The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-06

leave France by August Ii. The news
THAI tho United States Government is
sending transports TO take the refugees
home was received with cheers by the
crowd at tho embassy hero to-day.
The Americans thronged the embassy
and the sidewalks. order is now being
Kept in the throng ny military guard
under ior Morton j. Henry. Capt.
Frank Parker. Capt Francis II Pope
and Iicuts. Somerwcl Hunnicutt
Treat. Jouet and Lcomis, who are keep
ing tho linCs All Americans are ad-
nitted strictly ~ th- order Of Their
arrival NJ the Embassy
Mrs. Anna Wilson Howe Of phila,,l-
phia, sister Of President wilson: Mira.
Thomas +. Ryan and oscar Underwood,
Jr.. stood in line for hours Yesterday
waiting to receive Identification certin-
Gates.
The time limit for the issuance Of the
special permits for foreigners who desire
to remain IN Paris expires tonight.
Since many AmerCai.s have not yot
been able to get 20 Paris ami many ~
these here have not been able 10 obta ~
permits. Ambassador Herri"k has asked
the Government 20 extend the period
within which sucn permits may bee had.
Senator W. A. Clark Of Montana, IN
getting passport, said 81 speak
French like a native and am staying
riybt hare uitb,u, np,-
Mrs Philip NJ Lvdig. Tor whose safety
some fears were expressed few ds
ago. has arrived here in an automobile
from the south France.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles :. Harrison. .Ir..
have arrived at the Ritz from Belgium
nv automobile. Mr.. Harrison said he
saw three army corps and the car was
stopped every few miles.
An American carrying y baby IN his
arms walked forty miles to Paris, ar.
irving last night.
Among the Americans At the Ritz
are Senator Oliver n. +. Williams ~
New Orleans, whose wife is with Repre-
sentative and Mrs. George s. williams
at Carlsbad, and Joseph Gitins, Jr., son
of the cotton Spectator, who liz TO be-
married on Wednesday to tho Comtesse
Dcsomb- Reuil The Comtcssc is Is years
old
Senator Williams reported that he left
Frank \. Munsoy. Harry Black j. Bor-
den Hartman and capt Philip VI.
Lydg at Carlsbad, Their motors had
been conhcated but they were all
sister in law, have arrived AZ the Ritz
from London, travel agents advising
that II was safer here. Leopold Michel
of San Francisco got through from
Switzerland to-day, " r. Williams said
he cashed $500 check In Paris to-day
for l2,5Oo francs Cs2 500, in gold.
Two cars owned by Mrs Potter Pal
mer have been requisitioned She was
perfectly contented to give up the ma
chines-
Young Americans under Oscar Under
wood, Jr, are busily engaged with au-
tomobies In searching for American
children in Paris schools and taking
them to the embassy.
Mrs. Myron 7. Herrck. wife Of The
Ambassador, has offered her services
as nurse. Her example has been
followed by Mrs. Potter Palmer and a
dozen other prominent American
women. The American churches in
Paris began day to help Americans
who are entirely destitute.
Ebert II. Gary, chairman of the
American committee, estimates the
number of Americans VINO want TO re-
turn TO America at 10000. OF these
he estimates that 1900 are in Paris and
about | 800 of these are In desperate
straits because of their inability TO OBJ
tain money. The committee has been
astoundcd by the number of Americans
who travel in Europe with insufficient
means Of any kind to provide against
an emergency. Judge Gary expresses
confidence that the committee will be
able to handle the situation now that
the State Department in Washington
has promised assistance
Ambassador Herrlck's committee 10