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Show FAMINE HORROR CROWING DAILY I Thousands of Deaths Which Will Never be Reported to Outside World. Appeal Is Made to the Prosperous American People to Aid Starving Russians and Chinese Daily the Number of Deaths Increase. Washington. S. J. lljrrows, representing repre-senting a commlttco appointed at a mass meeting hold In Now York, called upon tho president and Secretary Secre-tary Hoot on Thursday to nrgo action by this government to nld tho famtne-strlckcn famtne-strlckcn Russians. Tho committee 1b desirous or having tho president Ibsuo a proclamation Informing tlio American Ameri-can peoplo of tho oxteht of the famine, fam-ine, nnd requesting them to contribute funds. Tho needs of tho Chinese nro set out in tho following cablo dispatch to tho Christian Herald, Now York, from the editor of tho North China News: "Tho distribution of roMcf to tarn-Ino tarn-Ino sufferers by JJio missionary commlttco com-mlttco with headquarters nt Chin Klnng Is proceeding smoothly. It Is recognized, however, ns only a drop In tho ocean of need. Tho area of tlio nffettcd district Is enlarging ns winter win-ter advances, and destitution Is longer drawn out Dally the number of deaths Is Increasing, and In tho interior aro thousands of deaths that will never bo reported "Authorities aro sending many rer-ugees rer-ugees back to tho localities whenco they came, promising Individual roller. ro-ller. The trouble Is so few havo homes to which they can return, floods having destroyed houses as well ns crops. Isolated riots are reported, re-ported, but all aro unimportant" |