New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-10
danger lurking near.

About l o'clock we began to approach
Cranenburg, the frontier station. NY
nervousness was not lessened by the
sight of the armed German infantry
men. in their colorless, nearly invisible
field uniforms, guarding, as II were
the gates to the Promised Land. Inc
train stopped, and everybody was or
dered out. By this time there was
only a handful Of passengers, among
whom | seemed to be the only hated
foreigner. That is why, | suppose, all
the suspicion was centred on me. Hav-
iry been warned by friends that, TO
pass beyond, passengers must be as
nearly free from WORLDLY goods as pill
grims vending their way TO their heav-
enlv home, | had brought with me only
q bag. from which | had extracted my
camera and printed or written matter
all particularly prohibited in any
successful war-waging country. Alas!
in my handbag telegram ana the copy
of an article | had written had been
overlooked Cor, shall ! coniide that
perhaps the oversight was not sc IN
advertent after all. since | was ms,
/ chievous enough to wonder what would
happenO.
The German Third Degree.
After carefully scrutinizing my pass
port. the head officer, who was EVIL
/ IDENTIFY not in service dress, 90 he was
ouite gorgeous in his hussar's brilliant
/ blue uniform, with much silver BRAID
dangling about, asked me had been
TO England. And why was ! going TO
/ Germany? My reply that was about
TO visit in Wiesbaden was met with
polite request for proof. How was ne
TO know that was true? lhereupon'
luckles5ly for me, artless.y opened my
/ handbag. Hello, what's this And ne
bounced upon the telegram. rom
fopdoni What for and who from ??
III admit it was puzzhng, Tor II was
from London, and II did ask me some
thing about Germany, and the fact tnat
a perfectly innocent American had sent
II was not written al over IT. | really
am not surprised that he was non
rlussed at this tangible evidence OF my
ineligibility 20 enter the sacred pre-
cincts. In order to try 10 help him
ont. | offered my inofensive article on
the recent womans congress "a proof
of my harmless intentions.
All this time the engine was putting
impatiently outside. and | had visions
of the train steaming off without me.
In fact. the officer did say I'd have to
wait until he could wade through the
article, ana thereD! miSo 'he H"'"' ~
finally he offered to hold il up with
The Telegram, promising to send them
70 me later. He also helped himself
10 the English and French newspapers.
DAYS old. bought at Rotterdam that
morning. for reading on the train. In
no well regulated war raging country
may newspapers come in without pass
ing tho censor And so, with ma
iestic sweep Of the hand. was ushered
on the train and rolled away into the
land OF the blessed.
All So Well Regulated.
What were my eyes looking TO see
there? Having been under the influ-
ence of the French press up to Deem
her. and Of the American since that
time. | was prepared. Of course, to
find Germany downhearted. OF course,
knew she was making bluff at being
lust the opposite; had been told that
Rerlin and the beaten tracks were kept
up as show places TO hoodwink the few
I eiect allowed TO gaze upon the scene.
hut here, on this route. behind the
scenes. as il were, surely the true
state Of things would be reflected. In
stead of the extraordinary order which
always strikes one on entering Ger