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Show A 100,000 MUS CAUGHT IN M ZONE Those Who Wished to Get Out Have Done So; Others Muit Shift For Themselves London, Sept. 1G Henry S. Dreck-Inrldge, Dreck-Inrldge, tho American assistant secretary sec-retary ot war, arrived In London today to-day from Hnvro by way ot Weymouth on tho American cruiser Tennessee, The cruiser brought no American refugees, ref-ugees, as practically all who deslro to leavo Franco hal already dono ro. Mr. Brcckenrldgo expects to remain re-main hero only a fow days before leaving for tho United States. Ho says that his original cstlmato of 100-000 100-000 Americans in Europe wishing to got away when tho war broko out has been verified by thoso engaged In relief work, for reports show that about that number had been assisted assist-ed or aro In process of being aided In somo way to leave Europe. Mr. Breckinridge believes that tho $7,500,000 set aside for tho relief ot Americans In Europe will suffice, ns ho thinks their government ought not to ho expected to care for Americans who remain In tho war zone after being duly warned nnd given nn opportunity op-portunity to leavo at tho expense ot tho government. In France alone, chlelly In tho nleghborhood of Paris, It Is estimated that 40,000 Germans and Austrians are Interned. Tho'Amerlcan officers mako frequent visits to tho school and other public buildings where they aro held and talk with tho prisoners Inspect tho sanitary conditions, examine ex-amine tho food served nnd generally look after tho well being of these foreigners. for-eigners. American officers are performing per-forming similar duties on behnlt of Interned belligerents of other countries coun-tries Involved In tho war. At Berlin, American Embassador James W. Gerard adopted tho plan of treating all Latin Americans ns though they were citizens of the United Uni-ted States. Mr. Breckinridge says that tho embassador's plan ls so admirable ad-mirable that ho suggested that It bo followed by all American diplomatic nnd consulad representatives, and, for weeks citizens ot Central America Ameri-ca and South America havo enjoyed equal attention with Americans from tho United States. The situation in Italy ls now comfortable. com-fortable. There aro moro accommodations accommo-dations on tho steamers Baling from Genoa than aro demanded. |