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WORK OF RELIEVING
REFUGEES RUSHED
Garrison Hopes TO Get Terms on
Which lie Can Charter
Ships To-day.
SITUATION LESS ACUTE
Neutral Liners Are Expected TO
Resume Their Regular
Trips Soon.
SITUATION LESS ACUTE

NAsHfHGToN, Aug. THE business OF
preparing TO send ships 10 the relief of
stranded Americans In Europe went for.
ward to-day. hut the opinion was ex-
pressed officlally that each day was les
SEEMING the hcutsness Of tho situation
officials found comfort In the fact that
the gold ship Tennessee IL actually on
her way. followed tonight by the cruiser
North Carolina. sailing from Boston. II
was also a source OF gratifcstion for the
Administration TO learn that there would
be little difficulty about the relief ships
gaining entrance to the chief ports where
Americans are gathering.
The saillngs OF passenger steamers
from Europe yesterday and to-day were
interpreted here az most favora BILE
sign Secretary Garrison Ia OF the opn-
ion that the regular liners of neutral
Powers will soon begin to bring Amerl-
cans home. lessening the problem of our
Government.
Dispatches Indicate that the consulates
and embassies are making some Roadway
toward gathering the Americans In CEN
trail cities, where they can he looked
after until they can he transported 10
convenient ports.
6.00o stranded In Italy.
other dispatches brought less favorable
news. Ambassador Page cabled that in
Italy there are 5000 In acute distress
financially
From AK te Bains came the report
that 900 Americans are stranded there
Al Carlsbad, there are 900 Americans
who are virtually prisoners, so far as
getting to the coast is concerned. At
lIavre It IL reported that many Ameri-
cans expecting 10 take ship there have
been reduced to their last resources.
Secretary Garrison and Third Assistant
Secretary Phillips Of the State Depart
mont are striving TO learn the number
ports they can most conveniently he trans
ported and when and what facilities for
getting them home seem likely to offer
themselves at these porte.
Az soon az the Secretary has this data,
he will charter ships. BY tomorrow he
expects 10 have final word from lines
flying Dutch Danish and Norwegian flags
az TO the terms upon which their vessels
can he had. Many Of them are already
In European waters.
Secretary Garrison conferred with
steamship men to-day. They assured the
Secretary that their vessels could he had
on reasonable terms. The Secretary told
tho steamship men that no was willing
allowance for any additional loss or eN.
pcnse incurred.
The steamship men also asked Mr.
Garrison u arrangements could not he
made so that vessels chartered TO bring
Americans home might also carry freight
to and from Europe. They we're Informed
that legislation would Ia necessary to
make this possible for the coestwis
traders
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NOT SPIES. BUT IRIsHMEN.
Men Arrested In London Were VA
tioDali.t Volunteers.

Nptc'df 'dofr BSSpdfch 70 TnE STN
LONDON. Aug The prisoners ar.
rested IN north London YESTERDAY as
suspected spies proved to he Irishmon
and were released.
The ammunition found in the house
was intended for the use Of tho Irish
Volunteers
Police and territorials ralded a small
hotel IN the northern part of London
last night aud seized three alleged Ger
man spies and a large quantity of am
munition. According to the police Il was
enough TO XIII q regiment
DR.. Hans Plehn, the London corro
spondent Of tho Wolf Telegraph Agenc,.
the German semi-oflical news bureau.
who was arrested in London Yesterday.
satisfied the police to-day that lie was
not a spy and was released Ho he. de-
cided TO return to Germany.
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RAILROADS HERE AID
STRANDED TOURISTS
Free Transportation West on
Trunk Lines Awaits Arrival
of Marooned Americans.
WILL BE NET AT THE PIER
President Of Central Makes Ar
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
on Training Ship.

