The Jones County news., 1916-06-01
Amazing Thoroughness With
Which Travellers Are Han
died at Border.
S0LES RIPPED FROM SHOES
Fountain Pens Emptied and Probed,
Clothes Carefully Examined Un-
der Rays of Powerful Light
Many Questions Asked.


German thoroughness more amazing
than the search to which travellers
have to submit on entering Germany.
This border search is described in a
London newspaper by correspondent
of the Russian paper Reich, who has
Just performed the feat OF entering
Germany at Warnemunde and staying
some time in Berlin. He says:
THE passengers are taken on shore
in single file and directed to shed.
We enter a large compartment parti-
toned of by wooden bars into Sc
ries of long stalls. Our passports are
taken away from us and we are ad-
mitted one by one into the next COM
partment through a special door.
Bombarded With Questions.
81 am admitted into small room,
where, behind the counter, are three
German officers, lieutenant and two
subs.
"At first come the usual questions:
Manner Where? Why2' and then,
What is your profession?'
Il name certain branch of busi-
ness which | chose to represent.
"'You are going to Germany on
business?'
Eyes.
"'With what firms and in what
towns do you intend doing businessT
Il give the names and addresses of
few firms
"An energetic lieutenant reaches
from one of the numerous shelves a
directory and checks my statement.
"'Gut. Where have you been liv-
ing recently?
Il give the name Of neutral coun-
try.
How long have you lived there?'
Il reply.
"And whence are you proceeding
from Germany?
q name town in another country.
And what is your permanent ad-
dress?'
Il again give reply.
without saying word the lieu
tenant hands to the captain few
Baedekers. | recognize their red
bindings.
You say you have lived so many
years at N? Can you tell me where
you lived there?'
Il name street and the number OF
a house which l know to exist in N,
but where | have never lived.
"'You know of course the street Y?
Can you tell me what the square at
the end of 1t is called?'
Il give the necessary reply. I have
to tell the whereabouts of the post
office, the palace, such and such a
theater, shops and statues.
"'Now will you follow me- says one
of the lieutenants, and guides me to a
corridor, along both sides Of which
run cubicles. We enter one Of the
cubicles.
Soles Ripped OF.
"TWill you have the goodness to
undress but, first of all, please take
off your boots. The lieutenant takes
the boots and hands them over to a
soldier.
"Have no fear. We shall rip them
open and take off the heels, but we
will sew them up again and return In
good condition
"All my body, right down to my fee'
and nails, is carefully inspected by
means of an electric lamp. The lining
of my suit is all ripped open, but is
not sewn up again. The contents oi
my pockets are carefully examined
The lieutenant takes his glasses and
looks through my passport opens my
watch, looks at its mechanism. reads
the trade mark OF the manufacturers
and then takes my fountain pen, pourf
out the ink, and probes Its inside with
hatpin.
what can one hide thereT
asked.
Have you never seen pendants
rings and other things? You hold
them up to the light, and through 9
tiny little point you see highly mag
niffed views of cathedrals, OF noun
tains, or OF towns, etc. Well. you car
do the same with any document-re
duce it photographically and carry I
at the bottom OF your fountain PEN
"My boots were brought In, and
| indeed, on the soles one could see new
neat stitches.
'I breathe freely once more, dres
and go on the platform"