhln do not exist for
the Americans. With them the Ira-
Possible becomes the rule and It is
KILLS WOLVES; BUYS STAMPS
Wllcon.ln'. ri,. nlnrt Unlit InvAftta
Proceeds of One Day's Suc
cessful Hunt
Itlltnollin.loo Wl. Ttnn itnn'a n-nlf
"mtlng, n w',ch ne killed two old
')l'eH nmt till-no timnll nnui tint tell
Vf in bounties for E. A. Snyder, who
'''ilnis to lie the champion wolf slayer
"' tills linrt fit lha iitntn ITa Invnatdll
Lh I'foewds of his wolf hunt In War
B"v"is stamps.
:
WANTS HUBBY IN THE ARMY
Recruiting Office to Put Him
Right Up Close to the
Front.
"'"I Frnneltinn rt 1.
miid welfare, ns well as thnt of the
lino . Mt 1 nKk 'ml to allow my
y' ;",u ," willHt. He Is forty-seven
him 1 l,IHlNt ,hllt J"M1 ,,l,tp
"r ti'e front," .
Sow
rofe Mrs. Mury Hulnoy of Wat-
STEAL
tor In his cabin, we opened the heavy
doors of Iho hnngar. We got reudy for
lmmcdlato flight and tested the cylin
ders. . "When all was ready we whispered
that there was nothing left but to tuke
the risk.
"My cotnrndo looked about. Nobody
was nenr. He cut tho telephone wires
while I, with n strong push aguln-.it
the levers, slid the apparatus out on
the sen. We mounted the plnne, which
was soon blown by a gust of wind In
front of tho Austrian barracks, the
bow pointed toward tho shore. It took
us an nnxlo'us hour to turn It toward
the open sea. Finally we started the
motors, hut with an explosion aud a
rumble Hint would awuken even the
dead.
"The ofllcers, the commandant and
the soldiers of the station appeared
at the windows of the barracks and
watched us with surprise, but with
out suspicion, as we took our mysteri
ous leave, no doubt thinking we had
secret orders from some one higher
up.
Tor several yards the hydroplane
glided along the surface of the wa
ter, unwilling to rise a second time,
OBJECTOR SOON
CHANGED MIND
Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, 8.
C Among the Maryland draft men
sent here some weeks ago was a chap
from Bultlmore who clulmed exemp
tion from military service on the
ground that he was a conscientious ob
jector of war. Ills name will not be
made public, for It has developed that
he belongs to a good family. He was
placed In the casual detachment for ob
servation, and the machinery of the In
telligence department was put to work
to leurn something as to his antece
dents. A few days later a tall, grim-look-lug
man appeared In camp and asked
where the conscientious objector could
be found. He was directed to the
casuul detachment, and there Intro
duced himself to the commanding of-
STAR FOR PERSHING
ft A v.--
r i
TOO HARD
because of that reason that the Amer
icans are always advancing.
"They have constructed 'somewhere
In France' a depot of enormous pro
portionsalready the largest of all
such depots In France and second larg
est In the world. A year ago thee
wns nothing but bare land. Today tho
site Is actually a city.
"To house the thousands of work
ers French, Americans, Algerluns,
Chinese, Moroccans, German prisoners
It was necessary to build hundreds
of barracks. Then the nmguxlnes,
warehouses, were put tip. To get some
Idea of the place It Is only necessary
to say thnt these docks cover 28 square
kjlometers.
$300 Conscience Money.
Pittsburgh, Pn. Tho first contribu
tion that Allegheny county's con
science fund lias received for a year
came In the other day In the shape of
three $101) bills. This Is the largest
sum ever received.
sonvllle, Cul., to army recruiting head
quarters here, adding:
"If there Is any possible chunce fot
him to be examined and go as cook
or onythlng else, let me know by re
turn mail, and ho will be there for ex
amination." WAR CAUSE OF GRAY HAIR
"Color Restoration" Is New Art Devel
oped by London Hair
dressers. London. Thero has been a great In
crease In gray-haired young women,
due to the war. It has brought on a
new trade. Hairdressers hove devel
pod the art of "color restoration."
Wringing tho nntural color back, per
manently Is an expensive operation,
they say, and n difficult one, but It
takes at least ten years from one's ap
pearance, and the art seems to be de
veloping rapidly.
