New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-21
Grandniece of John c. Cal
IlOun Asks Aid for
Adopted Country.
RELIEF FUND SENT
AMBASSADOR PAGE
American Jewish Committee Re-
ports $1,232,751 Received
in Cash and Pledges.


lianovich, grandniece Of John c. Cal
houn, has appealed to President Wilson
20 proclaim a nationwide Serb Day on
which funds can be collected to relieve
the suffering peasantry Of her coun-
try. The princess says in her letter to
the Presidents IN
Some lew months ago, at the De-
ginning Of tho Austro- German ulga-
ran invasion of Serbia, the American
Red Cross substantially withdrew its
units from that country with the an
nouncement that its funds were eX-
hausted.
"As no relief can be administered 10
the population in the territory Of Ser
bia now held by the Central powers.
except by the Red Cross Of neutral
state. or through the diplomatic or
consular agents OF a neutral power, l
would submit TO Your Excellency that
in the same spirit, and with like iustl-
fcation, which has Tsompted Your Ex-
cellency 10 proclaim Polish Day for
the Poles and a Jewish Day for the
Jews, Your Excellency will also pro-
claim a Serb Day. In which collections
shall be made to provide the American
Red Cross with funds to continue the
great beneficial work for the Serbs.
Red Cross Medium
81 think It important to suggest that
the collections on that day should be
made solely by and through the Amer
lean Red Cross organizations, and tnat
all funds so collected should be ad-
ministered and distributed solely by
the National American Red cross
through its own medical units IN ser
bia and among the Serb refugees IN
neighboring states and by the Onlteu
States consular representatives. III those
With her appeal 70 the President
Princess Lazarovich-Hre ap-
nends letters from John +. kehl, Amer
lean Consul at Salonica, and FRANK
Klepal, formerly Of the Bohemian
American mission.
Roughly speaking, there are ABOUT
70 600 refugees in Greece writes 9r'
Kohl. we have funds for relief WORK.
INT not sufficient TO carry on tho rellei
work for any length Of time ! am IN
clined TO believe the suffering is great
est among those unfortunate SERBS VINO
fed into Albania and whom the Amer
can Red Cross is attempting 10 reach
via Durazzo.'
Mr.. Klepals letter reads in part;
THE Serbs are now coming hacH 70
their destroyed and deserted homes /
never saw such scenes before-soldiers
coming to hospitals with frozen teet,
women with dying children !" tnelr
arrs-all desperate and hysterical from
suffering that is killing thousands every
day" ,,
Ped Cross. at 66l Fifth Avenue, yester-
day made the following report LOT '"e
week ended January l9, 1915:
Contributions received. s4l; Mrs.
Nerv r. Wright. 500; Mrs. |. NJ. Schall'
s25. Miss Florence Burton, $35 Nun
her OF cases forwarded 20 Europe, =
Mrs. Mary r. Wright, Belgium, J. Sooi
Miss Marjorie williamson. England l.
S65; Hackensack, y. j., France, Italy
81. 500; home preparedness, 8.
1914 Lire to Serbians.
fund of 1924 lire has been trans
ferred 70 Hugh K. Griffin, CHARLES Gar
roll and DR.. Edward ". Ryan, Of the
Serbian Relief Committee IN Rome oy
Ambassador Thomas Nelson Page. ac-
cording 10 a cablegram received from
him Yesterday by the American head
quarters at 10 Fifth Avenue.
Cash and pledges amounting 70 a.
32.75t3O have been received by the
treasurer OF the American jewish Ike
lief Committee. including contribution
rom the following: H. L. Goodhart'
500; Central Committee, S2o,OOO; bal
timore Committee. $4,000; Ernst
Freund. $500; Holyoke Committee
$500; Ladies Aid of Congregat ton
Adath Israel: Mount Neboh Lodge 25'
Fra. NJ. 500; Peoples Relief Commit
toe. sos 900; Y. /. Asiel. 500; Ansorge
Bros. & Co, 500; Edwin Mayer, $3.50;
II. B. Samuels & Co., 500; Epstein
Charles Douglis Company, $3.50; Cur
rick. Leikeu & Bandler, 500; Rose
Brothers, $3.50; Friedman Bros. Co"
$50.
Mayor Mitchell, Borough President
Marks and Rabbi J. /. Magnes are on
the list of speakers at a public auction
sale az 204 Franklin Street on January
y. at If a. m, the proceeds OF which
will 90 for the relief OF Jews IN the
various war zones The sale Will be
conducted By the Fruit and Produce
Merchants Committee, of lOl PARK
Place.
Another appeal for shoes and cloth
ing for 100000 destitute IN Beigi um
was issued by the Commission for Re
lief at It's Offices. II Broadway, yester-
dav. A cable message from FREDERICK
Walcott. OF the Rockefeller Foundation
War Relief Commission. SAID that ID
thirty days distress would be acute u
relief work were in any way inter