New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-06

-. hack door OF INC A1,eri-
s,tsnce and skill when any An. .ood
o. - average nerve can play 10 soou
sn.,.sge and At little expense 'i| ~,
a ave. mostly as al unbldden guest vi
s.''As srner-War Lords military tralnSs
ne ,,snsports. l have Just re'urheS
ita week Of wandering through
,fGa. 70 the coast OF the NoI1n
bE'SS am able 20 give prospective
zee .ists some suggestions as 10 ~"
% enjoy H. .,;orert should con-
W. an emergency passport, mis-
y. ~ As plausible a sort as pos
noh HOY Of cheap Hamburg cigars
Aos large and choice a eollectioh
ito ..ocranh letters from and 70
q SS ambassadors, ministers, CON
~ other personages, all deeo,
sss a. .s;,b the red seal Of the Cnlted
It'eo 80 America, as you have time
S1&s ,;s,ce 70 accumulate, lncluolh8
ana P-o ~ trump card-at least one
as ~ from Charles lie Simple, the
spse.l.o,,EeS but still amiable American
efslI ~ Cologne. who can write
Cohss' - ;n+roductiOn in long rolilhg
leuI " ,eriods which have been
ItimS. make even a Prusslan major
Known 70 r ri@ and be civil to a
'N \. ne advice Of counsel you hrst
y, an the military governor OF .iie
s...ssss OF Cologne; IN faeI' you "eI'
80 than an hour, but wheh !ou O.
~ vou ind that much mlsuhueIso y,'-.
prns:ian militarism very hIll'en .. co.
az with a special weakness Ior
Americans. which on closer eTqr n1nng
sree proves TO be the case al '''e
The line. ers+ nreeious
..srnss piece Of paper telling you ~
~ Aschen for more stamps anu
.r;,g me imprint Of the frussia.h III
ssSis IN purple ink. You hoard thIs
e4s. ;,.;lsr documents, which you CON
.irns 10 accumulate, like a mlser' ~.
80 il no "open" door 10 any par
- he "Etappengebiet,' or operatlhie
~ and this same Prusslan purPle
sssIs Is the only combination 10 'he
' =. la,bsn YOU head like homlng
- fo- the all-pOwerful Garrison
sD.anSo or garrison Command
s.h;.S Won find doing business IN a
s.rt srd dingy building on a slue
osan so dark that an oil lamp burns
!. .bs hall dgy and highland TINS
IN i erowded from morning TO nlght
spsnieious looking a crowd OF
sS.bhv men and women as you ever
s.w rounded up in your me- an
ssrorirg for passes to points IN oc-
e~rissS France and Belgium and neuI-
rsl Holland.
Applicant Turned Away.
On. cid woman wants pass TO Line
and whsn asked why says she Is
-borse dealer" There IS no hoI9e
market At Lille just now" says the NIL
i.srv arbiter. and turns her away
Others make heartrending pleas lot
rasses. telling Of dying parents, slcs
children. lost relatives, financial rum II
rsfused All Of them look ike poteh-
tial spies. and you wonder at the lie.
rieney Of the good natured specimen OF
pruSsian militarism who sits Dehlnu
me desk and gives the coveted AUS
weisn 70 most Of them. The answer
seems 10 be that those who look IKE
spies are not, while the plausible appH-
eznts may be.
II you waited your turn you mlgh'
rave % wait six hours, with the proOa-
bility Of having 70 come back next oa!'
tut here is where the value OF Amer
can representatives abroad comes IN
You produce your sheat OF IetIeIsi
point % The red seals Of the Onlteu
States Of America, mutter somethlhs
about "Anerikanische Regierung 'the
American government, and II your
German is only sufficiently bad you
will invariably convey the-quite unlh-
tsntiontl-impression that you are an
'oheisl parsonage or at least
SEMI Result you 90 through the
private door labelled "kingang, yer
bo,en' The rocking chair colonel VINO
rifles the roost has a brother IN amer,
ga and sense Of humor, so you tel
I'm you "sre going 70 Brussels 20 see
ior yourself just what sort OF par
osrans the Germans are"
The colonel (who has himself been 10
America here remarks: "These charges
o. osrbsrism are a comforting COMES
son Of weakness. It's usually the losing
'sam that charges its opponents win
lntslfness,' and good-naturedly starts
. NJ out your coveted pass, pausing az
ne fourth line, labelled, Purpose OF
Journey" "I've got 20 FIJI something IN
here he says. you might make II
10 visit His Exeellency the American
Minister you suggest" "That will do
"wsll A. anything" he smiles.
ms document gives you considerable
Rutuoe. Cool for thirty days, IL
generously allows you 70 20 20 Brussels
the oSek, using either your own or
fred automobile" and further says
'asi -tae use Of military trains, when
s's possible. is also allowed on presen-
'siieh o. railroad ticket"-which last
spers up the possibility Of a free ride,
= nobody thinks Of asking you Tor
ltAet 10 Brussels, and you could not
one n you tried tO-at present
ron now on you increasingly realize
Ha state Of war exists somewhere IN
hsighborhood, for you leave Aacnen
tnifc class car, whose hard wooden
eaetes are mostly occupied by. loud
a.lpc' singing, cheering soldiers oouno
" ne front-twoscore Of them, pc
t1gng 70 q reserve company OF
ss<'y foot artillery regiment OF the
snons Guard Corps-"the Iron corps
ofsnoenburg." Their rifles ano
.ktslhauben spiked helmets) are sim
ssssnaec with flowers and evergreen
80 mey are particularly jubilating pc
.e hey are bound for the coast, 10
ave ahot at the English"
Women Furnish Cigars.
% every way station women with
- tfoss arm bands thrust cohee,
..I-blenea. cigars and other "Liebes-
1871 Or them. The cigars they take;
Isf they are forced 70 decline. The
srtillerist a. your right (who was
80 amer until recalled 10 the colors)
-, mas brother IN America. Hes
- a. Stsueh 3. COney Island, and a
l.sa,s.sr Of the New York Mannerchor."
EiMs you and you promise 20 let one
s&f oehleuher know through the col
~ ~ o. The Tribune that his brother
~ = On the way % the front.
ne htaYy artiilerists are singing
.r nat sounds like American rag
49, eut Jet isn't. Inquiry develops
49,, hsy are practising a song in
II 10.