Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
REFUGEES ABOARD
LINER DOMINION
TELL TROUBLES
Steamship Docks at Wash
ington Avenue Wharf Af-
ter Uneventful Voyage
From Liverpool.

With hundreds of passengers from all
the American Line steampship Dominion
landed at the Washington avenue wharf
from Liverpool, this morning. The liner
arrived after an uneventful voyage, on
which no obstacles were encountered
mot even German cruiser" as Captain
w. e. Ingham put it.
But If the voyage of the ship was un-
eventful the experiences encountered by
many of the passengers on the continent
were different. Many of the passengers
and particularly the women, have ex-
periences of all sorts to relate.
graphic story of the occupation OF
Brussels by the German forces was told
by Miss Elizabeth Doerr, of this city,
who left Brussels day after the arriva!
of the German army there.
II shall never forget the sight" said
Miss Doerr. "One million men, like a
great rolling cloud, passed through the
city. 1t took them three days and three
nights to do 1t, and when they got through
Brussels was foraged. There was hardly
bit of food in the city. Not droD of
and warehouses were emptied by the
Germans and the palace and public
houses were occupied by the new Ger
man garrison left behind by the main
army
1T was on August 20 early in the morn
ing when we received orders that all naSs
but the German and the American flags
must be removed from sight. a short
time after the receipt of this order the
first German officer, riding on bicycle
entered the city We saw him, for en-
couragod by the report from the American
legation that the city would be sur
rendered without resistance, we TOOK u
chance and went out for a promenade.
Behind the officer came 40 cavalry men
with rifles ready to shoot if any sign oil
sniping should appear. And theh came
the real sight One million men, one huSe'
endless cloud of humanity entered the
city. 1t seems strange, but all OF theill
looked tired Many OF them seemed -
he dn2ing on their horses, and every now
ana ,hen. reused by some noise and sound
would hurrledly open their eyes ana 'ooN
about them.
PRAISE FOR BRAND WIlITLoCh'
.Greot credit Is due TO Brand Whitlock'
the American Minister to Belgium. don
know what the Americans in Brussels
would have done without his valuable
aid But that Is not all. The fact that
Brussels was saved from the fate oil
Louvain is due directly to the efforts oil
Mr.. Whitlock. On the eve of the arFiFal
NJ the German army meeting, at which
the city authorities and Mr.. Whitlock
u,ere nresent. was held in the City Hall.
II was at first suggested that the Bel
gisns defend the city TO the very last
man. but Mr.. Whitlock prevailed upon the
civil and military authorities to suFfen-
der the city. saving that it would be use
Loss 10 make any resistance since II
would be overcome and would "hiy re-
suit in great loss OF life and property,
~ am glad TO say continued MISS
Doerr, that all the art treasures OF
Brussels have been saved from seizure
by the Germans, because they had all
Been previously removed 10 England
Miss Doerr said that after leaving Brus-
sells II took her l. hours TO get 10 Ostend,
whereas the trip should not take more
than two hours. She left Philadelphia in
July and went to BRUSSELS to complete a
course in music.
PRAISES GERMAN METHODS.
Great admiration for the efficiency of
German mobilization was expressed by
Captain Frank p. Avery T. S. 4. re-
tired, who arrived from Vienna and
Munich,
Captain Avery, who resides in Wash
ington. and is veteran Of the Spanish
American war, said that the speed, effi-
cheney and marvellous precision of the
German mobilization was the admiration
of every man who knew anything about
military science. The people In Vienna
and in Munich and all Austrian and Ger
man towns We passed are simply crazy
for war. The patriotic frenzy that has
been aroused among the population Is
nothing sort Of religious enthusiasm. In
Vienna hundreds OF women were elamor-
Ing 20 30 to RaF and wanted TO join the
army"