The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-25
AMPLE ACCOMMODATIONS
FOR AMERICANS TO LEAVE
Secretary Garrison Declares Steam
ship Service From AII Parts Of
Europe is Adequate.
REPORTS ON RElIEE WORK
Financial Condition OF Refugees
Stranded in War Zones improved.
United States Naval Officers i'm
Charge of Dispensing Funds.

WAS!ilNGJoN, August 2i.-Sccrc-
tarN Garrison. chairman of the govern
'nents relief board. tonight rcitcrat ell
that steamship accommodations for
Americans from all parts OF Europe
were adequate for the present he
ais" declared his reports showed i'm
proVemcnt in tho financial condition
or Americans in war zones.
Assistant secretary i;verl,irrihGc. of
the War department. cablcd the follow
inc report to-day from Berlin:
II lsft The lla"uc with party Satur-
day Aucust -, the Dutch government
furnishing special train to the from
lier There the German government
gaNc MS a special To Rcrlin, where we
arrived ~ NJ. Sunday. VIII get
In touch with the situation in Austria
and Italy from there
MIR. Garrison said he had been al
vised OF the departure yesterday from
Liverpool for New York OF the St Paul
and the Olympic. the former carry
Ing $50 first t-class and 330 second class
passengers. aN1 the latter. 7o6 first.
500 second and 346 third cabin pas
senGers
The American minister to Portugal.
Thomas Birch. cablcd from Lisbon that
no financial aid was needed.
Consul Robert j. Thompson. at Aix-
IN -Chapcllc, Germany. telcgraphed that
Americans and British in East icIgiuiu
Lice. Nerviers and spa are safc
ccnsul-Gcncral iicrGhoha. at Dresden.
tcleSraphcd that he could say posi-
lively Americans and their property are
SAT. in Dresden
GARRISON GIVES OuT
SUMMARY OF REPORTS
Seer ctary Garrison gave ont the fol-
lowing summary of reports received to
date concerning the movements and
dispositions OF the officers ana relief
funds sent 20 EIlrour.
The Tennessee arrived at Falmouth
at 7:2o L. NJ. August Is Assistant
Secretary Ereckinridsc, with Major
ketchum and Captain Dalton went or
to London. taking 100000 for use there.
The officers remained to aid In relief
work.
"on the 10Th tho North Carolina left
for CherbourE with relief funds with
party of officers. This party took
with them some Of the officers who
were previously stationed at the va
riotis service schools. etc, In France
From France they were TO cndeavor to
reach Swiss and Italian points. where
they could aid in the work. Two off
GERS were sent To Rome with $4,000
aud 10 Vienna with $4,000. Captains
Schindcl and colNiu and Lieutenant
phipps. Jr., with $4,000. were sent To
christiana for relief work In Norway.
sweden and Denmark. ana two OIL
Gers. with s50oOo. were sent to 'rh,.
Hague and Rotterdam. Assistant See
rctary Brcckinridgc. with five OH, crs
AMI $i50.o00. are in Berlin Captain
Williams was sent with $3.o00 to Ant
wcrp.
The military attaches already in
Europe and the officers at various for
eiGu :crvico schools have been detailed
to relief work.
In addition to tho dispositions re
fcrrcd to, Si0,c00 has been sent 20 Major
langhornc. the military attachc in Bcr-
lin. and Amba ssador Willard was given
$e5.00o FOR work in Spain"
URGED To COOPER A'rE:
IN RAISING FUNDS
The Mayors OF many OF the larger
cities OF the United States are being
requested by tho American Red Cross
tonight to bring about co-operativc
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