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MTTOJP 1M Jl MM AH the Great &iropean Power Armies and Are Ready for General HostiHties--War OfFiciallf Exists Between Austria arid Germany r and JtassivServia and. Montenegro. .v. - BELGIUM HEFUSES DEMArJOS MADE BY GERMANY That Her Troops be Allowed to ros Smaller Country Eng land Stands Ready to Jhat Belgium NeutraUty is Respected by German Empire Germans Invade Limburg, Holland, and Province Under " Martial Law in Consequence. ' ; London, August 3 .AH the, great European powers except Italy, and most .of the. secondary powers are mobilizing, with all their, energy. Mobilization has not yet reached a stage where any of the armies have met in battle;- ; c r V; Italy, which declared her neutrality, will begin to mobilize officially tomorrow, although the process probably is well un der way ' ' ; ' . v ' Great Britain's mobilization is nearly completed, but she has not announced that she will Tonight war officially existed between Austria and Ger many one, side, and' Russia, . -r- - " 7 or otner.- ijiere naapeen no oniciai qeaarauon or, war Derween Germany and France on either Ambassador in Paris received orders to demand his passports. The most important .event in the past .24 hburs wasGer many's' demand upon Belgiuni,-ia the form of . a 2-hbuivulti- matum, tnat tne uerman troops to the French frontier, coupled - inteeTitv should remain unimpaired at the end of the war, and that Beldum should be compensated. : To this, Belgium refused to ngnxs anu nonor. . Left to Public Opiatoa. v j Sir Edward -Grey," British secretary for foreign affairs, 7 made a statement" In the House of. Conimons Indicating that Great Britain's Interests and ob ligations' could not permither to tib mit to the violation of Belgian terri tory. This virtually left the decision as to whether , Great BrlCaln ; should make war to public opinion. There is no doubt that British sen- timent la for war. - The lappeals of the pacifists get no Rearing. .2ot one man in a hundred in Iondon seeming ly wants the nation to remain neutral. Germany, through her diplomats, has tried to keep Britain out by a virtual offer to refrain from using1 ner navy aeainst France as the price 01 Great Britain's neutrality. But . the English people clearly are' convinced that their honor and vital Interests compel tnem to Drotect Beleiura. France and -the other nations which neighbors. - 7. -. - are their closest There is a report tbnight that; Hoi land has been Invaded through -the Province of Lumburg. The people -of the Dutch Kingdom, . resolved to gpv to any extremity, are said . to be opening the dykes and flooding the.' country, hich would make the passage' of an army impossible. - . r ' ' The J promise to ' France to protect the French coast "with the British fieet, Sir Edward Grey said was sub ject to the approval of Parliament. Beyond that tribunal it- apparently; was intended to be 'subject to ratification ly the court of last resort the people of the United Kingdom and r the Em pire. ' ' - Sir Edward recalled . that he told Trance at the time of the Algeclras crisis that Great Britain would prom ise nothing to any foreign, power un less it received the whole-hearted sup port of public opinion., : " When the House of Commons met this afternoon the hall was crowded "ith members of the chamber. Peers and bishops . who : fiHed the galleries "fc'ere grave and . silen. The ,'?united front" of the nation, to which' leaders Pledged their parties when, the .house last met, found expression in- two or three incidents this -afternoon. Win fton Spencer Churchill, first' lord of the admiralty, has bitter enemies on the conservative side -of the,, house,, but as h: entered the hall, he was receiv e(l with a roar of cheers from his op Porrits, paying tribute to him as the t the navy , Holland Invaded' Brussels, August t The Burgomas ter of Antwerp announced tonight that P1" Germans had invaded f Limburg, had that utiu 111a V .lLsy aawvaaAv w , ' I'laced under martial law. vUm- !ias a rjooulation of ; nearly v a 1U; ; ',r of a million ; 'i -7 "V"5..' 