Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14

seen all the horrors of war except actual
fgnting.
Several times during the night car
loads of wounded were coupled on to
the rear and their cries drove away
what little sleep would have been pos
sible III their hard accommodations On
few of their IA changes of cars they
managed to get third class seats, but
most of the time they were glad of the
privilege Of sitting on the floors of box
cars with soldiers. In the mornings,
they said, at the first station reached
after sunrise, they would find big wash
tubs standing along the tracks, full of
fresh cold water. About 10 people would
gather around each big rim, soldiers,
tourists and peasant refugees, and wash
in unison The party said that the SOL
diers were at all times perfectly COur-
teous.
Frederick Powell, of indianapolis who
has lived in Berlin for So many Years
that he considers himself practically a
resident, criticised the American EN-
bassy for inefiicienCy. According to his
statement Ambassador Gerard and his
assistants handed out talk to all comers
but information and practical help to
none. Mr. Powell will go to lndianapolis
to remain until the war closes Condi-
tlons in Berlin when he left, he said,
were normal.
Marcus c. Brown, State Librarian OF
Indiana. had come on from Indianapolis
10 meet his wife and son Philip. "'They
We're intending to spend most of the fall
in the Lake country" he said, 'but left
because they got Zeppelin scare"
Tn" Rev. u. w. Stetf'ns, of Baltimore,
Md, who had been in Bohemia doing re-
search work for the United States De-
partment of Labor, was in Prague when
the outbreak of noStilities came "Thc
Austrian ana q -rman troops" he said,
were cntrained with the greatest order
and "apidity, and the only demonstration
was The singing OF folk eongs by the
soldiers"
Doctor Steffens saw 5000 gold.ers sent
out from Hamburg In = single day, when
the Germans We're transferring their
troops to the eastern frontier in an effort
to stem the tide of the Russian advance
Mrs A. A. Solomon. formerly of Phila-
delphia, but now of New York, had the
experience of seeing the troops of four
nations rushed TO the front. In travelling
from Marieubad to Paris she saw Aus
trians, Swiss, French and English on
their way to the scene of hostlltics She
stated that the Austrians entralncd with
tho least demonstration. hut thut the de-
parture Of the French was attended with
scenes of great emotion. In Austria the
mothers, sisters, wives and EWcethelrts
q 4
tend them at the station and an uarsoual
farewclls were said at home. Ia France
however. she witnessed mauy pathrti.
lraYetakinEs at the station and tLa
streets were lined with thrbugs of yyeaI,-
ing women Mrs Solomon had iust COM.
from Paris. where she saw wounded sol
diers being carried through the gtraots
The leading hotels had been turned iptn
hospitals and preparations for The care
OF the wounded were evident on an
sides"
Mrs Solomon denied the reporr tb.,
Parts was in darkness at nlght m,
street lights burned rs usual bvt ~.
cafe life was nOu-eNistent. She ssv, -,
men on the street, and nearly an w.,
old and feeble. Almost all tho small CO..
were closed. and their doors bore noti,e5
TO the effect that the proprictors wcr, ~,,t
the front with such and such a regimen,
RUSSIAN TROOPS IN WALES
One of the most extraordinary .,r,-u,
ences reported by returning D5s.-,iy'Li
was that OF DR.. and Mrs II. l. Ioi-7t.
of Bolton. Tex, who had been AZ T2rj'i,s
End, Wales. 'On looking out az ~
window early one morning" safs nr
LoYette' 4 saw several companies nr
Russian soldiers passing throuah ,Sa
streets. We made inquiries u. Xyera a.,
able 10 learn anything about their No..
nents, but from their uniforms ,ys = -
seAs mat they were Russians >.