Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-16

- ERIIN Nov 2S-"Fyes leftw At the sharply
K whipped-out of command, the front ranks
~ endless line of gray-green soldiers stiff
fened looked toward Excellency KlucE, framed in
the arched the Adlon hotel and Numbered
by goose step. They ALL three regi-
ments. accompanied by their wives children and
friends and bound as endorsements for the Somme
front at that deadliest hell of all the battle
fields.
Garands of flowers wreathed around rifles and
dun helmets bouquets color the much
patched frayed and faded uniforms Bullying KNAPP
sacks from which boxes. parcels and heavy boots
dangled, sagged the troopers backs, and they
swung firmly past their faces earnest, tense discp-
lined somber keeny the mighty, emotionless
impersonal power guiding managing every
energy of this whole people in the travail of world
The management of this grim, businesslike SOL
diery reaches that it is difficult to tell
where military life leaves off and civn life begins
The cities, towns villages are with SOL
diers There the innumerable veterans back from
Russian, French Serbian and Mesopoamian battleheds
number of highly trained soldiers held IN
for such contingency the recent entrance of
Rurnania into the and thousands Of recruits
being hammered into shape. One passes almost
civilian clothes 1t is not uncommon to officer
collect several hundred salutes along few blocks Of
crowded Berlin thoroughfare Even the clerks
girls have caught the and greet each other
with heeting careless pressure fingers upon the
brow.
Life nows on back home at words OF command
Military authorities of last instance always IN the
background, and almost every is a potential SOL
der Into the intense earnestness OF this life the
stranger unless he is prisoner OF war. fits badly
From the moment he the German borders he
card indexed one of list of exceptions, and,
such his words and actions become matters for
archives.
The stranger a matter Of considerable .cere-
mo>y to secure entrance into Germany At tie
consular or diplomatic post to the border guard that he
seeks to he obtains the proper countersignature
to his passport. The border watch is notified his
coming. At the border he the passengers Of
the day are kept in bare under guard pass
port is taken from him in exchange for number,
he must await the calling of this to begin the
formal ceremony. .
The ceremony something similar to the Indian
reception of running the gauntlet. One is admitted
into the of nqusition soldiers are every
where, and passed down line of desks must
answer questions concerning his nationality, person
atty destination and business. Then baggage is
investigated This investigation is painstakng con-
scientious nerveteasing. Everything IN trunks and
bags is taken out opened up, turned inside out
stretched twisted thumped and shaken Everything
Of the nature of paper. letters, wrapping material
photographs, books and visiting cards are retained
Other articles if harmless, repacked and their
Golfers sealed
If everything satisfactorily thus far one next
undergoes the examination Beyond the bag
gage room, the way German SOIL are rows of
small cells like bath house rooms with a soldier to
each room. Fresh from your baggage strain, you are
ushered into one of these,gundressed skin and
inspected with detailed pockets your shoes
your wallet and your collar examined. If
again all is WELL your train for you
INST reach your place of asserted destination within
twentyfour hours Your comfort is that YOU have
your passport again in Passing over
the border out of Germany for the same formal,
ties, only sitter.
When you arrive in a Alderman city you must notify
the police personally have the date and hour of
your registration stamped upon your passport You
are then free to begin life an exception Secret
service people everywhere are interested in you
think out loud the police fairly good abstracts of
the tenure OF your thoughts These with data