Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-17

to them and do not seek to pry into
military affairs.
There are 5000 Americans in the
city and all wear pinned to their
breasts small American flags The
scene at the embassy in the few days
Immediately after the declaration Of
hostilities was stirring. Enormous
crowds of Americans and British be-
sieged the building endeavoring to
register. Every attache of the en-
bassy assisted by a score of volun-
teers hastily pressed into service was
put to work. Lines were formed ex-
tending far down the street and the
work of registration was hurried as
much as possible
officials from the war office ex-
planned to Ambassador Gerard that
they could not aid him in getting his
nationals out of Germany until the
mobilization was complete, because of
the necessity of the government COM
Wandering the railroads. But the
promised trains-and steamers, If the
warning nations would guarantee safe
conduct-so soon as the troops had
been conveyed to their stations.
As soon as the mobilization was
| completed on Thursday they furnished
a special train on which the first in
stalment of Americans was sent to a
neutral point. They also promised
that other special trains would be put
at the disposal of the ambassador as
| soon as possible.
Now. as to how Berlin accepted the
war, for the scenes in Berlin are typi-
| cal of what has happened in every
German city. There has been no wild
! excitement. The wave of patriotism
| that swept the country affecting all
| classes did not result in any one de-
/ ceiVing himself as to the terrible task
| confronting the fatherland. There
We're street parades of course, but
! they were quiet affairs, and the en-
/ peror in person addressed some of the
| crowds from the balcony of the
/ palace.
The spirit of the people is one u
/ quiet determination. The national
/ colors are shown from every Flagstaff
and from every house. Men anc
/ women alike wear small flags on then
| breasts.
The news from the front is meager
! Only the brief bulletins issued by the
general staff, which refer in terst
/ language to movements, and the list!
| of the verified casualties, are pub
lished. Only after names and resi-
| dences are verified are the lists oi
| those slain published, and this is nat
ufally 2 slow procedure. Big crowds
| hang around the various public
places where the bulletins are posted
/ waiting-silently Warrington TIM
word from the front that may NEAR
so much to them.
Naturally, there is a preponderanc'
| of women in the streets. But thu
heart-wrenching development is tbs
! rapid increase of the women wearing
/ deep mourning. Where week agt
/ bright colors predominated, now hun
/ dIeds of the women are in deeI
black. They are of all ages, from tbs
| gray-haired frau to the fraulein O.
| tender years.
As they meet they try vainly Il
| comfort each other, while those who
are still hoping their loved ones are
/ to be spared watch them in white
| faced wonder, realizing full well thai
| the next official list may contain tie
name Of some one dear 70 them.
! 1t has been suggested the women
cease wearing mourning as an out
ward symbol of sorrow. Leading
Berlin women have taken up the sug-
gestion, and it is now being consid-
cred
The general staff is in constant
touch with the front. There is no
evidence of Encouragement.
True, the resistance of Belgium
has been underestimated, but the
German army is now in action, and
the general forward movement is de-
clared to be in progress along the
lines originally laid down. There is
absolutely no news from the fleet.
Rumors of action have been circu-
lated, but up to the present none Is