Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1926-02-12 | Page 2 | Millions Starving in China

Millions Starving In China Hankow, China. It is estimated that a million persons out of a population popu-lation of sixty million are starving in ths province of Hupeh. In the province provin-ce of Hunan, a smaller proportion of the populace is in distress. There are plentiful supplies of foodstuffs H Honan, but owing to the tieup of ths railway because of the military situation, situa-tion, they cannot be sent into ths stricken districts. There is sufficient freight lying on the sidings awaitiK shipment to tax the full capacity of the railroad for six months, but tbe militarists who are in control of tbe line are demanding $G00 for each ' they release, not including the regula' freight charges.