Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-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 Cross Is
Being Provided for-Rail-
roads Extend Aid.

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boarded the steamers Virginian, Laco-
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 oun
selor of the embassy temporarily.
Another committee appointed to
make arrangements to get stranded
Americans home from the continent is
composed of Ambassador Page, F.. 1.
Kent, Theodore Hetzler, w. c. 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 its 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 m 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 giving the British
government power to seize all food
stuffs. The bill passed through all its
stages.
Mr.. Runciman said his eason for
introducing the bill was what he
termed the greed of wealthy people
who with a long line of automobiles
had disgraced themselves by cornering
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 viii
be dispatched to Europe for the pres
emit. Negotiations still are on for YES
sells to bring Americans home, but /
was the hope of the board that a de
cisive action at sea would solve tina
problem. About 80 American ships arr
available.
For the relief of Americans the stat.
department has authorized the ambas
sador at London to draw for $500, 600
at Paris, $1O0,000; at Rome, $4,000
the minister at Berne, $15,0 900, and a
The Hague, $4,000. More will be sen
if needed. These amounts will be use'
at the capitals and parceled out amonl
the consuls. Security of some kim
will be required wherever an American
can give it, and need of aid will hav'
to be shown before help is extended
The chairman of the relief boar
gave out a statement reviewing tn
situation and again explaining hoy
Americans abroad may be aide
through government agencies.
"All inquiries about Americans !
Europe" said the statement, "shoul
be sent direct to the state department
All deposits for Americans in Europ
should be made with the treasury d.
partment in Washington or any OF tn
s~ubtreasuries. All inquiries abor
chartering of ships or provision {
transportation should be addressed d
rect to the war department.
with respect to the whole situatio
it is desired that our citizens view tn
situation with calmness and courae
and constantly keep in mind the di
ficulties which exist. They may HAY
the comforting assurance that the go
ernmentis using every agency at /
command to do whatever is possible
do under the existing circumstances
and the further comforting thougl
that it is discomfort and uneasine'
which will be endured by their frient
and not actual peril or danger"
Philadelphia. = 1t was announced
the Pennsylvania railroad that in ord.
to give all proper aid and support
Americans in Great Britain Who a
unable to return home on accoun
lack of cash the company has autht
lied its special European agent, Rail
H. Baker, at Liverpool, to furni