The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-02
ARE DYING
By THOUSANDS d
HUNGER AND COLD
Civil Population Of Country
Ravased BY War Reduced 70
Desperate Straits BY
Ter and Famine.
NEED IMMEDIATE RELIEF
Germans Conquer Disease Out
breaks-Millions Given By
Charitable Persons Are
About Exhausted.
NEED IMMEDIATE RELIEF

Warsaw, Nov. 12. (via London. Now
S0.--Hundreds of thousands Of the civil
Poland are suffering for want Of food
As considerable percentage Of this mum
Der still are homeless, living in huts,
ave and abandoned trenches.
The situation is more serious De-
cause of the immense number Of per-
sons thrown out Of work by the all
most complete paralysis of Polish in-
dustries. Some workers ave emigratedS
to Germany, where employment ls
plentiful. but the great majority prefer
to remain near their homes in III hope
of better days. Prominent Poles in all
walks OF life maintain that drastic res
lief measures are necessary if whole
sale deaths from starvation are to be-
prevented.
Food Scarce; Prices High.
Such flour as is now on hand is be-
Ing distributed by the Germans under
the bread card system, but only pota-
toes are available in quantities.. While
there is an acute shortage of dried
vegetables, meat fats n condensed
milk. Prices all v Poland have
risen to unprecedented heights, h
government cannot establish maximum
prices, 1t is claimed, because of n tear
that Importation then would cease al
together. Suffering is especially acute
| among the families of Russian reserv-
lists. who formerly received regular
! payments from the government. Pen
/ sions are now cut Off from their for
| mer incomes and the. Russians are
| charged with having taken with them
the funds of savings bank depositors.
The country districts of Poland are
battle SCARED ard barren. In h War
saw governmental districts alone. 1t is
| estimated that 1000 villages were
burned by the Russians. Many of the
inhabitants who at first fled with the
Russians, later returned and threw
Il III cyro co1ync 1innn the rnarnU of the Ger
mans.
Thousands Have Died.
Thousands already have died OF star
walton and disease. In Warsaw and
LODI, worne rise at 8 o'clock in The
morning to get good places in the bread
lines. The horror Of the situation is
increased by a serious shortage of coal
Committees composed both of Chris
tians and Jews, with the assistance OF
the German government are conducting
soup kitchens at Warsaw and LODI,
distributing food n fuel. Eighty-one
kitchens are running in Warsaw while
numerous asylums and homes for
young and old are in Operations.
Lodz is trying to feed 100000 Of itf
100000 population. Homeless peasants
are being given lumber and tools to
erect houses before winter, living
meanwhile in dugouts near their old
homes. The city is paying pensions to
b wives of reseryists on the chance
1 IStIIiDuISSu IdlCt
Road building, railroad and bridge
work are being carried on extensively
in order the unemployed may earn
something.
Disease Under Control.
These measures bring only partia
relief, however. The German authori.
ties are making Roadway in theil
struggle with epidemics of disease re-
sulting from unsanitary conditions III
the ravaged district, cholera, typhoid
fever, scarlet fever and diptheria have
been stamped out or are under contro
in most districts.
Statistics that appear to be authori.
tative show that from 100000 to $50,
600 persons are being supported ii
Warsaw alone
This number is steadily increasing
Meanwhile funds raised for charitabl,
purposes have been virtually exhaust,
ed. These funds, amounting to sewers
million rubles, were given by Polisl
and Jewish organizations, neutrals a n
the Russian government.