The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-16
my -Four Years In Germany'
Ambassador Gerard,s Experiences at German Court
Until Entrance of the United States Into
the Great War

begin to speak all over Germany on
August /, but when they began to
speak their views were so dissimilar
and the speeches of most of them SO
ridiculous that the movement failed.
spent two Saturdays and Sundays
In August at Heringsdorf. a summer
resort on the Baltic. Bofore going
there had to get special permission
from the military authorities through
the foreign office, as foreigners are
not allowed to reside on the coast
of Germany. Regulations that all
windows must be darkened at night
and no lights shown which could be
seen from the sea were strictly en-
| forced by the authorities.
There are three bathing places. In
each of them the lighthouses. etc. sur
rounded three sides OF a square. the
sea forming the fourth side. Bathing
il allowed only on this fourth side for
a space OF sixty-five yards long. One
of these bathing places Is for wo-
/ men and one for men. and the third
liz the so-called Familienbad (family
BATH, where mixed bathing is al
, lowed German women are very SEN
sible in the matter of their bathing
costumes. and do not wear the ex-
traordinary creations seen in America.
They wear bathing sandals, bat no
stockings, and as most of them have
fine figures. but dress badly, they ap-
pear at their best at Heringsdorf.
Both sea and air seemed somewhat
cold for bathing. On account of their
sensible dress. most of the German
women are expert swimmers,
/ noticed one very handsome blonde
girl. who sat on her bathing mantle,
exciting the admiration of the beach
because OF her fine figure. She sud
denly Owed into the pockets OF the
bathing mantle and produced an enor-
nous black bread sandwich. which she
proceeded to consume quite unconsci-
ously after which she SWAN out TO
sea. No healthy German can remain
long separated from food. and
noticed In the prospectus OF the diff
ferent boarding houses at HerinRs-
I dorf that patrons were offered, In
addition to about four meal Is or more
day. an extra sandwich to take 10
the beach TO be consumed during the
bathing hour.
There IS beautiful little English
church I'm Berlin which was especially
f2vored by the kaiser's mother durin &
her life because Of this the ka User
permitted this church to remain open,
and the services were continued dur
inr the war The pastor, the Reverend
+ Villta 'ns. obtained permission 10 vtsit
the British prisoners and most de-
votedly travelled from one prison camp
70 another. Both he and his sister
whose charitable work for the British
deserves mention. were Mt one time
! thrown into jail charged with spying.
at fret attended the hybrid
American church. but, when, in 1915.
think tha committee hired Ger
man woman preacher ] ceased 10 at
tend The American. the Rev. Doctor
C'rosser, who was in charge when 4
arrived IN Berlin, left, to my ever
lasting regret, in the spring before the
war.
Poor Creelman. the celebrated news.
paper correspondent died in Berlin,
I We got him in good hospital and
some one from the embassy visited
hin, every day The funeral services
were conducted by the Rev. DIR. Dickie
! long resident OF Berlin. in the Amert-
can church The foreign office sent
Herr Horstmsnn as its representa-
tive.
Doctor Dtckie's wife presented the
! library &c the American churrh.
" 20 $50
/ While today all royalties and public
men pose for the movies. Cyar Ferdi-
nan. OF Bulgaria, and his family are
probably the first royalties TO act in q
( elmo play.
In 1915 there was released In Berlin
movie play in which Car Ferdinand
Of Bulgaria his wife and two daugh-
tiers by former wife appeared. acting
az bulgarian royalties Ia the develop
! ment OF the plot.
yON JAGOW AND
/ ZIMMERMAN CONTRASrED