THE BEE: OMAHA, MOXDAV, AUGUST 31, 1014. UNCLE SAM QUICKLY FURNISHES RELIEF GoTernment Isiuei Statement at to Way Aid Wai Speedily Sent to Refugees. AMERICANS ARE AIL SAFE All tkr (mtltrat Mar " Tmk wrlth the Folks at Horn lr AppljlnaT to tfce SfiirfU Knbauf r I.eantlon. WASHINGTON. An. SV-llnw the American novernment hes hsntlled the gigantic tsak of providing; relief and means of returning, home for thousands of Its citizens marooned In the Kuropean war rones was outlined tonight In a formal ststement issued by the federal relief board. Summing up the situation after nearly three weeks of work. Involving the use of million of dollars, unprecedented activities hy diplomatic and consular aumli abroad and the dispatch of two guld-laden cruisers across the Atlantic, the hoard said: "The situation is se grestly relieve.! that Americans anywhere on the conti nent tan. by applying to the nearest em bassy or legation, get In touoh with peo ple in this country, can get money If they need any. and can get transporta tion home If they want It." Had o Warning. The statement In part follows: "Without the slightest warning this country was confronted with a situation which was without precedent and for which It neither hud. nor could have hsd, any pre-arranged machinery. From the time of the declaration of war hy Austria, which was followed some day afterward by numerous other similar declarations, very acoustomad method of business was utterly dislocated. Financial agen cies, transportation arstems en land snd sea, and cable and Interior lines of com munication in Europe were all thrown Into utter confusion "Although no record la kept of the an nual tourist from America to Europe, we were Informed Initially that there were about 1M.W0 auf h. They were scat tered over the whole continent of Kurope. By reason of the mobilisation, all the customary and normal waya of. Ufa were disarranged. International credits at first friendly, ceased. Government Acta qnlcklr. "It goes without saying that the gov ernment was not charged by law with re sponsibility, with respect to the financial condition and transportatlnn facilities available to Ita cltlsens who were touring the countries In question. However, It was never suggested that this should af fect the attitude of the government In the matter. Congress Immediately ap propriated $1,760,000 for the relief of the Americana marooned abroad. The presi dent immediately turned over to the de partments which could most readily han dle the situation the execution of tha de tails. These departments were the Btate, Treasury, War and Navy. "The most Important thing was to se cure the opportunity for the return of Americans to this country. At that time the German riners had stopped ; the French llnera wera not Bailing and all of the larger ships customarily sailing between this country and English porta bad suspended their sailings. There were only six all told, owned by an American company and sailing under the American flag, in the trana-AUantio service. Tho only other passenger ships under the American flag capable of transporting passengers across the Atlantic, were then engaged In the coastwise trade. These were small In else, almost wholly devoted to carrying cargoes, and with passenger accommodations of the most meagre de scription. This was the only source from which the government had to draw. Kavr Whips ftooa Ready. "So soon as It was possible to do so, two ships of the navy were made ready to sail for the other aide. Army officers, to the number of twenty-five or more, beaded by the assistant secretary of war, were detailed to go on these vessels, so that they might personally lend their aid wherever necessary when they reached the other side. "An arrangement was made with the bankers of this country whose clients were traveling In Europe with letters of credit from them to be cashed at their agencies in Europe, to transport some 15,000,000 in gold to be placed with their correspondents to meet the drafts afore said. Some of thla was not only money of banks, but tha express companies which had issued travelers' checks pay able In Europe. t at-le Sana's Mooe, Too. "With the same expedition was sent a million and a half of gold belonging to tha government, ao that if tha altuatloa then existing continued, there would be that aum in physical value present wherever needed in Europe.' "The friends In America of those ma rooned in Europe were naturally ao ap prehensive about the financial condition f the latter that they began depositing money in the Btate department almost Immediately, with requests that It lie Uses erred in some way. More than 16.140 In actual currency was taken In by the Btate depurtment within ths first three dsys, and almost BMO.OflO was taken la during the first week. The Treasury department, as soon as it waa possible to do so, established a system by which de posits could he made directly with