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VOL. XLVII NO. 164.
OMAHA. WEDNESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 26, 1917.
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CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS EVE
IN GOOD OLD-FASHIONED WAY
Set Up Gigantic Tree for French Refugee Children and
Make Merry With Toys and Music, Real, Live
Santa Claus and Presents in Abundance
(By Associated Press.)
With the American army in France, Monday, Dec. 25.
The American expeditionary force last night capitulated to
Santa Claus. With a light snow falling every man in General
Pershing's army "dough boys" cavalrymen, artillerymen, ma
rine engineers, "mule skinners" stopped work as the sun went
down and started to do the bidding of the jovial saint tempo
rarily i ncommand. 1 '
rirst mere was a rusu to open tnevi
Christmas packages from liome, for
during the day mail truck after mail
Cuck had arrived in the various towns
w,:re the troops are quartered, load
ed to tne top .with presents, ine
mail arrived at the port late and ex
traordinary efforts were made to get
it to the soldiers promptly. Yv ith their
new sweaters on, new pipes in their
teetji, some of theitl smoking frag
rant cigars the men of the army then
set to work in earnest making it
merry for the children of France.
At some distance from the Ameri
can zone the railway engineers at the
British front and other engineers at
the French front were spending their
Christmas eve under fire, but even
there the children of nearby neighbor
ing towns were being cared for. It
was in the headquarters town of the
first 'division to land on French soil
that the most elaborate entertainment
was -held, however. Because the
church there was pretty small, the
i oung Men s Christian associations
nut was commandered. During the
afternoon the American officers and
men worked .hard erecting a gigantic
Christmas tree and decorating it while
sentries posted Qutside kept inquisi
tve youngsters at a safe dstance.
Fil'.allv the doors werp nnfnM and th
procession filed iri.Teach little FreriCrrH
boy and girl dressed in her. or her
best and accompanied by the mother
or, in the cases of the little refugees,
whose mothers and fathers are miss
ing, by the woman who is caring for
them. j
There was a tense air of expectation
when the lights were suddenly flashed
on and the tree and Santa Claus re
vealed. The revelation was the sig
nal for a chorus of shrill, joyful cries
from the assembled youngsters who
were all eyes for the tree with its
glittering tinsel set off here and there
by the customary Ted, white, 'green
and purple lights. Crossed American
and French flags were' numerously
diplayed and from every branch there
hung boxes of candy, jumping jacks
with candy sticks, drums, dolls and
other play things and" a plentiful
sprinkling of apples and oranges.
Piled high at the base of the tree
there ,vere many boxes containing
toy soldiers, guns, tops, sewing sets,
heavy woolen mittens, mufflers, warm
coats, dresses and shoes.
Then the real, live SantaClaus, who
m reality was none other than the
French interpreter at headquarters
stepped out., His spring activity
called forth another appreciative
chorus from the youngsters and host
of khaki clad soldiers standing in the?
rear, some of them still covered with
the mud of the training grounds,
prnnncd as they heard the children
shout, w
The only reason any soldier of the
division was absent from the cele
bration was because there was not
room for him to crowd in. For it
was the men themselves who provided
the bulk of the money and, they nat
urally were eager to see the children
being made happy by the soldiers'
gifts. Each of these gifts had been
intended to fill as nearly as possible
r.tearl.s desire of the individual
(Continued on Pagt Two, Column Six.)
Omaha Boy at Cody
. Is Dead of Pneumonia
Camp Cody, X. M.. Dec. 25. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Private Philip
hmrnler, Company I, 134th infantry,
i'lfth Nebraska, died today of pneu
monia.. His father. George Emmler,
lives mjmaha at 541 5 Xorth Twenty
v'urth street.
The Weather
Fc Nebraska Fair
Temperature nt Omaha Yeoterda?.
5 a. ro s
6 a. m 9
7 a. m 10
S a. m 9
a. m. . . 9
Ti a. to 10
11 a. m 11
32 tti 14
1 P. m , 18
2 P. m. 20
3 p. m
4 p. m 23
5 p. ni 22
5 p. m 22
1 p. m 22
Comparative Loral Hword.'
- 1917. 191C. 1915. 1914.
