New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-09
RELIEF SHIPS IN AID RACE

A transatlantic relief race, with Cali
fornia, Mary and, the New England
States and Virginia as entrants, VIII
be on to-day when the Canine, which
anchored Off Stapleton, Staten Island,
last night, and the Lynorta, which has
been loading at Norfolk, Va, put TO
sea en- route TO Rotterdam with pro-
visions for the starving belglans.
The Canine left San Pedro, Cal. on
December and put in here for oil fuel
lat 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. A
barge was supposed to be ready TO
pump her supply the moment she
dropped anchor, but there was some
hitch i'm the arrangements, and she Will
not get away before 1880 o'clock to-
day. About the time the Canine came
in the John Hardie was sailing from
Baltimore. The Harpalyce. the New
England ship, left Boston last night
The German Ambassador was an I'M
conscious factor IN helping the Lynorta
to make an early departure. New
regulations made 1t necessary TO have
a duplicate safe conduct certihcate
from the German Consul at Norfolk,
and the second certificate was not
Forthcoming early yesterday. The Bel
gian Commission got IN touch with
Count Won Bernstorf about noon, and
last night they received word that the
German Embassy had rushed the sec
ond safe conduct 10 the waiting ship.
II is likely that the Canine will
come in behind the John Hardie and
the Harpalyce, but she stands a good
chance of beating out the Lynorta. In
the cargo of the Virginia ship will be
1880 barrels of flour which was
bought almost wholly with money
turned in by subscribers Of "The Lit
erary Digest
The woman's section of the Com
mission for Relief in Belgium received
from the postoifice yesterday small
package marked:
This is for some cold person IN
war-stricken Europe
They opened the package and found
a black silk muller and the following
letter:
This is from little working boy,
and this is muller. Wrap It around
your neck and it will keep you warm.
If you can't read this ask somebody TO
read it 70 you, and then write 20 me.
This is my address,: Martin Churchill,
100 Baker ST., San Francisco, Cal"
One hundred and eighty-one Hunter
College girls enough 10 make up three
complete casts have been rehearsinR
"Prunella" for several weeks, and out
of the three has been chosen a cast
that will give the play IN the college
chapel, at 6Sth 81. and Park sy.. on the
nights of January 25 and 20. The per
formances will be for the benefit OF
the Red Cross and home charities.
There will be an orchestra OF fifteen
girls. and sixty more from the college
glee club will sing.
Royal recognition for shipment OF
absorbent cotton, gauze, roller band
ages and other hospital supplies sent
10 the American Red Cross Hospital IN
Munich was announced in becrested
and important looking letter which
reached the Red Cross headquarters
yesterday. IL was as follows:
Her Majesty Queen Marie Therese
of Bavaria has received with genuine
and lively pleasure the splendid and
welcome donation of surgical dressings.
Deeply touched by this magnificent
gift intended for the aid Of our
wounded soldiers. her majesty sends
sincere and hearty thanks 10 all the
generous donors. This rich gift will
be divided among the various hoSpi-
tails"
The note was signed by the court
chamberlain. Accompanying il was a
letter from DR.. Sohe Nordhod Jung
who. with her husband. Is managing
the hopital at Munich. She wrote
that the gift excited so much interest
that the Queen expressed a desire 20
see II, and a private exhibition was ar
ranged for her.
The American Ambulance Hospital
Fund has reached s267.li5 l.. Among