The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-14
Special co,,espondsnce 10 rnr SEX.

has arrived In England after two months
wanderings He tells a story which goes
far TO convince many that at least eight
months before the outbreak OF the war
Germany was making special prepara-
tons for the conflict.
From November. 1919. until after the
start OF hostilities. Pray. who Is an ex-
pert automobile nachlnist. was engaged
In reinforcing with iron the chassis OF
private automobiles 40 they could carry
machine guns. Part of the time six
other Americans worked with him.. and
IL was all done without the knowledge
OF the owners OF the motors during the
Government inspection.
His case has been called to the atten-
ton OF Ambassador Page and the man
Relief Committee.
Pray was born in Dover. y. H.. and
was working for an automobile manu-
facturer at Flint City. Mich. in Novem-
Der. 1913.
Chnssis for Machine Guns.
As illustrative of the preparations for
war which were then going on in Ger
many Pray says that the greater part
Of his work consisted In reinforcing the
chassis Of cars with iron plates strong
enough to Dear the weight OF machine
gums These alterations were made
wlthou. the owners knowledge at the
periodical Government inspection Of
automobiles. which occurs in Germany
even in peace time PRAY was not
aware at the time Of the purpose OF the
alterations. but when war broke out and
he saw the tonneaus removed and the
chassis ready for in%.tsntaneous gun
mounting understanding came to him.
AT the expiration of his six months
agreement PRAY was told that a new
one was no, necessary but that he could
remain as long as he wished and that
any time he wished TO Quit he could do
80 and he would be sent back to
America. Things went along smoothly
for pray until Iiege fel, in August. The
German. were jubilant and were gayly
talking OF a shor, war and an easy VIC.
tory. Pray was Indiscree, enough to
remark;
You NAV be able 10 beat the Bel
gians. bu, YOU haven't go, il In YOU to
h.., IN. Eny,ish aud uhan this war ia
oyer little Willie will have To look
around for another lob"
n. u,. ,oIJ 70 .shy, M" and max. M
further comments or he would and him
self I'm iail for lese majesty
along smoothly until October .. when
herr ruiz ca''eo nm INTO MS OFFICE anu
saln'
want YOU 10 gu - N'iIe"ielt Anu
"ork Oh a"'''u''''o" '' 'e 'o'e'"
nieh'
FRA! refused "hereuPoh RUIZ s"Iu
you hah Deter accept OF we ca" co'n'
pc. you 10 go
Fray Indignantly answered you
can compel me i am an american as
you kno"-
Better change your nina ursed
fultz' or Things WI he made very uh-
comfortable for YOU
TN octoper fray VAS asa'h ca''e'
into the ofice by fult% re touhu 'here
three herman oHn'ers anu MS ''!ne''''"
co!lehIue' Wyman' fu''z, speakins 70
me German oncers' sa'u'
FRAY Nhereupor one OF the w.
stepped or"ard ana said VIZ een.
Fray replied IN herman, me
then SAID 'sprechen sic Ahs"sc"e'
FRAY replied, ia
"Anslsche was me heNt uue ~
ana Fray thinking thh' II relsl'eu ~
language, not nationality. r'P''eu
ia, w~hereupon the oth'tr' %uropilIs
German, conmahded IN EhS's"' N'""
aiohg with me
Passport, Taken From Him.
,aLa, ca n,s lodgings
- u,,ad H. mad
w "s ~ -, $1,000 ,rd ,be.e
sone ." 49, 80 y, his English
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ia p"''VSnS,' he Won are c,ean
- ga h.s,dos us c,n buy those
a'~., ,,,uhara"
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a,nr..,t, vith Tho ,m.rlcau
ruos.. na,. u,h.adad since the day
~ 80 -, h.. says n.ver
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- arnar outhor,,ies ana letters
n,oh he Not. wers no, uermitted 10
80, uIs o,s, and second
80 =, T-ImnIsonm.n we're spent A,
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nn ,,raa oc.,si,rs no nas ,sk.n m
,r,n. Th. ers, was on No.
~ ~ ,,,a n, riyh, he us
oty., SOMA warm clo,hlnr in exchange
.n 80 ,rar.i,sI hy train IN comma
with two soldiers. Where he went hi
does not exactly know, as the blinds
were drawn His guards were abso'
lutely uncommunicatire either as 70