Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-12-04
fNISH RELIEF TRAINS
FOLLOW WARNING FORCES


When War MsehInss Drive Out
Close on the heels Of the Polish
troops that recently captured the city
II Asinsk from the H0lahevikf after :
Gag siege. went q rscordsnakins Amen
lean motor truck corps with big sap
ply ~ American miik ana American
crackers for the thousands Of chfldrsn
suffering from hunger and disease aa :
result Of the fighting.
That expedition furnished a rare
example OF eitcient relief work. De-
tails concerning Il. conveyed IN ~
ports Eeeeiwed by the. American Jew.
Ish Relief Committee constituent
Of The Jolnt. niatrihution COMMITTEES.
show that the trucks had been wall
Ing, loaded and ready. days before the
fall OF the city.
Dr.. Boris ID, Begen, IA charge Of
relief In Poland for the Distributisn
Committee. learnad. that n Minek
large number Of Jewish chfIdresl as
well AZ other htile fnik. had bees
reduced 70 the yerse q starvation By
the Investment Of he city. and. the
generally depIorable conditions caused
By the war: aud = he acted promptly,
Day after day the. trucks were kept In
readiness for daah Into ths place
and within nye hours after sths Polish
Army had been victorious. Distributing
stations had been established and were
In fun operation.
American milk and American crack
err were Given out freely 70 al the.
nesdy Mttie onesscf Minsk Conditions
there we're found to ho terrible
How quickly thea atarvinas terror
stricken people seneed tAe difference
between tho military motor ear VI the
invader and the foodiaden antomohlIe
o. the relief unit hAa Aesn graphically
described In reports which have reach
ID The American Jewish Rsliaf Con
mittee.
During the aye miserable years 0
var the hum of an approaching &c
meant but one thing-Aa arsnored ca
Fearing troops OF machine Euns. /
'ouFse az time The relief cars o. q
Foint Distribution committee role
alto the battered Villages. but Il ~
, Ions time before the terrOritsd
lives. hidden IN their novels. cosld
ioA1ed into thes opan. On many 9
AstOna Y was accessory FOR the reis
sorhsra 70 sound whisthss and horaf
% attract mttsntion. Agtsr a whfe
hcwever. rhe people learnsd 70 nndsr
s,and the dsHersncs. And frsqusntl
10 nswa that unit Was pasaing throuRh
tAs oounsFy sped nh@ad fr0n torn 4
town. Then ale GTeesin9H wsrs j
hetic. Often the miserable viliagef
wepi aloud AZ the care drew near
Ths unksmp, shiidEea Of I.ods D.
.ieulariy touched the synpathiss u
whole staG. For q tlms there ~
trouble In eoavinelRG Me shiidrsn u
they wera 10 be Ted ans act harms
Finally won over. they ale ravsneas
Then woman worker handed 70 ca
child q cake of soap. Their astenis
nent would have been lasshabls wei,
4 not 20 tragic Hunger and ignosano
y waAt they had been given led ~
little fclk promptly 10 try 70 eat Il
They supposed the soap Wa foed.
In The bakery wiadaNe we're : fe4
loaycs o. bread. ahd the hangry Jew
ish ehlldren. wh0 Tvs on a cup
eoap . aay tram the American Iewsa
Relief Station. tantaiiEs thamAsire
with the sight o. this food which ths
cannot set Tbcy praem against tbs
windows an uncanny crew. with e1a
a-@.- 1850 -ss-sstssrsss vgws, Iae aiEa8l
Of the bread fasclnA1ss them Tbs
warm fragrance " the bakeeh5p i
waited out TO them whes the dear /.
opeasd. Those IN frpns ilek the bakery
windows ~ n they are tasting the
bread within. No posa could ever pat
into words the wistiulness Of thoss
iamlslsed. children
Feediag thSse children vii be az
compiishsd 10 prompi subscriptions to
TIA nonescisrlsn appeal for fands
whisasis being made throughout Mary
Land during ThankaKiying week.
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