The Prescott daily news., 1914-09-25
J. l.. WILMETH TELLS
 OF THE WAR ZONE
Arkansan Who Distributed the Mil lions for Uncle Sam to Stranded Americans Gives Some
 of Experiences.

to Berlin are recited in a letter to his wife, dated September 1. by James L. Wilmeth, chief clerk of the treasury department and disubursing officer of the great American relief fund carried by the warship Tennessee. MT. Will meth IS an Arkansan, from Prescott. who was honored with this post of high responsibility. He reports his return to London, the tremendous vol tune of work entailed by the relief ac tivities and his consequent fatigue.
 His trip into Germany was the sub Ject of keen observations by Mir. Will meth. He was remarkably impressed and greatly surprised, especially by what met his eye in the city of Berlin The magnificance of Berlin struck him most forceably. Interested by his new surroundings he seized every opportu- nifty to look about him.
 "We left The Hague, Holland, at o'clock Saturday afternoon, August 22," he writes, land reached Berlin at ' o'clock Sunday morning. The train on which we travelled was pro- vided by the Dutch and German gov ernments. It makes express time, not withstanding the large movement of soldiers that is being made over the German lines. We were told that it would take us thirty-six hours to make the trip, but it did not.
 'I was never more surprised in my life at anything than I was at the city of Berlin I think, almost with out exception it is the finest and most substantial city that 1 have ever wis ited It is beautiful indeed; has a distinct type of architecture that abounds everywhere.
 Much Fine Statuary.
 "The city is full of fine statuary, and one large park is as beautiful as anything l ever saw. 1 saw the Ger man capitol building; also the royal palace, where Emperor William lives also the palace of the crown prince. All are magnificent structures.
 q attended services on Sunday af- ternoon in the great church where Emperor William worships; it is call ed the Don. I assume the seating ca pacity is about 5000 It has magni- ficent organ. 1 was particularly i'm pressed with the reverence of the Ger man people and the manner in which they conducted themselves during the hours of worship.
 "The house was crowded; even the aisles were full of people standing. Notwithstanding all this, it was so quiet could hear the slightest noise. thought of our own services, while l was in this royal church, and could not help contrasting the church building and its fine statuary and ornaments with our modest simple little chapel.
 "I parted with the rest of our com pany at Berlin, and came back to Hol- land with the national director of the Red Cross. We were about twenty eight hours in coming back over the same distance that we had done in quite half the time in going.
 q came out on a refugee train L :-:... so0 Ac,ar;cap citizapS If was pleasing sight to see them on the train, after having been tied up so long. We found 2,000 Americans in Berlin who had been unable to get away. We arranged for one train each day until they all had been brought out. That will mean about weeks time to move the number there. But as other people are coming in, 1t will require these trains for some time to come.
 "I stopped at the Hotel Adion, in Berlin, which is patronized largely by Americans. l saw some people there whom had met before in the States. All told, spent two rather pleasant days in the great German capital; saw quite bit of it, notwithstanding we had great deal of work to do.
 Taxicab Fare is Cheap.
 "Taxicab fare is so cheap in Berlin that one can afford to ride around the city without going to much expense; and we used this means. We were wined and dined quite extensively while in Berlin.
 q am glad to get back to The Hnnne where the great peace confer