The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-31


Edward Robbins secretary OF tho Uni
Nersity OF Pennsylvania. who with Mrs
Robbins returned from brittany via Lon.
don and Liverpool said that many Of the
passengers had complained Of having q
nay the American embassies in Paris and
London 50 for passports when money
with them was AZ a premium, AMBUSH
dor Page. Mr.. Robbins aid. declared
through his secretary that he could not
suspend the charge even in such m
emt rgency.
y a. Naherv, n retired manager Of u
southern Pacific Railway branch and z
civil war veteran. came over with n
story OF being arrested IN ireland rs u
German spy. While waiting for the St
Paul he had decided to visit cousins a
Castle Bar, County Mayo. whom he had
never seen. The police and county au,
thortties took him for German despit,
his appeal to them to look at hts face
put him through third degree. wen,
through his hand luggage and finally lei
him go 70 face n threatening mob wait.
Ing outside tho hotel
~ w. Poneck. member Of tho I,ondor
Telief committee. who came In the steer
nee, got twenty young American womer
out or Paris he said nv urging one M
them to scream and faint n, the rnll
way station % that the crowds blocking
the gates would be distracted. The on,
selected did the iob well. The otba,
nineteen boarded the cattle cars 81 IN,
train while Paneck carried the "rointinr
on" aboard In his arms.
Some Of the anxiety n, lea.. ebou
stranded school teachers abroad was re
heved by the St Paul's arrival Four re
ported lost In the war zone who lef
brooklyn early In June. came baclt safely
ana five others ~ Pttsburg also arrived
ana rushed for n Western train. Tn,
Brooklvn four were part Of a proun n
thrty-five who began tour with Mis-,
beatrice p King Of Public School o.
Brooklyn The Pittsburg five were rount
absolutely stranded by DR. George "
Gerwig. secretary of Plttsburg's Board %
Public Education. who paid their wa,
nome with him, his son and his daughter
Brooklyn Teachers In Party.
In the Brooklyn party were louis,
Newman of Public School %. Addie r.
tltch, assistant principal OF that school
Mrs. II. c, Howard another assis,a N
principal. and Alice r. McNarry of pub
lie School 1886, The thirty-onc Others ar,
reported to be well cared for. DR. Ger
wig found his teachers In Vienna. Rer
lin and other cities. He Intended Il
study German industrial education. bu
got NJ far as Frankfort Dr. Gerwii
sald ne neard mat two 90 hOOlS In Pitts
burg would remain closed IL SOM Of TIN
teachers did not get back
The Rev, Father George V. Burns an,
Father NJ. q. Wall of Dansvlle an,
Rochester respectively. who were witt
McGrane tourists, had one OF the las
audiences with Pope Plus on July %
Father Wall said they could not ge
milk in Paris when they got there from
Lucerne on August 3. because II was re
ported that the Germans had poisoned II
Police Lieutenants Collins and Sum
mers, who arrived In the steeraFe OF the ~
Paul, had gone over To get Nine. Antol
nette Bonner. better known as the "dia
mond queen" wanted in connection wit
5000. O00 diamond robbery in Maidel
Lane on October Al, 1913. They did no
get her because the red tape" allowe
the war 10 suspend extraditions. but the
got trimmed" themselves by pair q
French officers. who had arrested Nine
Bonner and locked hcr up in the Cher
bourge iail. where she still is. tn
French officers invited the New Yorker
to the best cafe in Paris and then lc
| them pay the damages.
| Arthur Williams of tho American Mu
scum of Safety and the Edison Compn ny
who helped 10 mine New York harbor 1
| Spanish war times Miss Margaret An
/ drews OF New York and Prof Sam I
| Sloan also arrived on the St Paul