New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-14


Tribune and London Standard.
Geneva, Aug. l3.-Roughly estimated
there are az present 10000 English and
5000 Americans stranded in Switzer-
land. Their plight was somewhat i'm
proved this morning by announeement
of the fact that some Swiss banks had
begun to accept English and American
paper at 20 per cent discount.
News has also arrived that London
and Washington have obtained conces-
sions from the French government for
special trains across France as soon
as mobilization there is completed.
This, IL is expected, will be in two or
three days. The American Express
Company has also come 20 the aid OF
the Americans as regards funds.
Among those stranded here are Mrs.
H. W. Taft and her party. Miss Pier
pont Morgan and Chauncey NJ. Depew
escaped in one Of the last trains 20
Paris.
Foreign motor cars are not allowed
10 leave Switzerland, and must be hand
ed over TO the military authorities n
and when required. Thus several hun
dred cars have been stopped. Legs-
tions and consulates are still besieged
daily for passports and news, but the
first panic mas passed, and English and
Americans are resigned 70 their post
tion.
London, Aug. 13.-Walter Hines Page,
the American Ambassador, this
evening authorized the American trans
portation committee TO charter vessel
in England 10 take American refugees
home.
Herbert c. Hoover. Of Californis,
chairman of the committee Of Ameri-
can residents. said to-day that there
were not more than 10000 Americans
in England at the present moment VINO
were DESTROYS of returning home.
"Fully 81 per cent of them" he said.
"are able, under the conditions now
| prevailing, 20 finance themselves, and
! only 3 per cent Of the Americans IN
England in reality are stranded.
Among the callers at the American
| Embassy to-day was ex-Ambassador
/ Leishman. Ambassador Page will take
charge of the Austrian Embassy to-
morrow, Chandler Hale representing
| him there. Consul Skinner took charge
/ of the Austrian Consulate to-day. Many
| Austrians came to the American Con
sulate for registration, including three
/ hundred Lithuanians. but the number
! of these is far below the Germans
| Among the latter, Mr.. Skinner states
| there is considerable distress, which
Baron Won Horst is endeavoring 20
alleviate by a relief fund, though this
has not vet been started. There is gen
eral satisfaction among Americans az
the British governments decision TO
make Newcastle no longer a closed port
which considerably facilitates the ar
rival of Americans from Norway.
Paris. August 13.-Three thousand
Americans have registered their names
at the American Embassy here and are
awaiting TRANSFORMATION home on the
steamers which the government at
Washington is sending 20 Europe for
the relief Of stranded citizens. Add
tional names are being entered At the
rate Of 800 or 400 daily. Two thou
sand others have written or tele-
graphed to the American Ambassador
from resorts outside the capital asking
that passage be reserved for them.
Arrangements have been completed
under which American letters Of credit,
travellers checks and like paper may
be cashed in all the principal cities OF
France. Italy and Switzerland.
Eight hundred Americans have left
Genoa and other Italian ports, where
there are already 1000 other Ameri-
cans waiting 70 take passage for home.
Berlin, via Copenhagen and London.
Aug. 13.--A meeting of 500 Americans
in the German capital was informed
last evening that many German families
were ready to take stranded Americans
into their houses without cost. The
I first on the list Of those willing 70 do
so was Adolf Wermuth, the Lord May
or, who declared he would take three
/ Americans.
The banks here also are ready 10
/ grant important credits to Americans.
| The president Of the German Bank de
clared that he would grant Sl,25O,o0O
| AGAINST adequate security.