The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-10-31
AM AppeaI from die Lithuanians,

LII Is known tnat the Germans nave
| invaded Lithuania from the west 1.-THE
Suyali and the Kovna district, whose
population amounts to more than three
millions. The invaders have carried
away all the provisions, and having
lplundered the cities and villages, have
set fire to them.
The inhabitants, scattered about, fled
hundreds of miles from Their native
country places, where they are at pres
lent without shelter or the means of
procuring their existence.
The codntry which has suffered most
from the German invasion, in addit-
ion to heroic Belgium, whose cities and
villages have been reduced to ruins
and whose population has been martyr
lied, is Lithuania. This country, how
lever, three times as large as Belgium,
is situated between Germany and
Russia. Since last September, Lithu-
ania has become the seat of war.
1t has suffered two successive invas-
ions by the German troops, and sever
al districts of this once-hourishing
country are literally desert wastes; the
cities and villages are nothing more
than ruins. The able bodied male in.
habitants were taken to Germany and
forcibly enrolled in the enemy's ranks;
whilst the women and children, depriv-
ed of shelter, were scattered in the in
2 terror OF the country. The number of
victims amounts to more than a mill
7 ion, and the havoc caused by the bar
] barous and greedy invaders amounts
t to several billions of dollars. The
r whole country is completely devastated.
Y The generous help given to Belgium
4 honors humanity, but the Lithuanians
o in their turn need urge.it relief, not
: only in the name of humanity, but
II also iu that of love for our neighbor
e But they can claim other titles which
. speak in their favor before the whole
i world, for it was the Lithuanian PEG
y pie who, at the beginning of the thir-
/ tenth century, saved Europe from the
I. ace to civilization then in its cradle. L
3, was under the command of its Grand
?, Duke Vytautas that the brave Lithu
le anian army crushed the German
r. knights at Grunwald Q410), the sam,
70 Teutons who are at present strewing 8
1T path of fire and blood all over Europe
d In the present struggle, supported b,
t, the Allies, in order that right shall
r triumph over brute force, has not Lith
or uania put forth her greatest efforts
e. After having given 100000 of her son
to the Russian army, she sustained tn
a. first shock of these modern barbarian
lie who ruined her prosperity.
is The Lithuanian nation is now pass
ar ing through the most critical hour G
her history. While the flower of he
u youth has fallen on the battlefield
10 while her population is being masss
d, cred, led into captivity, .scattere
re through country ravaged by war, fir
and plunderers, country VI here the in
~ clemencies of the season are prolonged
or and while stoically supporting her su
%. fering, she is worthy of the raising {
IN our voices in her favor and maxim
:; this appeal to generous hearts, to Civ
81 assistance to her unhappy and povert
n, stricken population.
of President Wilson has proclaime
ed November l, 1916, as day upon whic
! the people of the United States ma
'e make such contributions as they fe,
disposed for the aid of the stricke
it. Lithuanian people.
I'LL. Al
brother across the sea by sending wha
ever you can to the American Re
ur Cross Society at Washington, d. C
of the National Liberty Bank of Ne
in York, or the Central Committee fC
the Relief of Lithuanian War Suffe
Nv ers, No. AZ Bennett building, Wilkes
q. Barre, Pa.