Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 302, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1919 — DEATH RATE DROPS WHEN RELIEF ARRIVES [ARTICLE]

DEATH RATE DROPS WHEN RELIEF ARRIVES

Lives of thousands of Armenian children already have been saved by the Near East Relief taking over the Armenian orphanages, according to detailed reports, which have just reached the headquarters of that organization. These institutions had been run by the Armenians since the beginning of the war to care for the children whose parents had been murdered by the Turks, because of lack of food, clothing and medicine, the death rath among the children in these institutions averaged as high as twenty er thirty a day in some cases. When Armenian funds, became inadequate the Near East Relief took charge of the orphanage. Since that time the death rate has been greatly reduced. Given good food and care the children are quickly returning to normal physical and mental condition. It is estimated by persons who have made a survey of Armenia that 120,000 children will die during the next year unless they are given food and care. Near East Relief is the only organisation now operating in Western Asia and it is making an appeal to save these Christian children. p Our prices are right on lighting fixtures.—H. A. Lee.