Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-03
AMERICANS TELL
OF SUFFERINGS| IN
WARNING LANDS
Men, Women and Children in
Streets All Night With
out Shelter.

LONDON, Aug. 3. - Walter II.
Page, the American ambassador. on
the urgent representations Of his
compatriots here has asked the
American government to furnish as
soon as possible transportation home
to the thousands Of Americans ma
rooned on the continent of Europe
and in London.
Mr. Page also has asked the state
department at Washington to take
such steps as are necessary to assure
that letters of credit and travellers
checks are recognized by American
eonsuls at all points in Europe, SO
that Americans may be supplied with
money.
A meeting of Americans in London
has been called for this afternoon to
near the reply from Washington to
these requests.
Doctors ]. Riddle COTE, of New
york; Frank F. Simpson, of Pitts
purgh; Arthur D. Ballon, of Vesta-
burg, Mich, and F. Martin have
formed themselves into a committee,
and they ask the cooperation of the
press in America in bringing about
adequate assistance for the marooned
Americans and to urge the bankers
or the United States to insist on their
letters of credit and travellers checks
being honored, so far as possible, by
the agents in Europe upon whom they
are drawn.
Fail to Get Beyond Paris.
Drs. Martin and Simpson, who left
London on Saturday for Switzerland
to fetch back young American girl,
We're unable to get beyond Paris, and
they returned to London today.
Everywhere they found trains packed
with refugees, whose only object in
life apparently was to reach the Chan->
mel boats, accepting the discomforts
of those vessels If only able to get out
of the theatre of war
The Rev. ]. P. Garfield, of Clare
mont, N. H., on arriving here today
gave the following account of his ex-
periences in Holland
ION sailing from the Hook of Hol-
land last midnight, we pulled ollt
Just as the boat train from The
Hague arrived. The steamer paused,
but as she was filed to her capacity,
she later continued on her voyage,
leaving fully 200 persons marooned
on the wharf.
Our discomforts on crossing the
: North sea were great. Every seat
was filed with sleepers, the cabins
being given to women and children.
The crowd, as a rule, was helpful
and kindly the single men carrying
the babies and people lending money
to those without funds. Despite the
refugee conditions prevailing. it was
noticeable that many women on the
Hook wharf chung tenaciously to
band boxes containing Partisan hats.
The American consuls and the
members of the embassy advised
American citizens to wait few
days, but at the British embassy no.
tees were posted Sunday morning
urging all tourists to get out owing
, to the German invasion. All were
Aglad to leave. and fully 900 had gath
&red at the Hook by O'Clock in the
afternoon to take the midnight boat"
Night Search for Aeroplanes.
Travellers from Cologne. said that
flash lights were being operated. from
the tops of the hotels all night search
ing for aeroplanes. Machine guns
had been mounted on the famous
Cologne Cathedral.
They also reported that tourists
were refused hotel accommodations at
Frankfort because they were without
cash. Men, women and children sat
in the streets all night. The trains
were stopped several miles from the
German frontier and the passengers,
especially the women and children,
suffered great hardship, being forced
to continue their journey on foot.
Passengers arriving at London to-
day from Montreal on the Cunard line
steamer Andania, bound for South
ampton, reported that the vessel was
met at sea by a British torpedo-boat
and ordered by wireless to stop. The
liner then was led into Plymouth, as
a matter of precaution against mines.
Plymouth was found filed with SOL
diers and searchlights were seen con-
stantly flashing about the harbor