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Libertyville Independent, 6 Mar 1919, p. 3

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For more than three years Âmerican philauthropy 1has been a large factor in keeping alive Ârmenian, Syrian, Greek ami other exiles and refugees in Western Asia. sufferers, whom the vicissitudes of war an~d maasacre had brought to the extremest need. ' The response lias been most generous, but now the period of rehabilitation is at hand. Vastly larger sums will be required to restore these once prosperous, but now impoverished, refugees to their former homes than were required to sustain if e in their desert qx4*le. It is estimated that -about 4,000,000 Armenian,1 Syrian, Greek and other war sufferers in the Near Piast will require outside help to sustain them through the winter. Mwany of themn are now hundreds of miles from their homeland. The vast majority of them are helpiesa women and chýildren, including 400,000 orphans. Tne Âmerican Oonxrittee for Relief ini the Near Piast is appealiug for a minimum of $30,000,000 to be subscribed, with which to meet the most urgent needs of these people. 1, therefore, again cali upon the people of the Unit*ed States to make even more generous contribu- tions than they have made heretofore to sustain through the winter months those who, through no fault and sorely-oppressed people in their former homes on a self-supporting basis.'9 'V THE WHITE MOUSE WOODROW WILSON. ' Armenian and Syrian Campaign Mt' Beginning Monday, March lOth Endillz Saturday, -Mdrch, l5th Every Dollar Donated Wil Go to Relieve the Stricken People of Armenia under the auspices of ILNISAMNIAN &YIAN RELIEF You Will Be Calied Upon by Your Local Committee. Make-i Your Contributions Generously

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