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DUTCH HAVE SUPPLY OF
FOOD FOR ONLY IS DAYS
Shortage Of Flour and Bread Is
Announced by Minister
Of Agriculture.
Special Cable Despofch TO Tur srS

THE HAGUE, Aug. 2O.--Holland has a
only sixteen days. This was the start
ling announcement made by the Min
lister OF Agriculture to-day In an inter
view in which he calls on the people to
practise the strictest economy in the
use OF -four.
The Minister urged the people to sub
stitute rice for flour as much as pos
sible. He said Holland produces only
wheat sufficient to last two and half
months. The rest OF the requirements
OF the country will have to be imported.
The harvesting OF the crops, accord
ing to the Minester. has just begun.
The visible supply Is enough for six
teen days. The Government has seized
10000 900 klos (about 10000 tons) Of
grain in the ships and storehouses which
would have been exported. The short
ness OF the supply is chiefly due to the
cargoes Of wheat on English ships
bound for Rotterdam having been seized
and taken to London. The Minister
adds:
The public ought to know the sttua-
ton which is facing them. Bread 10
bound TO rise and rice ought 10 be sub
stituted as much as possible"
The Minister pointed out the fact that
shipping is practically at a standstill.
Only one ship entered Rotterdam yes
terday There are usually sixty arrivals
daily. The factories are closed and all
the able bodied men are under arms
on the frontier. The remainder are un-
employed.
There is a serious shortage OF coal in
Holland There is q serious economic
situation. but the Government does not
intend to declare a moratorium. II has
agked the courts to be lenicnt with
debtors and TO decline to issue orders In
bankruptcy.
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that such instructions together with nee
essary descriptions would come with the
officers who brought the funds on the
cruiser Tennessee When this wasn't
done they are surprised that the same
information and instructions were not
conveyed promptly by cable.
Assistant Secretary Of War Breckin-
ridge il still at Falmouth awaiting in
structions. He is of the opinion that the
funds he brought over on the Tennessee
were entirely for charitable purposes
for relieving Americans without funds Of
any sort.
The Americans whose friends have de-
posted money for them at Washington
and who have been advised that the gold
would be brought on the Tennessee are
both disgruntled and. in the case OF many
OF them. seriously Inconvenience. since
they need the money to pay their current
expenses and to pay for their passage
home
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LOST HUSBAND IN GERMANY.
New Jersey Woman and Baby
Travelled to London Alone,
Special cable DespatcA 10 TnE

SpecidI FdbIc DespdfcA 20 TnE Sun
LONDON, Aug. 20.--One story OF real
human interest has reached the Amerl-
can relief committee. Mrs. II. p. Martin
of Fair Haven. n. j.. with a six months
old baby asked for help.
She was bundled into train at Mag
deburg in Germany on August after
being separated from her husband She
reached London three days ago and at
that time had heard nothing OF the fate
OF her husband. She discovered the
headquarters OF the committee to-day
and was promptly assisted. The baby
was the cynosure OF all eyes.
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PARIS, August 20.
The Duchess de Talleyrand, formerly
Anna Gould Of New York. is opening a
workshop in the Rue de la Pompe for
women whose relatives are fighting hut
who are not yet qualified to receive
State help. The women will receive
three meals a day and will be occupied
In making shirts and hospital nccessi.
ties for the Red Cross.
The Duchess has cancelled plans for a
visit Of her children to New York. as
she feared any vessel on which they
might sail would be exposed to danger
of capture.
She asked the correspondent OF THE
SrN to contradict the story printed In
America to the effect that she had been
taking whistling lessons. She said she
never took a lesson OF this kind in her
life.
Count Boni de Castellane. former hus-
band of the Duchess. has obtained an
appointment In the information bureau
Of the headquarters staff. 1t liz civil
appointment and he does not wear a
uniform. His duties allow him to come
to Paris frequently and on such occs-
sions. the Duchess said. he continually
worries her about their children. He
telephoned to her at o'clock this morn
ing. saying revolution in Paris was
certain and that the children must be
sent away. The Duchess said that only
by obtaining this civil appointment was
her former husband able to escape the
military duties of his class of reservists,
which il to watch the railroad tracks.
The Duke de Talleyrand has placed
his services, with an automobile. at the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-21
DUCHESS DE TALLEYRAND
OPENS WORKSHOP IN PARIS
Former Anna Gould Plans to Give Aid to Wives
of French Soldiers and Provide
Hospital Necessities

disposal Of the Government. He drove
an officer with parts OF a mitrailleuse to
Amiens. On returning he had almost
reached Paris when the Civil Guards
stopped him and held him from o'clock
In the morning until at night,
although he had an official permit This
action was taken because the driver Of
an automobile which passed just be-
fore the Duke refused to stop when
ordered to do 80
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NAPLES BOAT TODAY.
UItonia to Sail with Many Stranded
Americana,

