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Council met on Monday Hing. and.
ail the members were present with his
Worship, the Mayor in the chair.
Minutes of last Meeting weretread
and cot firmed,
A communication from Sir Joh?
Willison In regards to Canadian buying
and the resolution enclosed was auth-
orized to be sjgned by the Clerk and
forwarded to him.
An appeal frosts the Sick Children's
hospital and the Muskoka Hospital lnet
with a 'response from the Council and
$10 was granted to each institution.
The letters from the different places
re Fuel yard, were read aud laid on the
table for future reference.
The Kiltie Band askedfor the usual
grant of $25 a month, and their re-
quest was granted;
The Auditor's Report was presented
and accepted, and a summary will be
published ip the papers.
By-law'No, 3, to appoint the members
of the Fire Brigade, was passed,
By -Law No. 4, to appoint the officers
of the town, wit! 'passed. 'The Clerk,
Treasurer, Chief of Police, Night Watch
man, Medical Health Officer, Town En-
giheer and- Stock, scales keeper were
reaappointed.v
The 'Chairman of the Property Com-
anittee reportedthat the.furnaces need-
ed repairing, but tine Underwriters had
not made any settlement since the re-
cent fire.
The Charity Committee reported sup
ply groceries and fuel to a family.
The Finance Report was rend, but
lack of space compels us to leave it
vat:
The Fuel Committee was asked to
stili get further. information in regards
to a Municipal Yee) Yard.
The Council decided that no rebates
would be granted on the Hall rent this
GODERICH TOWNSHIP
Counell met on Mon4ay and will eon -
vent ngein next Monday, a$ the Tele,
Phone business Is taking -up a lot of
their work now:
Mrs. IL Weston who has beets visit•
ing het family in Detroit for a month
returned home last week,
Miss fern Carson, of Kincardine has
been visiting friends in this neighbora
hood for two weeks returned home on
Monday.
Mr; John.Totsance and ,jar, R. Stirl-
ing visited friends in Blyth over the
week end,
Bethany' Church held its 'annual
meeting last week and as usual had a
good staples ' sifter everything was paid
up. After the meeting the ladies pro-
vided a good. lunch which sent every-
body (tome rejoicing.
I:Ulster Frazor Sterling sold a flne
calf last week for which he received
$90. That is.the-Way to keep the boys
on the harm.
year.
Councillor Nediger brought up the -
question of livery license, but the mat-
ter will bd dealt with next meeting.
Council adjourned. '•
Local News
MP?Mme
Opened Up Business,
On Saturday last. Mr. C. L. Moser,
who bought out the 'Couch & Co., busi-
ness opened up the business to the buy-
ing public. We wish the new firm suc-
cess in Clinton.
New Hardware Merchant.
Last week Mr, W. H. Davison, of
Paisley took over the Rowland hard-
ware business. Mr. Davison will re-
move his family here as soon as he can
get a house.
Sold Grocery Store
Owing to ill health Mr, E. E. Sunni -
ford sold the "Corner Grocery" this
week to Mr. FrederickW. Wigg, 1of
Durham,'who will take possession on
March ist. Mr. Hunniford will take a
rest before going into business again.
(Died Tuesday.
On Tuesday at the family residence,
Mary node, beloved wife of Mr, J. T
Harland passed away, at the .age of 67
years and .11 months, The deceased has
been in i11 health for some time, Be-
sides her husband she is survived by
two daughters, Misses Marion and
Amelia, and one son, Leonard, all at
home. The funeral is being held this
afternoon front the fancily residence
• and internment will be made in Clinton
Cemetery. The sympathy of the com-
.,m unity is extended to the bereavd,
SEAFORTH.
