Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-08-07
RELIEF OF AMERICANS
Government Will Send Sufficient Gold
in Warship.

| Government VIII Seno Surncleht Soic
in Warship.
Washington, August 4.-Relief for
the tens Of thousands of Americans
! in European war zones will be extend
ed through every available power
Millions in gold will be sent on a war
ship for American needs.
Officials Of the state, war, navy and
treasury department conferred on
plans to coordinate the work. For
immediate relief, President Wilson
asked congress to appropriate $780,
900. This, with the s250,000 appro-
priated yesterday by congress, will be
| started across the Atlantic tomorrow
| night on the armored cruiser Tennes-
| see. Bankers and export companies
also will add s5,OOO,O00 to $4,000, 900
on the Tennessee. The Tennessee will
carry government officials to distri-
butte the gold at European ports for
| American diplomatic bureaus to aid
stranded Americans.
A canvass today Of the available
ships revealed that with the exception
of six ocean liners flying the American
| flag, there are only thirty transports,
coastwise ships and other vessels Of
American register available for trans
porting Americans home. The latter
would carry about 1000 passengers,
so that total Of nearly $1,000 peo-
| pie could be transported, according
to estimates.
The state department estimates
that of the 100000 or more Ameri-
cans in Europe, 10000 urgently want
to return. The others have money
enough to stay in Europe until a Sec
ond trip Is made. Should more
Americans want to depart, the only
thing administration officials think
can be done, is to charter vessels own
ed by neutral countries.
Details Of the transportation prob
lem will not be worked out for sew
eral days. Secretary Garrison voiced
the view Of administration officials
that there was no particular reason
for alarm.
There can be no peril to Ameri-
cans abroad" he said, "as the first
thought of the warning nations natur-
Of foreigners, particularly Americans.
do not feel disturbed in the slight
est degree"
Secretaries Bryan and McAdoo has
tened to the Capitol after the presi-
dents message requesting the $780,
900 for an American relief fund had
been read in both houses. The appro-
priations committee quickly deter
mined to recommend the provision.
THE two and a half million dol
lars the government will send over
will be for the relief Of Americans
who have exhausted their funds and
their letters Of credit" said Secretary
McAdoo. This fund will be dis
bursed by the government only to
Americans who are without funds or
| provisions to get them. At the same
| time, the New York bankers will send
to Europe s5,OOO,OOO or $4,000, 900
for the relief of Americans who still
| have credits"
Adolph C. Miller, member Of the
| Federal reserve board, is active in
charge of the financial end Of the re-
lief campaign.
passed by the senate tomorrow, the
bill amending the Panama act to pro-
vide for the admission Of foreign
built ships to American registry for
the foreign trade was favorably re-
ported from the interoceanic claims
committee during the day by Senator
O'Gorman.
President Wilson and his cabinet
and congress today was busy with
plans and legislative measures for the
relief Of Americans abroad, the con-
tinuation Of transatlantic shipping to
move crops and the strengthening Of
domestic financial conditions
The president asked congress to ap-
propriate S2,50O,0OO in addition to the
s25O,000 granted yesterday for Ameri-
cans in Europe. Action will be taken
by both houses tomorrow.
The armored cruiser Tennessee will
sail Thursday, for various European
ports with this sum, as we'll as several
millions in gold from New York bank
ers, designed to give Americans i'm
mediate funds and facilitate their de-
parture.
Official notice came from the Ger
man government that Americans
would not be permitted to leave the
German empire during the period of
army mobilization, which will be con-
tinued for ten days.
Conferences were in progress
ury, navy and war departments on de-
tails of relief plans. A systematic
search for steamships to carry Amer
leans home was begun.
President Wilson signed the bill
amending the Aldrich- -Vreeland law to
place more than $1,000. 100000 into
domestic circulation if needed to pre-
vent financial stringency
The president issued a proclamation
Of neutrality, warning United States
subjects of their rights and duties on
account of the existence of state Of
war in Austria, Germany, Servia, Rus
sa and France.
The American Red Cross decided to
place its army Of nurses. physicians,
etc. at the disposal of the powers at
war.
Deafness a Heritage.-An examina-