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Secretary McAdoo ISSUED this statement
rs q result Of conference of the relief
committee IN his office this afternoon
In order to provide method by which
relatives and friends in this country Of
Americans travelling I'M Europ, may de-
ppSlf funds To he used for the relief Of
such travellers the Secretary ~ state.
Secretary of the Treasury and the Secrt-
tary Of War held a conference this af-
tcrnonn AT which the following plan was
agreed upon
The Treasury Department at Washing
ton and the suh-trcasuries at san Fran
CISCO Chicago. New orleans. Baltimore.
Boston. ST Louis, New York and Cincin-
natl viii receive deposits for the benefit
Of American travellers and give receipts
therefor Tn" Congress appropriated to-
day s2.5oo,ooo with authority to make ad-
yances 10 American travellers In Europe
who may be- I'm need of aid
"a large part OF this appropriation Will
he sent 20 Europe Immediately to Doe ad-
vluc,d tn American travellers under tho
direction NJ tho Secretary ~ the Treasury
acting IN cooperation with the secretary If
stat" and the Secretary ~ War. whose
representatives. will accompany the Ten
uessvc sailing August Il.
"Whenever funds are deposited with tho
Treasury Department for the benefit of
any American citizen IN Europe tie Treas
ury Department, acting in conjunction with
the state and War departments, will en-
d-aVOr to locate the proposed beneficiary
and II found win make such advance. to
them out Of the above appropr alton as
may be- needed tn cover their immediate
needs.
The Department will reimburse itself
for such expenditures out of the funds
that may he deposited IN the Treasury 90
the suh-treasurics as aforesaid and will
return to the depostors when the accounts
are finally made up any uncXpended bal
unce OF this money.
From this time forth funds should not
be sent 10 the State Department. ar to any
other department except the Treasury
department or the suh-treasurics ahov.
mentioned. All moneys thus deposited
with the State Department viii he turr g.,
over to the Treasury Department for tn,
benefit Of the persons for whom deposit.
were made
The Tennessee IL expected to sail q
morrow Assistant Secretary Of Wa
Breckenridge win go with her as repre-
sentative 4 the War Department and m,
state and Treasury departments also vii
send representatives,,
Tho plans ~ the United states for TN
relief OF Americans I'm Europe We're sub
mttcd TO representatives. OF the helhgcr
ents bv Secretary Bryan this afternoon
Upon invitation from the state Depar ri
ment representative Of each Govern
mrnt called to be Informed as to what thi
Government intends t. do.
Nothing can be done In the prORramm
now Lc!ng arranged without the GO sen
and the cordial cooperation OF the Euro
/ pean governments in whose countries n
Americans are stranded
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\ substitute plan was agreed upon
which permits the deposit of funds at
the Treasury and sub-treasurios, to be
drawn against by parties in Europe when
the funds 10 be transported on the Ten
uessee will be- available.
MIR MrAdoo announced that payment
to Americans abroad on these deposits
would Doe made As quickly as kilograms
could be sent To- our Ambassadors ana
other representatives.. Later when the
crisis has passed. he said, the dcposltors
of funds with tn" Government may BE-
reimbursed out OF what romans of the
s2.5oo. 900 appropriation made BY Con-
gress
officials refused to make public the iuIl
sum of gold To Doe carried ou IN" T"nneS-
see. consisting of the larger part OF the
e.. 500. 900 appropriation and sums FOR
Wdrded through IA" Treasury 10y ue
bankers of New York
IL is recognized that delicate questions
may Vet arise about the Tennessee "N'
p,ditlon due to "a construction 10y some
Of the belllgerent Powers that her gold
cargo is contraband. and tho officials de-
sire that publicity be avoided as io the
amount she carries
The Tennessee, will be followed Iu few
DAYS 10y her sister ship, the North caro-
lima, now At Boston. which Will aid 10 thu
distribution OF the gold.
The $500. 600 placed ~ Ambassador
Pages disposal this evening was arranged
for hy the Bankers Trust Company OF
New York through us London agency
V!ce-Prcsldent T. T Kent Of this corpora
transfer Of this sum to the American En-
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TENNESSEE Is READY.
Lies on Tompkin.yilic WHIT
Ing for Gold.