Nearly 2.S),0(K) women of Japan
earn their livelihood outside their
homes. Many of them work in the
fields und at the docks.
MS
J4.
apparently, before the wind which
blew from behind, and possibly on ac
count of the new pilot, who was as In
experienced as he was audacious. At
lust, however, we succeeded In rising
from the sea.
Face Many Perils.
"While we were Intent 011 our man
euvers we found ourselves suddenly
opposite Mount Vell-Strusa, where th
Austrlans have anti-aircraft butteries.
We nmile a terrific effort, with thi
bow pointed upward uiid our souli
commended to God.
"Wo crossed the ridge of the moun
tain not ten yards above the butteries
on Its summit.
" "After Imlf an hour of flight, rising
to 1,0(X) meters, we ran Into a thick
cloud bunk wlileh shut off ull view ol
the Austrian and Italian coasts uud of
the sea. We could not And our way.
Moreover, the pilot was without hel
met or glasses und could not steer be
cause lils eyes filled with tears. We
suffered an attack of nerves. AH the
while the apparatus was following the
Itullan const and, discovering this, w
recovered our calm In an Instant.
"My comrade, who was acting as
lookout, tied a white cloth to a guo
barrel and tried to signal the shore
our surrender. We soon alighted and
entered the port of , amid
the cheers tf the people, who were
Jubilant when they found that wf
were friends, Instead of prisoners ol
war."
fleer as a brother of the soldier In
question and asked permission to have
a tulk with him. The permission was
granted, and he went to his brother's
quarters. Part of the conversation
was overheard, and those who heard
It nay It was heated, although one
sided. - Brother Said Something.
"You yellow cur," exclaimed the
visiting brother. "We are all ashamed
of you at home, but you are going to
do a man's part In this war. Mother
told me to come down here and make
you withdraw that fool conscientious
objector claim, and If you don't do It I
am going to beat you to denth right
here In this camp. What possessed
you anyway?" There was a good deal
more of the snme kind.
At the end of about an hour the
two brothers went before Major Coffin,
the personnel officer. "Major," suld
the visitor, "my brother wants to
withdraw tho affidavit about being a
conscientious objector. Can he do
It?"
"Well," replied Major Coffin, "It
must bo n voluntary act on bis part."
Ana, turning to the 'soldier, wh had
made the claim, he asked: "Do you
want to do this volunturlly. Is It of
your own free will?"
Tho soldier moistened his lips and
?!nneed at his brother, and replied:
"Yes, sir, it Is of my own free will,
and I want to withdraw It."
Is Now Making Good.
Major Coffin found tho affidavit and
tore It up, and then issued nn order
transferring the soldier to nn nctlvo
regiment, and tho soldier left.
After he had gone tho visitor turned
to Major Coffin and said: "Major, I
thnnk you. I had determined there
would be no yellow curs In my family,
and If thnt boy hadn't withdrawn thnt
rflldavlt I would have beaten him up
right here. lint Pm glad he did It of
his own freo will."
The soldier who thought ho was a
conscientious objector has been mak
ing good ever since tho visit of his
brother. He seems, In fact, to be more
ufrald of bis brother than of the Ger
mans, and those who have been watch
ing him arc of tho opinion that ho will
make ns good a fighting man as any
when the time comes to go over thu
top.
LENDS HOUSE TO DOCTOR
Parisian Installs' Rockefeller Institute
Scientist In His Home at
Saint Cloud.
Paris. Dr. Alexis Carrel of th
Rockefeller Instltuto for Medical Re
search of New York wns recently seek'
Ing n building at Saint Cloud Bultubls
for n laboratory and workshop neai
certain hospital centers. He found tin
house ho wanted In a park full ol
splendid trees. Tho "Verger" (Or
chard), as tho property was called, bo
louged to Andre Iiernhelm, who had
refused tho most tempting offers t
rent It on account ot tho family sou
venirs It contained and the art treas
ures. When Mr. Bernholm heard of Doo
tor Carrel's wish to lease his houso h
said: "Tell Doctor Carrel that I am
greatly flattered at bis choice and that'
the Verger and Its surroundings are ut
bin service."
When the question of rent wai
raised Mr. Iiernhelm exclaimed: "No
no, a scientist owes nothing to any
body. It is I who am honored."
