Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-19

| Friday, June 90. I received the an
swer to my cablegram. telling me thu
money had been sent-$500. All my
news, cablegrams, letters and every
thing, of course. had to came through
the Spanish embassy.
l went to the embassy but they
would not give me my money until
| had my passports ready to go. Tina
is a rule. I do not understand 1t. fol
one would think that Germany woulc
be glad to have all the money spen'
within its borders possible. But thai
| is only one of the seemingly sense
less rules which are of vital impor.
tance over there.
waited until Monday. then wen'
to the Kommandatore and asked how
soon I could get my passports. He
GROSSLY told me TO go home and wait
| and that. when they were ready, he
would let me know. I waited until
frightened. went back again, as ]
| wanted 10 get away that week
Well, since l can remember any
| ching I never received such a calling
down" as the Kommandatore gave
| me.
"what do you mcan., he fairly
howled. "cominG around botherinR
meP
! THAT Is the way with you AmerI-
! cnnEi you think you can run every
thing over here. Wen show you you
can't, and, before we're through with
you you will know how to treat us
Germans. Go back and wait until
you're sent for. or it will be the
worse for yOu."
I was stunned-but what could J
do? 1 did not dare resent his words
or answer him back. only sal
there and cried - then went back
home.
Fortunately that day I met Capt
Tauscher, the husband of Nine
Johanna Gadski, whom I had known
before. I was almost frantic by tha,
time, as began to be afraid that my
passports would be held back alto
gether. But he was most kind to me
He got in touch with the foreign
office and asked them to hurry up
the passports. AS a result, Saturday
heard indirectly that l could get
away the next week. BY the way
Capt. Tauscher and had quite a talk
about tho conspiracy plot for which
he was tried and acquitted in the
United States and he assured me
with sincerity which I am certain
was not fetgned, that he knew moth
Ing about il and was really absolutely
innocent I hope so, for have very
pleasant memories of his kindness.
GERMAN RED TAPE.
Tuesday, July 10, 1 received a tele-
gram from the kommandatore, to
come to his office Monday, July 0, to
get my passports. The telegram had
been sent on the ninth. and of course
l did not get it until the tenth. Also
1 got II after the Kommandatore s
office had closed, and so l had to
wait until Wednesday. 1 was fright
ened then, for l was afraid I would
have to go all through the whole
proceeding again and get new pass
ports.
But I went and showed him the
telegram. You can imagine what ]
got from him. He called me all the
names the German language possesses
for dolt and dunder-head and thick
witted numbskull. And 1 had to take
1t. or course / was crying. But that
made no impression on him. Finally
(and l am sure this was because he
knew of Capt. Tauscher's interfer-
ence), the Kommandatore said, very
ungraciously that he would let me
have the passports. He said 1 could
have them Friday, the 18th, and
would have until Monday, the 10TH
to get out OF Germany.
Then, again I was frantic. for Sat-
urday and Sunday I would not be
able to do very much to get away
and there was so much red tape still
to be gone through with. But 1 did
not protest.
Then l had to wait until the per-
mission actually was in my hands to
go. This came about S f.. m., Friday
Until I had this permission, I could
not get my money. Friday l received
the telegram that I could go get my
passports. Then 1 had to go to the
office where they were and stand in
line and wait. The banks closed at
1 and l knew If I did not get my
money that day that l could not get
1t Saturday and Sunday and, maybe
would have to stay over the time al
IN
arrested or at the very least have to
start all over again to get my pass
ports.
had to payl the kommondatore
three marks for stamping my pass.
port. 1 was nervous with crying
when I went to pay ii and my hands
shook when counting the marks out
The money there of course was
paper. 1 had nine marks together
and l laid down three on the table
while 1 folded up the rest to put
back in my purse. The kommanda-
tore flew at me again.
PICK them up and hand them to
me right" he said. How dare you
treat German officer in this way
How dare you throw that money on
the table? I'll teach you how you
should behave
When the kommandatore had
stamped my papers as allowing me to
leave from Friday to Monday, ]
begged and begged him to make II
Wednesday-the same day I was in
his ONCE, or Thursday. But he
would not, although it would have
been as easy for him to do that as
not. But they try to humiliate an
American in every way possible, just
to show their authority. From a.
m. until noon Friday I stood in line
for my passports-then I got them.
! hurried directly to the Spanish em-
bassyand received my money-S5Oo
in American money. Then I went to
the Deucher bank to get the money
changed into German money, for In
Germany only the banks will touch
American money. But this bank would
not do It.
"We do not want American money
now-wel get enough of IL after the
war; he -sneered.
They all think, over there, that
when Germany wins, America will be
compelled to give a stupendous in
demnity. You can hear even the
children talk of the money they will
get from America when America is
beaten.
They know this country is rich and.
IL ever such terrible thing should