The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-07

sidered. | went to a chemist S this
evening for three things, cake Of
soap, an antiseptie mouth wash, and a
nasal donche. Thesecomhined., price for
these articles was % cents%in our
money. go
/ hope that these personals details
may be pardoned. Thex lead up. to an
observation which is really Important
One great thing yes, the greatest
thing-that man travelling about
Europe these times should ever have
in mind is to try to keep clean. 1t is
Il difficult process. A bath is luxury
| beyond price at many places; even
| mkewarm water is at others But the
struggle toward cleanliness must be
| prosecuted; it is the first safeguard
against infection sstXoe TO the person
who lets IA tiny skiing abrasion 90 UNI
cared for Blood poison is in the air
and the germs of many other diseases
abound. But must remember the
lighter side.
i | had a most amusing experience at
The Hague today As ! intend to 90
into Germany tomorrow, | thought it
would be well to haXe--my passport
vised by the German minister. SO
went to the GermaR-ieeation with a
note from DR.. Van aDxkses the American
minister. 1t happened that when last
in Belgium | asked Baron Won Mumm
at the foreign Office to haye my pass
port stamped with a. foreign office
wise. 1t struck me then. that this
might be a healthy proeeeding SO
stamped it was. When ] went to the
German legation at The Hague today,
Il showed my passport and they at
r once noticed the German foreign of
a fee stamp. They then had, if the
1 News, its. readers and the Imperial
Herman government viii excuse my
Saying so, a fit. Was it necessary for
them to wise my passport after the
German foreign office had passed upon
| lit? They assured me that not only
would it be unnecessary, but highly
, limpertinent They bowed me out, say
, ing that it would be quite the same
thing for them to wise it as if | should
! ask an American consular agent to
write his name over that of Secretary
I of State Bryan 5 on the precious docu,
: ment.
DR.. Van Dyke looks well, but he
q iSltONS tllt - am vi the past - NtChS
q He has worked necessarily and so ha.
his staff, and it is only natural that
the effects should be evident. The
effect on DIR. Van Dyke has beer
chiefly on his eyes, which are giving
him trouble But, he is distinct,
cheerful and is on the whole in as Fl
condition for work as ever he was
/ The Hague American legation has haJ
y Ionl ? L. "a
Il definitely to have an important position
! in this European turmoil. 1t is in
very real sense Il clearing house 70
the major part Of continental Europe
> Much from Berlin goes there and
i regular courier service has been estab
: lished with Minister Whitlock 4
: Brussels. Herculean labors have bee
( accomplished in getting American
! through Holland to England. Mos
" Americans are out. now, Thank good
! mess, but there still are some left. Th
routine work of the legation is quit
" enough to keep twice its present stai
!" very busy, and it is no wonder tina
any diversion is welcome. | had tn
happy feeling today that | was a d
= version when two of the secretaric
- hailed me, generous thought, to tn
., Hotel DIES Indies for lunch \ man
:" may say appreciates a lunch bein
= given him nowadays. One has I
count his pennies or centimes or pier
=, nigs very, very carefully.
re Speaking of money, | have lost a
IN the accounts which | had so CAREFUL
cl kept since coming to Europe. l sha
of I'5ry to reconstruct them out of m
~ head. A bad hour at the Belgian frol
a tier is responsible. ] had to tear u
= every scrap of writing except pas
ports and official documents which
. was carrying. Notes, memoranda, pc
VI sonal letters, everything had to go.
lo regretted the loss, but after ALL
IN was better so than facing firm
fe squad.
IN The grave Dutch country is wonde
re fully impressive nowadays 1t Civ
n me real stamina to be addressed
as - Mein Herr . There is kindline
As mixed with it. too / never shall fo
re get the words of the Dutchman VIII
ie- on parting with me at Flushing VIII,
M q fortnight since on my taking
ky North Sea boat for England, wish,
en- me happy journey"
Referring to the North Sea, Hollal
INT was tremendously excited yesterday
ate and Holland on occasion really can
to stirred-when the news came that t
m incoming NOordam had struck mil
The wonder to me is that any ship G.
an. navigate the North Sea without STIR
ent ing mine. At any rate the Noords
id j, found one. The mine, which was flo;
OF ing, evidently eased along her until
the came in contact with her propeller a