Nassau Post 19180712; Title

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25^00 NURSES ASKED TO ENROLL FOR WAR SERVICE
Red Cross Undertakes Task of
Reoruitinfi Number  Needed
by Army and Navy.
Women Urged to Enter Training Schools and Public Generally aa . Asked to Help.
• • Nurteil Nurse* I NuriMl Th»« cry 1* b«los •onnded everywhere by Uie American Bed Cross, which bum iu)d«,-uken the task of enrolling mora than 2fl,00O Durses for Army and Navy ¦errlce before January 1, 1019.
Nuraea, flrat of all. for oveneaa, cantonment and naval hoapttal ierv- Ice, and after that, nurses for erery other »ervlce—for civilian boipltals. for pubUc health stations. And last, but not least, the embryo nursea— young girls for training schools In either military or civilian hosplUla.
To prevent any serious shortage of •killed nurses to care for rlTlllau sick In American cities, every married nurse, or nurse not now engaged In active nursing and not eligible for army service, Is urged to enroll with the American Red Cross as a Home Defense Nurse, for assignment a few hours dally or weekly to nursing neighbors In emergencies and nursing In hospitals and dispensaries, baby saving stations and similar activities. Others will be needed to assist In carrying on the work of district visit¬ ing or public school nursing. These additional nurses will render local service and at the same time will "re¬ lieve from civilian duty many others who are needed sorely In military and naval establishments. The nursea, in addition, are asked to enroll for emer¬ gency service In local disasters which call suddenly for a large number of nurses.
Nursing Conservation. If all civilians who need skilled nurs¬ ing are to have care, It Is Important, the American Red Cross points out, that as few nurses as possible be em¬ ployed for all tlielr time to care for a single patient. The public, therefore. Is urged to employ an Individual trained nui'se only In case of real ne¬ cessity and to utilize visiting nurses for hospitals wherever accessible.
These measures, togetljer with the past time service of married nurses, It Is believed, will go far toward pro¬ viding adequate nursing service for the civilian population in the United SUtea.
If nurses and the public generally are willing to make such adjustments as may be necessary the American JEled Cross believes It will be able to recruit sufficient nurses for military duty without endangering the health of communities or disturbing the sup¬ ply of nurses for the future. The American Red Cross recognizes that it is Imperative to maintain the teaching and the executive staffs of schools for nurses that there may be no interrup¬ tion In the supply of graduate nurses and that economical nursing may be avalTtible for the civilian sick. It real¬ izes (.iso the necessity of safeguarding to the utmost tbe health of the com¬ munity through the service of the pub¬ lic health nurses.
The American Red Cross, neverthe¬ less. Is urging the enrollment of nil nursos with the understnndinf; that those vKnliy needed to ninlntuin local nursins iictlvltles shall be allowed wltli the consent of the military authorities to continue their present positions as • patriotic service.
How to Enroll. Nurses who wish to enlist should apply, or mall applications, to their lo¬ cal Red Cross Chapter or direct to the Bureau of Nursing Service, Atlantic Division, American Red Cross, 44 East Twenty-third street, New York city. The body of enrolled Red Ci*oss nurses constitutes the reserve for the Army and Navy Nurse Corps.
They must not he over forty-flve nor less than twenty-one years of age.
The success of American arms on land and sea depends In n large meas¬ ure ui>on an adequate enrollment of nurses for the Army and Navy, ac¬ cording 10 Surgeons General Oorgas and   Itralsted.
"No more urgent need exists today and no factor can he more Important in the winning of this wnr than ade¬ quate care of our sick and wounded," said   Surgeon Qeneral Oorgas.
"Nurses who respond will have the Infinite luttlsfactlon of knowing that they are lessening the sufferings of the men of tlielr own country; those bound by ties of blood, friendship and na¬ tional brotherhood.
"NuBses of Amertcs, yoor coontry call* your
HOSPITAL IN  KNQLANO
LIA«|D FOR U. S. NURSES.
Paris Alerte Summons Red Cross Ambulances
Twenty-liTe Men Rosh to Scene When Boldinss Are Stndt by Bombi.
