File No. 841.731/142
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Great Britain (Page)
Washington, December 16, 1914.
[Telegram]
771. Department has received following telegram through Senator John Sharp Williams, which you will bring attention Foreign Office:
Sold cotton to agent Milan to be shipped Genoa. Cotton is now on board ship New Orleans and we need advice from Milan giving reimbursement. We cabled Philippo Ferrario at Milan 45-word message on December 4, also 48-word message on 5th, 38-word message on the 7th with a paid service for report of delivery. We have had no answer to these messages but service from Milan saying confirmation of delivery inaccessible. Our message is purely commercial and our cotton has sailed and we are losing interest on about $30,000 already a week and no prospect of getting necessary information. Threefoot Brothers And Company, Meridian, Mississippi.