The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-26
NO NEWS OF KINDRED
Conditions in Russian-Poland Bring
Sorrow to 0skalOosa. ~.

Morris and Phil Gould have receiv-
ed communications through round
about sources concerning the pitiable
conditions Of relatives Jewish peo-
pie, in Russian Poland. Letters are
of no avail DIS messages have no
means OF transportation and no one
knows what becomes of relief meas
lures intended for victims. In addi-
ton to this combination of circum-
stances, addresses have been chang.
ed, forced by eviction or CONSUMPTION,
and means of reaching the sufferers
must go by or through the enemy and
any funds sent for the relief of rela-
tiyes may be confiscated.
Morris Gould has learned that a
brother, Maloch Gould, has been kill
ed in the war. Phil Gould has a
missing brother, who was in action
near France, and his father has dis
appeared following an appeal for as
sistance and cannot now be located.
The part, of the country to which the
old man was driven or in which he
was a prisoner has been devastated
and no one can ascertain where to
write or to whom TO send financial
aid.
Morris Gould learned through
Jewish paper that the sisterin-law
had been separated from her chill
dren. The children asked through
/ the paper for information concerning
the whereabouts of the parents. AL
though separated by only six miles, it
has been impossible for mother and
children to reach other when the
country became batrle-swept. Mr..
Gould Immediately wrote to a cousin,
Rabbi A. s. Berwick, at Elmira, New
York, who has been engaged in the
lorganiZing of relief measures for his
people through the kindly offices of
the following located in this land, and
from his hand received letters telling
of the awful conditions and of the
circumstances concerning tine. fate of
his sister.in.law and her children.
Other communication has been es-
itablished with Chief Rabbi Lavental
LOT Philadelphia and through, these Of
Ificials all possible effort Is being
made to reach the unfortunates. Rab-
Ibi Lavental, by the way, was school
chum and associate OF Morris Gould.
t1hey were raised in the same town
and were boyhocd companions.
Phil Gould is now months without
fword of his father or brother. The
father was well-to-do, located upon
Ibis own property in town of Poland,
land here the family had resided for
years. The first intimation of trou-
IL I'd N q a N
Language and sent from a town some
what distantly removed from the 10
tcation of the home estates, stating
that any assistance should be for
EWarded to certain place, ,.
Money was Immediately forwarded
from this country but before the let
ter could possibly reach the town
had communication been uninteTrupt
ed, as in days of peace, news came
that this place had been devastated
and the fate of the occupants was un
known.
No word has been received from
the brother of Phil Gould for many
months He had been soldier, but
having completed his service years
ago he had settled down to business
was married and had wife and sew
ieraI children dependent upon him. He
) wrote that he had been summoned to
the service and was TO fight neaI
France. This Is the last information
concerning this man or any member
of his family and no one knows their
fate. Letters are impossible under
existing condition of affairs and the
impossibility of assistance reaching
those for whom intended is apparent