The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-08-28
RUSSIA IS CRYING
FOR AID
Rev Democracy Thought to Be III
Desperate Condition-U. S.
Rush Relief
By D. NJ. Edwards

By D. NJ. Edwards
Washington. Aug. 23.-Russia SIT
uation alarmed official Washington to-
DAY.
She needs help. The United States
will rush first aid to the new demo-
cracy at once.
At the request of the Russian mis-
sion, Edawrd n Hurley, chairman OF
the United States shipping board, has
set aside three large vessels to be
sent to Archangel. Other vesse's
will follow as soon as can possibly ''e
arranged for. The exact tonnage, or
the nature of these vessels, was noS
disclosed. Every effort will be made
to boost UP the Russian situation, SO
fas as can be remedied by supplies
Grom this country.
Archangel is the new Russia port
on the Arctic ocean. But it closes TO
transportation towards the end OF
October or middle of November. 1t Is
understood that there are now Piled
up at the port more than 100000 tons
of supplies for the Russian troops.
An enormous amount of tonnage will
be required to move this. The rail-
roads are choked. Whether the re-
lief is to be effected by use Of river
vessels and other small tonnage craft
pbtained on the other side oould not
be obtained tonight.
But it is agreed generally that Rus
sia's greatest needs today are or
transportation. She has the man
power, she has the equipment, ons
she can not move it. The Trans-Si-
herian railroad is reported congested
from end to end. Il can hardly move
troops, much less supplies. The
same is true of the railroad running
to the Arctic port.
Russia, long ago, chr1sfened tine
enigma of Europe" has now become
the puzzle to the United States and
the worry OF every allied capital trom
Toxic TO Rome. News is alarm1ngiy
scarce. Such as has been received IS
still guarded in an alarming way
Rumors that Riga on the Baltic, aud
the key to Petrograd, had fallen TO
the Germans, reached Washington to
day The State Department was not
able to deny it.
10 Statement
The only statement was that mo
official communication has been re-
ceived."
) AT the same time press reports re-
yealed a suspicious internal condition
threatening eruption at the national
council called for Moscow this week.
There are indications that the old re-
sine and the bourgeosis have Joined
against the cabinet.
This is a contingency Of which
Washington has been fearful ever
since the return Of the Root mission.
The old Petrograd bureaucracy was
one OF the most corrupt governments
ef which history makes record. It
has been feared here that those who
newly acquired the power of govern
snent in the vast republic might fa.i
into the old bad ways.
There has been a notable disposition
to exempt Kerensky from these sus-
picions.
But little is known of the men with
whom he has 70 surround himsel:
Washington has been warned that in
calling for the services of men who
know government in Russia. Kefen-
sgy might find himself .entangled with
those who knew only corruption.
The Russian mission. here, headed
By Boris Bakmetief, insists that its
edvices give It no cause for grave
alarm. The great need Of Russia.
they say, is supplies. Today they
were encouraged over the way sup
plies are going forward from ths
United States.
They say Russia needs no furthe-
help from Japan, particularly in the
wsy Of srmed men,