Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-01
No Strung Men IN Fugitive Army.
Babe Born in 1eut--America
Attempts TO Supply Quarter
Ration.

who sre beginning Co do by nuhEei
In stricken Belgium And finally, they
do not list these babes OF Belgium,
dropping Off before their lives have
fairly begun, because there Is no milk
BABES MUST HAVE MILK.
Let US view the situation in cole
brood Bsigium is shut Off from the
worid-ringed with steel Her OWE
food supply was used up long ago
either by the people or by their con
qucrors The cattle were first of all
10 co. sven in August ! saw the Ger
mans killing mitch cows for rationS
A COW OF a small dairy herd Is left
here or there; but they are the ex.
ceptionA
The SUPPLY OF condensed milk ran
short long ago. Now milk is ne
cessity TO most civilized children be-
tween the ages OF one and two yesra.
Some children, II Ia true. pull through
under exceptional circumstances %
privatlon without IL: but thsse sre
tho unusually sturdy; they stHnd
apart from the rule. The average
Young child must have milk or he
will die. And there is no milk.
Again. tho suckiing baby must have
mothers milk or a substitute. There
is, OF course. no substitute to be had
in Belgium and equally there is little
mothers milk.
Every woman knows that a civil.
ized nursing mother must keep up
her strength" SHE must nave nour-
ishing food - In many cases special
food. Every woman knows that
certain proportion OF civilized
mothers cannot feed their own babies
even at that
Nourishing food - special fooodl
The news which 1lters out OF that
locked. stricken country to the
American Commission for Relief IN
Belgium makes sarcasm and
mockery OF those phrases
BUN AND CABBAGE souPi
In many. II not in most Belgian
cities. the populace is down to one
large bakers bun day. issued BY
the municipal authorities. In somc
places the authorities have been able
to supplement that ration by one bow
of cabbage soup day. One bun and
enc bowl OF cabbage soup day--for
a nursing motherl
Yet THAI Is all they nave and ali
they viii have this Winter at the best
America can do. The American Com
mission hopes at beat to transmit ten
ounces OF food q day 10 each lnhabl-
tant OF Belgium-and to do that the
people OF the United States must
strain every resource OF charity. How
little that is for ID civilized human be
ing, and especially for a nursing
mother. becomes plain when one
learns that the average inhabitant OF
Greater New York consumes forty
two ounces OF food day. The best
the mothers OF Belgium can hope FOR
Is a quarter ration this Winter.
10000 lNNocENTs.
Even allowing for the reduction or
the birth rate due to the war. there
must nave been forty thousand births
in Belgium since the Germans came
There win be forty thousand more IN
this Winter OF hardship and priva.
ton. How many or the newly arrived
fcrty thousand have already died I'M
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS unsung vic.
tins OF this war--no one will ever
know.
how many OF the coming forr
usan1 VIII die this Winter dependn
upon us IN merlca--upon how MUIR
FOOD we send to The nursing mothers
now MUCH milk to the babies.
OPPORTUNITY.
NO Christmas IN our tim. n,.
brought such cali for the Christina,
spirit as this Belgium is srarvtn.
America is trying to feed the RAJ,
gians. The best we can do IA 10 gu
them quarter rations this winter
lust enough 90 keep soul and body 70.
yether. We cannot do even mar i,
tess every American helps.
barrel or -four will pull two re-
CLAN adults through this WIntor
case OF condensed milk viii save ia.
lives OF three Belgium chiIdrep
few tins OF meat will give a nur,tns
mother the strength to keep her ehtl6
alive Think of that when you IN
down 10 your Christmas dinner
Many organizations are soliclfln..
food and funds. II there is ops IN
your community. help It II there 10
none. start one The Commission far
Relief In Belgium. No. II Broadway
New York. win tell yoa how to 60 to
" ork.
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