Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-26
$1,831,4OS TOTAL
OF REFUGEE FUND
Friends Continue to Deposit
Funds With U. S. to Aid
Americans Abroad.
ABANDONS PROPOSAL
FOR SHIP NEUTRALITY
u. S. Decides Not to Press the Cues
ton and May Use Army Trans
ports Instead. =


ports Instead.
Deposits of funds with the govern
ment for the relief of Americans in the
war zone continue almost undated.
There was deposited yesterday with
government agents and turned in to
the treasurer of the United States
$26,479.94. This brings the grand total
of receipts for this purpose up to
1881, 40s.s2.
Heaton Harris, American consul at
Frankfurt on Main, today cabled the
State Department that his district was
entirely outside of the military zone
and that the few cases of distress
among Americans in Frankfurt could
be cared for by the resources of the
consulate.
He reported that the Emersons, Sny-
ders. Talmadses and many others had
left Comfortably for Holland. There
is no evidence of danger in that part
of Germany, the consul says, but there
is a widespread desire Of Americans
to leave for home.
Abandon Neutrality Proposal.
With many ocean liners resuming SAIL
ings between Europe and the United
States. administration officials have
abandoned the proposal that the fighting
nations recognize the neutrality of ships
chartered from belligerents exclusively
to bring American refugees home. and 1t
may be found unnecessary to employ
some Of the army transports in a relief
mission.
Proposed naturalization of the relief
ships still is under discussion among dip
lomats. but that is mainly to etablish the
position of the nations on an article Of the
second Hague conference, which exempts
from capture ships engaged in a philan-
thropic mission. The American govern
ment construed the return of refugees
such a mission and asked declarations
for other powers. While Germany agreed.
yet France and Great Britain insisted
that If German ships were chartered they
should be manned by American officers.
Ambassadors See Bryan.
The British ambassador continued his
discussion with State Department officials
on questions of neutrality. Jules Jusse-
rand, the French ambassador. talked at
length with Mr.. Bryan on the general
subject Of neutrality. referring. it is un-
derstood. to the proposed purchase Of
the transatlantic trade with belligerent
nations
Forty-one sailings have been arranged
for ports from England and Italy alone
between now and October and more
ships are daily being provided.
Secretary Garrison. chairman Of the
governments relief board. gave out the
following statement on the transportation
of Americans from Europe:
Ambassador Herrfck has arranged to
transport the Americans in Switzerland
by special trains from Geneva as followst
One thousand Wednesday. the 2eth: LOCO
Thursday: the 9th; 500 Friday. the 2sths
1.-THE following ships will sail from
Havre for the United States. upon dated
not now obtainable: The Rochambeau,
the Flanders. the France. the Lorraine
which was not sent. The ambassador
has also arranged to transport 140 Amer
leans on La Champlain, sailing from
Havre August 81: The e, Espa ssn sailed
cans on board.
Americans in Germany.
The assistant secretary of war
wires from Berlin that as nearly as
can be ascertained the Americans in
Germany are located at the following
places, to the number named with re-
spect to each place: Berlin. 5000;
Bremen. 800: Emden, Is; Breslau. So;
Chemnitz, so; Dresden. 500; Erfurth.
SO; Kassel. 80; Hamburg. $50; Kiel. so:
Laubeck. SO; Hanover; 22S; LEIPZIG aae:
Neustadt. s: Munich, $500: Nurem-
berg, zoo: stettin. So; Danzig. 5; koe-
nisberg, %, and Stuttgart, = lie
states that they are trying to arrange
daily special trains, carrying 400 pas
sengers each, to be sent from Berlin
to cities in Holland and Italy.
Trains have also been sent. in special
instances, from Munich with passengers
from Carlsbad. Austria. and Lindau,
Austria. and from Lindau with pas
sengers from Switzerland. and such
others will continue to run from time
to time whenever there are SUFFICIENT
Americans to fill them.
I'VE are still awaiting more detailed
informa ton from Austria and Switzer-
land, although the Swiss situation ap-
pears to be very much relieved by the
arrangements made by Ambassador
Herrick and above referred to.
"a wire has been received from the
Cunard line stating that the Fran
coma, from Liverpool left Queenstown
Sunday afternoon with $50 saloon, 71o
second cabin and 465 third-class pas
sengers for Boston.
Forty sailtngs from English ports TO
this country and Canada have been ar
ranged by the International Mercan-
tile Marine lines between now and Oc-
tODer T., there DetHS eight SUN
from Liverpool to New York by the
American line, four from Liverpool to
by the same line, seven
from Liverpool to New York by the Red
Star line. eight from Liverpool to New
York by the White Star line, five from
London to New York by the Atlantic
Transport line two from Liverpool to
Boston by the White Star line, and six
from Liverpool to Montreal by the
White Star Dominion line; in addition
to which there will be one from Naples
about the 10th of September by the
White Star line"
Transports Not Needed in Italy.
Ambassador Thomas Nelson Page ca
bled from Rome that the present situa-
ton did not require the sending of any
to Italy. as there are plenty
Of italian ships available.
Former Representative William g.
Sharp of Ohio received final instruc-
tons yesterday from Secretary Bryan
before departing for Paris. where he
will succeed Myron T. Herrick as am
bassador to France.
Although 1t Is customary for a retiring
diplomat to leave his post as soon as
his successor arrives. the unusual situa-
ton created by the war in Europe has
,,,da naceSSary another arranpenoeut.