New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-13
MILLIONS LOST IN
DESERTED TRUNKS
Priceless Articles in Bag
gage Left in Streets
by Refugees.
DR.. FINLEY ABANDONS
MISSION TO GERMANY
Scotland Yard Guarding Strand
ed from PickpOcketS in Re
lief Committee Rooms.
lBy Gable to Tho Tribune

London, Aug. lZ.-lhe baggage lelJ
on the Continent by Americans runs
into thousands Of separate pieces, ac-
cording to a computation being made
by members of the relief committee.
Cologne seems to be the centre of the
greatest baggage collection, where II
is said to be lying in the open street,
as the station is being used for mill
tary purposes. The losses will go into
millions if it cannot be procured. One
trunk contains an inventors plans, for
which its owner is willing to give
reward of $500 if secured.
Numbers of women bewail their fate,
SAYING their clothes will be out Of style
when their trunks are returned to their
owners. A vaudeville actor and his
wife, who had all their conJuring ap-
paratus in ten trunks and are strar dcd
here, say they will be unable to make
a living unless they get their material.
The manuscript for two books was
lost by an American author in Ger
many. thousands of cameras have been
confscated and art students had all
their sketches confscated wherever
they were Of landscape nature.
Detectives Guard Stranded.
The presence of Scotland Yard de-
tectives in the American committee
rooms at the Savoy to-day was eX-
planned by members of the committee
as an attempt to nab a number of pick
pockets who in the last few days have
stolen costly Jewels besides much
money from the more opulent OF ma
rooned Americans. One woman who
has been aiding in the relief work was
robbed Of some diamonds, another lost
purse and a quantity Of gold, while
a steamship ticket was stolen from
another.
Suspicious were aroused several days
ago, but not until to-day was it known
how valuable had been the hauls Of
the crooks. Every precaution Will be
taken hereafter to protect the unwary.
DR.. John II. Finley has postponed
his mission to Germany to look after
stranded Americans there after the
matter was discussed with Ambassador
Page. II was considered advisable at
the present time to leave the adjust
ment to diplomatic procedure. The
American Line steamship Dominion for
Philadelphia sailed to-day. carrying
/ 500 passengers, while the Baltic, sail
ing tomorrow, will carry away fully
$500 tourists.
Post Wheeler, first secretary of the
American Embassy at Toxic, and wife,
accompanied by Mrs. Ollie James, ar
rived in London to-day from Denmark
on q small vessel which brought back
about thirty Americans who were
stranded there. The Wheelers and Mrs.
James went to Berlin on their way TO
Toxic, Just previous 20 the outbreak
Of war. When war was declared the
Russian Ambassador offered them &C
commodations on his train, which did
not 20 TO Russia, but was sent by the
Germans TO Denmark. There the Nheei,
ers remained until able to get aboard
A boat. after much difficulty. Inc
Wheelers lost two japanese servants
in Berlin and are trying to get trace
Of them.
Allies Consuls Prisoners.
A special Paris dispatch to the tx.
change Telegraph says il IS learned
from nm official source at The Hague
that travellers arriving from the
butch German frontier assert that
British and a French consul whose
names are unknown arc prisoners IN
German territory. and are alleged 70
have been without food Tor twenty-five
hours.
: Edward Bell, second secretary Of the
American Embassy here, who is IN
charge OF the working Of the alien act
relative to Americans, said to-day:
$50 far as we know not single Amer
lean has been prevented from landing
in Great Britain"
secretary of State Bryan's cable mes
sage 10 the ambassador here was sent
on receipt by Mr.. Bryan of delayed
protests from Christiania and Havre,
from which ports steamers sail to
closed ports, such as Southampton, but
Mr. Bell already had arranged with the
autborities to admit Americans to such
norts on their announcing their Amerl-
can citizenship.
Il was officially declared here to-day
that the only steps taken by the Brit
isb government to prevent the landing
~ foreigners in the British Isles were
those provided for by the sections OF
the aliens restriction act, the OBJECT
~ whicA was to safeguard the country
sgaiust aliens from countries WIN
,,birb Great Britain was at war
This declaration was made after the