Highest yesterday.... 23 3;
Lowest y torday.... 6 17 2
Mean, temperature. . . . lit 1!1 24 S
PfclpitatiSir 00 .IT .00 .01
. Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March 1,
and compared with the last two years:
Normal temperature 24
fleflclency for the day
Total deficiency since March 1 399
Vormal precipitation 03 inch
ficieney for the day 03 Inch
rutal rainfall since March 1 ... .21 ,7! Inches
Deficiency since March 1 7.32 Inches
I-eficiency for cor. npriosl. 1 91 . 12 . 73 inches
l..flclency for tr. period, 1916. 2.05 Inches
3 99 n.'c. cm cm cm c m me cm cm Iw
"T" Indicates trace of nreclrttatlon.
L. A. WELSH, Meteorolosiet.
A
GOVERNMENT HAS
EVIDENCE OF AN
EXTENSIVE PLOT
Officials Say. Shilke Incident
One of Many in Great Revo
lutionary Scheme Against .
America.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 25. Evidence has
been uncovered by Government agents
indicating that American Industrial
Workers of the World, Russian Bol
sheviki, Irish agitators and revolu
tionists in various countries at war
with Germany may be seeking to Jay
the foundation of an elaborate world
wide plan to overthrow existing social
order.
This was admitted today by officials
here in connection with news of .the
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volvers and ammunition in the Rus
sian freighter Shilka, which has just
arrived at a Pacific port, manned by
a Bolsheviki crew. Government agents
suspect that the guns and munitions
were intended for the Industrial
Workers of the World in this country,
although it was said a full report oiff
the. mysterious cargo has not yet been
forwarded by officials at the port ol
arrival.
Link in Sympathy.
The Silka incident is only one of
many cases leading officials to believe
the connection between plotters in
several of the allied countries may
be more tangible than the indefinite
link of moral sympathy. Certain
Irish agitators and I. W. W. leaders
recently have gone from the United
States to Russia, after being in close
touch with each other here, and re
ports have been received- that Bol
sheviki organizers would come to
America before long to spread their
doctrine of direct action for com
munal organization.
Nonobjection will be raised by the
government to any agitation which
does not interfere with the progress
of the war, officials declare, but action
will be particularly swift, when armed
resistance to the law is threatened
and when other material forces are
employed by the agitators. Customs
inspection will serve to prevent im
portation of arms, and the close su
pervision of crews of incoming and
outgoing vessels is expected to make
impossible the traffic of communica
tions on a large scale intended to fos
ter revolutionary activity.
Prosecution of I. W. W. leaders re
cently has been vigorous, and officials
have evidence which they claim shows
that the menace of this organization,
believed to be supported largely by
German money, remains strong.
Further action against the agitators
is lore.ast. this will be "astened
if it is found that the band is working
with Russian Bolshevki leaders to
bring about a premature peace in Ger
many's interests, or to. hamper Ameri
ca at home.
Reports that the Bolsheviki crew of
the Shilka mutinied when the vessel
was a few days Out of a Russian port,
were denied today by Captain Boris
Bedel, master of the vessel. The
captain said he was an "officer of the
; Russian navy and asserted all his men
I were enlisted sailors and subject to
I his orders.
Not Unusual Thing.
Captain Bedel, through an interpre
ter, told officials there was nothing
unusual in the formation of a com-
j mittee of five members of the crew
to help control affairs on the vessels.
He said such committees were placed
on all Russian naval ships afteh the
overthrow of the czar and had charke
of the compensation paid the men, the
hours of work and other such mat
ters. The presence of guns and ammuni
tion discovered aboard the vessel by
federal officers yesterday, the cap
tain explained by saying the Shilka
was formerly a naval vessel and when
she entered the merchant service her
arms and ammuniaion were stored in
the hold.
He also dented recent rumors that
his ship carried gold for defense of
Industrial Workers of the Dorld on
trial in Chicago and laughed at re
ports that his crew was involved in
an I. W. W. plot.
Federal officials did not continue
I their investigation of the vessel to
1 day.
Unfurling of Union Jack Over Holy City
Signalizes End of Kaiser's Long Cherished
Dream of a "Berlin-to-Bagdad" Railroad
Taking of Jerusalem Ends Cen
turies of Mfsgovernment; Ex
ploiting of Inhabitants of
Palestine by Tyrants.
(Fpceial Correspondent for The' Beo.)
