New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-12
Supplies for Field Camp
Leave for Serbia Next
Saturday.
UNIVERSITY MEN
GO WEEK LATER
Members of Expedition Are
Being Inoculated Against
Typhus and Typhoid.

Paul 81. Hadji- Pavlovich, secretary
TO Professor NJ. I. Pupin. Serbian Consul
General, announced yesterday that the
Committee of Mercy has subscribed an
extra $4,000 for the Columbia Relief
Expedition. The preliminary s1O,-
600, with this and other contributions,
including $4,000 from local Serbs,
make a total of s22,5OO already sub
scribed.
1t was announced also that supplies
for field camp have been purchased
and will leave here next Saturday on
the Greek steamer Thessalonika. They
consist in part Of 200 sheets. towels,
etc. 80 blankets. a disinfector. lsun-
dry, sterilizer and five tents, "a by 25
feet, with the name Columbia in large
letters on the sides and tops for pur-
poses of Identification and safety.
The announcement by the consul's
Office that twenty-five men we're wanted
as interpreters TO accompany the Co.
lumbia men brought 500 applications
from Serbians all over the country.
kilograms were received from Cali
fornia and Washington. Several were
accepted from Chicago and Cincinnati.
but lack of time precluded using any
from further West. The twenty-five
who will go are largely machinists,
but there are several Grocers, printer,
4 tailor, singer, teacher and an
actor
The names are Pero Varadyanin.
Lazo DraGozlovich. Milan Brkich, An
ton Pelivanovich. Andra Pandurovich,
Petar Stankovich, LIZA Tomovich,
Waldo Savovich, Dusan Komnenovich,
Milorad Dankulov, Toza Georgevich.
Milan Petrovich. Soko Yankovich, Petar
Rsdoychich. Nladislov Mitskevich, Sava
Uzelats. Milan j. Markovich. Stevan
Tomsc, Vilko Drazenovich, Michailo J.
Grubachevch. Bora Petrovich, Simo
Zelich. NJ. Popato. Nikola Mizachevich
and Spasoye Grovich.
Professor Phelps Stokes, of Yale, has
written that his sister-in-law. Miss
Mitchell, wishes to go 10 Serbia, and
Professor Pupin has answered that she
would be acceptable for general charge
of such work as a woman would natu
rally do in connection with the field
work the Columbia men will do. Mrs.
Julia Yoksch has been chosen by Con-
d.
Due TO a few designations there have
been some changes in the personnel
of the Columbia Relief Expedition.
written and telegraphed repeatedly
have been accepted, and it is likely
that at least two more will be add
ed. The group will be dressed in
uniforms of brown or olive khaki,
made TO order, and the interpreters
will be dressed in the same fashion.
All are now being inoculated by DR..
Plotz with his newly discovered anti
toxin for typhus fever. They have had
a physical examination and all are be-
ing vaccinated. While on board each
will take the typhoid antitoxin.
Instead of next Saturday, as pre-
viously announced. the group will not
leave port till June 26. on board the
Themistocles. also of the Greek Line.
The trip from Salonika will be by rail
70 Nish, where the Columbia Camp
will be practically incorporated into
the Red Cross work of the country
while maintaining its identity as a
group. Its address will be indicated
by the word Columbia at Nish, in care
of the Red Cross of Serbia.
Bishop Greer Of New York and
Bishop Whitehead of Pittsburgh have
issued letters to the members of their
dioceses urging additional support
for the surgical dressing department
Of the Vacation War Relief Commit
tee. More than 100000 surgical
dressings have been sent by the COM
mittee There is great need of ban
dages and hospital equipment and the
services of volunteer workers.
Gifts to the Secours National Fund
Yesterday amounted to 1907, making
the total ss0,463.69. Lieutenant E.
Francis Riggs gave 500. The Prince
of Wales National Relief Fund has
raised s126,3S1S3. Herbert Barber
gave 500 and Sidney W. Hughes 5000.
The fund of the Serbian Agricultural
Committee is SSs,244.27.