Tfcs sotinding of the slerte or air mid alarm In Paris stunmons twenty- flv* Anaarlcan Red Cross amhulancs men to report Instantly to the ambu- lanc* garage. These men ara provided with gss nssks, put on steel helmets and "warm np" ten to fifteen ambti- ISDCSS. If ths Roche plane succeeds In planting s bomb on a building the Parts Police Departmeat flashes wonl to the garage at the same time "that the Firs Department In the district is called. As mnny ambulances as are needed start on a rush through the ab- Boluitaly black streets to the scene of ths disaster. Once there, the Red Cross doctors and crews care for the wounded and Join with the pompiers, or firemen, In rescuing any persons caught in the wreck.
Rescuing Raid Victims.
A typical alarm reached the garage one morning at one o'clock. A bomb had struck a Ave story building and crumbled the top floors Into a mass ot wreckage, supported only by the slen¬ der Iron pillars of the ground floor. The ambulance nnd firemen made their way Into the wreck from the rear base¬ ment and heard a man calling for he^p from the front of the building. By the aid of flash lights two firemen and two ambulance men, treading like cats lest they might bring down a mass of beams, finally got within fifteen feet of the Imprisoned tenant. The res¬ cuers crowded through a narrow rent In a wall into a small room, where a single thin iron pillar held up hun¬ dreds of tons of debris. A hole was cut Into fhe wall, only to find an Iron stove In the way! This stove was smashed with hatchets and drawn, piece by plocc. thnuicli the hole In the wall, One of llio nieii crnwled tlirouRli nnd got the victim, ^vho wns hurt, imt fortunatel.v not sorlousl.v. While they were moving lilm there came a sudden slIppInK—a crash overhead. Fortu¬ nately the little Iron pillar held, and the party was able to back out Into the alley, carrying the Injured man. He wns plnced In a Red Cross ambu¬ lance and rushed to a hospital.
When the rescue group took another look at the front of the building they found that the slip had piled thirty feet of solid wreckage In the room where the stove had been.
RED CROSS TO RECLAIM
SOLDIERS' OLD  UNIFORMS.
The United States Qovemment, in order to conserve the Nation's supply of wool, has asked the co-operation of the Red Gross and, through it, of the women of leisure In helping to reclaim and rejuvenate the uniforms discard¬ ed by the soldiers leaving the camps to embark for France.
When the men In the camps get their summer wear they return their winter apparel to the Quartermaster's Depart¬ ment Next fall, when new winter out¬ fits are distributed, the men will turn over the uniforms they now are wear¬ ing. Nothing Is thrown away, and, as a result, the camps throughout the country have a large store of old uni¬ forms and other wear which must be repaired for use for rough work either at cantonments or across the water.
The renovation of old uniforms re¬ cently wns started by the Reclamation Department at Camp Upton, but the work is not going on with sufficient rapidity.
So It was put up to the Red Cross, which decided, at the request of the Government, to carry on tills work, utilizing the services of volunteer workers in New York. If It proves successful here It will be inaugurated all over the country.
Through the Atlantic Division the New York County Chapter of the Red Cross has taken hold of It, naming one of Its auxiliaries as the flrst Recla¬ mation Station. Uniforms will be scoured at the camps before being for¬ warded to the station.
Th« War Council of the American Red ITross has appropriated the sum ef $54,850 fur the leaslug, e<julppli(; and nMlutainiag of a Bed Cross hos¬ pital for American nunies ia Ureat Britain sod on leave from France.
Id maklogthe request for this ap- ¦ropi lathMrllr ISudlcott. head of ib« Bed Crosloommissloa to Great Brit- sin, stated that the dviuaud fur such a hospital was urgent. The hospital will kav« a capscltjr oi appruxiuuitwty lUty- S»a
PERSHING  RULES AGAINST
SPECIAL   SHIPMENTS ABROAD.
No specially designated shipments will be accepted by the Red Cross. This ruling Is absolute and Is In ac¬ cordance wltb the order Issued by General Pershing.