7 -7 Poland Cities" Captnred. 7 ; " !, f riinf August 3. The ; German "oops from Lublinitz, Silesia; today a Short sklrmlih 'with RiiMMiftTlS. took . Poiand. Bendzln and . -KaliscU, nvi van Polan3. also have been occu p'ea the Germans.v ' ;,v l;, Qatocowa is icttyi of Ja' tli liSiiiSiSi Except Italy Have Mobilized ,4 join m the general war.. Servia and Montenegro on "the 7 jf-" jf.i : side; But tonight the German m permiuea to cross ceigium with the.promise that Belgian accede,-on the ground of her - . v : habitants on the river. "Waethe near the Slleslan frontier. It is noted chiefly for its manufactures of ; wool en and cotton cloths and paper..- - " Bendzln is a coal and zinc mining center. It has a population of slight Iv more than 20,000 about half of whom are Jews. ' . 'Kalisz is the capital of the prov ince of the same name. It Is the most westerly city In Russian Poland. " Its population, of 20,000 is engaged In va rious ' manufactures. ; : ' ' MAKES SEOOPTD .VtSTT Sir EdwuH - Grey - Cke to House of " Commdns . Twice Teiiterday. ' London, Aug 8. Sir Edward Grey, in a second statement in the House-of Commons arter ue conierence or min isters in regard to the German ultima turn to Belgium said: ' r 'The British ; government - Is taking into grave ..consideration the informa tlon "received and I will make no fur ther, comment." i-' - The " entire n communication made by the British foreign, secretary- to the Hoyse of Commons on his second ap Deararice there today was as follows: 1 message has been received from the Belgian legation here stating that Germanv-sent to Belgium- at 7 o'clock last evening a note proposing to Bel giunt friendly, neutrality coupled, with the free passage through 'Belgian ter ritory of German, troops, promising the maintenance - of Belgian ;. indepen dence . at the : conclusion of peace and threatening in case of refusal to treat Belgium as an enemy. The time limit of 12 hours was fixed for, the reply.; ' . This statement was received "with murmurs from all, 'parts of; they House and then Sir Edward cofttlnued: .J ""Belgium '.answerea tnat an attacK on -her neutrality would be flagrant vi olation 7 of the rights of nations tnat to accept the German proposal .would be to - sacrifice her nonor- ana 7 Being ftotiKPiotis of her : duty Belgium -was firmly resolved. to repel aggression by all possible means. ; , -' ' The Belgian reply was receivea wun loud cheers by the members ana &ir Edward concluded with; the declaration that the, British- government had tak en the information received into grave consideration and thai ne wouia no further comment.-- ; . . - 7 , V : . ' - . GKRMAinr BLAMES FRANCE. ; Another Official ; Communication .. tran- 11 : nMlln.-' BerllnBiug. : 3. A ; further official communication regarding French , acts of . hostility.: against Germany was pub lished here tonight.- it said: -The German " troops hitherto have obeyed orders not to cross the French frontier. French, troops, on the contrary- since yesterday have made sev eral attacks on the frontier posts with out - any declaration " of war having been made. -. - ' " '' "The French, have , crossed the fron-; tier at several places In spite of the fact that 7 the ; French i government a few days ago informed us that ltwoiild not infringe on the unoccupied zone -jot six miles from the frontier -and since last night companies of French troops have been in the occupation of a hum ber of German -villages. .,.. V ' Trench army aeronauts, have -been mg-w w M"-m m. w- m m :-.,wm m m mi ;-m--."v:?r, m a-v m m-- mmi mm--mm. m- - tr . -i r i ' r 7 7 X I London A? '.Sust 3.: Great Britain has mojy H her forces and awaits events. f "ay she isr not a belligerent power" 7.is she a