Show RELIEF STARTS FOR NEAR EAST l American can Commission Sails to Probe Affairs in Turkey Turkey Tur Tur- key Armenia New York Jan 4 A 4 A commission representing tho American for relief in the near east cast formerly the tho American committee for tor Armenian and Syrian relief relIct sailed today aboard tho the with tho the object of makin making n n n. Compote sUr c survey of tho the situation In Turkey and Armenia Dr James L L. L Barton Darton of Boston chaIrman chairman chairman chair chaIr- man o of tho the commission said two t transports transports trans trans- ports would bo be fitted out immediately in conn connection oct Ion with tho the undertaking and that fifteen medical units would be bo equipped and anel sent lo to as u many different different dif dif- ferent points In Turkey to aid tho thousands of ot sufferers there These units ho Bald said will include about 00 persons parsons half halt of ot whom will bo be physicians clans and trained nurses Two million dollars will bo be spent In the dispatch of or these relief expeditions I I Besides Dr Burton the tho commission Is composed of ot Mr and Mrs lIra Arthur Curtiss James of or New York J J. J F. F H II Main president of ot GrInnell college Iowa Prof E. E C. C Moore of Harvard Har university university uni venit Dr W W. W. W Peet of ot Washington Dr George H. H Washburn head of ot tho the medical unit of ot the commission and Harold A. A Hatch of or New York Tho work will occupy six sis or eight months Dr Poet who has lias spent thir- thir ty five years cars In Constantinople will twill remain in Turkey Already worth of ot flour has been purchased b by tho the committee It was announced for tho the use of ot tho starving Syrians Armenians Persians and others in Asia Minor which will t willbe willbo bo be distributed at Constantinople and a n Syrian port Tho The committee hn has authorized tho the expenditure through tho ho Red nell Cross of ot for tor the relief rollet work Wol |