Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-28

the mail situation is not soon improved.
Mail routes across the continent are
badly affected and the task of olsen
tangllng the mail service to points in
Ohio and Indiana, untouched by floods.
will be a tremendous one. Assistants
are being ordered to the flood region
supplies are being rushed 20 places
when have lost their stock in the
floods. The navy department issued or
ders TO its recruiting stations in the
central West to send its marines, ply
siicans and officers trained in rescue
work to cooperate with the army med
zeal staff. Power boats and yawis were
dispatched from naval stations on the
Great Lakes.
Secretary MeAdoo of the treasury
department sent Surgeon General Blue
of the United States Public Health
Service TO the food area and placed
at the disposal of the governors OF
Ohio and Indiana al United States
life saving stations in those states,
Secretary MeAdoo also waived customs
regulations so that relief supplies could
enter free from Canada.
secretary 1ktulitli u tiAC w PN.A
of commerce ordered all available boats
in the lighthouse service near the Ohio
river to take part in the relief work
But while every government depart
ment did its utmost the bulk of the day 5
orders came from the war department
and the Red Cross, which organization
distributed it's agents and nurses
throughout the afflicted territory.
With Secretary Garrison went Major
General Wood. chief of staff of the Unit
ed States army, Quartermaster General
Aleshire and staff of officers, physi-
clans and surgeons.
a signal Corps detachment consisting
of Maj. Edgar Russell, master signal
electricians and operators Joined the par
ty at the last moment. The train, which
consisted of baggage car, sleepr and
diner, left here at 3 z. NJ, over the Ches-
apeake & Ohio Railroad and was due in
Chillicothe at a. NJ, tomorrow, Friday.
More Signal Corps men We're to be pick
ed up at Columbus barracks, making up
a complete field party equipped with
wireless telegraph and field apparatus.
flags and lights, so that communication
may be opened through the isolated dis
tricts.
Commissioner of Education Glaxton is
sued an appeal to the teachers and school
officers throughout the country to re-
ceive contributions and send them TO Dr.
William Davidson, superintendent of
schools at Washington.
While the Red Cross is marshalng its
forces about Dayton its efforts are han
dicapped as it's workers are unable to
enter the submerged city.
While the Red Cross workers in Column
bus are waiting for an opportunity to
dispatch their forces TO Dayton, generous
thousands are pouring their contributions
into Red Cross agencies in every state.
From Boston, this morning, comes d
check for $4,000. Foreign sympathy has
been stirred and the diplomatic corps in
Washington is making generous contri-
buttons to the relief funds. The first
came in the form of substantial check
from NJ. Jusserand, the French ambas-
sador. About s25,0o0 had been received
before midday, today.
Messages of sympathy from foreign
powers began TO arrive at the White
House, today. President Poincare of
France cabled to President Wilson as
follows:
Being sorrowfully impressed by the
terrible ravages caused by the inunda-
tons, beg your excellency to believe
that we most sincerely share in the be-
reavements which have affected so many
American families because of this awful
Disaster
President Wilson'S reply was:
In this hour of mourning and suffer-
ing. the American people find real con-
ISOLATION in the sympathy of their breth-
rem in France. In the name of my coun-
trymen 1 thank your excellency and the
French nation