Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-02

COURTEOUS TREATMENT FOR
 AMERICANS IN ENGLAND Experience of Dr. and Mrs. P. ]. Cas-
 sidy - Government Fixes Retail
 Prices~of Provisions.
 After a rough ocean voyage from Liverpool to New York on the St. Paul or the American line, Dr. and Mrs. F.. J. Cassidy. who left Norwich on July 18th to attend the surgeons clinic in London, arrived home Tuesday at noon. Dr. Cassidy has nothing but praise for the English people and for the officials of the St. Paul, as both he and Mrs. Cassidy as well as the remainder of the Americans aboard were given very courteous and consid- crate treatment. Motorhusses and Horses Taken. pr. and Mrs. Cassidy had just about arrived in London when the war was declared. The railroads in the coun- try were immediately appropriated by | the government for military uses and the mobilization of the English army commenced On August apprexi- 1nateiy 800 motorbusses owned by pri- Vate English bus companies had been seized by tho government officials for
 military purposes, but the owners wene fully recompensed for their machines. ine manager of one of the bus com panies told Dr. Cassidy that every bus the company owned had been taken Dy the government On August sth and that three days later the company re- reived check for the full retail value Of the machines Horses were taken as well and the owners were; paid in rulI sometimes even receiving more than they had valued their animals at
 ln Dr. Cassidys opinion there was not regular British regiment left in England on the 9th of August. The movements Of the regiments were car rIed on very quietly and without any disturbance except to travellers on the railroad. Train service was very un- reliable and ofttimes trains would be
 held up for hours at a, time. Patrols were stationed along the railroad lines and at each signal tower there was a patrol on guard to protect the signals. | Hospital Ready for 5000 Wounded. Even the hospitals have been ap-
 propriated and the nurses. internes and surgeons have been sent to the front | to look after the wounded. In the
 hospitals there is no work being done save in emergency eases. Dr. Cas- sidy visited many of the hospitals and
 schools and had interesting talks with the different officials. Provisions are being made in the hospitals to care for the wounded and in one hospital In | Cambridge there are accommodations for 5000 wounded soldiers. Up to the
 a2nd of August only one person had received treatment there and that pa l However, it was runored that s1,6ae I wounded are expected to arrive tE Il London from the front and this rumor
 was heard before there was any knowl. edge whatever that the English had I been in battle. The English army was naobiliZed by noon of August 3. There is no knowledge except to the au- I thorities, of the whereabouts of the major part of the English army.
 Retail Prices Fixed by Council.
 | The wholesalers attempted to raise prices in food and the firms contr olling
 (about 25 cents) a dozen- Orders in council we're given out fixing a stated price for all provisions sold at retail. Some of the more elaborate hotels
 raised prices in food considerably. but
 the majority made but slight advance
 in prices.
 England" said Dr. Cassidy, 'twas not unprepared for war, and there is no lack of enthusiasm. It is a fight to the end, but rather a fight of prin- ciple than aggression. Men are en- listing in the army and the reservists expect to be called out at any time
 Kitchener is quoted as saying that the
 war will last three years. His regu- lars are at the front and the territo- rials are to form the nucleus of the first reserves. A new regular, army is being organized for the duration of
 the war. This army is to be drilled Il for period of six months before. it Twill be sent forth for active service } Lord Kitchener says that the least
 time that any who enlist may expect
 to serve is 1s months. There is hard 1y an open spot in the cities and vii lages that does not have it's drilling squad. There is no excitement and no hysteria: every thing is taken in
 a matter-of-f way.
 Deficient on The Star Spangled Banner
 At the American meeting in the Waldorf hotel on August 8 there was a gathering of about 5000 and Dr Cassidy said that there were not enough people in the whole assemblage who knew the words of the Star Span- glad Banner to sing it. The Gnapority of the Americans were calm and col
 lected, but some were nervous and panicky.
 Hotels and Restaurants Aeeommedat- !. ing.
 : Dr. Cassidy said that all restaurauts and hotels dealing with American peo- |, pie, as far as he knew, were very } courteous and were in some cases even , willing to grant credit until the patron was able to return to America and se- cure the money which they were to ) remit by draft. Dr. Cassidy made a ) few purchases in an English store and when he told the proprietor that he
 was unable to pay cash for the ar
 ticles he was kindly informed that his credit was good and that he might re- : init the money by draft from America The Americans in general are being
 taken care Of by the American relief
 committee which is one of the best , organized from the point Of view of work that England has seen. Helping Those Needing Money.
 On board the ship there, had been formed an American relief commit tee, which worked in conjunction with Il the committee appointed by the mayor Of New York to lend all possible aid
 financially and otherwise to American tourists returning from abroad. Dr. Cassidy was made a nnerpber of this
 committee aboard ship and was more or less actively engaged in the work during the voyage. A number of cases lwere discovered where needNw ap-
 parent and in nearly every case aid
 was rendered