SHE HAS WAR RECORD;
20 DESCENDANTS FIGHT
Pittsburgh, Pa. Mrs. K. Gold
stein of Pittsburgh holds a war
record, according to Information
received at the Pittsburgh bend
quarters of the Zionist Organi
sations of America, of which tho
woman Is a member. KI10 has
ten grandsons and ono great- ,
grandson In tho Kngllsh army
und eight grandsons aud ono ',
great-grandson in the United 1
States army.
Directs Own Operation.
Albany. N. Y. Dr. It. O. McKllllp,
Gloversvllle surgeon, underwent a pain
ful operation to lit himself for service
under Uncle Sinn. Doctor McKllllp on
the operating tnblo refused to take nn
anaesthetic, watched and advised tho
surgeons during the operation, ami ad
vised the entire removal of an affected
part. He will be accepted upon recovery.
Two Suits
3
To dress or not to dress, beyond the
degree of formality that 1i1aracterl7.es
the handsomo silk or wool suit that
Is tho question that Is being an
swered every day. Aud suits, they
say, are selling in greater numbers
as compared to other apparel, than
ever. They are much advanced In
price, tno. It looks as If the hand
some suit Is destined to take tho place
of special afternoon and evening
clothes, during the winter season at
least and that velvet will run a close
second to wool cloths. It cannot be
much more expensive.
Aside from motives of patriotism,
which call for a sacrifice of wool on
the part of civilians, the velvet suit
Is the best choice for matrons. Its
richness and durability, and the suc
cess with which It can be freshened
up, after doing much service, recom
mend It to her. A very chic new
Millinery That Pays
Along como tho hats of midwinter,
far hi advance of its freezing blasts.
They provide about thu only reason
for welcoming It In these days of a
precarious coal supply, for as good
millinery they are certainly successful.
Fushlsn has set Its llcklo heart upon
fuzzy effects long-napped beavers,
furs, fur fabrics, felts, feathers, plush
ps, nngoru wool and tho like, ltesldcs
there are velvets and feathers In the
familiar aspects In which wo have
kiiowu them, and ostrich plumes as
3t old. Millinery that pays tribute to
winter may glorify It with the oddest
nnd most unusual hats or with the
most dignified of all those in tho year's
panoramu.
The young woman who chooses to
favor the fuzzy styles may Indicate
her taste with a small hut like that
ono In the center of the group above.
It Is a turban with its coronet covered
with lilts of feathers with flues un
curled, set In three rows about It. Tho
top crown Is an Inconspicuous circu
lar piece of velvet that does not pre
sume to take up much space und
shrinks from attracting attention. It
Is almost covered by a big bow of
three loops made of velvet, that Is set
squarely over It. There are several
kinds of feathers that might ho used
on tho coronet and a hut very much
llko It bus Its coronet covered with
tiny wings not larger than the wings
of a big butterfly.
Just below and ut the right there Is
a hat of velvet und long-napped heav
er In taupo gray. Its coronet Is of
plain velvet with an overlapping
crown of tho beaver cloth. It Is the
two Immense pnnsles made of 11 1
striped beaver that win for this hat,
Cheery Dining Room.
A cheerful dining room Is a success
ful dining room, especially these days,
when unusual anxiety may so easily
become a foo to digestion. Mght and
air are tho first consideration, al
though a disagreeable glare Is certain
ly to be avoided. If the room Is uti
OMildiilily dark, colonial gray walls or
say n soft buff color will transform
tho atmosphere. Cream-colored wood
work with painted furniture to match
Is another lightening touch. The hit
ler, decor ted with vivid touches of
Li VMi
for Matrons
model In velvit iippcurs at the left
of the two llgures In the picture above.
Like so many of the garments made
fur tills winter, It looks like a com
bination of two styles, and one Is
liable to look twice before deciding
whether It Is an afternoon frock that
resembles a suit, or a suit that wishes
to play the part of a frock. Anyway.
It Is handsome and trimmed with a
bit of fur In collar and sleeve bands
It Is mnile of pnon velvet and In black
or dark colors.
