Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-07
Nebraska
NEBRASKA TO SEND
CARGO TO BELGIUM
Specially Chartered Vessel Will
Garry Offerings of COrnhusker
State Across the Seas.
ARRANGEMENTS ALL COMPLETED
lrrom 4 sad corraspondent.l

(From a Staff Corraspondent)
LINCOLN, Jan 6.-tSiieciaI. IA special
Nebraska ship to cerry tho donations. of
this state to the starving victims in Bel
GUM of Europes great war has been
chartered by the state commission. ac-
oording to Secretary Earl. T. Mallory.
Senator Mallcry Gays that arrangements
for the chip have been COMPLETED. The
details. however, as TO The name of the
ship and tho time of sailing. have not yet
been received from the Tlndon W. Bates
committee in New York through which
the vessel vas secured.
The Nebraska commission. or commit
tee, was formed about week ago when
Governor Mbrehead called together rep
resentatives OF the various counties and
-municipalitios OF the state. The commits
sion has no doubt about its ability to fill
the ship.
The appeal OF the commission as given
out today follows:
Babies are starving in Belgium. Men,
women and children are starving, with
out food and many must soon die The
need for clothing Is almost az great as
fer food. We are concerned only with
the fact: the reasons for this condition
at this hour of imminent need do not
concern US. II help is to come Il must
come from America; Nebraska should do
its part.
Much relief work Of a local nature was
already under way when there was called
meeting at the office of tho governor of
Nebraska of representatives fran all the
towns to make this work statewide. A
very large number Of towns were repre-
sented. AS q result of this meeting there
has been formed the Nebraska committee
for Belgian relief. This general commit
tee consists OF members appointed, or 70
be appointed, in every community. In the
state. An executive COMMITTEES was pro
vlded fo- directing the work OF further
3dninistrative com committeess Il is earnestly
requested that all communities not al
ready represented in the general COMMITTEES
select representatives at once and start
20 work. II is also urged that all Local
representatives at once get in touch witt
the executive committee. -
Arrangements already have been. made
for the transportation, without expense
of all goods donated for this work, am
special ship already has been provided
to be known as the Nebraska ship :,
a ship. VIII every Nebraskan' who reads
this help to fill ours? All donors are as
sured that 100 per cent of every contribu-
gians. as there win be absolutely no de-
duction for freight, commissions, duties
salaries, fees, or any other expenses.
We have assurance from the belligeren'
governments that this ship will be i'm
mune from seizure. confiscation or delay
Flour and condensed milk are the food
stuffs principally required. Clothing also
is necessary II your community car
load a car, write this committee for ship
ping Instructions II less than carlots are
collected, let us advise as to assembling
All sums of money sent to this conmitte,
will be spent in buying supplies Will
which to augment the cargo of the Ne
braska ship. ---.....-- ..--.--
The need for haste is great. For hu
manity's sake let us hasten the sailing o.
the Nebraska ship. r $50 5-
All money contributions should be sen
to w. c. Wilson, treasurer, Lincoln, Neb
For information and Instructions writ
Earl Mailery, secretary, state hoase. Lin
coin.