RUSSIAN FAMINE.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXI, 13 August 1921, Page 5

RUSSIAN FAMINE.

TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE.

(Per Press Association—Copyright). LONDON, August 12. The “Daily Telegraph’s” Reval correapondent states that the liberated Americans tell extraordinary stories of physical and mental torture, which are supported by visible evidence of feverish eyes, hollow cheeks, and trembling hands.

Captain Fitzpatrick, of the Red Cross organisation, says that he wa» reported to be crazy because he fought Polish p risoners, who prevented air coming into the cells. A most horrible experience was has confinement in the ba semejit of a call next to the execution room. Captain Fitzpatrick was oneo under sentence of death and was confined in that room, which was constantly flooded to wash away blood. Captain Fitzpatrick added: “Our thoughts are for the thousands of prisoners of . other nationalities, who are slowly dying in unspeal- r tli- <lli:ery aa« torture, Thle civilised . ought to co-operate to effect their reki.ii-. WASHINGTON A-iguet 11 Senator King - movU. r.•soli: granting 5,000,000 <Wlirelief. London, yest.'rday. A message from Riga in:, - th. local representatives o fthe Sov assured Latvia tha tit had n-rthi to fear from invasion by rhe Itii.iii stricken Russians as the people ; . fleeing towards Siberia nd the west provinces of Rustin.