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Show UK STARVING IN MM FRANCE Many Villages Along Mouse and 8emoy Rivera Havo No Food Namur, Belgium, Fob. 5. Thousands Thous-ands of womon, children and aged men in thoso portions ot northern Franco lying along tho Meuso river which are occupied by the Germans, are facing starvation with no hope ot relief except the food that the American commission for relief in Belgium is sending south from Namur. Na-mur. Carts drawn by horses supplied sup-plied by tho Gorman army aro being used tor tho transportation ot food through tlie mountains to some sections. sec-tions. Sedan, Monthermo, Nouzon, Charlovllle, Mohom, Mozerlos and scores ot othor villages aro absolutely absolute-ly without food excepting the rations that the Gorman soldiers sharo with the civilians, Tho commission sent an Inspector to Sedan and bo also visited many othor towns, finding appalling conditions condi-tions along tho Meuso and Semoy rivers. riv-ers. At Glvet crowds gathered about tho motor car bearing tho commission's commis-sion's banner and pleaded for bread. The burgomaster said that 15,000 persons per-sons In that canton were virtually without food othor than that given them by German soldlors. At Monthermo Mon-thermo tho burgomaster said that many civilians were starving rather than appeal to tho soldiers for food. As tho railway was operating to Glvet, three carloads ot flour wero ordorcd thoro Immediately, |