The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-23
Interesting Letter

| .'C ioiioWiuS lelteT VIII Do READ
with the greatest interest by every
body as Miss Harris gives such a
viv'a description OF the laet few days
OF their European trip. The Misses
HarriC are now In New York city,
aud are erpected to arrive In Andcr-
| son this week.
Wednesday Morning, 10Th Aug.
| Dearest Mama:
Doesn't 1t seem ages and ages since I
| wrote you last? And to say the least,
many, many thingG have happened
| since them aud l feel some hundred
years older since that time.
Although we have had some real
hard timer. we have yet to find sin
gle American, tourist that can count
himself luckier than we. We get on
| safely and with our baggage which Is
raying more than most Of them can.
We have not yet ceased tV be tharl-
that we have reached home and the
good old u. s. A. once again.
Where shall begin to tell you?
We were calmly resting and recuper-
ating in Montreaux. Switzerland,
when we began to hear rumbles or
the war. We OF course did not take It
In, and did not dream it would affect
uR. and merely thought of It as an
other Mexican situation. (Though we
did forget Wilson was not there to
manage the situationl, @
The firrt we really knew OF how se-
rious 1t was. was on the train. The
mad scrambles to get away and every
one trying to go to his or her home
cannot be Imagined. The trains were
very crowded. people standing In the
aisles. and every one wearing an anx-
1ous and worried air. When we went
Into the liner only gold money could
be used, and that given before the
meal was served. When we got into
Paris about six houEe' n late, which
made 1t two hours at night, all was
In confusion. War had been declared.
Men were all on mobilizing. not
an omnibus OF any. means OF! convey
ance fwaa to be .seen anywhere No
porters In the depot, and you should
nave seen uE getting our own bag
gage off the cara. We found coach
man and he got us three taxies to
take rs to our hotel and they charged
us simplv enormous prices to get Is
up TO the city and taxis were In such
demand. When we got to our hotel,
the manager scared us into one inch
OF our lives by saying he maryel1ed
tnat we had gotten there. We spent a
very good night in Paris but camc
down to breakfast the next morning
and were greeted with the news that
our MOTEL was under German manage.
ment. and he had to flee the country.
the MOTEL was to be closed and we
were free to wander the streets as we
ichose! We looked out and saw reei-
ments OF men going Off to war, sup
pies and ammunition being hauled
oy, women weeping. trained nurses
leaving for the field and you can i'm.
agine how we felt. Everyone had a
inherent tale to tell OF how horrible
the situation was. and what was the
pest thing to do.' We found out that
It wac necessary to get passports TO
leave the country. (iY we could man
age - get train bpt) or got an or.
qer from the police to rey..s:t in the
city, for anyone was ,!.Dle to BIZ Jerk.
ed up as spy Sf course thousands
were trying CO. get these passports
and the mob Of Americana outside
the consul's office was really funny
They treated usi finely there and as-
sufed us Of our, safety, aud the pro.
lection OF the us! A.. would Riye us.
an1" told us weSwere the safest per..
sons In France. for no harm :xould
come to Americans! After We g0t our
passports the police had toFsign them
and thiS took patience ana time. We
stood In line, for three esblfd shours
gesttng this signature. wa sfSnna an
other hotel. but. rricesl.w6res going nh
30, and money running 30 short we
knew we could not stand tthe prices
iop We spent one night atsthfs hotel
ont 'onomtzed by going lout to u
neA- :" tea-roorn for our food. This
look like fun now. but siti waa very
serious then. We did not know swha,