It of euros to be transferred to the maroo terl Americana In Europe, and more than tl.MO.euO waa thua deposited. A credit of louee obtained at the Tank of Englsnd by sending that sum la gold by our Treasury department to a distin guished English bank In Ottawa. Canada. Money titos Forlkeoailsi. "The Tennessee and the North Carolina, tba ahtpe of the navy above alluded to. landed at Falmouth. England, and the money sent by the bankers was so dis posed of that their correspondents In Ku rope Immediately began cashing the drsfts of the Americans through their ao customed agencies. The express com panies likewise began paying travelers' checks. "As soon as thousand of names could be cabled to Europe and distributed to the varloas consulates there, those for bom money had been deposited In the Elate department and In the Treeaury department began to receive the sums de posited for them. The officers, under the irtetlcn of the aaslstsnt secretary of war, who reached England on the naval hips, were Immediately dispatched to vers- caplUl In Europe with sufficient turns of money to take ears of those Americana who could not otherwise be provided for, those who bad exhausted their ready money and bad r.o letters of credit or travelers' checks. Order oa Heatret. "As a result order was brought out of tbaot: It u ascertained where the Americans .er, in which directions they i mild he innreil, and where transportation would he available and when. Many of the Tran-Atlantlc transportation com panies for the first week or so s'ispn1d their sailings, resumed operations, among them tho French liner and the lines running from England, some of those from southern ports. In consequence the problem then Immediately pressing wsi to Kt the Americans from those coun tries where lrsn.portatlon to this roun tiy was not avsllsble to ports a here It was available. hips Are Severed. "Since that time there has been a Mesdy flow of Americans from all In terior congested points In the continent to sesnorts, where It Is a mutter of n comparatively short time before they can secure transportation home. Wher ever It was evident that there would not be a resumption of regular sellings suf ficient to take care of the Americans, the consular ngertcles were directed to M-cure ships) for this purpose, t'p to the present lime ten or more ships r.sve been thus secured at places where the exist ing transportation facilities were Insuffi cient and thousands of Americans will be brought back on these boats. Those who were able to pay for their accom modations! did so; those who were not presently able, but who would be when they reached thla country, had their passage money guaranteed by the gov ernment, anil those who were actually destitute were taken care of by the gov ernment. "It Illumines the situation to know that at least 00,000 Inquiries hsve been made at the Btate department concerning SD.0U0 Americans in Europe. With respect to each one of Ihese Jn.noo Americans In Europe there has hsd to be a separate card prepared and placed In a card Index. Of these .?0,ono people about 10.000 have leen communicated with that Is. located In Europe and their condition ascertained and the Information conveyed to the In quirers. Amerteaae Hard to Locate. "We , we.re fortunate in being able to locate so many because the Americans weie constantly moving from plane to place In their endeavor to reach a point of embarkation, and their friends snd relatives here were able to give ns only the vaguest sort of a clue to their where abouts. "Our present Information is that the or dinary avenues of travel from Ureat Ilrlt aln and Europe have opened up to such an extent that It Is only a matter of a few weeks until all our fellow country men can return home. In the meantime their friends rsn communlcste with and send money to them, and they ran be assured of passage to a seaport and thence home. In cases where there Is cither temporsry financial embarrassment or actual destitution, the government will deal therewith ss the occasion requires They are lu no danger from the perils of war and by the use of common sense can obtain relief from all other conse quences of the war. X'e feel sure that the unavoidable discomforts snd inconveni ences which they may have to suffer will be borne with the proper patience and courage which the occasion demands. "We do not feel that this statement should close without an expression of our profound gratitude to the different gov ernments, all of which have shown our government and to our people In their boundaries evefy possible courtesy and consideration, and have thereby greatly aided and facilitated our labors " HOUSES IN PARIS IN ZONE OF FORTS ORDERED RAZED (Continued from fagt One.! their homes in anticipation of a siege is correctly Interpreted here. It Is supposed the order refers to the suburban territory Just beyond the city's second line of defenses, composed of