neutral one. Th , vernment has given France ass. . Athat the British' fleet will no . v-.'mit the German fleet to attack tRench "coast., It ' has ftot " yet pledged Itself to . contribute an army to -the! continentaf Twar' . The British, government regards with the"deepest distrust Germany's viola tion, TiJf, Belgium's - neutrality," but makes" no declaration as to whether it considers that measure a provpcation for war." -A -i- -'C'A-.""r i--: -, This pronouncement of ; government policyv the result . of two days almost continuous deliberation was , made to the House of Commons late today by Sir - Edward Grey, pecretary' of state for foreign afCalrSi- Therefore the try ing hour .of suspense for the British people is - prolonged indefinitely. 1 Germany Urges Neutrality. "Tkleanwhile - the T German embassy In London ' is exerting every effort of diplomacy to induce Great 'Britain to hold aloof from ' the conflict and. to brings public opinion to .Germany's side. .' The counselor of., the. German embassy , Issued a .strong , appeal for the . neutrality of Great Britain,, as serting that Germany would, asree. to ,keep' her . fleet from attacking . the northern and western: coasts. Of; France If 7 England . would pledge neutrality, and argued that- England wouldi" gain more in the end by . standing .outside the Euronaan war and ualne- her influ - ence , as mediator .when the '' mqment was:. ripe. ; - :f -,ft ,i W--v '-s'z' ' "'--' : Referring Vio l thJssi suggestion'" . the. British foreign Vecreary said: - 1 havjj orily heajpd that shortly be- fore lt cam vto itAe.-iousev! na raisea his voice - and. rapped the ' tabid be- fore him .sharply declaring; - ... ' "But that- isfar- too, Harrow an eh gagement." ';' ' ' -t f H - Sir -Edward , Grey., dispelled - the shadows of doubt which flickered oyer the jtrlple-esteote. 4nthe '.minds of many liberals by texpOsihgsome - mile stones -in the history of the approach-. ment, revealing It as essentially a national one with Franc,; without jdefl- nlte. obligations. . ' 7 r ; Doubt on. Vital Question." .Finally, , on the one .-tremendously vital question a question.upon the an swer or..wwcn tne jirmsn empire ana Slips Out of New York Har- bor With Cargo, of (JoaL WEARING WAR PAINT Carries Box on Her Upper Deck Sup posed to be Blg Gnn--Holds Full. 1 of Coal and If o Passes '.t ser Aboard. ;v" New Tork, A,ug. , 3. -Slipping quietly out of port tonight, her superstructure painted grey, - with- 6,000 tons of coal and no passengers on board, the Ger man liner Kron Prlnz Wllhelm may. be carrying fuel, to a" German cruiser not far outside Sandy -Hook, It is known that the wireless station at Sayville, Long. Island, , has been working with a German warsh!p probably not many miles off shore, and said to be the crui ser Karlsrijhe" . " :: As required by maritime regulations, the Kron Prina Wijhelm . took out clearance papers, ostensibly for Brem ent and it ,was intimated K in -, quarters supposed to be well informed that she would endeavor" to make that port hy passing around ..the . northerly end of Scotland. What she -might really . 'do afterpassing, out of . the narbor-however, was. a question for? her-commander to determine after he had r read his orders,, which according" to intimations at the steamship, pier, were . to - be op ened after she' had' passed .Sandy Hook. J Mystery: shrouded - the liner's prepa rations for, departure arid , Jbter actual . sailing..: On her forward deck-she car ried a box large enough to' contain -a naval gun of considerable power. The vessel fwas ..constructed : ror . possible use as a German naval reserve, unit In case of need and her build lsv strongs enough "ostand the strain of. firing a gun such as the case -' might : have Con tained. . North German-Lloyd . officials,, however, denied 'that the -Kron Print. WUhelm 'Jiad been' ' secretly''. fitted 'out1 rof. use for fighting, purposes.