Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-08-14
GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES AMPLE
FUNDS FOR THOSE REMAINING
IN LONDON.
MANY LEAVING SWITZERLAND
Ride on Cattle Trains-Britain May
Sieze Food-Stuffs-Red Gross Is
Being Provided for-RsiI-
roads Extend Aid.

MIA Nieuw Amsterdam and Finland,
sailing Saturday and Sunday, the Vir-
ginian and Laconia from Liverpool,
the Amsterdam from Rotterdam and
the Finland from Antwerp.
Ample financial assistance has been
arranged for Americans remaining.
American Ambassador Page has re-
ceived authority to pledge the credit
of the United States government for
$500, 900 out of the relief fund now
speeding toward England on the cruis-
er Tennessee, which left New York
Thursday night. This money will be
available Monday. The financial COM
mittee is composed of the naval and
military attaches to the United States
embassy, Thomas p. Skinner, Ameri-
can consul general, and Chandler An
derson of the international claims COM
mission, who has been appointed coun-
selor of the embassy temporarily.
Another committee appointed to.
make arrangements to get stranded
Americans home from the continent is
composed of Ambassador Page, +. 1.
Kent, Theodore Hetzler w. G.. Breed,
Chandler Anderson and Robert De
Forest. Bankers who are to receive
gold from the Tennessee shipment also
have appointed a committee to deal
with it's distribution.
A large party of American and Eng
lish tourists arrived from Switzerland
They travelled part way on cattle trains
and were exactly a week en- route
They were obliged to spend three days
on the Franco-Swiss frontier and rain,
which fell continually, caused much
suffering among the women and chill
dren. All were kindly treated by the
French and Swiss.
Walter Runciman, secretary of agri-
culture, introduced a bill into the
house of commons giving the British
government power to seize all food
stuffs. The bill passed through all it's
stages.
: Mr.. Runciman said his reason for
introducing the bill was what he
termed the greed of wealthy people
who with a long line of automobiles
had disgraced themselves by cornerine
the large stocks of provisions and eau
sing great hardships among the poorer
classes
He said he believed the panic was
now over, but the government wished
to be prepared in case of necessity.
| Washington.-Mrs. Whitelaw Reid
widow of the former American ambas
sador to Great Britain, notified the
American Red Cross Saturday that she
would defray the expenses of IL Red
Cross nurses for Great Britain for one
month. Mrs. Reid also has sent $1,000
to the British Red Cross.
improvements in the condition of
Americans throughout the war zone
were reported at the first meeting of
the board of relief created by Presi-
dent Wilson to deal with the problem.
1t was said no more naval vessels will
be dispatched to Europe for the pres
ent. Negotiations still are on for yes
sells to bring Americans home, but ii
was the hope of the board that a de
cisive action at sea would solve that
problem. About 80 American ships are
available.
For the relief of Americans the state
department has authorized the ambas-
sador at London to draw for $500, 900;
at Paris. 100000; at Rome. $4,000;
the minister at Berne, $4,000, and at
The Hague, $4,000. More will be sent
If needed. These amounts will be used
at the capitals and parceled out among
the consuls Security of some kind
can give it, and need of aid will have
to be shown before help is extended.
The chairman of the relief board
gave out a statement reviewing the
situation and again explaining how
Americans abroad may be aided
through government agencies.
"All inquiries about Americans in
Europe" said the statement, should
be sent direct to the state department.
All deposits for Americans in Europe
should be made with the treasury de
partment in Washington or any of the
subtreasuries. All inquiries about
chartering of ships or provision OF
transportation should be addressed di.
rect to the war department.
with respect to the whole situation
it is desired that our citizens view the
situation with calmness and courage
and constantly keep in mind the diff
ficulties which exist They may have
the comforting assurance that the gov
ernmentis using every agency at its
command to do whatever is possible &c
do under the existing circumstances
and the further comforting thought
that it is discomfort and uneasiness
which will be endured by their friends
and not actual peril or danger"
Philadelphia. - 1t was announced by
the Pennsylvania railroad that in order
to give all proper aid and support tc
Americans in Great Britain who are
unable to return home on account OF
lack of cash the company has author
lied its special European agent, Ralph
H. Baker, at Liverpool, to furnish