The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-31
10000 FATHERLESS CHILDREN
III THE CAUCASUS IN NEED Of AID

~"nie 3u"."ph people cam" 70 he i'au-
rasuS in goat d-s;.tut!"i. after losing
larg'' nu:ah'rS. especially -: men. and all
th":r possessions.
-'E..l!.t work 10y N" .\:!..: !raa commit
-" for Armenian and Svriaa Relief be-
ra'. ~ January. 1915. and - s;ill going
'i and growing IN "Nt''''; ana import
anr". Th. Russian government has help
II :hr =. tuc.rS g..H. ruuSiN. having given
tn-iu w - thu present nearly $t".nnp.-
"''" Th::. supplied them with food paid
ih"'" r.nt a&d mad" K possible" ~ prnvri''
for ) 900 orphans. but owImr :" RI" tinan'
aid il now cur off.
Til" American committee has given
"in'E:ns and bedding - 5o.u"n -: The
n,.,S' rr...,!y re!Hg,"S a"d has also pro-
waited arI;.. quantities -: i.':i. sugar. k"rn-
S.n.. and full wh"r.- m"St needed. Dur.
inr thu summer al 1916 ia" "orh e
repatriation MAS und"-'tk"n ard nun
Ill Ids -: tHTm"r~ wcr'. r"ti.r"' q !" 'h''lF
i.u:::..~ N IN" pr'viuC" "t Van "nd SUi-
ri!.d with "Xc:I. pi"wS Sod ard :"
'v:;H. This most promising work. ROW
eyer. was Interrupted BY III" evacuation
-: Ina: region by lh'' russians In Angus.
1916 and Snv COMMITTEE. has decided ;h1t
;i. mn" :"r :"ratr!ati"r ~ iaTc"
>..f,l" vii ;'.. only after final victory over
til" TurhN has been won.
Among ;h.. refugees are comparative;
:. f'w :'I"n rs NOR" Or 'A"it thhh 81
,yoirr, and children foil in ;h' !faHSa-
c:.-.s As - -"~ti!l thrr" RTc IN ri" 'an-
,.asu> to-day &c. nnu fath.ri.s> .i..!dr.'s "a
n....G II NUM- lIa'" aid. ar rhts" ia"
A,..r:r.n c",nruit,e.' ~ already helping
:innn b. giving hen! Il >tnr!! monihi:
xr,nt tor I'd III d.: homes.
Fifteen .hn,isand 'n"r" appeal for
similar help ih,, It" funds a:a a"n:la6lc
at rr-S%u. The ."nui,;r" - now or
ranIzing an "rEn"nnr;' i"r so h"ES ~, ~
S"uuL phy>!uue vii h. iak"u IA with II
vi.w 70 uuIcii training III trad's. farming
and rdurrt'"n. ThcS" h"Ns WI De- pre-
pared 10 act as leaders along these !ih'S
and :it,.d 1" r;,i.. TN" pla"" Of ta' h"lI-
sans. industrial leaders and ie.tctsers wh"
w"r. killed.
..pt .h. gan. ba0 rcr;gc"s IN ths Caura-
SITS ard thr ,r,tQtI:Tsd provinces OF Tur-
key. 2jh.0up are without ';lnptoyln"hl anu
d..u-td,.nt ~: charity. The committee
has, h.yun work IN spinning anu weaving.
giving ..uuInlru"lt ~ about i.Hhu. most
y w"'u-n AMI girls. 1h- moral rtt"c'S
OF work ar. very n"tlrfah". lE' M" ~
y refugee with nothing - do but ftrettn
ru; his hand FOR charity is extremely
n~!nnralizing and discouraging Many 81
IL. wou;.'r - whom the commlt'"'' -
giving work cainc on foot from places a.
,,is;a:!t az !T'tr Is miles and say wh"'
they value most is not thu money 'hSE
arm but the mental and spiritual Tslci
I'm ploym"ut brings them.
Urea, gratitude is expressed FOR the
aid acnt from America II seems 10
tacin worry wond"rlul 'hat COUNT! ="
Far away and SO entirely without any
political aspirations IN those regions
should max. such iarg" cont rihut"nS H.
r"liev. their SutferingS. tn" prcstis" ~
America has been enormously increased
b this diSintarrS'rd philanthropy.
The American Commits" has Al no
lime :ak.: IN. the question nf IN" polltl-
cal futur.. II .Arnl"iIa. blt x the states
fncn wh" haI' - deal With this question
after IN, W:tr scout. fur the Arm"rlil!ti
RI 81 bnr small nations SUI u ,
a degree ~ iiG,"rty az VIII insure Sli"'E
10 life hnn"r and property. ih"E VIII ,
have d"r,. more ,han situp!" juH'l"" de-
nands