The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-15

must have been made by friend
OF theirs, who was at the front and
couldn't be reached. Mr.. Farley was
released from prison. but had TO be
In his hotel at a certain hour every
night, and was closely watched.
Finally they told him he could go.
and he lost no time In getting out OF
Germany.
Il heard or a woman and her
daughter who were examined so
closely and so impertinently that
they lost their tempers. and one OF
them said: mo gentleman would
treat us like this" They We're sent
to prison, and Ambassador Gerard
said that he didn't know how he was
going to get them out.
IL was told OF another examlna.
ton. in Vienna. in which the exu:nin-
ing officer forced two American wo-
men to strip, and later pointed them
out to his friends In the hotel. and
laughed at them"
Mr.. Pearson was not near enough
war.
~ saw a regiment leave Berlin.
he said Nearly every soldier had
flowers, and IL was pitiful to see wo-
m en- with babes in their arms trudG
ing along beside the regiment, 10
stay with their husbands as long as
they could.
1.-THE comparatively few men on
the streets of the German cities is
noticeable, especially when one sees
the tn onsing cities of Italy.
There are very few Americans
Germany | was told that a great
many thought it wise TO leave the
country, after the sinking OF the
usitania. But / saw few indica.
tionc Of illfeeling for Americans. |
was told OF an American family that
/ had bought supplies OF Munich
/ tradesman for g. long time. lie had
/ treated them with marked courtesy,
but when last they were there to
purchase an order. he had waved
they away angrily, refused to wait
ON them, and turned them over 10
/ clerk. He would not even take
/ their money, but insisted that they
hand II to one Of his employees.
Prices have gene up. but they
have risen all over Europe. In Der.
J lin. | got a meal consisting of soup
fish, beef, a saddle of venison. vege
tables, etc, for five marks, includin 2
the tip (abLut sl.25.) or course. the
bread supply has been cut of. Yor
can't get bread without a bread
ticket. When | arrived. each person
had an allowance of $50 grams {
day"
Mr. Pearson produced bread
ticket. with a perforated margin. II
10 squares, each square emitting the
holder TO % grams Of bread. The
bread comes in the form Of roll
about the size of an ordinary Vienno
roll. II Is made Of wheat, rye and
potato -four. The allowance has now
been cut 70 $50 grams day. Since
this bread is the chief food of the
poorer classes. their ration has been
materially reduced.
lon the way over. our ship, al
soon as she get near the war zone
hung out very bright lights" SAT-
Mr.. Pearson. Her name was print
cd in huge, conspicuous letters oil
her side. Returning, on an Italian
stea mer our lights were very din
until we had passed Gibraltar. Thu
ships lights t.cre purple, and coulc
not be seen at any great distance
In the Mediterranean, we passed
several British war vessels. trans
ports bound for the Dardanelles."
Mr. Pearson thinks that German
is beaten. Orders have been issues
10 the newspapers not to print cas-
ualty lists. The women of Berli
have held an anti.war parade. h
says. They are trying to save tn