The Washington herald., 1917-07-28
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American ehildren-they were very
sweet" He took the covering on my
censored package, asked me IL had
any other books or calling cards ans
when I answered mo" he closed my
grip and carried 1t to the room where
the women were searched. I did not
have TO undrssA except TO take OF my
shoes. She felt in my hair, along the
seams OF my skirts, In my pocket book
and then she let me 90. The other
travellers were mostly Danes, Norwe-
gians and Swedes-but no tearing up
Of luggage and no unnecessary trou-
bic was made TO the travellers. At
the Danish frontier our luggage was
opened again but this was mere form,
for no one Is trying TO export any
thing out Of Germany.
"Batter sickness."
Everybody that comes out OF Ger
many gets what they call the but
ter sickness" and the sickness comes
from eating too much butter all OF
sudden. In Germany one gets 50
grams a week and whom a traveller
comes to Denmark he usually gets 80
grams OF butter at one sitting and
the result 10 that his system is all
upset from overeating. met men
In Stockholm who had come from Ger
many months ago and they were still
sick from eating too much butter.
Denmark is the land OF abundance
and the difference between Sweden
and Denmark Is almost as great as
the difference between Germany and
Denmark. The conditions in Sweden
are far worse than in Germany be.
cause they have not the wonderful
food card system. They have bread
cards. but q less number OF grams
per person than in Germany. A Swed-
lsh lady told me she had paid $l.20
for six potatoes, and in Germany po-
tatoes are about four cents a pound.
All the Scandinavian countries are
full OF soldiers-pro-E English, Norway
and pro-German Sweden are looking
with suspicion on each other. Nor
way IL all afire at the number OF men
lost by the German undersea boats
and she looks to England as her guide.
Sweden hates Russia and she thinks
OF her lost Finland. but she is ire
mendously proud of the independent
stand that she has taken in this war.
She looks to no country. but stands
Sweden for Swedish people
One OF the worst searchings that
I had was when left Denmark. My
baggage was hardly looked at. but
was searched with extraordinary
| care. l could not imagine what the
searching woman was looking for.
Three times she made me open my
pocketbook and she looked over all
my coins. Later I found that she
was looking for gold-no gold IL al
lowed to be taken out OF Denmark.
Must Have Special Permit.
Everybody who comes from Ger.
many 20 America must have q special
permit by the American government.
This 10 quite right and we must take
every precaution against spies. You
are not allowed 20 board a boat until
you have this wise. The American
Consul in Christiania inspeets every
boat as II leaves the port and he sees
that every passport is in order. On
our ship we had only four Or five
Americans. The English officials
were laying for the Americans who
had been In Germany and !, an old
couple, who had been in Germany,
and an American swede were the
only people In the first cabin who
were searched personally. l was the
! second person called before the Eng