American Red Cross - In the Zone of Advance - Activities - Red Cross outpost in St. Mihiel Salient. An American Red Cross canteen established in the ruins of a village evacuated by the Boches in their retreat from the St. Mihiel salient. The Red Cross outpost here was set up in the only house with a partial roof left in town. The women in the picture are Miss Scott and Mrs. Farwell of Chicago. They carry all of their equipment in one motor turck and follow the advance, pitching their outpose at whatever point in the battle zone they can best serve. The man in apron at left is an army cook, who during his off hours came in to help cook doughnuts. This Red Cross outpose served an average of 10,000 men a day with hot coffee, chocolate, doughnuts, biscuits and jam, and sandwiches