Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-01
SAVES 10000
FROM the REDS
American Red Cross Is Active in
Russia.
ARE RESCUED IN SNOWSTORM
Refugees, Followers of General Deni.
kine's Army, Taken on Ships While
the BoIsheviki Fire Upon Them
Tells Of Heavy Mortality in Petro-
srad-Red Cross Helps Russian
Prisoners Of War.

grad-Red Cross Helps Russian
Prisoners Of War.
The American Red Cross is oper-
ating in the Crimea and waiting for
the United Suites to approve of more
extended operations in Russia for
which they have more than S5.WUNO
to eXpend according 10 reports re-
ceived at the London office. Maj. Fl.
l.. Bridges, who is in touch with the
activities of the American Red Cross
says it has been instrumental In res
cuing more than la0W0 refugees who
were the followers and families vi Den
ikine's army.
These refugees were rescued from
the Crimea and received. While tie Dol
Sheviki fired upon rhem ON ships UNI
der the control of the American Red
Cross. They were all taken to the
Princes islands, off CunStantin0ple,
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 islnnd Of Prin-
kipo. the French on the island of Malti
and the Italians on the island Of Anti
gone.
The plan is to rchabilltate them as
far as possible and then send them
back 10 Russia. The British have just
conditioned their relations, trade and
otherwise. with Russia on the basis Of
humanitarian treatment for the refu-
gees of Denkine. so that it Is virtually
assured that so fast as they are able
to 90 back they will be reahHorbed.
Still there are thousands, 1t Is said,
who VIII never be able to shift for
themselves in the soviet state and 1t
Is the plan of the allies to form them
into 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 Greek com
pany, was lying In the harbOr of OdeS
Sa waiting TO get II cargo. Lieut.
Commander Hamilton Bryan, Z. 5. n.
and Captain Irvine of the American
Red Cross. organized committee and
put the people on the ship until it
pulled out 10 save itself from the fire
of the boishevikl. leaving the docks GOV
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 Tn route. During the last four
days of the trip they had no food
they arrived in COnstantinople ut night
and later landed on the island OF
Protl.
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 a 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 arstoc-
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 a greater part of the aristo-
cracy of Russia.
The United States Red Cross has
been recently spending perhaps ma
ior portion of its time on Russians.
1t recently provided transport for some
100000 Russian prisoners of war who
we're in Germany and were repatriated.
1t has $5,O0O,O0O to spend, but awaits
advice from Washington before pro-
ceeding into Russia. There have been
no recent reports on the so Red Cross
workers who were captured by the boil
sheviki when Denikine retreated. The
Red Cross were working with Deni-
kine's army and had erected hospitals
which were captured together with the
500 personnel.
Red Cross reports tell of conditions
in Petrograd. There is monthly NOR
tally of from 10000 100000 of the
population. which is now 100000, and
less than 2 per cent Of the babies born
live. on account of the debilitated vital
itv of mothers and the unbearable