"The Women of the We: Zone" was
the subject of an interesting and in-
. forming lecture delivered in the Car-
• negie Hall by Capt. W, E. Edwards, of
the Methodist church, under the aus-
plces of the Red Cross Society. The
chair was occupied by Rev, F.11, Larkin
D. D. Capt, Edwards expressed his high
admiration of 'the women of Belgium
and especially .of France, who tilled the
farms, harvested the crops and carried
eon its ail departments while the men
served in connection with the army and
who by their industry and economy did
:so much to win the war, He said he
.had seen then offer the British soldiers
'their last slice of bread. lie spoke of
:their splendid. heroism, remaining in
• 'the shell areas as long as they were
habitable and going back to hooses that
are desolate and broken, One of the
•• most amazing and gratifying features
of the Frauds women was. their unI'
formily high amoral standard; they did
know how to take care of themselves.
during the tintc of the army oceupa-
• tion, Captain Edwards is an interest-
ing speaker, Who hat a.hlrge knowledge
:of his subject, as heVied the 91st
Battallon and spent three years over-
, seat, He was gassed and wounded three
ttine3, ,
The regular meeting of "the Rebecca
Lodge was held in the 1,''0. 0, F. Hall
BRUCEFIELD.
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CONSTANCE.
Misses. Munroe and Mrs. McKay,
Brueefield visited their friends Mr, and
Mrs, McIntosh one day last week,
Mrs, Ed, tirlttonand Miss Stella Clark
spent a day last week with the form-
er's parents, Mr, and ,Mrs, Love, near
Walton.
Quarterly meeting wits held at the
church on Sunday and the Board meet-
ing at Loidesboro oh Moliday, .
Quite a number around here. -'ire sick
with a cold.
Mr. Geo, Stephenson and Mr, Win.
McIntosh sure now on the mend at
least we hope so,
of Rivals in . Business
Partn:-'rs in Service
January went aut without the pro-
verbial'thaw. ' February started In with
milder weather,
Mrs, ,iiugh 'Cameron, of Swift Cur
int, and four children arrived in our
village on Wednesday last, She Lame
to visit her husband who Is ill in Clin-
ton Hospital.
Sacrament of Use Lord's Supper will
be observed in our village on Sabbath
next. •
D, D. G. M. Bailie end.his'iustalling
team, of Goderich, will install the new
officers of the 1, 0, 0, F., on Friday
evening.
The canvas for the Forward Move-
ment is expected to be started next.
week, when all are asked to give accord-
ing to their means, and wishes. 'The
allotment for Brucefseld is 84,391,76.
A number attended the Forward meet-
ing in Clinton, •
Logs are comipg in to our saw mill.
Earl Collins is clearing Mr,. Mustard's
bush, taking the timber to the mill. He
has a number of men at work. '
The Library benefit dance at Walker's
Hall on Friday was a successful one. A
large crowd assembled and all had a
fine time.
Rev. W. D, McIntosh has, charge of
Varna congregation. He preaches there
in the afternoon.
The canvas for the Peace Thankoffer-
ing in connection with the Forward
Movement is due next week, a canvas
in which all churches are participating.
We are grateful for the return of peace.
Let us show our gratitude by making a
hearty contribution to this equipment
and extension fund for the Kingdon of
Christ, It Is hoped that each and every
adult will help in this good: work and
that all boys and girls wil assist by
giving, wherever possible, something
that they call their own. Brucefield
congregation is expected- to raise
$4,193,72 and the subscription may be.
paid in four payments, extending over
1920 and 1921. This offering is as
noticing compared with what it would
have cost us had the war been lost.
Let us ask ourselves two questions:
How much are we able to give? and
How much are we willing to give? and
so let each one be prepared to declare
the amount of his offering when the
canvassers call. May B)WcefI4d Igo
"over the top."
DASHWOOD
Mr, R. Allen, of Blake, sold his farm
to Mr. Arthur Screenan and who later
purchased near Brucefteld, Is busy !Nov
ing his effects,
Quite a number of hones are quar-
antined for scarlet fever. The school
opened last week after a week's recess.
A few cases of "flu" are also in town.
The creamery is making a success-
ful canvas of farmers for miles around.
With afew exceptions they are sign -
Ing up to give their cream. The ice-
house is now up and filled, ready for
the season's work.
