Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-07
Commission in Charge of
American Contributions Sup
plying 100000 Meals Daily.
DUTCH STEAMERS CARRY
CARGOEs OF PROVISIONS
Thousands of Tons of Wheat, Rice,
Peas. Beans and Flour-Method
of Distribution.

| LONDON. November a.-froNiSioHs
| sent to Brussels by the American com
| mission for the relief Of Belgium al
ready are supplying 100000 meals daily
and plans are now complete for carry
| ing on a similar work through that part
of Belgium occupied by the Germans
The Dutch steamer handbook sailed
| last night loaded with 2,ooo TONS VI
! wheat. rice peas. beans and Hour' anu
| TT is expected that the Dutch steaiei
Tellus will leave today with Law TONS
| of wheat. Both ships will proceed I"
Rotterdam, where their carsoeS wiz NC
taken over by representatives OF the
American commission.
Herbert Clark Hoover. chairman VI
the American commission 800 u.y
received the following telegram I'm
| Cant. T. F. Lucey, the commission ICY
resentative at ROTTERDAM. u AJor-
.J.anghorne, Wyman ana f'ell-
rio Janehorne secretary OF 'he tAiiioiA :,
can legation to the Netherlands az :
Luxembourg: F.. Nj. Nyman, n,en S Oil
the relief commission, ana f1o" atu De-
second secretary of the American EN-
So, Of Iondon-have returned from
Rrussels where 100000 meals per DAY
are being issued. Those people WIZ d. g
able TO nav are being charged cents
for the meals. The meal COSTS
&c =
stand in line for three meas, DIS ~ "
the only way they can get 1ooo.
Method Adopted by Commission.
"They state that very complete plans
have been entered into by the central
committee for receiving and distributing
supplies throughout all Belgium. me
country has been divided itno prov
inces. each province handling it's own
distribution and being represented by
two members on the central commit
tee All reuuisitions on this once viii
come from the central committee
through the American and Spanish MIN.
listers A subcommittee IN turn WIN
sell food to the communes, which Will
resell or distribute free to tnose IN
."The subcommittee are formed gen.
orally by members of the town coun-
ellis, so that the whole organization mas
an official and unqnestionable stand
inc They are all in accord and are
holding meetings from time to time at
Brussels and compiling data as TO tue
needs of every district regardless OF
how remote. The people are elaoed at
given. d.,
gians as the result of quotations from
the American press to the erect ma ma
supplies would be seized by the mill
tarv authorities. They are afraid that
this will stop the shipment of sup
plies l have assured them that the
supplies would come regardless Oh THESE
unfounded suggestions.
"Whi.lock brand Whitlock, Ameri-
can minister to Belglum) is person
ally supervising and compiling the de-
tailed requirements of the various dis
tricts, to be forwarded to you.
All Emergencies Met.
That all emergencies are being fore
stalled is evident from note issued
by the central committee in Belgium.
in which it is stated that the commits
sion will have a delegate in each prov
ince who will see that the shipment Of
food supplies arrives intact, and who
must be informed of any infraction by
the German troops of the guarantees
given by Field Marshal Baron Won der
GoltZ, military governor OF the occu-
pied portion of Belgium. If this dele
gate, protected by the American nag,
learns of any such infraction he will
verify it and Immediately call atten-
ton to it. when the ministers of Spain
and America will make proper repre-
sensations to the German authorities
At meeting of the Belgian central
committee Ernest Solvay, the Belgian
manufac turer, who is a member of this
committee, in thanking the American
and Spanish ministers and the Amerl-
can commission for the service rem
dered to Belgium said that the popula-
ton of Belgium was at the point OF
famine and that fear of disaster was
universal in view of the terrible days
they had endured. Thanks to the
Americans, he said. they had overcome.
at least for the time being. the terrible
position in which the country had been
placed. and the future now looked more
favorable.
Suffering in Other Cities.
Joseph Botogne, Belgian deputy and