. Several trunk lines. as the result OF the
initiative Of President Smith OF the New
York Cestral, have volunteered to provide
FREQ transportation to Americans. ma
rooned abroad who may be stranded
when they arrive IN this country.
This action was taken ns tho result
OF message received by President Smith
from william Potts OF the American
Express Company, n member OF the Lon
doh relief committee, reading as follows !:
Am endeavoring to facilitate re
turn of many stranded Americans
without money. Can YOU arrange for
New York Central or other Eas.-
- ern lines 10 transport passengers to
destination
President smith dropped all other bust
ness TO send this reply to Mr. Potts:
Trunk lines Baltimore and Ohio,
New York Central, behlgh Valley
Erie. T.acknwanna Ontario and West
crn. Pennsylvania and West Shore will
gladly honor vouchers Endorsed by
London committee and will transport
passengers over their lines en- route
for destination. VIII arrange with con-
Meeting lines for similar accommoda-
ton Vouchers should show deatna-
ton, full name and home address Of
passengers. Vouchers will be taken
NJ pier ana 'cketS lSs ucd accord
lngly over these lines.
Edgar :. de Wolfe. assistant manager
of tine Hotel Biltmore. received cable.
gram yesterday from his sister Miss FL
sic de Wolfe, who left New York early
ia the season to spend the summer abroad
with Miss Anne Morgan and Miss Elisa.
beth Marbury. The message was dated
Brides le Rain, Svit,erland. and said that
his sister, Miss Morgan, and Miss Mar
bury We're "all well and happy. and would
remain at that place indefinitely unless
the situation changes"
Robert :. Bnkerd. secretary " the CITY
club, has arrived IN London. according
to cablegram received at the club yes
terday. No word has been received from
Charles II. Strong, president ~ the club,
and Mrs. strong and two children. who
wer" IN Paris during the latter part OF
july. Mr.. strong had planned To visit
Holland.
Word was received Yesterday from Dock
Commissioner Smith at Genoa that he has
chartered ship and will bring back
stranded Americans, among whom arc
many women and children who were left
helpless on the Austrian frontier. The
American Consul gave great assistance 10
MIR. Smith In his negotiations and con.
scented to the sailing n Is expected that
the steamship will leave Genoa tomorrow
or Monday.
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safe In stock holm.

Jefferson Caffrev, charge dsffsires Of
the American Legation ~ Stockholm,
cabled to the state Department to-day
the following list Of Americans, In some
Instances with their families safe in the
swedish capital:
New Nork--f'rank Presbrey, Joshua
HATFIELD. Hans Lagerloef, Jacob Open
helm and family OF six, Harvey Bost-
wick, oscar Saenger, Miss Adele Black
man. Gustav =. Junglof, Taylor Irving
Frost Stout, Nellie Laidlaw, Bessie W
smith, Arthur Temple. Mrs Sage and
daughters, Anna Nowlan, Polka Mcyen-
berg, clara Pollock, Frances Barker and
Tilinehast Barker.
Brooklyn --Sophie Brady, Louise Smith
Augusta Holmes, Sigrid Frieberg. Tenn
persn"e Grey, Flora Treadwell and Caro-
line Wollaston.
East Orange, y. Edward Matthews
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ST. PAUL SAILS-ROADS TO AID TOURISTS HERE
AIDS MORE TOURISTS.
Treasury Arrsnses for Funds ~
Paris and Rome

WAsHIsoroN. Aug. 7,---seeretary of The
Treasury McAdoo announced to-day thai
an arrangement had been maze with
foreign bankers to put 100000 at the
disposal OF Ambassador Terrick In Paris
and with Rome bankers to furnish Am
Oasssdor Thomas Nelson Page with
s25. 900.
He said the bankers had manifested
willingness TO supply the two AnIoss q.
sadors with gold, now that the Tennessee
had sailed with her cargo and IL was
certain they would bs reimbursed on that
ships arrival.
Mr.. McAdoo believed that with these
sums Americans In Paris and Rome can
be cared for until the arrival OF the Ten
nessee.
Ambassador walter II Page az London
already has secured 100000 from the
London branch OF J. p. Morgan g. Co
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lie said he had made a study Of the
German and French soldiers and that
this ifnpelled him to believe that tho
Frtnchman. with his superior individual
ity, would win, es modern warfare de-
pended much on personal initiative. From
what he had read OF the German attack
on belgium the Germans were lighting
In close formation, and that was fatal
IN these days Of long range sharpshoot-
ing and the deadly machine gun.
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Advised 10 .Iotn Association.

National banks desiring to exercise the
privilege ot issuing currency under the
Aldrich-Nreelard act are strongly advised
80 Join the national currency associations
in their respective Federal reserve dts
trrts
The Depa 'tment prefers that all appli-
cations from national banks should he
made through currency association, al
though requests from national banks
made under the terms of section 2 Of tho
act will receive proper consideration
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Boiler Makers Win strike.

