One hundred years of conflict between the nations of Europe, the causes and issues of the great war; . ican, theRussian-American, and the French lines, until this port led theworld in the congestion of great liners rendered inactive by the warsituation abroad. The few that put to sea were utterly incapableof accommodating a tithe of the anxious and appealing had ceased, in the state of panic that prevailed, to be a merequestion of money. Frightened millionaires were credited with beg-ging for steerage berths. Everywhere was dread and confusion, menand women being in a state of mi
One hundred years of conflict between the nations of Europe, the causes and issues of the great war; . ican, theRussian-American, and the French lines, until this port led theworld in the congestion of great liners rendered inactive by the warsituation abroad. The few that put to sea were utterly incapableof accommodating a tithe of the anxious and appealing had ceased, in the state of panic that prevailed, to be a merequestion of money. Frightened millionaires were credited with beg-ging for steerage berths. Everywhere was dread and confusion, menand women being in a state of mind past the limits of calm reason-ing. Impulse is the sole ruling force where reason has ceased to act. Slowly the skies cleared; calmer conditions began to United States government sent the battleship Tennessee abroadwith several millions of dollars for the aid of destitute travelers andthe relief of those who could not get their letters of credit and trav-elers checks cashed. Such a measure of relief was necessary, therebeing people abroad with letters of credit for as much as $5,000. 13 P f i S H r L S^fap«of R!?,SH ^ Fleet C t~ .Chrt,B Bergenia .,.-?- ,-i 1 -5. .....! Q Lr-S ^-~_^ PLYMOUTH BR 1I:T_A- i N-; [] • . ~ LONDON GERMAN T* 115 FLEET ^IBMI BATTLESHIPS 48 t54pUfSERSD ^gll e-tle DREADNOUGHTS 23 ^.Qbattushii .. T H i-IELKSOLAND 5 £• ^ mouth VlUHELAfs^?*^ | CHAThrfi ?• £ (V G t 5 f^Ei 1 Ct k LORir^.^^-^ o >B- <s LA ROCtfc(_L£ Ul pfStocHE^OH r QC 4*-- <=c Wr PORTLAND
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