New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-05

IL, New York tonight. Only third
.isss carriages arc available and
ms owing TO the mobilization. will
.sfc ten hours in transit from Paris
- usvro instead Of FIVE hours, the
ospsl spccisl train being out Of the
Question. The France is booked at
her full capacity.
BY common understanding OF inc hrlt-
isb Admiralty and the French Marine.
,bc channel is firmly bottled up at
bc,b ends by the British feet. IL is
nov. lust like an AnglO-French river,
cDIv vessels flying French or English
dos beirC allowed IN channel waters;
,Lrs tho safety Of the France and any
Frcach ships leaving French ports is
assured.
The France Bringing 2'Oso'
Nearly 1000 Americans arc sailing
~. b,sr3 The France whose ohccrs
bsvc consented 90 give up Their caplns
d. or3cr 10 provide accommodations
~ ,essorrcrs. The French Amoss-
-ssor "a Inc United States, Jesn Jules
lessc-ar5. has booked his passage on
The scarcitv OF provisions in Paris
end The Withholding Of money by inc
T-cDeb banks to-day increased inc SER
oYsress az the situation m so Tar IS u
affected Americans ..
Hcrry ". Dicdcrich. the American
consul Genera IN Paris. to-day sent
csblegram 20 Washington asking tne
STATE Department 20 send relief ship
20 relieve the distress Of American cit-
rcus
Fiber, II. Gary and Il. II. Hsrjes,
.fr.-usn and secretary. respectively,
.- committee formed to aid Amerl-
IN Paris. have issued q circular
.f reads in part as follows:
The secretary has received the
mos Of many hundreds OF Americans
r.o are here. and nc is learning their
r.rFruIsr circumstances and desires
concerning transportation and so forth.
TH. committee is obtsluing the facts
relating 10 their financial condition and
tho means Of departure from France;
Tho committed asks that the Ameri-
cans BE- patient and calm, the com
miftee having the assurance or the
American Ambassador, Mr.. Herriek'
that nc will do everything reasonable
in his power TO promote and protect
he interests Of all Americans IN Pans,
which attitude we have reason 70 think
is approved by the government at
Warrington. We hthtNt bhliS 10 Nv
sUsc for alarm
The United States Embassy yester-
-.r issued about one thousand certin-
Gates or American nationality, and the
crsulate General handed out as many
more All day at the embassy the
crowd never numbered fewer than l,3OO
Ua; dark.
French Show Courtesy.
The French authorities will recog-
ulzc a simple certificate, signed and
sealed by the American Embassy OF the
Consulate General and saying that the
bearer is an American, in lieu OF other
papers Of Identification, so that any
American may either remain IN France
CT leave without hindrance from the
military authorities.
The French Line steamship Chicago
is scheduled 20 sail from Havre on
Saturday next. Colonel Calvin B..
Brown has a plan TO take passengers
down the Seine 20 Havre IN pleasure
steamers.
While Ambassador Herrick was talk
inc O. the committee Of Americans
meeting at his residence this morning
ore Of his men servants asked II he
nigh. speak with him. Mr.. Herrick
came back after a few minutes and
appeared greatly moved. He related
tnst the man had 10 obey the moblliza-
ton order. although he had been IN
formed by mis- physician that ms VIE
was dying and could not survive the
dey.
All the men employed in the AmbAs-
sador's house have now gone or are
going 10 Join the colors. The American
representative is so short Of cash,
owing 70 the requests Of American cit
liens. that he has not enough money
20 pay his servants IN full.
Later Mrs. Herrick, at the sugges-
ton OF her husband, decided that she
could be OF more service by assisting
20 organize an American hospital and
attending the wounded than by going
into the field as a nurse.
Mrs. Herrick, Mrs. George Carroll
and Mrs. n. r. Harjes arc working on
the plan for an American hospital here
and will invite American women in
Paris 70 Join their forces as nurses.
10 IS their belief that whether these
women arc certified nurses or not they
can be OF great assistance In caring
Tor the wounded.
Ambassador Herrick. who was up
most Of last night attending TO Ameri-
can and German sfiairs. has arranged
with Premier Niviani that Americans
leaving France to-day would not be
required 10 show passports or other
wise identify themselves, the simple
declaration that they arc from the
United States being sufficient TO pass
them.
Mr.. Herrick is trying also 10 arrange
Tor Americans 20 leave for Southern
France with their automobiles, which
are now being requisitioned by the
military administration for war pur-
poses. Mrs. Potter Paimcr's car was
among those requistoned yesterday
ahd Judge +. II. Gary was notified to-
cay that his car was likely 70 be taken
soon.
Americans Hold Meeting.
Two thousand Americans. half or
more Of them women. who want TO get
home and do not know how or when
they can leave Europe. met in one of
INC largest bathrooms Of Paris yester-
day 20 discuss the situation.
Jacob Gordon. Of New York, presided
- the gathering and sketehed the need
OIL something being done by the United
states government 70 take the Amcri-
cans away. lt was suggested that a
committee be appointed to cooperate
With he committee already organized,
OF which Judge +. II. Gary, Of the
United States Steel Corporation, is
chairman.
The military administration has
taken over all stocks Of arms in the
retail shops IS 8 preeaution against
rowdies. II also has reeuisitioned ans
Paid for many thousands Of bicycles.
Washington. Aug. 4.--No Americans