Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-21
ENJOYS and Families Reach
Swiss Town After Delay
of More Than Week.
ALL WELL TREATED
Germany's Stringent Regu
lations Regarded as Mat
ter Of Necessity.

Zurich (vla Paris. Feb u, 4:40 a.
MA score OF United states consuls
and government officials with their
families reached zurich last night
after having spent a more or less anx-
ious week awaiting permission 70 leave
Germany The arrivals consisted Of
As persons who had gradually assem-
bled in Munich, from which town they
departed yesterday morning after the
bulk OF their baggage and papers had
been examined
Arrive In Two Sections.
The party arrived I'm two sections.
the first warmly praising their treat
ment by the Germans and tho second
containing members who complained
bitterly over the enforced delay IN
their departure and also Of having 20
leave behind them papers which the
German authorities desired 10 submit
% "a more rigid censorship. The ma
jOrity Of the travellers, however. re-
ported that they had received atudi-
ously courteous treatment and declar
ed that the stringent regulations we're
nothing more than was expected ia
view of the situation
IN several instances the arrivals told
Of special favors that had been shown
them during the last week. Az far ar
could be learned, none Of the party
had any Information about tho fate OF
the Yarrowdale prisoners and knew
only Of contradictory German press
reports.
First Arrivals.
The first arrivals comprised Consul
General William Gale and family. Mu-
mich. Special Commissioner Colts
chatk Cologne, Consul Milo A. Jew
EFT and family, Kehi; Consul De Soto
and wife, Warsaw They were met ~
the depot BIZ Consul General Keene
and his star
Second Group.
Among the arrivals I'm the next train
We're Consul General Henry H. Nor
gan, Hamburg; Vice Consul James &.
Nally, Kehl. Vice Consul William w
Brinkman. Coburg Consul Alfred w
Donegan, MadgebuFg, Vice Consul
Frederick j. Dletzman, Barmen; Con-
sui Talcker and family. Stettin; Agent
Joseph r. Buck. Bremerhaven Charles
Winans and family Nuremberg. Con-
sui General Leo Allen BerghOl1 and
mother Dresden; Consul InEratom,
Frankfort. who is ordered 20 BARGE
Iona Michael J Hendrick and family
Plaueu. William r. Kent. LeipaiR
Vice Consul l.. Raphael GeiBler. Co
logue. Consul Cornelius Ferris, Jri
Mannheim; the family OF Consul Hem.
~ G.. a. Damn, Aachen, Consul Damn
being ordered 90 Turkey
Those Left Behind.
Left behind in Munich OF elsewhere
are Consul General Heaton w. Harris
OF Frankfort. who is ono with innam-
nation Of the lungs and has been
given a special assurance By the Ger
man authorities that Doe can 80 to CO.
peuhaRea when De i5 able Consul
John q Wood, ChemuitZ. Who is await
ing Instructions from Washington as
to new post, Vice Consul ~ lnneA
efructions. Vice Consul W Bruce Wal
lace. MadEeburg. and vice Consul
Ernest Euteumann. Stuttgart; hoth
Ialt behind. ill in Munich.
The majority of the consuls WHO
haye arrived here will go go Berno
tomorrow or soon thereafter 10 await
instructions from Washington.
Promises Assistance.
Washington. Feb. 2t-Germany rs
informing the United States through
the Swiss government that it viii
give every assistance possible 20
American consuls I'M Germany trans
ferred 20 other posts. AZ TIE same
time Germany is understood 10 eN
pect that the United States viii help
German consuls in the United states
TO proceed 10 new posts