The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-24
MILLIONS OF BELGIANS
IN DIRE EXTREMITY
arvests Ruined Imports Cut Off, Industry Halted, Europe
SIS Most Denscly Populated Country Is Suffering for the
Rare Necessities of Iife-America Only Salvation


been IN Europe since the war began
! can scarcely realize the desperate ma
ture OF tho struggle Every nation In
volVed courts in the last resort, on
starving ogt one or more Of its
enemies or all the helligerents.
France and EuSs.n alone produce
enough foud-stlffs go keep themselves
from starvation in case of al effective
blockade Germany, Austria and Eng
land II cut If from imports would
have I'm the end te surrender through
sheer starvation II Us automatic that
the Allies intend other methods fail
ing. 10 blockade every approach to
Germany and starte her out Ger
many realizes. therefore. that the con-
-ervation OF her own supplies is most
IMPORTANT military measure. and The
German authorities say that they can
urt give any food to the Belgian civil
4frs svitNout weakening their chances
lf winning this war No help NAV -be
ypectrd from Germany
p, eon-,s af,,,a.t1,. {,,uosvit1e ro.r tho
f..td '"','"N 70 az any tnilc '""aIu
.'lil-if'E t"e MISTRESS OF belEl "i''' ''ti
,I'dt,E W'I IEtNe n" ''t'''''I,' "'tu
'''.'.,ts. 80 ''l1I i', -. IA Sa'h ~
s,,r,o To- - sts,,,,,io a.. ,.c,ras,,,
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3 ,,-., 80 t],e,. .,,o,in 49,, tf.-,. .r,.-,as
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7urAa snrb ,atio,,s3 cStaf,eiion mar
II ,rot,ta he c~tye,ro},. "A, fe.r,,I, to ,,ise
~ r7S,-nDo rtthcr a., f,,d a., tho
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/ o;,a r,,.o,,i,,.as
rof-;,,t, ,E.ra5.,,a ,., -. S.a ,nts
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s,,,oz 80, -, 81 -
I.rtt.,T ~. sf,rds era o,,d 60
800, IT, - co. .,~a - 80
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'N.,'k 'tiil
'N ~. So, '
w" N''o'
the statement that belglum stands
rue. hF me enc OF octonef many
HeiRIan elites mad pooled their food,
ana rlch ana poor ahke We're Firtu-
. ally btHR req IN bfead mes IN tAeee
ah@ thaFlefo} the authorities were at
ti's ufne giving out one pun ana ono
ho"i or cabPage soup day to hoth
rich and poor In Hamfne near Amt
~efp eonsEnm"nt OF American
1000 reached the people on the very
ndY Rben theY hdd consumed fhelf
last ounce q flour. All belgium needs
ZOO ana heeus II lmmealateiiN. Inc
ARRIVAL OF shlps sent from America IN
tne flrst enthustasIh Tor Helgian re-
tlet pfopah NY prevented any deaths
from actual starvation, except among
we Young haoies, many 81 whom per
'Shed Tor iaFK 9t Ihllk Dat unless the
ItfheflcA''k eat nef 1000 ana iunds In
erehItf PuthtI''eS IMAM heretoIor"
."ou 7't'Ne' an" perhaps hiiAlohS, OF
a,els i''S ~ s'hrNe CURING the coming
nItlt 49, II ~ perm sps ~upertHhous 20
o"ei 4.ete "p'll t"'s' IaCts' except
10 say thst al the observers OF bss-
San .o,iu'lio'H' VINO nave recently
COINS from t"ht country. "fIer tesii-
"'ot1y 70 ,he same sta'e or affairs.
io''k 10 'he pes' esti'nates
,AEs''5t1ie 1919 hte uP"arus OF g.
'VV.opo be4Siah ciVlhahs sti living
"a feIslu.n Mu-" mas heth mace OF
- ~ '''' 'i'''s .''''h pei"i =
- 'fS'tH4t' ""NdhNe' AtoE people
goHsNf '"a' tHe Country ls virtually
oN"Nue" % ~ ihh"oitHHtT' MS IL
"a, - t' ~ more '1'ah 'Vop'ooe
90 '"' ana ptpnapiy hnt SO many
- 20 s"ie ~ 1i"'t"H". fnsiahd anu
-" "o'c" me fr@hch ana
'tto r.'sitsH a'' caring Tor THESE
NIt ''t''l w''iah '''e'' gates Our con-
- - az W" rnS p"]'"i@u"h "hlch sun
. i'lils an pe'k.1lh'
> - ui"h 70 'i' eSuinates auo'ed
, edN' - wan 'an@ ltoh SV.Vou 10
2V'VoV '"iS VI lu"u mPhth 10 feed
ineiSiuni this WINTER rms calculation
- n,'Tc" upon ratioh or ten 10 twelve
o4',ea OF t'e piaihfst 'ooa dhy Tor
e.A, MS ~, NA'ai' remaining IN the coun-
.ljowancs or, ubtrh ne 49,, ~, 80.
tanned The nverns, ,,{tt7n,," - aatnr
Nev. yorlr cons,,r..e fn,t,,n.,,,, 80.
a dax IN kea,, 80, -4,,,h = r,,,tr.,,,
through tho ,.i,tter ,,,1ort.ar, -,
xtratr averv ,,ar,,a ~, 60 ~. 80
whan th{s namnhte+ 4. tss,,aa ,a~i
q, nm nm g,Tr
sunnlv the demand oni,.fba rrasa,,c =
~ lttfIa accurnnl,,nd fnot ~ ~
copntrv ga the 1o.,, 80 -. ~,
Commission nv tho n,,+ch cn,,orn.
,uent has 4erded 80 s+a,,,,,,ir,, .o ,.r