The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-08-06

To AID Of
REFUGEES
UNITED STATES CRUISER TEN.
NESSEE WILL CARRY MILLIONS
TO sUCCoR STRANDED AMERl.
CANS IN THE COUNTRIES IN.
VOLVED IN WAR.

Washington, Aug. 5-Relief meas
ures for the 100000 Americans IN
Europe today were put into practical
operation.
President Wilson signed a bill
passed by congress appropriating
100000 for the assistance of Ameri-
cans abroad. The god will be taken
from the sub-treasury in New York
to the armored cruiser Tennessee.
which sails tomorrow night for the
principal ports of Europe to deliver It.
Negotiations We're begun for the
chartering of several big Italian
steamships which together with 30
American vessels ordinarily used IN
the eoastwise trade, will provide ia
cilities for as many thousands as care
to come home. Representations were
made by the United States to the
German government to secure the re
lease of thousands of Americans de
tanned in Germany during the period
of mobilization. Assurances have
come that the mobilization will last
only two days longer and Americans
then will be free to leave
Ambassador Herrick cabled that
the French government on its own
initiative, had agreed to deposit sew
eral millions in gold with Morgan.
IIarjes q Company to pay letters of
credit and travellers cheques. This
it is said, will relieve financial stress
of Americans in France.
The state department cabled $780,
Geo tonight to Ambassador Page at
London. through the Bankers Trust
Company, which has raised that sum
in London for the use of the Ameri-
can government.
A conference at the treasury de-
partment to perfect plans of relief
was held by Secretaries Bryan, Nc
Adoo and Garrison. Secretary Nc
Adoo afterwards made the following
announcement:
The treasury department and sub
treasures at San Francisco. Chicago,
New Orleans, Baltimore, Boston, St.
Louis New York. Cincinnati and Phil
adelphia, will receive deposits for the
benefit of American travellers and
give receipts therefor. Congress ap-
propriated $2,500,000 with authority
to make advances to American trav-
eiers in Europe who may need money.
A large part of this appropriation
will be sent to Europe Immediately.
Whenever funds are deposited with
the treasury department for an Amer
lean citizen in Europe, the treasury
department, acting in conjunction
with the state and war departments,
will endeavor to locate the proposed
heneficiaries and, if found, will make
such advances to them out of the
above appropriation as may be necea-
sary for their immediate needs. Any
uneXpended balance of their deposits
will be returned to the depositors.
From this time forth, funds should
be sent to the state department or
to any other department except the,
treasury department, or to the sub
treasures above mentioned"
me ItHutSStt VIII carry DtSluU6
the gold furnished by the appropria-
tion of congress, several millions de-
posted by bankers in the treasury
of the United States for relief pur-
poses.
The cruiser North Carolina, whicn
it was thought would accompany the
Tennessee, will not sail for several
days and may take more gold and
more officials abroad
Government officials are working
on plan to concentrate American
refugees in London.
Negotiations are in progress for the
chartering of a big steamer to ply
across the English channel under the
American flag and carry Americans
to and from the continent.
London, Aug. 5.-The wants of most
of the Americans in London now
have been provided for temporarily.
Those holding notes and checks have
a.,