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Show CONSUL REPORTS PERSONS SAVED OFFICIAL AT KOBE ADVICE" STATE DEPT. OF MOVEMENT OF U. 8. DOCTORS More Than Million Dollars Is Expended Ex-pended at Shanghai for Materials for the Stricken District: Fear Epidemic. Washington A dispatch from Consul Con-sul IMskover at Kobe, forwarded 10 the state department Saturday by Consul Iiavls at Shanghai said medical medi-cal supplies from Red Cross branches branch-es in the orient would be received at I Kobe and probably it would not be necessary to send such supplies from the United States. Consul Davis sa,!d he bad not been able to communicate with Toklo to ascertain the relief needs there. Lcit lis suggested that a cargo of rice, i preferably California Japanese rice, ! nnd medical stores, drugs, chemicals, i vaoelnes, be sent to Yokohama. There I was unconjirmed rumor, he said that 1 cholura and dysentery had broken out in Toklo and Yokohama. A delayed message received by tha ; navy department from Admiral An-! An-! derson. commander In-chief of tho ' Asiatic squadron, said that destroy- cr division .IS had arrived at Yoko-Ibama Yoko-Ibama minus the John I'. Fdwards, which was diverted to Kobe. The niesago mado no reference by name to Mr. Babbitt, whose safety heretofore has been In some doubt, Tho personnel of various other embassy and legation staffs at Toklo I also was reiirtei safe.' The text ' of tho dispatch follows : I "American ambassador, wife and staff all safe, except Miss Iorts P.ab-!l:t. P.ab-!l:t. killed in Yokohama. Fmbassy building totally destroyed by fire. "German ambassador, his family and staff, all safe. Fmbassy building build-ing partly destroyed. "Belgium ambassador and bis fam-, fam-, ily an I staff all safe. Fmbassy hulld-i hulld-i Ing partly destroyed. ! "P.raillan minister and bis wlfo safe j "Chinese charge d'affaires, bis family and staff all safe. Legation building totally destroyed by fire." |