This ruling, wlUcb has Just been Is¬ sued by the Foreign liellef Depart¬ ment of thu Red Cross, will serve to allay the confusion that has seemed to exist In the minds of some war work¬ ers that big consignments of articles might be sent to specially designated points. This, however, Is not the case, and everything must go through tli« regular channels aud be redistributed where the need Is greatest. ThU ap¬ plies both at home and abroad.
RED CROSS IN PORTO RICO.
The Porto Rico Chapter of tlie An>sr- tc«n Red Croa* reports the existauce of nine branches aud a meiubershlp of e,S31.
ISgbt other brandies ara in process of formation, and the membership committee alius tu b«ve t<i« society represeutttd iu every one of tks mv- •aty MwBs ai «iM W«i4
Machines Help Red Cross In  Big Task
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An electric cutting machine ie mhown in the lower photo¬ graph cutting through 216 lay- ere of cloth. The pattern has been etencitlmd on the top layer by nteant of a perforating and chalking machine.
The upper photograph ehowa the ae*embl.ing room of the Red Croea Cutting Department, where garment* are packed and ehipped to chapter a.
STRINGENT STEPS TO PREVENT GAS WASTAGEABROAD
American Red Cross Gets Every
Ounce of Driving Power Out
of Every Gallon Used.
Oas consumption In France, at least; on American Red Cross Ambulances In Euroi>e, Is measured by blocks to the liter rather than miles to the gallon Oas or "essence" Is a precious article In the war zone and not at all easy to get—in fact, almost Impossible to buy for cash.
Fortunately, the gas stations main¬ tained by the French and American armies co-operate with the American Red Cross Motor Service and allow ambulances and trucks to obtain lim¬ ited Quantities of gas on "camet" or triplicate orders supplied to Red Gross drivers.
Any gas obtained from a French Sta¬ tion, however, is merely borrowed, and the Red Cross must return It liter for liter from stocks reaching It at the va¬ rious ports. The official orders filled from American Army stores are re¬ deemed in cash. The French, -how¬ ever, win not part with their gasoline for money.
With gasoline, as well as motor equipment, so precious, the Red Cross has Instituted unusual gas saving meas¬ ures governing Its entire fleet of 634 ambulances, trucks and other gus ve* hides. Carburetor adjustments re¬ ceive unremitting attention. No car Is allowed to continue to run with leak¬ ing valves or any other dufect which will lower its "blockage" per quart or waste oil. No chauffeur who is not an expert in getting maximum "blockage" remains long at the wheel. Every Chance of "Joy riding" Is eliminated by a system which well might be adopted by owners of pleasure cars and trucks of the United States.
No car leaves the garage even for a trip of four blocks until the odometer reading ts taken carefully and gas iu the tank or in reserve cans measured accurately. The driver starts out with a trip card registering all Uiese facts, and new readings are taken on his re¬ turn to the garage or on his arrival at the next Red Cross Motor Transporta¬ tion station.
If his odometer shows that ha has deviated from the shortest path be- tH'een the garage and his objective, or if his time ludlcates tliat he has been delayed, be is called upon for an ex¬ planation. A doubtful excuse brings a sharp warulug. A second offense puts blm ou the "wash rack," washing dirty cars for several daya As all Red Cross drivers are militarised, he bat to taks his medldBa A third of- fsnss mapr send him to ths Provost Marahai of the American Army In Parts aa a military offeudvi'.^ Vari¬ ous puulshiueiits are meted out. but the most feared of all, they lay. Is an order that the luao be separated fruiu the Bed CnjNs sud auit iMck te Aauer- 4«a ta dlocTMsl
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MODERN DEVICES PLAY BIG PART IN RED GROSS WORK
Electrical Machines Enable At¬ lantic Division to Turn Out 100,000 Hospital Gar¬ ments Each Weeic
One hundred thousand garments are being turned out each week by the At¬ lantic Division of the Red Cross as its share In the nation-wide allotment of the hospital aud refugee garments ask¬ ed for by the Qovemment. This state¬ ment, authorized by Ethan Alien, Man¬ ager of the Division, was based upon figures compiled at the Division Cut¬ ting Department which supplies cut garments to seventy per cent of the Chapters In the States of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
Using the most up-to-date electrical equipment, the Cutting Department Is able to cut the materials for hospital shirts, pajamas, men's underwear, boy's and girl's clothing, gowns and children's pinafores at tlie rate of TO,- 000 yards every five and a half days. This means not only the cutting, but the assembling of the parts, the pack¬ ing and-the shipping of the garments to the Chapters, where tliey are sewed and made ready for wear. It is esti¬ mated that Chapters save from three to seven cents on each of the garments Biipplied through the Cutting Depart¬ ment
The garments are cut on requisition from Chaptens. Orders are often filled in one day and rarely later than two days. Bath robes, bed Jackets, paja¬ mas, bandaged-foot sock—these aud all other garments on the Bed Gross list are cut according to official pat¬ terns.
