The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-07

| interests in the British Isles Irwin
| B. Laughlin, the American secretary
| of embassy, devoted himself to this
| business and all German subjects who
| call on the late German embassy are
now directed to Victoria Street by the
| caretaker
GERMANS IN ENGLAND.
1t was estimated by the embassy
| that there were 100000 Germans in
| Great Britain but there were no means
| of ascertainfng how many of these
| had left since the beginning of seri-
| Gus trouble. Many Germans reside in
England in order to escape military
| service, but great number of these
| are said to have applied to be per-
mitted to serve in the German army
as soon as Emperor William offered
pardon for deserters.
| So far the British government has
| not issued any order for the expul-
sion Of Germans and none is expected.
SO that those now here are likely to
remain.
British families. however, are dis
| charging all German servants. govern
esses and chauffeurs. SO that the Ger
man benevolent societies have their
| hands full in supplying the needs of
| the destitute.
GERMANS ENLIsTINe.
The street in front Of the American
| consulate general today was packed
with Germans, mostly youths 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 Ger
mans were very peaceful. The clerks
| within the consulate general mean
while registered their names and ad-
dresses and stamped their military
books to protect them against being
| classed as deserters in case they were
unable to return to Germany.
Oh oFf j,,-4
| the English
Several hundred German seamen
expelled from France have arrived
here and are 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 rush OF Germans of
all classes TO the home office today to
secure British naturalization papers.
About half of the sixty American
delegates to the Church Peace con-
ference which was to have been held
at Constance have reached London
The other half were 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 Cen
eral Skinner is overwhelmed with per-
sonal letters and dispatches inquiring
for Americans whose whereabouts are
unknown. He says 1t is impossible
for him to try to locate people or to
answer letters and kilograms. Extra
clerks have been employed at the con-
sulate general but even with this help
all the demands cannot be met Mr.
Skinner added:
1t is simply a matter of organiza-
ton and 1 hope all Americans will
soon be entered on a card index and
looked after"
Among the callers at the consulate
general was Mrs. James T. Macy
Of Denver, Colo, who was ordered out
of her sick bed in a hospital at Ant
Werp on Monday with only two hours
notice She was told the hospital was
needed for the wounded. Mrs Macy
left her mother and child in Ger
many.
Many Americans today asked for
help to obtain food and lodging.
There were many instances of per-
sons with gold certificates in their
pockets walking the streets all night
hungry Some of these were relieved
by small unsecured loans from II. c.
Hoover of California, who spent most
of the day working to obtain a rea-
sonable rate of exchange for Ameri-
can bills. The rate is now exorbi-
tant.