-: -The?tox on the? deck; was declared to contain an extra crankshaft, v The ship was . so fully 1 loaded, that coaJU snowed -above j hatches. , ' - -' " - .v c; When" the Nprth" German. Lloyd Line CContlnuedL oni p&ge , Eighty BIG GERMAN LINER the whole" world areh-hanglng-r-wheth-er the government considers that Ger many's policy compelS7, Great Britain. to wage war, ""the , foreign secretary left an impression TOf doubt. , v" " That doubt 7 may; reflect the mind of a .cabinet not wholly unanimous and the opinion drawn I- by :inany is that Sir Edward Grey's speech to Germany was a hint that" she" " will keep 1 herMarauis J:7of f Lansdowne. and Andrew .soldiers off Belgian . soil and her bat tleships awayv from the coast, of France, that will be- the price- of -.Great Britain's armed eiftrality. & 0 The first outbreak of patriotic ' en thusiasm since7?the possibility-arose of England becoming involved ..in - Jthe war,, occurred In ' London - tonight, crowds of Englishmen, and Frenchmen in the west end, waving flags and sing-: reached Buckingham, Palace. ' In' re sponse to- a great 7outburst,of cheering the King and . Qaeen 7 and ! Princess Mary appeared . on ' the' .balcony -". and bowed an acknowledgement5 of the en thusiastic demonstratfV'Of loyaLty. . This did -not ' satisfy - the crowds, which chanted:.; ''"We twaht' "King George,"" and -Bang "'Rule r Britannia," This, finally brqught tehL King a,nd Queen out again." Tliey were - accqm panied by' the Prince -of '. Wales and received another noisy." greeting.- 'iThe demonstration lasted several "minutes and for a long time" after -the royal ties retired the people - continued. '' King George- and 'QueenMary - were heartily .cheered , wjieni. they; droye. in the jmrks . in. the afternoon and great ; Crowds remained: for' houri around the palace, the' House of rParliament and TViwnlne1 'stt(J.;'s , - ''. - h The people generally were undemon- Istrative, apparently ' being : more, cur I loua than excited.. Occasionallv there I was cheering" as' some, cabinet minister passed aridWh'eh- .the " guards..". 'at ' 'the palace z gatei ; were. "Changed. e'But - on the ".whole Londoners. , preferred .'.to spend- the holiday in: thf ir .usual quiet i maimTit?:wwii 5 . 'Excitement . Grew on JPeopIe. : X ' ; As evening", drew on, .however, . and anxiety reigneaas 10 tne auiiuae tne government . intended to -adopt, : the people became vroore excited. '- Winston Spencer Churchill, as he walked- from, the admiralty., to f the. commdns ;was greeted with cries of "good old Win ston." : . ' ;V7V7,.7' "-iJ" ' Premier Asauith was' .greeted in a similar manner and was esdorted from hls liome to the precincts - of the' house bya cheering. crOwd and other'mem be'rs of the: cabinet, as - well 'as t; mem bers of the house, received qheers as they passed Into :the -historic building Conditions Appreciably Better Than 4 Hours Earlier. TJ&E ENERGETIC STEPS . i' Bankers and Government Officials .Con fident That Situation is Now Well " ' In Band Large Q,oantltieB .. -:'of Currency Shipped.- , New York, Aug. 3. The financial po sition" of this country to-all appear ances toniglvt was . appreciably better than 24 hours ago. .Prompt relief J measures, composed a situation which for a time threatened to become -. oraj- nous, ana Dangers wno. iasonignt aa mitted he ' outlook was .troubled, xr pressed confidence tonight that the en ergetio steps .taken ; r would meet all needs. - ' v The same opinion was expressed by John Skelton Williams,' Comptroller of the; Currency,, who. ep'ent' . the :;1flay at the ; sub-treasury ,-Tonight Mr. ; Wil liams said all was serene. .'