Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-10
TEUTONS SILENT
AS PEACE TRAIN
IS RACING PAST
Ford Special Shoots Through North
western Germany at High Speed
in Darkness and Crowds
Make No Sound,
SOLDIERS SEEN EVERYWHERE
Uniformed Men and Nurses Greet
View of Delegates All Along
the Line.
EXPEDITION AT THE HAGUE

Ear 6Ol1lUN Al The HAGUE
THE HAGUE, Jan. 9.-(vla Lon
don, Five weeks after its de-
parture from New York the Ford
peace expedition reached The Hague
yesterday. Members of the party
plan to begin Immediately the work
of spreading the peace propaganda.
The trip from Copenhagen. in
special train through Germany,
touching Lubbock, Hamburg and
Bremen, was filled with impressive
suggestions of war At the inn
portant stations the American peace
advocates passed trainloads of sol
diers bound for the front and Red
Cross nurses in hospital coaches.
The progress of the expedition through
Germany was watched by silent crowds
except at one place where German lieu-
tenant lifted his helmet and wished sue
cess to the project.
Trip Made In Dark.
The entire trip over German territory
was made after dark.
Arriving at the German port OF warne-
muende in a ferryboat from Denmark,
the Americans. with the Norwegian.
Swedish and Danish delegates, were met
by special train The train. which was
provided by special permission OF the mill
itary authorities. stood on the dock sur
rounded by soldiers. As the peace ad
vocates stood on the platform in the dusk.
In drizzling rain, they were selected one
by one as their names were called end
permitted to 80 aboard the train. Then
the train was locked and started quickly
Tor the trip across northwestern Ger
many.
After awhile the military guards on the
train relaxed the rules and permitted the
travellers TO look out of the windows In
the brilliantly lighted stations at Lubbock
hamburg and Bremen the pilgrims
caught their first glimpses of military
activity.
Nurses ON the Platforms
groups of Red Cross nurses were seen
On the platforms; soldiers were leaning
OUT OF the windows of incoming and out.
going trains the familiar gray-coated
1erman Officers were pacing back and
iorth and frequently a crowd OF civilians
anticipating the passing OF the expedI-
tlon' hurried for closer inspection of the
train.
evidence of the war was not missing
irom' the train itself. Only one dining
car was provided for the 300 travellers
The railroad employees explained that au
the dining cars were being used 10 traps-
port wounded.
Posted In the cars were printed ro,too.
calling upon the public to eat sparingIv
ana not waste food. One of these notices
gave ten rules, admonishinR tho neonlo
TO cook potatoes with skins on. save
the scraps OF bread and abstain from
meat. -'''''
Another notice was to the effect tbat
when the train was passing over bridges
or through tunnels, the windowa and
doors should be locked because apIes op
occasion had thrown bombs with the
purpose of destroying the railroad.
Train Speeds Fast.
Atter leaving Hamburg, and while an
proachins the western fighting zone. the
tram was Kept at its highest speed and
the usual stops at the smaller stations
were omitted. The crowds at some OF
these stations indicated that the people
along the railroad had been Informed
OF the coming Of the expedition. Yet
the spectators everywhere viewed the
train silently
one enlivening incident, however. oc-
Cured at Bentheim, near the Holland
frontier There. near the end OF the
trip through Germany, all the members
OF the expedition were to have been
searched. but the authorities, through the
lieutenant In charge OF the train. an
nounced that the searching had been set
aside.
The travellers crowded into the little
station restaurant at o'clock in the
morning and began cheering. Rev. Jen-
kin Lloyd Jones OF Chicago thereupon
mounted chair and thanked the Ger
man authorities. He explained the pur-
pose of the peace expedition.
Wishes Success of Project.
Cries came for a speech from the Ger
man lieutenant. He finally mounted
the chair. lifted his helmet and said:
Il hope your project will meet with
success"
More cheering rang through the little
country station. Later the Holland
customs officers, who crossed the border
TO meet the expedition announced that
the Dutch government waived extradi-
tion and welcomed the members Of the
party to Holland. Long before day
light the train crossed the border and
was speeding toward The Hague.
Within a week the officials OF the peace
mission expect to select the members of
the peace board that is TO remain at The
Hague, The other members OF the ex-
pedition will start on their return TO the