New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-07

at no very distant date"
The German Ambassador. Prince
Charles Max Lichnowsky, with the
princess and his suite, closely guarded
by police, left London to-dsy by special
train for Harwich EN- route to Berlin.
More than q hundred persons were in
/ the party.
As they we're leaving the embassy
the prince and princess stood on the
steps Of the great house and saw that
all the embassy staff, together with
number of privileged Germans who
had been given special permission 20
accompany them, we're safely on board
seven waiting omniouses. The prince
and princess were the last 10 quit the
embassy building.
Prince Lichnowsky, who is known 10
have felt deep ehsgrin at the turn o.
events. looked a broken man as he
I stood for last few moments on the
/ doorstep and gave a final look around.
Half an hour before her departure
/ Princess Lichnowsky. bareheaded and
unaccompsnied except by her fsvorite
dog, went for a stroll in the neighbor-
I hood of st. James's PARK.
When the German Ambassador and
his suite arrived at Harwich in the
afternoon contingent OF the Rife
/ Brgaoe received them and presentes~
arms. The ambas sador in reply 70 the
I honor raised his hat.
! A Young German in the crowd shout
| ed: "God save Germany" There was
no disturbance.
Before leaving Prince Lichnowsky
/ addressed telegram 20 the British
government expressing his thanks for
the great courtesy shown 10 Us during
our journey"
Page Looks After Germans.
So soon as Prince Lichnowsky had
left London the American Embassy as
sumed full care of German interests In
the British Isles. Irwin B. Laughlin,
the American secretary Of embassy, de-
voted himself TO this business, and all
German subjects who call at the late
German Embassy, in Carlton House
Terrace, are now directed 70 Victoria
st. by the caretaker.
Il was estimated by the embassy that
there were 100 900 Germans in Great
Britain, but there were no means Of
ascertaining how many Of these had
left since the beginning Of serious
trouble between the nations. MANY
Germans reside in England in order 10
escape military service, but a great
number of these arc said 20 have an
piled to be permitted TO serve in the
German army as soon a. Emperor Will.
lam offered pardon for deserters.
Several hundred German seamsa,
expelled from France, have arrived
here and are boarded in the various
sailors homes.
There was rus Of Germans OF all
classes 10 the Home Office to-day 20
secure British naturalization papers.
The street in front of the American
|. Consulate General was packed all day
long with Germans, mostly youths e
the servant class, coming from all
parts of the British Isles to register
their names so that they might return
to Germany to fight il possible. The
: Germans were very peaceable and
: the police on duty were able 70 keep
them easily in line. The clerks %
the consulate general registered their
names and addresses and stamped
their milit-ry books TO protect them
against being classed as deserters m
case they were unable to return 20
r ,rmany.
"We Go Because We Must"
There was no feeling against the
English among the crowd Of men re-
turning TO their fatherland as patri-
! otic duty. Their usual answer 70 the
question as to why they were going
was, ave must"
5 The police to-day visited the London
{ branch of the Deutsche Bank and re-
, moved all the gold from the vaults.
Premier Asquith told the House that
I, the White Paper issued By the GOV.
] eminent showed how strenuous and
e unremtting had been the efforts Of
I Sir Edward Grey, the British Foreign
Y Secretary, to secure for Europe an
honorable and lasting peace.
! General Sir Ian Hamilton, Inspector
I General of the Oversee Forces, will
e command the home army, it is believed.
= Numbers OF. German vessels were
e snapped up again to-day In British
J ports.
d 1t is estimated that when England
i declared war on Germany there were
n 1000 German steamships and 5000
+. German sailing ships on the high seas.
S Englishmen feel that a good inroad on
8 these vessels was made on the first
o day Of the war by England. In add.
! ton to the German steamer beigis
more than twenty German vessels were
e seized in or captured outside British
e ports. These included three steamers
= off Gibraltar, which had valuable
8 cargoes.
q Several high officers OF the Freneh
n army and navy stats arrived In London
to-day for consultations with the ON 4
e GERS OF their branches Of the service
I here.
Henry Aaron Msthes, who Is said 70
r be an American artist and to have been
i sketching for newspapers, was ar
e rested at Sunderland to-day or sus-
picion that he was attempting to OBJ
c tain information concerning the move
J. ments of British troops. The magis-
i trate remanded him for a week TO en-
D able the authorities to make inquiries
about him.
d Mr.. Mathes, according to the allie
J. cations of the police, had been making
e sketches of the docks and the drlil
n hall where the soldiers are stationed
Several other persons, supposed 70
3 be spies, were arrested in different
i parts of England.
! Dublin, Aug. 6, 1850 p. m.--There
n was great demonstration here 20
n night over the British regiments when
y were entraining for active service. ne,
g servists who were starting for England
Il were escorted to the station By. Ma
r tionalist volunteers with bands OF mu-
r sic A large number OF Unionist Prot
/, estants are joining the Nationalist VOL
e unteers for the defence of the COUNTY.