Evening star., 1914-08-18
.CAbLEGRAMS TELL
OF WASH|NGTON|ANS
More Residents of the District
Are Reported Safe in
London.
OTHERS ON THE WAY HOME
FROM ITALY ON STEAMER
Another Party Reaches British Capt.
tai After Exciting Adventures
on the Continent.

Mr., and Mrs. E. 8. Stokes, Miss
Blanche P. Galiher and Mrs. Nd. II.
Rider, all of Washington, have regis
tered as being safe in the British cap
ital with the London once of The Star.
is Regent street. This Information is
contained in q cablegram received to-
day at The Star ONCE.
A cable message received today by Ed
ward J. Walsh, whose ofaces are in the
Woodward building. announces the safe
ty and good health of his three nieces.
the Misses Ella May. Katherine and
Frances Sullivan Of this city. The young
ladies are in Lueerne. Switzerland. to-
gether with Miss Lillian Connell. a
teacher in q Washington school. with
whom they ara travelling. The cable
gram announces that the party Is short
Of ready cash, and steps have already
been taken by Mr.. Walsh to overcome
this embarrassment He thinks 1t prob
able that the party has been in Lucerne
all the time, but, until today, no word
whatever had been received from them.
Friends Of Mrs. Lena Lockwood. 20
7th street southeast, are informed that
cable messages recently received from
her indicate that she and her daughter.
Miss Helen lockwood. are safe In Lon
don.
Five Washingtonians are on their way
home from italy on board the steamer
San Giovanni the vessel chartered by
Ambassador Page to bring back the 750
Americans stranded in Italy.
This news Is contained in a cablegram
received by Stephen u. Kramer. acting
superintendent of schools. and states that
the people from the National Capital are:
Rev. Earle Wiley, pastor of the Ver-
| Cfytro htS
daughter Margaret; Miss Lucy W. Sails
bury, 15 Iowa circle northwest; T. c. Gar
ner, the Burlington. and Miss Anna Hell
der, 943 Westminster street northwest.
The San Giovanni is scheduled to reach
New York Friday, August %.
Lose Baggage in Exciting Trip.
Word received here yesterday indicates
| that another party Of Washingtonians
has registered at London after exciting
adventures on the continent.
Miss Susie W. Whittlesey Of 3407 Hol-
mead street northwest, Miss Gertrude
Amiss and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Graham
of 1923 8 street northwest are in the
party.
They experienced an exciting twenty
hour trip from Brussels to Ardennes, los
ing their baggage en- route. They saw q
party of five Americans held up by SOL
diers, driven from their automobile and
made to walk twenty-eight miles to Os-
tend.
The entire party is staying with rela-
tives Of Mr.. Graham near London.
From Berlin has come word that Medi-
cal Director Dwight Dickinson Of the
United States Navy, his daughter and two
grandchildren are safe in Berlin.
To Retun to London for Family.
The steamship Philadelphia. sailing from
New York tomorrow, will number among
Its passengers Aubrey Lanston. "a Bryant
street. northwest, who is returning to
London to Join his wife and two children.
who are marooned there. Mr.. Lanston
sailed for this country last month on
business, leaving his family abroad. They
will return to Washington late In Sep
tember.
Anxiety for the safety Of DR.. Peter P.
Archer, q. J., director Of the astronomical
observatory of Georgetown University,
is felt by his colleagues in the faculty OF
that institution and by his circle OF out
side friends.
DR.. Archer has lately been working IN
the observatories OF austria ana france,
and it is feared he has been caught by
the war somewhere in northern Europe.
where he planned to go to observe an
eclipse the latter part of the present
month. All efforts to get in touch with
him have so far been unavailtng.