New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
LRy cable 70 The Tribune. J

London, Aug. 15.-Eight boats car
rying more than four thousand strand
ed Americans. left to-day, while IN the
next three weeks forty-eight ships,
with a total carrying capacity of sixty
thousand, are scheduled to sail. TINS
armada will reduce to a negligible num-
her the transports needed.
According to a statement made TO-
dav by Joseph P. Day, head OF the com
mittee of transportation, many VINO
mad signed ND at the Consulate Tor
+,ansnort accommodation have already
seiled or are booked TO sail IN the near
future. The unknown element, now
over is the number OF STRANDED
Americans on the Continent. III Is De
beved a large number VIII come
London, although others may san from
Continental ports. ,-,..d
If is estimated that twelve hundred
Americans are returning dairy Iron.
France. Belgium and Holland heS
come principally from france WheIS
the railroad traffic has been niue" D'''
ter in the last few days.
A number of Americans nave goIe "
France to reclaim baggage. some MAJ
even ventured to make the IIlP -
switzerland to see marooned relaei'e9f:
One Of these was Leo ALhs' en-. IN
New York. who started to-day Ior Nv w
terlaken TO rescue his mothef; VI
Arnstein has been editing the amt,
can Bulletin" a paper pupllsI,eS% - -
London by the American CitlzenS OO'"
mittee. cordrer
Nrh
built mn the information bureau AT ..e
80 i-,or;csn Embassy in London, IS al
.a"J;ao, IN ali the inquiries made oy
noo n who had friends and rrelauye5
pe0pb &c Continent. He cancelled MS
vi for the United States TO-DAY
"a oe'', nohodv could be found to take
over the work.
Women Work for Soldiers.
Many American women STRANDED n 70 ~
have offered their services to tne NJ
Cross and other relief work Ohe y.
these. who asked that her name De ~
mentioned, is the wife OF mllllonalie
of Chicago. She volunteered 70 heIP
cook food for the destitute 9eveiai
wealthy American women are oeihg III
structed at a number OF hospitals anu
clinics here in the care OF the "ouhI
ed. SO that they can be OF service j
necessary. -...,. O..
Al the American committee rooms az
the Hotel Savoy to-day three women
were sewing and others knitting l?I
the British soldiers. sun others'
was learned. we're devoting much OF
their time to making bandageS ior use
bv any Of the combatants.
-ro,neeeee. which left New York on
August with s5,s67 900 in gold on
hoard for the relief of stranded Ameri-
cans ,s expected to reach Falmouth late
tomorrow. -
The vessels sailing to-day were the
& Touis the ST. Paul, the Campanla,
Tho Cameronia and the Minnewaska,
for New York, and the Megantic, the
Grampian and the Athena, for Mon
treal. @.
The American Line steamship 81.
Paul only arrived at Liverpool yester-
day. but she got away again for New
York at 5 o'clock this afternoon.
Want Pay for "Risk."
The sailors. fremen and stewards Of
the Atlantic Transport steamer Mime
waska went on strike when the vessel
was about to leave with $50 passengers
for New York They demanded
danger" money on account Of the risk
they were taking in crossing the At
lantic. The trouble was soon ar
ranged.
The number Of Americans on the
Continent Of Europe is not known ex-
actly. II is believed not to exceed 3d.
600. A large number 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
now Offering 10 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
thew fail TO see the necessity for the
dispatch Of transports 70 take strand
ed Americans back TO the United states
in view of the new sailings which have
been announced.
The Grampian sails tomorrow, the
Arcadian, the Andania and the Anconia
on August rs, the Olympic on August
10 and the Adratic on August 20.
A Reuters dispatch from Amsterdam
SAYS that 700 Americans arrived at thht
city from Berlin during the night
Some hundreds were sheltered al the
hotels there, while others proceeded to