The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-06
A CHRISTMAS SHIP
TO FOREIGN LANDS
viii Be Sent Again This Year
to Garry Food to SYianS
and Armenians.

NEW YORK. Nov. 6.-America's
Christmas ship 70 oIeiGn lands. which
this year will be the navy collier
Caesar or a collier OF the same type.
is being refined by the government for
carrying food supplies TO destitute
SyrianS and ArmenianS. II viii leave
New York December !. carrying a
capacity cargo OF foodSmfIs and new
clothing for Beirut. syria. from which
port relief will be distributed by Amer
lean Red Cross and Red Crescent
agents. aided BY United States consuls
and missionaries
The American committee for Armen-
ian and Syrian relief. has Just sent
Sos. 900 through the state department
TO various distribution ccnters 10 he
distributed Immediately by the com
mittees agents direct to the most
needy survivors Of the Armenian de-
portations aud the Syrian famine
months. This money will purchase
grain, blankets and clothing. giving the
sufferers within the Turkish empire
a foretaste Of the Christmas cheer
which the United states navy boat will
bring.
AZ a. necessary preliminary 10 the
sending Of the Christmas ship arrange
ments are being made for collections IN
the churches OF tho entire country
Thanksgiving day. the receipts or
which will he used in completing the
cargo. The ship will carry 100000
Mounds OF rice, 100000 pounds OF lima
loans 400. 0OO pounds OF crushed wheat.
. Io0 o00 OF whole wheat. 100000
nouuds OF sugar. 1000 cases OF con-
deased milk for children, 10000 bar
rels OF -four. 10000 gallons OF petrol
cum and $4,000 gallons OF cotton seed
oil.
Military regulations forbid the car
ryinG of any except new clothing.
Hundreds OF cases Of warm underwear
and sweaters and light shoes FOR men
women snd children. stockings ior
women and children. cotton and wooden
socks for men. blankets and blanket
shawIs. gray cotton and WOODEN cloth
in the piece. unbleached muslin. and
cotton thread. needles and pins VIII
form part OF the cargo. Contributors
10 the cargo and churches which are
raising money are sending their giItS
10 W. A. Straub. the Red Cross repre-
sentative in charge Of the Christmas
ship. at the Bush terminal. Brooklyn.
y. Y.
Navy officials and prominent church
men OF all denominations will join
the ceremonies TO be held at the Christ
mas ships departure. adding 10 its
cargo the holiday good wishes OF one
country to the stricken races OF an
other.
The money collected on the two days
recently proclaimed by President WI.
son as Armenian and syrian relief
DAYS having been cabled already for
immediate relief. more than quarter
OF a million dollars additional must DO
gathered to freight the Christmas ship.
The funds already collected II is he
lieved. will be supplemented to this
amount in hundreds Of cities in which
the proclamation days werc used mere
" as the beginning OF local campaigns
which will last until after ThanksSiv-
ing.
even after the response Of the country
TO the appeals Of the president and the
committee has been registered fully.
mapy OF the most elemental needs ofthc
deportation victims. TO relieve which in
Armenia alone former ambassador 10
turkey. Henry Morgantheau. estimates
IS. oOO. 900 is necessary. will still be
uncared for permanently, and that
Americas assistance TO the sufferers
of the orient must continue.