New Britain herald., 1916-09-28
COMES lS,00O MILES, FINDS MOTHER DYING

AlOlS0l HUH luuld DQuuCu0u
 ARRESTED IN AFRICA Returned Missionary and Big Game
 Hunter Now at Mothers Bedside in
 Waterbury-Pared Potatoes in De-
 tention Camp in India.
 After travelling 1S,O0O miles in the record time of 69 days, Rev. Frederick H. Kreiger, the local clergyman who went from the Peoples church to Nairobi, British East Africa, about ten years ago and over a year ago was arrested by the British govern ment because of his German1c birth, has arrived at the home of his Wife and sister at 48 Camp street. Sweet as was his homecoming the meeting with his wife, whom he had not seen in two years, and his sister and other relatives, whom he had not seen In a decade, there was a cloud of sor- row for the returned missionary when he learned that his aged moth CT is critically i'll and probably dying at her home in Waterbury. Accord ingly, MT. Kreiger has hastened to her bedside.
 Was With Roosevelt.
 The adventures of MT. Kreiger are known to many in this city. He left her about ten years ago, going to British East Africa as a missionary A few years ago he returned home and when he again returned to Africa he took his wife with him. She re- turned home a couple of years ago. MT. Kreiger is a big game hunter of world wide reputation and when Theodore Roosevelt took his trip into the heart of Africa MT. Kreiger was one of his party. During the past couple of years Mr. Kreiger has not been actively engaged in the mission ary field, but has been in business with a friend in East Africa and also conducted business of his own, that of shooting big game and selling it to the British government for meat At the time the European war broke out MT. Kreiger was in the jungle getting meat for the government, but on his return to the town he was placed under arrest in pursuance to a fFleral order issued by the govern ment that all German subjects be ar rested Although his friends in Ar rica knew he was nc spy, the order had to be obeyed and he was not even permitted to return to his place of business or to his home to collect his clothes or other personal property.
 Fares Potatoes for Months.
 He was taken to 9 British detention camp in India and there he remained for one year. Strong influence from this country was brought to bear, showing that he was not the Ger man that the government thought him to be. Local men swore to affidavits concerning him. Governor Marcus Holcomb wrote in his behalf and Theodore Roosevelt added his sigma ture to the petition to have him re- turned to this country.
 When it became apparent that MT. kreiger was to be released a friend sent him twenty pounds ($100,) but he never received it. However the British government furnished him with transportation to San Francisco and relatives sent him money for the ticket from there to New Britain
 Regarding the detention camp, MT. Kreiger says that the British govern 1nent treats it's prisoners fairly well, but there were times when there was hardly enough to eat. For three months he said, he did absolutely nothing but pare potatoes and from this occupation his hand became so he feared at one time that he might lose the use of it. The Ger man prisoners would not permit him to converse with them in English and this was hardship inasmuch as he was only about four years old when he came to this country from Germany and consequently is not very fluent talker in that tongue.
 When he was discharged from the detention camp MT. Kreiger, knew nothing of it until an officer told him 70 prepare to go home. With the khaki clothes that he wore, he was put aboard a ship bound for this country, leaving India on July 29 It was not until he reached San Fran cisco that he was able to buy a new outfit.
 Many Narrow Escapes.
 Regarding his private life in Af- rica MT. Kreiger speaks with interest, particularly regarding his big game hunting. He has had many narrow escapes and exhibits countless scars c bout his body in proof thereof At one time he shot a lion but failed to see the ioness approaching. The beast leaped upon him and as he threw up his arm to protect his throat her teeth crunched through the flesh to the bone. A trusty native guide discharged a gun into the air and the sudden noise startled the ioness into loosening her hold. At that instant Mr Kreiger rolled over a ledge into a deep ravine and the lioness, with
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