New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-27
RELIEF COMMITTEE
TAKES LESS SPACE
Abandons Big Ballroom
in the Savoy, London
Canadians Escape.

London. Aug. o. The Resident
Committee of Americans, which is
looking after marooned country
men. abandoned the big ballroom of
the Hotel Savoy to-day. concentrating
it's activities 200 more limited quar-
ters in the same hotel This action
was taken because il is felt that it is
unnecessary now 80 have so much
space. as no great crowd is concertrat-
ing here. lu fact. unless the pent-up
througs I'm Germany are all permitted
20 go out az once, the gradual Ultra
ton can be easily handled.
More Americans arrived from Swift
gerIaud and Italy to-day, but few
from Holland. \ party of Canadians
cot through from Germany because
German officials, seeing North America
stamped ON thcir baggage, immediate
10 concluded that all were Americans
and Jet them through.
Many Americans who came rom
Bouloguc reported that grave Tears
we're felt in that place by tourists rs
well as inhabitants that the Germans
would soon make raid thefe' Ihey
tcld OF seeing British reiulorcemenJs
being landed at Boulognc. Among the
rumors at Boulogne was one that Llile
had fallen. which added 10 the de
preston. Returning Americans re,
port seeing trains bearing wounded
frauch trcops.
Indignation among Americans rs
growing at the steamship companies
treatment ir cauceilIug passages al
ready booked without explanation OF
redress. g. f.. Martin. OF the Amer
the case OF Mrs. K. J.. SandersOn. vito
Of Yale professor, with three daugh'
tors. who booked passage for Boston
IN July on the French transatlantic
liner sailing from iavre on September
.. on August % they were told at the
London Office that the steamer was
full and that their tickets were no
good. but that their money would Ac
Tefunded i'm New York, the London
agent giving them the following day
orders for $3.50. payable in New York
They cabled to Paris, but received nc
reply. The committee advanced theh
$3.50.
81. &. Hoover says the steamsh ship
lines admit they are receiving com
plants OF grating, but are unable to
obtain any evidence. Mr.. Hoover at
tributed the unwillingness of victims
TO make written statements to the fact
that the giyer OF graft is liable under
lh, English law if prosecution is insti-
tuted.
The American Embassy heard to-day
from Secretary ). Gibson OF the Amer
ican Legation i'm Brussels, who got
through to Antwerp. that all foreigners
,u 'russels were well and unmOlested
MIR. Gibson added he was returning to
Brussels the best way he could imme-
diately.
Z. :. Eliot, of ST. Louis, a student
n the summer school Of Nagdebure
University. Germany, arrived in Lon
don to-day with a number of student
from Freibur2 and other German uni
vcrsities which have been closed on
account Of .he war.
The German officials" said Mr.
Eliot. Showed the students much
cons. liberation and helped US in every
way, but traffic was interrupted by
the military operations and there were
few trains. Consequently foreigners
are getting out OF Germany slowly
The Russian men students have
been detained and the Russian women
student. az Nadgeburg are being cared
for in convent. Il is unlikely that
any Of the German universities will
open this fall, as virtually all the
German students and likewise the pro-
fcssors arc subject 10 military duty
Conditions are 100 unsettled for the
few foreign students whose countre,
are not fighting Germany"