New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-03
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onsnge Of clothes until Tuesday. all
tie stores being closed. Speaking Of
her journey here Mrs. Hartman said:
1.-TWO days ago we left Carlsbad on
the last train out from there. We left
many Americans msrooned in Calls
bad Some Of them thought II would
he possible for them 10 get out by an
tonioblc. and 80 were not quite real
ling their position when the German
government stopped the running OF
trains. But all automobiles arc being
conEScated by the Germany army 1u-
thoriticS, and it makes no difference
whether the machines are owned By
Americans or not Those who arc in
Carlsbad now will have 20 stay tnere
until the war is over.
"When we reached Paris we saw AM
bassador MyTon T. Herrick and he ad-
vised our getting away Immediately.
Our first trouble was that we could
hire nothing 70 carry our baggage 20
the Care du Nord. At last we got six
horse drawn cabs. AZ the station we
found baggage piled mountains high.
Before we had time TO do anything we
were hurried on the train. which was
racked and late.
AT the coast we found, as we feared,
that all our baggage and our two
maids we're not on the train. There is
no telling what will happen to that
mountainous pile Of baggage, and /
am most distressed about the girls,
for. OF course. they have not much
money with them"
Americans Crowd Embassy.
The embassy was crowded all day
long with Americans. some appealing
for money. saying the banks would
not cash checks and nobody else would
accept them; others saying they were
not able TO remain indefinitely await
ing the boats. Their anxiety has been
increased by the report. confirmed by
the Cunard company, that the Maurc-
tania, which sailed from Liverpool
yesterday. Will be recalled If Great
Britain becomes involved in the war.
Embassy officials were able 20 give
some little hope and encouragement.
They referred TO the fact that Con-
gress is passing a bill TO put foreign
built steamships under the American
flag. and to the suggestion that naval
United States transports may be sent
TO take home refugees.
This did not prevent a meeting be-
ing called at the Grand Hotel this
morning, at which Americans formed
a committee TO take steps to protest,
through the embassy, TO the United
States government. against being LETT
marooned here indefinitely. Americans
at other hotels will join in this move
ment. it is expected.
c. F. Brewster, Of Cleveland, who IS
staying at the Hotel Cecil, having got
out OF Paris on Friday after serious
difficulties. considers that the United
States is bound to provide accommoda-
lions so that the 10000 Americans on
this side can return to America. Dir.
Brewster declares he never IN his HE
heard such bloodcurdling yells as rent
the air when Paris went wild over the
prospect of war. He pitied the Ameri-
cans left there.
As Mr.. Brewster told OF his expert
ences a crowd gathered about him IN
the hotel lobby. Many among them
have shared in the same fate. All be-
lieve that demand should be made AZ
once through the embassy for the
United States government to relieve
the situation OF the seriousness OF
the position of many here there IS no
question.
Their Daughter in Berlin.
Among those who besieged the en-
bassy were Mr.. and Mrs. L. Z. Selby,
of Los Angeles, who just arrived from
Germany by way of Paris. They left
Paris last night, and had nerve
racking trip. They were enlisting the
help of the embassy TO get some IN
formation as to their daughter, who Is
studying in Berlin.
Kingston j. Gardiner. Of New YORK
arrived from Berlin last night on the
boat from Ostend. after journey full
of adventures. He, too, has lost all
his baggage. He left Berlin Friday
noon. lie was compelled TO leave all
/ his heavy baggage on the German side
/ of the Belgian frontier, and had "a
walk from the German train across
the boundary line to Belgian tram
He has no hope of ever seeing his
/ trunks again.
Other Americans are in the same
/ FIX None could realize that the dis
aster was coming so swiftly or that
/ thew would be interfered with. Ger
many. they say, was completely under
i military control Friday midnight, de-
spite the official statement that the or.
ders for mobilization were not issued
until eighteen hours later.
Mr.. Gardiner said: IL reached Der
lin from London a week ago to-day or
business. The city was already in the
throes Of war excitement. There was
trouble Sunday night, caused by some
anti-war socialists. That increased
on Monday, when collision occurred
in Inter den Linden between some
socialists singing the 'Marseillaise
and loyalists who were singing Die
Waeht am Rhein.' Many heads were
broken before the police managed tC
separate the mobs.
Saw Berlin Riot.
"On Tuesday night was outside thu
Hotel Bristol, in Inter den Linden
and saw Q crowd of thousands OF PEG