The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-24
SPECIAL SHIP 0F
 HAN LINE HAS REFUGEES ABOARD
Dert1 Jsadge Among Those.
 iE1g to Tell Of Financial sFaifs ill il ElIrop

New York, Aug. 24.-The first of the speciality chartered ships to bring American refugees out of Europe, the Italian liner Principe dI Udine, came 5 into New Y York harbor today with 399 passengers. They had paid in the az gsegate. s115, GOO for their passage. for this was the sum given the Lloyd Sabuc1o Company at Genoa on condt- ton that the vessel be turned over to the refugees and steam direct to New 2 Y otsk- Each passenger paid $250 gold a minimum for first cabin accom- raodatioras, leaving a. deficit of about $ 40, 0O0, which will be met by the com j naittee which arranged the trip head ed by SFss A. GssSmith, dock comnis- sloner o4 ES lew Y oraz.
 In a long statement issued at New Yark today detailing the acute con- saitions that Americans confront abroad the eonan11ttee says the amon- ey was well spent. z
 An dditiona1a statement was issued suggesting that a special committee would like to confer in this city with representa4ives of the state depart lment in order to submit trustwortay ianform mataon upon the critical financial land sanitary situation of fellow citi- gems in southern Europe
 This IS signed by R. A- c. Smith, Nicholas Murray Butler, George B. AEcCaeI1an, Dunn and Park Ben
 
 EGAger, srby Conn.,. Charles e. Efoyles Rr6Uk1zua Mass, William R. Newbolds 1pa1ia Theodore w Moves. WasEain g1on: pr. Stewart Paton, RTfnceton, and others.
 The Udfne made the trip over win out special incident and saw no war Ships until last Thursday afternoon. when a British aalzi1iary cruiser came s1onesi iae After locking the liner over. and ascerfafning that she flew the Italian iiags the cruiser and the cir son instances which preceded it are per- haps without para,lIe eI. It was a case Of buying ship. as 1t were, to get out of Europe. The great est difficulty was experienced in ar sz 1aFyiI1 4 the nnafa ciaI details at Genoa. sSf1ted among the A1nericans in the Enterprise, getting cash was quite an - TsE her matter After proposition and counter propoHition had been made the liner finally got away at VVednes- day uoen,s Aal gust T zss
 ss5 F3y the terms of the Charter, z says
 statement ssued! here by tn g conn mites 900 0 fTaIless ha q to pa id ln casE Sto stllas Lloyd Sabudo company hszaGze 4s305 m, August z ant the balance, 450.000 francs. was to paid on the day before sailing. Tuesday,
 
 sc cuired no small fngenuity as well as constant and difficult nes sotiations z rnoratorfum had been q eclared iIa Italy and the banks were only pay : ing thelr depositors a limited and small am os1rlt daily. It was next to in possible to obtain cash on letters of. credit issued in America
 At this point. the general ma anager 2 of the American Express company in Genoa, MT. sarentino. came to the aid Of the Americans with splendid re- urcefulness and generosity. By talk Iale the persoaaad checks and personal guarantees of tine glarantors, he was able at 4 .z6 p. m, F Friday Aug gust or five minutes before tiie option ex : pired, to make pa aynent of the o,oo0 francs ss
 rom tiaes whole co7npaIa Y of 400 passsr1gers it proved to be possible to collect only about 5000 francs in ae- talaI cash The baIarrce as taken by the guarantors and by the American Express coInpalig in the form of attached t5 letters of credit, to receipts for prepaid return steam ship passage. to travellers cheeks of v,arI- eEaa kinds and to personal cheeks on well known banks and trust companies iii the United States
 Inasnuch as yold was at pre- mium of IS per cent, according to ad- vice of the American Express com
  commissions and other changes the payFnent Of 50Osoo8 gTancs gold for the ship required a payment in lire Of about 57Ss00O francs or approximately I15u00
 s1Tnaemracla as no Italian er1afsrants ts were taken on the ship, the entire yes sel WAS treated as a ship of but a. single class and all passengers, wher- ever berthed and paying wflafeve 5saste had the full privileges of the decks: and public rooms M The ship was crowded to the utmost capacity lions. It was necessary to provide in dsot h saloons for two services at lurl- eheon and two at dinner
 None but Americans were permit ted on the sndp,* with the exception of the ships own personnel. Provision was finally made for sss in al. Al numbef who were absolutely destitute e ; of funds Rere taken without s1ly pay ua ent of passage money whatever.'' z
 If the state department officials do not care to confer on the matter Of Americans in Europe with the com mfttee here, the statement says. rep resentattve will be sent sto Washing ton.
 Tokio, Aug 24-The .sYamato.,s in an extra edition today says that the h.aHnsardnnent of Tsing-Tau by the Japanese fleet has begun This mes age was passed by the censor Of the navy department.
 Comrnunication Between Japan and China has been severed for 24 hours. Except for the very neagre news that has reached here from New York, the entire country is kept in the dark re- garding the progress of the war in Europe.
 It is believed that the cable between Shanghai and Nagasaki has been cut The officers of the army and navy are absolutely sphinx-1i1ke regarding the progress of events in he China. Sea Everything is quiet here, the attitude Of the public appearing almost iTldif- ferent.@
 Unanirnot1s approval Of the. war which is calmly and dispassionate1y discussed, summarizes public opinion.