The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-28
ALLIES IN FULL FLIGHT OVER
 BORDER, GERMANY'S CLAIf

Dorder. One party or eight, whom Mrs. Petersen saw, were three days in making the journey between Eshjerg and Hamburg which, under normal conditions. is made in eight hours.
 These tourists told of the dif1culties under which American tourists are making their way to neutral ground. They had made the trip from the 1Ia- terior of Germany with practically lit tle difficulty. but every few miles they would be required to leave the train, and allow it to be conhscated by the government for transporting troops to
 the front In this way 1t took them several weeks to make the trip to G1a1.4burg. When they arrived at Hamburg, they congratulated them selves because they were confronted by an eight hour trip.
 But it was here that their real diff - culties began They left Hamburg, the train was pressed into service for governmental use They were delayed for many hours and when a train was again placed at their ddsTosal tn e
 blinds were drawn, and the windows
 closed. Every few miles they were required to go. to the station where
 they were again locked in the dark
 ened stations.
 These tourists told of a number of persons who were shot without warn
 ing because they went upon the sta btions while the troops were embark ing. They were also warned to keep ths blinds drawn, and windows closed,
 under threats of death When they arrived in Denmark, several of the tourists were prostrated through the
 lack of air on the trip. They were
 without exception treated kindly by khe Danish people .ss
 On August 1st, Mrs. Petersen se-
 cured passage on several steamers leaving Denmark, but, owing to the
 number of mines which have been placed in these waters Danish sailors refused to make the trip unless they were insured TO England. none but vessels carrying merchandise are al lowed. and escape through these chan
 nels was entirely cut off <
 One day, Mrs. Petersen secured a |Copenhagen paper in which the fol- lowing notice appeared for the bene- it of Az'assEsicara sourists: ,,a-.,-- ss'Fhe American legation hereby warns all Americans in Denmark, inn rnediateIy to present themselves to line American consulate general, Trondhjemsgasde, MT. B, Copenhagen, for registration, arrangements having been made to issue official certificates with passports-after satisfactory evil dence Of their citizenship has been submitted Americans in need of funds should communfcate names and American address of friends in orr der that the latter may have faciH- ties for transporting funds to them . Americans are cautioned to avoid all risks and not to visit inaccessi- ble places. remain in capitals and in large cities.''
 Immediately upon reading the ad- vertisemert Mrs Petersen erdeavor- frr 14ae This was almost as difficult as 1t was for her to reach England. Many mines had been laid in these waters, and ship owners were unwilling to risk the safety of their vessels. As a passage upon trading vessel with a load of merchandise for Copenhagen. The trip was painful, for great caution l had to be displayed in order that the vessel should avoid the many sl1b- merged mines that had been laid In the dfstancs wars11ips and submarines were seen. These she later learned, were part of the German fleet.
 She immediately applied to the American consul who advised her to leave the country as speedily as pos-
 sfb1e. On the day she visited the con- lsu1,~ more than two thousand tour lists had sought assistance in securing ltransportaf1on. Even steerage was at a. premium and it was impossible to
 secure second or third class cabins
 She at last secured steerage upon the There had been a scramble to se-
 cure passage upon this ship, and Mrs lPetersen tells of one American who
 offered $500 for a steerage ticket. He was refused, and when last seen was
 trying to secure passage upon the next ship.
 The passage over the Atlantic was uneventfu1 except that the food pro- vsded to those who were unable to
 secure cabins was unfit to eat. The ship was held up for a day at Kris tiania, and a day at Kristiansand, it's last stop. Lights were kept burning,
 but the vessel went 400 miles north l of the regular course in order to avoid war vessels. The last few days the food was better, after complaint had
 been made to the captain. Passen- gers were refused second cabin food even, though they offered to pay reg
 u1ar second cabin tickets
 l Mrs Petersen tells of three Germans
 who worked for her father. They al l first refused to return to Germany tc
 fight Several days before she left I the German consul came after them
 IT years old German apprentices were
 called into the army from Denmark
 They did not want to go, but when < they refused, the Geru1an consul came
 after which they invariably went It was a happy crowd that landed in
 New York Wednesday, night Mrs
 Petersen suffered greatly from the poor food aboard the vessel. and the strain accompanying the trip home
 AS the ship entered New York harbor Mrs. Petersen saw several warships which she later learned were Ger
 man.
 Mrs Petersen is the wife of John
 Petersen, collector in the employ tze Caesar AffEnf1 (sn He had. an fa,.