Tho figure at the right displays a
suit pure and simple of velours, with
collar and cuffs of Hudson seal. The
coat has a paneled buck making place
for handsome hand embroidery and
the narrow belt Is enriched with n
little work of the same kind. Itiitlons
In precise rows at ench side, hardly
needed, nevertheless are there, lend
ing a llnvor of general utility In case
the suit must do double duty.
Tribute to Winter I
Its roveted right to be clnssed as i
novelty. One nf them Is llattened
against the shape ut the left side and
the other lies across the buck. Pnnsles
there are In Infinite variety, but no
one ever saw a striped blossom. That
Irf reuson enough for the Ingenious mil
liner to make n giant blossom with
striped petals when she Is In quest
of something odd.
At the left a (Uglified hat of plain
elver, trimmed with two handsome
ostrich plumes, leaves all running lif
ter strange gods to the younger gen
eration, 'l'lils Is n matron's lint and
fulfills Its mission perfectly. With tho
most beautiful of winter fabrics nnd
tho most splendid of all feathers, It pro
claims thnt nothing new under the sun
quite equals It for elegance.
Uso Your Furs.
Detachable fur cuffs, collars that
may he snapped, fastened down to
form shawl collars or revers or wrap
ped around the throat scarf style,
detachable vests and panels that fold
up to form muffs are fashioned and
worn by well-dressed women. The In
genuity of a Woman 011 this point tells
amazingly as she arranges furs for
suits, coats or one-piece dresses.
Cord Girdles.
In line with the string girdle or belt
tho long-sfltched fold of fabric that
Is tied around the frock somewhere
near the waistline Is tho girdle or
bell of heavy cord. It Is tied loosely
at the side und hangs In long ends.
brilliant colors, will make any dining
room guy nnd charming. Thu break
fnsiToiini Idea, which Is always car
ried out In a guy, bright Inconsequen-tlnl-looHiig
scheme, originated from
this very principle of cheer. For, us
everyone kimws, n day started cheer
fully Is almost sure to he a successful
day nil the way through.
Time . univalent to II.imkiihki days Is
said to have been saved to lh women
of the I'lillcd States by the electric
washing machines sold hist year.
PROUD RECORD
OF RED CROSS
War Council Tells Chapters of
Wonderful Work Done in
the Past Year.
LARGE SUMS WELL EXPENDED
In the Eighteen Months 6lnce This
Country Entered the War ths Im
mense Amount of $325,000,000
Has Been Accounted For.
Annual meetings of the 3,H.r4 chap
ters of the Red Cross were held Octo
ber Zl. The War Council of the or
ganization sent the following message,
covering the work for the past year:
To the Chapters ot the Amerlcuu Red
Cross :
The War Council sends greetings to
the chapters of thu American Red
Cross 011 the occasion of their annual
meetings for 11)18.
With these greetings go congratula
tions on the great work of the chapters
during the past year and, above ull
things, 011 the wonderful spirit of sac
rifice and patriotism which bus per
vaded that work.
The strength of the Red Cross rests
upon Its chapters. They are Its bone
uud sinew. They supply Its funds,
they supply Its men uud women, they
supply Its cnthiiHlusm. Let us, then,
review together the Red Cross story
of the past year.
Some Idea of the size to which your
Red Cross family has grown may be
gathered from the following facts:
On May 1, 1U17, Just before the ap
pointment of .the Wur Council, the
American Red Cross had 4H0.11M mem
bers working through M2 chapters.
On July 81, l'.HN, the organization
numbered L'u.iUM.loU uiiuiiul members,
besides 8,iMl,ooO member of the
Junior Red Cross a totul enrollment
of over one-fourth the population of
the United States.
Since the beginning of the wur you
of the chapters have co-operated with
the Wur Council In conducting two wur
fund drives anil one lnemlierslili drive,
In addition to Ho- campaign on behalf
of the Junior Red Croxs.
The total actual collections to date
from the lirst wur fund have, amounted
to more than $1 l.',(HKi,(KKl. The sub
scriptions o the second war fund
amounted to upwards of $l?0,0OM,(K)0.
From membership dues the collec
tions have amounted to approximately
lM,ftK,IH0.
Splendid Work Done by Women.
To the foreging must be added that
very large contribution of materials
mid time given by (lie millions of wom
en throughout the country In surgical
ilresKlngs, In knitted articles, In hos
pital and refugee garments, in canteen
work, and the other activities the chap
ters have been called upon to perform.
