The Sentinel=record., 1914-08-25
WAR DEPARTMENT BELIEVES AM. PILE ACCOMMODATION HAS
 BEEN PROVIDED.
MANY ARE YET IN GERMANY
Resistant Secretary of War Visits Berlin and Then Will Proceed 10 Vi enna to sueoor the Stranded Tour ists.

Washington, Aug. 24.-Secretary Garrison, chairman of the govern ment's relief board, tonight reiter- ated that steamship accommodations for Americans from all parts of Eu rope were adequate for the present. He also declared his reports showed improvement in the financial condi tions of Americans in the war zones.
 Assistant Secretary Breckenridse of the war department cabies the fo lowing report today from Berlin:
 T left the Hague with party last Saturday, August 22, the Dutch gov ernment taking q special train to tNe frontier. There the German govern ment gave us a special to Berlin where we arrived at s a. m. Sunday l will get in touch with the situation in Austria and Italy from here'
 Mir. Garrison said he had been ad vised of the departure yesterday from Liverpool for New York of the St. Paul and the Olympic, the former carrying 620 first class and 390 sec ond class passengers, and the latter 7s6 first class, 500 second class and s4G third class passengers.
 The American minister to Portugal, Thomas Birch, cabled from Lisbon that no financial aid was needed.
 Consul Robert ]. Thompson at Aix La Chappelle. Germany, telegraphed that Americans and British in east Belgium, Liege and Spa are safe. Consui General Bergholz at Dresden telegraphed that he could say posi- lively Americans and their property are safe in Dresden. Secretary Ga rison gave out the following summary of reports received to date concerning the movements and disposition of tho officers and relief funds sent to Eu' rope:
 "The Tennessee- arrived at FAi mouth al 7:20 D. m, August l6. AS sistant Breckenridge with Major Ketchnm and Captain Dalton went oa to London, taking $S00,000 for use there. The officers remained to aid in relief work.
 iOn tine 18th the North Carolina left for Cherbourg with relief funds and with party of officers. This party took with them some officera who were previously stationed at the various service schools, etc, in France. From France they were to endeayor to reach Swiss and Italian points, where they could aid in the work. Two officers were sent to Rome with s5o,0O0 and to Vienna with $25.000 Captains Schindel and Colvin and Lieut.. Phipps, Jr, with 5000 were sent 10 Christiana Tor relief work in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, and two officers with $5ac GOO were sent to the Hague and Rot terdam.
 Assistant Secretary Breckenridse, with five officers and $l50,000, are in Berlin. Captain Williams was sant with $S,000 to Antwerp.
 "The military attaches already in Europe and the officers at various foreign service schools have been de. tailed to relief work,
 In addition to the dispositions re ferred to. s10,000 has been sent to Major Langhorn the military attache in Berlin. and Ambassador Willard was given s25.000 for work in Spain"
 The mayors of many of the larger cities of the United States are being requested by the American Red Cross tonight to bring about cooperative arrangement with the chambers or commerce, boards Of trade and local Red Cross organizations whereby tae soliciting of contributions for tho American Red Cross European expe dition may be systematized.