The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-18
AMERICA IS HER
FAVOR|TE NOW.
Germans Wearing Our 9g
and Treating Our People
Better Than Any
Others.
: EVEN LoAN1NG MONEY
Friendship Manifested on Every
Hand Toward This Country
Which 10 Considered
q Friend.
[Ry Carl X. Won WIesand, Unlteo

[Ry Carl n. Won Wiesand, Uniteo
Press Staff Correspondent
THE HAGUE, Aug. 1e.-Advices
from tho United Press bureau reach
ing here today say the German ad-
Evance against France and Belgium ls
reported we'll In progress. While all
details are suppressed It 10 stated at
the war office that the capture Of
Brussels is now considered only ques-
tion Of days. The German infantry
advance, upon which great depend
ence is felt, has already commenceu.
Everybody In official life Is occu-
pied with the war details. Until the
kaiser and the general staff left for
Mainz, the official war bulletins were
received by the kaiser and the chan
celior In the palace and the kaiser
himself drafted the comments there
on. One Of the most prominent fea-
lures Of the war 10 the frlendship
manifested everywhere for Amerl-
cans. The War-bound Americana are
being shown every courtesy, not
alone In Berlin, but in Munich, Frank.
fort and elsewhere. Civil authorities
have taken the lead everywhere In
making the involuntary stay Of the
Americans pleasant. The leading
newspapers euIogize Americans and
In editorial columns urged every Ger
man citizen to use all kindness and
consideration. Their offer Of the use
Of their church In Berlin for use as a
hospital and a statement that the
American Red Cross has Included
Germany In its comprehensive relief
plans, has touched every German
heart. The German flag and Amerl-
can flag are entwined in every case
Not alone Is this the case with stores.
but 1t Is the rule in private houses,
and thousands Of Germans are wear
Ing crossed American and German
flags on their breasts. The display Of
American flags is second only to that
Of the German and they outnumber
the Austrian. From outward appear
ance It would seem as though the
United States is the third member Of
the triple alliance.
The Berlin chamber Of commerce
has opened a long list Of German
families who are willing to take
Americans who are without funds to
board without cost to them. Many Of
the hotels announce they are willing
to trust Americans who need food or
lodging and that they can send the
funds when they get back to their
homes. The Hotel AdIon, where fully
seventy-five per cent Of the Amerf.
cans visiting Berlin stay, is trusting
scores of these in Berlin and Is actu.
ally advancing money to them on
their personal ~. o. US" Not only Is
the Adlon doing this in Berlin, but
has teIesraphed money to former
quests stranded at Wiesbaden, Mari.
enbad and elsewhere. Chief Burgo-
master Meist is the head Of a voIun-
tary committee named to look out for
American Interests. This company
Is taking over property which de.
parting Americans were compelled to
leave behind. The American cham.
Der Of commerce has voted its thanks
to the German authorities.
Stories printed In the United
States which tell Of alleged mistreat.
n1ent Of Americans by Germans are
absolutely without foundation. In the
first days OF war few were caught
in anti-Ergiish demonstrations, but
since then there have been no in.
stances where Americans have re-
ceived anything but the most courte-
Gus treatment.
A NOTE FROM KAISER.
WASHINGTON, Aug. fs.-Germany
is much ma!igned, her motives nisun
derstood, misconstrued and deIiber
ateIy misrepresented In a campaign
70 foster anti-German sentiment in the
United States.
This 10 thc eist Of 4 complaint made
to this government by Kaiser Wilhelm
and laid before the president by Sec.