Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-03-06
County Is Asked
to Raise $6,306
Relief of Armenians in Near
East Campaign Planned
In This County

Mr.. w. j. Shailcross, Of Omaha,
Neb., came to Langdon last week for
the purpose Of organizing, the Cava-
lier county branch of the American
Committee for the Relief in the
Near East. This committee is ask
ing the ~people Of the United States
for thirty millions of dollars for
relief work among the peoples of
Armenia. Syria and Greece, where
tho Turks killed and massacred, also
starving to death more than a million
of people since 1915 1.-The Turkish
army not being satisfied with the
common horrors Of war went into the
settlements Of these peaceable people
and endeavored to exterminate them
driving thousands of them before the
sword, into the deserts of Arabia
where more than half of these people
died of starvation along the way.
They committed the most brutal acts
of butchery that the uncivilized
world could think cf. One Armenian
woman, who escaped and finally made
her way to Seattle, reported what
happened in her native town. with a
population Of 2, 500 people. The pep.
ulation of the town were all forced
out at the point of the sword, the
women IN one herd and the men in
another. The men were driven quite
aways into the desert, and for the
reason that it would cost probably as
much as five cents to get cartridges
with which to shoot the men, they
took axas and mauls and knocked
them down like cattle to their death,
many OF the women and children be.
ing dis1 oaed of in the same manner
The balance being taken into slavery
by the htutal Turks The Armenians
I are not ! ceople Of the lower order,
but in many ways show intelligence
and modern ideas They live in thriv
ing cities and beautiful farm houses
All of these homes have been des.
. troyed and all their goods carried
away and stolen by their oppressors.
To-day millions Of them are in stats
of destitution and starving with NJ
home or food for their families. l,
is estimated that seventeen cents viii
keep one of these alive for one day
! and five dollars will maintain the life
? of one for month, while sixtv dol,
Jars will keep one of these alive fer {
whole year. The thirty millions o1
q dollars that the committee is asking
E for will help the whole of them tt
rehabilitation and keep them from
d starvation until they can get startee
to provide for theselves again.
Cavalier county is asked to give
$6,3O62 as her share Of the aIlot
I ment for the State Of Noyth Dakota
A drive to obtain this amount il
2 Cavalier county is to be made between
: March 18th and 22nd. Each towr
and township will be asked to contri
: butte its share of this small amount
| CdVdllCA 4S od1O W NC Ul.S Ol LIl6 DdH
S ner counties and doing its full shar,
promptly each time called upon
9 Surely it is not going to be hehint
e this time. Let US hurry our contri
y buttons along and help at least t.
keep few Of these poor people from
death by starvation.
Messrs. John Mahon, Fred A
Thompson, DR.. Mcqueen. j. j. Power
G. Crimson and Fred j. Reher, hav,
been appointed as an executive com
+. mittee and will have the drive i,
= charge. IT the people Of the Unitec
: States succeed in getting these thirt,
! million dollars promptly, they viii
help in saving millions from starva
tion and will raise in the minds O
the people of the whole world the Ii
herality and honor of America as
9 nation. A nation that has done a bi,
and generous share in war charitie
' of all kinds.
John Mahon, Chairman.
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