Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-05
OVER TWO MILLIONS
IN THE RELIEF FUND
Deposits Made With Govern
ment Agents for Relief of
Americans Abroad.

Individual deposits made by Americans
with government agents for the relief Of
relatives or friends abroad have reached
the grand total Of $2.l75. 72S.2. There
was e4l.62S taken In yesterday. accord
ing to the books OF the treasurer Of the
United States, whose ONCE IL taking
charge Of the fund
No vacations Ii the prospect Of the en-
ployes Of the once Of the treasurer a
result Of the continued anxiety regarding
Americans caught In the war some. Re-
ceipts Of deposits show no signs Of fall
ing OF. To add to the work Of the of
fec. there arc many requests received for
refund OF deposits, In instances where the
beneficiaries did not draw them from the
government agents. It seems now proba-
Bile that more than two-thirds Of the
amount deposited will be refunded upon
such demands. Already 3s7 requests have
been received for return Of money des
posted.
The relief fund requires most compli-
Gated system of bookkeeping. This task,
put on the office Of the United States
treasurer without warning, did not per-
nit Of preparation Of a plan Of record,
and the bookkeeping was the evolution of
Tic IuOiucltI. lHcT6 Wd6 10 way 20 lOTS-
see the many intricacies that would ensue.
Not only have the failure of benedciaries
to draw against deposits and the subse-
quent demands for refund made account
ing difficulties, but there are many other
entanglements One Of these. just injected
into the records. is the matter of meeting
expenses of returning travellers, compile
Gated by partial payments Of passage
fare. by checks and notes Of hand. and
by obligations left with consuls abroad.
10 ad doubt f1Y1 r. the h0nxa
Of the United States treasurer will ever
e made to balance in this account. Many
deposits, 1t is expected. will never be call
ed for either by beneficiaries or depos-
there will be many obligations to the
United States on the part of Americans
needing help which will never be liqui-
dated.
American refugees are pouring into
consular reports said today. Although
the French liner T6ouraine has sailed
with a number of Americans the conges-
ton in Havre is still extreme.
Mr.. Breckinridge Reports.
Assistant Secretary Breckinridge of
the War Department, who Is In charge
of the distribution of relief funds to
Americans In Europe. cabled the War
Department from Paris as follows:
Col. Allen and l arrived in Paris on
Logan and Mr.. Dodge follow from
Geneva. It Is impossible to state the
exact number Of Americans still In
Paris. but 1t Is estimated there are be-
tween 1000 and 1000. They are being
sent out as fast as possible. Americans
are still coming into Paris from the
southern provinces, and also a Few
from Switzerland"
From Havre Consul Osborne c9bled
the State Department as follows:
The cruiser Tennessee is at Havre,
pl eparing to embark 500 Americans
for England. Special trains are arriv-
ing daily from Paris. bringing about
500 Americans to the train. making
the congestion here very great. The
steamship Tourraine sailed Septembei
8 with as many passengers as posi-
BILE. No Americans are In danger.
Sixty per cent of Americans about
whom inquiries have been received
have been found"
Amba ssador Page, at Rome. advised
the State Department that the steamer
Re d'Italia sailed. from Naples. Sep
TENDER 8. with twenty-eight Americans
aboard.
The steamer Infanta Isabel. with
American refugees from Cadis and
Barcelona, is due in New York today
according to advices from Spain.