Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-12

glad to keep the pictures in order to
make reproductions and drawings from
| them. And these they will send to all
parts of the army. The French have been
so extremely secret about their airships
that the Germans have very little infor-
nation about them. So these picures are
a material aid.
DAILY Paper" Launched.
"For the first time yesterday our little
paper, American Notes in Munich, app ear
ed as daily. 1t was Dr. Bisselrs idea
to have daily publication of it and he
consulted Ebert F. Baldwin. an Ameri-
can editor about it. He approved very
much Of the plan and has offered to take
entire charge of it. By this means the
5000 Americans in Munich can keep IN
formed of the daily events. all authentic
war news being translated and put into
condensed form The paper will appear
every evening. A number OF young col
lege fellows have volunteered to distribute
it. 1t sells for 30 pfennigs a copy. What
ever money there is beyond the running
expenses of the paper, 1s to De appneo 70
the Red Cross fund. l will keep the papers
on file and send them to you when can
August 13-Munich Is quiet as one
could wish. quite different from the re-
ports We have of Berlin. 1t is most IN
comfortable there for all English-speak-
ing people. The mob element cannot dls-
tinguish between English and Americans,
SO it is really unsafe for Americans TO
appear on the streets. The German gov.
eminent is doing all it can to protect
them, and we heard today that LOCO were
to be sent from Berlin to Rotterdam on
special trains. where they were to await
boats to take them to America.
The first prisoners of war to reach
Munich are thirty Frenchmen, who are
to be brought here tonight. Most of
them will he put in the fields to help
gather the harvest. Two hundred Rus
sian prisoners are at work in the hay
fields in north Germany now.
Suffer Depression. .-o
august IA. Is: We have been pos
sessed by a feeling of great depression
the past two days. There has been no
news especially disquieting, but all feel
that a great encounter is imminent.
Americans have thrown themselves,
heart and soul. into the organizing OF
the American Red Cross work, and the
committee on relief for the poor, with
their assistants. have already given
help to a great number of people. The.
daily issue of the American Notes gives
g. record of what is being cone. Ihe
Notes" will tell you also what war
news we are receiving from day to day.
IAN extra come out last night to an
nounce that the Bavartan government
will send special trains north and
accommodate American passengers.
This means that many Americans Will
now be leaving Munich. 1t will take
away many efficient workers in the
American charities that have been
started. We are inviting a number of
people to tea tomorrow-about thirty.
This will be our last chance of seeing
some of the friends who are leaving
soon. l shall try to send this journal
letter to you by some one who expects
soon to sail for the United States.
august 16: a report has come of a
terrible battle that has been raging
since Friday night near Nancy. The
gloom and suspense are extreme. Our
apprehensions the past few days have
not been groundless. Oh. may this be
the last terrible conflict. Can no one
intervene? Can nothing end this hor-
rible war?
our tea this afternoon was pleasant,
but there was feeling of sadness in
US all. President and Mrs. Garfield of
Williams College and their two sons
and daughter were among those who
PauTs school days. All who were at tea
are leaving here within few days.
wish some of them were going to
Washington so you could hear direct
~ of us, but as yet know of no one
going there.
Americans Start Home.
aug usS AhC MOI SPCSihA ~ saAAi
for American passengers leaves tonight
So 1 shall put this letter in two
separate envelopes and give it to our
American friend. who is hoping to sail
for the United States Saturday. If the
letter is opened and read by any Of
Germany's- enemies, then it will never
reach you, but 1 trust that will not
happen. AS read it over it does not
sound ike -.y ordinary self. but these
are not ordinary times and ones heart
is so full and ones thoughts are SO
big. that there are no words to express
them.
Perhaps you may think 1t worth
while to rewrite this daily account
of mine and send it to some magazine
or paper-that is, if not too much al
ready has been printed of this kind.
AS I said before we have no idea how
much you in the United States know
of the trouble over here. We are all
we'll Indeed none Of us has stopped
to think how we are. We expect to
stay here in Munich and trust nothing
" ill happen to force us. to leave.
Munich is certainly as safe place
now to. stay in as one could find in
Europe.
II will keep up my Journal and send
it to you when / can. DIR. Bissell is
much absorbed in the work that has
been started. He spends a large part
CT each day at the American library,
which is the headquarters for all of it
He Is the treasurer of the Red Cross
and relief funds