The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-13
GERMAN WAR OFFICERS
iRiCKED BY AMERICAN

German frontier and also, up to date,
the only one.
Through an army officer we learned
that the border would be open on the
18th, and We began to make plans to
get out. and although We were fire.
quently told by the authorities that the
automobile would not be allowed to cross
the Holland line we decided that we
might just as well leave It at the line
AS to leave II in Hanover. because we
would never see 1t again in all proba-
bility, so the next task was to find
some way to repenish our stock Of gas
olene.
Regiment after regiment had gone
to the front from Hanover and we
learned that practically all OF the Of
ficers remaining there were new ones.
therefore the officers who tried to get
the automobile started in order to inn
press 1t had probably gone to the front
and now had their hands full with the
Belgians, so we need have little fear
from them. but gasolene-my kingdom
for some gasolene. We tried every way
and even offered to pay for the use Of
taXicab for "a week In order to get the
gasolcne 1t would use during that time,
but so fearful are the Germans of the
army and its power to punish that they
would do nothing.
I'VE finally though, OF the small drug
stores or apothcke' and on inquiry
found that they were still allowed to
sell 'benzine' 81 we started out, each
VI us in a different locality and pro-
ceeded to buy all the benzine from each
little 'apotheke' that they would sell
us---some had none-others a pint or
quart, and in one or two instances we
got a gallon. When we had secured
enough to MI the tank we went to the
military commander at military head
quarters, where six spies had been shot
the same morning. and got him to write
an order on our passports to pass party
and automobile through to Leer. This
order was also accompanied by a rubber
stamp or seal. which proved useful
later. Equipped with this pass we
started ont early on the morning OF
August L..
AT Lser We persuaded the officer In
charge to pass MS through to the line
and on our arrival a the Line. the
officer In command being luckily absent,
on our showing the guards our pass
ports with the various army indorse-
ments and seals on them he kindly I'M
locked the gate and let us through into
Holland"
In reply - inquiries regarding his
moving picture inventions Mr.. Van
Ripper said
Il have perfected moving picture
projecting machine that produces an ah-
solutey flickerless image on the screen
or curtain. 1t is the picture without
headache It does not strain the eyes
The old style shutter Is done away
with Each picture on the film dis
solves into the succeeding one. We
gave many demonstrations Of the ma
chine abroad. and the London press
was unanimous in its Endorsement Of
this new and vastly improved method
Of showing the movies.
Il sold the British rights to bank
ing syndicate for S35OOO00 and coll
lec.ed the cash just one week before
war was declared; and ! had arrange
ments completed aud practically signed
and sealed Ia dispose of the continen.
tal rights for 5000. 900. But the war
rwooped down and upset this deal COM
pletcly have men at the front AT
the present time who are 'aking pic
lures In color. and within the next
sixty DAYS expect 10 show In our
leading theatres the finest pictures that
have ever been thrown on a screen