ROME, Aug. 2o,--The Cunard liner Ul-
tonia will sail for New York from Naples
tomorrow with a large passenger list OF
American refugees.
Theodore +, Burgess's yacht Katrina,
formerly owned by Commodore Tod
sailed from Naples yesterday for Boston
carrying Mr. Burgess and his family.
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TOURISTS RUSH TO THE HAGUE.
Four special Trains This Week and
More Way.
Special cabie Despatch 10 TUE srx.

Special cable Despdtch 10 TUE Sus.
THE HAGUE. Aug. 20. (6:l5 +. NJ
Four special trains bearing Americans
have arrived here this week one hun
dred of them were fugitives from Bel
GUM.
A special train bringing Americans
arrived at Rotterdam at 2:3O o'clock
this afternoon. Another train from
Berlin with, the same number OF refu-
gees arrived at Bentheim, on the from
tier. at 4;3O this afternoon and is ex-
pected to reach here at midnight.
The steamer Ryndam will sail from
Rotterdam on Saturday with over 1000
Americans
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with fxed bayonets. A fortnight ago the
Friedrichstrasse bridge was badly dam
aged by a Russian bomb. We ourselves
saw the damage done. A body OF ANA
IONS Is being raised I'm Berlin. leaflets
having been distributed calling the women
to arms.
"A week ago an attempt was made to
blow up the bridge Of the Ioologlsche
Bahrhoff without success and Russian
SPY was sahred by an officer The Ger.
man soldiers look very ft and are splen-
dldly equipped"
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WOMEN CALLED TO ARMS.
Corps of AmnsOns Being Organized
In Berlin, Tourists Say.

LONDON. Aug. 20.-Conditions In Berlin
are described by a party OF Chinese physi-
clans who have arrived In Rotterdam
from the German capital In a despatch
to the Times from its Rotterdam cor
respondent, The correspondent quotes the
physicians as follows:
when we left Berlin on Saturday night
the city was in the hands OF old men and
boys. Not an able bodied man was to be
seen. All the bridges were guarded by
boys OF about II years OF age, who stood
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Many of the larger dressmaklng estab-
lishments whose finances allow are keep
ing their stats in employment by making
hospital garments for the wounded at the
expense Of the establishments themselves.
There Is no danger Of epidemcs in
Paris. The public is cooperating with
the sanitary authorities and revaccina-
ton is very general. The health of the
city is excellent.
The average number OF daily arrests
In the city of Paris has dropped from
the usual peace time figure OF 100 to $50.
RlueJackcts and marines from the ports
are assisting the police in their work,
but are finding little TO do.
Paris Is now considered by the police
the safest city in the world.
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During the first two or three days ot
fhe lighting about IAcgr Belgian field
forces assisted IN the resistance. But
rs German masses came NJ and began
to cross the Mouse above and below
the Belgian troops, apart from the garri-
son, were drawn out. This -uahlej tho
Germans to enter the city between the
forts. Meantime the belgian field army,
now fully modified and numbering at
least S0.000. took up the work of holding
back German advance.
The series Of battles In Belgium
which followed has been discussed here.
With Liege squarcly In It's path the Ger
man General stan had for sole DAYS a
difficult problem getting troops west Of
the Mouse In llrg- numbers and supply
ing them. Until IL had succeeded in con-
structing roads and bridges north and
south OF the city only It's cavalry was able
To- pass and they had a trying experience
dealing with Belgian Infantry and artl-
lcIy well placed at important points
between Liege and Brussels. Indeed. un-
supported by infantry the German cav
airy could hardly he expected to per-
form this task very compl tely
ON the other hand. just az soon as
German infantry could come up, both
along the Aix-la -Chapelle- Liege- Brussels
line and south of the Meus.. by Huy. II
was certain To force the far weaker Bel
gian army back by last Saturday the
pressure OF the German masses had he.
come unmstakable and the Belgian force
was back on the last line in front of
Brussels from Louvain 10 Wavre and OF
tignes and the skirmishing was at places
directly In front Of this line
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MANY AT CHRISTIANIA.

