New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-30

Coruans saw 20 it that no one got OF,
tho ,rain further than foot touche"
IN the platform which 70 some ger
gates will be story 20 reia'e " '"'''
peaceful grandchildren.
Wi,h only one diner attached, ~ to'H
the entire evening 10 feed the Pug ny
The fifth table sat down at ii cloch'
ma the train rumbled through bremen.
a new officer appeared in the diner a,
,bia noint. a lieutenant OF young ana
, ,ia anpearance, who had relieved
,ho major AZ Hamburg. He looked the
,.'nicaI German officer in his spiked
helmet which many curious delegate
crowded around 10 examine ana 70 see
how |they themselves looked IN one.
Through il all the Lieutenant KEEP
GOOD natured. Perhaps such had Deeh
The food contributed very mucn 70
,be favorable impression OF Oermany
carried away by the pilgrims; ihers
uas Munich beer, there was darH %,
,ostv war bread. and fish and eggs ano
snlendidlv cooked There was no me"'
and only milk for the coffee, but there
raq plenty Of everything. linen the
6ftv-fot. r-odd persons with sieepers az
s;gnod went TO bed for few hours
Leon MANY Of the others sat ano
lang in the diner 70 entertain the heu-
tenant.
Delegates Checked ON.
7, was nearly 3 o'clock in the morn
ing when the train pulled INTO pen
tbeim the German frontier station OF
Tho Dutch border, and deboucned its
nilorims and luggage into the hsnds o.
fve or six soldiers Of the landsturm'
rbo stood stolidly by in their blue UNI
forms and inverted coal-scuttle mats
Tho delegates were shown INTO CO..
ridor where they saw yellow iSn'ed
dining room at the far end, ana nat
urally they gravitated that way. A huge
soldier with a little pencil laooriousIy
checked I'D each person as he passed
There was no checking, however, oil tne
number Of rolls and cups Of coffee tnat
were annihiated by the traYel-"orh
seekers after peace.
An hours wait and the Dutch special
was ready. Several Of the delegates
dog-tired. had fallen asleep IN lmpoS,,
.sibie places and had 20 be pushed and
pulled aboard. Before Jenkin Lloyd
Jones, erstwhile leader Of the band
loft the station he gathered his pi!.
grims abou. him, made a speech OF
thanks 70 the lieutenant for his cour-
.esy and led three American CHEERS Tor
that soldier. He then insisted upon
the lieutenant standing on a chair and
making q speech in his limited English.
81 am not responsible for the ar
rangements." said the officer, so do
not thank me. But | will say | wish
you all success in that which you are
striving to accomplish" Mere cour-
tesy? could not fathom II. As the
train RULED on into the darkness and
out of Germany. the officer stood at az
tention and waved goodby. few
dreary hours and the sun arose on
the windmills and canals OF Holland.
Then the passports were returned to
their owners by the expedition manage
ment
Only few glimpses Of war rewarded
those who watched assiduously through
the night. and those came with dra-
matte suddenness. Once troop train
was shunted by "a silent train with
only a few faces at the windows the
faces of men ignorant that they were
looking at trainload Of paciiists from
the United States. Again we passed a
lighted train on a siding which had a
red cross on every car and gllmpses OF
nurses through the windows.
At a short halt before reaching the
frontier. a barren lookinfg building
turned out 10 be a night hospital. |
learned from a lone individual who
stood on the platform and wore red
cross armband. II was used 10 keep the
wounded overnight and send them on
the next morning. and also to provide
a place for immediate operations, espe-
ciaily amputsting.
The special train took the Amsterdam
route. and after a 50-minute halt there,
steamed into The Hague about noon. A
gracious reception committee was az
the station with hot bouIllon and cakes
and girls ready to aid the pilgrims in
every way. A member OF Parliament,
Mr.. Fred Knobel, was present. and.
speaking unofficially. welcomed the
party 10 the home town of peace.