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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1920
Page
5
The three Armenian girls freed from a Turkic harem after four years of servitude are being cared for by Near East Relief as they seek relatives. The organization aids thousands of girls and aims to help 280,000 orphans this winter, appealing nationwide for funds to continue its relief work.
Mrs. Egan reports haunting scenes from Armenia seen on a journey to Kars. She describes famine and disease, with starving crowds, emaciated children, and makeshift hospitals lacking medicine and furniture. Her account urges quick American aid to relief efforts.
A three year old Armenian refugee in America recalls hunger in a besieged homeland. She explains her name origins, her father a general, and how Near East Relief aids Armenians. Her mother mourns others starving while the child now smiles, hopeful that America will help.
Mrs Josephus Daniels appeals for American aid to Armenians, describing the mass killings, dispossession, and refugee plight during the war. She cites a million Armenians killed or displaced, with orphans and refugees needing shelter and food, urging compassion from the United States.
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