Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-05
MANY AMERICANS IN
 WEST END OF LONDON.
Trying to Get Checks cashed and oe-
 tain Passage Home.

London. Aug. 4-There were more Americans than Englishmen in the West End of London today Iney were chiefly crowded about the omce of the American Express company ana of the steamship lines, trying to get checks cashed and obtain passage home The express companies were able to afford much relief to those Tn general straits and the steamsnlp companies booked hundreds Of passen- gers. although it is probable that no guarantee can be given that British steamers will sail until their safety IS assured by the navy.
 Great Demand for 1erths.
 !The greatest demand, therefore. was for berths on American lines. People who usually travel in the most luxuri- ous cabins were eagerly buying bertns in the steerage. which were being soio at greatly increased prices by persons who had secured them at the steam ship offices.
 The head offices of the International Mercantile Marine was damned all day with Americans. and like condition prevailed at the offices of the Cunard and Canadian lines, all of which are : still doing business. The German line , offices are dismantled and in charge i of porters and English clerks, w5lo made no attempt to administer pas- sengers in their customary manner.
 Express Companies Crowded. The express companies. which open ! ed at an early hour, were crowded 1 throughout the day. They were W sit supplied with currency and honored | their checks up to $50. The Ame.i- ! can Express company supplied the ' temporary wants of over 5000 persons from the time the office opened until 2 o'clock this afternoon, when 1t closed for the day. There were still hundreds of persons in line desiring gold in ex- change for their checks. They were told to return tomorrow morning The company hopes to continue paying out
 small sums for couple of days more
 WeIIs-Farge Kept Busy.
 The WeIls-Fargo comrany. which is-
 sues checks chiefly to weSterners, wak
 open all day. During the morning tht
 cashiers were kept busy hongrIne
 checks, but tine rush stopped early il the afternoon.
 'i The manager of the company said h, would be able to meet the temporarI
 requirements of holders of drafts fo
 some time to come. unless there shoul'
 be another rush of Americans withou
 money from the continent.
 Americans Help Fellow countrymen. Individual Americans are helpini their fellow countrymen by advancinl money to enable them to tide owe : their temporary ineonveniences. Her bert C. Hoover, a Californian, opene an office today in the American con sulate and advanced amounts of g and upward to persons unable to ge ) money by other means. Altogethe : MT. Hoover gave assistance to 30
 Americans who were absolutely with out cash, and announced that he woul continue to aid them as long as hi : currency lasted.
 Tell PitifuI Tales. Many Americans tell pitiful tales their trials during flight from tn ! continent. Those from Paris an
 northern points had bad enough tim
 but those who had to come from Ger 0 many or places even more remot e were forced to go several days witho.
 sleep and, in some instances. withot
 food
 4 Self Reliant Woman. e One self reliant woman related ho d she and her daughter. with only g sovereign (about S5) between then made their way to England fro1 n Prussia They traveled by train an