CHRrsTIASIA. Aug. 20-There are be-
tween 1000 and 5000 Americans here
waiting for passage home, many OF them
coming here from Germany and Sweden.
First class and second class accommO-
dations on all ships are taken for the
res, OF this month and September and
many are engaging steerage passage
Five hundred dollars is being offered Ia
the fortunate holders OF first class tickets
for their accommodations.
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RELIEF SHIP SAILS.
Creole viii bring Back Stranded
Americans From Liverpool.

The Southern Pacific Company's steam
chip Creole. which was chartered by Ray
mond q Whitcomb Company TO bring
back stranded Americans from England.
sailed for Liverpool yesterday afternoon
at $3.50. The Creole has been In the
New York to New Orleans service. She
has accommoda lions for 400 passengers.
The Creole is the frst relief steamer TO
sail from this port for the special purpose
of bringing back refugees.
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HUNTNGTONS REACH HAGUE.
Head of GeoErnphicaI society and
wife Came From Germany.
Special CabI, Dtspntch Ia rnr sr

NDfc'd7 'dbTt UfNpdfch 70 Tnr SrN.
THE HAGUE. Aug. 2O.-Archer VI. Hunt.
ington, son OF the late Colts T.. Hunting.
ton and president OF the American Geo.
graphical Society. with Mrs Huntington
arrived here to-day
II had been reported that Mr.. Hunting.
ton and his wife were arrested in Ger.
many and held as spies. but these reports
later were denied.
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IANT GET THEIR MONEY.
americans In London Indignant at
beiny at bassy.
YptcIaI N1hIe DtsnntcA tn rnr sr,

"'''" ''hte despatch 10 The Srs.
"''ooN' Aug. 20,-Much indignation is
"s expressed by many Americans
op"n1ed IN London because OF their in
,s..'E TO secure through the American
Embassy funds which have been deposited
..'r or"di, with the Treasury Depart
"tnt at Washington.
my had been told that the money
Y''' b" available at o'clock this afer.
50 ana many called at that time only
mat no instructions to make the
y'"e''s had been received from Wash.
4"e Americans had expected
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-21
LOUIS KOEMMENICH SAFE.
Conductor of Orntorio society nj
Luserne-Starts Here soon.

A cablegram has been received from
Louis Koemrnenlch. conductor OF the New
York Oratorio Society. that he and his
family are safe In Luzerne. Switzerland
ARRANGEMENTS are now being made for
Mr.. Koemmen.ch's return and he will
probably sail from Genoa. Italy. about
September 3. arriving In New York about
the 18th, In time to make the usual prep
arations for the oratorio socictys musical
Scason.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-21
NO FEAR OF "FURIES -
Americans VIII Vow lie Admitted to
London Galleries.

SDrrinI FnbIe UfsDdirN 10 TIE Sun.
LoSDoS, Aug, 20.--Trustworthy assur-
ances have been received that the Ma
tional and Tate galleries are no longer
liable to attack 10y sufrragettes. Ameri-
cans armed with documents showing that
they are trustworthy persons will be adj
mlttel.
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tored to the Dutch frontier from Baden
Baden.
Mr. Drexel the correspondent said.
wished IL made clear that extraordinary
clvlity is being shown to all foreigners.
including English. at Baden.
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PEACE FUNDS FOR RED CROSS.
EstourneIies de Constant Gives 500
600 for Injured.
Special Cabie Despdich 10 Tu1 suS.

Special Cabie Despd'ch TO Tur suS.
PARIS, Aug. o.--Announcement was
made to-day that Baron dEstournelles
dc Constant will give the amount OF his
share OF the Nobel peace prize H2o,0O0)
to the Red Cross.
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WOUNDED GERMANS AND NEEDYFRENCH
FIRST REAL BATTLE OF WAR
WILL BE ON BELGIAN SOIL
From THE EVENING SUN Of Yesterday

