The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-11
CHILDREN BY MILLION MAY
 PERISH IN CzECHO SLOvAKIA

Paris, April 11.-(Corresponden of The Associated Press Utter Inls- cry, starvation and despair prevailed in the new republic of Czecho-SIo- vakia before the Allied governments began to ship food supplies to that country in the latter part of February.
 It is not known here whether this situation has been relieved to any large extent but large shipments of flour, milk and other supplies have since been worwarded to Prague and . additional foodstuffs were in Triest awaiting transportation to the CEecho-SIovaks.
 An appeal by pr. Alice G. Masaryk, daughter of President Masaryk, and head of the Czecho-Slovak Red Cross, written on February 20, pictures the conditions in her country as a terri ble one. American, British and French authorities are endeavoring to respond.
 It Is stated that, unless help ar rived quickly, a million children un- der six years old were doomed to die; that 100000 children up to 14 years were weak from underfeeding and that the mortality among the old and feeble was appalling.
 Separated from the Allied territor- les on three sides by Germany and Austria, the Czecho-Slovak republic was, even before it's birth, ruthlessly and systematically denuded by the Austrians of all foodstuffs and sup plies. When hostil1ties were suspend ed, there was in Czecho o-Slovakia no corn, meat, clothing or medicines. The scanty weekly ration of a pound of flour to each person in Prague, the capital, ceased on February 20. Two thirds of the cattle and pigs of the country already have been slaughter ed and the lack of fat is extreme. The supply of milk was only one-thirtieth of normal. More than so per cent. of the babies of Prague were raohitic, anaemic or consumptive. More than half the patients in the children's hospital died of consumption.
 In the mining districts the position as reported here. is still worse. At tKladno, 116 of the 165 babies born in 1918 died of consumption. Births throughout the country have decreas- ed one-half and deaths have increas- ed 50 per cent.
 Almsh ouses. maternity hospitals and ether charitable institutions can no longer feed their inmates. Nine teen percent. of the infants under one year in Pflsen, the formerly flourish ing city of breweries and arsenal workers died last year from lack of nutrition. Prices of household com modities have risen TOO to 800 per cent. while wages have increased 200 to 300 per cent. Clothing costs ten times more than formerly and sew ing cotton is 100 times dearer than before the war.
 These reports show that Professor Thomas G. Masaryk, the first presi- dent of the new Czecho -Slovak repub- lie, who went from New York last winter to assume his duties. faces a hercu1ean task. Writing to Lady Muriel Paget on February 19. the presidents daughter told her Father said he hoped you would come. Do come and help us.'
 Lady Paget has obtained from the French government 10 trucks which the American Red Cross has filled with medical supplies for the Czecho- Slovaks, and plans to take to Bohemia 20 tons of rice. Recent information, however, states that freight traffic to Bohemia is disorganized and the fear is expressed that the Austrian threat, eff we are to lose Bohemia, we shall lose her as a corpse" may become a terrible reality.
 Professor Maaryk was in the United States in October last when he was elected president of the new republic of Czecho-Slovakia- On re ceiving the notice of his election he went to Prague and was inaugurated president late in December. In the latter part of March it was reported that he had resigned, but this was of- ficially denied by the Czecho-Slovak Mission in Washing gtou
 CATTLE WORTH S2O0. 900.
 London, April 11-Six hundred