Machine Marks Psttsma
Ninety-foot tables and sixty-foot ta¬ bles are used In the operation of cut¬ ting the garments. Ths msterial ts spread out by "laylng-up" machines, which unroll it from ths bolt lu layers sxtendlng the wbols lengths of the ta¬ bles. The design Is marked on ths top layer, either by hand or by the siencil- llng process of syreadiog black powder over dots In a perforated i>att«m. Sometimes an electrical machlue la used, which marks out the palieni ou the goods by buruiug tluy holes lu It.
After tlie aiarklog process cutting maciilaes with tiMi-Uich bladea are op- sraiad antuad tti« pattsra.   Xte matt.
efficient of these machines will cut 216 layers of heavy fabric in one opera¬ tion.
When the garments are cut they go to the assembling room, where f ay are sorted into bundles. One girl col¬ lects all the small pieces that go to make the sleeves, collars, cuffs and pockets of pajamas. These are then passed on to another girl, who adds the front and back pieces. A third girl adds the other parti and completes the garment^ which Is then wrapped In a bundle with two others. A similar procedure is followed In assembling other garments.
No Material Wasted.
Each bolt of goods Is measured be¬ fore cutting and an estimate made of Just exactly how many garments it contains. For example, 216 layers of Jean contain 144 dozen hospital shirts. If the material lays 206 high, 197 dozen may be secured from one cutting. From a ninety-foot strip of material eight hospital bed shirts may be cut. To find a piece of waste material larg; er than a three-quarter inch triangle Is unusual. Even these scraps are not wasted, for they are sold to rag deal¬ ers.
An electric marker for making pat¬ terns accomplishes in fifteen minutes the work of one man working for four hours. After the pattern Is marked on the top the circular knife revolves through tlie cloth at the rate of 6,000 times a minute.
RED CROSS SOLARIUM
OPENED  AT CAMP   DIX.
A Red Cross Solarium, or convales¬ cent home, at Camp DIx, Wrightstown, N. J., was opened recently In the pres¬ ence of otflcials of the army and the Red Cross and an unusually large gath¬ ering of Chapter workers from the near-by counties and towns. The solarium is similar In design to the thlrty-elgbt other model solariuros soon to be put into service by the Red Cross.
At the conclusion of a short speech Albert W. Staub, Assistant Manager of the Atlantic Division, said:
"This building represents the spirit of the American people aud their In¬ terest In the health and comfort of the American soldiers. It Is now ready for use, and the Red Cross Is prepared to conduct Its activities under the ss- pervlslon and subject to the wishes of the commanding officer."
ITALIAN SOLDIERS PLAYING
BASEBALL WITH AMERICANS.
American baseball is supplying a new bond of feUowsbip between men of the Italian army and Amerlcau Bed Cross workers along the Italian front. It mads an tustaut hit with the Ital- lana One ot the ambuiauce men wrote recently: "Most of tbeui aa yet catch the ball with their stomachs, but they are luaklug rapid progriMs. Ttiejr bor- f«w ourliaU wtMwevsr It Is sot la caa"
PREPARES NOW TO MEET NEXT WINTER'S NEEI
Red Cross Division Allots 80( 000 Pairs of Socks and 185,- 000 Sweaters to Chapters.
Weel Used Sparingly; Substltutsa If ployed Wherever Possible—Call for Veluntesr Service tn Workrooms.