The cruiser Tennessee, which will take
United States gold for the rolicf OF
Americans IN Europe was lying Off
Tompklnsvlle, staten Island. last night
waiting for the gold from the sub
Treasury here and for the army Off
GERS from Washington. She is ready
for the trip, and capt b. G. Decker Is
waiting for sailing orders Tho war
ship will probably leave this morning
The skeleton crew OF 200, which has
been the complement of the Tennessee
for several months while she has been
receiving shin at the New York Navy
Yard. was swelcd to 700 yesterday and
by shutdown the cruiser was ready for
sea.
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LORRAINE OFF WITH
1,1OO FOR RESERVES
Departing French Liner Is
Chccred by British Crews,
Taunting Germans.
RESTAI RANTS HIT HARD
Mitchell and Malone at Pier to
Say Good-by to Return
ing Friends.
RESTAT RANTS HIT HARD

with an assurance that inspired the
crews or British liners IN berth near her
to wave the tricolor Of France and cheer
the French liner LA Lorraine. In the glare
ofmiddlyand unafraid Of German cruisers
sailed from her pier at the foot Of FIJI
teenth street yesterday for Havre with
ll0o French rescrvlSts in cabin and
Storage. The whole ships company sang
the "Marscilltisc" and several thousand
French wolk and friends Of the French
damned on the pier sent back the stirring
strains OF the martial song to the cnthu-
siastic rrscrvists
You may have missed tho cheerful and
attentive Louis or Armand or Alphonse
At your dinner last night IN Mou-
gums or any OF the several other French
restaurants and wondered moodlly why
your waiter. perhaps humming the Mar
scillaise' under his br,ath, was 80 alb
stractod. lie was thinking Of Louis or
Marcollaue. who had sailed away by
the Lorraine Marccllane. and that ~
his name too. used to wait at the Fulton
street restaurant until Tuesday night.
lie was one OF the twenty Mouquin wait.
"rs who on Tuesday might announced that
they could not resist the call of their
republic
The case Of Marcellanc appealed par
tcularly to the proprietors Of the res
taurant. because when he sailed away
his young wife and his little uiue-ycar-
old daughter were on the pier to give him
au rcyojr. which he insisted was the
proper thing. as he surely would bee
back to them IN the fail and after the
other fall---of Germany. That is what he
said. having some OF tho Celtic spirit OF
humOr
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VERA CRUZ EXODUS FOR WAR.
French Priests Anxious 10 Get Back
"a Fight.
NpecMl CahIc NtApatch 70 TnE SUI.

VERA CRu2, Aug, b. French and Ger
man clti2cns IN great numbers are leav-
Ing Vera Cruz for Europe. The Ward
liners are being booked to capacity with
those eager to get home for the lighting.
The Monterey. leaving at the end OF the
week. will have an unusually big pas
scngcr list made up especially of Ger
man employees Of the big wholesale
houses here,
number of French priests have also
taken passage with the idea Of doing
can only get to the other lido
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ANXIETY FELT FOR
AMERICAN PRELATES
Many Catholic Archbishops and
About 800 Priests Scattered
Through War Zone.
BROOKLINITES ARE SAFE
Educational Travellers Gable
Their Arrival in London
From Paris.
BROOKLlNITES ARE SAFE

