The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-06
ROS6nS Return
 To Tell Thrills
 Of Great W ar
Travels In Russia and Sweden Show Many Wounded
 And Prisoners.

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 sT was really surprised at the pa triotfsm of the Russians and the Poles" said Miss Natalie Rosen, daughter of pr. and Mrs. Maurice Rosen of 493 Fairfield avenue. this city. Miss Rosen with her mother and sister, Miss Alma Rosen, arrived in this city last evening, having come to Philadelphia, on the s. s. Merton from Liverpool. The Rosens were in Warsaw, Russia, when the war broke out.
 There was much excitement in Warsaw" she continued, 'ttE1e hatred of the Germans is very intense and the people used to say to each other. every day: Maybe the Germans will be here tonight, Of course every thing was in confusion, the banks refused to pay and it was impossible to get money.
 eve saw great numbers of wound ed being brought in, the common soldiers on big wagons and the offic- CTS in automobiles, some had lost leg or an arm and some had band eyes were out. It was altogether most horrible sight. The hospitals at Warsaw were all filled with the wounded and on Sundays a great crowd of people would stand outside weeping for their wounded relatives or friends within.''
 P While there seemed to be plenty of food, the Russians feared a short age, and while not ordered to so do, practically all stopped eating meat. bread.
 As soon as it was possible for them to travel, the Rosens went to St. Petersburg where they found condi-S tions so normal that none would sup pose the country to be at war. On n $r, SfoI oi$1 n they passed many soldiers bound for the battle front. All seemed happy and eager to go and most of them were singing as they passed. Enroute to St. Petersburg they stop ped at one town where German off, cer, who had been captured, was held a prisoner. Everyone knew that there was a German officer in the place and he seemed to be having q good time, as he was walking about the place on parole and was being treated kind ly-
 The travellers reached England by. way of Finland and Sweden. Com ing from Raumo, Finland to Gef1e, Sweden, Swedish vessel, they were stopped by three German torpedo boats and twent ty-nine of the crew who were Enghshmen, between the ages of 2f and 40 were taken. The German war boats stole around the vessel, almost unperceived. One came closer than the other two and a German officer boarded the passenger ship. He was most courteous, lowing and speaking in English He said:
 tGood evening. gentlemen. this is bad business but have to do it.'
 As the torpedo boat was so small and kept rocking and striking against the sides of the other vessel, the cap tured Englishmen had to perform a most hazardous feat in climbing down a tiny rope ladder, so thin as to be almost invisible to the passengers who watched them go into captivity with perfectly neutral but the general feel ing of the people seemed to be in favor of the Germans.
 England, however, continued Miss Rosen, was the most patriotic of all One hears nothing there but Enlist for his Ma1esty!,. and even the advertisements echo the peoples pa triotism. It is so intense that if a healthy young fellow is seen work ing any place, people will go to his employer and say, Why are you keeping this young fellow here? | ou should let him go to war Many of the employers have had to ac- tually discharge young men who did not want to go to the war because people demanded it.''
 The English women are so zeaIous that they are anxious to have their sons. and husbands go to the front. One woman with whom the Rosens became acquainted while in that country, had two sons, one seventeen and the other eighteen years of age.
 The eighteen year old son had a1- ready gone to war but the seventeen year old didn't want to enlist and his mother was disgusted to think that any son of hers should not want to go to the front.
 From the Queen down all the wo- men are taking a most active inter est in funds and providing relief for the wounded. The Rosens saw one tiny girl of four years old garbed as a nurse and sitting on a street curb holding a box into which passers-by dropped contributions for the wound ed.
 The Rosens are full of enthusiasm in their praise of Congressman Don ovan through whose untiring efforts, the State Department located them and got money to them from their people in this city. While their ex- periepces have not been so narrowing as those of many others who were abroad, they are very glad to again be at home in this city from which they have been absent more than year.
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