Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31
GREATEST UNREST
IN SWITZERLAND
American Refugee Tells of
Impressive Scene When
MarseiIlaise Is Sung.
FLOWERS ARE GIVEN
TO AMERICAN WOMEN
Germans Most Cordial to Departing
Tourists-England Reopens
Queenstown Port.

81 Il 20 am 1.-The French line steam
er Rochamheau left August 80. repa-
triating 500 Americans Few complaints
were heard from the passengers regard
ing the 'gloritied Storage" Those who
We're compelled to take quarters in the
steerage have the same privileges as 9TH
G" passengers.
Americans coming from Switzerland
have interesting accounts of the situa-
ton there Edwin Beach of New York
said:
Great praise must be given to the
= American consul general, David F. Will
Der, and his staff, for untiring efforts
in behalf of Americans needing help at
Zurich
Mrs. F.. E Bradley of New Haven
tedious.
We did not mind it," she said. I'VE
were so glad to get away. The greatest
feeling of unrest PREVAILS throughout
Switzerland. When We arrived at Lyons
we found many trains bearing Americans
and Engishmen. All sang their national
anthems. and az climax a man stand
ing top of a packing box waved the
French flag and sang the Marseillaise.
All Joined in the chorus, and the scene
altogether was most impressive one"
Friendly to Americans.
l'NlNpN, august 81 l-.o0 aHl-A re-
markable demonstration of German
friendliness to Americans is described by
some Americans who reached London to-
night from Flushing. At Munich the
burgomaster saw the Americans of on
a special train and made laudatory
speech. He handed flowers to every
American woman and n book on Munich
to every American man.
ON the way to the frontier the entire
IN
s.. h americans. . the TAIN left
Bad Nauheim, a German band played
American airs. Each woman was pre-
scented with a bouquet of red and white
roses and each man a book in English
on How War Came"
All persons visiting Wiesbaden are be-
ing sent to Bad Nauhem, which is re-
garded as safe, as it is a Red Cross
depot but not many Americans are there.
Two hundred and sixty left recently on
a special train.
Among those who arrived in London to-
night We're President H. A. Garfield of
Williams College. Mrs. Garfield and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs Weiskoff of Gin
cinnati. and DIR. James B. Boyd and AL
bert Louis Gertler of Philadelphia.
Travel Via Dieppe.
Practically all the passengers from
FG!is reaching London yesterday came
b: way of Dieppe and report that the
always are refusing to accept tickets
way of Boulogne. The boat train
i n Folkestone az 10 o'clock yesterday
ming brought only English. The aft
train carried refugees from Swift
land and few Americans. All trains
/, wing Paris Saturday went to Dieppe.
= Give hundred passengers. through the
..irtesy of the English consul. passed
thu night on the boat. Sixty-eight Amer
.-ans are still at Dieppe awaiting boat
To- England.
pespite warnings from the American
embassy, many American women are still
leaving England for Paris. Ambassador
Page and the American residents COM
mittee have advised them to keep away
from the continent but daily the advice
is disregarded by many who do not ap-
preciate the danger of a discontinuance
of the railway and boat service.
George W. Flynn, a lawyer; Mrs. M. d.
Dinitry and Mrs. Harvey W. Smith of
New Orleans have reached London from
Switzerland Although unable to cash
checks and buy tickets, they were car
ried without tickets to Paris. They say
that everything possible is being done to
help get Americans out of Switzerland
and Paris.
Queenstown Reopens.
AS a result of representations made
by the American embassy, the port of
Queenstown has been reopened to
Americans in Ireland who desire to EN-
bark there for the United States.
ROME, August 81. via Paris, August
81, 551 am-The steamer Ancona has
sailed from Naples with 1874 Ameri-
cans aboard, including Cyrus Town
send Brady.
At Genoa the steamer Antilles is pre-
pairing to sail with a number of Ameri-
cans, including Philip Collins Of Phila-
delphia.
VIENNA. August 81. by way of Rome
and Paris. 4;1o p.m.-Henry S. Breck-
lnridge American assistant secretary OF
war returned from Budapest Saturday
night with 100 Americans. The party
was anxious to proceed at once to
Berlin, but this was impossible. the
special train provided for Americans
Saturday night was already flied. Ar
engagements are being made to send
those from Budapest on another special
train as soon as possible.
PARIS, August 31-The French
american committee has announced the
following subscription for relief work
from the United States: Robert Bacon,
former ambassador to France. $1,000:
Morgan. Harjes & Co, $4,000; Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Tuck. formerly of New
York, 81 900; Mrs. Charlotte Greenough,
$3.50; American Ambassador Herrick,
500.
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