It Is estimated that approximately
8,(MI0,lHK) women are engaged In can
teen work nnd the production of relief
supplies through the chapters.
For the period up to July I. HUH.
American Red Cross chapters, through
their workrooms, hud produced:
-P.MI.IL'O refugee garments.
T.V-'lt.ti'.'l hospital supplies.
lK.7Stl.IS!) hospital garments.
HUM 1..ri(il knitted articles.
HCTIS.IO" surgical dressings.
A total of '.'Jl.'J.su.s.-lS mticles-of an
estimated aggregate value of ut least
;ii,ooo,mn.
These articles were largely tho
product of women's hands, and, by the
same token, liillultely more precious
than could have been thu output of
factories or machines. These articles
going to the operating room of the hos
pitals, to homeless or needy refugees,
and carrying comfort to our own boys
In the Held, convey a message of love
from the women of this country entire
ly dlKtluct from the great money value
attaching to their handiwork.
Money Spent In Work.
Ry the. terms under which the first
Red Cross wur fund wus raised, the
chapters were entitled to retnln 2S per
cent of the amount collected, In order
defray local expenses, to carry on their
home service work, to purchase ma
terials to be utilized in chapter produc
tion and otherwise to meet the numer
ous culls made upon them. The chap
ters were thus entitled to retain nearly
.t),0H),0X). As a mutter of fact, their
actual retentions amounted to ouly
about $2'J,0(H),(HK).
Out of collections from annual mem
berships, tin chapters have retained
about $11,000,00(1.
From this total sum, therefore, of f.'tt,
000,(XH) retained by the chapters, they
have met all the oftentimes very heavy
local demands upon them, und In addi
tion have provided for use by national
headquarters products valued, as
slated above, at upwards of $14,000,
000. The chapters have in effect returned
to the War Council, not ulone the $:.',
(KM),(MX) retained out of the war fund
membership dues but, In value of
actual product, an additional contrltui-
"GOOD FRIEND IN AMERICA"
Warm Tribute From Italian Soldier
Whose Wife the Red Cross Or
ganlzatlon Had Befriended.
Ills wife had been very III, and was
Aeiit by the American Red Cross to re
cuperate in one of Its country summer
I nines, unknown to "Glgl," who
was doing his country's work In'
the trendies. This Is the way he ex
presses himself when he learns what
has been done:
FOR OFFICERS ON SERVICE
American Red Cross Has Recently Es
tablished Reitsursnt In London
Which Will Be Appreciated.
MaJ. William Kudlcntt of the Amer
ican Red Cross opened an olllcers' res
taurant ut American army headquar
ters In Grosvennr Gardens, London.
The restaurant will serve 1!."(I lunch
eons and tl'nners to American ofllcers
attached to the military and naval of-fce.
Hon of at least $11,000,000."'"'' ' ' "
It will thus been seen that during
the eighteen months which have
elapsed since the United States en
tered the wur, the American people
will have either paid In or pledged to
the American Red Cross for Its worlt
of relief throughout the world, la
money or In material vulues, a net
totul of at least $:i:0MI,000.
Revealed America's Heart
It has been because of this spirit
which has pervaded all American Red
Cross effort In this wur that the aged
governor of one of the stricken and
buttered provinces of Kruncc stilted
not long since that, though France hud
long known of Amerlcu's greatness,
strength and enterprise, It remained
for the Amerlcuu Red Cross In this war
to reveal Amerlcu's heart.
In this country, at this moment, the
workers of the Red Cross, through Its
chapters, nre helping to add to the
comfort nnd health of the millions of
our soldiers In camps and canton
ments, ns well us of those traveling on
railroad trains or embarking 011 ships
for duty overseas.
The home service of the Red Cross,
Willi Its now more than 40,000 workers,
Is extending Its ministrations of sym
pathy unit counsel each month to up
wurds of lOC.IXNI families left behind
by soldiers ut the front a niimbei
ever growing with the Increase of our
men under arms. .
Rut, of course, the heart of the Red
Cross and Its money and attention sl
wuys move towurd and focus them
selves In Kuropo where the Amerlcuu
Red Cross, ns truly "the greatest moth
er in the world," Is seeking to draw "a
vast net of mercy through un ocean of
unspeakable pain."
