Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-15
MORE REFUGEES
SAIL FOR HOME
ON FIVE LINERS
$500 Leave Liverpool and
Glasgow for New York and
Montreal.
CELTIC ARRIVES IN PORT
JAMMED WITH TOURISTS
Captain OF Steamer Aztec Re-
ports Seeing kronprinz Will
helm on Way from Norfolk.


LIVERPOOL. Aug. 15.-The sailing
from this port today of the ST Louis,
the Campania and the M;nnewasl.a
ffT New York and the Megantic for
Montreal reduced the numbes of
Americans who had been stranded in
England by $500.
The American line steamer st. Paul
from New York arrived here yester-
day.
The departure of 4,5OO Americans
from Liverpool was followed by that
of another thousand from Glasgow.
The sailors, firemen and stewards of
the Atlantic transport line steamer
Minnewaska when about to leave
London today with 250 passengers for
New York. went on strike and de-
manded danger" money on account
of the risk they were taking in cross
ing the Atlantic. The trouble was ar
ranged and the boat sailed.
The carrying capacity of the vessels
sailing for transatlantic ports during
the next twenty-five days is estimated
at 1000, or three times the number of
Americans in the British Isles. While
the number on the continent of Eu-
rope Is not known 1t is believed not
to exceed 10000. A large number of
these are returning by Dutch, Danish
and Italian lines.
Many American tourists in London,
who had booked passage on small
vessels, or had taken steeragc berths,
are Offering to sell their tickets to
the American Citizens Committee, as
they prefer to make q later and more
comfortable passage.
The members of the committee say
they fail to see the necessity for the
dispatch of transports to take
stranded Americans back to the
United States in view of the new
sailings which have been announced.
The Grampian sails tomorrow, the
Arcadian. the Andania and the An
coma, August IS, the Olympic August
10 and the Adriatic August 20.
The British steamer Buffalo, which
left New York July %, has arrived
at Hull.
NEW YORK. Aug. 15.--Another
baggageless lot Of Alnef1sst.lss Efliu
Ned Europe to avoid the war reached
New York today on the Celtic The
cabins were jammed, and the stew
ards had a hard time feeding the
throng.
In the first cabin were 304 persons.
in the second sos and in the steer
age 656
Prominent People Aboard.
w. H. Vanderpoel, son-in-law OF
G. K G. Billings, was a passenger on
the Celtic with his wife, child and
Miss Billings. He said they were in
Paris when the condition of affairs
became alarming The party left on
a crowded train for Calais.
The Celtic took a northerly course,
and steamed without lights at night.
but the trip was without incident.
Other passengers were Mrs. Alfred
Vanderbilt and son, Captain G. A
Barbour, Ernest Iselin and Mr.. and
Mrs r. r. Westinghouse.
Word of the North German Lloyd
liner Kronprinz Wilhelm, which. like
the German cruisers, has become
somewhat of phantom of the sea
since she slipped out of New York
harhor more than ten days ago, was
brought to port today by the steamer
Aztec from Norfolk. The Aztecs
skipper reported that on August 10
he sighted a four-funnel steamer
which he believed was the Wilhelm.
He did not give her position.
The last previous report of the Will
helm was that she was sighted coal
ing Ifle 6eTIi1dfl Cruiser hdTlSIuIiSs
southwest of Bermuda, on August 6.
The coaling was interrupted by the
British cruiser Bristol, which fought
an ineffective long-range duel with
the German cruiser.
Freight steamer Slips In.
The five-masted German freight
steamer Bohemia arrived today from
Hamburg, after having made the run
across with lights darkened and fun
nels painted to resemble a White
Star liner. The ships wireless picked
up messages showing that British
cruisers were on epatrol, at times
close to the Bohemia. She managed
to dodge them ALL however, including
one off the Ambrose channel light
ship this morning.
The Celtic's passengers appointed
committee to send resolutions to Pres
ident Wilson thanking him for the in
terest he has shown in getting strand
ed tourists out of Europe.
awe would like to emphasize"
SAYS the resolutions, ''that the reports
Of the restitution have not been ex-
aggerated. The conditions are acute
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