New York, Dec. 25. The surrender
of Jerusalem to the British has served
two purposes aside from the mere
transfer of authority from Moslem
Turk to Christian.
It ends the misgovernment of cen
turies and the exploiting of the un
fortunate inhabitants of Palestine
through tyranny, and graft, and
gives lile to the hopes of Jews who
seek a return of -the race to the home
of their fathers.
(- This class is called collectively
"Zionists," a name that has been
mentioned often of late, and its mem
bers are quite firm in their belief in
an actual restoration of the TewUh
state with its capital at Jerusalem
and its temple and religious rites very
much as they existed when the city
-was captured by the Romans under
Titus and the temple destroyed in
70 A. D.
Kaiser Laid Plansr
There is another cult among the
Jews, however, who do not believe so
literally in the restoration and have
little sympathy with the ideas of the
more extreme Zionists.
It is reported that the British gov
ernment made public announcement
that it will aid the foundation of a
Jewish state in Palestine and this has
so encouraged the Zionists that their
leaders have taken active steps lately
io prepare for the great "homecom-
There is another thing connected
with the changes in the Holy City,
however, and that is that the plans of
the kaiser for a German-controlled
Palestine as a link in the chain he
sought to lay across Europe and Asia
Minor in connection with his Bagdad
railway are spoiled. - Palestine in Ger
man hands would be a constant
menace to British interests in Egypt,
the Suez canal, and India. TJiai
menace disappears with British , con
trol of the Holy Land , ,
5o-mlieeTOair'Kt'vcriu'
ment made an attempt to colonize in
Palestine very much as it has done
in South America and in other parts
of the world, but met with little suc
cess, though there are many Jews in
Germany who might find advantage
in emigration eastward. - -
Great Propaganda. '
The way was prepared by a news
paper campaign which began with the
publication of scientific articles, by
experts, on the Near East, discuss
ing at great length, and with much
detail, the accomplishments of Jew
ish colonists and the vast possibili
ties of Palestine from an 'economic
standpoint. A remarkable array of
such articles, studying Palestine from
every conceivable angle, has been
published in, over 100 periodicals in
Germany and Austria.
A Munich newspaper contained
the statement that "Zionism has be
come a question of the first magni
tude, and Germany and Turkey have
no choice but to give it serious con
sideration. For many years ,the ob
ject which our kaiser tried td ac
complish by arduous political effort
has been the making of a strong
Turkey. A method not to be dispised
would be the establishment of a
strong Jewish state, under Turkish
suzerainty. As the Jewish people
favor republics, let them, therefore,
establish a republic, which must,
however, be under the protection of
the Ottoman empire. The
idea of establishing a Jewish state is
good for that power which effects it."
Rohrbach Has Hopes.
The vice president of the Austrian
Parliament, Prof. Paul Rohrbach, is
quoted thus:
"The national aspirations of the
Jews will be listened to with more
sympathy by the. allies of middle
Europe than by the entente, even
though certain papers and politicians
on that side, have lately been promis
ing great tnings to tne jews.
One newspaper called upon the
German government to act promptly
for the establishment of a Jewish
state to "offset the American Zion
ist proposals, and to counteract the
Wilson intrigue and to prevent Eng
land from making iise of these Ameri
can Zionist proposals as a backdoor
which will enable it to" pass freely
from Egypt to India. Th is is the op
portune moment for the Zionist move
ment to attain its ideal."
Another newspaper urged: "That
German policy in regard to the Near
East shall be so shaped as to win the
good will of Jewry the great inter
national organization. For this pur
pose, Germany's statesmen must
recognize the Jewish nationality and
their national cultural ambitions."
General Allenby has beaten Ger
many by capturing Jerusalem. The
unfurling of, the Union Jack over the
hills of the Holy City signalizes the
end of the "Berlin-to-Bagdad" dream.
Russian Anarchists Urge
Violence Against Embassy
Petrograd, Monday, Dec. 24. A
mass meeting of anarchists was held
on Sunday afternoon, atw hich in
flammatory speeches against the
United States were delivered, the
speakers basing their attacks on the
arrests of Emma Goldman. Alex
ander Berknian and Louis Kramer.
Some of the speakers urged violence
against the American eipbassy, but
only a mild resolution of protest was
the outcome of the affair.