' Red Cross Worth Recognized.
Nothing Is -withheld that ran be
given over there to supplement the
efforts of our army and navy In caring
for our own boys. The Red Cross does
not pretend to do the work of thev
medical corps of the army or the navy ;
Its purpose Is to help und to supple
ment. Nor does the Red Cross seek to
glorify what It does or those who do
It; our satisfaction Is In the result,
which, we nre nssured by Secretury
nnker, Oenernl I'ershlng, General Ire
land and all our leaders. Is of Ines
timable value and of Indispensable Im
portance. By the first of January your Red
Cross will have working In France up
wards of 8,1X10 Americans a 'vivid
contrast to the little group of eighteen
men nnd women which, us the first Red
Cross commission to France, sailed
shout June 1, 1017, to Initiate our ef
forts in F.urope.
Your Red Cross now hns active, op
erating commissions In France, In F.ug
land, In Italy, in Belgium, in Switzer
land, In Palestine nnd In ('.recce. You
have sent n shipload of relief supplies
and n group of devoted workers to
northern Russia ; yon have dispatched
a commission to work behind our arm
ies In eastern Siberia ; you have sent
special representatives to Ileiimark, to
Serbia and to the Island of Madeira.
Carries Message of Hope.
Your Red Cross Is thus extending re
lief to the armies and navies of our
allies; and you are carrying n practical
message of hope nnd relief to the
friendly peoples of iilllicted Kuropeand
Asia.
Indeed, we lire told by those best In
formed In the countries of our allies
thnt the efforts of your Red Crons to
aid (hi- soldiers and to sustain the
morale of the civilian populations left
at home, especially In France and
Italy, have cons! 1 1 tiled n very real fac
tor In winning the war.
The veil has already begun to lift.
What the Red Cross may lie culled
upon to do In tho further course of the
war, or with the coming of victory,
peace and reconstruction, It would be
idle to attempt to prophesy.
Rut your grent organization, In very
truth "the mobilized heart nnd spirit
of the whole American people," has
shown Itself equnl to nny call, ready to
respond to nny emergency.
Spirit of All Best and Highest.
The American Red Cross has become
not so much nn organization as a great
movement, seeking to embody In organ
ized form the spirit of service, the
spirit of sncrlllce In short, nil thnt Is
best nnd highest in the Ideals and as
piration of our country.
Indeed we ennnot but believe thnt
this wonderful spirit which service In
nnd for the Red Cross has evoked In
tills war, Is destined to become In our
national llfv an element of permanent
vnlne.
At Christmas time we siinll ask the
whole American people to answer the
Red Cross Christ mas roll cull. It will
constitute a unique appeal to every
man, woman and child In this great
land of ours to become enrolled In our
army of mercy.
It Is the hope of the Wur Council
that this Christmas membership roll
rnl! shall constitute a reconsecrntlon
of the whole American people, nn In
spiring reinsertion to mankind that tn
tills hour nf world tragedy, not to con
quer but to serve Is Amerlcu's supreme
nlm.
THU WAR COUNCIL OK THK AMKR
ICAN RF.H CROSS.
Henry I'. Iiavison, Chairman.
Washington, I. C, Oct. 10, 1018. ,
"Most Illustrious officers of the Red
Cross : ' ;
"I feel thnt It Is my duty to tell
you how thankful I feel for your kind
ness to my wife. When 1 got n let
ter from her. In her own handwriting,
telling me how your good people hud
picked her up nnd carried her off to
a most comfortable home In the moun
tains, where she Is feeling better every
day, well I Just i-rled tenrs of Joy,
aud am not n hit ashamed of them I
We Italians have a good friend In
America."
Vice Admiral Sims, commanding tho
American naval forces In British wa
ters, and Major Ocneral Riddle, com
uinniKiig the American military estab
lishment In Great Britain, attended
the opening lunchisn.
The restaurant bus been placed In
charge of 11 committee of Kngllsh nnd
American Indies, Including Mrs, White
law RehK Lady Gilbert Parker. Lady
Arthur Pearson, Mrs. John Klllott,
Mrs. Ionnhl Armour, Mrs. Pcrelvnl
(irlllltlis, Mrs. II. S. WaJte and Mrs. A.
11. Walker.