THE MORXING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY AUGUST 13, 1914.
CHARTERED SHIPS
RETURN TOURISTS
American Government Hastens
Plans to Relieve Visitors
in Europe.
MESSAGES GOING VIA ROME
Red Cross Gets Quick Response to
Appeal for Aid, Individual Con
tributions of $10,000 and
$500 n Reported in Day.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. The Wash
ington Government's measures for the
relief of Americans in Europe and
plans of the Bed Cross to send an ex
pedition to the war zones developed
rapidly today.
American embassies and legations
throughout Europe were authorized by
Secretary Garrison to charter ships in
which to bring home citizens of the
United States. Plans to send steamers
from the United States were abandoned
because, it was believed, the movement
of the refugees could be expedited by
chartering neutral vessels at European
ports.
Information received at the State De
partment gave assurances that the
British order against the entry or
aliens Into England was not meant to
apply to Americans on the Continent
who are trying to return to the United
States by way of English ports.
Difficulties over the transmission of
code messages between Berlin and
Washington partially were removed
when an understanding was reached
with the British foreign office that the
censor should not Impede messages be
tween the American State Department
and the Berlin Foreign Office or Am
bassador Gerard relating to the inter
ests of Germans in France or England.
However, it was said, such messages
were being blocked at Copenhagen,
making it necessary to route them by
way of Borne. ...
Secretary Bryan tonight cabled Am
bassador Page at London to ask the
British Foreign Office to arrange for
the release of Harry Aaron Menthes, of
St Louis, who is reported to have
been held as a German spy at Sunder
Jand. England.
Red Cross officials announced that
there had been a country-wide response
to the appeal for tunas to unanto lu
relief expedition. One Individual con
tribution of 110.000 and another of
$5000 were reported tonight. Dr. Dum
bs, Austro - Hungarian Ambassador,
now at his Summer home in Massachu
setts, expressed thanks to the Red
Cross tonight for Its campaign of re
lief, which, he said, was sure to be of
"great help.'"
MANY AMERICAN'S ARE SAFE
6tate Department Gives Out Di forma
tion to Anxious Stay-at-Homes.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12. Cable ad
vices to the State Department reported
today the safety of the following
Americans in Europe about whom in
quiries have been made:
From San Antonio, Tex., Dr. Adolph
Herff, San Sebaltian.
Auatln: Aueene. Bramond, Rotterdam.
San Aneelo: George J. Bird, San Sebas
tian. Of those whose home addresses are not
given the following are In Paris: Mrs.
Larousslni. Marie Trehy. William and Ju
lius Stewart. Williams Sims, Ruth Bridge
roan I,udvlghs, Mrs. Wlnans, Maud Lin
coln." strumberg. Stella Jacobson. Julia
Rudge Virginia Devlne. Mrs. A. M. A.
Bmlth. Mrs. E. A. Knight, William and
Barbara Cobb, Estelle Cudahy.
In London: Waiter Rowland. Paul Bon
wit, Michael Stevens. Mrs. Charles Churan,
Smith X. Fowler, Mrs. Fred Hamell, Miss
C. Marshall, Marie .Nlckell, Bernlce. Van
Horn.
Rotterdam: Anna Smith. Mrs. Klapp
roth and E. S. Madison. Mrs. Stratt, Miss
Cohen Brown. Mrs. Spindler. Herdentor
fctelnweg. Meserol Party. Eleanor Lestrade.
Xlcc: Adams Oliver. Lawson.
St. Morltz. Switzerland: Mrs. Garrett and
family.
Brighton. England: Clapp, Haupt.
St. Gallen. Switzerland: Forsch family.
En route Paris to Cologne: Mrs. Strum
berg and daughters.
Coucy. France: Mrs. Lee and party.
Cecil: Mrs. McOonagle and daughter,
Evelyn Ftshbern.
Bad Nauheim, Germany: Mr. and Mrs.
Wlnthrop.
' Berlin: William Tlnkln. Mrs. Paull.
