Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 April 1912 — RATIONS FOR SUFFERERS [ARTICLE]

RATIONS FOR SUFFERERS

Army Supplies to Be Shipped into Flooded Districts. Washington, April 5. President Taft ordered the quartermaster’s department to ship ai;my rations to the flpod sufferers in the Mississippi valley This announcement was made following a visit to the White House of Senator-Elect Ollie James of Kentucky and Representative Russell cf Missouri. The president also indicated to his visitors that he favored an appropriation of $250,000 by congress to buy food for the flood stricken residents cf those states.