A number of Dashwood people at-
tended tlse U. F. 0. oyster supper at
Grand Bend on Friday evening, and re-
port a gond time, An excellent pro-
grapm was rendered, considering of dia-
logues and readings. Alr, A. Hicks, M.
P P., was in attendace.
Several buildings which were either
wholly or partly unroofed by the great
storm are yet to be replaced.
Two brothers of the Edighoffer fam-
ily have been st/r/lckeis with a strange
malady which buttes medical skill. It
acts somewhat as brain fever. A few
hosaies throughout the township are,
quarantined for scarlet fever.
KIPPER
Rev, Dr. Aitken, pastor of St. And-
rew's church, who in so many ways has
been striving to add to the educational
knowledge of the community, delivered
an illustrated lecture on "Egypt" in the
church school -room. This is but one
of a series. lie uses his own lantern
and rents excellent slides from McGill
University. In the couse of his lecture
he characterized British rule as the
power that had'lifted the fellaheen iof
'Egypt out of abject poverty into corn•
partitive prosperity.
Rev, Dr. Aitken and Elders J. B. Mc-
Lean and J. Jarrott were in Clinton at-'
lending a special meeting of the Huron
Presbytery, called for the purpose of
discussing Forward Movement.
Kippen circuit following the example
of Varna we hold a banquet on Friday^
night in connection with the forward
movement campaign. Good speakers
are promised,
Messrs. Dietz and Alfred Moffatt are
making good progress in the work of
hauling logs from Logan's woods to
the station.
'rhe tracks on the roads have filled
up soalligh with snow that they are
being plowed out and leveled.
There was a good crowd in attend-
ance at the meeting of the Reading Cir-
cle at the home of Mrs. T. N. Forsythe,
Mr. N, G. Strong started a discussion
on Longfellow's "Tales From a Wayside
Inn." The next meeting will be at the
manse on February 13. "
The regular annual congregational
meeting of St.' Andrew's Church was
held yesterday afternoon in. the schooi-
roomn. The annual report shows that
the past year has been a very prosper,
ous one, The following figures frosn
the annual report indicate'the standing-
of
tandingof the cosegregation: The number of
families is 63; members, 168; baptism
during the year, 8; number uniting on
profession of faith, 14; income for
maintenance $1930 an increase of $280
over last year; income for budget 8402,
an increase of $68; other missionary
and benevolent givings, $446, total
income, 2,779, which is at the rate of
844 per family. The board of manage-
ment for the coming years consists of
Messrs. T. N. Forsythe, John Cochrane.
Hugh McMurtrie''i'hos. Kay Isaac Moore
13, Forsythe, W. Sinclair, H. Chesney
pod Isaac Jarrott.
News was received by Mr. R. H,
Parsons yesterday afternoon from Min-
neapolis that Isis little grandson Mervyn
Ryekman, Imd•died in the city. He fs
the eldest son of Mr, and Mrs. Davits
Rycknaan, of North Dakota. He was a
bright lsealthy'little chap and Mr. Par-
son's fancily cannot imagine what hap-
pened him so suddenly.
ipside of 10 inomthi at leaet four cas-
es of appendicits in less than three mil-
es have gone to London for operations,
The fourth to go was James Petty, who
bedtime 111 yesterday and went to Lon -
dorm 'titin, evening. The operation was
successfully carried out during the
night. iiis slster Miss Petty, accompan-
ier; him, AS well as Dr. Moir. of lien.
nill
WINGHANI.
The passenger train due here 'at
7.45 in the evening from London did
not get in on Saturday until nearly mid.
night, having been stalled in a.snowdrift
at Sloan's bash between Blyth and
Lomdesboro, 'The crew stated that it
was one of the' worst storms of the
winter, being very cold and the snow
filling the flanges of the rails, so that
they were obliged to dig the engine out
and make the road open, and taking on-
ly part of their train, which was the
next clay brought to town with the
snowplow.
