The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-07
MTES OF THE A. R. 4.

Moscow, July 6.-what will prob
ably stand for some years to come az
a record in wholesale ineculat ton
against five of the most widespread
and most fatal of epidemic diseases
is now in progress thruout Russia as
part of the program of the medical
division of the American Relief ad-
n.inistration. Ten million individuals
are to be inocuIated before that pro-
gram is completed to give them inn
munity against typhoid, paratyphotd a,
paratyphoid b, cholera and smallpox.
An order for 451.0O0 ampules OF
neosalvarsan is now in process of de-
livery. The drug Is being used as
specific against relapsing fever. other
wise known as recurrent typhus,
which IS widely prevalent in the fam
Inc district.
overworked and unaerfed phys
ieians in the famine districts OF the
Volsa valley, who stuck manfully to
their posts during the winter, fighting
against almost hopeless odds the sick
ness and pestilenee that the famine
engendered, have been granted a new
lease OF life by the delivery of Ameri-
can relief administration food pack
ages the funds for which were con-
tributed by the jeint distribution conn
mittee following q special plea by Mr..
Herbert Hoover.
American relief administration
workers returning from Rybinsk and
Jaroslav on the upper portion of the
Volga river report that the peasants
in that section of the valley are utiIiz-
ing every moment Of daylight to plant
the greatest possible amount of seed
grain. AS the sun does not set now
until nearly 10 o'clock, the peasants
working day is greatly extended and
planting il progressing rapidly. In the
fields which were planted earlier there
IL q good stand of grain, and the Rus
SLAMS say that thus far the weather
has been most favorable for agricul-
ture. with ample rain to assure good
growth.
Lieutenant ]. C. r. Hall. the sen of
hall, N Y. is now in command OF
A. r. A. activities at Rybinsk. His
working force includes one other.
A Hn,a5 n Meu HanS James k6 p;
Russian stevedores and Russian wo-
men. His task is to ship 10000 tons
of American corn down the river
Velga to Kazan, in the heart of the
Will supply the starving thousands
with food until the next harvest.
Two hundred and fifty families, all
Of whom claim American citizenship,
have made application thru the A. r.
A. for aid in getting out OF Russia
and back to America. either in per-
son or thru relatives still in the
United States.
Seventy three families already have
received the required papers in ac-
eordance with the Riga agreement
entered into between the A. r. A. and
the Soviet government before relief
operations were begun. In the case of
about thirty families the required for
malities for repatriation are nearing
completion and their departure from
Moscow will be matter OF only few
days.
Moscow Is a great student center for
European Russia. Its universities,
technical and professional schools still
have some $4,000 students enrolled.
OF this number 1000 are receiving one
meal daily in student kitchens under
the supervision of the A r. A. The
expenses of this feeding are betrayed
by the Students Friendship fund OF
America, raised by. the American Y.
M. CA. and Y. w. c. A. &