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number of children of different ages; but the emergency does not wait for this information. It is estimated that there are 300,000 war orphans who have a claim upon the Government for all that they may need, whether it be complete support or only their share of the education and opportunities which the state offers every child.
Miss Julia L. Lathrop, chief Children’s Bureau, U. S. Department of Labor. Also the war has been responsible for depriving many children of both parents, for mothers have died of typhus and other diseases and hardships brought by war. In the invaded territories, families have been driven out and children lost. The war period has exhausted the savings of families formerly in comfortable independence. Hence, although the exact facts are unknown, it is clear that there are

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