Mnrooued Americans In Tho L.uron,au
v,,, ,on, r,,,,,d,. t.,,,,ao,, s,r,, and
49,,
IpF'y-n 'tth"ic ArchbiShupS ana B.sh-
ops and zoo or 500 priests. This II the
year when American bishops made their
ad ur,lr, ,f.t. 60 po,,o .rbo r,.,;or,,,
~, -, -. 80. 80.
W "'' p''''"S anu PTIeS'S h'N' 'ci'
IU'IN' u Us h'll'Ned' ana ar" scattered
through switzerland, Austria, Germany
and France 80 advices have been re-
c.Iyed from, ,h.,, and morn a. ,,,,ch ,rxt.
''''"N
'pu ~ We ',.' ed't"r "t h'hn'nN
'U' '"' """', D'''o'V' Wr"'' N's.cI
10y 10 '"S'p" T. 'uHu''N' ff'S'uent VII
.'! S''I''"IN' ASKING MN l." INK" up
WIN the proper officials tho matter OF
'h' n'ro"i'h '''rIym'n.
'ih'' mess x was received YESTERDAY
ir".u W. y" J." lI"'' president OF th'
'''l''"'' OF I""''N"hdl travel thht lh'
'hS,Itut,s entire party mas arrived safely
'h london.
The leaders of the party besides Or.
l'ratt' whp H. manager of the industrial
bureau Of tn" Merchants Association OF
New YORK, ar" Frank \. Fctter head of
IN" department OF economies Princeton
University, and Robert 5. Blnkerd. sccre-
ialN Of IN" cry club of New York.
Tho members OF the party include
Dr. g l. Atkinson. professor of eco
Monies and politics. Lawrcuc, College.
Appleton. WIS. Everett Dumuick. New
York banker: Miss Mary T. Gearing.
professor 90 University Of Texas; W. +
Hardy. cditor Of the Decatur. Ill. Herald .
\ B Hudcbr,cht. a Yale senior. Prince
g. Hopkins. an editor. Santa Barbra.
cal Miss Pheha f. Hoffman instructor
AT Barnard College. I,r.deri,k r. Howe
s.ct.'ar, ~ c,i,anstor,, ro,,,,r,,t,,, N,.,,
York Miss N.ry a Iryb,r, s,,,.tar,.
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The conclusion of the conference he
tween Can't. Haddock, who is Celtic, and
Can't. MaurraS, was that there were
really only two countries worth while
outside Of America, and they w"r" France
and England as capt. lladdock CALAMITY
remarked. or, as the French skipper said
ENGLAND and France capt. Iladdock re-
GREETED he had no wine, but Scotch was
u,lit. acceptable And capt Maurras re
turned To- his ship and she st"cred
,ours. for the open. Putting off the pilot
James 4 Biglry, At the inner end OF IN"
Ambrose channel
NE pilot said a. was his duty to 60
further. but capt, Maurras excused him,
saving La Lorraine was IN q great hurry.
thus can't. Maurras uayigated the other
half Of the Ambrose Channel himself,
knowing the buoys aud being quite able
10 see them In broad daylight \ French
line tug was handy 10 bring IN" pilot
TO land
About two hours after La Lorraine had
left her pier the cpastwise wireless OPP
orators began to hear wireless code con
versatIon between la Lorraine and two
French cruisers. one being the condo
The talk was IN figures, and At the end
of IL the cruisers spelled out in English
"Bcst Wishes" which may have beer
also heard by the Cunarder lMsitania
carving a course to Liverpool The wire
less men ashore declare that the French
cruisers were not more than hfty miles
AWAY as the messages we're very distinct
Some who saw and heard the French
men depart were Mayor Mitchell and col
hector Malone The Mayor gave good by
TO his friends Mr.. and Mrs. II. g. BaEues
and the Collector shook hands with th'
Rev. Father Maurice Reynaud, who hopes
10 do service as a chaplain and hosplta
assistant Among the rescrvists In tbs
cabin were Nisrount de Berticr, military
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WAsHrNGroN. Aug. The Govern
mcut Of CHINA appealed to the United
States to-day 20 intercedc with the war
ring Powers for the purpose of assuring
the maintenance OF peace in the Far East
While this Government has not yet
made its final answer there IL every i'm
dicatlou that the chinese Government will
be- informed shortly that the United
states does not consider II advisable or
practicable to take the step requested.
II * possible, however, that the United
States viii undertake to make representa-
tons to tn. European belllgcrents with a
view of securing the exemption Of the for
'ign concessions in China from becoming
the scenes of conflict Provisions In the
treaty OF 1865 between the United states
and china afford "A basis for such re-
strictcd representations to the Powers by
IN" United states, but II Is not believed
China's broad proposition will BE- favor
ably viewed.
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WAR MESSAGES SENT.
sayviII- wireless Man Admits the
Transmit sstOn.

SAYvIiLE. /. T.. Aug THE local SUI
perintendcut of the SayVillc wireless
tower. the corresponding station to the
Telcfuuken tower at NHucn, Germany,
Ludwig Batterman, told THE SUS to-day
that i'm the last four days this station has
received and Transmitted to tho German
cruisers Dresden. Karlsruhe and Strass-
burg more than twenty messages from the
German Government
Mr. Battormau said that the messages
were an sent to the United states over
the Commercial Company's cables and
were then wired by the Western Union to
Sayvilc and sent out by wireless here.
They were sent in this way because the
Sayvillr tower. he said, has no commuui-
cation Al present with Germany owing To-
atmospheric conditions. All the messages
werr in code.
1T would bc most unjust "a close M
this tower" Mr. Battcrmau said "W,
are owned 10y the Atlantic Communication
Company Of - West street, Ne" York. a
company Incorporated under New YORK
state !uvs and backed by German capital
We are a public station operating under q
United states license and taking any and
all messages to ships offered ms whiCt
our equipment allows MS to transmit
THE Marconi company has been doing
precisely the same thing that We have IN
the last few days. Their Hattcras station
has sent English Government messages e
the English cruiser Essex our books are
open to the United states Government foI
any investigation. There is npthIng I,
hide"
MIR Battcrman said that the many mes
sages forwarded to the German ships wer'
all unacknuwlpdccd Two days ago
message was sent to the German line
Kaiser Wilhelm H. and It went unac
Hnowledged until the liner got into port
The Lusitania, which has a powerful
wireless and one always recognizable, hn
not been heard from since she left New
York. This is because all these ships foa
to hetray their position. he explained.
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BANK RATE LOWERED.
Lloyd George Announces Reduction
From 10 To q Per Cent.

