South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-07
AMERICAN FOOD
SAVES THOUSANDS
Red Cross WiII Soon Be Able
to Care for All Destitute
in Runania.

CETTINJE. April s.-C By mail)
Montenegro. smallest. poorest and
most barren Of the Balkan states, is
tasting the fruits Of American enter
prise and generosity The United
States food administration ana the
American Red Cross have sent hun
dreds OF tons OF Sour. clothing.
shoes and medicines into this desc
late little country which has never
yielded sufficient from IT'S soil 20
support the 600 600 sturdy noun
taineers who make their homes here.
The presence OF Americas two
big relief agencies not only has
ameliorated conditions among the
destitute. but 10 has resulted In
100 per cent decrease in the prices
Of all the uecessarics OF life. The
food admin istrat:Jn is selling part
Of its flour al cost To those not
a Die 10 pay the -four is given free
American Troops ON job.
There are two companies Of
American troops hero. whose prin-
cipal work has been iu putting down
incipient revolutions among disaf-
fected Montenegro soldiers. Re
Gently large body OF Nonteuegrin
revoiutionists surrendered 10 a small
detachment OF American dOughbOys
The IevOlutiOniSts were disarmed
and then pressed into service By the
Americans 90 unload supply boats
rom the American Red Cross They
were compensated i'm -four and were
eager after that TO secure permanent
4
man received six pounds of flour
dav
Cettinje which formerly was tho
capital OF Montenegro. is situated ian
70 little valley almost completely
surrounded by high mountains The
own has much the appearance OF "a
Mexican city with It's wide streets
and low red-tile buildings Near the
center OF the city IS the palace of
King Nicholas. who although now
in Paris. is struggling hard 20 retain
his throne In "A sumptuous building
form My occupied by the crown
prince the American Red Cross mas
estabh shed a hospital
Conditions DcpIOrablc
I'm one home visited by the cor
three children lying on a bed OF
straw on the floor and dying OF
pneumonia. \ girl OF 20 rested on
"a mattress OF bags near the door.
Ter hands were tied. She was i'm
sane. The other two children. suf-
fering from malaria and malnutri-
tton. were huddled close TO a feeble
IRE or charcoal embers The father.
who had lost a leg in the war sat
discOnsolately on a log There was
not morsel OF food in the house
I'm the town Of POdgoritza. where
the American Red Cross has a hos
pitaI and soup kitchen. the cor
respondent noted two children gnaw-
ing ravenously on a dogs bone
which they had picked up in the
street.
Officers Aid Red Cross.
To help the American Red Cross
in relieving the widespread distress
among the poor United States army
officers and soldiers. recently re-
leased from service i'm France. are
being employed 4 number of fe-
male physicians attached 10 the
American Women'~ hospital New
work also are being used. or TO-
200 AIouteueErius who migrated TO
the United States more than half
returned to fight for their country.
The influence of these Noutenegrin-
Americans i~ felt everywhere
How completely the Americans
have penetrated the country is
Howu by the fact that i'm every
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