Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-05
RI]MANTANS GET
AMERICAN FOOD
1000 Tons of Flour Ar.
rives = Allies Restore
Grain Germans Stole
u. S. TO GUARD TRAINS
Shipments Must Pass Through
! Regions That Also Are
! Short Of Supplies

Paris, Feb. 5-The American food
administration gives out the following
Statement relative to the relief OF Ru-
mania and other countries:
THE American steamship Western
Plain has arrived at a Rumanian port
with seven thousand tons Of American
Hour for the relief of the Rumanian
population. who have suffered an almost
total failure OF their crops. Even from
these poor crops Germany requisitioned
large quantity of grain and trans
ported II to Germany.
"One hundred thousand tons Of this
1Brain was found in barges on the Dan
jube when the Allies entered Rumania
md was restored to the owners.
TN accordance with promises made
20 the Czecho- -Slovak Government. the
United States relief administration has
delivered to IL 5000 tons OF flcur at
Trieste. which Is being transported by
Csecho-Slovak trains TO Prague. There
has also been placed AT the disposition
Of the Czecho- -Slovaks at Trieste 5000
tons of pork and 10000 tons Cf flour.
Additional quantities are available for
them at that point as fast as transporta-
tion can be arranged.
THE difficulty of transportation Is
accentuated by the fact that ali trains
from Trieste to Bohemia must pass
through Italy and Jugo-Slav and Aus
trian territory. and II has been neces-
sary to make arrangements with these
other people to insure safe transit Since
these territories are extremely short OF
food themselves and have very little
stable government. American soldiers
are expected to accompany tae trains
~ guards.
"The supreme council OF supply and
relief has established an lnter-Allted
commission composed Of one represent
alive from each of the American. British,
French and Italian Governments TO con-
troll the transportation and distribution
Of food from the port of Trieste to the
interior. Railroad communication to the
nrincipal part Of the Czecho-Slovak as
we'll as Jugo-Sav territory viii be
handled from that point.
Captain Thomas c. Gregory, of San
francisco. is the American represent
alive and member of the lnter-Allied
mission. He is accompanied by Lieu
tenant Colonel w. 3. Causey, of Chi
caro- Major George f. Burke. swamp
scott, Mass. Major Harold B. Ferguson,
Los Angeles. CAL; Lieutenant Emery
Pottle, New York Lieutenant Theodore
a Marker, -Lansford, Pa; Sergeant o..
~.
paul B. Benis, San Francisco, and Prof.
Lincoln Hutchson. of the University OF
California, who will represent the Amer
lean relief administration at Prague.
Coblenr, Feb. 5.-tBy A. P)-The de-
termination of the Allies to assist the
peopje in the German-occupied area TO
conserve the rapidly diminishing food
supply has resulted in a big reduction
in requests for leaves of absence. Or
ders were given today forbidding Amer
lean soldiers to go to Cologne, in the
British sector. unless they return 1.-The
Same day. It was suggested that the
Americans going to Cologne should take
fopd with them. The British authorities
have announced that the crowded con-
>ds.'on in their area makes billeting al
most impossible.
The, latest provost court records re-
flect the chances the residents in the
American area are taking to procure
soodstuffs. The records show that in
hIrty-eight cases where persons were
roved guilty of having in their pos
.ssion property of the United States"
his was mostly food traded them by
: soldiers.\