Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-28
NORTHERN ASIA MINOR
COVERED WITH SNOW
Wintry Weather Further En-.
dangers Thousands Quit
ting Country.
RELIEF wonnEus ARE ACTIVE:
'""r"nn ors""izati"n> Doing Al In
Ihrir Power. hut Situation
Appears Hopeless.
Iny A.socin,ed rr.ss.l

NOBLE. Nuv. a7.-An.
other human tragedy that promises
10 rival IN" smyrna fire IS dcvclop-
ing In Northoru Asia Minor. Tn.
tide OF quarter of million Chris
'lan Inhabitants is sweeping in full
hopd I" III" frimgcs Of the Black Sea
and tho Mediterranean.
These refugees arc clamorlug to be
saved. The American naval base at
,"hstantlnoplc is d"lugcd with : %
: calls from the fotiila g.: American
dcs'roycrs pa;rollinc tho Meditcr
rancan and Black Sea coasts Of Asia
Minor. which arc crowded with Chris
'lans fleeing from the Turk. There
is p"ignant note q: dcspnir ann
tragedy in every message smatch.d
from the air. Appeals from Land to
save our soUls" are received almost
houriE aud ar" taxing the capacity
"f IN" American radio stan hero.
From Every Pnrt of AnntoIin.
Appeals come from every part OF
Anatolia. where whole Christian
communities are migrating. and
wher" the American Near East re-
!l"f ~ working hsroicaliy TO over
come almost insuperaolc obstacles.
including the removal Of orphans for
great distances 10 the sea
N'''G 'dhipErapnS received today
indicated that Il critical situation
was developing with surprising sud-
denncSs: the whole Interior is blank
etcd with snow. adding immcusurably
to the misery %: the eNiles 4 wire
less from he destroyer Barry said:
Five hundred Christians are ar
riving at Samsun daily from parts
unknown"
Another from the Barry. relayed
from Sivas. in the interior of Ana
tolia. said: Ten thousand Chris
tians and 1000 orphans :rudging
through the snow irrm Sivas are
looking 20 the Americans to save
them"
Dramatic Appeal RcIaycd.
Another destroyer reIayeh dra-
matte appeal 10 the Near East Relief
at Constantinople from James H..
Cruther. Of Tuscaloosa. Ala. a; Sam
sun: Can you take thousand
mountain children? II not, il means
their end
oac from the destroyer Lawrence
came from Americans at rreD ZUnd
declaring:
We cannot hold up evacuation OF
rrcbi2ond orphans much lt,uscr We
are over rwnelmcd by arrivals from
the interior. instruct ilnincu!dteIS.
From Mediterranean coastal towns
come moving pleas for succor from
tens OF thousands Of orphans. The
destroyer Orerton, stationed at Mcr-
sina, received a photograph from
sina. reached Il Photograph from
Chryst!e Murphy, of New Yorii-"Not
a ship in sight for 5000 refugees:
where can they co.
situation Growing Worse
Charles Thurber. Of Manchester. y.
H.. sent Il mesSaEe-"Aiust have 80
600 Turkish pounds TO buy bread for
10000 destitute orphans and adults in
crowdin2 Sivas. The situation is be.
coming worse hourly. Unless addi-
uonal funds ana transportation are
provided Immediately thousands Will
perish"
Another message. more cheering.
arrived moment later from the
ONerion: Two thousand Near East
Relief orphans are leaving lIersina on
the 2Sth by the steamers Malino
and Sumatra: 1000 orphans from
Adana leave by the steamship Sar-
dinia on the 2sth.
The destroyer Fox re,ayed a Wire
less from Carl Compton. of Boston.
at Harpoot. reporting: '.tl Malta
and iiarpoot orphans evacuated.
DR.. William Dood. OF Montclair.
y. j.. reported: THE evacuation OF
konia orphans was completed No.
vember 20, but more are on the
way"