The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-02
In Russia and Are at Work
Gathering Together Rem.
nants of the Nation.

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MOSCOW, Feb. 2.-All the intelii-
gent well-to-do Polish residents and
refugees in Russia are at work re-
lieying the sutferings Of the poor and
gathering together the remnants oil
the nation. That is. all who were once
well-to-do, for many such now FEE
uncertain whether they have a penny
in the world except money In pocket
Patriotic Poles always work for their
country. 1t is a solace in misfortune
and the guaranty in their opinion that
the words falsely attributed to one OF
their number a century ago never
will be tru There is to be no "Finis
Potomac" /,
Moscow has a central committee anu
twenty sectional committees to man.
age the different branches Of the re-
lief work. The Associated Press cor
respondent had an opportunity OF Wis
iting the central committee, under the
presidency OF the lawyer A. r. Led
nicki, who has been a resident OF Nos
COW many years. and to observe its
business like management OF an enor-
nous budget OF current business. He
visited the dining room, opened for in
telligent Polish refugees by the wom-
ems committee, under the presidency
of Princess Rose Radziwill, where he
met a scare OF Polish women who
speak excellent English. 1t is housed
in a part of a large restaurant, the
women having established their w
kitchen.
AsylumS for Children.
lie visited three OF thirty temporary
asylums for children, and one refuge
for unmarried women. These 1nstltll-
tons have been housed wherever
apartments could be had economically,
some being loaned by friendly owners.
The children looked happy notwith-
standing their separation from their
parents. There is a record OF 10000
families which were separated during
the flight. Fortunately the parents OF
10000 children have already been
found and the work will proceed more
rapidly, now that a general address
book of the refugees is nearing COM
pletion. But locating disrupted fam
lilies and %reuniting them are different
matters. Not less than 100000 Poles
have been sent to Siberia and many or
them have relatives scattered through
out the central provinces Of European
Russia.
One Of the asylums for children may
serve as a type Of the remainder.
There were forty young girls under
the care OF the young Baroness Sophia
Won Heydel.
Scarcely grown herself. she has
bravely undertaken to be mother and
friend and teacher Of these helpless
waits. The apartment is located in a
side street. there is no superflous lux-
ury. but the rooms are clean. well
| aired and warm. The beds are packed
as closely as they may be. part OF
them being wooden frames over which
canvas is stretched, but spotlessness
prevails and the happy look on the
faces of the girls indicated rare con-
tentment after a long and arduous
Journey. The girls were found sing
ing in unison and knitting at the same
time. The wooden bedsteads were
made in workshops opened for Polish
men not otherwise employed.
The Poles have succeeded in i'm
promising n complete organization in
spite Of difficulties not easily under
stood abroad. All Polish refugees that
have been found have been cared for.
The majority have found employment,
either in factories or temporary work
shops. Schools have been opened for
practically all children Of school age.
The excellent refuge at Moscow for
unmarried women illustrates the spirit
Of all the relief work. There arc
accommodations for forty women.
Sixty are passed in and out every
month. employment and permanent
homes in suitable families being found
for them.
In spite of all that has been done,
the mortality among the refugees has
been large. Seven thousand children
alone are known TO have persisted.
Only last week 1870 children were dis
covered in a pltiable condition at a
small railway station not previously
visited by searching parties.
In addition TO schools. the Polish
committee has organized lectures for
grown-ups and other children who are
deprived of higher educational facill-
ties. University and high school pro-
fessors from Poland hold these lee
lures in the Polish tongue and try to
keep alive the love for Polish litera-
ture and history. A Polish operetta