Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16
PLENTY BOATS TO
RETURN TOURISTS
Sixty Thousand Could Be Handled
During the Next three
Weeks.
EUROPEAN TOURISTS LEAVING
six Thousand Americans in Italy
ana Eleven Thousand I'm switSer-
Iand-HiEh Price Was
Asked for Passage.

LIVERPOOL, Aug. B.--Q2:1O p. ny
The sailing from this port today of the
1 ST. Louis, the Campania and the Mime
waska for New York, and the Megantic
\ for Montreal reduced the number Of
! England by 1900.
The American line steamer st. Paul
from New York arrived yesterday.
LONDON, Aug. 15.-(12:1O D. m.)-The
departure of 400 Americans from Liver
pool today was followed by the departure
from Glasgow The carrying capacity Of
the vessels sailing for transatlantic ports
during the next twenty-five days is es-
timated at 10000, or three times the num-
Der OF Americans in the British Isles
While the number on the continent Of
Europe Is not known, It is believed not to
exceed 10000. A large number of these
are returning by Dutch, Danish and
Italian lines.
Some Would Remain.
Many American tourists in London who
had booked passage on small vessels OF
had taken steerage berths are offering 40
sell their tickets to the American citi-
zens' committee, as they prefer to make
later and more comfortable passage.
The members Of the committee say
they fail to see the necessity for iSe dis
patch of transports to take stranded
Americans back to the United States. in
view OF new saillngs which have been
announced.
The Grsmpian sails tomorrow, the Ar
cadian. the Andania and the Anconis
August Is the Olympic August 10 and the
Adriatic August 90
ri.
New York July g, has arrived at Hull
Hundreds Leave Germany.
A dispatch to Reuters Telegraph com.
pany from Amsterdam says that 70'
Americans from Berlin arrived at the sta.
ton at Amsterdam during the night
Some hundreds were sheltered at the
hotels while others proceeded to The
Hague and Rotterdam where arrange
ments are ching made for ships to take
them home. sNt Hn
Many OF the Americans warmly praised
the treatment which they had in Berlin
When they we're leaving the German
capital, the American consulate, the rail
way station and the carriages which car
ried them to the railways were decorated
with flowers The dining cars of ,theil
trains were abundantly stored with food
Many OF the refugees had lived In Ger
many for years. and are now returning
to the United States because serious diff
ficulties would confront them II they re
manned in Germany. It is expected tina
about 1900 Americans viii leave tina
country. .4s1
Arrive Minus Baggage.
NEW YORK. Aug. 15.--Another bag
gageless lot of Americans who flet
Europe to avoid the war reached New
York today on the Celtic. The cabin
were damned and the stewards had
hard time feeding the throng.
In the first cabin were SO4 persons, IL
the second SOC and In the storage CSC.
The Celtic took a northerly course ant
steamed without lights at night but tn,
trip was without incident
Nine Steamships Sail.
Nine steamships sail from New Yorl
today for ports In England, France, Hol
land and Italy. carrying passengers of al
classes and mails. as a result Of the of
fetal notice from the British admiralt,
that the Atlantic ocean steamship line
are clear OF German cruisers.
The Cedric sailed for Liverpool at q
} m today and steamers that were to fol
low are the Kroonland with mails 70
Great Britain and central Europe, Mime
tonka for London, America for Naples
} Patria for MarselIles, Danube for South
, ampton Saxonia for Liverpool and Potts
; dam for Rotterdam. The agents of tn
French line announced yesterday tina
the steamship Rochambeau, which ha
been delayed here several days on &C
count of the war scare, would sail 70
Havre today. It will have $50 cabin an
LOO third class passengers, many o
whom are reservists paying their ow
way back to France TO fight for thei
native land
, Eleven Thousand In Switzerland.
, ROME, Via London. Aug. 16-Th
American ambassador. Thomas Nelso
Page, has ISSUED a notice that the Amer
lean government Is sending to Europ
transports capable of taking home so
y, Americans. The announcement ha
caused great REJOICING among tourists an
others anxious TO leave the country
is thought possible that further near
Of transportation will be provided.
There are about 5000 Americans
Italy alone, white there are probably no
In Switzerland. Some OF the American