The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-20
AMERICAN COMMITTEE
ENDS SUCCESSFUL WORK
Organized During Financial and Ship
ping Panic First Few Days
OF War.
RELIEF MEASURES NOT TO STOP
About 10000 Citizens OF United
States Expected to Sail for Home
This Week as Against $4,000 Last
Week.

LONDON. August l9-Thc American
Citizens Relief Committee, organized
during the financial and shipping panic
the first few days of the war. ended its
existence to-day, after ACCOMPLISH
mcnts that greatly impressed English
observers.
Owing to the departure for New York
of Theodore Hctzler. Frederick /. Kent.
William G. Breed and other leaders In
the movement. the executive commit
tee empowered Herbert &. Hoover, w.
y. Duane and Joseph II. Day TO pre-
nare 10 turn over the work Of the
citizens committee to the American
Residents Committee. which viii con
unue relief measures in conjunction
with the American embassy.
~ to-days meeting. Mr.. Day re-
ported that 10000 Americans would
sail this week fer home, as against
30, 900 last week. on the vessels sail
ing this week. are acconmoda tons for
80 FIRST class passengers. additional
which have not been sold. Most OF the
inquiries for these reservations are
coming rom persons who had booked
passage in the storage when the rush
began IL get away from Europe
SERVICE - RESTORED
Hi FRENCH LINE
The French Steamship Line has re-
stored it's serNic" from Iiavrc to New
York. The steamer E.spagnc VIII sail
on August -. and the Kochanh.au on
August %. These sailinga will help
relieve the situation on tho Continent
The American Residents Committee
handling relief funds is paying out
thousands Of pounds sterling daily.
chiefly as loans. Ouly a small percent
age OF this money Is being extended
as charity Tho embassy IL bcs!erc,
by persons who were expecting rnonet.
which had been deposited with the
State Department In WASHINGTON. and
lao
the United States cruiser Tennessee.
Amba ssador Page is trying TO straight
en- out this tanrlc.
Two steamers sailed o-day ana two
VIII sail tomorrow, two Friday ana
eight on Saturday from English and
Scottffh ports for the United States
and Canada
The American committee has donated
$3.50 TO the Boy scout organizations.
PROVIDING ron CITIZENS
,oxno>. az THE >IrED SIXTIES
Thousands OF Americans gather daily
~ the SAVOY Hotel. where the srca,
ballroom aud score OF tea rooms and
private dininr-rooms have been turned
ever 10 American citizens aud American
viding for residents ~ mo -,,it,.I
states stranded ~ Europe.
ENery morning when the doors OF
the rclicf headquarters open AN army
OF American tourists rusheS TO the VA
rions booths IN search OF information
bankers and their CLERKS are kept con-
stantly 1T work providing money for
travellers with letters OF credit, while
committees Of representative men ana
women are Investigating credentials Of
persons who have exhausted their
funds but hold tickets OH steamship
lines which have discontinued suiiirLS
large post oihcc force handles malt
for The Americans All letters and
can embassy arc turned over tc the
relief committee.
Men and women of all ages, million
aires. workmcn. school icachers and
society leaders. dressed ia elaborate
parisian gowns move shoulder 10
ance from the relief workers The
war has lcvclled al social barriers and
put all travellers ~ one level.
HUMBLE ACCOMMODATIONS
Tii,NkFiLi.h RECEIVED
Americans Who I,raeslc into London
bourg are equally helpless. Most OF
them are. provided with travellers
checks or letters al circuit, which were
~ little use 10 them ~ Berlin. Geneva
and Rome. From Austria, SwitzcT-
land. Germany and France. Americans
have made their way TO England as
best they could. Few could get sleep
ing car accommo dations and ucnrly all
have lost their baggage Many tray
elers who were touring on tho CONT
nent in automobiles lost their cars
and thankfully received such humble
The trim 10 London.
The transportation committee. head
greatest ATTRACTION III the ballroom
At the savoy. This committee gets tho
first information concerning additional
saiiings of steamships. and supplies
berths to Americans as rapidly ~ they
are allotted by tho steamship com
panies With the announcement OF tho
would become virtually normal, a
cheerful air pervaGcd the relief head
In a single day az many AZ 5000
Americans have been cared for Oh ships