Foreseeing   the great   needs of coming winter,  the Atlantic Dlvl of   the American  Red  Cross haa stnicted all  chapters within Its diction to speed up production, for    greatly     Increased     volunteer upon   the  part   of  women.   In quence, have gone out.
Next winter our soldiers and lailOf will need more socks, sweaters, lets, mufflers, helmets and so on, ever before,  and the Red Cross not Intend to be caught short-hand Chapters  In   New   York,   New Jc nnd   Connecticut   have   been   allot tha  task of  making 800,000 pairs socks and 185,000 sweaters to be avi able early in  autumn.    Work on glcal  dressings,  hospital   and  refui garments must not lag as a result this allotment.
W'omen will be asked to come me and  more to   the workrooms.    Tho who have been able to give little none of their day to the Red Cross i be   urged   to   consider   seriously sacrifice of other Interests.
Military Needs Come First
In the meantime, the Red Cross only using wool for articles the ma Ing of which absolutely require 11| Substitutes are being employed ell where, for the shortage of wool ba become such a serious matter that th^ Red Cross Is undertaking, among It other activities, the reclnmatlon of dla carded garments nnd the refurbishing nnd repair of the winte uniforms o| soldiers so that not an inch of valuable product shall go  to waste.
While the War Industries Board ha ruled that in SJje_ distribution of wo the military neetto of the nation mv first be met. It has further order that the Red Cross shall have second place on the "preference"  list.
In order that there may be no waa age through unco-ordlnated buylni the Department of Supplies at natlona headquarters of the Red Cross Washington will, In future, hold It responsible for the distribution of woof to Chapters. It will requisition anc wool as may be necessairy and wool will be released to the Red Or by the War Industries Board as as It is obtainable in excess of necessary requirements of ths Qu terms ster's Department
The custom  of Independent buy has. In a few instances, resulted in Red   Cross Chapters bidding  agaiu each  other.    This will  now  be dona away with.   Chapters will be Infor by headquarters bow much work the must turn out and the material to worl on supplied them as fast as possible.
To preclude the keeping of yam at{ home by individuals all wool that Issued must be accounted for.   It mi either be made up Into a finished gsi ment, or that portion of It not so returned.  This move will take all yar In the Army and Navy colors from tha public market so that none can be pn chased and made up by  indlvldu Into gifts.
This^ in turn, will end the overlap-l ping of effort, and no soldier or sallorl will receive from home garments whlchl are duplicates of those being glvsn| him   by the Red  Cross.
RED CROSS BUILDING FORTY
NURSES'  HOUSES AT CAMPSwl
The American Bed Cross is planning forty Nurses' Recreation Houses, to be built, at the request and with th* approval of the Surgeon General, at the cantonments and base hospitals in connection wltli nurses' barracks. All of these buildings will be in use within the next two months, Judging by tha speed with which Red Cross work baa been completed In the past. Already In many places these club houses, with their white walls and red roofs, are go* ing up under the eyes of the nurass themselves.
The general puriwse Is to provide every comfort for the nurses serving In the cantonment and base hospltsll. The main room. 80 by 75 feet, will have a great oi>en fireplace along om aide. Although the room ordinarily win be used as a living room. It wtU also be adapted for an assembly hall and can be used for dances and recap* tions.
Overlooking this room la a small bal¬ cony, from which motlou pictures WB be thrown on the wall opposite. Ops** ing oCC this same room will b« a tlbra* ry, a sewlug-room, equipped with met chines snd all conveniences, a somU laundry aud a fully equipped kitchaa. Ths furnishings thriugbout bavs hsw planned to tha last detail.
A piano and vtctrola, folding ckabv for assembly purpoaes. tha gold-brt«a walls aud dainty lounges, wTsn tM lighting Oxturss, with their dsaiga nfi ^cstlug the Hed Cross, have baaai !»• lected and combined to exprsfp • SMMt ot home and to supply ths nssSl Mi ¦dd tu the comtort of canteoaaaM Ml,, The houses will oouasct witS Ifeg Bursa*' «uan«fli,
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