A congress of anarchists has been
called to meet in Petrograd
Territory British Premier
Said the Kaiser Must Yield
j
In black above are shown the con-
quests which Premier Lloyd George
PACKINGHOUSE
LABOR DISPUTES
TOEOETTLED
Both Sides Aaree to Bar
Strikes and Lockouts and
Arbitrate Grievances
During Warv
(By Asocinril l"rs.)
Chicago, Dec. 25. John E. Wil
liams, fuel administrator of Illinois
early today was appointed referee in
all labor disputes arising in the pack
ing house industries of the United
States during the war. The appoint
ment was agreed upon by representa
tives of packers and laborers after
conference with President Wilson's
mediation board which started yes
terday morning and did not end until
nearly daylight this morning.
The packing houses represented
were the Armour, Swift, Morris,
Cudahy and Wilson concerns. The
agreement affects all of their plants,
located in Chicago, Kansas City,
"Denver, St. Louis, Oklahoma City,
Sioux City, St. Paul, Omaha and St.
Joseph.
No Strikes In War.
Both sides agreed that while the
United States is at war there shall
be no strikes nor lockouts in pack
ing plants and that Mr. Williams'
decisions shall be final in all matters.
The labor commission, headed by
Secretary of Labor1 Wilson, came here
a week ago after the labor situation
at the stock yards had reached a crit
ical stage Since then the labor rep
resentatives of the packing concerns
and of the men have been called into
conference.
Right of the employes to join cer
tain unions was the chief cause of the
dispute. Stockyards workers some
time ago demanded that their unions
be recognized by the packers and that
they be allowed to join any ut.ion
they saw fit. The employes also de
manded increased pay, readjustment
of working hours and the righ; to
present their rrrievances to the pack
ers through a committee.
Agree On Settlements.
All of these matters and any others
which may arise in the future will be
settled by Mr. Williams, according to
the agreement.
Both employers and employes today
expressed satisfaction over the agree
ment which will go into effect at once.
Recall Xmas Baskets
Holding Beef Roasts
Chicago, Dec. 25. The distribu
tion of Christmas dinner baskets
by Cook county among the poor
was stopped today by Peter
Drautberg, special deputy of the
United States secret service when
it was learned that the order for
a meatless Tuesday had been
ignored. Each basket contained a
small roast of beef. County
Agent Ehemann said he had un
wittingly ignored - the meatless
edict through forgctfulness and
that the beef had been the chief
staple of the Christmas basket for
years.
Most of the baskets had been
distributed before attention was
called to the contents. .
of Great Britain declared the central
nnn-fH must five tin as a condition
0f peace.
OMAHA RED CROSS
WORKERS ASPIRE
TO 80,000 MARK
W. A. Pixley, Publicity Head,
Says Christmas Quota Will
Be Doubled Before Cam
paign Closes.
Omaha Red Cross Christmas quota
of 40,000 must be doubled, shall be
doubled and will be doubled was the
keynote of a Christmas day announce
ment by W. A. Pixley, chairman of
the publicity committee, in which he
declared headquarters will remain
open until the 80,000 Christmas mem
berships have been reported. Returns
counted before Christmas showed 74,
500 Omahans had subscribed.
Christmas was a day of rest and va
cation for the Red Cross workers,
who have been struggling and striv
ing day and night for three weeks
to make such that Omaha "goes over
the top" with flying colors when the
final report of tho Red Cross Christ
mas campaign is made.
Only. One Day's Rest.
But the rest is for one day only,
for today the Red Cross headquarters
will open again and they will remain
open, Mr.! Pixley avers, until the 80,
000 memberships are reported.
"We will resume the counting of re'
turns today and Thursday," said Mr.
Pixley. "We feel src the returns not
yet received or not yet counted will
bring the total to 80,000, but if such
fails to be the case, we will keep our
office open until we do get that 80,000.
for we are determined Omaha shall
double its quota."
Christmas memberships may still be
pledged today and Thursday, Mr. Pix
ley announces, and anyone who was
overlooked in the campaign and
therefore has not yet subscribed is
urged to do so today or tomorrow.
Kansas Town Adopfs
36 French Orphans
Salina, Kan., Dec. 25. As a Christ
mas present 1. A. Pribble of Salina,
today sent a cablegram to Field Mar
shal Joffre at Paris stating that Sa
lina had adopted 36 French orphans.