The severe weather of Saturday was
so hard on the harvester's they 'sad
to cease their work. The ice is frons
18 to 21 inches thick,
The citizens at the lower end of the
town are expecting a flood this spring
should the snow and ice go off with a
heavy rain,
Wingham Inas one case of sleeping
sickness. Physicians pronounced Mr,
John Haines to be suffering from this
malady, He is a pian of 40 years of age
and had been employed as engineer at
Lloyd's sash and door factory, For sev-
eral
eweral clays he had found it difficult to
keep awake at his work.
The firemen hada rue to the Mooney
building, when fire was discovered in
the chimney of rooms occupied by Mrs.
James McGee, The blaze was smoth-
ered without difficulty, A Itttle dam-
age was done by smoke to the aanntents
of the house.
A great many potatoes and other
roots have been badly damaged by frost
in the surrounding country fardiaers
report, After the spell ,of severe weath-
er the farmers are now beginning toget
the roads plowed out Mid most of them
are now passable,
The A.Y.P,A. of St, Paul,'s Church
held a special meeting AIM elected off-
hart foe the costing year - tie follows
Presider` Rev. Horace Ssco111 vice -'re=
A.E, AMES
Aa ehiels of three of the larger
brokerage houses of Canadathe
three men whose photographs are
linked above have competed for the
purchase of hundreds of ;millions of
dollars' worth of municipal and
Government bonds, G. Herbert Wood,
once an employe, is now a rival of
E. IL Wood; while Mr. Ames has for
many years been a competitor of both.
But wh.en,it comes, to Victory Loan
or church campaigns they put their
feet under the same committee table
lake brothers. AD., Ames is chair-
man of the Methodist National Cam-
paign, Mr, E. Et. Wood ss chairman
of the special subscriptions eom-
AUBURN.
The Baptist 'Church Forward Move-
ment Rally will be held next Sunday
at 2.45 p.nt. Rev. J. E. McCauley, of
Goderich, and the Pastor wilt both
speak. • Special Forward movement
Song sheets will be used.
mittee •of the came undertaking,
while Mr. G. F1, Wood Is chairman
of the Inter -Church Forward Move-
ment with which the Methodist
$4,000,000 effort Is associated,
The trio aro wealthy Methodist
laymen who do not believe that their
duty to religious or phlhuithropic
work consists- only in signing a
cheque. Although they are public
speakers they prefer to "grind" in
committee, and it is due to them and
to men of'1Ike spirit that the Metho-
dist campaign, which reaches fie
climax easly,t.lu February, has set
specific and difficult programmes of
work for every congregation of their
denomination.
All Members and Adherents are re-
quested to be present,
M. Roy Stalker secured a job braking
on the 0. T. R. and left on Monday to
start wort,
Messrs. Chas. Beadle, Walter Pfeffer
and Ralph Gravenstein are getting their
supply of ice in, and several farmers
also are putting In a stock.
Rev, R. J. Ross attended a meeting
of Presbytery al'Clinton on Wednesday.
Mr, Win. Dobie, sir.; has been laid up
with trouble in his shoulder,,, He is im-
proving at present.
A concert in aid of the Armenian re-
lief fund was given in the Foresters'
hall on Tuesday. The best local talent
was secured and agood program was
given.
Mrs, J C. Clark and Mrs, Wm. Smylie
are visiting their sister near Toronto,
Messrs, Yungblut and Pfeffer shipped
a car of hogs to Toronto' on Wednesday.
The Farmers' Club shipped a car of
hogs to Toronto Wednesday of Last
week.
Messrs. McCabe and Leddy shipped
a car of cattle to Toronto on Wednes-
day.
Mr. and Mrs, Lloyd Ferguson are vis-
iting Mr. Ferguson's brother at Sea -
forth.
'the clover thresher is at work for
Jas. Jackson, 0. McBrien and Geo
Beadle,
Messrs. G. Yiungbiut and R. J. McGee
i are attending a meeting of the Wind In-
surance 'Co.
n-
surance'Co. at Zurich• this week.
