New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-11
SAILING ON
LINER ROYAL GEORGE
Stress of Stranded in London Relieved by Ex
odus, but Only Temporarily, as More Travel
lers Are Due from Continent Soon.
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Royal George sailed for Canada to-
day all accommodations were taken,
the majority booked being Americans,
some paying frst-class rates for &C
commodations in the steerage.
Wildly excited, woman who said
she must get back to America had to
be led away from the boat train at Pad
dington station because she had no
ticket. She was willing TO sleep on
deck, she said, If only she could go.
Among those sailing were I. W.
Baker and wife, Miss II. Baker, Mrs.
b. Baker, DR.. Barrett and wife and
two sons, DR.. j. A. Boutwell, and wife
and the Misses Boutwell,, Sir r. Bre-
den, +. S. Caruthers, wife and daugh-
ter; Lawrence 3. Gilman and wife,
the Rev. c. NJ. Carney, the Rev. DR.. NJ.
Ii. Gates, Mrs. A. p. Hotaling and
Miss Jane J. T. Hotaling, of San Fran
cisco; Professor r. W. Rogers and
wife and two children, Mrs. V. Wal
dron and Miss NJ. Waldron, the Rev.
7. H. Walsh, the Rev. K. McCord and
Mrs. McCord, Mrs. A. Westcott and
children, S. Whitehouse, Mrs. A.
Whitehouse and Miss NJ. Whitehouse.
American Sharpers Stranded.
learned that many American sharpers
who live on their unsuspecting coun-
trymen at this time Of the year are
stranded in London and expect to get
back to America on transports. They
may be thwarted, however, for resi-
dent Americans have recognized sew
eral who were telling long tales OF
Woe Some who followed in the wake
of tourist parties to the Continent
have returned here. All have received
slight comfort.
Ii was announced tonight that the
Pennsylvania Railroad had contributed
$4,000 TO the relief OF stranded
Americans. The committee also told
Of arrangements being made by the
New York Central and allied lines and
the Baltimore G. Ohio to haul return
ing Americans to their destinations II
they are short of funds when they ar
rive.
The committee to coordinate the
expenditure of Government moneys
named by Ambassador Page, Of which
the ambassador is chairman, includes
Fred !. Kent, II. c. Hoover, Consul
General Skinner and Lieutenant-Com-
mander McCreary, L. S. ~, OF the
embassy. Mr.. Hoover said that most
of the 100000 had been spent for per-
sons on the Continent which includes
5000 students in Germany.
Cable transfers have been re-estaD-
lshed up to $500, and 1000 Americans
in London have already taken adyan-
tagc of this arrangement. The Lon
don & Southwestern Railroad has
made arrangements TO have men on the
Dutch frontiers TO take Americans out
when the Germans permit traihc.
Americans in France are having little
trouble in getting out, for the com
mittee was informed to-day that mere
after there would be two trains daily.
Five thousand dollars Of the S3OO,OOO
of the government fund was drawn TO-
day for immediate relief here.
At least four Americans were fieeced
ont of hundreds of dollars by pur-
chasing bogus tickets was the dlscoy-
ery made by committee members TINS
morning. despite the many inJunctions
not TO buy any tickets unless certain
Of their validity. Notices forthwith
were posted in conspicuous places IN
the committee rooms again warning
people that swindlers were busy and
10 beware.
A request was made to Sir Robert
Raden Powell to-day for a detail of
ROW scouts TO help Americans 10 get
10 boarding houses and lodgings.
Aboard the Royal George.
With the sailing of the Royal
George for Canada to-day, carrying
mostly Americans, it was estimated by
the committee that fully 8,oOO Ameri-
cans have been able 70 journey nome
ward these last few days, but II Is
known that there are stlll lOOOO or
more waiting TO sail. while IN tne next
ten days il is believed that fully ~
600 are headed for London from the
Continent. which will again compllcate
the situation.
The London Residents Committee to-
dav maid out $4,000 to tourists on ca
HE orders from their home banks. In
needy cases hotel bills were paid until
tranportation could be obtained.
The various committees formed for
the relief of Americans having found
that they were being victimized by I'M
postors to-day established common
headquarters, where more thorough
investigation can be made with the OBJ
iect of eliminating swindlers.
society of college women has been
formed by Mrs. Walter II. Page, Mrs.
David Starr Jordan, Mrs. Herbert &.
Hoover and Mrs. Shepherd for the pur-
pose of watching over the interests oil
stranded American school teachers.
The action of American bankers IN
shipping gold to England has brought
down the existing rate on American
paper TO nearly normal.
The distress of Americans stranded
in London has been so far relieved that
the American committee is now direct
ing its energies and the resources 1t
has i'm hand to rescuing stranded COM
patriots on the Continent. The com
mittee is now making arrangements
with the Continental railways 70 pro-
vide distressed Americans with trans
portation 20 coast ports. Theodore
Hetzler, New York banker, is pre-
pairing TO go TO the Continent in an
endeavor TO persuade bankers there
that il is safe for them TO cash Amer
lean paper.
Thus far the American Ambassador,
Walter Hines Page, has been unable
TO establish direct communication with
United States officials in Germany IN