New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-04

unent, should receive assistance from
the. United States government i'm
mediately"
Notice Of the Waldorf meeting was
posted IN all hotel and tourist agency
Hobbies.
Miss katherine +. OBren. Of New
Haven. and Miss Anna b. Mulycy. Of
Philadelphia. registered az The Tribune
office 90 inform relatives i'm America
they were safe. They also came from
Berlin on Friday, reaching London yes
terday, but losing all their baggage
except two Suitcases. Up TO Thursday
night they intended TO 90 to Swtzer-
land. but changed their minds sud-
denly when informed that Germany was
On the point Of modelling.
Mrs. Schlosseuger, wife of a big de-
pgrtwent store owner IN Chicago,
reached here from France to-day and
registered al the Savoy with 81 in Eng
lish shillings.
Hotels are being depleted Of their
cooks and walters as these are mostly
French. Swiss and German who are
hurrying homeward TO join the colors.
OF sixty French cooks. the Savoy has
four left and the busbys arc acting as
walters. Hugo Stein, wife and daugh-
ter. Of Cincinnati, also registered at
The Tribune Office from the Continent.
Albert Watchorn, big oil dealer, Of
California. who arrived from Germany
to-day, said: eve were warned by
the American Embassy 20 leave Berlin
Immediately; otherwise We might not
get out at an. We took the first train
10 Hamburg and as luck would have it,
caught the last train for public travel
toward Flushing.
Passengers Searched.
Soldiers guarded every carriage, for
part Of the train was transporting
troops Al the border town of Goch
the German carriages were detached
end few through carriages belonging to
Holland were permitted 70 carry us
across the border
1--WE were searched twice. once on the
German frontier and once by the Dutch
for weapons or dispatches. and finally
were permitted TO proceed. packed
tightly and delayed frequently | was
fortunate enough 10 have sufficient gold
20 meet an expenses. but many pas
scngers had German paper money only,
which nobody would accept IN holland,
and iu consequence many women and
children were forced to go hungry till
thcN reached London. where conditions
appear not much better.
an Berlin and Hamburg we met
many Americans unable TO pay their
hotel bills or buy railway tickets be-
cause nobody would take paper money
or travellers checks Some restaurants
we're trustful enough to take the guests
! o L on a card in exchange for a
meal. but they scorned notes
Scott, the barytone. was among the
Americans who left Paris on mo-
ment's notice after the announce
ment that foreigners could not de-
part after a lapse Of eighteen hours:
Americans motoring in France and
Germany who have reached London
all tell The Tribune correspondent
that their cars were confscated in
every case.
+. b. Jordan's Auto Seized.
Eben b. Jordan. q Boston drygoodl
merchant who arrived from lie Iou-
Duct. reported the seizure Of his car
AT Boulocne. His luggage is some
where between Paris and Boulogne, and
he is worried about his son who IS
in Paris.
when Selling the car French officer
informed Mr. Jordan he might get his
car back next day, but Mr.. Jordan
saw a garage filled with motors be-
longing to Americans and Engllshmen,
so he sacrificed the car and FASTENED
to England. Forsythe Wicks managed
to get to Dieppe from Paris before
his car was confscated. The same
misfortune befell II. {. Phipps, who
protested vigorously and resolved TO
remain in Dieppe until his car Is re-
turned. Wicks says he saw one Eng
-, no I'd tho hpat
He evidently was some official foT ne
showed an official document signed by
/ tho British Ambassador. Wicks says
+ fully 100 cars belonging to Americans
are held IN Dieppe.
Nugh Sutherland, director OF the
/ Canadian Northern Railroad, reached
here from Bohemia with his nerves
somewhat shattered by the arduous
tourney and the first sight Of the hor-
rOrs or war.
Passengers See Serbs Shot.
"At a small station near Prague !
noticed confusion smong the soldiers
ontraining." he said. 81 then saw four
serbs struggling violently against be-
| inc forced to proceed with their Aus
trjan regiment TO fight their fellow
Slays on the Russian frontier The
officer commanding issued few crisp
commands and Immediately the
vrotched four were led away a short
distance. lined up and shot to death
i'm nlain sight OF myself and every
bod,, on the train. The women screamed
and tainted and a terrible uproar
onsued. in the midst of which the train
was ordered TO proceed
81 was obliged TO change from one tram
"a ,nother ten times on Thursday night,
travelling TO Belgium through Ger
,oanv owing to the sudden embarka-
zion Of troops. necessitatlng the turn
inc out Of all regular passengers !
,,assod through a thousand miles OF
isnds rich with harvest, but nobody
was working i'm the fields except mere
and there a few women and children.
Tho crops arc in beautiful condition,
but IL is impossible save them now
This loss is terrific.
Judge r. B. Fielder, OF Atlanta, is or
oanizing a committee 70 look after the
Interests Of his marooned countrymeh
and wired the Georgia Senators to eN-
err immediate pressure for government
aid. - 80
rived in London were >. Stanwood Men
ken. Andrew Dougherty: r. Harris hr'
and Ms. John MCGEE, oil San franG els,
tom Raden Baden; Mr. and Mrs Will
lam Distuny and Emily Distuny,. of
New York. from Paris; Mrs. Van AM
ringe Mrs. Marshall Field, +, w. Ogel-
nav Princess Ruspoli, Mr.. and Mrs. G:
/ Waters, OF New York; W. Turner, Of
New York: NJ. and Mrs. j. Tracey, Mr..
an5 Mrs. j. G.. Kellogg, Of Cleveland,
from Paris; Colonel G. NJ. Mclean and
familv. of New York, from Berlin; Miss
r Helen, of New York, from Paris;
Percy Y. Kuhne. Of New York; Mrs. W.