Show GOB DESCRIBES ARMENIAN HORRORS you ton cant realize what a sight it la Is to see the refugee crup at batum petty officer george porter of racine wis writes his hi family telling ot of the work of the near east relief in the ports along the black sea the people are dying oil off little by little there are workers of the relief organization here but they dont seem to be able able to take care of them all they were the ones that made the camp the families nil all live in grass huts buts just high enough to tc sit up in and 4 1 ato Z I 1 at GEORGE PORTER they are covered with blankets there Is disease everywhere and the smell la Is terrible im glad wo we stay long as I 1 stand it and you know when I 1 cant stand anything there are few that can I 1 oni am sorry for these refugees but we cant help any they dont want money though they would sell their lives for some clothes and food they dont stop praising the americans was waa another armenian town but it was completely wiped out by the turks who are now in control of it the turks massacred all the armenians Armen ians over fifteen years 0 age and kept all under that age to bring brine them up as turks the ciar alt looked as if it was shot to pieces samsoun Is the same its as orvbl bonde to go you can see what kind of country we are travelling tra velling through gb I 1 am sare gore glad that we are leaving russia and armenia because I 1 am sick of what I 1 have seen I 1 think that hat these tourists who ulio are trying to see lavished ravished ravi shed bed armenia will be sorry they pier ner came over these relief are are LII irly dead from work they are the people who can tell the U S something about abolt this country the near east relief I 1 madison ave new york la Is now appealing tor for f U ads to continue the work so graphically c by tho young american bailor I 1 |