New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-08
GERMANS IN JUST
WAR, NACEL SAYS
EX-LabOr Chief LaudS
Teutonic PluCk-Bevy
of Singers Arrive.

Charles Nagel. who served as Secre-
tary of Commerce and Labor during
the administration of President Iait,
arrived here yesterday with his family
on the Holland America steamship
Ryndam from Rotterdam.
In July no went over TO spend the
summer in Switzerland and Germany
and did not let the war or the neon
yenicncc Of mobilization interfere with
his plans. He passed through Germany
on his way from France TO SwltHcr-
land. and after hostiiities had been
declared left Switzerland and went
back into Germany. He said nc saw
little change in the empire
The general routine Of business went
on AS usual, he said, and more men
were volunteering for service than the
General staff cared to take. Mr.. Nagcl
brought back some favorable impres-
sions of Germany, and expressed inc
belief that the people had right TO
fight in that their right TO exist rs
nation had been challenged.
THE German people did not wan.
war" he said, but when the inevitable
conflict with Russia came they were
ready for it.
Alfred Hertz. the conductor of Ger
man operas at the metropolitan opera
House, returned on the Ryndan1. lie
said tho report that many of the Ger
man singers had gone TO the front WAS
wrong. and that perhaps with the OK
ception of Carl Berger who volun-
tsrily entered the Austrian army.
full complement OF Wsgnerisn solo
lists would be on hand for the coming
season.
Also on board the Ryndam was Or.
Carl Muck, the symphony director.
Senior Segurola. the Spanish singer
of the Metropolitan Opera Company.
was passenger on the Italian steam
shin Regina dltalia. An impression
became prevalent aboard that he was
Enrico Caruso, the tenor, and Segurola
made no effort to correct i.
The singer said that the Canopic
would bring over many soloists leaving
Genoa on October 10. lie said Dinh
Gilly, the Algerian BARITONE, vas
prisoner at Prague, Renaud is fighting
at Verdun, Rothier at Rheims and that
Albert Reiss was German prisoner
in France.
Among the passengers on the steam
shin Cedric. which sailed yesterday for
Liverpool. was Colonel Samuel Hughes,
the Canadian Minister Of Militia. He
is on his way to London to confer with
the War Office regarding the dispatch
ing of Canadian troops, and VIII return
to Canada within few weeks. He said
that Canada was ready TO send 100000
men TO the front.
The French liner France sailed yes
terday for Havre on what, perhaps,
will be her last transatlantic crossing
for the winter Captain Poncciet, her
veteran master, said he had been try
ing to get command in either the
army or navy, but that his age was
against him. On his return he said he
would renew his efforts.
Mayor Mitchell, accompanied by his
wife. went TO the pier TO bid goodby
10 Mrs Robert J. Bagues, an American
by birth, but who is the wife of an
officer in the l02d French Infantry
Her husband is now at the front, and
Mrs. BsgueS will volunteer as Red
Cross nurse in the French service.
Or. David Wheeler, of Buffalo, sailed
By the same steamship. He is the first
American surgeon TO respond TO the
call Of 'le Duchess of Talleyr nd, who
asked assistance for the French medi-
cal corps. Mrs. Wheeler accompanied
her husband, and Will act as a nurse.