Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-06

the destitute.
The reduction of the bank rate to-
day is regarded here as an official
intimation that the financial situation
in the British Isles is now under con-
troll Business circles are making
ready for the reopening of the banks
tomorrow, when paper currency in
small denominations is to be put in
circulation. The statement of the
Bank of England is to be issued on
Saturday instead of today.
Many Americans today asked for
help to obtain food and lodging. There
were many instances of persons with
gold certificates in their pockets walk
ing the streets all night hungry. Some
of these were relieved by small unse-
cured loans from H. C. Hoover of Cali
fornia. who spent most of the day
working to obtain reasonable rate of
exchange for American bills.
The rate is exorbitant. Among the
callers at the American consulate gen
eral was Mrs. w. T. Macy of Denver,
who was ordered out of her sick bed
in a hospital at Antwerp, Monday with
only two hours notice. She was told
the hospital was needed for the woun
ell Mrs. Macy left her mother and
child in Germany.
The street in front of the American
consulate general today was packed
with Germans, mostly of the servant
class coming from all parts of the
British Isles to register their names
so that they might return to Germany
to fight if possible. The Germans
were weary peaceable and the police
on duty were able easily to keep them
in line The clerks within the con
sulate general meanwhile registered
their names and addresses and stamped
their military books to protect them
against being classed as deserters in
case they were unable to return to
Germany
There was no show of feeling against
| the English in the crowd of men re-
turning to their fatherland as a patrio-
tic duty. Their usual answer to the
questions as to why they were going
was 1--WE must"
Several hundred German seamen ex-
PEELED from France have arrived here
and boarded in the various sailors
homes.
Thus far no cases of insult to or i'll
treatment of Germans by the English
have been recorded
There was a rus hof Germans of all
classes to the home office today to
secure British naturalization papers,
About half of the 60 American dele.
gates to the Church Peace conference
which was to have held at Constance
have reaced London. The other hall
we're left behind. Those who came
through were taken under the special
protection of Emperor William and
given a safe conduct to the frontier
of Holland. Consul General Skinner
is overwhelmed with personal letters
and dispatches inquiring for Ameri
cans whose whereabouts are unknown
He says it is impossible for him to try
to treat with people or to answer let
ters and telegramps. Extra clerks
have been employed at the consulate
general, but even with this help all
the demands cannot be met. Mr.. Skin.
ner added.
1T is simply matter Of organiza
ton and l hope all Americans will
soon be entered on a card index and
looked after"
Chancellor of the Exchecquer Lloyd
George announced today in the house
OF commons that the government had
decided to proclaim a general mora.
torium for month. Wages. salaries,
rates and taxes, government payments
and national insurance transactions
are not to come within the scope of
| the moratorium SC a9,s>.