En route Lyons to Parts: Lesbalnes,
Cralga, Thlelbaut.
Carlsbad: Theresa Steindler.
Rome: Lillian Sears and party, Ruth
berly.
Madrid: E. Foran.
Coligny: Shelilnga.
Vaals, Holland: Burghardt.
' Naples: Mrs. F. B. Blair.
Stockholm: Mrs. Sparhawk.
Edinburgh: Mrs Marlon Duncan and
- -
Marseilles: Grace Olmstead.
POST WHEELER REACHES HULL
tTokio Embassy Secretary Arrives
With Refugees From Germany.
LONDON, Aug. 12, 8:12 P. M. Post
Wheeler, recently appointed secretary
of the American embassy at Tokio. and
Mrs. Wheeler, who were compelled to
turn back at Berlin while on their way
to Japan, arrived at Hull today from
Copenhagen, accompanied by 30 strand
ed Americans.
Loans made by the American relief
committee to refugees now average
about $6000 dally. These loans are
made when security is given. Herbert
C. Hoover, of California, one of the
relief committee, says applicants for
relief who really are destitute do not
now average more than 10 or 15 daily,
but that he expects, when the refugees
arrive from Germany, a much larger
number will require assistance.
REFUGEES
QFIT
STEAMERS
Americans Returning: to Paris or Go
ing On to England.
PARIS. Aug. 12. 5:55 P. M. Ameri
cans at Havre waiting for the French
line steamers France and Chicago to
call for the United States are desert
ing the vessels and returning to Paris
or going to England.
Upward of 2000 Americans have been
living aboard the steamers at the com
pany's expense, expecting dally that
they would sail. The company now of
fers to repay the fares of the Ameri
cans, less i.20 a day. Several hun
dred of the passengers have accepted
these terms.
$50,000 19 Sent to Geneva.
GENEVA, Aug. 12. via Paris. Aug. 12.
10:20 P. M. Secretary Bryan today ad
vised Pleasant A. Stovall that he had
deposited 150.000 gold In a New Tork
bank to help Americans. Americans
now will be sent to Italian ports, where
ships are being chartered to take them
home.
Temperature High at Astoria.
ASTORIA. Or.. Aug. 12. (Special.)
This was the warmest day In Astoria
eince June, the thermometer at the
Weather Bureau thla afternoon regis
tering SO degree, .
REFUGEES IN FLIGHT FROM SERVIA.
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TOP, RETCGEE8 LEAVING BELGRADE
CAN O .TI r. A All
RUSSIA BLAMED BY
El
Dr. M. J. Bonn Says Germany
Is Fighting on Side of
Western Civilization.
BIAS IS LAID TO ENGLAND
Violation of Belgian Neutrality Is
"Claptrap," Says Historian,
and Real Issue British Fear
of Rival Growing.
NEW TORK. Aug. 8. Germany's
version of the origin of the war has
not been told, according to Dr. M. J.
Bonn, professor of political economy in
the University of Munich, president of
the Commercial University of Munich,
and author of works of history. It
will be demonstrated, he says, that in
spite of what has come from London,
and from St. Petersburg, from Vienna
and Belgrade, the crime Is Russia's.
He believes the Anglo-Saxon people
who now blame Germany for violation
of the neutrality of the smaller states
will be horrified to realize that by
supporting Russia in this quarrel they
have struck a remendous blow at
Western civilization.
Professor Bonn arrived here on the
George Washington to proceed to the
University of California, where he was
to be the exchange professor of politi
cal economy and was to .deliver lec
tures on international economic rela
tions. His wife is an English woman.
Many of his associates have been Eng
lish people and he is one of those who
believed that England and Germany
had at last become friends. That he
received no notice to remain at home
Professor Boon regarded as evidence
that Germany premeditated no war.With
the cables cut, it is impossible for him
to receive word of any kind, and he is
uncertain whether to proceed to Cali
fornia or to wait for some opportun
ity to make his way home in order to
take up some sort of civil work In
which he believes his services are
needed.