4 strike OF the Boiler Makers Union
against few non union men. which has
held up work for ten days at the VIII
oughby avenue, Brooklyn, extension OF the
CatsNill aqueduct was settled yesterday
union men.
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WILLIAMS THREATENS
BANKS ON CURRENCY
National Institutions Refusing
Payments Must Answer
TO Comptroller.
80 REASON TO HOLD BACK
shipments Aggrcgating S137,-
600. 900 Made in n Week to
Relieve Shortages.
80 REASON TO HOLD BACK

NAsHtSGroN. Aug = Comptroller ~
the Currency John SHELTON Williams said
tonight that no reason exists for the
interruption of currency payment by tho
banks in this country and that II any
national bank refuses N honor the leGlti.
mate demands Of its customers for cur
r.ncy Il will promptly be investigated
and dealt with This vas his statement
Reports coming 10 this oftice from all
sections OF the country indicate that the
demands mad upon national Ia nks IN the
central cities by their correspondents are
beng Well taken care of and currency
supplied to meet the requirements Of
trade and business everywhere by banks
large and small. | zee no reason why
there should be any suspension OF cur
reucv payments anywhere IN this coun,
try and " this department hears NJ any
national bank refusing 10 honor the le-
Ultimate demands Of ia customers or
correspondents for currency when such
ample opportunities exist for supplying
all proper demands such delinquent bank
will be promptly investigated and dealt
With
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woman Killed ny Train.

CAMDEN, y. j., Aug, Mrs Florsr~'
Abbott, a., NJ Philadelphia, who had
summer home at Woodcrest. ten miles
from this city, was struck by the Atlantic
city express this morning near her home
She died on the train while being brought
here
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Shipments Of currency which have
been made from this office 10 the Sub
Treasures throughout the country for
delivery 10 national banks since Satur-
dav last Nm 30 the close of business to-
day amounted 70 $4,000, 200 The prin-
clpll shipments we're
TO New YORK $4,000. 900 Philadsl-
phia. s10.0oo, 900 Boston. 1000 900 .
Baltimore. $4,000. 900 Chicago. s25, 900
600. including 81 600, 900 for Minneapolis
and -. Paul Cincinnati. $4,000, 900 ST
Louis, SIS 900 900 Plttshurg. 81, 700, 900 /.
New Orleans. s2,25o,oOo, and Denver,
SO 900. 900
There are now organized twenty-four
currency associations covering all Of the
twelve Federal reserve districts and eight
additional currency associations are now
In process Of organization. Those re-
ported as organizing are In Milwaukee,
Seattle. Richmond. Fort Worth. Buffalo.
Portland. ore. Iowa and West Virginia.
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The Mi.se. Cullen safe.

