The Washington herald., 1914-08-01
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LEAD TO EUROPE
Numerous Capital Residents
in Countries About to !,
Plunge Into War.
MAY BE DETAINED LONG.
American consuls Will Aid Them.
About 10000 Americans
Abroad. Is Estimate.
MAY BE DETAINED LONG
BY MILDRED DILLON.

Dispatches to the State Department
and from other sources disclose that q
large number Of Washington resident,
are within the European danger zone. and
IL q general war breaks out their return
TO America will be postponed indefinitely.
The number of American citizens now
travelling in Europe Is estimated at
I59 0oO
Thomas Nelson Page, Ambassador to
Italy, a washingtonian, who was to have
sailed on the Imperator for this country.
today wills be indefinitely delayed, as the
departure of that vessel was icanceled
yesterday. according to cable dispatches.
Hyron T. Herrick, Ambassador at Paris,
who was to have presented his letters
of recall to President Poincare, of France.
today. and sail for the United States i'm
mediately also has been detained.
Mrs. Churchill Candee, of Washington,
sailed from New York last Wednesday on
the La Savofe for France. where she had
anticipated a summer visit, hut will re-
turn Immediately without landing.
VIII Re Warned.
American consuls throughout Europe
will receive instructions from the State
nicatIon with all American residents and
eral war occurs warning will be served
to vacate the warning countries and 60
to a place considered safe.
In case Of need for financial assistance
for Americans in Europe the State De-
partment will promptly appeal to Con-
gress for an appropriation to care for
Americans whose funds are exhausted
and who are not able to take care ot
themselves
who may be passing through Europe en-
route to America or vice versa form
another class that will cause some con-
Germ to the United States in case of war.
These men may be arrested by their ma
tive countries and pressed into war serv-
ice or other serious complications may
result despite their American citizenship,
II Is feared.
Among the washingtonians who sailed
during July from Baltimore on North
German-Lloyd steamers are: Mr.. and
Crammond Kennedy. Mrs. Emma B.
Wells, Mrs. Charles Stern, Miss Rosa z.
Young, Miss NJ. Myerk and Miss Margsfet
Traeger. Of 1919 Irving street northwest;
Mrs. Ella Hickman and child. OF 32
Thirteenth street southwest; Miss Grace
Burnap, SoS Seventeenth street northwest;
DIR. A L. Garabedian, Miss Blanche p.
Galliher. SS6 Sixth street northeast: Otto
M Bauer, Su0 Ninth street southeast;
Mrs. NJ. A. Hodge, DriscolI Hotel: the
Rev Richmond NJ Won Miller. 1S4 Rhode
Island avenue northwest: Mr.. and Mrs.
Scott E. weIker. Pierce Mil road: Ken
meth V. Reed. S15S Mount Pleasant street;
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Ralston. the Rev.
Charles 7. Rogers. Miss Mary Rearney
and Miss Helena Mccarthy, s15 Fifth
street northwest; DR.. o. A. K McKimmie,
the Cumberland: Clarence II. Walker. Y.
NJ. c. A, and Mrs 8. p. Okie and Howard
Dixie, 1921 r street northwest
On boats Of the same steamship COM
pany are listed as sailing in July the
following Washingtonians: John Martin.
New Capital Hotel; Rev. J. J. Thural;
Rev. James Carroll, OF Marist Seminary,
Brookland; DR.. Walter Seyffert. Miss c.
Henry. Mr., and Mrs. Morgan Bradford.
Carl Heilgian. Hugo Fritz. Charles E.
Currier, Mrs. J. Rozinski and child. and
Gus Hornung.
In Holland American, German Ameri-
can, and North German Lloyd steamers
the following Washington passengers
sailed during July: Thomas Rufiin, DR..
William G. Schafhit, Mr.. and Mrs. H. ].
Staley. John Boyle, Jr., Jastus Hurst,
Miss Elizabeth Hurst, C. K. Head, Miss
Katherine Head. Robert Bell. Miss Eliza
Brero. Miss Elizabeth Stewart, Ms. A.
Craig and daughter. Or. and Mrs. II.
J. Crosson, Edward L. Dangerfield and
family, H. B. Elgtn. J. Kingsbury. Mr..