LoNpoN, AUG 5-Chancellor Lloyd
George announced in the House Of COM
mons to-day that the Bank of England
rate will be reduced to per cent to-mor-
row or Friday II has not yet been de-
cided by the Government, h" said, ia sus-
pend specie payments,
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AIR PIONEER AT FRONT.
Women Kiss santos Dumont Ms He
starts ~ War.

PARIS. Aug santos Dumont the
Hra2lllan, who was the pioneer Of flying
in heavier than air machine In this
country, l'ft for the front to-day. lie
volunteered for service in the aerial corps
ana as he If regarded as one Of the
creates, living authorities on aviation
h" will probably be in charge Of a sec
ton Of tho aerial corps
An enthusiastic crowd saw him ON
women rushing forward and kissing him
as he boarded the train.
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SERVIA AND AUSTRIA ISOLATED.
No News In London "f Any Move
m'nts In the War.

LoNpoN, Aug. No important Dies
patches had reached London late to-day
Of the situat on rs regards the war be-
tween Austria and 'Seryia The censor
ship and the breaking Of Communication
appears for the moment 10 nave isolated
both countries,
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VIII SON PAVES THE WAY FOR MEDIATION
CHINA APPEALS TO AMERICA
TO SAVE HER FROM THE WAR
United States Government May Try to Prevent
Ilostities from Taking Place at
the Treaty Ports

portant Interests In China would pay any
attention TO proposals that they refrain
from striking Ut their enemies In that
rope.
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hoy. -. Killed IL, rrurL

Charles Bescher. g.. or ~ g..
Houston street was rum over .nt
Yesterday afternoon az First d,,.Ir d
Houston street hy truck i,'vru b,
Mas SpcinE of ioi Gucrct street
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The SayyilIe station.

II Is understood tnat IN" l'''luhh'h
station at Sayville, Long Island, has for
several days been engaged in sending mes
sages which have given material aid 10
tho interests Of the German Government
This question never before had arisen in
war and the Presidents action estab-
fishes precedent The following Is the
Presidents order
Whereas proclamations having
been ISSUED by me declaring the neu-
trality Of the United states OF Amer
lea I'm the wars now existing between
various European nations; and
Whereas 1t is desirable to take
precautions 10 iusuro the enforcement
of said proclamations In So far as the
use Of radio communication is con-
ccrned
II is now ordered, by virtue OF
authority vested in mo 10 establish
regulations on the .ubjeCt that All
radio stations within the jurisdiction
Of tn, United state. of America are
hereby prohibited from transmitting
or receiving for delivery messages
Of an unneutral nature and from in
any way rendering to any one of the
bclipcronts any unncutral service
during the continuance Of hOstilities
The enforcement of this order IL
hereby delegated 10 the Secretary OF
IN. Navy, VINO is authorized and ID
rected TO take such action in the
promises as to him may appear neccs-
sary.
There are over 200 or more public and
Government wireless stations, and IT viii
be comparatively easy to censor messages
received and sent by these stations, The
difficulty, however, viii be to censor tn,
sending and receiving of messages by the
thousands of amateur stations,
For the purpose of administering tn,
radio act passed by Congress and comply
ing with the International radio telegraph
convention Of 1912, the United States II
divided into nine districts. The sccon,
district comprises the states Of New Iorl
county Of New York, Staten Island Ions
Island and counties on the Hudson River
10 and Including Schenectady. Albany ano
Rensselaer,, and New Jersey. counties o
Bergen, passaic, Essex, Union, MiddleseX
Monmouth, Hudson and Ocean)
In these districts are located besides
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-06
RADIO CENSORSHIP
ORDERED BY WILSON
Unprecedented step Taken by
President to Insure Strict
Neutrality.
DANIELS To ENFORCE 1T
Wireless stations Here Have
Been Used by the Belliger-
cntS. Ii Is Said.

