The Dickinson press., 1916-05-06

amusing experiences in connection
with these, as they had to be signed
and countersigned in each country
that they touched.
The party crossed the North Sea,
visited Christiania, and left for Stock
holm. The governor, however, was
taken ill at this time and could not
accompany them. He reached Copen-
hagen about two days before Christ
mas, crossed over into Holland and
across the Kiel canal into Germany.
He stated that the biggest part of
the German fleet was stationed at
this point, but that the authorities
were exceedingly careful not to let
passengers get eve a glimpse of the
vessels. In crossing the high bridge
over the canal, the passengers were
commanded by an officer stationed at
each end of the coach, to get back in
to the aisle, the window shades were
all pulled down, and the travellers
told not to approach the windows.
The governors party did not as much
as even look at the windows.
Crossing the frontier into Germany
the party barely escaped undergoing
a thorough search, as previous ar
rangements had been made for the
entrance of the members. One of
them, however, a MI. Crebbs of New
York, an exceedingly talkative man,
who delighted in telling his compan-
ions of all the high moguls over in
Germany who were his intimate
friends, got the worst of it, as he al
called before the governor had the
chance to remind the officers of the
arrangements made. One lady carry
ing a box of candy was compelled to
eat several pieces, and bars Of soap
carried by the passengers were cut
apart to make sure that all was we'll.
Not only were belongings searched
but also the persons. At this place
he was surprised by meeting an Of
ficer who was in North Dakota short
ly before the beginning of the war,
and was acquainted with people also
known to the governor, among them
being the Veigel and Leutz families
at Hebron.
While in Germany the party visited
several prison camps where Russians,
French, English and Morocco troops
were confined, one of them contain
ing from between 10000 to $4,000
soldiers. The men yea the uniforms
of their country. and n kept under
close vigilance, some 1000 German
soldiers standing on guard at this
place. g.,
They visited also the great hospital
at Buech, where the German soldiers
are cared for and Gov. Hanna says
it is remarkable to note that 30 per
cent of the wounded go back to the
front. Not a single man who is able
to do anything, is idle at these hos
pitfalls.
The governor also commented or
the brave attitude of the women as
their loved ones go forth to the
trenches. Of the women that lined
the streets when the 100000 soldiers
marched to the front from Berlin,
when the party was there, not a tear
was shed. The bodies of the fallen,
in all the warning countries, are never
taken home, but buried in the field for
fear of creating an u~nfavorable sent!-
ment among the people.
Governor Hanna was particularly
interested in the German method of
briquetting Ignite coal. He showed
a sample of this coal to his audience
and said he hoped that SOC the same
method would be used. in North Da-
kota and that he would use his in
fluence to promote the briquetting in
dustry. These briquettes r used for
locomotives, in hotels and homes and
everywhere almost to replace the
crude Ignite.
It took the party IL days to o
the waters back again, the steamer
having to run slowly at certain places
for fear of mines.