Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-03
MORE CAPITAL FOLK
LOCATED ABROAD
Charles K. Wead and Dauqh-
ter Are Coming Home on
the Rotterdam.
TEACHERS IN LONDON
WILL SOON BE HERE
Mrs. George W. Goethals Held by
French as Spy Until She Pro-
duced Marriage Certificate.

Charles X. Wead and his daughter.
Miss Katherine wead, both OF Washing
ton, who were in Germany when the war
broke out, are expected to arrive in New
York September 8 or on the steamer
Rotterdam. The information Of their
safety and probable date Of arrival has
come to Miss Eunice Wead Of the North
cumberland apartments, who is in Pitts
ford, VT.
Among the passengers on the Celtic.
which sailed yesterday from England to
New York, is John B. White of WASH
ington.
A letter from London announces the
arrival in that city of Miss NJ. De Lattre
teacher in the Eastern High School.
and of Miss J. NJ. Mcknight of Western
High School, neither OF whom had been
able to send any message home for sew
eral weeks. They are to sail from Lon
don September IL and will, therefore, be
home only a few days after the opening
of the fall school term.
Detained as Spy.
With the return to Washington of
American naval officers who were in
France at the time of the outbreak OF the
war it became known that Mrs. George
w. Cocktails, wife of Gov. Goethals OF the
as a German spy shortly after the war
began.
speaks the language f1uently. She had
some difficulty in proving her denny
but finally produced her marriage certifi-
cate. When the French officers learned
she was the wife Of the builder OF the
Panama canal they could not apologize
sufficiently and her release was ordered
Immediately.
Mrs S. c. Neale. 14o9 18th street
northwest, and her daughter, Miss kath-
crime Burdette, who were in Paris Wnen
the war began, have arrived at their
home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarke Waggaman, who
were among the Washingtonians travel
ing abroad this summer, are again In
the National Capital.
Arrive on the Columbia.
Among the arrivals on the Anchor line
steamship Columbia, which locked in
New York Monday, was Miss Elizabeth
Timlow, whose residence Is on Scott
circle. Miss Timlow, who was travelling
with friends in Germany this summer,
was in Dresden when war was declared;
They journeyed to Amsterdam and
crossed the channel on the last boat
from the Hook Of Holland. Other Wash
ingtonians in the party were Miss war
den and Mrs. Henry Mum.
Dr. L. D. Wilson of Washington reach
ed his home here last evening after a
European tour, during the course OF
which he attended the clinical congress
in London.
Miss Ruth M. Stauffer and Miss Helen
Ellis of the Mckinley Manual Training
school reached New York yesterday
afternoon on the Carpathia, and Miss
Stauffer arrived at her home here last
night Other arrivals on the Carpath1a
were Miss Ruth Oberly of the Wilson
Normal School. Miss Margaret p. Mer,
rill of the Western High School and
Miss Margaret K. Clarke.
Ainey Is Back.
Representative William B. D. Ainey Of
Pennsylvania was among the passengers
landed in New York yesterday from the
Danish steamship Heilig Olav. The YES
sci brought more than thousand pas
sengers from Copenhagen, Christiania
and Christiansand.
Associate Justice of the Court of Claims
Charles B. Howry and Mrs. Howry, their
two daughters, and Mrs. Davidson of
Washington have not been located by
was in Germany when the war broke
out
Washington friends are concerned over
the possible situation of Mrs. Howard
Nyman, who, when last heard from at
the opening of hostilities, was in Ger
many.
repeated queries have been sent to
Europe through the State Department
and travelling agencies, but SO far have
not been located, is DR.. Sophie Nordof
jung When last heard from, before the
war broke out, DIR. Jung was travelling
through Germany.