Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-08

kens. lu Earna the business meI
raised fund Of 30 900 francs for thi-
purpose alone. and the relief vors
VIII BE- carried on until the country
is once more under normal conditions
Nor Is only money given In plever
one Citizens gave 1000 francs worth
of tobacco and coguac The Jews Ia
Dupnitla very small town CAV"
twenty completely equipped beds &c
the Red Cross society. in addition 10
four dozen suits u underwear aud
stockings All this IA aside from
what the municipalities are doing for
the same end In Rustchuk the mu
nicipal council appropriated 100 COZ
francs for distribution among the fam
lilies OF soldiers. while Jambol n
much smaller town. could give only
30 900 francs Special com mttees
have been appointed to administer
these funds
In the outlying villages. beyond the
reach OF the activities OF the munici
pal committees the peasants arc
showing themselves equally capable
of ssa~ling tho situation. The peas.
ants are often rich in grain. firewood
and the other necessities OF life
which they store away for their own
consumption during the winter II
would be useless TO send out subscrip.
nato 10 a.
cash above tina, which has been laid
aside TO pay the heavy taxes The
village authorities follow no rule
and In many places the relief work
Is carried on entirely with donations
In kind But this is not the most I'm
por'ant work ~ the village commit
tees
The lives OF the peasants depend
on their crops n these fail poverty
and even famine viii follow. The
men were going 10 war lust as the
winter crops Of wheat should have
been sown. but village committee
are Undertaking. 10 sow the fields o.
their fellows who have enlisted IN
one sillage. Novo Sclo. the committee
worked SO energeticany that It has
almost finished us task The rich
peasants contributed the seed. one
mar alone gave 100 kilos. over ono
ton ~ wheat Behind much OF this
activity are the cooperative banks.
they are advancing much money and
quantities OF seeds TO the families OF
those Of their members who have
gone 70 the war. and they are supor.
intending much ~ the committee
work In planting the winter whea,
crop
al the schools and gvmnasia In
BULGARIA. have been closed only tho
girls assemble 10 sew clothing and
proIl~e handages for the hospitals
Th.s true also ~ schools I'm Scrvia
Man OF the teachers and professors
are drilling In the barracks The
won teachers have entered the spe.
cia' aiming courses for nurses which
have been opened in every town In
TirrOyo the monks In one OF the ia--a
morasteries sent a petition 10 tho
MAYOR asking that they be allowed n
ioiu he army or enlist In the Red
Cross corps Now n dozen OF Thorn
are 'lSing up the Red Cross training
courses
Naturally there is a scarcity %
able bodied men which. in some n,
the owns might result in disorder N
the local authorities did not show In.
renuity In solving local problems IN
Plevon all the policemen were called |
"a the barracks and the streets were !
left unprotected The project called |
on all the boys OF the upper gymnasi. |
I'm classes 10 organize themselves |
into a provisional police force Reine |
only boys. two were made 10 nm the |
place % one policeman. so now the |
streets Of the city are patroled b,
nairs y boys In the green.vizo-ed |
caps - the gymnasium
Thar the women are responding |
quite - eagerly 20 such emergency /
calls .s shown in word coming from /
Sofa hitch. after stating that almost
al ihs street cleaners had entered
the army. adds Now the women /
have Crganized themselves into o
stree, leaning brigade