Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-08
NEWARK WOMAN
EXTOLLS GERMAN
SPIRIT IN WAR
Margaret E. Poland, in Ham
burg During Mobilization,
Describes Incident.

Miss Margaret e. Poland, of 25S
Montclair avenue daughter of Addi-
son B. Poland, superintendent of pub
lie schools of this city. who arrived
nome from Europe yesterday aboard
the steamship Rotterdam, in an in
terView today told of the patriotism
OF the Germans that followed the
declaration of war and of the scenes
IN Germany. Miss POLAND was accom-
panied on her European trip by her
aunt, Miss Julia b. Dennis, of Brook
Ign.
THE patriotism of the Germans was
most inspiring" Miss Poland said.
Inc excitement in German towns is
most intense" she said. But with all,
things are orderly. Crowds gather in
the streets and around recruiting sta
tons and as citizens register women
gather around them singing patriotic
airs"
Both Miss Poland and Miss Dennis
mad words of praise for the German
government in its treatment of Amer
lean refugees. Everything necessary
for the comfort of Americans in Ger
many was done by the German gov
eminent, Miss Poland sad. Sne said
the trouble over other than gold cur
rency lasted about week, after
which the government issued special
war currency and checks could be
caShed.
Everyone we met commented on
the kind treatment accorded Amerl-
cans" Miss Poland said. I'VE had
been warned not to speak Engnsh On
the streets, as many Americans might
be taken for English spies and per-
haps arrested. We heard OF many
Americans arrested on charges of be-
ing English spies, but they were re-
leased after they had proved their
identity.
THE soldiers stationed in the city
received much attention from the
residents, especially the women. 1t
was a common sight to see women
bidding their soldier friends and rela-
tiyes good-by and a pathetic one,
too. The women appeared to take
the inevitable as a matter of course
and would walk beside their hus-
band, son, brother or sweetheart on
the way to the place where he was to
entrain. Women were to be observed
upon the streets every day engaged in
knitting socks for soldiers.
"From the city itself troops and
regiments left every day for the war
zone. AS they went away many were
carry with them. The departing
troop trains were well filled, some
times the soldiers being seen on the
roofs of the cars.
"Just before war broke out the Ger
man army was being fitted out in
new kind of uniform of gray material
and very neat. They were alsS being
supplied with a new kind of tan boot
that was said to be very soft and pill
able. AS a consequence tailor shops
all over Germany were kept busy
night and day turning out these new
uniforms.
while we were held up in the
pretty German city many reports
were received of the success of the
German army at Liege and else
where Over there it was officially
stated that the siege of Liege was
only of short duration, while the
English, French and American news
papers published different stories. A
prominent physician told me that the
new Krupp cannon had accomplished
wonders at the siege of Liege, one
shot having disabled certain fort.
The new type of gun is the topic of
much talk throughout Germany and
even the English and French admit
that there has never before in the
history of warfare been anything to
equal it.
"a scene which l shall never for
get is the time we were seated in a
picturesque coffee garden near Han
over, near the railroad. The orches-
ira was playing 1.-The Watch ON the
Rhine" and the sun was just sink
ing over the hills, leaving q pretty
glow in the heavens Everybody was
chatting about the war when around
the bend came a train loaded with
soldiers going to the front. Despite
the noise of the putting engine and
it's long line of cars the soldiers at
tentive ears caught the strains of
the familiar air and in another min
ute they were singing the words in
perfect accord. The people in the
garden were spellbound for minute,
but the orchestra played on. There
was no laughter now and the beauti-
full words of +he old German song
fioated clearly to our ears and we
sat in rapt attention until long after
the train and it's burden had passed
from sight.
How our hearts did jump when
we thought of being able to get home.
We really ran to the station to catch