Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-03
RECEIVED H
! FROM MRS. SIMS
Still In Europe and Gives Most Inter
s,tIns Account Of European
War Conditions.

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A letter has been received by rela-
tives in this city from Mrs. NJ. w.
Sims, who is still In Europe. The
letter is 80 full OF interest, The Eagle
has secured a copy OF II, which is
here reproduced for the benefit Of our
readers:
Florence. Italy. August s, 1914
First. | must tell you how we are
situated here In Europe since war has
been declared by the Ave great
powers.
We are indeed fortunate TO have
gotten out OF Germany and Switzer.
land before war was declared. The
train we left on was the last one out
OF the country that could be used for
any purpose except TO mobilize
troops; we saw thousand and thou
sands OF splendid looking soldiers
marching away to war, and already
many OF them have given up their
lives.
We are almost cut OF from the
world here in Italy. The only way we
can get any mail from France and
England is by automobile. and that
takes a week. All trains and postal
service are used exclusively for gov.
ernmental purposes.
We are dying to get the papers. but
they are days old before they reach
Italy. You people in the United States
hear the news much sooner than
we do.
Italy says she Is going to remain
neutral. and we pray God she may
be able to do so. Italy is the only
safe place for Americans now. and
we are lucky TO be here.
A party OF Americans In Germany
who were stopping at a hotel in
Munich we're awakened one night by
a guard and told to leave Immediately.
They we're put on a train and taken
TO the border OF Switzerland, and
there put OF the train, Ave miles
away from any house. Some Of the
men walked to a farmers house and
got wagon and they all piled in and
drove TO station. and are now in the
same hotel we are.
The hotels in Switzerland all closed
because all the help had TO 90 to war.
In the hotel where We were there
were only two women left to run II.
and Of course they could not keep the
house open under the circumstances.
II is said there are fifty thousand
Americans in Italy. and God only
knows how any OF us will get home.
You know all the steamers have been
taken into service by the government.
We hear that the government in
Washington is going to send for the
Americans.
All the banks are closed. No one
can get any money. DR.. Powers. our
leader. can get no money. but he is
so well known by the hotels here In
Italy that they are willing to permit
us TO remain until something can be
done. We leave here for Rome on
August 10, and think we will remain
In Rome until We can get a steamer
for home. We will give up our trin
to Greece, for Dr. Powers does not
think II safe to go there under exist
ing circumstances.
You cannot imagine the wild excite
ment here, and they say that in Paris
the whole population has gone mad
You don't realize how France hates
Germany, and they are mad with Joy
at the prospect of fighting her, espe
cially since they have England, Rus
STA and Belgium on their side. With
the terrible modern weapons and sub
marine boats. it is said this will be
the most awful war since the dawr
of creation.
think Ray and Mr.. Mills are II