New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-09

broken by youths. II is estimated that
there are still forty thousand Germans
in England.
The banks are experiencing delay m
cabling remittances. As the requests
sometimes are made i'm code messages,
which are prohibited, several conhrn1-
tory messages are required.
The viking Delayed.
The sailing Of the steamship Viking,
which was chartered by a syndicate Of
Americans TO take stranded tourists 20
their homes. has been delayed as she
is awaiting American registration.
Among the passengers who had booked
10 sail on the ship was lsadora Duncan,
The dancer. with eight American chill
dren and nineteen children Of other
nationality. under her charge. Twelve
Of the children. under ten years OF age,
low will be left at Paignton, Devon
shire. Most Of the party fed from
Paris without clothes except those they
had on their backs.
The Allan Line steamship Mongolian.
the Red Star Line steamship Finland
and the Holland-America liner Nieuw
Amsterdam will sail tomorrow from
Liverpool. Dover and Plymouth, re-
spcctively, loaded with Americans
The American Embassy here to-day
re-establiShcd telegraph communication
with the American Legation at Berne,
Switzerland. after II had been discon-
nectcd for several days
The situation, so far as Americans
in London are concerned, has about
righted itself Six thousand left here
to-day to board the steamships Nir-
Cinian. Laconia. Nieuw Amsterdam
and Finland. sailing to-day and Sun
day. the Nirginian and Laconia from
Liverpool. the Amsterdam from Rotter-
dam and the Finland from Antwerp.
Ample financial assistance has been
arranged for the Americans remaining.
Ambassador Page has received au-
thority to pledge the credit Of the
United States government for 100000
out Of the relief fund now speeding
toward England on the L. s. $. Ten
nossee. that left New York Thursday
night. This money will be available
Monday.
The financial committee is composed
OF the naval and military attaches 10
the United States Embassy; Thomas
p. skinner. the American Consul Gen
Cral. and Chandler Anderson, of the
International Claims Commission, who
has been appointed temporarily cour-
sellor Of the embassy. Another com
mittce appointed to make arrange
nents to get stranded Americans home
from the Continent is composed Of Am
bassador Page, +. ]. Kent, Theodore
Hetzler. w. c. Breed North Duane,
Chandler Anderson and Robert w. de
Forest. Bankers who are to receive
gold from the Tennessee shipment also
have appointed q committee TO deal
with its distribution.
A large party of American and Eng
lish tourists arrived from Switzerland
to-day. They travelled part way on
cattle trains and were exactly one
week en- route. They were obliged TO
spend three days on the FrancoSwiss
frontier. and rain, which fell continu
ously. caused much suffering among
the women and children. All were kind
ly treated by the French and Swiss.
Madrid. via Paris. Aug. s.-The
American Embassy, as well as the
American consulates in various parts
of Spain. has received inquiries from
Americans concerning the
possibility Of obtaining accommoda-
tons on steamers which the Spanish
newspapers report the United States
TO be sending to take Americans back
to the United States. Many of the
American travellers had prepaid their
passages by foreign lines which have
row suspended their services.
Glasgow, Aug. S.-To-day's sailings
of the steamships of the Anchor, Allan
and Donaldson lines were cancelled,
and consequently about 1000 Ameri-
cans and Canadians, who had booked
their passage, are left stranded here.