Sammies "Over There" Send Xmas
Greetings to Loved Ones at Home
(Hj Ahii.clateil rrrnn.)
With the American Army in
France, Dec. 25. LTnder the heading,
"A word to those at home," the
Christmas number of the Oolalatimes,
a newspaper written and edited by
the soldiers of a certain unit, prints
the following:
"We are sorry we can't be with you
in America this Uinstmas. V e miss
you. We appreciate tne blessings ot
our own families and our own coun
try as never before.
"Yet, since to ensure the safety of
us all and help in the cause of right,
we must stay until the work is done,
you should be glad to the bottom of
your hearts that we have so good and
so Christian a Christinas.
"Most of us have helped to brighten
your lives on other Christmas days,
possibly by our gifts and our pres
ence. Few this year can give what
they desire; none can be with you.
HOOVER DECLARES SAVED
TWO HUNDRED MILLIONS
BY CHECK ON PROFITEERS
i ... .,
National Food Administrator in Statement Given Out at
White House Asserts Allies Have Taken Supply
and Barons Have Been Prevented From Making
Excessive Gains; Justice to Cuba
Hy A.wlsted FrM.)
Washington, Dec. 25. Food Administrator Hoover's
statement on the sugar situation, which he tried unsuccessfully
to get before the senate committee investigating the sugar
shortage was made public tonight by the White House. It at
tributes the shortage here to the heavy movement of sugar from
the western hemisphere to Europe and asserts that without the
fixing of prices by agreement sugar would have been selling for
25 or 30 cents a pound and more than $200,000,000 would have
been profiteered from the American publfc by this time.
-4g, HQW price KEPT DOWN.
LUCKY SEVENTH
TO BE RECOGNIZED
BY GOVERNMENT
Brig. Gen. Carter Wires Gov
ernor Neville Few Requisites
Necessary Before Regiment .
Under Federal Service.
(From n Staff Corrsspondont.)
Lincoln, Dec. 25.-HSpecial.)--TIie
"political pirate from the southwest
corner of political hell," charged by
Lieutenant Governor, Edgar Howard
of Columbus, with attempting to in
sert a, political stiletto under the fifth
rib of the Seventh Nebraska, regiment,
his ' been thwarted, and when"" the
tratnp, thrarnp, tramp of theLucky
Seventh" is heard as it marches away
to war, Mr. Howard may ascend the
gubernatorial throne of Nebraska and
reign supreme as its chief executive,
Message From Carter. ,
This was all made clear today when
Governor Neville made public the fol
lowing telegram received from Briga
dier General J. M. Carter, chief of the
national army bureau:
"Report has been received of in-
i spection for recognition of organiza
tions intended to compose tne sev
enth ' Nebraska infantry, National
Guard, and a memorandum of defects
noted by the inspecting officer is sent
you herewith. When the defects re
ported by the' inspector have been
remedied, federal recognition will be
extended to this regiment.
"Age limits wil be waived in the
cases of officers slightly over age who
are otherwise qualified. No chaplain
will be recognized who is over 40. In
efficient armory facilities are reported
for the supply company and Com
panies A, E, F, G, L and M. This
defect must receive particular atten
tion as recognition cannot be extended
until sufficient armory facilities, in
cluding storage for federal property,
are provided."
Will Remedy Defects.
These defects, according to Colonel
Neville, win with Adjutant General
Hugh Clapp, held a conference at
once, will be easily remedied. One
of two commissioned officers are over
age, but not sufficiently so but they
will be able to qualify under the rul
ing of the department. Chaplain
Leidy of Omaha will be hardest hit.
The order expressly slates the chap
lain must not be over 40. This is an
indication that the war department
has little confidence in prayers by a
man who is aver that age, notwith
standing most of the great bishops
of the churches of the country are
very much beyond that age.
The rrinnani uutiiMi Ki.-a ..iir!..-
Tuate armory facilities are the supply
company at Grand Island, A at Sew
ard, E, F and G at Omaha, L at
Scott's Bluff and M at Trenton. These
drawbacks will be easily remedied, ac
cording to the officers of the regi
ment and in a very short time the
regiment will be ready for recogni
tion. "However, you may find some
cause to rejoice in the fact that we
are doing cvervthing we can to
brighten the lives of our friends, the
French children."