"German Side Not Told."
'I think that, owing perhaps to the
disruption of the cable service and
the lmposslblity of getting dispatches
direct from Berlin, the German side,
in the determination of the causes of
the present conflict, has not been fair
ly presented In the United States,"
said Professor Bonn.
"1 could quite understand people like
Mr. Asqulth talking of fighting for
civilization if it were a question be
tween Germany and France; but every
one who knows the situation knows
that the trouble is due to Russia. Rus
sia has Instigated Servia for many
years to worry Austria, and we, as al
lies of Austria had only the choice
either of sticking to our ally and bear
ing the consequences, or of breaking
our alliance and standing isolated In
Europe.
"It is all very well to say we ought
to have restrained Austria, but would
it not have been better for France to
restrain Russia from instigating Ser
via? The Servians are a small and
quite worthy people, but the gang of
men who rule Servia are the same
people who murdered the late King.
England, at the time of that tragedy,
withdrew her embassy as a protest.
Now Bhe joins the same regicides who
have not changed their methods, and
talks of standing for civilization! She
Is the ally of the people whose atro
cious crimes in warfare have just been
held up to horror-stricekn mankind by
the report of the Carnegie Peace In
stitution. British utraU,ty Held Partiality.
"The British government, it is quite
plain today, is afraid of any German
aggrandizement, for, indeed, it is a
curious way of showing one's neutral
ity to say, as tho British government
does say, that it would be infamous
for Germany to take the French col
onies if France were defeated. Would
English neutrality have gone in the
other direction? Would they have guar
anteed to us, too. that In case of de
feat no Inch of German territory should
be taken by France? Their Idea of
neutrality was partiality.
..w- v. ..a aii hpnrH ft. lot of the vio
lation of Belgian territory. Everybody
talks as If this was a new uemuiuui.
that nobody ever expected. That Is
. nniitirftl clantrao. There is
HUUllUB -
no European war office whose plans
for mobilization aid not raumir
,.-..,., nf Relerlan territory by
one or two belligerents. England her
self. It U well known, haa always con.
MUNICH
DUGATOR
WITH BAGGAGE BELOW, AMERI
lAI, MN( JjAST 1 11 i V.
sidered the possibility of throwing 100,
000 men into Belgium to guarantee the
neutrality of that country. We might
have respected such neutrality had
England been prepared to guarantee us
Belgian neutrality against France, In
the same way in which she wanted ua
to make guarantees. This, apparently,
was not done, because, to put it quite
plainly, somo people in England are
afraid of Germany and nobody Is afraid
of France.
I'unio-Moncers Denounced.
"The small gang of panic-mongers
which has always existed in England
has cleverly used its opportunity to
draw England Into a horrible war
which the democratic masses of the
English people will one day repent.
But, of course, it will be too late. The
fact that Lord Morley and John Burns
have resigned from the Cabinet shows
that is not such a unanimity In Eng
land as to the morality of the war as
he London mob seems to exhibit
"It Is all very fine in politics to take
up moral principles and to say that
treaties ought not to be violated. Any
power taking such a line ought to do
one thing at least if its wish is to be
considered quite honest It ought not
to enter an alliance with Russia. It
cannot be very difficult for those In
the English Foreign Olfice, If virtuous
indignation has not deprived them ab
solutely of all pcv.er of discrimination,
to find a good many documents in their
pigeonholes which would show them
instances of Russian duplicity and
Russian treachery.
"It won't do In politics merely to
look at formal issues. It is quite pos
sible that Russia, when she saw that
we were ready and she was not, made
the most elaborate declarations of her
love for peace. Ought we to have be
lieved them? Ought we to have de
moralized. Would Kngland have
guaranteed us that Russia spoke the
truth and nothing but the truth? Ought
we to have waited until the Russian
railway system, which would facilitate
cratic France had insisted upon when
she financed Russia for the last time?
