Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-04

Washington, Aug. 4.-President
Wilson today sent to congress
special message asking for immediate
appropriation OF S2,50o,ooo for re-
lief Of Americans abroad in ae-
cordance with the plan approved
by him this morning.
Washington, Aug. 4.-The ar
mored cruiser Tennessee will sail
from Now York at 8 p. m. tomorrow
with between $5,0o0, 900 and $s,eoo,-
900 in gold for Americans in Eu-
rope. 4
Assistant Secretary breckenridge,
Of the war department., and rep
ressntative Of the American Red
Cross, will sail on the Tennessee.
The sources from which all the
gold will be taken had not been
fully determined today but will be
arranged at further conferences be-
tween officials and New York bank
ers. A navy paymaster goes in
charge Of the treasure.
Washington, Aug. 4.-Congress is to
be asked Immediately to appropriate
81, SOC, 900 to relieve Americans in Eu-
rope.
The armored cruisers Tennessee or
North Carolina, will bsssssd for send
ing soldsto Europe, in aceerdance with
the plan arrnounced today at the White
Houses
mi {,,1 In, q will
be informed of the 'purp ose for which
the gold is being sent to Europe in or
der that no complications may follow.
President Wilson today approved the
detailed plans which We're drawn up
last night at a conference between
Secretary Bryan, Secretary McAdoo,
Robert Lansing, solicitor o. the state
department. and counsel Tor the Amer
lean Express Company ard Benjamin
Strong, a New York banke.
Agents to Expend Sum.
Congress will be asked t. empower
Secretary McAdoo to appoint fiscal
agents in Europe to supervise the eX-
,penditure of he s2,500.Go0 fund, which
will be in addition to the S"S0,OOO ap-
propriated yes terday.
A. C. Miller, OF the fedora; reserve
board, will work out he d;tails OF
the relief ar and to aid 3im trained
men from The war and nav Depart
meat, who are specialists in trans
portcticn. Will be assigned To give their
fI'l &C operation.
Nf,. fret will get in '.nrh wit n
steamship companies to Sc. their CO.
operation anC find what vessels will be
available.
v. S. Ships to Be Sent.
In order to get gold t. Europe. ar
rangements will be made to send
United States vessel. witch the consent
of foreign governments. under the flag
of the United States, to the countries
involved in the war.
The state department today cab!ed
diplomatic and consular officers abroad
to assemble all Americans in the coun :
tries involved and have them ready
to embark for home.
Officials have been told it will be
possible to get enough steamers from
the coastwise service and plans are
being laid for chartering the neces-
sary number.
Can Not Leave Germany.
No Americans can leave Germany
for the present Thru the German
embassy ut Newport the state depart
,nent has been informed that during
the progress of mobilization no for
eigners will be permitted to depart.
The German order applies alike tc
men. women and children, altho its
purpose is to prevent the flight from
Germany of men eligible for military
service under pretext OF citizenship
the inclusion 0f women and children !n
the decree is explained by the appre-
hension that valuable military inform
alton regarding the process OF mobilize
alton and especially the points of con-
centration Of the German army. force
might be conveyed to the enemy by
women.
The notice from the German consul
at Newport Is practically the same as
the announcement in Berlin last night
by the German premier, In which he
sought TO place on France full respon-
sibiI;ty for the beginning of hostilities
The notice justifies the United States
and other neutral countries in the is
sue Of formal proclamarions of neu-
trality and sets in motion nll the legal
machinery necessary to empower the
German government itself to proceed
as in the case Of an actual declara-
t10p nf war