February.
Council met on Monday evening.
January went out like a cold storage
lamb,
" Murdison is sweeping all before him
in towns recently played. x
There is to be no restriction in fu-
ture In the discussion of political
questions at branch meetings of the
0, W. V. A. throughout Canada,
Had Severe Cold
IT TURNED TO
BRONCHITIS.
ZURICH.
Me John Laporte, reeve attended the
meeting of the llurotl County Commit
tt
Goderich.
Mr, Fred, Turner shot a fine speci-
men of red fox, which measured 414
feet long, It was Shot et the lake,
Rey, M. Ehues, of N,ew York, ,attend-
ed the funeral of his father, the late
A. 0, Ehners.
BLYTH
The Blyth Flax Co. 'shipped three
cars of flax seed last week.
Mr. I•larry C. Johnson lsas decided
to open out a grocery business in
Blyth andhasleased Mr. G. M. Cham-
bers' store for a terns of years,
The Edmonton Bulletin of Jan. 13,
records the death of Mr,' D. R. Fraser,
a former resident of Blyth. Mr. Fraser
left here about 45 years ago and went
to Winnipeg in the days when pack
teams were the node of reaching that
country. Some years later he moved to
lidtnonton. When a resident of Blyth
Mr. Fraser followed the occupation of a
carpenter. He was a brother-in-law to
Mr. Jas, Wells of Hallett.
•
Many neople have bronchitis and don't
know it.
Don't even know the danger of ne-
glecting it.a
Bronchitis starts with a dry, short,
painful, hacking Bough, accompanied
with rapid wheezing, and is feeling of
oppression or tightness through the chest.
At first the raised -up phlegm is of a
light -Color, hut as the trouble progresses
it becomes of a yellowish or greenish
color and in very often of a shiny n&Lure,
streaked with blood,
Bronchitis should never be neglected.
Pneumonia or Ceneumotion may fellow
if it is.
Mr. E. E.:Boycer, Edmonton, .Alta.;
writes:—"Last winter I took a severe
cold which turned to bronchitis. The
doctor I hail could not eceaa to relieve
it, and I had been treated by him ttdr
eight weeks'. Then, ft friend came in
and recommended mo to try Dr. Wood's
Norwayy Pine Syrup. After taking one
bottle 13 was greatly relieved, I got two
more bottles and east say it hsaquite
soured , me. it has •sLOpmed my eough
and my spitting up lots • of phlegm.
Have not had an attack since. 1 ern
.aseune'ycut I would not be without a
bottle of IR is the house. It bap he ed
tis est tilts,, I chi it is s innWer.
STANLEY.
Mr, Arthur Chapman caught two
coons in a tree on Monday of this week,
Mrs. J, Falconer and Charlie, of Bay-
field, spent a few days at the home of
Mrs, J. Gilmour.
Mr, Jos. Harvey, of Pease, Sask.,
visited for a few weeks at the home of
Air, Thos, Baird,
BRUSSELS
Brussels, Jan, 30.—A child playing
with matches is believed to have been
the cause of an outbreak of fire at the
home of Andrew Jackliia,' Jamestown
a few days ago. The fire started in the.
curtains in one of the rooms. It was
extinguished before mucic damaSe was
done.
Reeve PluM was unable to attend
the Huron County council this week, as
he was under quarantine in his home,
his son having developed symptoms of
smallpox.
'rhe Ethel Farmers' Club are con-
sidering the organization of an "egg
circle,"
Levi Whitfield, well-known farmer of
concession 12, Grey Township, was re-
cently operated upon at Wellesley Hos-
pital, Toronto. A speedy recovery is
expected.
At ''the organization meeting of the
Brussels school board, R. Leatherdale
was elected chairman for 1920. Rev, A
J. Mann was appointed a member of the
public library board, in lieu, of A. C.
Dames. Janitor Henderson had his salary
increased by 525.