. - r -: ; " .""The finances .of .the , country,";- he added, "are in excellent - shape. . We have 'the situation. well In ,hand." ''All the 1 currency .that; is i necessary " is - m circulation at'W-itime.S'V-a-. " There probably . never was another: day In' the, history, of the "country fori which such a variety of "comprehensive' measures , was " put Into force. :; Banks', of targe cities jthroughoutf the tco'uritry. decided to issue "clearing "Kouse , certifi cates. to f urriiih: an;;additlorial medium' or M'Circuiauon n;;seitiemenx or7 tran sactions among- banks.-: Many millions of dollars of : Aldrich-Vreejand- eriierr gency. currency;. were shipped .to finan cial centers. -The recent enormous out flow, of , gold.- ;to , Europe (was f believed to have been stopped effectually. :;i.:V77.-Took;:tPid:-Worter'' i ..- It took several- hours" of 'rapid fwork this ' morning.: to pu. these ? steps,; Into operation.'.''-; , -?V: ?.-iy; ' Li.' k'J ': --' Until ' that had been accomplished,: the1 financial . district was under -? a strain," but as the hours- passed 5 with out Serious difficulties - the tension re- FINANCIAL STRAIN .MUCH IMPROVED tohear what England Intended to do in the hour of her crisis. " ' John" Redmond, Irish nationalist leader, ' came in for a splendid recep tiOnfasihe -left the' house, the news Of his speech ! in which he said "every soldier could be withdrawn; from Ire land, j having preceded him. Field .Marshal Lord Roberts. the Bonar Law, leader of the. opposition, who; visited the prime minister in (.Downing , street soon were surround d;bwraHetati" .crow.d, whicXiloHowed and. cheered them and the ambassador. Including the many more , representa tive men who went to the foreign Office, , and. the Russian - representative who sat . in the house during Sir. Ed ward Grey's speech' were little known to " Londoners and, " passed : unnoticed. VTWhenr Parliament 'adjourned a. pro cession, carrying union jacks ' and the tri-cblors, marched through Whitehall, Traf alger . Square, . Leicester Square and Piccadillycircuit : singing. .; " '; ' The "rallway 'station where' the conti nentaL - trains" arrive and dep'art pre sented, " busy : scenes ' ' throughout ; the day. -Each .'incoming" traiiu brought refugee' Americans and Englishmen from the continent, v v. 7":? r A small - group -of radicals of , the House vof Commons met-during ad journmeht today and - adopted -a reso lutiqn'that athere was -not, sufficient reason . in the present situation for Great Britain Intervening i.n the. Euro pean war.:-. .The government was uVg ed to" continue negotiations with Ger many with a view- to .maintaining British neutrality. - 7 .-; . r . , y . When the ; house ' re-assembled the foreign secretary, made his statement with respect to Belgium.- " These mem bers then: protested that the secretary had not made out a' case of War. Philip 5.i sMorrell,, liberal, said the best that could - be said for -the 'en tente: after ; eight . years- was - that 7 it was goings to land England -In a war simply .because.. akfew.,German soldiers wanted to cross -Belgium. .r.t. JT-; . J.. Keir. Hardie asked what action rwas going to be taken, to alleviate the' -sufferings of those .who. would -'be hard' pressed; by ' the - war.. . He said he would do " all i he could -to . arouse . the working- men against the- government's proposals. - . ..iiuri ujk Jt.,' ,. V- Cnancelor of the Exchequer David Lloyd -sGeorge announced" that the" gov ernment had ' made arrangements for war risks for,' ship cargoes, ;of - which full' details would be given J later. " The cabinet held , a session during the. .recess, and wasescorted .:to and Southern Legislators in Wasn V ihgton Confer. v: WILL SEE WILSON TODAY Committee -Appointed by" Senator .Soke Smith, of Georgia, 'Will Visit f . President and " Three 1 Seer e- j .paries to Advance Object. Washington, August z 3. Southern senators and representatives conferred tonight- to devise . some t plan : to pre vent loss :io producers' of cotton . as a result of the European "crisis. - Sena tor. Hoke Smith today, issued a call for the meeting. - :.'' " " "- .