Evening star., 1914-08-15
BERLIN REFUGEES j.
SAILING FOR HOME
Seven Hundred Americans OFF
From Rotterdam This
Az. -
GIVE GERMANS PRAISE
FOR KIND Treatment
Berlin Would Have United States
Government Obtain Powers Con-
sent to Use Of Steamship.

THE HAGUE. Netherlands, via Lon
don. August IS, 1850 am. Henry
Van Dyke. American minister to The
Netherlands, has gone to Rotterdam
to receive and arrange for the housing
Of refugee Americans who have ar
rived there from Germany. He also
will arrange for their early trans
portation to the United States.
The American minister has offered
to help all the subjects and citizens OF
the nations at war and to assist in re-
patriating them.
ROTTERDAM. via London. 2:2o pm
August 15-The Noordam will sail for
New York at o'clock this afternoon,
carrying 3iA first-class passengers and
4O5 second-class passengers. No pas
senger list was obtainable.
BERLIN (via Copenhagen and Lon
don. 3:25 p.m.), August 15.-The Amer
leans In Berlin are not altogether in
digent. although 100 of them have been.
obliged to seek succor from their Ger
man and American friends, because
money sent to them from America has
not arrived.
The chamber OF commerce of Berlin
has arranged gratuitously that poor
pitals. -
It is hoped that the United states will
be able to obtain the consent Of the
European powers now at war to the
charter OF German steamer to re-
turn American citizens to the United
States. The German government is
ready to negotiate in order to obtain
guarantees for the safe passage OF
such a steamer.
Are Given Flowers.
LONDON. August Is, 1o:45 ANA
dispatch to Reuters Telegram Com
pany from Amsterdam, says that 100
Americans from Berlin arrived at the
station at Amsterdam during the
night. Some hundreds were sheltered
at the hotels there. while others pro-
ceeded to The Hague and Rotterdam.
where arrangements are being made
for ships to take them home.
Many OF the Americans warmly
praised the treatment they. had In.
Berlin. When they were leaving the
German capital. the American con-
sulate, the railway station and the car
way were decorated with flowers The
dining cars Of their trains were abun-
dantly stored with food.
Many refugees had lived in Germany
for years and are now returning to the
United States because serious Difficult
ties would confront them II they re-
mained in Germany. 1t Is expected
that shout $4,000 Americans will leave
that country.
LIVERPOOL. August 10. 1910 pm-Ths
sailing from this port todas of the St
Louis. the Campania and the Minnewaska
for New York and the Megantic for
Montreal reduced the number of Amer
Jeans who had been stranded in Eng
land by $500.
. The American line steamer St Paul
One Thousand From Glasgow.
The departure of $500 Americans
from Liverpool today was followed by
that Of another thousand from Glas-
gov.
The carrying capacity of the vessels
sailing for transatlantic ports during
at $4,000. or three times the number
OF Americans in the British isles. While
the number on the continent of Eu-
rope Is not known, 1t is believed not
these are returning by Dutch, Danish
and Italian lines.
Many American tourists In London
who had booked passage on small ves-
sells or had taken steerage berths. are
Offering to sell their tickets to the
American citizens committee. as they
prefer to make later and more COM
Portable passage.
The members Of the committee say
they fail to see the necessity for the
dispatch OF transports to take strand
ed Americans back to the United
States. in view of new sailings which
have been announced.
The Grampian sails tomorrow, the
Arcadian. the Andania and the An
coma, August IS; the Olympic. August
19. and the Adriatic. August 20.
The British steamer Buffalo. which
left New York July Is. has arrived at
Hull.
Will Welcome Transports.
ROME tvia London). August 10. I:3o
a.m.-The American ambassador Thomas
Nelson Page. has issued a notice that the
American government Is sending to
Europe transports capable of taking
home 5000 Americans. The announce
ment has caused great rejoicing among
tourists and others anxious to leave
the country. 1t is thought possible that
further. means of transportation will
be provided.
There are about 5000 Americans in
Italy alone. while there are probably
1900 in Switzerland. Some of the
Americans sought to charter an italian
steamer but the company asked
guarantee for the trip of $4,000. This
would make the most expensive cabins
$1,400 each and the ordinary cabins
5000. 1t Is believed that the re-estab-
lishment Of the service of the British
DR.. John Edward Jones, American
consul general at Genoa, Is endeavor-
ing to secure the steamship Re d'Italia.
a sister ship OF the Mafalda, for tho
transportation of stranded Americans
to the United States.
Herrick Gets Ships.
PARIS. August. .15.-American Ambas-
sador Myron T. Herrick. on behalf OF
the United States government, con-
tracted today with the French Com
pagnie Generate Transatlantique for the
steamship Espagne. to sail August. 1.
from Havre for the United States with
$50 Americans aboard. Four hundred
Of these passengers were placed by
the American relief committee. Mr..
Herrick also arranged for the liner
to leave Havre August
Is with 1900 Americans, all placed o.
the committee. Preference will be giv,n
school teachers and others whose worIz
requires them to be home in a short
time, but Mr.. Herrick. acting radcr
the authority of the State Depart
nent. Is negotiating for other steans-
ers. with the object of sending home
all persons who desire to return.
Aids Latin
Francisco de la Barra. former Pro-
visional President Of Mexico, and tho
Argentine. Brazilian and Chilean min
sters here have co-operated in sending
1000 Spanish Americans TO Spain.