Reading the official announcements from
Paris, London and Brussels 1t is impos-
slble to doubt longer the assertion fire.
quently made in this column that the
battle for the possession OF Belgium. the
first real battle OF the war. would be
fought east and south OF BRUSSELS on the
front OF Louvain, Namur. known to his
tory as the Lines of the Dyle. Equally
patent is the fact that there Is general
conviction In the allied capitals that in
the end Brussels will fall to the Germans
and the French troops will fall back
toward France certainly. the Belgians
conceivably upon Antwerp.
What then will he the consequences OF
such victorious German advance? To
get even an approximate notion OF the
meaning II Is necessary to pass rapidly
In review the progress OF events since
Monday. August 3. when Germans sud
denly entered Belgian territory and moved
against Liege. German assault upon that
city began oil August 4. On that day II
was occupied by 1t garrison OF the perma
nent force which Belgium Keeps In her
three great Notifications. Namur. L!ege
and Antwerp. also there were doubtless
about the town some regiments OF the
field army.
Once the fact of resistance was cstab-
lished the Belgian and French General
stan were uuiteu III a COflWOu Fpi
ten years French Generals had forcsccn
the Luxembourg Llege onrush and had
planned TO meet 1t. What they had not
known was that Belgium would resist
Their mobilization and screening were
accordingly arranged for operation inside
the French boundary. The Belgian re-
slstance was "a new and UNNECESSARILY
valuable thing hut II was plain that
French mobilization would have to follow
the original plans. and French forces.
apart from a few regiments OF cavalry
aud artillery, be unavailable for at least
ten days.
Accordingly II became the mission OF
the belgian army to delay. impede. emf
harrass German advance until the French
forces could come ~. In this work the
plans OF Belgian resistance to German
invasion prepared by the Belgian General
star long In advance served admirably.
THOR general scheme was to delay the In
vader as long as possible on the line of
the Meuse. held by the fortresses OF
Namur. Huy and l.iege. then To fail back
to the lines of the Demer. OF the Dyle
and finally to Antwerp, prepared to re-
ceive the whole Belgian army and one
of the strongest places in all Europe.
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100000 PERSONS IN
PARIS OUT OF WORK
Cabinet Council Will Try to
Start Up Factories and
Railroad Service.
ORDERS FROM L. S. SOUGHT
WOrkingmen Unable to Draw
Enough Of Savings to
Tide Them Over.
Special caoie Despatch 10 Tar SIN
PARIS, August 20

PARIS, August 20
The question OF providing work for the
unemployed of France. particularly in
the Department OF the Seine, was taken
up by the Cabinet council at a ue.,i,s
to-day presided over by President poin-
care The Paris prefecture Of polio,
estimates that there. arc 500 600 p.rso,s
out OF work In Paris and it, suburbs
nearly one-sixth OF the total population
Minister OF the Interior MaIvy reported
TO the council that his department hos
coHaoorated with the local authorities
and employers OF labor in an effort to
start UP some OF the industries which
nave BEEN shut down by the war A re-
sumption OF the railway freight Service
VIII do much toward the solution of the
problem OF the unemployed and the Min
listers OF War and Of Public Works have
promised to do everything In their mower
to have the service operating again Al.
soon as possible.
one OF the hardships OF those thrown
out OF work by the shutting down OF In.
dustry has been their inability to with
draw sufficient amount OF their savings
from banks 10 tide them over the per,od
OF idleness. They have been able, to with
draw only per cent. Of their denost,s
during the first two weeks OF the oner,.
'ion OF the war measures. This amount
was increased to-day to 10 per cent
ana 1t is considered probable thar further
liberation of Deposit Will be ordered soon
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COPY" NOW BOSSES EDITOR.
Head Of "Excclysor' n Private, Oh'ce
BOY His AdJutRnt.
Special cable Despatch TO THE 81

Special cable Despatch TO THE SrN.
PARIS. Aug. 20--Rene Biere, manag-
ing editor of ETcelsior, has Joined his
regiment as IA private. One of the Office
BOYS employed by Excelsior is an adju-
,ant in the same company, so the editor
Is now taking orders from his office
hoy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-21
MRS. HARTMAN FEEDS MODELS
Special cab. Despatch TO Tur sux

Special Gable Despatch TO TnE suS
PARIS, Aug. 2o.--Mrs. +. II. Hartman
has given a large sum to the fund for
supplying a meal day to the artists
models of the Latin Quarter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-21
AMERICAN WITH FRENCH STAFF.
San Frsnciscan's knowledge of Lam
Euagea Gets Him Army Place.

