The Republican journal., 1914-08-13
OUR FOREIGN TOURISTS.
Miss Craig Arrives Home. Whereabouts ol
Those Still Abroad.


Miss Craig Arrives Home. Whereabouts oi
Those Still Abroad.
Miss Mabel A. Craig arrived by boat from
Boston last Sunday morning and was the first
Of our sojourners in Europe to reach home.
She had been studying in Germany and sailed
from Hamburg Aug. 1st ON the steamship Cin-
ciunat, of the Hamburg Amer lean line. which
arrived at Boston at 10 a. m. Saturday War was
declared after the Cincinnati sailed and she 70.
ceived the news by wireless when two days out.
and the officers without delaymade the situation
known to the passengers. In the saloon the
cabin passengers were passing the evening in
gayety. The ships orchestra was playing
bright music, passengers were gathered about
singing, groups stood or sat about in the
brightly lighted rooms enjoying pleasant chats.
Others strolled about the decks. Everything
was happiness. In a moment, everything was
changed. The passengers on the decks were
ordered below. Capt. Schaarschmidt solemnly
announced that England and Germ any were at
war He ordered the festivities stopped i'm
mediately, The orchestra dispersed. the lights
were dimmed and the passengers became filled
with misgivings as to what was to be their fate.
| The remainder of the voyage was full OF ex-
citement and will long be remembered by the
400 passengers The course Of the ship was
changed several. times to avoid the possibility
of capture, but finally she was headed for Bos-
ton at full speed and thanks to fog she passed
between two British cruisers but 10 or IL miles
away and so reached port safely.
Miss Craig occupied seat at the officers
table coming over and said the officers were
most courteous and kind.
Mrs. Evie A. Burke of Redlands, CAL, who
is spending the summer here, has received a
letter from her sister, Miss Zaidee Carter,
dated at Munich. Germany. July 25th. War
had just been declared and Miss Carter wrote
that it was very exciting there, soldiers
thronging the streets. Miss Carter had been
in sanitarium in Kessengen, but had joined
her friends in Munich and they were to pro-
coed to Italy.
Mrs. C. Y. Cottrell has received a postal
from her daughter, Mrs. Edwin P. Frost. who
was at hotel "Palais Royal" Amsterdam, July
25th and intended to leave the 18th for Co.
logne. and if they carried out their intentions
Mr. and Mrs Frost left Germany the 3lst for
Switzerland. They were having delightful
trip and said nothing about the war.
Rev. and Mrs. Harold Mohn, who were mar
ried in Belfast five years ago this summer 1T
the home of the brides sister. Mrs. Arthur G..
Roberts, while Mr.. Roberts was pastor of the
Belfast Baptist church, are in Germany, where
they went a month or more ago. MIR, Mohn
was graduated from Massachusetts theolog-
ical school this summer and with his wife
went to Germany for years study.
Rev. G. W. Hinckley and Mrs. Hinckley Of
Good Will Farm are somewhere in Europe.
After attending at Trinity college, Oxford
university, conference on work with boys ar
ranged by the worlds committee of Y. M. C. A.,
which met July 1922, Mr.. and Mrs. Hinckley
planned to visit Holland and Belgium, take q
trip up the Rhine to Switzerland aud thence to
Paris. They had passage engaged on the
Agintania to sail from Liverpool Aug. Is.
When last heard from by letter they were in
Amsterdam. Later-a cablegram has been re-
ceived from Mr.. Hinckley saying that his par
ty is safe in Geneva, Switzerland.
Mrs. Frederick Dawes has received a cable-
gram from T. George Dodworth saying that he
and Mrs. Dodworth and Mr.. ]. W. Dougan of
New York were at the Hotel Cecil. London, ,and
might remain for time there. Mr.. and Mrs
Pierre Tartoue who had been with them, ar
rived at Halifax, n s., last Saturday and are
now at tn. Dodworth cottage. Northport.
letter was received Tuesday from Miss
Melvina v Parker, mailed in Oxford, England,
July 31st, in which she said she intended to
leave the next day for Paris. but did not men,
tion the war.
Miss Maud Milliken, who, with Mrs. R. A.
Gallaher of New York, had been taking the
baths at Carlsbad, had lef. there and at last
advices were at Cherbourg, the coast of
France. Mr.. G. has advised his wife to take
the first steamer home.
| Cablegrams have been received from Mr..
and Mrs. E P. Frost and from Misses Frances
and Isabel Robbins. They are in London wait
ing for passage home.