The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-03
"Women and Children Dying OF
Hunger, Soil Drenched With
Blood" Says Appeal
CITIES AND VILLAGES
DISAPPEAR FROM EARTH
Thousands of Square Miles OF
Soil Now One Huge Burying
Ground
By KARL IL. Won WElGAND.
,Sta1 Correspondent United Press.)

(Ston Correspondent Untfed Fress'J
BERLIN WA Wireless TO Sayyiiie'
L. -. Feb. 3.--Poland is crying Tor
food. Her women and little children
are dying Of hunger. Soil Is drenched
with blood. The best OF her youth Is
being sacrificed TO slaughter, whiie
countless thousands o; her people,
driven from their homes, are racing
death by starvation. This Is POLAND
plight as the leading women or the
war-swept country pictured II today
Through the chief or the Polish ma
tional committee they asked the unit
cd Press to make public an appeal 10
the women Of America. They asked
that their sisters across the Atlantic
do all In their power TO aid starving
Poland by sending any gifts Tor the
relief OF those made destitute by the
war to the "Chief OF the Polish Ma
tional Committee. Neuthorgass y.
Vienna, Austria Hungary" From Vi
emma Americas contributions will be
sent direct to the starving refugees.
You, who live In free iano OF
progress and prespefity-think OF the
Unreasonable desolation OF POLAND
which. bathed In blood. yet pants TOT
freedom. To you from afar we stretch
out our hands as to sisters. In the
name OF humanity we ask that you
give, as much rs within you lies. TO
alleviate the suffering that has Defar
len our people.
From now on. may yet stronger
ties bind our people with yours-ties
OF your magnanimity and OF our graf
itude and ties of Christ-like charity.
In the name Of this charity we appear
to you.
"All gifts for Poles made destitute
by the war may be sent TO the 0hiet
Of the Polish national committee. Neu-
thorgasse 8, Vienna"
The appeal IL signed by the follow
ing Polish women:
Countess Ludmila Bobrowska. Coun-
tess Rosa Bobrowska, Margarine So
phia Chaky Pallaviccini, Princess WI
told Cxartoryska, Madame de Cwik-
linska, Teresede Dambska, Sophie
Daszynska Golinska. Countess Wanda
Debicka. Ludmila Germanowa, Sophie
Germanowa. Anna De Jaworska,
Countess Marie Komorowska. Wanda
Landowska, Marie Lescheticka, Mad
anne De Lewandowska. Madame Kasi.
mir de Pochwalska. Madame Thaddaeus
Ritterowa, Sophie Rosnerowa. Coun-
tess Sophie Siemienska, Madame DE
Szymanowska, Madame De Sroczyn'
ska, Countess Marie Rejowa, Countess
Johann Tarnowska. Madame De Zap
orska. Countess Helene Zborowska
and Madame De Lepkowska.
The appeal follows:
"The world war now raging in Eu-
rope Is being enacted largely upon
Polish soil. Poland presents a picture
of destruction and devastation. Its
cities and villages have disappeared
from the face Of the earth. Thou
sands of square miles or Polish soil
have become one nuge burying
ground. Countless thousands have
lost their homes. Hunger increases
every day.
"Yet. In spite G: untold suffering,
the Poles have found strength for
most heroic deeds. They have form
ed Polish legions to fight against the
great destroyer OF civilization, the an
nihilator Of the Polish people-Rus
sia. But while the flower Of our Po-
lish youth Is pouring out it's hearts
blood for its sacred ideals Of free.
dom, our little children are dying OF
hunger. Our old and our Ill are per
fishing.
"In the name of an all-embracine
humanity-in the name OF the feel
ings which bind all the women OF the
world together. we Polls. women ap
peal to you women In the United
States; to you daughters OF free
republic: TO whom the blessings OF
peace have been granted. that you
might bring to fulfillment your ideals
of freedom: TO you to whom the hor
rors OF war have been spared: to you
mothers whose children may grow tc
be free citizens Of America--we ap
peal to you to think Of the Thousands
OF Polish children who are dying OF
hunger. ola