The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-23
URGENT DEMAND
FOR ARMEN|ANS
MOSCOW ASKED TO SAVE WOMEN
AND CHILDREN FROM AC-
TUAL STARVATION

lOAL 81 A nv AIIUN
President Wilson stands sponsor to
an appeal which no American can turn
a deaf ear to-the appeal of Armenia
There has probably never been in the
worlds history SO gigantic a story of
human misery In less than six
beings were massacred by the Turks.
We have Lord Bryces authority for
the statement that the orders came
down in every case from CONSTANT
nople
Many Suffer Still
The suffering is not over There
are millions left and left without food,
arms, implements or government. AS
the British and allied armies go for
ward in the Syria and Misopotamia
and the Caricusus these destitute peo-
pie can be relieved.
''The American consular. agent at
Damascus estimates that 100000 peo-
pie have been pushed into the pro-
vinces of Aleppo and Damascus The |
majority are women and children, and |
they are slowly dying of starvation"
I'm every tent there are sick and !
dying. Any one who cannot get a !
piece of bread by begging, eats grass,
raw and without salt The people
gather locusts and eat them raw. They
catch stray dogs, and like savages,
pounce upon dead animals, whose
flesh they eat and without cooking"
Their Only Hope
1.-The refugees are in critical con-
dition, naked and bodily exhausted.
Wherever we go we hear the same
cry-If you did not help us our posi-
ton would be hopeless. Everywhere
al faintness. 1t is impossible to see
their deplorable condition without be-
ing deeply moved"
THE condition of the inhabitants is
becoming daily worse and worse"
"One responsibility of the women
workers at Alexandropol is to find
mothers of new born babes. There
are many little ones who have only I
nanger to lie in and the mother
tears up her own clothing "
or swadding clothes. To these moth
,rs the young women give $500 and
blanket for the little one. Another
work for which they are responsible
S that of listing fatherless children to = !,
whom we make a monthly grant of a
z. co. =
Der-el-ZOr, Syria Desert h
What / have seen and heard passes
II imagination l thought l was pass "
ng through part of hell. They ar d
i've by the thousands. The majority
cave their bones here. AS far as the j.
We can reach are to be seen mounds ii
,ere 200 to 800 corpses are buried in
ne ground pell NELL. Thousands have Oh
erished here q
Near the palce where my carriage
topped, women who had not seen me
IRVING, were searching in the dung
horses for barley seeds, not yet di- -
ested, to feed on | gave them some
read. They threw themselves on it
Ike dogs dying of hunger. Instantly
formed by one of them, 240 per-
ms, or rather hungry wolves, who
i'd nothing to eat for seven days,
lshed to me from the HILL extending
cir emaciated arms, imploring with
ars and cries a piece of bread. They
ere mostly women and children, but
ere were about dozen old people.
] my return / brought them bread"
An Awful Situation
This is only one of hundreds of sim
II stories from all parts of the
ncusers, Syria and Mesopotania.
The American Armenia and Syrian
lief Fund, working through Amer
IN consuls and missionaries is work
: to relieve this situation.
Work Conducted Without Expense
All printing, postage, collecting and
expenses from New
rk are met privately. One hundred
It's of every dollar given for relief
It reaches the treasurer in New
rk is cabled through trustworthy
ltral agencies to various distribu-
n centers. Government officials,
erican missionaries and other re-
Die representatives administer the
ef without drawing any salary or
lpensation from the funds.
It least 100000 per month is re-
yed and must be found.
While Children Starve
1e cannot eat our Thanksgiving
ners and our everyday dinners
lie the cry of starving and dying
dren and women is unheard.
en- cents a day saves life. Three
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