WAsHISGroN. Aug 5.--president Wilson
issued tonight An executive order laying
u strict censorship on all wireless mes
sares within the jurisdiction Of the United
states From now on only such messages
will be transmitted by radio stations In
this country as are of an entirely neutral
character
This action has been taken by the
President as "A necessary step for the
preservation Of the neutrality Of this
country i'm the European conflict
Authority for the action II found IN a
recent act Of Congress governing radio
communication I'm the Unites states which
authorizes the President TO adopt such a
course in tim. OF war or national peril
I, IS feared that the strict requirements
Of neutrality may be violated by the send
ing Of messages from shore stations in
the United states 10 ships of the belliSer-
rnts in the north Atlantic.
The only way the belligerentS hav" of
controlling the movements Of their vessels
in these waters Is by cable to the United
states and relaying messages by radio
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-06
NOTHING LIKE 1T

There is nothing quite like
Thompson Starrett service.
nothing quite SO economical
efficient and satisfactory
nothing SO protective Of the
best interests Of its clients
nothing SO potent - ensure
the safety Of the investment
and the income, and nothine
which, all things considered.
is SO inexpensive to those uhc
use il.
THOMPSON TARRETT
COMPANY
Building Continuation
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Refusal viii Be Polite. Ac-
roiTinm to AdviccS in
Washington.
TENDER Is STRATEGIC
President Leaves the Way
Open for Any Bclligcrcnt
to Accept Later.
FIVE POWERS SOUNDED
Wilson Acts Under the Priyi-
lcgc Given by the Hague
Conventions.

lcgc Given by the Hague
Convention.
wAsurNGroN. Aug 1.--rre.ident Will
son rendered to-day 20 the bcllgerent
Powers the good offices OF the United
States as mediator in tho European war.
The President acted under the provs-
ions of the Hague Convention. to which
tho United States with Great Britain,
France. Russia, Germany and Austria
Hungary are signatories and did not ex-
tend the offer of mediation to Servia and
Montenegro. which are not parties TO this
convention.
II Is known that no immediate advan-
tage will bee taken by any Of the Ave
Powers affected Of the offer Of the United
states II vas learned authorititiyely
that this Government will be thanked po-
litely for the spirit of its commuu cation.
which orens the way for an appeal for
the exercise Of the proffercd good offices
At some future time should occasion arise.
High diplomatic officials expect that the
replies which will come 20 Washington
Prcsidcnfs own Initiative.
President Wilson al not communicate
his peace offer to the Powers because ~
any developments TN the situation which
he CONSTITUTES as nlaNing the time rsucCiallN
propitious nor dll Ne have any iutinition
from any neutral nation 90 from the five
Powers addressed that his messag" wpd'd
he welcomed.
H ac;,i at tbs time. IL is understood.
simply hrcttIsr ne desired AZ the outset = b
place tn GoNt~uwent upon 1rl -
having ">pi,ssyl IT. willingness an de-
sire 90 -. Il service i'm bringing ABOUT
peace, 81, thar M delay or tirnidts on the
Isr' Of any Of the warning count les
Would hc Justified should IL incline TO-
ward invoking the services ~ uisdin'or.
Tho Presidents proposal was sent IN
tho form u q personal telegram to IN"
rulers ~ the five Powers. II Wa trans
mitt'd 10 ~, American Ambassadors or
diplomatic representatives AZ the various
capitals who We're hidden to deliver it
per soually into the hands Of the ruler
To- whom he IS accredited
Tnr message was rabled directly to the
American representative I'm each nation
except Germany. whose cable communi-
cation with the United States has been
cut The message 20 the German EN-
reror viii be transmitted to Berlin
through Ambassador prrhcld NJ Vienna.
The Presidents OTcr.
This wa the message:
As official head OF one OF the
Powers sigudtory to thu Hague com
vention, | feel Il to b. my privilege
and my duty under Article of that
convention 20 gay 20 YOU in sr.rit
Of most earnest friendship that
should welcome an opportunity TO act
al NJ
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-07-17

doing II simply to further his social
ambitions.
The greatest stumbling block en-
countered by Lord Wimpourne, was
the refusal of Locksley and Cheape
who were tile stars OF former teams
TO play. Associated with the former
patron OF such efforts, they could not
see their way clear TO step into a
lower stratum Of society. Lord VIM
bourne was in a quandary, as these
two men were needed, and needed
badly. He did not know what 10 do
but right there is where the British
governmpnt stepped IN. Locksley
and Cheape happened 10 hold com
missions In the army. and one day
they both received courteous com.
municatlcns which politely informed
them that II they had not decided to-
take the proposed trip 10 America
with the polo team, they would be ex-
pected 70 prepare for duty at lonely
post out on the African veldt There
were no commands, no orders. but
Cheape and Locksley read the intent
between the lines. and lonely so
'ourn ont on desert did not appeal
10 them particularly. Most every
body was surprised when they an