The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-03
PRETTY GIRL IS THE ONLY. ONE OF PARTY
 WILLING TO TALK
Correspondent Finds Relief When He Meets Member of
 Gerard's Staff.

There is one member, and only one, of ambassador Gerard's party just ar. rived from Berlin who will talk to newspaper men. says the New York World:
 Miss Ruth V. Lehman. a pretty, at tractive young woman of Cleveland, was in the ambassadors party and she is not so scared" of the newspaper men as most of her companions on the historic homeward journey. She has been in Europe studying music for five years. Recently she has been 8 member of the American embassy staff in the German capital and she left there with Ambassador and Mrs 3erard immediately after the break in diplomatic relations between the United States and Germany.
 "Oh, it is so sad in Paris" exclaimed Miss Lehman. Tn Berlin, ah, there is light and gayety, but in France it is so dark and pepressing.
 "Of course in Germany you feel the effects of war constantly" she con- tinued, but the moment we left Ger many and got into Switzerland we could notice difference. Then, again when we left Switzerland and got into rance the old feeling of depression returned with much greater emphasis Every one is so sad in Paris They feel the war much more than do the people in Berlin. All the streets of Paris are dark after 9:30 Even the stores are gloomy and the proprietors are allowed to have only one little lamp in the rear of the building In Berlin l should not be afraid to be on the streets alone at 3 in the morning. The theatres are brilliantly lighted and the night life continues there as it did before the outbreak of the war"
 How did Berlin receive the news of the break with the United States?" was asked.
 "Oh," she replied, with shrug of the shoulders, they didn't even discuss it. was on the underground, on the street cars and everywhere the day the news reached Berlin and did not hear any one talking about it."
 Tt has been reported here," she was told. that the people of Germany treat ed it as just another incident in the war; that it did not warrant deep con sideration."
 Absolutely true" she said, decisiv- / ely
 ''Is it true that the American en- |, bassy's telephone was disconnected af- ter diplomatic relations with the Unit ed States were broken?"
 ''Yes. for two days" Miss Lehman admitted. but she hastened to add: That was done by petty officer, not upon any orders from a high official 1 The service was restored immediately | aS soon as the German officials learned | of it. We were shown every courtesy. | When we left Berlin we were given private train to the border of Switzer- land and military guard
 Then you suffered no indignities at an?"
 "Only once," was her reply, and she chuckled at the thought of it. Tt was really quite funny With my mother and sister and several other Americans { we were leaving a moving picture [ show when l heard my sister say in . German: Why don't you talk to your own people?' I looked and saw a lit | tie German woman following us. She ! hissed You English at us, and altho ! we told her we were not English, but | Americans, she followed us across the !, street. I being the smallest of the group she picked me out for attack, | and slapped me hard on the cheek. i remembered my mothers early instruc- tions about it not being lady like to