The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07
PLAN ID PREVENT
 !. UNEMP[ P[0YN|ENT IN ENGLAND IN WAR
Government to Offer Work to Many Who Lose Po- sitiOns When Factories
 Close Down

London August 6.-Plans to prevent un- systematic relief of distress are being made on large scale. The government will greatly increase government employ ment to provide for those who will lose their work through the shutting down of factories Road building will be one of the principal employments and, the board for the development of roads has a fund of several million pounds to spend. The Prince of Wales issued an appeal tonight for an annual relief fund, of which he will be chairman The Queen has added an appeal to the women of the country to contribute
 The building trades strike, which has kept 5000 men out of work. was settled today and truce has been declared in the marine engineers strike.
 London master bakers have agreed that there shall be no immediate increase in the price of bread. Millers have agreed to carry out all contracts for grain made before the war at the original prices. The wheat crop, partly harvested. is larger than usual. The potato crop also is large and. there will be no need of ipipoftaeione. socri pFlceS nave been raised about cents pound. There is two months supply in the country. Stores Crowded
 Big department stores were crowded today by women many of whom came to purchase provisions but the dry goods, furniture and other departments were deserted. A similar condition prevailed , in the small shops. Bread, cheese. ba- con, eggs, sugar and rice have gone up fast
 Labor papers are demanding that the government prepare measures to take 1 charge of food supplies in case of need. Ine wholesale price of petrol has not been 1ncrea sed but the rush of automo- bile owners to lay in a store has in duced retailers to charge as much as they can get The government has placed an 1 embargo on the sale of the finest grades | of petrol. which are being retailed for aeroplane service .
 The American society, which always ',ds been active in caring for distressed Americans, has formed a special com mittee composed of H. c. Hoover. chair man; Clarence Graff, treasurer, and R. f. Duser. secretary. to dtsburse be- nevolent fund. Subscriptions have been asked from Americans for the destitute The society also has asked for loan fund for Americans temporarily with | o"" i"oiioy- AHHoHB tnlS class or Amer leans are many school teachers and
 others who have been travelling on a close margin.
 Numerous Cablegrams
 The American consul general has re- ceived great number of cablesrams from Americans. but it is unable te deliver them.
 The British government has instruct cd It's diplomatic representatives ir European capitals to request the eov.
 crnments to which they are accreditef for moderate loans from state bank, to send home stranded British sub. jects.
 There still are thousands of traveller, not accounted for. The position of Brit. ish residents of Germany causes the lgreatest anxiety. There are fewer fr
 Austria and the Austrians are less bit. ter toward the English than are the iGermans.
 A group of liberal members of tn.
 House of Commons opposed to the for
 eign office policy of foreign ententeI
 and who believe in the policy of isola
 ton have formed committee to re
 lieve distress and for the purpose O
 using their utmost efforts to bring tn,
 var to a termination. but to do noth
 ing to. enbarrass the governm ent Tn, sailings of the Atlantic transport line
 Minneapolis Saturady and the Whit,
 Star liner Cymric Tuesday from Lon oon and Liverpool, respectively, hay, Teen canceled. Americans booked b, the Holland nd-American liner Niew Am sterdam must go to Holland to em bark The spreading of mines ma, l crrtail passenger service to Holland , possibly suspend 1t entirely.