The log cabin Democrat., 1914-08-06
CONWAY TOURISTS ARE BELIEVED SAFt
FOUR ARE IN EUROPE
UNITED STATES PREPARING TO FACILITATE RETURN
 OF AMERICANS.

Little fear is felt among their rela- tives and friends for the safety of the four Conway citizens who are in Flu rope this summer. although it will doubtless be great relief when they will have safely arrived on American soil again. The following from Con- way are in Europe:
 Miss Ethel Wilson, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. B. G. Wilson, member of the faculty of Galloway College, who is studying in Berlin.
 Prof Roger B. Weems, son of Rev. and Mrs. D. J. Weems, member of the faculty of Stamford College, Stamford, Tex, who is also pursuing studies in Berlin.
 Miss Leila Smith, daughter of MT. and Mrs. S. G. Smith, who is making tour of Europe with a party of eastern friends. When last heard from Miss Smith was at Paris and was expecting to leave in short time for London.
 Miss Ida Waldran of the State Nor mal faculty, who is attending Oxford University, England.
 The following dispatch from Wash ington indicates that the United States government is taking every precaution for the care and safety of American visitors in Europe:
 Washington, Aug. 2.-The govern ment today extended a helping hand to the thousands of Americans strand ed abroad without means of cashing their checks or letters of credit. All American diplomats officers in Europe were instructed to exchange letters of credit or travellers cheques for embassy checks" or certificates. These are issued by the authority of the United States government and Secretary Bryan said last night he was confident embassy checks would be honored by railroads, steamship companies and hotels abroad. Relatives and friends of Americans in Europe can deposit funds with the state department in Washington and an equivalent sum will be advanced in an embassy check abroad. Americans devoid of funds will be given loans, just as was the case in Mexico, and an emergency appropriation for this will be asked.
 Secretary Bryan expressed the view that there were enough ships running to care for Americans who desired to leave, but said if any emer- gency arose, everything necessary would be done by the American gov ernment to assist them to return home.
 President Wilson gave his personal attention to the problem of aiding American citizens and let it be known that, if necessary, gold would be ship ped to American embassies to cash checks for Americans.
 The government will ask big steam ship companies to have their agents in the United States accept checks or money for passage sent by friends here or to have them honor embassy checks" abroad.
 Americans working abroad perma- nently paid by monthly remittances, may be able to get money direct from the American consulates, as arrange ments are under way to have Amerl- can companies pay their European employees through the state depart ment.
 Telegrams by the score to the de- partment from relatives and friends inouiring for Americans were for warded to the European embassies and consulates.
 The most immediate concern of many tourists is to obtain funds for sustenance. Although there are enough steamships running to care for those who desire to leave, officials realize that transportation facilities will diminish. Inasmuch as the Wash ington government chartered steam ships to take American refugees from Mexico. there is little doubt that an appropriation for such purpose would be asked from congress.
 Many Americans abroad are school teachers and anxious to get back for the opening of schools in September. Tourists who carried just sufficient funds for their trip find themselves in embarrassment because of the delay in steamship sailings and the expense of prolonged stay at hotels.