-7;v?'f-;...; The committee" will call .upon Presi- aent wnson ana tne secretaries or me treasury, agriculture and corhmerce to find : out conditions arid the .prospects fort relief, c Senator : Smith. "will .name the committee tomorrow j thereto be one senator ? or - representative jrom each of-, the following states: . -. - . Alabama, . .Georgia, ' Florida,. Arkan sas, wortn Carolina,.; soutn Carolina, Louisiana, Tennessee, Oklahoma, , Mis souri., arid" Texas:, ' J;" ; Ji .: . . Sentftor, Ransdell,;of I.iouisiana, i'read the: following telegrarh : received tb nigjit frbm E. ' JGlenriv,. president of the, New t Orleans .. Cpt.to.n i, Exchange, which' ; epitomized the situation dis cussed later at 'the conf erenco: ' Present conditionii, foreign- exchange markets, make -it impossible to" export cotton." Therefore America 'will have to finance, cotton- until conditions be come more nearly normal. -It is there fore 'that- the price;: of, .cotton must suffer, entailing f heavy. : ksse upon farmers,: unless banks: receive some: as sistance beyond their .normal resources. Cannot something be done -by. -the gov-i eminent to assist- in this.; matter.- Be-. yond the. ' flnandial. .'conditions is J the lack of .neutrai, bottoms .to" carry .the. requisite ' amount of cotton, to bring any-substantial r relief (.financially; and as the exDorts of . cotton annually amount to neariyr 10,000,000 bales . the amount of v money: involved ' will be large. Thi would not all be' necessary at " onc.v but " any assistance - offered (Continued on Page Elght) - ; ' PLAN TO PROTECT COTTON GROWERS New York Bankets Arranged merits Last Night to Send Large Sum of 'Gold tourope fdr the Relief of American Citizens in War Zone. - v V MAY USE BATTLESHIP Americans in Europe Crowd No Place jFor Them to StayAmbassador Declares That '''. I ' v-V;.'s:''i:-l !' ' '; ' - "' V x.""- ("--- ' v;, . . r Paris is Safe at Present- Hundreas fixi Meeting tv J; in City of London, Held Yesterday. ; , -7 Washington, August 3. New Tork bankers arranged with' the State and Treasury ?Departmentstonight to send $3,5.00,00 in : gold coin to Europe to relieve American '"tourists stranded there apd unable:' to get 'cash for their checks arid . letters of credit. , . Plans; were ' virtually completed to night for the care of Americans In Eu rope. Congress,,: at ' the request of President Wilson, appropriated $250,000 to care; for: the immediate needs of Americans,: especially those without funds. More will be granted If de sired. - . 1 Arhericans. who have letters of credit or other, f orriis of money credit will be assisted by. American embassies . in haying them cashed. Instructions were issued to American diplomatic . officers to. Issue "ambassadors' orders" In ex change for letters i of credit, 'bank checks, or money orders,, f Friends , and relatives of Americans .abroad can de-: posit' any'. sum with - the' State Depart ment here .and an embaqsy check for. the amounJwlll 'be Issued in Europe -y.o . ma,jKB. exUjaniarrangeTnenxs i or me - nnanctai accommodation of Am.ericari . citizens In Europe," Secreta ries Bryan 'and McAdoo have arranged with New York banking houses to .co operate f with' -- American embassies abroad. J The. plan was 'discussed at conferences tonight" between Secretary Bryan, Secretary- McAdoo and repre sentatives of -New Tork banking hous es. - '-'.'-- . No definite arrangements have been made about ships. Army, and navy offi cers say their - transports are ' inade quate ' and 'many are- not available. Secretary Bryan tomorrow will discuss the . subject with -va representative of the -International Merchant' 'Marine . Bryan . Makes : Announcement, The Secretary u believes there, are enough i American and other neutral ships in service to take away thous ands wh'o desire to leave. The depart ment made this" announcement: , "The Secretary of State has received a. telegram, from the American ambas sador at Paris in which he states that he