A standing field crop competition
well be undertaken again this year by
the Brussels Agriculture Society, Oats
will be the crop:
A new bakery is to he opened here
shortly by W. Willis of Teeswater.
Brussels has been without a bakery for
the past year or two.
Last week Miss Kate Deadman was
called to Guelph to nurse her brother-
in-law Rev, Mr. Hind Baptist minister,
who is ill with the "flu" and pneumon-
ia.
The brick residence of George E.
McCall has been sold to D. M, Scott,
who has returned here from Michigan.
Mr, McCall has since purchased the
property of D. B. McDonald, Turnberry
street,
A leap year dance is being arranged
by the young ladles of Brussels to
take place Monday evening, February
9,
HULLETT
There died at his late residence,
Dinsley St. on Jan, 19 George Collin-
son, beloved husband of Mary Barr
'Collinson. The funeral took place on
Thursday, Jan 22nd, to the Union
Cemetery. The high appreciation in
which he was held by the many friends
who mourn his demise was evidenced
by the beautiful floral tributes slid the
largely attended service at the house
and grave. His kind and loving nature
won him many friends. The funeral
services were conducted by Rev. W, B.
Hawkins, rector of Trinity Church, of
which deceased was a staunch member.
The'late Mr. Collinson was a member of
the Canadian Order of Foresterts and
a staunch Conservative in 'politics.
Deceased was born at Swansea, York
shire, Eug, coming to Canada when
quite young. He farmed quite exten
'sively about 1 y2 miles south of Blyth
in Hullett Tp., retiring and moving to
Blyth in April 19.4. He leaves to mourn
his loss, a loving wife, three daughters
and five sons, namely: Robert of White
Bear Lake, Minn; George Of Kintail; Ar-
chie of London; John of Hullett William
at home; Mrs, W'm. Brown Mullett
Mrs. Wm Moody and Miss Mary at
home also four sisters—Mrs. Wm. Lash -
am and Mrs. E. Beck Goderich; Mrs,J.
Sands, Vancouver, 13. C.; Mrs. S. Mc-
Cool, Hullett, and two brothers, Wm.
of Colborne Tp., and Robert of Chilli-
wack, B, C.
There passed away at the inose of
his niece, Mrs, Thos. Dougan, 14th
Hullett, Daniel McGavin, an oid resi-
dent of this section, a an advanced age,
For some years prior to his death he
was a great sufferer from rheumatism
and toward the last was almost help-
less, The late Daniel McGavin was born
at Ayr, Scotland, on New Year's Day
1$38, and cane to Canada with his
parents in 1854, where they settled in
Stanley ownship, Huron County, Here
they remained until seven years later
when deceased and another brother
moved to lot 3, con, 't4 Hullett, the
land at that time being in its virgin
state, liehewed out a hone and by
means of his effotts was in comfortable
circumstances,: The late. Mr, McGavin
was never married and for the past nu-
mber of years he made his'home with
iris niece, Mrs. Dougan, He was a man
of quiet and agreeable disposition and
his demise is regretted by Many, He is
survived by two brothers, Robert, of
Winnipeg, Man. and John of Indian
Mead, Sask„ the latter being present
at the time of his death, The funeral
Service
took place on Wednesday last, S ,
being held at the house. Followed by in
eriiletit in Burns' Cencetery, In the pass-
ing out of Mr, McGavin apotk.er of the
sturdy pioneers, who. played his part
in the early days,,leaVes a vacaney chat
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CASTO'R!,
Medd spoke very eloquently on the im-
portance of education and social ser-
vice,
ervice, declaring that the church should
point the way to the greatreforms for
which men are clamoring. Rev, Mr.
Wilson spoke briefly en the- claims for
the foreign and hone mission fields.
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SIX MILLION JEWS
ARE FACING DEA
Starvation and Disease C :ase.
Indeperibable Suffering in
Eastern Europe.
EXETER.
Messrs, Cunningham and Pride have
secured the contract for the erection of
a soldiers' memorial at Hensall.
