The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-08-05
LOCAL PEOPLE
NOW IN EUROPE
Considerable Anxiety Felt As to Safe
ty Of Dcnison and Crawford
County People in Europe.
CONNER PARTY ARE IN LONDON
Two Buck Grove Citizens Called BacI
to New York After Being Two
Days Out at Sea.

Relatives and friends of Crawford
county people who are in European
countries on visits and sightseeing
tours are considerably exercised since
war has broken out, and grave fears
are entertained for their safety. Near
ly all of the big steamship lines have
stopped service between Europe and
America and it will be hard matter
| for them to return home at the time
expected. Those who went abroad
with a liberal supply Of money may
be in sore straits before many days as
hotel rates and the cost of meals have
been soaring skyward since war broke
out. The United States government
is making preparations to send $780,
300 in addition to the $250,O0O
which was granted on Monday for the
| general accommodation of Americans
in Europe American battleships will
| sail Thursday for various European
ports with this sum as we'll as sever
al millions in gold
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Hugg,, Germany;
Mr.. and Mrs. John Waite, Germany;
Mr.. Jacob Weiss, Germany: Miss Ed
/ Chamberlin and daughter Miss Ethel
London: Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Conner
and Mrs. S. +. Ashby, London. Mr.
and Mrs. Matt Hugg and Mr.. Jacob
Weiss, who left Denison last month
are visiting in the province of Elsass
Lorain, n German province ON the
French border, and from newspaper
| reports there has already been fight
ing in this locality They are visiting
relatives and as yet no word has been
received from them since they ar
rived.
Miss Fegtley, who was instructor of
German in the high school last year,
is in Germany and probably at Ber-
lin.
Judge Conner and party were in
, Paris when the trouble broke out, but
upon the advice of the American am.
bassador in Paris left Saturday for
London and the following cablegram
was received by the Review on Mon
day: SIS
London. Eng. Aug. Back safely
from Paris. Write Cecil Hotel. j. p.
Gomez"
Mr.. and Mrs. Conner and Mrs. S. +
Ashby have engaged passage on the
Red Star liner Iapland and were to
have sailed from Antwerp, Holland,
the 18th OF this month for home. AS
yet this lines steamers are making
trips. but II England has really de-
clared war on Germany their ships
will not sail.
Mrs. T.. G. Chamberlin and daugh-
ter, Ethel, are visiting relatives in a
suburb OF London. Mr.. Chamberlin
received letter from his wife last
week, stating that she was having
great, difficulty in securing passage
Tor home. He has not heard from her
since the war broke out
John r. Meyer Returns
John r. Meyer returned to Denison
Monday from an extended trip In
Germany, and is congratulating him
self upon the fact that he was for.
tunate enough to engage passage on
a vessel before war was declared.
When he left Germany there was moth
ing to indicate that that country would
be engaged in war with Russia.
Gives Up Trip to Germany.
Peter Grcder and George Jadele, of
Buck Grove, were to have sailed from
New York last Saturday on the Ham
burg American liner Vaterland. but
this vessel was held in port and has
not sailed as yet These gentlemen
wero in Denison Wednesday and ad-
vised the Review they were going to
Germany for two months visit VII,
ro1otiyos