New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-25
$500 Arrive in rs Hours
from Switzerland and
Italy.
CHICAGO MAN TELLS
OF NARROWING TIMES
Party Had About Sixty Hours
Sleep in Three WeekS--be
friended by Prince.

ro.6on. Aug. 24.-Fivc h--o'e'
Americans arrived IA London to-nisno
ram Switzerland and Italy, wn'e 'o-
.,or-ov, there will he special tram
fro-, Switzerland with 500 more. This
..;ii b,;ro tho total number Of tourist.
80, Sutherland and Italy arriving b.
.be last forty-eiCht hours ~ "."-.
500. With all those returh.ht
Uav reporting THAI e. oeciaIa'l""
var is imminent, the .ndical.oh-
that the tide OF tourists 'l'.'
lion viii increase daily. ..
The American committee lo''-'
me SAVOY this morning were H-".'
moro lively than for the last iou' any
me demand for steamship accomino'"
IONS indicated that the second lha-'i-
neut Of the invasion had aHS"'''"
considerable proportion d. was "cN
cssarv for some persons 20 wait sew ''
toDrs before getting mean the oooH'NL
clerks. II. &. Hoover. who DIS Ht"" va
.hc resident committee when 'H "--
nensinp relief. said to-day th't I"'N '
number Of Americans were com'"S 'N
without money. .f...s
t,oo,,s Steamship tickets ON the CONT
,cT4 and we're greatly distressed Wheh
-bev learned the bookings were no
,.ood One man threatened 10 30 10
tbe American Consul and hold up the
vessel on which he had sailing. say ing
the steamship company mad soi4 .-S
reservation because 10 could get "a hlsn-
er price than he paid.
Committee at frankfort Active
Isidor Levs. OF New YORK. and TWEEN
~ others arrived from Frankfort MI
I,ews told Of the activities there 81
he American committee. when had
been able 20 relieve the SITUATION. lie
said also that all Americans could come
out Of Germany now II they were VIII
ne 70 stand the Inconvenience az
low travel Last Wednesday aight
ne said. his party was m Coblenz, and
D.. was then reported that the KAISER
was there with the General stan.
Many Americans VINO have come OUT
Of Germany are waiting iu Holland TOT
boats sailing from Rotterdam.
One OF the kapniest refugees 20 get
o London is Alexander IT, RevcU OF
chicago. who is now recuperatHg
he Ritz from the consequences OF en-
attempted motor trip across Germany.
lie said to-day:
- left Carlsbad August .n t~o
hired German motor cars with ny
wife. her maid. two German cnaut-
tours. German courier and also guam
titles Of passports and other papers,
including military permits for motors.
Going 90 Nuremberg was our arst prop
o-ition. We got there late a. n!gni'
lfter all sorts O. trouble, but no move
than could be expected.
I'VE we're frequently held up and our
trunks examined, iut ! thought ina. pr
could grt through with no more
e. B.. [ hr q 3.
settinQ 90 Nuremburg We would try 20
yet ON 20 AiX-la-C hapeile. though ,5eY
AN told me J was foolish 10 Try. ~
started 40 noon the next day. ] never
20, further than ffty-lve miles. j wa,
topped every three or four miles. ana
my baggage was examined at least
very fifteen miles. Strange 70 say no
'rouble came from the military author-
ities. though we were right I'D the hearl
# the mobilization. Inc PI'"1.l
trouble came from small puit0 "A'
from peasants on the road
Finally Reached Neustadr
However. somehow we got 20 \eu-
.tsdt where "a most complete eNamlHa-
ION wa, made. All were forced 20 dis
rohe with the exception Of myself. Ny
.,ife and her maid were forced TO un-
dress and be thoroughly seached. also
he German chauheurs ana courier.
They showed no partially. They found
as al right. but tried 10 make Us 90
back. 7 told them they had no business
20 be so mean 20 us, and we went on
through all sorts or viclssltudes, when
re somehow managed TO survive m
.luding looking down the bOres of guns
10 various places. This WAS alwa, on
he part OF peasants who dldn
understand how TO use the new power
>uddeplv thrust into their hands.
"Fjnallv we got as far as Main
Borpbeir. where a great crowd awaited
ne immediately scented trouble
nd that they'd been tipped OF we
we've comnr. We wen, immediately
3isced under arrest. and our autos
under guard were put IN one place, our
1sggagc taken 90 the City Han ana
,rrsclvcs 20 "a small place they called
q hotel FOR all night We clearly Cos
ne impression they were looking Tor
people vaguely answering our descrip-
ion. They Immediately examined ou'
small baggage and seemed satisfied. bat
,,e didn't enjoy the situation az eli.
Women Act Coolly
Thing, looked pretty rocoy We
didn't slecp'a wink that night Nt
wife and maid carried themselves vet.
co0lly, though / knew they were the
most disturbed. The next day we
we're delighted 20 see AN officer from
tte nearest military Headquarters. az
Kissingon. Tie brought q huge police
dog with him. with which we enc
delyored 60 make friends, but didrf
'ollow that line very far This officer,
together with the village authorities,
made another most thorough eXamina-
lion. All. with the exception OF my
self were again forced 10 undress and
submit 20 being searched especially
NY wife and maid. ! wasn't touched
once. but I think they are especially
Keen on the women, us | understood
hat several women spies have been
found with large sums Of money on
their persons. but nothing was done
hat savored Of insult The officers dit
\ heir duty as they saw IL. ! looked
upon 10 as II we were as much ln IN,
~ wrong as they were, for being righ'
y n the middle Of what might prove FOL
them the most tragic event OF cen
'uries They even went so far as e,