Anybody who takes a humanitarian
point of view must answer with a
definite, No, it could not De aone:
"We know that Russia meant to at
tack us. She has been intriguing
against Austria, our ally, for the last
ten years, partly with the hope of hu
miliating her, partly with the object of
breaking that alllfjnce. we realized
that war would haveo come and that
civilized mankind must wish it to be a
war In which Germany territory should
not be violated by hordes of Russian
barbarians, and in which civilization,
as represented by our arms, would be
victorious.
"Just now public opinion, in the
United States is not very favorable to
us. Our case Is not known, as the
cables have been cut If ours were
really a bad case, I am quite sure that
London and Paris would have served
us over here with very copious ex
tracts Indeed from the German White
Books concerned.
"I know that the English people have
alwavs been liable to political panic.
but they will recover from that shock
and when the first news or nussian
treachery and the horrors of Russian
warfare startle the civilized world, the
Anglo-Saxon conscience, not only in
the United States, but In England as
well, will realize with horror and con
sternation what a terrible blow they
have dealt to western civilization.
AUSTRIANS FACE PROBE
MILITARY BODY IS SAID TO BE
DRILLING AT MILWAUKEE.
Act la Held Violation of Neutrality
Uiri Shipment of Coal to Can
ada Draws Protest.
CHICAGO, Aug. 12. Charges that a
body of Austrlans has been organized
in Milwaukee and is drilling in viola
tion of the United States neutrality
laws are being Investigated by James
L. Bruff, chief of the bureau of in
vestigation of the Department of Jus
tice. r., Holnrprl that he had re
ceived information that reservists of
half a dozen nationalities were arming
In numerous .cities, but that in all
cases, when notified that they were
violating a Federal statute, they had
ceased.
DETROIT. Aug. 12. Adolph Nleder
preuen. secretary of the local German
American City League, has sent a mes
sage to President Wilson protesting
against alleged violation of the neu
trality laws by the shipments of coal
from the United States to Canada by
way of Port Huron. His message fol
lows: "My attention having been called to
.,.i,.,ifli .ViinmAntA of coal from this
country to Canada over the Grand
Trunk Railroad via rort iiuron, amen.,
I. as secretary and in behalf of the lo--i
n.,mon. American Cltv League,
composed of 12.600 American citizens
of German descent, regara it as our
duty to protest vigorously against and
-.M .n..Hnn to the miDircnt vio
lations of neutrality as proclaimed by
our eovernjnent. w
PLEA IS MADE FOR
AMERICAN PATROL
Slason Thompson Wants Navy
to Help Marooned Tourists
to Return Home.
MANY TEACHERS IN NEED
Hundreds on Vacation Tours Find
Savings Depleted, and Progress
Is Blocked Even for Those
Who Possess Means.
BT EDWARD P. BELi,
LONDON, Aug. 12. (Special.) Be
fore relating my experiences In getting
away from the continent let me make
a plea to Washington to take imme
diate action to protect the ocean high
way between Great Britain and Amer
ican ports from the fear of German
cruisers," said Slason Thompson, of
the Chicago Railway News Bureau, to
me this morning. "Today London is
the mecca of bewildered Americans,
thousands of whom are holding return
tickets on German steamships wMich
havst been driven from the seas.
"Of these Americans, many hundreds
are schoolteachers who have been
touring Europe on their savings. Wnat
ready money they possessed melted
away before the necessities of flight
from Europe came and they are with
out surplus funds. Thousands have
reached this stage of the journey to
find that further progress is blocked
even where they have the means with
which to buy tickets.
Great Numbers Pennlleaa.
"Great numbers are stranded In Lon
don, penniless, with a situation call
ing for doubling the transportation
facilities. These facilities are crippled
by the British requisition of ships.
From the Cunard Line alone the gov
ernment has taken great carriers like
the Aqultanla, Lusltania, Mauretanla,
Caronia and Carmanla and has left a
fleet of minnows. The company an
nounced that it could make no new
bookings until October.
