New Britain herald., 1914-08-31
REFUGEES SEND UP
 CHEERS FOR AMERICA
Cunad Liner Reaches Boston Win
 l,7O0 Americans From Europe.

Boston, Aug 31.-The cunard liner Franconia, with 1,700 American ref ugees from Europe aboard, arrived last night. With her tunnels painted battleship gray and her portholes blanketed, the Franconia was con- voyed by two English torpedo boats on the first day of her trip. Seven times during the remainder of the voyage the liner was hailed by war; ships-fve times by English and twice by French cruisers.
 Two days ago the Franconia ran into fog banks Because of the fear of attracting hostile cruisers, her fog horn was not sounded. The ship was running slowly Friday night with all lights above decks extinguished when there was a crash and she came to a stop. Many passengers thought she had encountered a German warship, but their fears were allayed when they learned that she had hit fishing schooner glancing blow. The damage was slight. That night a storm put the wireless apparatus out of commission.
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 When Boston light appeared through the mist yesterday the crowd on deck sent up three cheers for America.
 Edward M. Newman of Chicago, a pa assenger, said that the night Eng land declared war on Germany, he was arrested at his hotel in Berlin by German soldiers and hurried to jail. charged with being a British spy. Photographs he had been taking of the city were used as evidence against him. For five days MT. Newman sat in his cell while in the prison yard outside he said he could hear the shooting of other men charged with being spies.
 Fearing a similar fate" he said, "l bribed a jailer to send his wife to American Ambassador Gerard. Once my case was in the ambassadors hands, I was soon released
 Rode in Horse Car.
 Mir. Newman was sent from GerL man territory in box horse car On the Belgian frontier he was released and then made his way to Paris.
 Another of the passengers, Miss May Leverisch, of Brooklyn, N. Y., said that on a steamer from Genoa to Liverpool she made the acquaintance of a person who appeared to be a gentle old lady and was greatly sur prised at Gibraltar to learn that her friend had been arrested and taken ashore as German spy masquerading in female attire.
 Taken for Spy.
 Frederick A. Shepherd, of Water vile, Maine, prohibition candidate fol governor, was mistaken for a spy by crowd in New Castle, England, and narrowly escaped being stoned before he established his Identity.
 My camera got me into trouble the minute l landed in New Castle" said MT. Shepherd. "A crowd of toughs on the docks chased me two blocks, threatening every minute to stone me if l didn't stop. When l did stop l called to the leader in English and succeeded in satisfying him that was all American. Later in the day I had another uncomfortable experience. l was stopped by a young English army officer and closely questioned. He also had taken me for a spy"
 stopped by Shots.
 Miss Dorothy ballard. of New York, was fired upon by French troops during an automobile trip from Paris to Havre, when her chauffeur did not obey an order to stop. A rear tire of the machine was punctured by bullet and the car was forced to halt After the soldiers had satisfied themselves that Miss ballard and her party were neutrals they were allowed to pro- ceed.