seventeen connecting forts. These are located in a wide circle, about two mites outside of the inner wall which surrounds rarla. They lie for the most part among the famous suburban towns such as Neullly, Versailles, Vlnoennes. and sweep every approach to the city. It Is as sumed that tha governor's order Is In tended to deer the way In front of these defenses that no protection will be af forded the advancing enemy. Moat Modern of Forts. The order applies also to the outer cir cle of the city's triple line of defenses. These are the most modern of the forts They are built of steel and masonry and known to be equipped with the heaviest guns of the famous French artillery, al though details as to their armament have been closely guarded. They are located among the hills however, end while It may be necessary to destroy numerous buildings in order to open the country to the fire of their guns. It Is thought the destruction will not be of such wholesale proportions as In the case of the second line forts, which are embedded among costly dwellings and thriving towns. Near old ssates. Something of the magnitude ef the de fense of Paris Is shown by estimates that only an army of &U.M men could hope to Inveat tavern and cut them off from the outside world. Borne of the forts still bear the names under which they resisted the German assaults In 1K70, but they have been remodeled and newly equipped many tlmea aa the sci ence of gunnery progressed, and today are considered by military esperts among the strongest defense works In the world. Grand Anny Men Gather in Detroit DKTROIT. Mich.. Aug. SV-Wlih the ar rival In Ietrolt today of Washington Gardner of Albion. Mich., commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, and his staff, final preparations wera un der way for the official opening here Monday of the forty-eighth national en campment of the Grand Army of the Re public, Other early arrivals today were members of the Association of Civil War Musicians. The encampment will last until September L CZAR SENDS GREETINGS TO HIS BRITISH REGIMENT LONDON. Aug. .-The official press bureau has Issued the following notice: "Ilia majesty, the emperor of Ruasla, who Is colonel-ln-rhlef of the Fcots Gres, has sent the following gracious message to his regiment: " '1 am happy to think that my gallant regiment, the royal Scots dreys. Is fight ing with Russia against the common en emy. Convinced that they will uphold the gracious traditions of the past, I send them my warm greetings and wish them victory la the battle.' " Bee Want Ads Are Rei and I'ssd by Ambitious Men nd Women. WOMEN MARCH IN WAR PROTEST Parade New York's Fashionable Thorong-hiare to Beat of Muffled Drumi. CLAD IN GARB OF MOURNING Thousands Take Part la talaae Demonstration, Boy Seoato readiest Kara IM vision. NEW YORK, Aug. 3A.-Women made her protest against the war In Europe by matching through fashionable Fifth ave nue yesterday to the beat of muffled drums They clad thor.ihelves In Use or, If dressed In white, wore mourning bsnds on their sleeves. Silently they trod through this rnnyon of hotel, club, residence and office struc tures, while thousands of persons stood as q'detty on the sldewslks, viewing the slowly moving procession as they might look upon a passing funeral rortege. Oc casionally sunlight streamed from over cast skies and touched upon the clusters of yellow flowers which some of the marchers carried. Nearly 2,500 women took pert In thlw unique demonstration, which had the ap proval of President Wilson. Hoy scouts, with drums, led esch division. A lone banner fluttered In the breeze the world ensign of liberty and peace which floated at the formast of the government steam ship Anron when It passed through the f'anama renal a fortnight ago. Ilehlnd this fla. walked women, who have become known In religion, literature, the woman suffrage movement, society am many professions, a few who were refugees abroad when tho conflict began; and many more, socialists, soclsl workers, delegates from women's organisations. They represented many cities. In a di vision of automobiles rode mothers, with thtlr babies. ALL FEENCH AND BRITONS ABLE TO FIGHTCALLED ON (Continued from I'age One.) to the German official report that the BrltlHh had been encircled by the Germans. Mwrlna Toward Mens. Today's reports from the German general staff are not more Illumin ating; than merely to say that the crown prince's army, which occupied Longwy, la now advancing towards the Mouse; that a French advance from Nancy had been repulsed, and that a third army Is advancing through the Voagea. This Is orobably the army which was said to be mak ing Belfort 1U objective. The Russians continue their march through East Prussia and confirma tion comes tonight of the statement that they had succeeded In investing Koenlgsburg and had taken Allen- steln. It will be a long time, however, be fore they can directly