The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-14
SIX US. SHIPS WILL
GO FOR AMERICANS
Secretary Garrison Announces
Transports VIII BE Sent
to Europe.
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CHARTERS OTHERS ABROAD
Government Takes Action for
Immediate Return Of
Tourists
OTHERS ABROAD

WASHINGTON. Aug. 13-SN passenger
carrying steamships controlled by the
United States Government will be sent 20
Europe 10 bring Americans home. This
announcement, was made this afternoon by
Secretarr OF War Garrison, following u
meeting OF tho relief board looking after
the interests OF thousands Of Americans
stranded in Europe.
Thes" vessels will supplement fhe work
OF steamships OF neutral flags which are
10 be chartered IN European waters bv
ihe stat" Departments representatives
aud Tho lines still maintaining transat-
lantic service. The uncertainty as 10 now
many such vessels could he cha IN
Europe and the number OF Americans who
could be cared for In this way led the
board to decide tina. u was advisable to
send available Governmou. ships to aid
In the WORK.,
The ships selected are tho army trans
ports Sumner and k,lpatrck, the char
tered transports Denver city Of Macon
and City OF Memphis. all at Galveston.
aud the Panama Railroad steamer Girls
tohal. now at Colon. All these vcsses
Will hc brought to Newport News. Va,
for renting and provisionut when
ready for service they vii, be sent TO Eu-
ropean ports. which will bc designated
later.
The combined capacity Of the six ves-
sells VIII b about 5000 persons Their
present capacity is only about on..third
OF that number. Their present accomno-
datons viii he greatly enlarged hv the
construction of new Sleeping quarters and
other changes Will he made for comfort
II il estimated that IL. will be three
weeks before the ships viii boz ready
While the steamers are uu their way to
Newport News provisions. supplies and
materials Of all kinds viii b, assembled
80 that the work of ht;.ng out Will be ex-
peditcd
seer tiry Garrison is hopeful that the
state Departments representatives in
Europe will be able 10 charter "a consider
aDIe number OF vessels Ambassador
Page at Rome reported to-day To- the
state Department that he could get a
f"ssel capable of carrying 1000 passcn-
gers to sail for Genoa ard named the
terms upon which she can be engaged.
II Is expected that he Will he instructed
10 engage ncr AT once. Other Ike re-
ports are expected from other Consuls
within tn neSt few days
In addition 20 the ships TO he chartered
and the Government ships To- ne sent to
t.urop" Secretary Garrison ~ counting
largely upon che siN transatlantic liners
running under the American flag. l.. 4
:. Franklin OF tn" International Nercati-
tile Marine COMPANY. cuntroll'nr these
vessels, told Mr. Garrison to-day that he
hoped TO make nine :siilings from Europe
W'thin the next four weeks
The following list of Americans found
bN United states diplomatic and consular
officers was made public by tho State De-
partnent to-day.
New York; u Thomas. Bern. Swift
zerland Prof Richter and Prof Pratt Of
New York University, left Munich for
Holland Francesca Tcxter. left Cologne
for Holland Leon H. Knoll, san Sebas-
tan Mrs Henrietta Cronemey"r. Fred
erick &. Thruelsen. Copenhagen. Mrs
Maddox. sailed from Marseilles for
Genoa; the Rev. Sterling Talbot. Cairo
Countess kossakowski. Vienna Lans-
berg. left Berlin for Vienna Chapiu
party, Zurich Ethel Roberts. Consul at
Berlin, cannot ind Stanchneld family.
London. Gladys Vanderbilt Szechenyi.
Vienna !. NJ. WIlziu. Lslcerne Lowerthai
family. Munich Emma 4. Duncan and
Elizabeth Hamilton left Venice for Milan ,
Mrs. Goldberg. Brussels
Brooklyn-Elsie Arvidson, Copenhagen;
Mrs. Schloester, Bohemia.
Newark. y. Mrs Mary Hauselmann.
Illhein.
Orange. y. LENA Gilmore. Bad Pry-
mont; GLADYS Gilmore. Coburg
Wildwood. y. J.--Jay Carl Ditchy. San
Sebastian.