The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1922-02-09

On Americas Help In
Russia, Wherein
N Participated.

exf accomplished while in
GRAPH snr;e future unveils the high
0UL
h most of the Russians
S-101 4icans, our people will
YzlIxS xHse to be proud of the
HtzS fere sent to that unfor-
The following article,
\ 9ecent issue of the Liter
Y n 11ngs home this argument
AHl hen it is realized that
|I7 kbwnsman, Capt. Chan
llSeo 81 ~ American Red Cross
ind. aft1c6&a 30 the 9th Infantry
~AA~&d e4iI1 I11 81 Siberia and was a close
E4. sonaf zxS1d of the Col. c. H. Nor
~ s. IA !. referred to in the article:
's~-~~>ve iozx ~ 6ses of nearly 1000 Aus
- fjfi SSsaeSS of war in Siberia were
|. the kd ofa azs6rs and men of the 9th
fSd M te1 Infantry is told in let
M ~ the Austrian colonel
c3rf from The Times (New
znerican Medicine. The
latter paper says truly
i q nj & F8 s. an American who can
16fter without feeling glow
1fde fhHra IS something wrong with
h oh menf6i make-np.
: seems, the editor goes on, that in
s1,zo wa hroken out in this camp.
best i Run2Izn Snfhorities could motor
rginia hld xef <Dpe with the situation,
VI the victims were dying like flies.
rouah 1or4e 1od given stroke of for
8. thu coS2h was turned over to a
;a+olup of Il ekican army officers and
s0 Il 156ss ~ October 8, 1918-and
airhfWey ings began to, happen.
ae0xy o hat followed is one of
finA&t x60efis in the history of
te13ean sery4ce in the Great War.
following letter was written to
- .auel X8rxoW by Lieutenant Colonel
4 | |7ef: az TN xegiment succored by the
rsAt the beginning of October, 1918,
l1e6x6 broke out in our camp. The
Feica1 condition of the prisoners was
that time ao reduced, in consequence
= ] 'szssz' the wrefched Accommodations and
? rrot miserable and insufficient food
l iiV,vided ~ Russian authorities, that
disease spread with frightful rap
". HardIy anybody was spared, and
re were soon 1900 serious cases.
W. . men who we're not dangerously ill
~ to nurse their bedridden comrades.
medicines were available, the short
Of food was more and more ter
le, an ~ were all convinced our ,
= mp would soon be one vast cemetery
thout living soul to tell the sad
Boyd T.. ~ .,s.
re al prey to despair, Colonel
,rrow ma Gompany E of the 9th !
OF Regiment under the command of
IeWElptain Larkins, arrived and took ,
$ fIeAarge Of our camp. This happened
week October 5, 1918. The Americans !
--5ught provisions for a month and
Ii, effected a complete change in
conditions Of our camp.
Through the energy, untiring ac-
ity, kind heart, and clear insight of :
plain Dr. Burdett our miserable hos
al was room transformed into model
ablishment. Under the new regime
epidemic was soon quelled and our
ath.rate, which had been appalling,
TX to 4 minimum.
8After having thus saved the lives
4 I the prisoners the noble, generous,
j \ wise American commander, Colo >
Morrow, set about making these
es worth living. Workshops of all
rts were arranged, schools founded, :
library, theatre, baths, coffee
use, were built and grounds for
WOery kind Of sports were laid out.
Inds were provided by the Ameri-
ns. The prisoners were happy to do
. work. II / tried to describe all
ut was accomplished in our camp un-
= xrr American protection I should have +
w write book At some future per-
.rd may be induced to do so, and
i IlHery Page of the as yet unwritten
Ok will be bright with the deeds of
I 0faeriexn Kindness and good sense, 3
A1e owing with the warmth of our graft L
Hese only wish to quote the g
uhM TO me at parClng py
reign xi6f1or after having looked Il
er o1r e4np: I have seen camps of I
ar-pxzyo8e11 all over the world he !.
IA sbat pet one so beautiful, SO well
ganixsd eonducted and provided e
A1tex those weary years we
y sal1e 81 the dignity of manhood r
ET nin, e4d Ne began to love the life t
Y xA1ek ~ had been restored And, e
Nv & returned to our dear ones k
honae should like all the world 7
knew 81 we owe our lives, our
NJ 'aifh Az happiness, our power for
'od a world, to the noble Ameri. t
u o11Lse< of the 9th Foot Regi- s