threaten Ber lin, or Indeed, before their millions of men can reach the scene ef Aus trian frontier, where troops of the Russian emperor are engaged In a general battle on a front of 300 kilo meters (18 miles) between the Vis tula and Lemberg. capital of Galicla. Tnrkey's AMItade. Alarms. There Is considerable uneasiness over the attitude of Turkey. Athens tonight repeats the report that Ger man naval officers and sailors are on the way to Constantinople. There has been strong denunclstlon of the contlnusnce of foot ball, cricket and other games while the British army Is fighting and more men are required to reinforce them, and particularly of young men watching matches while Secretary for War Kitchener la calling for recruits. Field Marshal Ird Roberta referred to thla in a speech he made today to a new battalion of Royal Fusiliers recruited from the Business and professions! men of the city of Ixmdon. He expressed his Intense admiration for these men. saying "How very different Is your sctlon to that of the men who ran still go on with their cricket and foot ball as If the very existence of the country were not at stake. This Is not the time to play games. wholesome as they are In times of piping pesce, we are engaged In a life and death struggle. UswsUlilr Kevr. "Our soldiers are fighting bravely, but they are lamentably few, and It Is th duty of every able-bodied man to see that the army Is maintained at its- full strength. The women muat not stand In the light uf their sons' and husbands' duty." Field Marshal Meuthen, In addressing a recruiting meeting at Levlses last night, said nobody grumbled at the German em peror's desire to make Germany a great empire, but that Emperor William wished to mske Germany the one empire of the world. Lord Meuthen asserted that the em peror could, by raising his finger, hsve reserved the peace of Kurope. but that he preferred to cause the death of hun dreds of thousands and suffering and misery to millions. The field marshal declared the emperor would find that Germany would get Its wings clipped. It might be a long and terrible struggle, bat the allies would win In the and. Any eligible man who refused to come forward when the country needed bins was nothing but coward, the speaker said. SPECIAL TRAINS READY FOR AMERICAN REFUGEES FAKIH, Aug. so. Only MS Amertoans wera ready to take the special train which left Geneva for Paris yesterday through aa arrangement made by the American government with the Trench government. Other special trains will be run oa Sun day and Monday for the benefit of Amsricana In Swltserland who still wish to leave, but it appears that the number remaining la the country la greatly re duced end leas thaa bad been estimated. Da Yes Ke.ar Cansnsaptlaa f Dr. King's Nsw Discovery will help cur your cough or cold, ao matter how chronic It Is. Try It today. eOc and II AU di ug- gisis. Aavrrtisrmcnv BRITISH "CHEWED UP" BY GERMANS III NORTH FRANCE (Copyright 1914, by I'rese BulMishlng C'.) LONDON, Aug-. 80. (NocIa1 (a ltrm to the New York World and Omnlia IVe.) A Icmdon Times spe cial tell In jc of clesperat fighting In orthem France rneah that the Ilritlnli were rhewed op hy the er- Many Men Still in This Country Who Could Be Called WASHINGTON, Aug. SD.-At proxi mately there are now l.fcv.ooi) unnat uralized foreigners who are more than 21 years old, natives of warring European nations, are In the I'nlted States, accord ing to latest reports of the census bu- rea.i. Most of those undoubtedly are , liable to military duty and many of them have gone forward to Join the armies. In cluding women and children, there were foreign-born in the I'nlted States who came from nations at war. That la about one-tenth of the entire population of the United States. The nations of the triple entente and Belgium could call on TK.offl of their countrymen In the United States for mili tary duty, while Oerrnnny and Austria Hungary could call 8V).s7J. These un- naturallxed foreigners over 21 years old were divided: Orest Hrltaln and Irelsnd, 1D7.A26; Canada, 160,718; Russia snd Fin land, 418.42: France, 10,005, and Belgium, R.ffll. On the other side Oermany had 127,103 and Austria-Hungary 623.V9. In addition to these the other Kuropean nations might call from tho I'nlted Ptites men who have not been naturalised here as follows: Italy, 418.44.!; Fwlteerland, 10,338: Norway. S4,4T8; Sweden. 52.M1 ; Den mark. 14,WT; Holland, 11.7W; Portugal. 18,444; Roumanla, 12,W.!; Bulgnrla, Servlu and Montenegro combined, 14.6&2; Greece, W.20R; Turkey, 37.4M, and Hpaln, 9,213. Maffe st t'npe. T-ONDON. Aug. 30.-A Haves dispatch from Rome says that, according to the (ilornale d'ltalia. Cardinal Maffe has the best chance of being chosen pope et the coming conclave. The Trlbuna says that the probable rhotcs lies among Cardinals Onapsril, Fcrrata and Serafini. 