The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08
MR.. GERARD ASKS AID |
FOR WAR PRISONERS
Ambassador Gables That 320,-
600 Men Captured by Ger
many Are In Dire Need.
GROWTH OF RELIEF FUNDS


cable message Yesterday from Ambassa-
dor James w Gerard in Berlin in which
he Describes the miserable plight Of prls-
oncrs ~ war in Germany.
The committees sole purpose ls to alle-
viatc restitution among women and chill
drcn ana other innocent non-combatants.
and cannot do anything to make more
pleasant the existence OF the prisoners.
The cahlccram was dated November 4
ana came by way of Rome. 1t read as
follows.
There are at present three hundred
and twenty thousand prisoners OF war
In Germany. besides thousands Of civilians,
many Of whom are informed in Concen-
tration camps. The Belgian prisoners
alone number over thrty-hve thousand
and the Spanish Ambassador has not
cent for their help and has been giving
his own funds. Although think the
German Government is doing what It can
many prisoners are tonight in camp with
out even one blanket Many prisoners
need extra food. medicines and clothing.
! have funds to help the English and
the Spanish Ambassador Is giving funds
ny the French and Russian Governments,
but the work is enormous and there is
nothing for the Belgans There is great
but preventable suffering The families
OF Germans at the front are for the pres
eut we'll taken care Of and the immediate
,,oeds scor f,r tue prisoners The Span
,sb Nrhsss,dor promises cordial coopera-
ton There ara great numbers Of Ger
mans informed in Russia and England
and their condition might be inquired
INTO by an international league
GERARD"
Tho Belgian Relief Committee received
voe,crdav = check for $40. 900 from the
Boston Belgian Relief Committee. This
is the largest check that has come in
for the cause thus far j. y Duke also
contributed $4,000 for the fund bringing
tbo 49, racaints nm tp si5.522qT The
,rord Total Of the fund is now SAGA
as1sS.
The Now York state Board of the
.,,,ri,,r nod cross Jarob II Schifr
,r.a.ur.r received 81 500 oS making
total contributions OF S33io16S3
~, 49, donations To the French Re-
Iiof IrrJ contributions 10 which are
b,i,, rac.iv.d hy Mrs whitney Warren.
~ T,st Eor,v-s,yenth street. amounted
-. go 90 ,his ,r,n,,,t Mrs Henry a.
tI,Ga g,vo 500 The funds total liz
,oeootoS
NJ ur,,ar,t,a dos Artistea received
I1,tior,I eco FOR mo relief Of desti-
49, san,iitas ~ ,rtis,s in France The
,,Ird nnu contain. seOeqs7 Checks
.I Nv r,ade navobIe and mailed 10
,t, ii,rrirnn,, National Rank 527 Fifth
- a,,I nus, no married. "For the
t,r,,t,,i,a nos Artistes
IN uays u,rr,ond national
ot,t,,,or ~ m. war ,'bllIren's christmas
-. r,,,,,aL mo o,.sr a oOO i'm cash
- rac.i,.eI si,re Tho fund was
.I ,,r.o weeks AGO in addition to
r., en- noo ,ortb ~ food and new
io,ht,, ana tnvs on. woman i'm Trt-
,.,t.r, 4, A. serdinp 1oo barrels Of
,i .rh, fun1 has IN. anproyal OF
ntdr, vuson as . prarticaI measure,
,.li.... suosriu. and nj the same time
%
l,r.,
~. ,,ra,;,, war p.lisf c,m,,itt... as
Wc.t Tbirty-pinth street. mad received ad-
,Iitt,r,I .,,r,ributions Of s675l M to
,,,,
A, .,rrc.l was Issued Yesterday to mr.
,ts,s .,rj art Collectors to send Ia the
ho,I,u,rters NJ th, French and belgian
Artis,s RcIief Fund IL West Thirty
oi,btb street ANY work Of art or article
.uit,,hls to he ,ff.reJ Al a sale To- be held
IN IA. grand haliron,n az the Hotel Plaza
ON Dorembar Iq The works of art re-
cei,.d for the fund will be shown AZ the
S,,,rka art rooms Z West Forty-fourth
tre.t for three DAYS preyious 10 the sale
NJ Iussaroud the French Ambassador
i,g ,rri,,a, "a tb, c,,n,nitt.. Mis- appre-
,,,tion Of its wnrk
Tho Do,rd Of B,shous of the Methods,
Eniscnual church has sent ,rut through
a. socr,tory UIshop L. g. Wilson an
anpeal maj A special collection be taken
nm in an Methodist churches in tn. United
states ON THANKSGIVING Day to aid the
victims Of the war in Europe.
"On ma, Jay." the aupeaI reads. "while
we MT our hearts in thanksgiving to AL
mighty cod for pnace and plenty in our
own beloved land. let us not forget the
hunger. the wretchedness and the heart
rending miseries OF the helpl.ss Victims ~
This agony Of the nations lie, us think
of the women and children who face the
rieors Of winter without food or shelter
or clothing"
Dr. George 4 Simons stperintendent
of the NIathodist Mission In Russia mas
cabIod I, the BOARD Of Foreign Missions
,bat Tho \merican conmuni.v at pe,ro-
yrad has ee,abIIshed a RED rs bos-
nitaI fnr woundad soldiers and that tho
MatLodist Mission thro,gh tie d,acnn.ssas
90 cnnn.ra,iry Nth Graz e,Hcie,c,. Tb.
Deaconcss IJosnital a. IIelsingfors tin-
Iand bas aIso hes,, or,orad To- ,ha pnss,a
fso,orn1,on, f,r ,ha cara 81 ,ha ,,n,'r,,ad
pcsidonts az "ttrdsou
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hian a,i,.'. ~ Dad &c., ,,.1,rt, ,isr,' ~ t,,o
iast NINTH Tha women Of t''sn ,i i,s
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