Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-04-12
Eats Dogs and Cats.

Eats Dogs and Cats.
She says that the former verdant
fields of the -lrmenians are without
| vegetation or life of any sort. There
are no houses for the refugees, no
crops, no living animalS-which might
| be used as food. All the cats, dogs
| and horses have been killed anG eaten,
. she writes. She tells Of one instance
| when she saw Il group Of persons
| carefully guarding live rats, which
were To be killed and used as food
When hunger could net be satisfied
otherwise.
Describing the homes of some Ar
menians who have ceased wandering
back and forth from place TO place,
she says:
Il followed the old sea walls for
several miles and saw persons living
in Tuins--in dugouts, even in grave
yards, utilizing ton,bstones for part of
their impoverished novels. The filth
and wretchelness were unspeakable.
Even the beach was nothing but slime
and tin cans ard refuse of every kind,
and the waves were black with the
filth and debris that washed out with
one wave and back with the next"
\ visit to one of the places of the
Sultan of Turkey affords a contrast
Ing scene:
Yesterday we went to the Serag-
lilo, one of the Sultans places. 60
ing through the different kiosks (Sum-
mer houses, the library, the harem,
ETC. Ii was all beautiful. Such ex-
quisite rich coloring, have never seen
before. We We're ushered into a grea1
reception room, where we sat around
very stiff and formally, while The at
tenIants passed cigarettes and Turk
ish coffee, served IL gold cups, each
of which was set with thirty large
diamonds. Speaking of diamonds,
though COnstantnOple is at present
the most expensive place in the world
to live, jewelry is one Of the things one
can get for song. Much of it has
been brought in by Russian refugees
Where the Money Goes.
Miss Sheltman q, is experimenting
the buying of materials for a ''fabrica,"
an industry which furnishes employ
ment for several hundred Armenian
women and girls. .NearIthe ''fabrlca'
are orphanages CT the Near East Re
lief organiZa ton, where thousands of
children are cared for, Enough food |
is given to them to keep tile breath OF
life. IT is here that the money col |
lected in America goes after CONVEX
sion into food and supplies 4
Miss Sheltman says she has no per-
sOnal fear for her safety, for Ameri- |
can Ships are anchored in the harbor |
Of Constantinople, and the Turk, be-
cause of his respect for Americas |
power, does not disturb American cit !
liens or the ArIueniaus in industries !,
and orphanages operated by Ameri- |
cans. However, in the outlying dis |
tricts, the people are unprotected and |
the massacre goes on, much the same |
b IL HdS lOl SdIS, SHc NTlieS.
Writing of the work of the indus |
tries, Miss Sheltman tells with regret |
of the laying off of 100 workers, be- /
cause Of insufficient funds to provide
work for them.
Every day they return, begging
and crying for work." she said. at
is distressing, but realize that if we
can just get our feet again it will
mean SO much to these people, My
position here lays me open to contin-
ia! demands for relief and at pres
ent (the middle of February l have
only 81 left of my salary to run me
the rest of the MONTH
All America is sending relief TO this
stricken people. Miss Beth Higgins,
State director, Louisville Trust Build
ing, Louisville, appeals for financial
assistance in the movement