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Show I " WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. Still without with-out detailed information of the earthquakes earth-quakes which destroyed Kuatemala ;nosting man5" !ives anfl leaving 100,000 homeless American officials today to-day prepared to send aid to the stricken strick-en sister republic. Further reports were awaited from American Minister Leawcll and Consul P ee. Red Cross officials conferred with navy officials as to the supplies to be sent forward on American warships ordered to a Guatemalan seaport. American. Archives Lost. While the American diplomats are safe, archives of the legation and con-sulate con-sulate are believed to have been lost as the buildings are reported to have been shaken to the gorund. Unofficial advices indicate that the foreign col-any col-any escaped without loss of life. I Four earthquakes apparently have I shaken Guatemala City. Records on 1 the Georgetown university seismologi- 1 lH cal observatory Instruments here show I jH thc first shocks were felt on Christmas R night shortly after midnight A second I of series of shocks came about at 9 R a. m., on December 26. Further shocks 1 were recorded on Friday, December 28 1 at 4:40 a. m. but thc heaviest shocks R came at 5:57 p. m. Saturdav, Decern- R ber 29. It appears that this last dis- 1 turbance was the one which caused the most damage. M A shipload of Red Cross relief sup- plle3 consisting of 600 barrels' of flour, quantities of clothing, disinfectants ! and general foodstuffs will leave New t Orleans Thursday for Puerto .Barros. j It will be followed by a shipment of L tents by the end of this week. . |