The sun., 1915-03-14

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mlntary post they may not use oneir
own railroad syetem MS passengers OF
Tor parcel transport Belgians seen
~alNng across the helds are haheo py
Landsturm guard. Ihey may walk
only an the streets ana go 10 therr enops
ana oiilces wlthin tne rauius Oh theli
omn ov'i',',ui,i'eS iue psEc"o,osI s.u Nv :, -.
e"oO' VI ',"' 10 app ieSi"ole O'',s "'.v' :
enuuIeu one n"sat oe qu,e 'o' ia IL
Ior MeeN WiVn.n une cu''.luoS v. n.s
o"n .ouso ".u s"t tue"' 'u' .Iio i,oi,'e''
WIZ " VA! ~ pP,,
vs." s".v WIN "o,s l"h. "'le OV'', 'oI
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e ". VI, N,o ~ v"v '. Wv"
,,, 80 ~. ] 49,
'.e. , IN 40. ,,,. ''a
ra,,or ,,. s,a,,.,,ior Va, odas
,hts r.o,,,a n. Nd ,o roa,,so a., 80.
,nr ,n.,ano. a, ,h. toott,, a,,,,.n,
a, r,,,s.,. a. 60, - lii 20 - 49,.
ax,,r, ,or az A,n.rIcan pitt, Co..
r,issio, hread co,nn,rcd ,a,.orobi,, ,.',h
~, a., .t,,a. -, ,s,aca p,,, 4, d. g.,
,ha noo-er n,rts ~ tta c,tv and an
the country dla,r,cta .,at tho annai,,r O
situation becomes apnaren, iony i,na,
or old mon women ana ,,b,,dren sur.
= s,ing entirely on relief food ExpIaIn-
ING how tho relief work u,as mn into
After the fall OF Antwerp nrom,n.nt
Relei,ns went 10 Nr. Rrand Whit,ock
the American Minister 70 Relrlurn. rem.
resertl,v TO him tha, famine vas car
tain nv m,dvintor unless reIIaf ca,,,e
and asking hts good offices Tbrouah ,he
Ger,nars rad ,n,lr,a,oa 20 NJ NI-hi,'ock
,ha, tho peip,nn cove-,mcr, 70 Witch
he was accredited. was at Uavre he ha.
remained on in Brussels with Ameri-
can op,nion sunpor,InR his actio, n.
ls NOT n dIrlo-nei who allows ,nv ofsc,aI
~ ser,.,ce The neIvians ov,a much 20
MN wh'Is ,,e Serinans .oulu roy gam
nc s~.I..o ~ "''e''S Vi pu'po'e !"
"u.,,ane .,r,. sause, s.,, >,,., -
|, ,,,,,. s spans" M'',Ie.eI' Ma,pu,s ue
'n"oos'. nau also renamed III ~ US
Hels' ana unuer we supervision OF these
wv neu''a. "''I'H,eIs ,ie HireIicaH 'piI,-
MISSION lor he"et IN heislum' WIN
II - HooVer as active chairman with
oHices IN LONDON was FORMED TO coop
erate win tne Conllte Nauohal de
secours ct d'Aninentation OF Belgium
The United states and Canada would
give food. and the British navy would
let II pass. only II convinced that II
was going into Belgian aud not into
German stomachs Mr.. Whitlock and
from the German Government that no
German would take any OF the Ameri-
can supplies, and also a guarantee OF
facilities for thorough supervision OF the
distribution BY Americans which would
permit detection OF any breach OF faith
The American Commission announced
that with the nrst reouisition of So much
"a n bag OF nour bv IN. German. 4,
vould ston any furthe- shinnen,s of
food and ceasa ali rel,ef Ealing .ba
who,s world the ,eason for ~. ac,ior =.
sr.c e. sour x,,.h
The writer gives the following de.
scription OF the scene at the prlnctpal
soup kitchen In Brussels:
Most anne,,,,ng maj soun ,re,aroa
under direction OF the hest chefs in
the city. The meat and IN. green
y.re.ahie, IN I, vere Pelgian and mo
pee, American Steaminr hot in b.p
cans II was se1t TO tho commune
centres. where lines OF people with rots
pitchers and nails waited 10 90, their
daily allowance A democracy was in
that bread line such as have never seen
anywhere except at SAN Francisco after
the enrthouaks
Each p.rson had b,u. or
a yellow ticket with several numbers
20 be nunched Tn. hlue ,Icln,s we're
for those who had proved ,o Tho corn.
munal authorities thar thev could no.
nay. IN. yellow for .hoso who ,niJ !
ce9tines for eech nerson served
flutt.r OF blu. and yellow tickets all
over Relg.um. and In return ne f,
with each serving OF SCUM vent n loof
OF Relief Commission bread In many
towns no soup Is served. only bread
The faces in the line were not those
OF people starving-not vet They
would have been II the United States
and Canada had not sent -four There
was none OF the emaciation which pic
lures of famine IN the Orient have
made familiar: but they were plnched
faces. bioodless faces, the faces OF
People on short rations. Irdla and
China are used 70 famine. hut Il docs
not seem IN the game that thrifty little
Belgium should etarVe for want Of
bread"
Why the Germans conform 20 The
supulatlons of the American relief work
is explained az follows
lutely kept faith Not only that, but
,ho, ,n ,'',,s r,,,Ia -. S,15,r o- o,,,,
for,n ~ nro,.order ,o- r,,n ,rd rs,
utu ba roouIsi,lorad u,hilo Tho cor,,rls
$40, CONTINUES ~ rork Wher some
halers ,yara found IN no sif,iny op, tho
white flour for sale 10 restaurants md
hotels. and MIXING the residue OF bran
with that given TO the people. the
German autho-ltlss orrsred their as