South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-27
THE TRUTH ABOUT GERMANY
HolU the american Word
"Dan1" Won a Friend
In a Foreign Land

again. as ] wanted to get away that
week
Well. since I can remember any
thing 1 never received such a call
ing down" as the Kommandatore
gave me.
What do you mean" he fairly
howIcd, coming around bOthering
me?
THAT is the way with YOU Amer
leans; you think YOU can run every
think over here. We'll show you you
can't, and, before we're through
with you you will know how to treat
us Germans. Go back and wait un-
til you're sent for, or IL will be the
worse for you"
was stunned-but what could /
do? did not dare resent his words
or answer him back 1 only sat
there and cried - then went back
home.
Fortunately that day I met Capt.
Tauscher. the husband OF Nine.
Johanna Gadski. whom 1 had known
before. / was almost frantic by that
time, as / began 10 be afraid that
my passports would be held back al
together But he was most kind 10
me. He got in touch with the for
eign Office and asked them to hurry
up the passports. AS a result, Sat
urday / heard indirectly that I could
get away the next week BY the
way Capt. Tauscher and / had quite
a talk about the conspiracy plot for
which he was tried and acquitted
ia the United States and he assured
me- with sincerity which I am GER
tain was not feigned, that he knew
nothing about it and was really alb
sOlutely innocent. / hope so, for
have very pleasant memories OF
his kindness
German Red Tape.
Tuesday. July 10, I received a tel
| egram from the Kommandatore tt
come TO his Office Monday, July g.
10 get my passports. The telegram
had been sent on the 9Th, and OF
course 1 did not get it until the 10th
Also, L got il after the KOmmanda-
tcre's office had closed and so I had
TO wait until Wednesday. was
frightened then, for l was AFRAID ]
would have to go all through the
whole proceeding again and get new
1 passports.
But I went and showed him the
/ telegram. You can imagine what
got from him. He called me all the
names the German language pos
! sesses for dOlt and dunder-head and
| thick-witted mum bskull And I had
TO take il. OF course was cry.
/ ing. But that made no impression
/ on him. Finally (and l am sure thi:
was because he knew of Capt
Tauscher's interferenCe,) the KOm.
mandatore said, very ungracic uslS
7 that he would let me have the pass
ports. He said l could have them
Friday, the 18th, and would have
until Monday, the 10th, 10 get out
of Germany.
Then. again 1 was frantic. for Sat
I urday and Sunday I would not be
/ able to do very much 10 get away
and there was so much red tape
/ still to be gone through with. But
I did not protest
Then I had to wait until the per.
mission actually was in my hands tC
so This came about a. m. Fri
4 day. Until I had this permission.
I could not get my money. Friday
( received the telegram that 1 coulC
go get my passports Then ! haC
I TO go 10 the office where they wer,
and stand in line and wait TIL,
! banks closed at l and I knew if
/ did not get my money that day tina
/ I could not get it Saturday and Sun,
( day and. maybe. would have 20 stay
over the time allowed me TO leav,
( and perhaps be arrested or at tn,
! very least have TO start all ovei
I again 10 get my passports.
! ! had to pay the kOmmandator,
Z three marks for stamping my pass
I port. ! was nervous with cryini
/ when I went TO pay it and my hands
/ shook when counting the marks out
. The money there OF course wa
/ paper. I had nine marks togetheI
| and I laid down three on the tabl,
while / folded up the rest TO pu
back i'm my purse. The kommanda
/ tore flew at me again.
/ pick them up and hand them {,
/ me h4ENls ne NdlQ. HOW QdEe AOl
treat a German officer in this way
How dare you throw that money OF
. the table, I'll teach you how YOU
should behave"
Expect Indemnity From T. 6.
When the kommandatore ha,
stamped my papers as allowing M
/ 90 leave from Friday to Monday.
begged and begged him TO make /
/ Wednesday, same day I was il
his Office. or Thursday But h
would not, although it would hav
been as easy for him 10 do that a
not But they try TO humiliate al
\ American in every way possible. jus
20 show their authority. From
a. m. until noon Friday / stood il
line for my passports-then I go
them. I hurried directly TO tn
Spanish embassy and received m,
money-S500 in American money
Then / went 20 the Deucher banl
90 get the money changed into Ger
man money, for in Germany onl
the banks will touch American