New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-20
FEARS HUSBAND
WAS SHOT AS SPY
Austrian Woman, with Her
Babies, Finds Asylum
in America.
BELGIANS RESPECT
AMERICAN PAPERS
Antwerp Authorities Release
Her on Evidence of Mans
Naturalization,

A pretty little Austrian woman, Mrs
Dina Raemau. twenty-five years old
with her two children, Morris, one year
old, and Marie, two and a half, whose
husband, Samuel Raeman, was arrested
as spy in Antwerp by Belgian SOL
6iers soon after war was declared
found refuge here yesterday at the
Hebrew Shelteriug and Immigrant AID
Society. 229 East Broadway. Raeman
was a naturalized American citizen and
his case will be called to the attention
Of the State Department at Washing
ton
Mrs. Raeman does not know whether
her husband is living or dead. The last
she heard of him was that he had been
taken TO town in Belgium called Ham
mond. That was nearly six weeks ago
She fears he was shot.
Raeman had left his naturalization
papers with his wife. That fact adds
70 the little woman's fears for her huS'
band. II proved lucky for her. however
as it was only by means of the papers
that she was able to prove she was not
an Austrian spy when she was arrested
as such by the Belgian authorities.
Racman came to this country from
Austria several years ago. He settled
in Chicago, and in 1906 took cut natur-
alization papers in the Superior Court
Of Cook County, Illinois. Having saved
come money he sent for his Austrian
sweetheart in Novennosto, Galicia.
They we're married in Chicago, and
lived for some time at 22l Illinois ST.,
in that city.
Three years ago they decided to re-
turn to Europe They went to Antwerp,
where the husband set up small fruit
store. Business pTospered and they
we're contentcd and happy in their new
home, especially after the two Children
came. When war was declared and no
tices were posted throughout antwerp
warning all Germans and Austrlans 20
leave the city within twenty-tour hours
they felt no fear, because Raeman was
ar American citizen. SO they tarrled:
INT the dav after the expiration OF
tho notice Belgian soldiers came TO the
store and dragged the husband away
despitc his protests that. he was an
American citizen. That was the last
Mrs. Raeman saw Of him. She said shS
closed the store and with her babies
fed TO the cellar, where they lved 1oT
TWO weeks on scant nOurlShmenJ until
tho Younger child became Ill.
The woman dared not leave the Cellar
fcr fear she would be arrested. W
the baby fell i'll, however. she venture"
ont and managed to have it admitted 10
ono of the Antwerp hospitals. Belgian
soldiers. followed her home, ana ar
rested her as a spy. She was lmPrisI,
oned. she said, and her other chlid
taken from her. She was given only an
hour to appear before the authorities
and make whatever defence she could
70 the charge. 80, Ll, -.
naturalization papers In the rear ana
aTvistv of h<s- experience. When she
Mas brought before thc Belgian court
sbc happened to remember that her
husband had left them with her: Sne
PRODUCED them, and Henry NJ. Deldrch'
Inc American Consul at Antwerp, was
sent for. The authorities re eased her'
bnt insisted that she leave the country;
Mr. DeiJrich gave her 80 francs ana
ticket to London.
wanted to come to this city, where. she
eaid her uncle, Joseph Gottlieb, lives.
She had her uncle's address at OIL
broadway, but he could not be located
hero Yesterday. Through the Ameri-
can Embassy in London, she obtained
massage on the Baltic, arriving here on
Friday night,