The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-31
RED CROSS SENDS AID
SIBERIA PRISONERS
Cable Messages From Pckin
Tell Of Disease and Great
Suffering.
RELIEF FOR JEWS VOTED

In response to cable appeals from tn,
American Legation in Pekin for aid In
caring for thousands of German and Aus
TRAN prisoners In Siberia the American
Red Cross yesterday cabled $4,000 to the
American relief committee appointed by
DR.. Rcinsch, American Minister in the
Chinese capital
Through Brig Gen. Gorgas Surgeon.
General OF the United States Army and
chairman OF tho war relief board OF the
American Red Cross. arrangements have
been made to purchase quantities of sur.
Eical dressings and medicine on the Pacific
coast for immediate shipment to Dr.
Renschs committee.
The messages from pekin say typhoid
fever. rheumatism. dys,ntery and frost
bike are very prevalent and that there
mr." many wounded among the prisoners.
II is stated there is n dcarth of bandages.
surgical dressings and medicine.
The American Red Cross forwa rded yes
terday through the state Department to
the British. French German. Russian and
Servlan Red Cross societies s3I, 900. being
the funds specially designated for these
countries. out OF S. 900 sent To England
$4,000 will he devoted to building two
cottages at the Addington Park Hospital
at Canterbury for enteric fever cases
The Commission for Relief in Belgium
has received word from Ambassador
'rtIbfu lndl nP mas noon assured nv Iuupr
Secretary Of state zimmerman IN Berlin
that the commanding General in Belgium
Will give assurances to the American,
Spanish and Netherlands Ministers in Bel
GUM that the German military authorities
will not make further acquisitions Of food
supplies In Belgium while tine international
commission is sending In food and for
reasonable time after she last delivery.
The Commission for Relief in Belgium.
handling the cargoes of tns Christian
Hcrdid Relief Fund. announced yesterday
that $4,000 additional had been sub
scribed through this source to aid suffer-
ers IN Europe. one cargo OF 500 tons of
food. contributed by the Christian HsrcM
fund has already been distributed in Bel
GUM under the direction of Minister Whit
locl,, making a total OF $4,000
One hundred thousand dollars for re-
lief OF the Jews of Russia. Poland and
Gdlicia WAS appropriated by the cNecu-
tive committee of the American jewish
Relief Committee at Is meeting last sun
day. This is in addition to S7J.00n which
had already been appropriated Tho sum
or 100000 has been sent to the Jewish
Colonization Association NJ Petrograd FOR
distribution throughout the war zone.
A special committee. OF which oscar
; Straus is chairman. is making arrange
meats for a relief ship to carry cargo
of food supplies 20 Palestine. and expec.s
10 maxi a dehnite announcement within
the next few days II has been decided
that when the ship sails Il will carry
RELIEF not only to the Jewish sufferers of
Palestine but TO the constituencies OF the
Presbyterian Board OF Missions tie
Amer!cam Missionary Board and the
Christian Hcrdid
The Ra'-ian Relief Fund -areived e.
s26.l: Yesterday. making its total s,5s.-
sl225. The American Ambulance Hos
p'al Fund received sls2. bringing its
total w 10 t2je.?33 81. The Vacation
War Relief Committee acknowledged the
receipt OF S7266l its total to date =
SO .S59.01. The American Jewish Relief
Committee reported receipts OF Ss,6o2.7>
Including $1,000 from Temple Emanu-E
New York making It's total up to and
including December -. s2sl ,o67.a'. The
Committee OF Mercy ackno wledCcd CON
trlhutuns ~ il.59S. 80. It's fund now
amounts To- SH3.16i.
con'-ihut ous amounting to sa6j o6
were received yesterday by Jacob II
Schff. treasurer Of tie New YORK state
Board OF the American Red Cross. MAJ
INK the total 10 date si9G.i7+92
II * arnou' crd nv Anne Morgan. Elsie
lie Wolfe. Elisabeth Marbury and MI
dred Farwcll that in order 10 prevent
duplication and to help the serious UNI
employment situation IN this city the wa
relief work which thy have carried 80
lt $40 Fifth avenue vii, be transferred
on January to the Vacation War Relief
Committee. IS West ThItty-ninth >r'ect
All donations, both money and materials.
will he given 10 his committee 10 be used
for their free employment bureau and
" rkrooms. where women ard girls are
employed in making garments for the
rurOpean hospitals and war refugees