Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-07

Cockerills, there is located at Liege all the
important small arms plants of Belgium,
Liege is the principal manufacturing
point In Belgium for locomotive and rail-
way materials of all sorts. The city is
located on the principal railway line con-
Meeting Paris with Berlin. The Nord ex-
press and all the fast Paris-Berlin trains
pass through the town.
Appeals for Transportation.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Gencral inn
provement in the conditions among
Americans abroad was shown today In
official dispatches to the State depart.
ment Urgent appeals for transportation,
however continued.
Ambassador Herrick reported the fl
nancial panic had been SO far aleviated
in Paris that he rC I,mmended that the
gold on board the cruiser Tennessee be
diverted to other cities in greater need.
E. II. Gary. chairman of the relief com.
nitttee In Paris. stated that at least 1000
Americans were in need OF transportation
and that with present Accommodations 1t
would take six months to move them.
From Vienna Ambassador Penfield tele-
graphed under date OF August that he
was making every effort to get Amcri-
cans out of Austria before yesterday at
be stopped for a period of some weeks.
The plan was to transport the foreigners
from Vienna to Trieste and thence to
Venice, where they can embark on Italian
vessels.
So far there has been no danger to
Americans, but great Inconvenience. The
Cunarder Carpathia has already left
Fiume for Malta with a number aboard.
London Work Wen Organized.
Oscar Straus and F. I. Kent. repre-
sentatives Of the Bankers Trust COM
pany. both members of the relief COM
mittee in London, reported that their
work was fully organized and a complete
list OF all Americans in England will be
issued tomorrow. Needs of transports
capable of carrying at least 10000 people
was urged since the lack of gold has
made II impossible for many to obtain
even food TO say nothing Of lodging.
Similar conditions exist at Milan, ac-
cording TO Consul Stewart
Consul Baehr reported Switzerland also
titled with Americans unable TO secure
credit.
From Bergen, Norway. a dispatch
signed by the Arctic Explorer Rassmus-
sen, reported a party Of Americans on a
polar expedition on baard the Prinz Fried
rich Wilhelm on their way to Bremen
had disimbarked and asked for assist
ance,
w. @. Sharp. the newly appointed am
bassador to France. will proceed as soon
as he can secure passage.
ship Owners Are Greedy.
Secretary Garrison expressed his chagrin
at the disposition OF American steamship
companies TO charge what he considers
eNorbitant prices for vessels to transport
Americans. Mr.. Garrison said preliminary
inquiries brought information that yes
sells could be obtained for about $50 a
day. The price Suddenly has been
doubled.
II do not intend &c have any enc get
suddenly rich out OF this business" said
Secretary Garrison. The steamship
companies will find they cannot use this
occasion 10 siphon money out Of the
United states treasury"
For that reason Mr.. Garrison said II
will be his purpose first TO employ some
Of the twelve army transports at Calves
ton already being refitted for transatlan-
Tic service, lie has made inquiry II he
has authority 20 commander commercial
vessels for the emergency. and IL hope
full that the government can seize ships
and Rfterward arrange for a fair CON-
pensation for their use.
Inquiries for Pacific vessels have de-
veloped that nothing is available there
more adaptable than on the Atlantic side