"Is it not about time for tho Amer
ican Navy to take a hand in guarding
the route from cruisers? This is the
question asked in London today by a
multitude of anxious American school
teachers. Experience In France Mild.
"Compared with the harrowing tales
brought by Americans caught in Ger
many by this war, my experience in
getting out of France with my wife
and three daughters was only mildly
picturesque. We had scarcely landed
when we were caught in the whirl of
mobilization that swept over Europe
last week. For two days we stood our
ground and let the frenzied rush of
visitors from Le Toquet literally leave
us monarchs of all we surveyed at one
of the most popular Anglo-French re
sorts on the Continent.
"After the reserves were called out
all arangers were warned to leave."
WILSON REACHES CAPITAL
President Expects to Plunge Into
Work Again Today.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. President
Wilson returned to Washington at 5
o'clock today from his journey to Rome,
Ga., to bury Mrs. Wilson. wnn nun
r-ame- Secretary and Mrs. McAdoo, Mr.
and Mrs. Frances B. oayre, Miss Mar
garet Wilson, Professor btocicson
Axson. Mrs. Wilson's hrotner, ana
other relatives.
The trlD trom Rome was uneventful.
.u. nr Tlr firavROn. his Ohy-
sician, the President spent most of the
time on the observation pianumi .
his car to get the breeze.
The President plans to plunge into
work tomorrow and to assume active
command again of the work of helping
Americans stranaea in r.urupc
bringing about better business condi
tions in this country. He will see the
members of the Federal Reserve Board,
a delegation of the representative ship
ping interests and business men.
British Steamer Sails.
BOSTON. Aug. 12. The British
steamer Sagamore, of the Warren line,
left for Liverpool with six cabin pas
sengers and 168,000 bushels of grain
today Previous to sailing her captain
was notified officially that the North
Atlantic shipping was sale irom aiiam
bv German warships
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PEACE SENATE TOPIC
Discussion Occupies Wash
ington While Europe Wars.
0. K. OF TREATIES FORECAST
Substance of Pacts Between United
States and Numerous Xations
Explained by Bryan Euro
pean Negotiations Held Up.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 While war
raged today in Europe peace treaties
were discussed all day by the United
states Senate behind closed doors.
Twenty special treaties with foreign
nations, recommended for ratification
by the foreign relations committee,
were under consideration, and Secre
tary Bryan remained at the capltol for
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consultation with the Senators while
the debate progressed.
No vote was reached after prolonged
debate, but It was agreed to close gen
eral discussion by 1 o'clock tomorrow.
Administration leaders predicted that
the treaties would be ratified and that
not more than 10 votes would be re
corded against them.
Secretary Bryan, who negotiated the
pacts at the direction of President Wil
son, explained them to many of the
Senators, who professed Ignorance as
to their effect. Late in the day Robert
Lansing, counselor for the State De
partment, was sent for consultation on
phases of International law Involved.
In substance the treaties provide for
Investigation by commissions before
resort to arms In all disputes which
ordinary resources of diplomacy fall to
settle. They are with Argentina, Bra
zil. Bolivia, Chile. Costa Rica, Den
mark, Dominican Republic, Guatemala,
Honduras, Italy, Norway, Nicaragua,
the Netherlands, Panama, Persia, Por
tugal, Salvador, Switzerland. Uruguay
and Venezuela.
Similar treaties have been negotiated
with England and France, but the war
Is expected to delay their consumma
tion indefinitely.
Douglas 80 DUferent Blazes
ROSE BURG, Or., Aug. 12. (Special.)
Grass and forest fires have become so
numerous in Douglas County of late
that It would be difficult to segregate
them without going Into lengthy detal
Local fire wardens
claim 80 fires, of
M. a 2 P. M.
Beach From Willamette Valley
Electric Railway Agents.
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Tenth and Hoyt
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CENTRALI A, Aug. 12 (Special.)
The City Commission has awarded J.
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crossings of the l'uget Sound Wll
lapa Harbor Railway In Contralla. The
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bid was 16999.50, just r0 cents less than
the engineer's estimate.
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