Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-07
GERMANY MOVES ALONG AS
IF COUNTRY WERE AT PEACE
Marcus Braun New York Editor Found Not Trace of Sol
der-streets Were Lighted at Night and Cay in Contrast
to London's Gloom, He Says.

Marcus Braun. publisher OF Fai
PLAY. New York monthly magazine
in its November number gives the
following interesting account of his
recent travels in Europe:
when / was about to leave the
Hotel Bristol at Berlin. to take the
train for Rotterdam and thence re-
s8arn to the United States, little over
two weeks ago. / was stopped in the
lobby of the hotel by Prince Arthur
sof Schleswig Holsteln, who, N the
snresence of the pretty well-crowded
hobby, addressed me as follows:
Mr.. Braun, Will you please do me
sthe favor and upon your arrival IN
New York make the following state
sIiaent for me, that I, Prince Arthur
sof Schleswig Holstein, an Englishman
sby birth and education, first cousin
of King George of England, a nephew
of the late King Edward VII. and a
,grandson of the late Queen Victoria,
fam panied, Disguised and shocked at
the reports in the British and Amerl-
eean newspapers about this war in
general and about the attitude to-
ward Germany in particular
81 promised the prince of royal
blood to fulfil his desire and without
amy further comment will proceed to
have seen and OF what l have heard
sduring my FIVE weeks sojourn in the
swar-stricken countries of Europe.
8 MY trip to Europe, which began
September 9, when I left New York
on the S. S. sMauretania,' was actu-
aated by d burning desire to discover
IN the first place whether my native
country Hungary, together with its
Austrian and German allies, had
really become so barbarous as to be
ian active and tacit partner In the
atrocities, reported through the Amer
sican press, committed on defenseless
women and children, and also whether
Russia and Servia have become so
good during the last few years so as
no justify not only the alliance with
THE two civilized and cultivated ma
sfions like France and England, who
sight their battles. but also to deserve
the apparent unqualified and hearty
Support of the entire American press.
4 also wanted to see with my own
ieyes whether my countrymen, the
sHungarians. together with the Aus
strians and Germans, are not only
bleeding on the battlefield. but also
starving at home, and whether 1 shall
have to get used to the idea Of regard
ing my native land as part Of Russia
ser Servia, because sNme such con-
sfingency was Indicate clearly in the
reports and the so-called victories in
the newspapers which 1 read before
my leaving for Europe.
= War Scenes Not In Germany.
3 During my short trip through Hol-
Hand to the German border 1 first no.
ficed that there was war; armed mill
fary camps at every station, trains
running behind schedule time to such
an extent that a usual three hours
trip took fourteen hours, poor accom-
snodations, high price of foodstuffs
and a general condition of excite
ment, strongly felt by inquistive for
eign visitors, who in going about the
country were repeatedly held up and
were asked to show their passports
and give an explanation as to the ma
ture of their business.
E However, when reached the Ger
man border near Bentheim / could
hardly believe my eyes; not a trace
of a soldier except a lone gendarme
5vho politely asked every passenger
for his passport, over which he hardly
glanced, and a number of custom
house officers. who hardly had any
baggage opened, but simply were sat
asfied with the statement given by
the travellers that there was nothing
10 be declared. Coupled with this /
Found a very good express through
train. with an excellent dining-car
Service which brought me In less than I
eight hours from Bentheim to Ber- /
lin. hardly one hour more than the !
schedule time of the faster train be-
fore the war. and If 1t would not have
been for the fact that from time to
time wounded soldiers came into the
train at junction stations and for the |
excellent arrangements made by the |
various societies. the Red Cross So
ciety and others, caring for the
wounded soldiers at the stations, one
could have hardly noticed to be in a