Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-27

BY ANNA LOUISE STRONG.
SAHARA. Russia, Sept 20 (via Lon
don, Sept. 90 came upon a Russian
woman just as I left the RELIEF train to-
day. She was barefooted Her clothing
consisted Of dirty rags. Her face was a
yellowish gray. Her body was shrunken
and her hands and feet were like claws
The. breath came in dutteriug, feeble
gasps. | offered her q piece Of white
I bread She opened her eyes but was so
weak she could not raise her hand. !
lifted her hand and placed the bread
, within It, but the hand fell back 10 earth
and the bread rolled from 1t. l broke of
a piece and placed 1t in her mouth. The
lips opened feebly, but she could not
chew. she was too weak.
All hope Of life had fled This Is the
picture Of star0ing Russian womanhood
in the famine zone. 1t is not a pretty
picture for the well-fed outside world to
ponder but it is a true one
outside food is now coming into the
SsmarH district. Beans compressed veg
etables from which thick soup is made.
bread. chocolate and cod liver oil are
now being distributed according TO the
quantities on hand.
Women and children first IS the rule.
The children are sad spcctacles Their
light bodies are wasted and dirty and
their clothing is IAgged Many are Gov
cred with sores from scuryy The first
foreign food actually distributed I'm the
famine area WAS one ton Of beans, which
was given away today through the pro
vlncial cooperstives society for child
feeding outside q The city
The second bate bof food distributed
consisted OF two tons OF cod liver oil
this IS considered a food. not a medicine
two tons Of cocoa. and one ton OF dried
vegetables. 1t was turned over to the
provincial health authorities for immedl-
ate use in the country hospitals whore
great numbers OF under uourished chill
dren ara sheltered.
food relief train No. IS due tomor
row. This is q truly international re
lief train, for It vii bring food drawn
from several countries.
READY TO FEED
SOUP TO CHILDREN.
-Four thousand children viii be re-
ceiving thick. uour' shlne vegetable soup
with bread within The next twenty four
hours and they viii get st.k II choco-
late for dessert in addition to feeding
the Russians. The relief workers. viii care
for a number Of Polas who a-e waiting
IN samara for a chance 20 return home
The first clothing given ont consists ~
rompers and little sweaters for the chill
dren The first child 10 be ouIGttcd was
little boy about 4 or years DID, II
was pathetic TO watch him Like most
children amidst scenes az suffering and
desolation, he had fallen n victim 10 the
general gloom which settled over the
countryside. After getting food. q bath
and fresh warm clothing. he was a
changed boy lie struttel about laugh
-nE and proudly palting his new Amer
lean clothes.
Relief train No 10 IS going into siberia
With clothing, for the winter is already
al hand IN that country and warm
clothes are needed badly. Tho cIo.hIuz
now being gre out was collected hv
the Rcd Cross and the QIakers 10 their
drive lost summer.
The provincial employees have agreed
TO assistance from the public health and
educational departments and from the co
operative society In distributing clothing
20 make suro Il reaches tie caudren I'm
the country districts quickly. The
foreign relief workers win follow into
the villages. II is agreed that the country
districts are worse OF than the towns
aud cities
Arrangements have beon made with the
notinG charl-an OF taa province. the
executive committee and with the chair
men Of tho workmeu's committee 20 get
their assistance Seven wagons are be.
ing sent ont TO arrange for feeding places
whore they are needed vora
The advance guard Of the Hoover
agents are here and 1t IS expected the
food Of the American relief association
will be arriving IN considerable quaint
ties in a fortnight
The greatest impression ous gets here
Is the stupendOus effort that the public
authorities are making to save the moth
ers and babies IN tho midst of the Nth
sQualor famine md disease The cows
are starving well as human being s
but they have been nuIsed along as well
as possible for the milk.
visited one'nursery whore thcre were
30 children. The chlldrens clothing IS
change when they enter and every care
is taken to keep them from infection
They aid not have much to eat. but were
playing on rich oriental rug when ]
saw them.-Copyrlght 1921. by Iuterna-