111! I Schlitte f Brown U Bottle- i&r3 the Si Wr Link It's your safeguard against impurity. serves the effort brewing. It protects the beer from light. No matter how pure the beer light plays havoc with the purity and starts decay. Pure beer is a healthful food. Beer in light bottles is??? That CROWN PRINCE IS ON MOYE TOWARD MEUSE Official Berlin Dispatch Says Hit Anny Making- Rapid Advance. ATTACK FROM NANCY REPULSED Colsgse and It bine Province ( trlhate Large Sans for Relief of flefnaees from Cast rrnssla. I.ONIMJN. Aug. GO. An official Iterlin dispatch by Mirconi wireless says! "The army led by Crown Prince Fred erick William, Is advancing toward the Meuse. The troops under the crown prince of Bavaria were attacked from Nsmy and the south, but the enemy was driven off. Herman marines, returning Irc.m Scu. tarl have Joined the Austrian forces en Kasxl against Servia and stormed. In the first line,' a mountain l.ono meters high on the banks of the Drlnrt. "Cologne and the Hhine province have each contributed lon.oon marks l42T.,0O1) toward a fund for the relief of refugees ftom East rrussla. 'The American assistant secretary of war, Henry B. Breckinridge, who is charged with a special mission to Europe wlih respect to the repatriation of stranded Americans, has cxpresed his .tUude for the support he has received In German and Austrian official circles. MORE. AMERICANS REACH LONDON FROM GERMANY 1.0NDON, Aug. 30-More Americans fleeing from Germany reached here to night coming hy way of Flushing, Hol land. Among them was I. M. Zonnenberg of New Tork, who was In Nuremberg for three weeks. He spoke appreciatively of the consideration shown by Germans for Americans. Hs also praised the work of the American consul, who procured two special trains In forty hours to take Americans through to Amsterdam. The first train carried 300 passengers, while 170 were accommodated on the sec ond, which reached Amsterdam Wednes day. Maurice J. Bahb, an assistant pro fessor In the University of Pennsylvania, another arrival, wan In Gottlngcn a few days ago, where he witnessed the Ger mun mobilisation. DENIES ENGLAND HAS LAID MINES IN NORTH SEA LONDON, Aug. SO. -The Rritirh official bureau repeats Its statement that Kng- ! land has laid no mines In the North Sea and adds: "England, therefore, caniot he charged I and integrity put into Brown Bottles The Beer Made Milwaukee Irainoos. with any Injury up to the present caused by mln laying." Solon Homesick and Wants to Get Away from Capital WASHINGTON. A'lS. SO.-Whtn does home sickness become a bonaflde ail ment, Incapacitating a legislator to a point, where he Is unable to sttend to h'a duties, la a rroblem confronting rier-gcant-at-Arma Gordon of the house of representatives. Representative Burke of Wisconsin, one of the healthiest looking members In the. house, was the cause of s agita tion. He has been attending to congress ional duties In Washington for eighteen months without a vacation and he would like to get away. , "Are you ekk?" he was asked. "Ys," he replied. "1 have nostalgia. I'm very homesick." Thereupon, the sergcan-at-arms, fear ing an epidemic, which would again de plete the lepislatlve forces of the house, legati an Investigation. Belgian King Under Fire Two Hours LONDON, Aug. 30. A Central News dispatch from Antwerp ssys thst durln? the latest fighting there King Albert of Belgium himself was under shrapnel flrj for two hours. FRENCH CABINET SIGNS A NEW MORATORIUM DECREE PARIS. Aug. 30. At a meeting of the council of ministers this evening the de cree for a new moratorium was signed whereby bank depositors may draw 10 per cent of the balances credited to them lor the payment of salaries or for tha purchase of raw materials. The purpose of Increasing the percentage of money that may be drawn out Is to encourage the resumption of commerce and indus try. Austrians Pillage Town; Slay Girls NISI!, Servia, Aug. 30. Servian troops entering (name of town omitted by cen sor) found half the town had been pU- laced by the Austrians. In two of '.he main streets every house had been looted and some of them burned. In one house twenty girls were found dead. Sixty Ser vian prisoners are said to hsve been cx ecuted. The most desirable furnished rooms nre advertised In The Bee. Get a nice cool room for the summer. See that Crown is branded "Schlitz." Phons Doug. 1597 Schlits Bottled Beer Depot 8. ih Street. Omaha. Vebr. Phone 4H Hy. Gerber. 101 8. Main Bt Council Bluffs It con- I r; the Jr L Condition of Idle in Holland Desperate THE HAGUE. Aus. 30 l Via I don Queen Wilh'dniina left f ir Rotterdam at noon today to consult with the burgo master of thst city as to measures to he taken for the relief of the unemployed, whose condition In n any cases Is des rerate. Much good work lias been done by pri vate charity, but the money thus raised has been Insufficient. Uee Want Ads Are Rcsd snd Used by llMllil .s((U:ki':Ba.i:k-s rmmr '- ; . .. 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