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Work of the ARC in the Otranto Disaster, when nearly 450 lives were lost. RC men unloading supplies for survivors at a cottage on the coast of Islay, Scotland, twenty miles across rough mountain country. The RC men worked day and night and day for three days seeing that everything obtainable was put at the disposal of the Islay fisher-folk and cottages' hospitality was wonderful. Many of them gave up their little homes slept in barns and shacks so that their little homes survivors could have the best of care

The American Red Cross in touch with three generations. This family of Grandfather, Daughter and grandchild arrived recently from Amiens, being driven out by the bombardment. When they arrived in Southern France the child who was ill grew worse. Now the grandfather has obtained work and the American Red Cross will find lodgings and supply furniture and medical help. The picture shows the temporary quarters of the American Red Cross? Bureau of Refugees, in a room where supplies from the warehouse are stored

Work of the ARC on the Otranto disaster, when nearly 450 lives were lost. Distributing Red Cross supplies to the cottager who cared for the Otranto survivors on the bleak coast of Islay, Scotland. Practically all the survivors who were landed here after their shop went to pieces had to be put to bed and given medical attention at once. The cottagers were wonderful in their unbounded hospitality, putting their all at the disposal of the RC. The Red Cross had to bring food and other supplies by car twenty miles over some of the roughest country in the world

American Red Cross work in the Otranto disaster. Most impressive was the funeral of the American soldier victims held at Kulchoman, Islay, Scotland. On Friday Oct. 11, 199 bodies were buried here at a service attended by all the local population together with many American army, a navy and Red Cross officers

Fire at Ville Platte, La. Being early upon the scene the Red Cross workers, assisted by many others of the town, rendered first aid to the burned and injured as quickly as they were taken from the flames. Finding places to house the dead, dying, or seriously injured rendering first aid, identifying their dead for relatives doing the many big and little things necessary at such a time, the Red Cross earned the praise and gratitude of a grateful people

The ARC finds many ways to help the refugees who, when driven from their homes in Northern France are obliged to take shelter wherever they can get it. Miss Smythe ARC head nurse at ... shows a refugee mother living in a wretched insanitary one room home, how to prepare food for her sick baby

Dormitory for the aged and ill at Basle RR station where the ARC and the Swiss Red Cross have cared for about 800,000 French and Belgian evacuees in the last eighteen months. These aged Belgian and French inhabitants of the districts invaded by Germany pass through Switzerland into France while in Switzerland the American Red Cross sees that they want for nothing

The ARC by dint of sheer persistence, succeeded in establishing feeding, medical and sanitary centers in the heart of the mountains, where many refugees had wondered [i.e. wandered] Even the Greek government itself had not reached these people for months after the R.C. had catalogued and was feeding them. The above picture shows the baby milk feeding station at the village of Thimiana, on the Isle of Chios, which is the center of that section of the island.

Red Cross Headquarters at city market, San Antonio, Texas, after the flood of Sept. 9th. Representatives of the Southwest Div. ARC, hurried to the scene of the disaster and on their advice National Headquarters placed the sum of $20,000 at the disposal of the San Antonio Chapter. Local relief organization was affected with three hundred volunteer workers under Red Cross direction, and embraced the American Red Cross, the American Legion and all church and fraternal organizations in the city

In the confusion that followed the debacle at Smyrna, many aged people were separated from their families Pathetic scenes were witnessed everywhere.... One of the first acts of the ARC was to gather these old people together and try to locate their relatives. Many were restored to their families. Some (whose families probably perished) still remain on hand, but now they are well cared for by local authorities under the patronage of the Red Cross.

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