American Red Cross Bulletin, Količina 13American National Red Cross., 1917 Bulletin no. 1 includes: Letter from the secretary of war, transmitting the Report of the proceedings of the American National Red Cross. (Jan. 1906). (59th Cong., 1st Sess. House. Doc. No. 383). |
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Stran 11
... given blankets that provided no warmth or comfort whatever . The mattresses were placed on the earthen floor . Absorbing the moisture from the ground the shavings in them would rot away , and the mattress would become transformed into ...
... given blankets that provided no warmth or comfort whatever . The mattresses were placed on the earthen floor . Absorbing the moisture from the ground the shavings in them would rot away , and the mattress would become transformed into ...
Stran 13
... given coffee , or , sometimes , tea . The coffee is really a brown - gray mixture of chicory and water , unpalatable , and given to the prisoners without sugar or milk . Some- times bread is given in the morning , and then it is ...
... given coffee , or , sometimes , tea . The coffee is really a brown - gray mixture of chicory and water , unpalatable , and given to the prisoners without sugar or milk . Some- times bread is given in the morning , and then it is ...
Stran 15
... given food of any kind during the period of their transportation . Their sufferings from hunger are intense , but even more dreadful are their sufferings from thirst . Any appeal for food or drink is met with derision by the soldiers ...
... given food of any kind during the period of their transportation . Their sufferings from hunger are intense , but even more dreadful are their sufferings from thirst . Any appeal for food or drink is met with derision by the soldiers ...
Stran 58
... as in the case of the soldiers . To us onlookers , invited to join them at tea , was given a diffi- cult part to play . One could see tears falling , perhaps , when the couples attempted to touch on their 58 THE RED CROSS MAGAZINE.
... as in the case of the soldiers . To us onlookers , invited to join them at tea , was given a diffi- cult part to play . One could see tears falling , perhaps , when the couples attempted to touch on their 58 THE RED CROSS MAGAZINE.
Stran 59
... given you a des- cription in my former letters . This closes an epoch - making period in these men's lives . There are 600 waiting in Constance to take their places , and it is very sweet to hear the men going home say : " We are glad ...
... given you a des- cription in my former letters . This closes an epoch - making period in these men's lives . There are 600 waiting in Constance to take their places , and it is very sweet to hear the men going home say : " We are glad ...
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Allies ambulance American Red Cross army asked battle Belgian Belgium Boche boys bread called camp canteen carried Chapter cheerful child Christmas clothing dollars dressings eyes fighting fire flag France French front garden German girls give Government Guam guns hand heart hospital hospital ship hundred Italian Italy knew land letter Lieutenant live look ment miles military million months morning mother National never night nurses officers organization Paris Petrograd poilu prisoners Red Cross canteen RED CROSS MAGAZINE refugees relief road Russia Sally Lou sent Serbia shell ship smile soldiers spirit square miles station story supplies surgical dressings tell thing thousand tion to-day told town train troops tuberculosis village WAR CHILD WAR CHILDREN week woman women wounded young
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Stran 4 - Pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag And smile, smile, smile!
Stran 24 - Let music swell the breeze, And ring from all the trees Sweet freedom's song! Let mortal tongues awake; Let all that breathe partake; Let rocks their silence break, The sound prolong! Our fathers...
Stran 48 - He mapped for those who follow, The world in which we are — "This famous town of Mansoul" That takes the Holy War. Her true and traitor people, The Gates along her wall, From Eye Gate unto Feel Gate, John Bunyan showed them all. All enemy divisions, Recruits of every class...
Stran 63 - Be invariably courteous, considerate and kind. Never do anything likely to injure or destroy property, and always look upon looting as a disgraceful act. You are sure to meet with a welcome and to be trusted; your conduct must justify that welcome and that trust. 'Your duty cannot be done unless your health is sound. So keep constantly on your guard against any excesses. In this new experience you may find temptations both in wine and women. You must entirely resist both temptations, and, while treating...
Stran 42 - Blow out, you bugles, over the rich Dead! There's none of these so lonely and poor of old, But dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold. These laid the world away; poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene, That men call age; and those who would have been Their sons, they gave, their immortality.
Stran 68 - That commanders should be counselled, chiefly, by persons of known talent ; by those who have made the art of war their particular study, and whose knowledge is derived from experience ; from those who are present at the scene of action, who see the country, who see the enemy...
Stran 74 - In these vital tasks of acquiring a broader view of human possibilities the common school must have a large part. I urge that teachers and other school officers increase materially the time and attention devoted to instruction bearing directly on the problems of community and national life.