In the last nine days death has re-
moved three residents of Exeter, all
natives of England, Messrs. Peter
Bawden, Fred East, and Ambrose
Cottle:
The roads around here are very bad
and travelling slow, owing to the great
depth of snow.
The ice harvest here hap been bounti-
ful and of the very best quality.
Malay residents here were pleased to
hear of the escape from shipwreck of
Miss Elizabeth Wilson when on her
way to missions work in China, Her
father, Rev. Jasper Wilson, was a for-
mer pastor here.
Mr. George Hawkins has sold his 100
acre farm in Usborue, London road
north, for $8,000, to Mr. Andrew Dou-
gall. 'Possession given in April.
The town hall was filled to capacity
last Wednesday night, with an audience
representing the four churches of Ex-
eter in the interests of the interchurch
forward movement, Addresses on vara
sous phases of the movement were de-
livered by the resident ministers. Rev,
A, A. Tramper spoke on "Pensions for
the Clergy,” ,and emphasized the fact
that If the salaries of the ministers had
always heels adequate and if they were
adequate today there would be no oc-
casion for an appeal for pension 1un45:
He paid a tribute 10 the press of the
Dominion for its faithful presentation
of this great subject, aud for the way
the disgraceful scandal of underpaid
ministers had been brought before the
people. Rev, J,. Foote, made en elo-
quent plea of taodidates foe the minis-
try, which he described as the "greatest
calling 00 earth." He expressed the be -
The liardsisips of this winter wilt
mean death to thousands of Jews is
lief that Much of tits apathy an'd indif-
ference sitewti by young saran lei tits
claims of the ministry is due to
tlisughtless crltlelsm made In the
itatrtes a stcernitig ndiiItters. Rev. Tar,
Poland, unless outside aid intervenes
at once according to Lieutenant Shel-
ton Wright of the American Red Coss
Commission to Poland, recently return-
ed to the United States after months
of relief work in eastern Europe.
He painted a vivid picture of this
half-starved people, clad to rags, who
are now creeping back towards their
devastated homes after months of
refugee wandering, and dying of star-
vation and typhus along the roads, as
they go.
"Outside starvation, numerous dis-
eases, attributed to malnutrition and
typhus have killed men and women and
children like flies," he said. "1 re-
member a family trying to live coder
an overturned waggon by the road-
side. The mother was dead under a
tree a few yards away—she had been
dead for days. The father was stretch-
ed upon tate ground dying of typhus.
He died that day. Under the waggon
were two little children, both under
five, sick with typhus. An older child
sat stupidly beside them—a girl driven
out of her (Hind,"
Many of the people are driven to
making "bread" out of leaves and
hark, and "soup" out of grass and
water. Lieutenant Wright reported
There was unspeakable joy among
them when the American ships, loaded.
with relief supplies purchased with the
funds raised by the American Jewish
Relief Committee and other America's
Jewish agencies, and American and
Canadian Red Cross supplies were un-
loaded at Dansig and other ports, Is
spite of the fact that tice Atnericea
Jewish Relief agencies are spending al-
most 52,000,000 a month now on their
relief work In Poland, and that the
Rett Cross is doing its work on so vast
a scale, hundreds of thousands of Jews
and Poles will die during the winter
unless more aid comes.
"Every boxcar full of refugees
turning to their hont•es has in it those
who die along the way, and those wits
have contracted typhus," :Lieutenatnt
Wright said. "The people try to
avoid disease by keeping clean, but
it is impossible to do s'o, under exist-
ing
xisting conditions. Even our nurses Mid
doctors fall ill of typhus, a disease
caused by •Iilth and lice,"
The Red Cross awl the Americas
Jewish Relief agencies are doing their
utmost to keep both the Jews and the
Gentiles in these stricken lands alive.
Six million Jews in eastern Europe.
face death unless ininaedlate skipntenta
of food, elothhig; acrd .bedding from
Camilla aand the, United S,tatl;s reaok
them before the cold weather Sete is.
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