The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-08-15
$500 AMERICANS,
ON FIVE LINERS,
LEAVE FOR HOME
St. Louis, Campania, Mime
waska and Megantic Sail
Despite the War.
OTHER. SHIPS FREED.
Olympic, Mauritania, Lusi-
tania and Saxonia Will
Bring Refugees.
OTHER. SHIPS FREED.

LONDON. England. Aug. 1.-THE
sailing from Liverpool to-day Of the
1t. Louis. the Campania and the MIN
nswaska for New York and the Me-
gantic for Montreal reduced the num-
Der Of Americans who had bssn
stranded L.. Lngland by $500.
The American line steamer g. Paul
from New York arrived here ysstsr.
day.
The departure Of $500 Americans
from Liverpool was followed by that OF
another thousand from GLASGOW.
The carrying capacity Of the vessels
sailing for transatlantic ports during
the next twenty-five days 10 estimated
at $4,000 or three times the number Of
American In the British Isles While
the number on the Continent OF Eu.
rope IL not known. II 10 believed not
to exceed 10000. OF whom . large num-
Der are returning by Dutch. Danish
and italian lines.
Many American tourists In London
who had booked passage on small
vessels or had taken steerage berths
are Offering to sell their tickets to the
American Citisens' Committee. rs they
presfr to make later and more COM
Portable passage.
The members OF the committee say
they fail to see the necessity for the
despatch OF transports TO take
stranded Americans back to the
United States In view Of the new
sailinss which have been announced.
OTHER SIG liNERS PREPARE TO
SAIL FoR AMERICA.
The Grampain sails Tomorrow. the
Arcadian. the Andania and the An
coma Aug. Is. the Olympic AUG. 10
and the Adriatic Aug. 20.
The British steamer Buffalo. which
left New York July Is. has arrived at
Hull.
-Four Of the Great English trans
atlantic liners lave been released BY
the British Government and will re-
sumo their regular sailings. Tn J
arc the Olympic. the Lusitanis, the
Mauritania and the Saxonia Of the
Cunard line.
A despatch to Reuters Telegram
Company from Amsterdam says that
100 Americans from Berlin arrived
ut the station. at Amsterdam during
the night. Some hundreds were
sheltered at the hotels herc, while
others proceeded to The Hague and
whore arm gemcnts are
being made for ships to take them
home.
Many OF the Americans warmly
praised tina treatment they received
in Berlin. When they were leaving
the German capital the American
Consulate. the railway station and
the carriages which carried them to
the railway were decorated with
flowers. The dining cars Of their
trains were abundantiy stored with
food. Many Of the refugees had
lived In Germany for years, and are
now returning 10 the United States
because serious difNculties would
confront them II they remained in
Germany, II Ia expected that about |
10000 Americans viii leave that |
PARIS. Aug. ls.-Ambas-ador Her.
,'e e mas arranged for tine passage Of
J 500 Americans from France within |
the next two weeks Tho tnor
kochambeau was chartered by the !
american envoy to-day and will sail |
Aug. II with loo passengers, Ar.
1angements have also been mada fer
No passage OF 400 Americans on tho |
Espa sne. which sails on the 10th.
francisco de Ia Rara and tho Arsen
me brazilian ana Chilean Ministers
icre have co-orerated In sending I 900
spanish Americans 10 Spain, where
.hey stay " they desire 10 do 50, until
"" war ~ over. Senior do Ia Barrn
70 rrcs,oent OF the committee. also
arranged "a cash checks and letter,
" credit In order to relieve the neces
titles OF Latin Americans here.
1000 STRANDED IN oWiTzER.
LAND AND ITALY.
ROME Via London) Aug. i5.-Ths
Nmerlcan Ambassador. Thomas Mel.
ION rage has issued a notice that
he American Government il sendinr
n Europe transports capable OF TAX.
NIX home 5000 Americans. Tho an.
'ounr"ment has caused great re-
o,cinR among tourists and others
lnxious To leave the country. 4, Is
hought possible that further means
4 transportation will be- provided,
There are about six thousand
'nericans in Italy alone. while there
re probably 1000 IN Switzerland.
'ome OF the Americans sought TO
hartcr an italian steamer. hut the
ompany asked a guarantee for IN. 4
rip OF N0,0o0, This worll make tho
lost expensive cabins 1900 each and
no ordinary cabins 5000 II liz be-
rved that the rc.esta blishpent OF
he service ~ the British liners will
nlleve the situation.
DR., John Edward Jones. American
onsul General at Genoa, IN en-
eavoring to secure the steamship
q d1talia, a sister ship OF the Ma.
Ida, for the transportation uf Amer.
ans back to tho United States.
ROTTERDAM tvia London), Aug.
'.-The Noordam sailed for New
ork at 4 o'clock this afternoon car
ring ~ 0ret-clAss passougOro ana Y