Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-29

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crowd that 1 must keep the car as it
was our only means of getting to Ber-
\ lin.
| Women in the gathering sneeringly
told me that could stay there until the
| war was over.
| After many similar experiences in
| small towns We arrived at Bareuth.
| The attitude toward Americans changed
| when the order was promulgated from
Berlin to treat Americans kindly. Al
Frankfort and other places We were
| greeted with display of American naes
and given. candy, fruit and flowers"
| The American artists who, along with
a number of British painters, make their
! summer homes at Etaples. near bou-
| Iosne, France. with one exception, are
coming over to England. Marion Bar
| low, a we'll known American painter, has
| decided to stay.
Aided Women With Crops.
| Two of the refugees. John Noble and
Henry Tanner. arrived in London to-
day. Mr.. Noble. who comes from
Wichita, Kan, said that a portion Of
the British expeditionary force marched
past his house. The arrival of the
British soldiers made a wondrous
change in French feeling.
Before their departure from Etaples
Mr. Noble and Mr.. Tanner helped the
| women of the vicinity get in their
crops. all the men having been called
to the colors. When Mr.. Noble left
Etaples wounded men were being
brought into Paris-Plage
A steamer filed with Americans sailed
today from British ports for the United
States.
Former Senator's Experience.
Former United States Senator John c.
yI-:a
although he came very near canceling his
booking on account of the illness of his
wife Mrs. Spooner suffered a collapse
yesterday. following the .hardships of her
journey from Switzerland. but today she
had recovered sufficiently to travel
Mr. Spooner was in Italy at the out
break of the war. whittier he had gone on
account of his health. He was accom-
panied by his wife and son. From Italy
they remained until able to make their
way to England. Mr.. Spooner himself
feels the effects of the hardships OF
travel.
were Norman E. Mack of Buffalo, former
chairman of the national democratic COM
mittee, and wife and daughters: Oscar
Straus of New York. former ambassador
to Turkey; 8. r. Guggenheim, Judge
David Leventritt and Chauncey NJ. De-
pew, all of New York.
Robert P. Skinner, the American con.
sui general in London, today appealed
to the prize court to extend the period
of time in which to make appearance
before it for the benefit of American
claimants.
This period Of time is now only eight
days after the issue of the prize writ.
He finds it difficult to inform in SO
brief a period the American owners Of
millions of dollars worth of goods
seized on German ships.
Tourists in Client Need Funds.
The American embassy. up to the
present time. has been unable to get
into communication with certain Amer
leans marooned in Client. Belgium. who
are in need Of money.
News Of the plight of these travellers
partment at Washington. which received
it's information from the American con-
sui at Client, who succeeded in making
his way to Antwerp.
communication with either Antwerp or
Client.
Imprisoned Eighteen Days.
The Rev. r. Whincup. a London
clergyman; NJ. A. Carr, a merchant of
Wellington. New Zealand, and L. Alex
ander Of Perth. Australia. arrived here
tonight from Bentheim Germany, where
they were imprisoned for eighteen days.
In relating his experiences Mr. Carr said:
I'VE were in eastern Germany when
war was declared and knew nothing
about it until letters which we had
turned to US from the post office. We
Immediately started for Berlin. We
arrived there and had our passports
approved. but afterwards we were
taken from trains repeatedly. Finally
we reached Benheim. where we were
thrown into a room thirty feet square
with fifty Russians, Frenchmen and Eng
lishmen.
I'VE were kept there eighteen days in
frightfully insanitary surroundings. No
messages to friends were permitted,
except kilograms for money. Finally
We got an English woman who was
going to London to tell our friends
there. who advised the foreign office
leased all of us men who were over
forty-five years of age. still holding the
younger men, one a boy only sixteen
years Of age.
Praises Consul Hoover.
Mrs. E. Deweerth. an American re-
siding in Paris, arrived tonight from
Carlsbad. . She said:
Charles L. Hoover, American consul
at CARLSBAD, and his wife are working
day and night caring for Americans,
Russians and Frenchmen there. Rela-
t1ves Of persons marooned there NAV
be sure that Mr.. Hoover will do every
thing possible to assist them. His serv-
ices to foreigners in Carlsbad has been
| remarkable"
Party of 400 From Switzerland.
party of 400 Americans from switz-
erland arrived in London today. They
came from Paris by way of Boulogne.
Their arrival is regarded here as evidence
against the rumor that the Germans have
cut the line Of railroad communication
between Paris and Boulogne
| Theodore Hofeller Of Buffalo, n. Y. one
OF today's arrivals. relates that he left
Paris Friday morning. expecting to reach
| London that afternoon, but that at
Amiens his train was held up for hours
by passing troop trains. It eventually
pulled into Boulogne late at night and
from this port the passengers embarked
! early this morning for Fo1kafone