thinks"' there Is; no, cause for alarm on the. part, of- those who: remain in that city for the -present arid that , he believes; 'Americans : will be able ' to leave-iit some slater date If any desire tO dO SO."' '-V. '' : - V' . '" .. Orders restricting the amount of money orders , issued to European points wifl be issued probably tomor row by the postoffice department ac cording to Postmaster General , Burle son, .'h, ::;; .:.:;.:.' .;--'' It Is not ' my purpose," Mr. Burleson said, "to restrict . the . money order ser-f vice so . as to prove Injurious to any Americans in Europe. It is the inten tion of the department, however, to restrict the service that money cannot be .. transferred to Europe "for specula tive purposes." 1 . Mr. Burleson said mall service be tween .the United States and European points would not be seriously inter rupted by the war. ..'.'-' ' , Take Prompt Action. . President Wilson arid Congress mov ed promptly today to , afford relief to Americans stranded in European war zones and to preserve the financial equilibrium ' Of this country in view of the disorganization - or 'credit systems abroad.'. ; ; v f !'.: ' :,:. lit a special' message early in the day the . President asked for $250,000 to care - for- -Americans in Jtuurope. JBOtn Houses promptly passed the appropria tion and i.will vote more -If .necessary. "-; The House and Senate passed a bill removing; technical restrictions on the issuance of $500,000,000 reserve curren- cy.'. -v ."". ' ' ''." ";, "-'':' The House promptly passed a bill suggested' by - the President - waiving restrictions on Ariierican.. registry for foreign' bijilt ships to assist trans-Atlantic commerce. ' The , Senate will act on Ittomorrow. - . - . , ".-' v President . Wilson appealed , to the people of the country not to become alarmed over European developments as this country, was. Well i prepared to. withstand any financial; crisis., ; . ; The President was successful in his appeal ' tp Western railroad magnates, enginemerir and firemen', to avoid a tie- up , in railroad . traffic, in view; of war disturbances. . They agreed . to avert a strike arid settle their differences' by. mediation. '.' A, ';'- : "',.:. V , i Secretaries. AicAdoo- and Bryan con ferred tonight, with-; New Tork-. bank ers to arrange .for: financial accommo dation or Americans abroad. -; ; -Representatives of the International Mercantile -Marine twill; discuss wlttf Secretary . Bryan - .tomorrow . the r ques tion ' of obtaining: ships 'for Americans in:E'urbpe.fir.:'-.V-,fv::'':;r'i.V7 h . The .Senate., voted to J authorize the. Secretary of the Navy to establish nav-i lines . aarry 'xtassengers. mall, and With State andlTtesury Depart- FOR TRAUSPO RTATIO II 'i Embassies Hotels Closed and freight to South America and Europe. The -bill, is before the House. - ' , Postmaster.'Generai Burleson f; an. .nounced that Egypt had requested that "no further money, orders be issued to her account. ; Mr. Burleson als6?ln structed postmasters' to decline tpv re ceive parcel post packages for mailing to France or; Germany.. ,This followed official notices- from .France 'and ' Ger many that parcel service had been, sus pended. . ': ' .-' . . 1 May Use Battleship. ".' ' New TorlC; August 3. A suggestion that- a United. States 'warship be used to Carry 1 3. 5 00.0 00 In gold . to ' Europe for relief 'of 'American tourists will . V. be made to, President, Wilsbn b New ,. Tork 'bankers; ' " Benjamin Strong, J?., - presiderit of , the" Bankers Trust Com-. ' ; pariy,: left foi, Washington r,todjiy 1 to -. see the President" concerning the plail.' ; r The gold , was . withdrawn from the . treasury ' today and placed in ';: tlie ; vaults of the trust company. ' Air that . is .needed.ls the sanction, of : Presiderit ; Wilsons Sponsors of - the plan ' admi y : ted It ; wai. Unprecedented but. said the .", situation required -heroic 'measurs; Tp .; .' ,' v 8hi& the gold on a liner would be-Im- : .. practicable. No insurance company ' i would write' a :p"blicy '-on such. '.