Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-19


from the War Department the follow
ing supplies. all but a small portion OF
which have now been dispatched to
the Relief Administration:
Corn. 24s,41s tons: oorp xrits o.
sal: wheat, <1.12o; rye. 21,oTs; pre-
pared milk. 1886: medical supplies,
s.4oo. Total. 42S.+4s
I'm addition TO the above. the
American Relief Administration has
for it's own account and that OF other
agencies acting through Il dispatched
the following materials. OF which the
rice. fats. sugar. Cocoa, &c. are spe-
cial additions to the children's ration:
Wheat, 111,sse short tons; -four.
1OI, 1855; corn Kri,s, s9,b6s: ryN 1900;
rice, 1873; beans and pans and spc-
cial seeds, 1895; prepared milk,
s3,5i5; sugar, 15.%e4; fats. a.277:
cocoa. 1896; medical supplies. 1000;
miscellaneous. clothing. bags. soap.
&c. 24,sl1. Total, o.4so.
The total of the above materials
lhandled by tho Relief Administration
may be summarized ms follows:
Cereals for seed and food. ees,sl5
shor, tons: beans and peas and spe-
cial seeds, 1895: condensed and
~evaporatcd milk, sS.111; sugar. 49,
4e4: fats, s.277; COCOA, s,a9s: medical
supplies. clothing and ~sundries. a.
72l. Total. 7ss.s7s.
from all quarters by tho American
Relief Administration for distribution
under its agreed control win COM
prise the following approximate sums
up to the end OF the present oam-
paign. No appeal for public charity
has been made by the Relief Admin
~istration because It wns considered
that much larger financial measures
u were not only necessary To success
fully meet the situation but also that
such appeal would greatly emharrass
our home charities, which have been
much strained during the past win
ter by unemployment
General funds Of American Relief
Administration. food remittanoes, sun
dry donations. $1,000. 900; Congres-
sional authorization for food and seed
total available funds of United States
Grain Corporation), SIG, 400, 900; Con
gressional authorization OF war sup
plies. medical supplies, $4,000. 900
American Red Cross medical supplies
IS. GOO, 900; Jewish Joint Distribution
Committee, s2,325, 900; Laura Spell
mar Memorial. $4,000 BOO gold sup
: Piled by Soviet government, SLAB.
600; National Lutheran Council
5000. 900: Mennonite Central Commit
tee. 5000. 900: volga Relief Society
5000, 900; Federal Council OF Churches
500. 900; International Committee, Y
:. NJ. c. A, $4,000. Total. $50, 4ss 900.
other agencies aided in this grea
work Of relief, conspicuous amonl
them the American Friends. The de
. mand WAS pressing. as the situa
ton was horrible. thousands perishinl
from actual starvation, a complet
failure of last years expected crop
having sadly increased the extent c
. suffering. The supplies Of the Relic
Administration, however. are sufficier
to relieve all pressing necessities unit
this years harvests are garnered an
distributed, except in sporadic In
as stances.
,ss The Soviet authorities OF RUSS
by have announced that the August hal
vests will be ample for next year
ice needs. 1T is certain" Mr.. Hoover
to report continues, that the famir
mt region VIII produce three or fol-
In times the quantity Of food It did la
on harvest, mostly due to the large shil
I'll ments of seed mentioned above.
OF also ppesrs that climatic conditio,
are more favorable to the harve
ell from the remaining area of Russ
pie than they were last year. The d
In generation of agriculture does M
bic however, promise much hope of su
.lso plus. Whatever the supply may
BILE. 1t seems likely there Will be sporad
the hardship IN some localities due TO L
her breakdown In distribution; extrer
rly poverty will continue In the cities a.
hne the Jewish communities and, furthe
hen more, one result of the shifting pop
the lation and the ravages of famine h