Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-08
AMERICANS NOW
ABLE TO LAND At
BRITISH PORTS
Russians in London Are
Penniless and in a Bad
Plight-The Relief Fund
Is Small.

London, Aug. S.--The United States
embassy this afternoon cleared up the
difficulty Of landing Americans in
Great Britain under the British alien
act, which had been causing the
American officials much embarrass-
ment, and Americans now are able to
enter most Of the ports. number of
Americans from the Hamburg Amer
lean liners Kronprinzessin Cecilie and
Prinz Adalbert were landed today at
Falmouth.
The embassy staff has been rein
forced by the arrival of Lieutenant
Commander Frank r. McCrary, Lieu
tenant Commander w. f. Bricker and
Lieutenant Zogbaum.
on representations made by the
American minister at The Hague,
Henry Van Dyke, through Ambassa-
dor Page the British government has
consented to allow the steamer Nieuw
Amsterdam to touch at an English
port on her way to America from
Rotterdam,
The unknown numbers of Germans
in London are in a bad plight. Many
of them are penniless unable to re-
turn to Germany and viewed with
p Skinner, American consul general,
has given the meal tickets he receiv-
ed from the German consul to the Ger
man clerks. who are busy enrolling
and stamping military books of the
conscripts.
Aid From Salvation Army.
The German relief society has only
q small amount of funds and practi-
cally all the relief that has been given
to the German refugees has come from
the Salvation Army
The hosts of Germans who bought
tickets for home from German consuls
at various towns in Great Britain, but
who are unable to return to Germany,
are beseiging the American consulate
in futile efforts to get their ticket
money refunded.
The Germans engaged in relief work
suggest that an attempt be made to
ship their unemployed compatriots to
America as they say they are afraid
there may be anti German attacks in
case the British military forces Gus
tain reverses,
Their fear however, seems ground
less. So far the only anti German
feeling showed appeared in the East
End. where the windows of a few Ger
broken in by youths. 1t is estimated
that there are still 10000 Germans in
England.
Sailing Is Delayed.
The sailing of the steamer Viking,
which was chartered by a syndicate of
Americans to take stranded tourists
to their homes has been delayed as
she is awaiting American registration.
Among the passengers who had been
booked to sail on the ship was Isidora
Duncan, the dancer, with the eight
American children and 10 children of
other nationalities under her charge.
The Allan line steamer Monaghan,
the Red Star line steamer Finland and
the Holle nd American liner Nieuw
Amsterdam will sail tomorrow from
Liverpool, Dover and Plymouth, re-
spectively, crowded with Americans.
The American embassy here today
established telegraphic communica-
ton with the American embassy at
Berne, Switzerland after it had been
disconnected for several days.
Mr.. Huntington's chauffeur. who
escaped to Switzerland telegraphed to
the American embassy here yesterday
saying Mr.. and Mrs. Huntington had
been maltreated- Mr.. Huntington, he
said, was stripped naked while the po-
lice were searching him and his wife
was subjected to insults and indigni-
ties
Ambassador Herrick telegTaphed to
Washington last night and it is as
Bumed here that the state department
Is taking action.
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