The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . Columbus, and the SalvationArmy. Henry P. Davison,who was chairman of the WarCouncil of the Red Cross,issued early in , a report concerning theactivities of the society inEurope for the time since warwas declared. It showed thatsince May 10 it had appro-priated for work in countriesof the Allies $12,339,681, this figure including all appropria-tions up to August 31. One of its most important in France was to combat the tuber
The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . Columbus, and the SalvationArmy. Henry P. Davison,who was chairman of the WarCouncil of the Red Cross,issued early in , a report concerning theactivities of the society inEurope for the time since warwas declared. It showed thatsince May 10 it had appro-priated for work in countriesof the Allies $12,339,681, this figure including all appropria-tions up to August 31. One of its most important in France was to combat the tuberculosis peril, 500,000persons being afflicted with tuberculosis as a direct result ofthe war. For the relief of wounded and sick French sol-diers and their families, $1,000,000 had been appropriated,and plans had been made to take care temporarily of des-titute refugees, who numbered about 400,000. Appropria-tions made for use in Europe, outside of France, and medical supplies, relief funds,, and expenses, were:For Russia, $322,; Roumania, $247,; Italy,$210,; Serbia, $22,;-); England, $8,; 120. © HARRIS a EWINS, Henry P. Davison THE UNITED STATES ENTERS THE WAR Armenia, $600,; other appropriations, $36, Itwas stated in the report that nearly a million Armenians hadbeen massacred, or driven to privation such as resulted indeath or were deported into the desert regions where self-support was impossible; that 500,000 Greeks had been de-ported; that in one town there had been a call to providefor 10,000 fatherless children. and that 2,000,000 peoplein Western Asia had been saved from death only by the
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