In the same column the paper says:
"To all right feeling men the pres
ence of children, especially when in
holiday mood, is a pleasant thing and,
apart from any spirit of benevolence
a la Santa Claus we are glad to wel
come the youngsters for their own
cheerful selves, and they should feel
that they are conferring a favor upon
-us lonely soldiers by coining to share
our Christmas tree.
"Some of us have had the good for
tune to be received on such terms
with the families here that a stranger
might, mistake us for sons or broth
ers, not newly arrived foreigners.
These cordial relations will be still
further promoted bv the Christmas
entertainments."
The statement contains the food ad
ministrator's reply to charges made
before the committee ' by Claus
Spreckels, president of the Federal
Refinirfg company, that the sugar sit
uation was mismanaged, and sets forth
in 'detail the administration's efforts to
keep sugar prices down while supply
ing large quantities to the allies.
The committee, of which Senator
Reed is chairman, not only had re
fused to make the statement a part of
the congressional regard, but has de
clined thus far to permit Hoover to K
take the stand to answer Spreckles'
charges. When the hearing is re
sumed Friday, however, 'it is under
stood, Mr. Hoover will be permitted
to tell his story ., -..'
MUCH FROM WEST.
At the outset the statement present?
the world's sugar situatioitas it existed
prior to the European war. The allies
then produced much of their own sup
plies and purchased the 'remainder;
from Germany. Before the war they'
took only 300,000 tons annually from .
the western hemisphere. This year
they have taken 1,400,000 toUC " " '
'Tht,"8ay$ the food administrator,
"is the cause bf the sugar shortage;
an-d nothing else." r
The statement says the food ad
ministration has handled the situation
with a view to sustaining the morale t
of France and England, where the
sugar ration has been extremely low
for months, and at the same time pre
venting a jump in price to 20 to 25
cents here, ,, ,
Many Tons to Europe. ,
Since the food administration was
created in August the United States
has exported to the allies 110,356 tons
of refined sugar , and in the same
period Cuba has shipped to Europe :
246,133 tons of raw product.
This, it is declared, is just the
amount of the shortage in the United
States. Even with these shipments,
it is pointed out, the supply in Eng-,
land and France has been inadequate.
Consumption in England has been re
ducedto 24 pounds a year (or each
person and in France to 14 pounds,
against a consumption in America of
55 pounds, v
To Continue Year More,
The shortage, the food adminis
trator dcclaresj will continue during
next year as it is the duty of the
United States to continue to feed the
allies.
"Next year," he says, "our supplies
will be short 250,000 to 300,000 tons
unless the allies go to Java for sup
plies. This amounts to an economy
of about 10 per cent on our part If
the allies are forced to go to Java it
will require an extra amount of ship
ping which if usd to transport troops
will move 150,000 or 200,000 Ameri
can soldiers to France. -
"Statements that there will be an
abundance of sugar next year are be
lieved by the American public it will
do this country's war efforts incalcul
able harm. The number of troops
we can send across is limited. If wc
in our greed and gluttony force the
allies either to reduce their ration or
to go to remote markets after sugar
we will have done trementious dam
age to our .abilities to win the war.'' -No
Stocks Hoarded.
Charges that the food administra
tion has permitted -sugar stocks to
remain in parts of the country un- s
moved are denied, as are statements
that sugar was left in Cuba while an
effort was made fo beat down Cuban
prices. - .
"There are no sugar stocks In this
country," it is declared, "which are
not in course of distribution. Some
30,000 tons held up by the embargo
have been released for American
consumption. JKll but a trivial
amount of Cuban sugar has been ex
ported either to the allies or to the
United States. This is shown in a
(funtlnufil on Page Two, Column Tour.)
Red Cross Establishes
Hospital in France
Taris, Etec. 23. The Edward L
Trudeau ntberculohis santiarium,
named in honor of the famous Amer
ican specialists of French desceut
was opened today.
The first patients were refugee
women and children. There are only
eight beds now, but it is hoped to in
crease the number to 1.200 within the
next year. Dr. James I. Gamble of
Baltimore, and American Red Cross
nurses, comprise the staff. .
This is the first tuberculosis hos
pital in France created wholly by the
American Red Cross and is inde
pendent of outside French or Ameri
can medical colboration, , .
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