Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-01-10

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london, fan. Several letters were
received in London today from responsible
persons In the Balkats, ana III tell Of
the terrible conditions prevailing there,
,fhe Rev. Edward Haskell, nead OF the
American mission writes from SaFohlka
as follows:
""rhc misery here Is appalling. For three
months The Bulgarian refugees from
Eukush ana surrounding villages have
Ycen pouring into this city, ana what is
to be done to relieve the suffefihes of
this horde is now a great problem For
q time the Greek government issued TICK
ets for the sdup ana breod line, mt this
was discontinued four weeks ago Out
side Of what ctr mission and the Rus
STAR Consul can DO, the refugees receive
practically no ala.
MANY OF the men have gone to diff
ferent PARTS. tut the women and children
Have been left behind. ana it is among
these that tie greatest suffering is left.
we are almost at tie end If our re-
sources; but the Winter is really Just
begun. ana hundreds are coming to lis
each day with narrowing tales Of priVa-
ton. I have started an extensive plat
which, provides iiaty Of the women with
work. by Which they can earn enough for
their daily bread but all VI the material
they Use must be paid for III cash. So I
am asking you to d. What y0t, cari for Us.
It Is notwithstanding to have to send these
women aid tlieir little ores away from
Uih's DOR empty -haii1ed.'" .
Mother ana Babes Suffer.
flie Balkaii relief committee received
the following letter from NJ. Gieystnithi
II have Just returned from visiting the
REFUGEES III Bulgaria WHO fled ffoit, Mate-
dUnia ana Tlrate. / saw them by thou
sands at Sofia. sainokost. Piil1ipopolls.
ana Peclitetti. ,fliey are for the most
Part mothers aha y6tiiig children. Tlielr
condition II pitiable, ana with the sew
ere Bulgarian winter apptbatlihg tieir
future Is terrible to imagine. They have
only s,icl clothing as they were able to
carry oil their backs. Unless substantial
relief comes III the SHAPE Of warm blank
and material for clothing the Winter
is certain tt take d heavy toll Of lives
among the refugees.
William Pliels, ageie Of tie Balkan
war relief committees, nov iii bulgaria.,
writes as follows:
'rl1e SUFFERING Is most intense. AZ
phillipop0iis alone there are l.OOu refu-
gees. Here | saw d scl,oolfuoii which
sl,Uuld rot accommodate more than tifty
at the most filled with 1870 men, Ume
and children. There are cries Of poverty
one woman, With ~imtlodests born of
despair, showed me Nar shfuMhen breasts
anu pitifully asked how she would be
be able to nouiish her FEW months Old
baby"
Paris, JAN. 9.-laifaat lust, turkish
Ambassador 10 Paris, TO-DAY confirmed
the gravity Of the situation existing
among the population III the territory lost
to Tnurl1ey az 4 result ~ the recent war
iii the Balkans. He said:
"The Bulgars III Macedonia ami Thracc
as we'll as the Moslems, are suffering
every sort of misery. MY " government
is sending aid into this territory Tor dis
tribution ny so-called go felieio,ts soci
cites But even turkey is not i'll posi-
ton to relieve al the distress. My gov
ern,nent is under a sereve financial han
dicap, and therefore | am sure the Porte
Would Nook with favor upon any relief
started ny Americans. To mc
the Offer of Americans to aid in sich a
cause shows once more their noble gen
crosby, Which is characteristic OF the
United states"