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Apples for the Soldiers 

 in the Trenches 



Every soldier in the trenches and 

 hospitals in Europe will be given an 

 apple in the near future, it' plans now 

 being worked out by a committee of 

 the apple trade throughout the United 

 States are successful. It is proposed to 

 have a vessel take over a big cargo of 

 apples to be distributed free under the 

 auspices of the Red Cross, and efforts 

 will be made to get President Wilson 

 and Secretary of State Lansing to have 

 the several warring governments per- 

 mit safe passage for portions of the big 

 consignment to the various fronts and 

 hospitals where the fruit can be placed 

 in the hands of the Red (>ross for dis- 

 tribution, especially among the sick and 

 wounded. 



Apple growers and dealers who arc 

 endeavoring to send over the big con- 

 signment have learned that many of the 

 fighting men are suffering because of 

 lack of fruit juices, giving i-ise to 

 scurvy and other disorders. Returning 

 surgeons who have seen service in the 

 European hospitals are said to approve 

 heartily the plan to i)rovide more fruit 

 juices, not only among the wounded but 

 also for the men in the trenches. "We 

 are working on this undertaking purely 

 from humanitarian motives," said one 

 of the comnnttee, who is a leading 

 wholesale apple distributor, today. "It 

 is going to cost a lot of money for the 

 fruit alone, and we shall call upon all 

 the people engaged in the apple indus- 

 try to contribute a portion of the ex- 

 pense. At first the trade did not take 

 kindly to the plan, as it was feared that 

 vessels could not be found to carry over 

 the apples. Then the idea was conceived 

 of chartering a ship which would take 

 nothing but api)les, and we believe that 

 when the purpose is disclosed to for- 

 eign governments none will oppose free 

 passage of our .ship, for it will go on a 

 mission of charity. Last year they lei 

 several cargoes of toys and other simi- 

 lar articles go through to the different 

 countries, and I think these apples 

 ought to be considered in the same light 

 as other gifts which America has 

 donated to the war ridden countries." 



A local apple man who has interested 

 himself in the matter, and who has 

 figured out how it can be done, says: 

 "It is a big proposition and will i-equire 

 skilful handling, but it can be done. 

 The value of the fruit alone would aj)- 

 proximate about •'?3(l(),00t) aboard shi|) 

 at New York, for apples are worth con- 

 siderably more than a year ago. Of 

 course the expense of outfitting a vessel 

 is a matter that has not been fully de- 

 cided upon, but the fruit peo|)le have 

 always been charitably disposed in 

 cases like this, and they will help to 

 find the means if assurances are given 

 that the ai)ples will reach the proper 

 hands. We understand that there are 

 about 2.'),(l(l(),fl()() men actively engaged 

 in the various armies and navies in the 

 European war, and pi'ohably as many 

 more indirectly involved. To give them 

 all an .\merican apple apiece would 

 mean at least ,')(),()(l(l,0(l(), and taking .')(l(l 

 apples to the barrel, which would be 



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