Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-04-18
THOUSANDS Of TONS
OF FOOD ABROAD
SENT BY U. S. IN MARCH TO
EUROPE--IT COST NINETY
FIVE MILLION DOLLARS.
OUR HERB HOOVER REPORTS
Peas, Beans, Meats, Condensed
Milk and Clothing-Famine
Sections Relieved.

Paris.-Herbert Hoover, director |
general of relief, has issued a review
of the measures carried out by the
United States, Great Britain, France
and Italy during March. The total
value of supplies distributed was ap.
proximately $95,O00,OO0, of which all
but about $2,500,000 was furnished on
basis of deferred payment.
The supplies amounted to 3SS,041
tons. divided as follows:
Cereals, 316,243; rice, 1882; peas
and beans, 1858; fats and meat, 34,-
176; condensed milk, 1922; colthing,
4483 miscellaneous, 1922.
Poland received 51,745 tons of sup
plies.
Under the terms of the armistice
arrangements for shipment through
Danzig, says Mr.. Hoover, have pro-
ceeded with great smoothness, as
hing as $500 tons a day by rail from
Danzig to Warsaw having been trans
ported. All sections threatened with
critical famine conditions have re-
ceived relief.
Finland during March received 49,
S44 tons of supplies.
Preliminary measures for the es-
tablishment of regular supplies to the
coastal areas in the Baltic states, says
the review, have been undertaken.
Czecho-SIovakia Gets Breadstuffs.
Czecho-Slovakia has received 30
Oil metric tons, including 26,2S0 tons
of breadstuffs.
German Austria-The total deliv-
cries from allied sources during
| March were 38,156 metric tons. Sup
plies amounting to about 10000 tons
were also made under replacement
arrangement from neighboring coun-
| tries. The situation at Vienna, says
| Mr.. Hoover, is extremely bad.
Greater Serbia-The relief of the
entire area of Jugo-Slavia, Montene-
gro and Serbia is conducted as sin.
gle unit. The total distribution in this
territory amounted to 1890 metric
tons.
| Rumania-Total rediveries were 26,-
967 metric tons of breadstuffs.
Turkey Is Given Aid.
Turkey-During March 2298 tons
4 were distributed in Constantinople.
Armenia-The relief administration
supplied to Armenia 1851 tons of
breadstuffs and condensed milk. In
addition three shiploads of food,
clothing and medical supplies have
been delivered.
| Belgium-Supplies to the amount of
145,604 tons were delivered in March.
This included 1918 tons of bread
stuffs.
Northern France-The progressive
resumption of the revictualing of the
occupied regions by the French food
ministry, says Mr. Hoover, has pro-
ceeded so far as to render it possible
gradually to withdraw measures that
| have been continuous for over four
and half years and such withdrawal
should be complete by May l. During
March total of 1905 tons of food
stuffs and clothing were sent into
devastated areas.
Supplies More to Germany.
Germany-Financial, tonnage and
food arrangements were. completed at
Brussels on March IA, the first Ger
man ships arriving at allied ports
about March %, and ON March %
| foodstuffs weer actually delivered in
side German territory, consisting of
GI67 tons of breadstuffs and TAO tons
of fats. The available supplies from
headquarters should permit the i'm
port of approximately 100000 metric
tons during April
Other relief measures have been
inaugurated relating to Bulgaria,
Russian prisoners in Germany, refu-
gees from south Russia and in other
directions.
GEN ZAPA1A VICTIM