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Show U.S.RE0 CROSS DSOATA Prepares to Aid Qualce . Sufferers WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. American Amer-ican Red Cross headquarters her awaited word today from th society soci-ety central committee la th Philippines and In China M to th aumber of nurses asd th amount af supplies avallabl for quick dispatch dis-patch to th Japanese earthquake son. Instruction to forward this Information war sent the committee commit-tee yeeterday, and th Red Cross official aald appronriatlon t finance fi-nance tb relief wora would b mad soon aa tbe needs are determined. de-termined. The organisation alao awaited a reply to lie meaaage to the Jepaneee government asking what ssletance waa required. Anxious as to tho condition of ths United States smbassy at Toklo, the navy's hospital at Tokohama and th fat of Amerlcaa shipping In th haroors of th rased cities, tho a late and aavy departments to day war etill endeavoring to get la direct touch with their repreeeata-tires repreeeata-tires la the Immediate vicinity, la sending Instructions to Vice Admiral Admi-ral Aaderaon. oommsnder of the Asiatic fleet, which I near Port Arthur, to rush veaeela ta Yokohama Yokoha-ma to give all possible relief, th navy department asked that ha re-pott re-pott a quickly aa possible on Amertcaa Interests In th afflicted son. ' Further expression of sympathy of tho Americas government In the cats strop be waa conveyed by Acting Act-ing Secretary Phillip of the atate department yesterday la a meeeara cabled to Ihe American ambassador at Toklo for th Japanese government- , - |