Evening star., 1914-08-13
US. To CHARTER
SIX RELIEF SHIPS
Federal Committee Decides
Today to Send Vessels for
Americans Abroad.
EXPECT THESE STEAMERS
TO CARRY 5000 PERSONS
Tennessee, With Gold Supply, Will
Call at Holland and German
Ports, If Permitted.

individuals. the passage charges will be
as light as possible to Offset the money
to be advanced for the purpose
This was the decision OF the relief COM
m1ttee Of cabinet officers. meeting today
in the rooms of the Secretary of the
Treasury. Secretary McAdoo. Secretary
Garrison Of the War Department, Secre-
tary Daniels Of the Navy Department
and Assistant Secretary Phillips Of the
State Department, representing Secretary
Bryan. assembled.
These ships, It is estimated, will car
ry 5000 passengers. The ships to be
chartered have practically been de-
cided upon. The arrangements are In
the hands of the Secretary Of War.
He will supervise the equipment and
provisioning OF the vessels. 1t is es-
timated that it will be three weeks
before the ships can be made ready to
start.
1t has not yet been determined at
which ports these ships will first call.
They Will be sent to the most con-
venient points for affording these de-
sired measures Of relief.
The relief committee will assemble
again tomorrow and continue its con-
Plans Of Tennessee.
It is learned that the Tennessee, now
on her way across the ocean with
more than ten millions in gold for the
relief OF Americans, will not only visit
an English port, but also will consider
the advisabtlity Of making a Holland
port and perhaps attempt to reach one
OF the Baltic harbors OF Germany. Con-
ditions may prevent the carrying out
OF this program.
Another conference in the Treasury De-
partment, this morning, having to do with
war conditions, was held between Secre-
tary McAdoo. Assistant Secretaries New
ton and Malburn. Capt. Berthold. COM
mandtng the revenue cutter service, and
members Of the federal reserve board, in
cluding Controller of the Currency Will
liams. The general financial and COM
mercial situation was considered
q. s. Consulate Exposed.
Minister Whitlock at Brussels reported
to the State Department today that the
United States consulate at Liege was ex-
posed to fire and IL the Germans decide
to lombard the city 1t will be necessary
to move it, As yet no damage has been
done.
Reports from Lisbon say all Americans
in Portugal have been concentrated at the
capital. Although no Portuguese or
Spanish vessels are available for immedi-
ate transportation. Americans SO far have
not suffered any want and have lodged
no requests for assistance from the con-
sui
Mr.. and Mrs. Archer NJ Huntington
are safe and well in the Grand Hotel
at Nuremberg" according to a consular
dispatch which makes no mention of
their having been arrested or released.
Charge Haimhausen of the German
embassy. who sent a dispatch through
the State Department making inquiries
for the Huntingtons, said he did moi
think it likely they had been officially
detained. He said that in all prob
ability their situation was similar to
that OF other Americans in Germany
unable to get transportation because
OF the congestion in railway traffic
caused by mobilization.
Relatives Notified Of Safety.
ASSURANCES Of the safety of hundreds
Of Americans in Europe about whom in
quiries have been made are received
daily at the State Department They
Immediately are forwarded to relatives
Of the tourists in the United States.
Information received at the State De-
partment gave assurances that the Brit
ish order against the entry Of aliens into
England was not meant to apply to
Americans on the continent. who are try
ing to return to the United States by way
Of English ports.
Difficulties over the transmission of
code messages between Berlin and Wash
tngton partly were removed when an
understanding was reached with the
British foreign office that the censor
should not impede messages between the
American State Department and the
Berlin foreign office or Ambassador Ger
ard. relating to the interests of Germans
in France or England. However. 1t was
said such messages were being blocked
at Copenhagen. making 1t necessary to
route them by way of Rome.
Secretary Bryan cabled Ambassador
Page at London to ask the British for
eign office to arrange for the release of
Harr Aaron Mathes OF st. Louis. who is
reported to have been held as a German
spy at Sunderland. England.
Prof. David Todd Sought.
The Aero Club OF America has request
ed Secretary Bryan to use his offices to
learn the whereabouts of Prof. David
Todd OF Amherst College. who is some
where in Russia on a scientific mission.
Prof. Todd. who is a member of the
aeronautical map committee of the Aero
Club went to Russia to photograph an
eclipse of the sun. intending to use an
aerOplane IN the WOrk lie was last neard
from at Libau July 16.
Gable advices to the State Department
report the safety OF the following Amer
leans in Europe about whom inquiries
have been made:
From New York city-Miss Bonner,
Mrs. Taft, Geneva: Mary c. Bergen Mary
F. Mcguire. Misses Idaho. Julia Lathers,
Oscar Nuz. San Sebastian. Spain; Dorothy
and w. Sittenham, Madrid.
Brooklyn, N. Y.-Mrs. Rath and chill
dren, Mrs. Gieges. Rotterdam.
New York state addresses not given
Williams. Nice: Mrs. David H Miller,
Rome: Valentine Selby, AK les Bains.
France.
Chicago-B Won Herr and family, San
Sebastian.
Harrisburg-James McCottrlck. San Sc
bastian.
Pittsburgh-Senator Oliver London.
Bradford-S. P. Kennedy, Madrid.
West Fairview, Pa.-Mabel Bashore.
San Sebastian.
Cambridge. Mass.-Misses Harriet Susan
and Adelaide Bird, San Sebastian.
Salem-Henry D. Fuller, San Sebastian.
San Antonio. Tex.-Dr. Adolph Hern.
San Sebastian.
Austin-Eugene Bremond, Rotterdam.
San Angelo-George j. Bird. San Sc
bastian. |
Hannibal, Mo.-Robert Parker, London. |