New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-20
TENNESSEE'S RELIEF
VOYAGE HELD UP
Failure to Make Safe Con-
duct Plans Hats Trip
Indefinitely.
UNCHARTED MINES
MENACE CRUISER
American Citizens Relief Com
mittee Turns Over Work to
American Residents.

London. Aug. 19.-The United States
cruiser Tennessee, which should have
sailed from Falmouth az dawn to-day
Tor tbe Hook OF Holland on its mission
Of relieving stranded Americans, ala
NOT depart I. is being held here on
orders from the United States War De-
partmcnt and will remain mere ~ -
said. until negotiations now peuu'n =
with several countries are competed
These negotiations. as explained oE
Henry :. Breckenridge, United STATES
Assistant Secretary Of War, have 10 40
PRINCIPALLY with assurances from ma
lions involved in the war OF respect
for Americas neutral role. In other
words. the United States is taxing no
chances Of mistake whereby several
millions in gold, or the oihciaIs III
charge Of 10. would be placed IN Jeop-
ardy.
For one thing. 10 was said to-day N,
rsuCernents have not been completed
Tor pilotinq the Tennessee through pos
sible mine fields No escort for the
shin has been provided. Mr.. Brecken-
ridge saws that he expected TO receive
information from all the European
governments promising safe conduct
and also that he looked forward TO get
ting more information through An
bassador Page regarding the exact
number Of Americans stranded IN inc
various countries.
II shall remain here until these de-
tails have been settled, salC MI
breckenridge. at is impossible TO get
information By wireless at sea IN the
war area. as we have been asked not
10 use our wireless there. therefore,
81 sea. VIC should be cut of from every
body without having perfected our con
tincntal plans
Fred 5. Kent, chairman OF the hnance
committee. reported that to-days as.
rosition Of the government rehet
money was 100000 10 Switzerland,
5000 600 10 Italy ard $1,000 70 SPAN,
,rbilo no definite announcement was
made as 20 the amount going TO Ger
many Efforts are now being made 10
learn the amounts necessary for Nor
y-av. Sweden and Denmark.
Major Daniel ". hetCham, VINO Is
directing the American government re-
lief measures. has opened cthces IN the
Army and Navy Mansions, Ito Nlctorlia,
81. where among other things he VIII
provide steamer reservations Tor
stranded Americans.
The American Citizens Relief Com
mittee. organized during the financial
and shipping panic the first few days
Of the war, ended its existence to-day
after accomplishments which greatly
Impressed English observers. owing
20 the departure of Theodore hetzIer'
Frederick J. Kent, William I. Breed
and others Of the leaders in the move
ment for New York the executive com
,uittee empowered Herbert {. Hoover,
~ cd 1oaawF u llaE TO
prepare 10 turn. over the work OF the
citizens committee TO the American
residents committee, which will con-
tirre relief measures in connection
with the American Embassy.
At to-day's meeting Nh Day reported
that 10000 Americans would sail TINS
week for home, as against 3o,UOO last
week. On the vessels sailing TINS week
are accommodations for 1900 hrst class
passenger. A majority OF the lnqul-
ries for these reservations are coming
from persons who had booked passage
In the steeragc when the rush began
20 get away from Europe.
The American resident committees
handling relief funds are paying out
thousands Of pounds sterling daily
chiefly as loans. Only small percent
age OF this money is being extended as
charity. The American Embassy IS
being besieged by persons who were eN-
Meeting money which had been depos-
tied with the State Department in
Washington. and which they believed
would arrive on the United States
cruiser Tennessee. Ambassador Page
is trying TO straighten out TINS tangie.
The Boy Scouts. who have been lndis-
pensable TO the American Relief Com
mittee as messengers and guides, have
been voted Sl.250.
Twenty-Five thousand Germans have
registered with the police Of the Lon
don district 70 date. Large numbers OF
Germans still remain in the provinces.
The German relief committee is CIV
iur soup tickets 70 thousands, most Of
whom are forced TO sleep IN the park
or at lodging houses. Thousands OF
others are living in the warehouses.
Two steamers sailed to-day, two will
sail tomorrow, two Friday and eight
Saturday from English and Scottish
ports for the United States and Canada.
A number Of prominent people are
booked to sail home within the next
few days. Among those who will leave
tomorrow are William X. Vanderbilt,
Mrs. Paul Morton and George Armour.
Notice was given to-day that the At
lantic Transport boat scheduled TO sail
on September 8 has been taken over by
the British authorities, but no other
cancellation is announced at present.
A notice th5t the regular weekly
sailing of the French liners would be
resumed was posted al the steamship
Offices here to-day. Many Americans
are booked TO sail on French boats.