Tho Misses Margaret and Mary A, IL
cullen, sisters Of former Chief Judge
Edear NJ cullen Of Brooklyn, arc In
Geneva. Tho ex-Judge recently got a
lstter from them saying they intended 10
remain abroad until October,
\ cahloRram yesterday announced tho
arrival at Copenhagen OF Or. Abraln r.
kavanagh. superintendent Of the Meth
odst Episcopal Hospital. BROOKLYN, and
his daughter. Olivia MAY kavanagh The
Rev. Edgar .. Tullsr. pastor Of tho Sixth
Avenue Methodist church, Brooklyn, is
with them They expect to arrive In
London to-day,
Many requests have been made At tho
ONCE 81 the Brooklyn Public Library for
information concerning party of Brook
lynites who we're scheduled to arrive with
n PARTY of Librarians from various Amer
lean cities at Leipsic on August IL to
attend an exhibit of library science. The
party includes Dr. Frank Hi. chief u
brarian Of tho Brooklyn Public Library ,
Mrs. I'M Miss Theresa Htchler. supern-
terdent Of the cstaoguing department ,
Miss Emma v Baldwin, pr. NUS score
tary. Miss $. Ethel stlson. assistant
librarian 81 the Albany Heights branch
and Miss Julia H. Powers. assistant super
intendent Of the De Kslb branch.
Frederick Hollender Of Hollender A. Co,
importers OF beer at 1873 Lafayette street.
this city, rs at Breslau. Germany He
tried TO leave the country, but was unable
TO get out. He has two sons, Frederick
and Bruno. who are Lieutenants IN the
German army
\ message was received by friends of
George W, Loft IN Freeport. l.. l., yester-
day that Mr., Loft succeeded In leaving
Germany in disguise and has arrived at
Halifax
A. T., johnson, senior member ~ a. y
Johnson & co, general agents IN this
country for the Scandinavian-A American
Line. received a cablegram yesterday from
Copenhagen to the erect tnat a large
number Of Americans are travelling to-
ward Norway and sweden, where they
will take their departure for America,
The scandinavian American liner United
States loft for New York yesterday with
l,20O passengers and large cargo Of
freight and mail
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The board OF governors of the New York
state Nautical School received word yes
terdav from capt. James r. briggs, com
mandinG the training ship Newport that
the ship, which is cruising with 40 cadets,
is Transporting American refugees from
Marsei lles France, to Genoa, Italy The
Newport has been ordered TO return 20
New York because Of hostllities.
II was said at the board OF governors
office. II state street, Yesterday that the
Newport probably carried about 100 pas
sengers on her trip Of love and patriotism.
Willard Price. secretary OF the pub
licity department of the Methodist Board
of Foreign Missions, $50 Fifth avenue,
got the following cable yesterday from
Bishop John Louis Muelsen, at Zurich,
Switzerland
Bishop L. n. Wilson OF New lori,
city, Dr V. : Triple president Of Drew
Theological Seminary, Madison, y.
j. and Dr Samuel Dickie, president
nf Albion College, Albion, Mich. have
gone from Germany 70 England.
Gshop W. + Anderson Of Cincinnati.
Dr ~ v. HollnEshead, apportion-
ment secretary Of the Commission on
Finance of Philadelphia, and Mrs.
Frederick r. Lindsay, corresponding
secretary OF the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society Of Minneapolis.
MINI. are in switzerland.
George Palmer Of Brooklyn received
a cablegram Yesterday from his brother
in-law, Supreme Court Justice Isaac NJ.
kapper OF Brooklyn, saying that he and
Mrs. Kapper are at the Hotel ST. PaiN.
Geneva, Switzerland. The Justice added
that he believed he was safe from all
danger and inconvenience.
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MAYORS COMMITTEE
STARTS RELIEF WORK
Many Anxious Relatives Call
Banks Asked TO Trans
fer Funds.
RED CROSS SHIP MAY GO
American Branch Plans TO Send
Doctors. Nurses and Hos
pital Supplies.
RED CROSS SHIP MAY GO

Mayor Mtchels committee for the re-
llo' of Americans now stranded In Europe
began It's work Yesterday morning in the
Chamber Of Commerce building Al 81
Liberty street. About the frst thing done
Nv Chairman Seth Low was to send Il
telegram tp Secretary of state BRYAN.
secretary Of the Treasury MrAdoo aud
Secretary ~ War Garrison Offering the
services ~ the committee 20 the Federal
authorities ana stating that lie desire
was 10 supplement wherever n could the
work now being done from Washington.
In line with tins policy tho committee
VII send a representative to Washington
10 keep Ia touch with tho officials there
and to send direct information to the
'ommittce here Replies from Washing
Ton We're TO the effect that tho appoint.
newt If the local committee was timely
and would aid materially IN the solution
If many difficulties
The committee proposes e. Keep IN
communication by wireless with iucom-
0c steamships II is thought many re-
turning tourists Win land In Sew York
without funds and the committee intends
10 give needed relief in such cases
The committee is also making arrange.
ments with banks here to accept deposits
m favor 81 tourists now IN Europe i'm
III, same way that the Sub Treasury II
now accepting deposits. When the AZ.
engagements are completed persons here
knowing the addresses Of relatives or
friends In Europe, will be able TO send
money The foreign correspondents ~
The local banks will honor checks and
drafts arranged FOR In this way II is
thought this viii relieve tho Federal nu.
fnOrtties of A great burden
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CARMANIA LANDS TREASURE.
Reaches FishRunrd with 900,
Ooo--Two Days Overdue.

LoEpoN, Aug. THE Carmanla Of tho
cunnrd Line arrived at Fishguard to
day.
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matter on What subject write inc sainy books
wanted; ! can get you any book ever rublisheo
when In England call and Inspect ny snek O.
SHOP John Bright ST, Brmin ghann Hnslant
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libraries, crude old enrrsvngs 81 wasnugtor
and other Americans. nsyal and battle scehs.
American cities whaling scenes, pictures q
nres. niles Of early newssIspsrs. American n;gsn
kinds OF literary properly and Historical ms
ierisl Is GooDsPEEDs BooKsHoP. "a "a"
st.. Boston. Mass.
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safe IN Ncutrri lands.

