Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-29
COMING HOME,
TOURISTS BRING
THRILLING TALES
Many Well-Known Newark
People Hurrying from War
Torn Europe.

Ivan =. Flood, city secretary of
boys work in the Newark Y NJ Z. A.
and Mrs. Flood returned from Flu
rope yesterday with thrilling stories
of their experiences in the war coun-
try. They left here July 2 to attend
the words conference on boys work
in Oxford
After the conference Mr.. and Mrs.
Flood toured Scotland and Holland
and arrived In Germany just about
in time to witness the mobilization
of the kaisers troops.
THE German army is certainly a
fine body of men," said Mr.. Flood.
land each man was filled with war
spirit. There was war talk every
where, and the Germans said they
were going to defeat the gorld."
lie said travelling from Germany to
Switzerland was very slow, due to the
fact that trains were frequently held
up and the passengers were searched
by the German soldiers.
From Basel, Switzerland. Mr. and
Mrs. Flood made their way to Paris.
There they found anything but a
Gay Paree." All restaurants were
compelled to close at o'clock at
night.
When Mr. Flood reached London he
found $4,000 other Americans, all en-
deayoring to obtain passage on
steamships. He said he was fortunate
in obtaining two tickets from a young
Southerner The later had purchased
four tickets for the steamship
Olympic, but later the English gov
eminent decided to use the vessel for
transport service. The Southerner
was compelled to purchase other
tickets for the liner Andania. Later
the government decided they did not
need the Olympic, and, according TO
Mr.. Flood, he was able to get two OF
the tickets that the Southerner had
intended to use on the Andania.
Mr.. and Mrs. Flood arrived in Mont
real on board the Andania Thursday
afternoon.
Speaking as a witness of the pre-
liminary mobilization of the German
troops in Berlin, Randolph S. Bourne,
of Belleville avenue, Bloomfield, who
recently returned from Europe, yes
terday said that considerable patriot
ism was displayed by both the resi-
dents and the members of the Ger
man army. Mr.. Bourne was also a
witness when the kaiser delivered his
address to the people, declaring the
the residents TO pray for the sue
cess of the fatherand.
Mr.. Bourne was greatly impressed
with the excellent appearance of the
Germany army. All the members he
said, seemed well prepared to fight
a long and hard campaign. Accord
ing to Mr.. Bourne, there were eXcit-
ing times in Dresden when Austria
declared war against Servia. He said
cafes were filled long into the night
with crowds singing national hymns
both of Germany and Austria. Mr..
Bourne said Germans were of the
opinion that the other nations were
forcing the issue.
According to a cable message re-
ceived here yesterday by DR.. Walton
]. Graft, of 5 East Park street, his
DIR. and Mrs. John c. Graft,
of East Orange, will arrive in New
ark tomorrow. DR.. and Mrs. Graft
have arrived in Montreal, Canada.
A. e. Eoss yesterday received a
cablegram from his brother, Carl
nue. School. informing him that Mr. |
and Mrs. Schmidt would sail on the
steamship Rotterdam, leaving Rot
terdam, Holland, today.
cable message. from Joseph j. |
Habig 20 Mrs. Habig in their home, |
217 South Sixth street. this city, was
received yesterday. 1t announces the
safe arrival of Mr. Habig and his
party in Rotterdam, Holland, and
says that they will sail in the steam
ship Rotterdam Tor this country to-
day. With Mr.. Habig are Charles
Moekler and Emil Zeh, both of New
ark.
Others who have announced their
intention of sailing for home in the
Rotterdam today are Miss Stella
Ambrose and Mrs. Margaret Thomp
son. Mrs. Thompson and Miss Am
broze are teachers in the Waverly
Avenue School.
Mrs. Nelson B. Chester, Miss Ruth
Sharwell and Miss Hazel Schantz. of
Caldwell, who have been stranded in
Europe since the beginning of the
war, will sail today for New York on
the steamship Minnetonka, of the
American Transport Line.
Nine. -Heink will sail
from Copenhagen. Denmark today on
the steamer Frederick, of the Dan
ish- American line. She will go i'm
mediately to her home in North Cald-
well. Nine. Schumann-H eink reached
Denmark from Germany. where her
concert tour was cut short by the
war.
According to a letter dated August
6, and sent from Interlaken, Switzer-
land, Miss Bessie Masters, of Milling
ton place, South Orange, all the pub
lie buildings in Interlaken have been
turned into hospitals. A cable mes
sage has also been received from Miss
Masters since the letter was mailed
stating that she is in Scotland and
expects to sail today from Plymouth,
England.
Miss Helen Richards, daughter OF
Rev. DIR. c. II. Richards, of % Hill
side avenue. Montclair. according 10
a letter received yesterday from Lon
don. will arrive on the American