The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03
BELGIUM STILL
IN GREAT NEED
Treasurer SOhlberg Of State Relief
Committee Receiving Help For SAT
fering Of Stricken Land.

Reports from the marine department
uf the Commission for Relief Ia Rel-
glum, II Broadway, show thut up 10
April nth, including the ships now
loading In various ports of the United
States, aud those loaded for American
ports where CHrgurs Of food for Bel.
glum are awaiting them there huye
been thus far sent for the relief Of the
Belgums sixty five ship loads VI food
and clothing, the aggregate value oI
which is not officially estimated bur
may be roughly stated at from thirty
10 thirty five millions " dollars The
total number uf tons is 3Oi,4IO or
SSj 62G 2iO pounds.
on the sixty five cargoes, thirty
were " wheat only. the aggregate ton
mage being l592G5 However, many
" the ships carrying general cargoro
were partially luudcd with wheat and
flour ny well ~ NJ all sorts NJ proyi
sl0ns corn, corn meal aud cereals
More than l2,mOOOO pounds of meat
have thus far been shipped In two con
/ slgnments not Including large guam
titles of canned meats and meat pru
ducts.
Although the figures above given
stagger one By their immensely, the
food that has been sent and that will
be- sent 10 Belgium has been aud Is
being quite rapidly consumed, for the
requirements Of 7,OOO,OOO hungry
mouths are 50 great that hundreds Of
millions Of tons Of food disappear AL
most as fast as they can be carried
into Belgium, aud the work Of col
Letting food In this country must 20
ON and on as long as the necessity Of
the Belgians continues.
The Commission for Relief In Bel
gium has been especially fortunate In
the handling OF the great number Of
| ships required In Its service. The &c
cidents have been comparatively few.
The California state ship, the Ceminio.
had somewhat unfortunate voyage
AZ far as Halifax, and lost small
portion Of her cargo by the collapse
| of wharf In Halifax, but she got
| safely away at last and was due at
/ Rotterdam yesterday The Glenshlel
had some minor mishAps 10 her ma.
chlncry and had 70 put In at Norfolk
on her trip from Charleston 10 Rotter-
dam, but she made the repairs quickly
and sailed from Norfolk Friday.
The SOuthpolnt, which was sunk off
| Cape btnistOrrO, has succeeded In land
Ing her cargo Of flour at Rotterdam
aud was no longer under charter to
the commission No less than ten car
goes Of food have been In Rotterdam
harbor unloading and waiting to be
unloaded at one time. The John Har-
die, which on April was In col
llsion with the British steamer ArOs
Castle was not seriously damaged, but
had to put IN port for repairs and she
may not be ready to fulfill her third
charter 10 the commission before the
end Of May All other ships OF the
commission heard from have accom-,
pllshed their missions on schedule
time.
The plain fact In that unless Amer
lea gives now and continues TO give
until all have given that can give, an
appalling number will perish. Never
was there Il cause with more urgency,
more pathos, more universally Of ap-
peal than this, which involves the
fate Of Belgian women and children.
All who are DESTROYS OF helping this
worthy cause should. send their check
TO g. q Sohlberg, treasurer State Rel.
rinn Relief Committee, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma.