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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-08
Brooke County School Is Given Excel
lent Chance to Slow the CaIore Oh
Her Five-Games with the Leading
Teams in Pennsylvania, ONO ana
west Virginia arc Included.

WrlIsburC * III lin. /" cop inc
hnnrrs AGAIN his season. Getting -"
70 a il,ju.; start Icy trimming the NcitS-
hur,. .Nluruni. and Ihcn wall"pinS Den
nisor,. thu hpyS did very WILL. Not sal
;Si-, however. w-!'.i ;hlS. they trimmer
;hn Fifth Iv":lu" high &C litSmFEH III
= brilliant contest ny The ""tln, "i - u
- and rhru iuIrurv"d t. St"rihrNHill'
anal took u fan "l;' Of lhr stubs. I"'S
rnnc!uGrd tho year l?iN. In order /"
make an suspicious opening OF ii' re"
war M. ur-th,r-riN"r i've cam" |" 'HlS
city ana disposed "r tn" on" hiE Oh,
*tncl,.--' ath,,ir',l h;sh in LiSil"sS ana
fniur"l"sss Nit.
CLASSY.
The +cam IS IN "TCrr way evenly hII'
nnc.d. and rn,l"r Coach Md George 81
Nnnapnlie. Md. should keep mp tn
good work. Included in IN" squad ar'
such .mru as Jacobs. Paul Tarr Oar"
Wad. and Rod of last seasons cham
uin, organization. and Nichols. Cakes
! Mon; gumcry. Whitehead. Simpson am
| Houch. all rrw. 4u, promising timber
! WcllsburE was particularly lucky II
landinr Coach ';cur%". who is. wei
/ ycrsrd in the ho"r sport. and Il" la:
already proven II worthy successor Il
! N1.7rrlIS. last years coach. VIII" - il
rho service While most Of las, year
! mon have. boon lost by graduation
! enough mat"rla has remained To hole
| the attention .! IN" followers Of ih'
| ropular school. which has d"!" 80 G"n'
! on the basketball tluur. Coach Ne"fE'
| is drilling his men hard for IN" com
I ing tilt with I.inSly ut tn" local arin"r!
! Friday evening. as hc fears I'll" l"ca
! contingent this season more than rHe1
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SHOULD RETURN
Continued From Page One.)

ccu.ivcs. on tho other hand proposes
To give Ia the secretary Of tranS7cr'a-
ton hrnni powers Ia coordinate ana
unity rail facilities whenever d"mnnd"d
by tho puhli, interest: io distribute trail
fic over vIr!uus lines fnr III" purpose nf
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DR.. S|NSEL
Continued From Page One.)

Fred l.. Fox of Rraxr"n county. and
by acciamntIon decided To support the
other Republican nominees.
F'o- speaker %: III house. &. ". Nc
Caulry uf Mnor"Ii"ld %ns nominated by
III" Democrats. nnd her" also the men,
hrrs hy acCinma'i"n pledged their sup
port Ia the. Republican members.
wolfe for Speaker.
J. l.. Wolf" Of Ripley. Jackson colin
| ~. won tn" nominatj"" Tor speaker Of
III" huusr in n t"ur-C"rn"r"d fight. tn"
other candidates hting Everett Moor"
If Marshall cnHnIy. \. T. WysrnG Of
Mercer county and /. e. Anderson Of
Mcdowell cnUnty III" ballots stood
First ballot Wolfe. IN: Anderson. II:
Moore -. and Young. lG.
Second ballot. W"lf". Il; Anderson.
rs. and WySOuC. Is.
Third hallo.. Wolfe. s.: Anderson,
Is. and Wysong. 10.
4 total Of e. members Of tho house
oui of 50 w"r" present. Harry Weiss Of
Ohio county occupied tn" chair OF tho
house hc being tn" senior member. with
Guy r. Richards As clerk.
l.. G. tMonD Topping wont out for
clerk Of the house on thn first ballot
over NJ H King. the vote being 81 20 -.
Curtis Winner.
Hon. ". H. &. Curtis Of Ohio county
was named ms sergeant at-armS of the
house hy reclamation. his opponents
refusing to allow their names /" he
presented.
John II. Shrivcr ct Richie county
was nominated 10y acclamation for door
keeper Of ihc house.
Both branches convene tomorrow
morning and q busy session is nj hand.
Word has been received that AZ "'asI
be una bic 10 attend tn" opening session
tomorrow. They are all confined with
| Influenza
May Continue vagrancy Act.
Delegate William :. John Of Monon-
gala arrived in Charleston tonight L"
commence his third term. he is Inc
author Of tn" Vest Virginia idlfn"S9
and vagranCy act. III" first compulsory
work Law ever adopted by any AncrI-
| can state.
An effort will hr made during III"
session tn continue This act as peace
! us well as war measure.
When the senate meets Il: noon To-
morrow tho members nf that body Will
| ind tisnlay"d Il s"rvic" Aag with a
gold star. II has been hung by fnuS-
| ion {; Young. secretary OF state. IN
! honor IF the late Lieutenant Roy H.
| Parrish Of Clarksburg. who f"i' IN &C
,inn IN France last July. Parrish was
q member If tho senate ~ III" time ~
| his death. and was the only """ OF ina
! body III service.
The first real. red FLOODED native "'
! Greco, ever elected Ia s'a'" t'E,S'A
! tIr in the tinted states Is ;-''N !''''
| vnuras of Huntington. mcnh"r "t "a
.u. dcIcr,,lnn lie has been Am"rl-
I ,,riycd h,,t Il" was born ~ year. hE"
| 81, Snorta GROCER. He cam" To tm"r''i
IS Gears ago and has lived a, Hunting
| Ton halc ,hat time.
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SOLEMNITY
Continued From Page One)

volt Is in deepest mourning tonight
The thoughts Of every citizen are cen
tered on the simple. but none the less
solemn. ceremony with which the for
Nor president will be laid 10 rest to-
morrow. While the entire nation Is
mourning the passage If great man
the grief Of tie I".r,r e Oyster Bay
is more personal. fer 'h'r regarded him
as a neighhnr aul tri"''d.
FLORAL ErIbn+ce. -
Notwithstanding the rQG"st II Nrs.
Roosevelt that no flowers l." sent. floral
tributes arrived Il; SaEamor" HiIl
throughout The day and tho evening.
The names Of most OF the donors wero
withhold
All students IN Oyster Bay schools
will have :; half holiday tomorrow.
Captain Archibald Roosevelt received
a rahleEram today from Lieutenant
Cc."nol Theodore Roosevelt, IT.. saying
TIA, h. and his brother. Lieutenant
*. r:u. Roosevelt. both with the Amcri-
cgr .,,.nclitjonary force in Europe.
VIZ together. Captain Archibald
Rous.yaIt sent cablcgram in reply.
Theodo-" vajd also in his message
that Or. Richard Derby. husband of
Ethel Roosevelt. was sailing al once for
America Lieutcnant-Colonel Derby is
In the medical corps. having sailed for
France early in the war. Mrs. Derby IS
al Saganore Hill.
Prominent Men Call.
Many persons OF prominence called
at Sycamore Hill today. and there will
be many more tomorrow. Representing
Cuba came Carlos Manuel Ccspcdcs.
minister TO the United States; Alfonso
FORBADE. secretary Of the CubaIB house
Of representatives and CayctaAO DC
ouesada vice-consul. After telling
Captain Roosevelt how high was the
esteem IN which the Cuban people held
his father, they informed him that At
the request Of the people of Cuba. tho
! government proposed to erect in Ha-
vana monument Ia the Colonel.
Another caller was Colonel Alexander
Saubert medical corps. L. s. ~. who at
various times attended the Colonel
After talking with Mrs. Roosevelt. he
said she was bearing UP remarkably
we'll. She possessed traits OF character
: which wcr" proving her support now
ne said, adding that the American p"o-
! pie little realized how much the former
president depended on Mrs. Roosevelt,
| throughout his career.
Captain Roosevelt replied today to the
cahcgram in which President Wilson
expressed to Mrs. Roosevelt, his SYM
| PUTTY for her loss.
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on THE FLOOR F.:
BY "YOCKE."

The Intellic"uc.r tourney Is about
ready ~ clos" sn far rs entries are con-
c-rnrd, and the required number IS as
surcd. since seven teams have Catered
and the Other will BE- in before the week
is over. Some very strong clubs are
in ,h, race, and il should DC "whoUp-
ing success
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I'd there. They feel able TO bring all
armed force Of some tens of thousands
! Absolutely wei! armed men. On the
morning Of December "a. Was told that
ihir IS were going wrong that the work
-rS were forsaking the factories and Dc
ing armed by Eichorn TO assist the sail
nYs in the castle stables. ! thought this
must b. exaggerated and decided to 60
and sec for myself. The police prrsi-
dcncy building is strongly guarded ana
THO soldiers allow no one through II.
least of all journalist. Then arrived
IL formation Of tours a company Of ci-
villains. They Hcre workers in the mu-
milton factories who had responded TO
i,ichnrnS appeal for help for the sailors.
have n great desire to enter tho build
,rg and succeeded in pushing my way
into n company Of these civilians.
soldier saw il and wished 10 remove me
whnrcunnn l boldly answered: I belong
Ia them
All right he said. and 7 quickly
passed in There stood Eichorn address
sing with 4 hoarsc voice tho hundreds
ur workers assembled in the interior OF
n:c court ward. Tho revolution was dam
ger he said The blnodStainS Of Ebert
and Scheidrmann had deserted TO the
counter revolution and III" sailors must
he helped The men were serious and
silent and all gave in their names as SOL
dirrs Of the revolutionary army. Rifles
appeared n their girdlrs, hand grcnadcs
were dist riluitrd and every onc could cX-
change his can for y steel helmet. Then
onn more word came from Eichorn.
comrades. 10 tho castle. our future ia at
stake. forward and tho revolutionary
army started out on n quick march Ia
hght against tho government troops.
This was tho enchanting Of civil war.
Fortunately th1 government was s,iffici-
emily sensible to come !" an agreement
with the sailors ard tho workers ro-
turned. hut civil war. although post
ponnd. is inevitable unless the govern
mcnt is able to acquire superiority and
master tho Bolshcvist movement. The
! firm thing is "a render EiChorn harmless
and disarrn tho population"
COPENHAGEN. Jan. 7.-Adolph Joff"
and NJ Padek. leaders OF m" Rclshcrik
mission 10 Germany arc in Berlin assist
| me pr. L:cbknrcht and Rosa Luxembourg
! III forming a Bolshvik revolution. Ac-
| cnrtling 10 adviccs received here. they
are believed to be at tho polio" head
| quarters which, - tho stronghold or
| The Spartacans.
The independent socialists. whose
leaders were recently dismissed from
| The government are reported 10 nave
| zone over entirely - the Spartacus
group. Thse two groups har" issued
announcements declaring that the fight
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WELL SBURC HIGH BASK E75AlL "SKED"
IS BEST IN HISTORY Of TIE SCHOOL

Presidents v'pr"s' n!a;lTc. Later Mr..
Wilson %.ut AZ Official proclamation y
III" .Nm"rlroir p"u;r!" III which he paIi
trihui" /" Mr.. I;n"S"v"lt and directed
that FLAGS "m all government buildings
n" displayed Il. lI;tlc mast for thirty days
aud that suitable military and naval
Donors la rendered.
Inquiries as Ia WHY government de-
parinruIS w"rr not ordered closed dur
I'M; N. funeral revealed that AN act
passed in 1888 f"rhds such marks Of
respect To- former government officials.
Az Tar as possible. however. government
.riiv!'i"$ viii case. Tn" S"natc ad-
juurn"d over lu-nI-ht until Thursday
and Ma huUSn Will meet Tor only brlCf
s"s~i"u Most cnmm,;r" hearings set
for tu-inurrnw w"rr abandoned.
General l"yl"n {. March. chief Of
staff viii :".r, S. ut the WIZ department
rt tn. funeral: Assistant Secretary Will
liam Phillips viii act for Tho state de-
par,m"mi. and Roar Admiral C"m"rnn
MrE Winston was named by Secretary
i,uni.ls - represent The navy depart
m"ut.
Two West virginiaus.
About forty senators and representa-
tGv"S rrmRr.S1h til" congressional fi-
neral par,3 whicn LEFT here late to-day
in ;hr". ,r"c.ll cars. accompanied ny
S"rat.. and HOUSE s"rE"rniS-Hi arms and
ether officers. Tn, S'nat" d"lrSat lot
with SENATOR I."h-;". of Massachusetts
IN" Republican, !':ld"r. rs chairman. IN
rlud"d Senators Calder. "f New York
,i,.n.,. t-,,,,,,,, - ,,inrn.,,a. pain.
,.,.Ne ,,,.,t = ,-,,.,e
,, - In,.'|9 ,.,,,,,,,Ioi,, ~ Nrn,
,, ,.,o,,. r,hs,,r If CoIirnr.
,,.' Ii'',,,I.,.s,,, : To,..,d, cav =,
...i,.,,a. I.,r -. l.,,b. u,r,in nf
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A. Hint

\ forward who shoots a number
baskets moods :" keep In mind ,noC
l,> could not hav" scored the naSk..S
nj, hour holy from Tho other players.
,nd ,ho, guar! who didat shoot one
harka. rniSh, hay played just as good
~ hotter gam"
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Tho Ecllaire high school baskHtoalt
teams ar" rapidly getting into trim -.r
th,. seasons big events and before many
DAYS The Red and SLACK should be rec
ocn,z"I rs one ii the Leading it"oE
schools in this vicinity. Friday ev"n.
ing the boys will Try the Mound CITY
lads in tho opener. and should expert
"nce very l,t;le difficulty III winning;
ax tho West Virginia boys lack me
proper training. especially in basket biIll
IN r,.y,rd N the girls ;ram. x can De
said th,, this group should make things
merry for the other schools. as has
been IN" cas-. invariably IN the past.
The Eclla;rc laSSieS a."' pruning 1T
their games. too. and WIKI several OF
last r"ar's stars back in readiness an
other banner record ~ assured. MSS
Marguerite Frank still r"ii!iuns r.''"iE
FOR action and much - Expected from
hnr This season. Neither ~ III" Sch Il.
ulrS hav. b"..u completed rs Ec' ana
when they AZ. ready tor puohcntI"n ~"
rAanasci:cut assures some good eNn!D:-
zion in the list.
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to preserve the revolution must now bt
fought. ---
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Japan Mourrs Friend.

-
NEW YORK. Han In III" death OF
Theodore Roosevelt. Japan will mourn
;hc loss OF IA very real and loyal
friend" Baron Maxine, ambassador
with tho Japanese peace mission. do
clarcd at n dinner Eiv"n in his honor
last night by the japanese club.
Speaking N his native tongue 70 a
large gathering If his countrymcn. in
GLIDING the official party with whom hr
Will sail tomorrow for London on the
Carmania. on he way In Paris. Baron
Maxine said that both during his presi-
d"ncv and since. Colonel Roosevelt had
rendered valuable service TO Japan. Mr..
EooScvclts attitude as president, n"
said had an important crrcct upon IN"
settlement Of the issu"s raised by the
lsuSS0-Japan"S" war and upon the
amicahle adjustment Of international
difficulties growing ont Of CalIf"rnias
action regarding lapancS" residents.
When Japan had proved herself ana
the uvuwcsS Of her soldiers and her
navy said IN" baron. in T"i"rcnc" 10
tho conflict with Russia. Tho convey
iion was called AMI n" conclusion OF
tho terms which brought ahou; an hon
orahlo peace was du" greatly to The
broad straightforward, generous ana
even noble attIlui" taken by ITcSi-
dcnt Roosevelt
Throughout ,hr world war. h" added.
Mr.. !:nus"v"li had oppressed opinions
which wcr, much appreciated III Japan
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Th, Christian church, five has organ
ix.I FOR IN" coming s"nS"n ana q 800
iid remarkably we'll. considering ms,
sans piay"ti and the conditions fial.,'t
rnin- Several row members have
ben add"d % tho string and prac,,
o. .nmrch ar frs. class amateur team
w;Shinc = ..tyr,e should communicate
with Naraga- JohcSo0
The popular Triadci7hta school, nv
49,. ~ ,,s. his = ff:rultE is overcome
90 pU ;"an; should ;" orc Of merit. aG,l
,.,,dor :Ho direction .: Coach CoS"r'E
should mako = fair record A'h"ucn mo
,r,a,rria! is light. mos; or Inc payers
are experienced
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14
War Of the Roses.

The war of the roses that never ends
is war to vanquish beauty with
greater beauty. For long ages, since
history began, this has been going on.
Japan and India, Serbia and Persia
cheered on contestants dozen centu-
ries before Damascus gave TO the Cru
saders the damask rose for occidental
culture. decisions" have only tenn
porary significance. For example, as
Paris gave Venus the award Of beauty.
his namesake city gives southern Cali
fornia the gold medal, the prize OF
honor at the Bagatelle competition.
But California must meet world COM
petition I'm years 10 come and must
maintain her form or get out of the
running. Rose culture is n progressive
art.
As for the Germans. we believe they
were not represented at Bagatelle
That does not matter much. In this,
as in their science, the Teutons are
rather imitators than originators. True
their Duchess de Mecklenburg, their
Ornelia Koch. their Felenberg and
particularly their Princess de Sagan,
with its rich maroon and crimson love-
illness. have attracted English atten-
ton But these are all notifications
of French types, as the Kronprinzes-
sin Victoria is a modification Of the
Bourbon rose.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14
- - S------~-s.-
Somebody Must Have Told Him.

JAY McCord of exemption board No.
3 finds the young negroes of the dis
trict an inexhaustible source of de-
light "They refer" he says. quite
rightly 10 their conservation papers,
One of them, whose patriotism was OF
the right kind, returned his question
naire the other day. We'll, George,
do you waive exemptionT / asked him.
ooh, yassah, boss, yassah. Ah'll wave
anything. Jes' give me a flag-a Unit
ed States flag if you got one-an'
Ah'n show you whether All kin wave
it,
Another says Mr. McCord, wrote in
his QUESTIONABLE that his allowance
TO his wife was 500 month.
That's fair enoush,' / said. Let's
see-how much do YOU make?
Ten dollahs a week, boss. Abs a
porter"
"Ten dollars a week. eh2 Then
you shoot craps"
The darkey's eyes bulged with sur
prise. "IIuccum yo know dat, boss"
he gasped; "who done toll you All
shoot craps Y'-Chicago Tribune.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14
HUNGER WORSE
FAR FROM COAST
Relief Workers Find Condi-
tions Get Worse Farther
They Penetrate.

Detroit-As the relief workers sent
out to the Near East by the American
Committee for Armenian and Syrian
Relief penetrate farther and farther
into the interior they discover that
conditions of restitution are worse
than had been expected. according 20
cablegrams received daily at national
headquarters in New York
A message just received describes
the movement of the first relief train
sent into the interior by the commit
tee. and adds
NEED everywhere greater than anti
cipated. Forty thousand refugees In
Aleppo alone and number increasing
daily. Interior people focking to mill
tary centers through fear Farms
neglected. Industries abandoned, bust
ness paralyzed."
The relief train, according to this
dispatch, left preliminary workers and
supplies at Konia, Adana, Tarsus and
Aleppo Others were sent by motor
truck TO Caesarea, Sivas, Aintab and
Marash
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14
Rabbit Meat for Wartime Food.

Wartime conservation of beef and
pork has enabled a Kansan to develop
n rather extraordinary business in the
marketing of wild rabbits. both lacks
and cottontails. A rabbit-packing plant
has been established and is now ship
ping frozen Dummies by the tens of
thousands.
a recent contract called for 100000
pounds of jackrabbit meat. The jacks
average four pounds each when
dressed. This means that approximate
~ 10000 rabbits were required to fill
the order
The fur is disposed Of az handsome
profit II is used i'm the manufacture
of high grade felt such as enters into
the making of mems hats.
All waste products are converted
into fertilizer. The industry also ribs
the country OF "a crop-destroying pest.
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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REVERTED TO TYPE
Ferret's Night Off an Orgy OF
Slaughter.
Little Killer Left Thick Trail Of Dead
Which He Had Destroyed for the
Pure Joy Of Staying, and
Went Home.

His mother was ferret lean, yell
low and pink eyed and a she devil
to boot, says u writer in London An
swers
His father was worse, Il wild pole
cat of the mountains, and worse
devil than ever.
But he, the cherub was so soft and
furry and fat and creamy, and, though
he had got pink eyes. there seemed
TO be nothing else of his mother and
father about him. He never bit, he
never spat, and ne never used bad Ian
guage, and he lived upon bread and
milk, like gentleman.
So he was till the spring broke.
II was their own fault the ferret
ers. They took him out rabbiting, as
usual. They put a collar with bell
on round his neck as usual, and a
long. long string on the collar, as
usual. and they turned him into Il
rabbit warren, as usual. And ne
sneezed three times, as usual. and hg
walked docilely down the first rabbit
hole he came TO- as usual, TO turn out
the rabbits from their burrows, as
usual, that the sportsmen outside
might shoot them as they bolted
So far. until he got into the middle
OF the maZes of tunnels. the inky dark
nesses. and the stuffy heat, full of
the smell of castor Oil-dOnt know
why. by the way-and he could hear
the drumming of rabbits feet fleeing
before his ghostly. terrible self, every
thing happened as usual Then nothing
did.
He was pulled up with jerk that
nearly choked him. He tried going for
ward. but II was all no good He
had only "A yard Of play either way.
His line was entangled in root.
The hours passed. and the ferreters,
after trying every device known to
man 10 get him out. gave IL up and
went home. The cherub did not give
II up. He worried slowly. and he
chafed. he pulled. and tugged, he
backed, and he sweated, and he
sneezed, and finally his collar came
undone or broke.
The cherub sneezed three times, and
walked three yards. Then he realized
he was free. 1t was the first time In
all his life he had been free, and II
acted upon him In that second his
mother, plus his father. got 10 work
in his own body, and he began.
1t was really very clean killing. Fiji
teen rabbits done to death. each with a
single. clean fang stroke behind the
ears-Was not so bad for one small
ferret. But he improved, for he slew
90 in the next hour-leaving every
carcass untouched where ii lay--and,
getting thirsty, came above ground for
water. The water he did not find, but
discovered fowls In fowlhouSe in
stead and. as / said, being thirsty,
drank blood. There were no live
fowls in that hen roost when ne left
He visited the hutches Of the Belgian
hares, which he slew, and the pigeon
cote, where he got more blood
After that ne returned u mile across
country, killing three cartridges on
the way; drank at the dogs trough
biting the dog badly in the process
walked into his own hutch and was
found curled up, calmly asleep. among
the hay next morning.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14
Teaching the BOYS to sinn.

A distinguished young musician re-
Gently joined the English army for the
purpose Of teaching the boys to sing.
Attached TO the royal air force, he has
been commissioned to train the men at
the various centers i'm choral singing.
thus dispensing with the necessity for
bands. The effect upon the spirits, the
morale and the discipline of the men
has been excellent They have devel-
Oped "a keen interest in singing. and
many of them have been found. to
their own surprise. to possess excel
lent voices. In view of the success of
the movement. il will probably be ex-
tended to other branches of the army,
especially where the formation of d
band is out of the question.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-14
PLAQUES RAV|SH
armenian LANDS
Typhus Epidemic RACES in
Tihis; People Without
Food, Clothes, Shelter

Detroit.-Delayed cablegrams from
the Caucasus received at national
headquarters OF the American Com
mittee for Armenian and Syrian Re
lief in New York report conditions are
'indescribably bad" typhus cpl
demic has been raging In the region
about Tinis and Erivan, and at the
time the messages were sent, the
medicines were exhausted.
one of the cablegrams from Eriyan.
which is at the foot OF Mt Ararat,
says: Food shortage terrible. Food
now in Erivan will last six days only,
Every weeks delay costs thousands
OF lives"
The latest message from the eau
casus received by the committee
came from DR.. John II. T. Main, pres
ident OF Grinnell College, Iowa, the
commissioner TO that section for the
american Committee for Armenian
and Syrian Relief, and reveals that
conditions have become worse instead
OF better since these cablegrams were
sent
Dr. Mains message dated Tifis
says: Conditions in this country
frightful and menaclng. Rapidly grow
ing worse. II is the concentrating re
gion for refugees from other parts
People starving. dying by thousands
and are down to using dead bodies FOL
food"