Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-12-03
WAR SETTINGS FROM
 VARIOUS PARTS OF LAND
Clear Insight Into Prevailing Conditions Gained From Letters from Missionaries Who Remain in Countries at War; French Missionaries in Fighting Line; News
 From Many Lands; Hope for Early Ending of War.

r Clarke-A clear 1nSlgnt into } conditions prevailing in the l great countries now at war in Europe can be gained by letters from missionaries in
 these foreign lands. Ralph
 Harlow, International Col
 lege, Smyrna, Turkey, says:
 We are feeling the effects
 of the terrible war here in
 Turkey. People have no
 money and soon many will
 be without food. The women
 and children are left helpless for most of the men are in the
 army. What Turkey will do,
 no one around here knows.
 A year ago at this time we
 had taken in many students and over $1,5OO in tuition
 fees; up to date this year we have taken in less than $50 fees and few students have enrolled. We should accom- plish great things with the few who come.
 "The Moslems are holding up to Scorn our sO-called Christian 'brotherly love But the power of the love is still in the hearts of his own, and nor. death nor life can take it away or sap it's con- quering power"
 Miss Helen E. Smith, Soochow, China, says:
 "Of course, we are all thinking much about the war now. Our British friends are looking serious; no funds are coming for their work, and they are living on half salary. It is fine time to develop self-support in their mission churches. A collection of 1 $2,000 was taken at Ruling for the German missionaries and their work. The cost of living is rising and there is fear that the war abroad may give. chance for another rebellion here."
 MT. Gilbert Mcintosh, Shanghai, says:
 You may be interested in the eff feet of the war upon us. One large shipment of paper is coming out from Scandinavia on a German ship and we have no idea of it's whereabouts and as to whether or not we will ever get the paper. l have put myself ill touch with the American consul-Gen- eral in the matter. For some purposes we have to buy in the local market at greatly increased rates. I am per sonally affected by the stoppage of the Siberian mails and the tardy com ing of the roundabout mails"
 From Mrs L. G. Van Hook, of Per sia; written from England en route to the United States:
 By the time I had been in Eng land a week, I felt it was no placA for one to remain who could get away. Belgian refugees are coming over by the thousand, wounded sol diers are daily being sent from the front to be cared for, territorials are being taxed in many cases to the limit of their resources, while prices | are rising and must continue to do so.
 ITO certain extent war conditions l prevail. Lights out is the order and | London is a dark city at night ex- cept for the flashlights that constantly | search the sky for airships. Here at | Eastbourne, all the electric lighting | along the coast has been taken down."
 Robert B. Elmore, Valparaiso, Chile, writes:
 You may be interested in a state IIdL II0 III WuICu Chile finds herself as the result of the war. Almost all the revenue of the country is derived from export duties on nitrate of soda, and from import duties on everything that comes into this country. Since the war began the exportation of nitrate has stopped and the imported articles are very few, because the lines of steamships from Europe have been tied up. The result is that Chile sui denly finds herself without revenue to meet all the running expenses of the country, and what is more, thou { sands of people are without work be- ; cause all the commerce and manufac- l turing is at a standstill. Food sup ' plies of all kinds, except vegetables ( grown in the country, have nearly doubled in price, and the value of z the paper money grows less day by ( day. If the war lasts three months I