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Show FLOOD REFUGEES ARE WITHOUT PROVISIONS 'VINCENNES, ind, AprU 2. The first word from Russellville, I1L, for three days was received today, when John H1U and Allen Callender arrived In a 2oat, after a despftrate fight with the .'current. v ' ' - j They say that .during the entire nlne-rolle nlne-rolle trip from Ruseellvllle they found Jbut one house that was not under water and that one was sheltering ten families; fam-ilies; The town of Russellville is all un-' un-' der water. The people have no provisions provi-sions except meat, which is plentiful. The men wanted to charter the boat Belmont to take a load of provisions to Russellville, but the, owners think it is too dangerous to send her out in the heavy current. " |