The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915Various
History
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915
Various
World War, 1914-1918
Aug. 6--Americans in London get funds from Transportation Committee;
many obtain certificates of American citizenship in Paris; Tennessee
leaves with gold; Secretary Garrison will use transports rather than pay
exorbitant prices to charter ships; Board of Relief named to supervise
distribution of funds appropriated by Congress.
Aug. 7--Baroness von Andre and Anne W.N. Davis tell of brutal treatment
by German soldiers; Mrs. Philip Lydig tells of kind treatment by French;
Mrs. Herrick's American Ambulance Corps organized; $100,000 sent by
Treasury to Paris and $25,000 to Italy; many Americans leave via
Denmark; French and German railways will be open for departure of
Americans after mobilization is completed.
Aug. 8--A.M. Huntington and wife reported to be arrested in Bavaria and
held as spies; 7,000 Americans leave England; committee of American and
English bankers formed to administer $3,000,000 gold shipment; Secretary
Garrison confers with Haniel von Heimhausen, German Charge d'Affaires,
who says Americans will be allowed to leave Germany.
Aug. 9--One thousand five hundred Americans apply [Transcriber: original
'appy'] at Paris Embassy for transports; refugees arrive on the New
York; mines menace relief cruisers.
Aug. 10--Mayor of Berlin and others move to care for refugees in
Germany; many stranded in Bermuda.
Aug. 11--Cancellation of sailing of Olympic causes rush for steerage on
ships leaving London; Mrs. W.H. Page heads committee to look after
school teachers; Secretary Bryan orders Ambassador Gerard to make
representations regarding Mr. and Mrs. Huntington.
Aug. 12--One thousand refugees arrive in New York, on S.S. Philadelphia;
Embassy in Paris arranges for relief of tourists all over France;
Secretary Bryan says Huntingtons are safe; refugees arrive on
Holland-America liner Potsdam.
Aug. 13--Ambassador Page is seeking ships that may be chartered in
London; army officers will aid relief work in Paris; fourteen tourists
reached England via Arctic Sea; Secretary Bryan warns all Americans
going abroad to get passports; emergency passports to be issued; people
in Berlin open homes to Americans; Minister Whitlock reports Consulate
at Liege exposed to fire.
Aug. 14--More than 300 Americans arrive in Rotterdam from Berlin.
Aug. 15--Seven ships leave England; less need for transport; German
Foreign Office says Huntington was not arrested; Ambassador Herrick
arranges for sailings of the Espagne and the Rochambeau; refugees in
Rotterdam report generous treatment while in Germany; Germany will
provide trains to carry Americans to Bremen and will let cruiser
Tennessee land there; Gerard says Americans are now free to leave
Germany; ships leaving Italian ports.
Aug. 16--Cruisers Tennessee and North Carolina arrive at Falmouth with
gold.
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