Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-02-22
'r{NTRAL POWERS
LITERALLY STARV|EG"
= Noore. Son of Mr.. and Mrs.
r :, Moore of Pullman, Says
Worth Forty Cents
Each

any and Austria literally are
.tarving and in Austria To-Day eggs IS
20 "a cents apiece, according to
.ard received from Dr. Charles U.
S,oore. son of Mr.. and Mrs. II. U.
o0i - This city, who is doing Red
Eross work in Italy
w. ,,ador date of December 20, DR..
wr;tes from Milan, Italy:
@on November IA, two doctors and
- other Red Cross workers were
~ down to Rome from Paris in
uor 70 the call of Major Murphy
-. the big German drive in the re-
!, Of Venice. After a day in
mo a Mr.. Chandler and myself
sent to Milan, in the province
Iombardy, in northern Italy
au;lan is the New York of Italy.
nara are more than 100000 in
Aabitants in this province of Lom-
,rdv-one-seventh of the popula-
on Of all Italy, and, of course, we
Nave our full share of refugees. For
while they arrived at the rate of
10000 day
"The enthusiasm with which the
american consul and the Am erican
Bolony received us was most crafty
H. These northern Italians are
81 no Americans in their speed and
mercy. In four days we had a can
feen ready, capable of feeding 800
twice daily,
Last week | opened our refugee
Nome (hospital of 80 beds. Our
aatlents are women and children, of
whom five are tiny infants, and ! am
prayng for American nurses.
Part of my work has been inspec-
Hon and Investigation of the needs in
ynrrounding cities and towns, At
brescia found that for 5 days they
Dad fed daily at the station thou
Bands of refugees. Many are dazed
by their calamity and by their close
quarters, shut up in boXcar for sew
eral days, and are unable to speak
Oh move until reused from their
HupOr One day there were four
Aildren found dead in one car upon
q being opened. One poor mother
9th twins a day old was compelled
leave her home in flight before
EadVancing German hosts.
In Como ] found $50 refugees
kused in an old silk factOry-most
i them old men and women unable
leave their beds. These consist of
hraw ticks placed on inch boards
nd supported by sawhorses eight
inches high.
Il find one of the greatest needs
q these poor refugees, aside from
bod and shelter, is shoes. Many
hundreds are practically barefooted.
But as the Am erican Red Cross. as
We'll as the Italian government, has
put certain funds at our disposal, we
gre able, in some measure, to meet
this crying need.
About half of my time is spent at
eur refugee home, the other half at
purchasing supplies and supervising
warehouse for the American Red
gross Tor Italy | hope that the per-
Alahent commission for Italy may
moose Milan as the headquarters
snd put a large personnel here, as
tplS is the center of activities on ac-
punt oil this province being the in
uS'rlal and economic center of
hag
oiothing is cheaper here than in
= united States. Food is plentiful
NV reasonable in price. We usually
ave meat in some form twice a day.
"eie are two meatless days a week,
- didn't know it until told. as
vi Kidneys, brains, fish and bacon
r not meat Butter, though, is
~ scarce; in fact, have had it only
10 SINCE coming to Italy. Sugar,
Is conserved very carefully.
"nen one considers how Ger
aAy and Austria are literally starry
g 1t seems Italy has no food short
p AZ ALL In Austria eggs are 40
os apiece now. Italy's greatest
10 luel Two armfuls of wood
., w. So most people do without
~ though the climate is very sim
- an 70 That of Portland.
pest news from America is
congress has declared war on
'.ia' The Italians are highly
Rorale" - w" ~ i'"iy III
'H the guns nor. armament,