PARIS, Aug. 20,-A thorough knowl-
edge OF English, French. German. Rus
sian and Italian enabled NJ. Ripper. q
San Franciscan, to be able to boast OF
being the first foreigner accepted for
service by the French army. He is at
tached to the General Staff as an IN
terpreter.
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A. j. DREXEL RETURNING.
Reaches Dutch Frontier by Motor
From Baden-Bnden,

LONDON, Aug. 20,-The Times cor
respondent at Rotterdam says that An
thony J. Drexel of Philadelphia has mo-
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Han on swiss Newspapers.

A despatch from Basle. Switzerland,
says Germany has forbidden the en-.
trance into the empire OF all Swiss
newspapers. even those printed In Ger
man.
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kEEp IN TOICII.

with the European situation and financial
and crop reports In United states by reading
THE sun iNlorring. Sunday and Evening b,
Subscription dates vim be found on the Edi-
tortal page.-Idr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-21
ANOTHER BAR TO WAR NEWS
Kaiser Orders Correspondents shot,
Germans Reported saying.

Special Cdble Despatch 10 THr SuN.
PARIS, Aug. 20.-The Brussels CORE
spondent OF the Journal telegraphs that
wounded officers of the German army
who have been captured say the Kaiser
ordered that all war correspondents who
fall into the hands OF the Germans be
shot without trial.
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Physicians Tell of Days
Spent in Midst of
Kaiser's Army.
PRAISE FOR GERMANS
FROM MANY TOURISTS
Travellers Seeking London
From All Sides-ThOusands
Are Still Stranded.

loSroN. Aug 20.--Two A~'crican ply
.r,ns pr. W. II. Aurand of Mlnneap polls
and pr Robert Rizer of Chicago, who
with their wives and families were In the
war zone In Eolgium for two weeks. ar
r,y,d in London to-day from the Cont.
aent
The party left Vienna for ostend on
Aug,i- g. Their train was stopped "a,
welkcnraedt Belgium. and they drove In
wagons to Ner,iers. where they were L.
,sko another train \ tunnel on the road
had been blocked, however, by the Bel
gtans and the Americans were forced 10
sAy at Verviers until August H.
Their paper money and checks were
useless and the physicians finally found
a refuge for themselves and their fami-
lies IN the salvation Army lodgings Two
meals DAG were given them. with meat
on alternate days Food was scarce in
the town.
win Mir and Mrs. Daniel Diamond.
Mss steph,nie Metz and Mr.. and Mrs.
LOUIS Fr1nk OF New lorr Henry Rruch-
holz and Frederick Bruchholz OF Mime
apol!s and pr Francis Donaghue Of Bos-
ton they lcf, Nervlcrs on August II
through n" aid OF passes obtained from
the German commander. The German
military authorities also gave them free
Use Of the German military trains.
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Cannon Labelled "Nach Paris"

cannon passed the Americans by the
thousand labelled Mach Paris"
The German soldiers talked freely OF
Inc pans AS they understood them. They
said that German troops had been ma
Hnuvrlng In Belgium for two weeks prior
10 the outbreak OF hostilities Their
attitude was that It was necessary for
germany 10 send her troops through Bel
gum in her attack on France and that
mo intention was for a peaceful passage
through the country without disturbing
Inc citizens. II attacked, they said. they
would make vigorous reprisals. The
Germans said they were paying for all
supplies they got in Belgium.
Al AiX-la-C hapelle food, cigars and
cigarettes we're furnished the German
troops by the people OF the town, who
also put buckets OF water outside their
muses. so that the passing soldiers could
wash their faces
a" idea OF the reprisals meant by the
Germans If they were attacked was
hSIhed by Frederick Bruchholz. who
"o'e to the Dutch frontier near Mas
U'eht' Civilians on the Belgian side OF
'me border had fired on the invading
'ermans As result when Mr.. Bruch-
"o< passed three Belgian villages were
IN names and the women inhabitants with
ue'r children were fleeing across TO the
Dutch side
The trunks Of some OF the party were
opened and looted at Terrestrial. the
physician said
Ut ard Mrs. John Bryant OF Boston
arrived In London from Hamburg to-day.
~ Bryant said that there are about
''' Americans stll in hamburg. but he
UNDERSTOOD that most OF thes. are matt
"a"%ed German subjects.
A''i'es from the Continent received by
"e American committee show that money
20 oe'ng received from London and that
I.e MISTRESS has been thoroughly relieved.
sYa'pl T. DAY of the American committee
80 'hel" is no need OF sending trans
pp% from America here. Forty thou
Ss'' Americans have been sent home In
,"ht'e weeks and 10000 more Will go IN
me next few weeks.