Part 73

Dec. 3--Ambassador Gerard cables that Germans approve America's relief work.

Dec. 4--American students at Oxford take up relief work in Belgium.

Dec. 5--Batiscan, British steamer, sails with food for Belgians under safe conduct from Germany; charity bazaar for benefit of German and Austrian soldiers opens in New York.

Dec. 6--New Belgian relief plan is started with capital supplied by the Belgian, British, and French Governments; Jason sails for Genoa.

Dec. 8--Two sections of American Red Cross leave Italy for Servia.

Dec. 9--Polish-American Relief Committee formed.

Dec. 10--Fund for the Forgotten Poor of Servia formed.

Dec. 12--American Red Cross ships large consignment of hospital supplies; Rockefeller Foundation steamer Niches sails with a $400,000 cargo; Antwerp is suffering from lack of flour; American Consul Diederich asks bread for his family.

Dec. 15--Thirty-five carloads of food arrive in New York for the Belgians from the South and West; Jason leaves Genoa for Salonika.

Dec. 17--American commission report shows that cargoes of relief supplies valued at over $10,000,000 have been delivered or arranged for; Dr. Alexis Carrel is making an inspection tour of the French military hospitals.

Dec. 19--W.W. Astor contributes $125,000 for needy families of British officers; American hospital opened in Nice for wounded French soldiers; large American Red Cross consignment of supplies sent to Russia.

Dec. 20--German bazaar closes, with receipts of $300,000.

Dec. 23--King of the Belgians sends message of thanks to America.

Dec. 28--It is planned that every State shall send a food ship to Belgium.

Dec. 29--Total amount given by the United States for Belgium through the Belgium Relief Committee is $1,490,000.

Dec. 31--Steamer Massapequa, sent by Rockefeller Foundation, sails on her second voyage with supplies for Belgians; Rockefeller Foundation has thus far spent more than $1,000,000 on relief; sailing of the fifth Belgian relief ship to leave Philadelphia.

Jan. 1--Rockefeller Foundation buys 6,000,000 bushels of wheat in the Chicago market for Belgians.

Jan. 3--Shipload of food to be sent from United States to the Albanians.

Jan. 5--Minister Brand Whitlock sends message that Germany will give Americans free hands in sending supplies to Belgium; British and German Governments require that ships for Belgium shall carry no other cargo than supplies; food ship sent by State of Kansas sails; British War Office sends thanks for American assistance.

Jan. 7--French Government thanks Americans for work done by Lafayette Fund; Ohio, Nebraska, Maryland, and Virginia will send food ships this week.

RESERVISTS.

Oct. 28--England orders enemy's reservists on the high seas to be seized.

Nov. 16--Arrests result from attempt to smuggle Austrian reservists into the United States from Canada.

Nov. 20--Austrian reservists stranded in New York say Consuls have neglected them.

Nov. 21--Danish and Swedish reservists in Canada told to report for duty.

Dec. 2--Belgian reservists of classes from 1899 to 1914 summoned by Consul General in New York.

Dec. 12--French reservist living in Northern Canada walks 1,300 miles to the nearest railway station to start for the front.

Jan. 2--Four German reservists taken off Norwegian-American liner Bergenfjord in New York Harbor and placed under arrest; extensive fraudulent passport plot is charged.