Taiban Valley News, 1917-07-27

thus: "The answer Is exceedingly simple. We do not purpose to be tried for trea treason. - son. treason. We do not pnrposé to lend aid and comfort to our enemies. A.enn to attend onr own American' Bed Cross affairs." ' ' '," t . Former President Tart, who Is chair chairman - man chairman of the executive committee, sup supported - ported supported this view. He said that when wounded Germans fell into the hands of the American Red Cross they will get the same treatment as our own men; but that it would undoubtedly be treason to send supplies to Germany as we did before we were forced Into the war. So Americans can give freely, know, ing that every cent Is for our own and our allies' wounded, and not for the enemy.

Patriotic Americans who hare been helping the Red Cros have of late been making nnxloua Inquiries a to whether the humanity ancHlie neutral neutrality - ity neutrality of the Iteil CroKH would constrain It So send food, medicine and bxmpltal units to Germany. "I want to give to help our boy, and the stricken people of France and Bel Belgium - gium Belgium and Serbia," ninny a one him written in ; "but I don't feel like doing bnything If the Germnn get piirt of It." Americans need be under no appre apprehension. - hension. apprehension. Not a cent of Red Crow con contributions - tributions contributions I going, to Germany, or has gone there Mince the war was declared by the United States. General Per

Parodies on popular airs are becoming quite common at camp Funston these days. Several of the soldier boys are quite adept at arranging them and ths revis revised - ed revised versions are beooming more famous than the originals. They have a parody on T'ppe rary, which follows: Now you just watch the U, S. A. Where every heart beats true; On mountain, valley and on plain It's the red, white and blue. Our army and cur navy Are preparing how to show ' The Kaiser junt exactly What our yankee blood can do, Chorus It's a long way acroe.8 the ocian It's a long way we know; It's a long way across the ocean

Secretary of the Treasury Mc Ad on has made oflfcUl denial of tbe report that the dste of the next issue of the Liberty Loan would be September 15 and tbe amount of it three billion dollars. He otites that neither the m m-ount - ount m-ount nor the date of the Loan offering have buen determined and when determined official au au-nouncement - nouncement au-nouncement will be made of the fact by te Treasury Depart Department, - ment, Department, THIRD PAYMENT DUE

BBcsuoe my tamo oecame nip sheep. 1 dropped my hoe and stuck my fork, because my pig became his pork. The . garden truck 1 made to grow fta bis his to tell, but mine to hoe. It's not the smoke in the at atmosphere, - mosphere, atmosphere, nor tbe taste í; r 'life' that brought me here. Please tell the platform, pulpit, press, no fear of toil or love of dress is is driving off the farm lads, but just tbe methods of their dads!" J. EdwarJ Tuft,

Bed Cross Trench Work. Red Cross surgeonx and orderlies give first aid to the wounded in little underground dressing stations in the front line trenches. In these dark, -wet, places, cold and ill-ventilated, it I sometimes necessary to perform major operations such us an amputation, for Instance"? War records In France afutw