Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-06-18

Prisoners of War.
The American Red Cross is oper-
ating In the Crimea and waiting for
the United States to approve of more
extended operations In Russia for
which they have more than $5,0OO.OOO
to expend, according to reports re-
ceived at the London Office. Maj. II.
l.. Bridges, who is In touch with the
activities Of the American Red Cross,
says 1t has been instrumental In res
cuing more than 10000 refugees who
were the followers and families of Den
ikine's army.
These refugees were rescued from
the Crimea and received, while the boil
sheviki fired upon them, on ships I'M
der the control of the American Red
Cross. They were all taken to the
Princes islands, Off Constantinople,
and divided for care and rehabilitation
among the British, French, Italians
and Americans; the Americans having
their refugees on the island Of Proti,
the British theirs on the island Of Prin-
and the Italians on the island of Anti
gone
The plan Is to rehabilitate them as
far as possible and then send them
back TO Russia. The British have just
conditioned their relations, trade and
otherwise, with Russia on the basis OF
humanitarian treatment for the refu
% that fc xyfvtu
assured that SO fast as they are able
to go back they will be reabsorbed.
Still, there are thousands, II Is said
who will never be able to shift for
themselves In the soviet state, and II
Is the plan Of the allies to form them
into a colony on the island of LemnOs
Just beyond the Princes islands.
Rescued In Snowstorm.
The story, as chronicled in the Red
Cross reports, of the rescuing Of the
first followers of Denikine is pathetic
The worst snowstorm known In many
years was raging at the time Of their
rescue. The Navajo, a ship flying the
American flag, but under a Greek COM
pany, was lying In the harbor Of Odes-
sa waiting to get a cargo. Lieut.
Commander Hamilton Bryan. u. S. N.
and Captain Irvine Of the American
Red Cross, organized committee and
put the people on the ship until II
pulled out to save itself from the fire
of the bolsheviki, leaving the docks Cow
cred with refugees whom they could
not take.
The ship encountered a snowstorm
In the Black sea and took nine days In
stead of four to reach Constantinople.
There were eight hundred on this boat,
many of whom had typhus. Several
died en- route. During the last four
days of the trip they had no food.
They arrived in Constantinople at night
and later landed on the island of
Proti.
The conditions were hard, but shell
ter tents were ultimately supplied, and
now about eight hundred sewing ma
chimes have gone from England to en-
able the refugees to make garments for
themselves. 1t Is the policy Of the al
lied governments to care for those who
are old and unable to shift for them
selves on the island Of Lemnos, and as
the British government In late diplO-
matte note has intimated to compel on
grounds of humanity the reabsorption
of the residue In Russia.
Red Cross Aids Russians.
The island of Lemnos is likely there
fore to be the seat of the old aristoc-
racy Of Russia, the one memorial Of
those who remember the day of the
car, for the bolshevik policy has ex-
terminated thousands Of all stations In
life and q greater part Of the aristo-
crazy Of Russia.
been recently spending perhaps ma
jor portion of its time on Russians.
1t recently provided transport for some
100000 Russian prisoners Of war who
were in Germany and were repatrlated.
1t has $5,0OO,0O0 to spend, but awaits
advice from Washington before pro-
ceeding into Russia. There have been
no recent reports on the 80 Red Cross
workers who were captured by the boil
shevikl when Denikine retreated. The
Red Cross were working with Deni-
kines army and had erected hospitals
which were captured together with the
800 personnel.
Red Cross reports tell Of conditions
In Petrograd. There Is a monthly NOR
tally of from 10000 to 10000 of the
population, which is now 100000, and
less than 2 per cent of the babies born
live on account Of the debilitated vital
ity of mothers and the unbearable
hardships.