-.fyj hip- ure by -European wai-shipe.". .. Wall Street',; expressed th 1 opinion l that- rid . other .plan 'offered' eveni fair' chance of ' sending the gold safe-'. ly to England. - r "-f . Should this proposal meet iwlth Ob jection. Mr. Strong,, it was understood,-, would suggest that the gold be placed' v on an American M&nip and that ' an . American warship be sent with ' it to -" insure its Safe passage.- ' . TX r,;r-Meetng In London. : i, London, 'August 3 -A meeting oi up wards of a' thousand Americans, many of . whom had . won . In. the rush from continental cities, was'-held late, today to take steps to ameliorate the concl- ' tion ' of their fellow, countrymen. Fred. L Kent, of i the-Bankers' Trust , Companypror Ne: Tork, and his com- pariy, - was sending several millions of . dollars In . gold to Europe to redeem travelers checks arid other companies were "doing likewise. , ' . 4 Committees were - named - to Inter view shipping companies and hotels, search .' for. lost baggage, make, ar rangements for honoring all proper checks' and itotes and. confer with the members of the American.1 embassy. Chandler-nderson, " member of the International-iClaims , Commission,' ;ar . rived ": tottay ."-frdm -Paris. - He said .he , was warned to leave France, andthat the- commission' : had adjourned until : ' after the war. . ' .7 -.: x - ' Seven .hundred -Americans registered a.t the American embassy today. Many of them added to their signature the notarl ..'.'Without sufficient; funds." - -One traveler reported - that a ' party" ; from a . girls'.; school in America . was marooned-in Austria. - - .'' Safe In Paris..'-:.'' -.' Paris, ' August 3 .The pressure '6t - Americana desiring assistance ' became so great today at the embassy- that Ambassador Herrick- who was iiMh'.n to talk with each individually,- made jfc speech to them..- ,He "said tnat Varu was as, safe. a, place' for Americans 'Aa : London. He would be pleased, -to aid' , v them to .leave 'Paris, he said, .but v it .' wouidf be difficult -for them to depart -v. for, ; several -days. .-; .-, . -. , , .. h ' The ambassador, added he was sorfy ' he . could; not! fcupply : anyione 7 wlth. ' . money 'or cash', their checks,, but- he: , had used, all. of . the considerable, sum ' of money , he had obtained Sunday '? Cashing 7ehecks.r ' A .- ' -.. .;.,' " ,;. The, halls of the' embassy office build- - j ing are pfld .'highi with the baggage A. of American, who have been turned . out of hotela; - ; - , ' . --..i " -; , ,v,':.No',Fs4 for Relief.- ': ' Antwerp,. August 3. Americans un- . v able, to- draw money or find facilities . for sailing horne went in great' rium- bers to, the .American consulate today, - " seeking, relief. ; As much as . possible :i was done' for ' therir.. but Henry VW. " . Diedrlche,"the : consul general; 'has no funds o carry - on general relief work. ' STANDARD QIV ANNOUNCEMENT. Because "of' Trouble In Europe Will Buy i - ' . "- Little -Crude Ofl. t ' . 4 New -Tprk, Aug. 3 The Stadard Oil Company of ..New Jersey today Issued the . following ""statement: " , .. ' . V1 ; ' "The Standard Oil Company of. New' V Jersey, may' be', compelled on -accounr of the interruption -. of -foreign com-, merce resulting from, the war situation in Europe ,,tcf materially curtail : tho I output 'ot all petroleum products. This ; suddeln A lo of ; market '.coupled ' with ' large accumulated . stocks of 'finished ' products now oh hand - will necessarily limit . their ' ability to purchase ; crude oil. At the momsat It it .impossible to 'say to. what'extet and "how long this unfQTnxiAtm ,wndlrJon - will ' GOWUL - .(;- v? ' "j 7 , ;.:f' US'1 1
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Aug. 4, 1914, edition 1
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