The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-08-27
Foreign Tourists.
An interesting Letter from Ralph c. John
son.

An interesting Letter from Ralph c. John
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Gross johnson and
daughter Mabel are in London Mrs. Frances A.
N. Hopkins. her son DR.. Neville Monroe Hop
kins. together with his wife and two daugh-
ters. are in Paris. France. and it is their inten
tion not to attempt to leave there for the pres
ent. No word had been received from the
latter party until recently and anxiety was
felt by friends and relatives here and IN Wash
kins. who is an expert electrical engineer. is
very busy working with one of the relief COM
mittees connected with the American Embas-
sy in Paris. MIR. Henri de Slbour, son of the
late Vicountesse Mary (Johnson) de Sibour
received word some three weeks ago from his
brother, Count Louis de Sibour. in France.
that TWO of his children were with governess
at Audin Coast near Belfort on the frontier
and that Mrs. De Sibour and the third child
were in Paris. Mr.. De Sibour took the first
available steamer for Europe. and message
received from him today upon his arrival in
London, says: "all well and SAFE" The father
of the De Sibours was the late Vicomte de
Sibour of France and it is thought that the
Two sons will probably enter the army or some
other form of government service while the
present war lasts.
The Journal has received the following COM
munication from Ralph C. johnson. Esq, under
date of London, Aug. 18th: "You may fnd
short note from England in war time interest
ing for your readers. After visit to Holland
and then through Dusseldorf and Cologne to
Wiesbaden-where we remained ten days
thence through Coblence- on the Rhine to
Treves-a most interesting place with many
old Roman remains through Luxembourg and
Narmur to BRUSSELS, from thence to Bruges
for several days, then to Ostend. the sea-coast
LIST. 4 Affairs then began to look threatening
so we decided to get over to England the
next day, Aug. I'd. The Ostend-Dover boat
had over 600 passengers, all anxious to leave
the Continent. l landed in Dover after a
rough trip, with my three ladies and one shill-
l
in Belgium ard the people there were 10th to
take their own paper money-no gold being
procurable. In England the banks were closed
from Aug. Sd to the 7th, and even if one had
Bank of England notes it was about impossible
to get gold for them. The Office Of the Amer
ican Express was besieged by crowd OF
travellers all wanting to get their cheques
cashed. The White Star Line offices were
slso crowded with people wishing to return as
soon as possible. The Offices of the German
Lines in London are closed and the windows
are boarded up, all of their passengers being
thrown into the Cunard and White Star Lines
These lines are now refusing to accept for
passage the prepaid return tickets by the Ger
man steamers. This action places many people
in a decided dilemma as to how they are to get
home again, We had our return passage on
the Oceanic" Sept. 23d, but as that ship has
been obliged o charge to the Cedric, sailing
or scheduled to sail, on Sept. 24th 1t should
be remarked that the action of the English
government and people has been most active
and dgnifed in this crisis into which they
have been forced by German aggressiveness
ing of regiments under arms showing that
thin gs are not in their normal state"
Mrs. Pierre Tartoue, who recently returned
from Europe with her husband, the well-known
French artist, and who is now at Northport
re
Mr. and Mrs. T. George Dodworth of NewYork
who had been for some time at the Hotel Ce-
Gil, London, after returning from the contine at
saying that they sailed from London, Aug. 18TH
on the Albania of the Cunard Line for Mont
real. Mr. J. W. Dougan of New York, who
accompanied them abroad and was with them
in London, no doubt took passage home on the
same steamer.
Letters from Miss Melvina V. Parker says
that she is still in London near the Misses
Robbins of Lawrence, Mass, but was separat-
ed from them in Paris. Both write that they
have had rather severe experiences and will
be glad to reach their homes, They expect tC
sail September 1st on the Laconia, if not be-
fore.
Mrs. S. L. Mlliken is assured by Mr.. R. E.
Galaher of New York, whose wife Miss Maude
Milliken accompanied abroad, that they are
still in Carlsbad and that he has cabled $l,5O(
for their use. They had visited Dresden anc
Berlin. In her last letter to her mother under
date of July 29th, Miss Milliken said the heac
walters and others in the hotel had gone into
the war and they were wondering what the re-
suit would be. The report that Miss Milliker
had lett Carlsbad was incorrect.
Mrs. C. Y. Cottrell received pos. care
August 25th, the first since the war began
from her daughter, Mrs. Edwin P. Frost, wh'
with her husband is with the Ames section O.
the Dean Touring party. 1t was from Cologne
under date of July 29th and speaks of thu
beauty of the trip and of their enjoyment o1
It. but makes no reference to the war.
EAST SEARSMONT.
| Edwin c. Heal was called home from Massa
chusetts Aug. 10th by the death of his grand
father Maurice Heal,which occurred Aug. 15ti