Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-15
TO START ARMENIAN
 RELIEF CAMPAIGN HERE State Secretary of National Commit tee is Making the Local Arrange n1ents,

Paul F. Nilsson, state secretary of the National Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief fund, was in town Tues day looking over the situation for the launching of financial campaign som etime in October. The campaign will be a national movement to secure pledges to the amount of $6,00O,O0O per month for the relief work in the war stricken and persecuted countries of Armenia and Syria.
 Mir. Nilson has been in these coun- tries for four years being located in Tarsus. Turkey. He witnessed the first year of the war coming back to this country two years ago.
 When the Russian army pushed south against the Turkish empire. thousands of Armenians fled for their lives into the Caucasus. Here the refugees, mostly women and children, were safe behind the lines of the Rus sian army, but new danger-death from starvation and pestilence Jay awaiting them. During the past two winters thousands have died for lack of help.
 Those who remained behind in Tur- key. Syrian and Greek Christians as well az Armenians, have fared even worse. Put for the relief given by a few friendly Turks and American mis- sionaries. they would have since per ished Reports verified by. American ConsuIs indicate that thousands of orphan children, the hope of civiliza - tiOn in Western Asia. are destitute The care of 1000 of them In the Rus sian Caucasus and 35,00o in Asia Minor have been undertaken by the Ameri- can committee for Armenian and Armenian Relief and as fast as detail ed information is received care of more will be assumed.
 In the last two years the American committee has distributed to the suf- fering people of Western Asia three and half million dollars. This has been sent to relief centers such as Constantinople. Trifiis, Beirut. Tabriz Bagdad, Cairo, Teheran and Jerusa lem.
 Committees working from these cen- ters have purchased food and cloth ing locally and have distributed It among the most needy.In districts In the Caucasus where the Russian peas ants shared their lands with refugees a limited amount of seeds and tools were purchased.
 Al no time has there been anywhere near as much money ava fla ble as is necessary to give all those homeless women and children even one meal a day. or enough clothing to protect them properly, but some progress is being made.
 from Alexandropol. Russia, states that his committee has carried relief to ninety-two villages. This was done durinc the winter months under great naTdSnlpS.
 Notw shstanding the splendid help already given by tine United States and England, all the good work done SO far will be of no avail uulIss If Is now generously followed up in behalf Of these orphan children. Hundreds of youngsters driven from their homes, hungry and frightened among strang- CTS. are calling for just enough feed to keep them alive and enough cloth es to keep their little bodies warm.
 fg4fR fe contributed to the fund will go to the sufferers as all expenses of the cam paign is borne by a generous hearted New York man. The money is sent by different routes to the sufferers and does not leave American hands until given direct to the sufferer.
 A local committee will have charge of the work in this city.