Chairman Low issued O. statement later
IN the DAY 70 reIssurs 'hosr who hav.
friends abroad. lie did This because Of
tho great number ~ inquiries rrncerniny
persons whose addresses are known and
who are outside the Mar zone. He said
"fersons having friends abroad should
remember that switzerland. spain, Portu-
2al, Norway and Sotden are an outside
the range OF war and are not likely 10 be
subjected 10 serious inconvenience Even
IN countries which are acti, ely engaged
IN the war this committee believes that
no Americans are IN physical danger and
that the efforts being made by our GOV.
eminent 10 provlds individuals With funds
wherever they ma. he, will be successful
The committee be YES that friends here
need not be unrea, onably anxious
From the moment the Office vas opened
IN the morning az clock until n closed
Al 80 some one was always there giving
and seeking information concerning
friends abroad. Al! inquiries are being
listed and card index will b. kept Of
every New Yorkor W hose name Is handed
IN. The committee through he representa-
tive at Washington viii be constantly
checking up Information that viii he Of
.sc in providing rei'ri Lothrop Brown
wss added to the committee yesterday.
The Washington times., 1914-09-23
Peters Adventures
2 in Matrimony
By LEONA DALRYMPLE
S1oooo 5v Ida NJ. TarbeI S. Mcclure as judges
Bv LEONA DALRYMPLE

The room was a wreck
The boiler lay upon the fioor-a flat
tened sheet of metal 1t could not have
been smoother or flatter If il had been
rolled out by a steam roller. There had
been something on fire. that was evil
dent from the smell about the room,
but the water boiler. exploding, had
drenched the place with water and put
out the fire. Every window i'll the
kitchen was broken and every chair and
table smashed.
Mary" I said shakily. Il don't be-
lieve we ought to stay here five sec
onds. The walls are probably unsafe.
and the building will have to be con-
demned How could you forget
But Mary had slid over into my arms.
a senseless heap. When at last | had
brought her to her senses again the
house was crowded with sympathetic
neighbors. who thought more of our
danger than they did of their own.
We found all sorts of freak smashes,
all sorts of things, too, left quite un-
harmed. The consensus of opinion,
however. was that it would be utterly
unsafe for US to remain in our ruined
home that night.
Mary lay on the couch. so white and
pale and sick that | felt sorrs- for her.
l was acutely sorry for the quick biting
rebuke ] had made in the desperate
horror of my first discovery-now 1 was
equally sorry for the torment that must
be going on in Mary's mind. For my
little " ifc had certainly forgotten once
too often and sshe knew IL.
You'd better stay all night with us.
exclaimed a neighbor who lived a few
doors up the street. Tomorrow we'll
get this mess Strengthened out some
how Don't worry. Peter. Let's wait
until We know how bad it is
So VIC finally locked up my shattered
little cottage and went to his house to
sleep. \ sympathetic group Of people
followed At the corner we all halted
to say good night. and one of the men
stepped aside as if his foot had touched
something. Mary screamed II was
Toby. our cat. The explosion had blown
him through the window to a spot near
" a block away. It seemed to bring
the whole tragic thing home harder
than anything else.
Copyright 1914 Newspaper Feature Service
The Washington times., 1914-09-23

animals we're somewhat afraid Of
the firecra ckers ard the cannons.
the liked to play with them, and
Tom Tahhy was the very first per
-nn to get a cannon, from the old
cocker spaniel who kept the little
tore Ii was expressly agains' his
mothers orders, but he d!sohoEed
He hid il at the back OF the shed
on their place. and did not tell any
one that he had il. But one day.
Ptnl5ie. his kitty brother, found il.
asked Tommy whose II vas and
Tommy had 10 confess. Birkie was
-.rrprisod a first but soon was as
interested in il as Tom was. and TO-
gera.r they decided to try 70 set II
off
nev did not know jus how to
-e' : of. but ny hanging around
the little store and asking questions
they tlnaIlz learned. Then early one
ru"3 r.ag artorc any on" else was UP.
they crawled out Of bed. loaded the
O.. run I'D prepared 10 set il off.
Mrs Tahhy never sp!ed on her
kitty hilGTcn. but sometimes she
Just bumped in to see what they
were doing SO il was that this
particular morning she heard them
get out Of he'd. As soon as she
could get her clothes on she fol.
lowed them. but sh. did not get to
the back Of the lot hcfore they
loaded the cannon and were about
10 light it B,nkie WAS standing