New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-30
GERMAN WOMEN
HOBOKEN LINERS
HONOR GUESTS
Distinguished Refugees
from Kiao-ChoW Occupy
Ships Royal Suite.
NURSED WOUNDED
IN JAPANESE ATTACK
With Hospital Surgeon Corps OF
So, Are Now on Way Back
TO Fatherland.

For the first time in almost year
the regal suite aboard the Hamburg
American liner President Lincoln. tied
up at her pier in Hoboken, is again oc-
cupied. The occupants are guests Of
the imperial German government and
Of the Hamburg -American Line. They
are Frau Hedwig Meyer-Waldeck, wife
Of the imperial governor general of
the lost German province Of kiao-
chau. and her three children-Hans'
thirteen years old; Hertha, nine. and
Dagmar, seven.
Maria Won Pappenheim. wife Of the
riI,tarv attache of the German En-
bassv at Pekn, who at the head OF
small party Of adventurous Germans
set out upon a mysterious mission dur,
ing the latter part of last August ana
has not been heard from since, shares
the suite. The mission is varousIy re
ported TO have been the destruction OF
the Trans Siberian Railroad and an
expedition into the interior OF lhdla
for the purpose OF starting sedInon
among the natives against their DIM
ish masters.
Ten German army and navy sur
eeons and ffty-two members OF inc
German Sanitary Corps of the former
German protectorate complete me
party of which the two German sol
diers' wives are the nucleus. ne
women are being idolized by every
one in the party. Despite the Iact
that they have been dragged GOWN
from high positions, have !ost thelr
kof g.
have been separated from their nus
hands for an indefinite period and are
hound for the war-troubled father-
Land into a future that is none TOO
bright. they find the time and the
courace TO cheer those about them.
Women Full Of Courage.
T have not heard from my husband
since he started out last August, SAG
Frau Won Pappenheim. 81 cannot tflnK
Of him as being dead. l only think OF
him as being alive and serving the
Fathcrland'q cause" she added simply
without tremor in her voice or tear
ir her pensive eyes, although she had
been married to her husband only
hort time when the war separated
them
Frru M,eer-Waldeck knows that her
husband. the former Governor IS
prisoner Of war on the japanese lslaho
Of FornUsa.
and her children were just about TO EN-
bark on a ship 70 visit Germany when
news Of the declaration OF war was re-
ceiyod
Naturally that altered all our
MANS" she said. I'VE knew that sooner
or later our little colony would he at
tackled. and we made preparations 10
defend ourselves "a well as possible
Ki;o-Chow. the seat of the govern
ment. is not fortified, but TsinG-Tau
is a fortified place. All available men
were sent there to strengthen the Tor
tiications and prepare for the attack:
The women STAYED at home Most OF
their work consisted o. starting tenn
porary hospitals and getting supplies
and bandages ready.
"The Japanese did not let us wait
very long for their arrival. They 20
reinforced by Indian troops. Strange
ss il NAV sound, the British soldiers
who had come along from Ilentsln'
which, like Picking. has an interna-
ton garrison. were not permitted by
Tho Jananese to take part in the fight
ing. On the contrary. they were taken
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armed japanese guard
Japanese Inst 10000.
Although Frau Nj er-WaldecL did
not tell the reason why this was done
il was learned from male members OF
the party that the British troops had
been so offensive in their conduct tow
ard their allies that they had been $50
lated for their own safety.
Roth Frau Meyer-W aldeck and Frau
Won Pappenheim were in charge OF Red
Cross hospitals in Tsing-Tau.
1--WE have gained quite good deal
of experience as nurses and shall ofer
our services TO the authorities when
we get back to Germany" Frau Won
PapDenheim declared.
Surgeon Major Karl Huss, who was
in charge Of the party of surgeons ana
sanitary officers, said that sanitary
conditions were excellent IN the Tor
mer German colony.
"As soon as it became known that
war had been declared German phys
clans from all parts OF East Asia al
rived IN Kiao-Chow and offered the!r
services" Dr. Huss. who WAS the CHIEF
surgeon of the German colony, said
"In short time we had five well
eouipped field hospitals, with total
of 1000 beds at our disposal. This
preparedness on our part accounts for
the fact that the German losses were
so small during the ninety-day siege OF
the German colony. There were not
more than 200 killed and about 300
wounded. while the Japanese had be
tween 10000 and $4,000 dead aad
wounded"
All in the party expressed themselves
ss highly pleased with the courteous
treatment accorded them by the Japan
csc. They left Shanghai on May ~ for
San Francisco. and will leave for Ger.
many via Denmark tomorrow aboard
the Frederick VIII.
The surgeons. who ere trarellirg
under q safe conduct guaranteed by
the Geneva Convention. are DR.. Karl
Uuss, DR.. Hans Kittmann. DR.. George
Meyer, DR.. Schenke. DR.. Alfred Brett
haupt, DR.. SchutzeJena. DR.. Wilhelm
Dorr, DR.. Fritz Oberstein. DR.. Rudolph
Schultz and DR.. Werner Schulowski.