Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-14
ANDERSON TELLS OF TRIP
into HEART OF GERMANY
Closely Examined by Consulate Be-
foro Being Granted Right to
Enter Border.
LIVES ON SPARTAN FARE
Lining OF Clothing and Solcs Of
Shoes Searched, WhiIo Closest
Scrutiny Is Given American Seek
ing to Investigate Conditions.

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Scrutiny Is Given American Seek
ing to Investigate Conditions.
BIC ALFRED G.. ANDERSON.
Copyright 1915. by Star Company
NEW YORK. October 49, admit
was a bit nervous when l loft New
York on the first lap OF my Journey to
tlon on conditions in the Empire for the
papers For few minutes as ] stood
on the deck of the liner and watched
Atlantis with its lurking U;boats and
since l left Chicago. I realized that it
was critical mission I had under
taken taken; and ! silently wished :! was
on North Ashland IG b Bou ps .1ii' fanny
IN order to avoid tho C-boats the
inner stcered far out OF the usual
course. Consequently the trip took
US eleven days as against nine when
the normal course. is followed. When
INC hrst breakfast gong aroused us in
the morning of May 22.. we lay snuEly
destination. ~. -
One day and night on scant ra-
train with still less TO caO to. NV
basis of operations ny
hurried inquiries convinced me that
my, my pan OF persuadins neutral news
|
ticable. -''p' &c
l had to devise new scheme. It's
precise nature am not permitted to
uiNulGe 1t is sufficient to say that the
second step was 10 obtain permissfon
from the German consulate. was ex-
suIar oflcials. and solemnly declared
that had not been in any enemy
country nra . for the last four years. They
innocent neutral anxious to pay a little
visit. After long delay the necessary
consent was obtained from Berlin and
port. p"se
was, however. permitted to remain
only ono week within the boundaries
l must furnish the consulate with
hve photographs Of myself and leave
. no. iater than =. nor before that
All &ormali,ies completed n-o
ceeded to make the necessary prena.
Tailons for my journey. For instance
! mad o, to supply myself with = COM
underwear to suit. hat and shoes.
BUYS NEW CLOTHING
TO AVOID DISCOVERY.
everything I had was too decidedly
american In cut and appearance. and
pore American tags.
also rented a room-tn nv own
mame-and paid months rent as a
means or covering my absense from
I'M men si,d, returned only one person had
lne sllghtest suspicion that I had been
out OF the country for a week.
,oS IN the day appointed my train pull
.ea out ;,,, Besides myself there we're
Germany-nostly German travelling
men who had been in neutral coun-
tries on business. Also middie-ased
Sountiful food supply. and a detected
German soldier who had been recalled
s 10 .ne front after six weeks leave of
There was little information con-
eeaning the situation in Germany to be
siean ei from this company. The con-
excellent food that now had S0u 70 t be
abandoned and the more spartan far
IN !, store ir I FOR them across the border.
route OF means by which 1 entered Gera
many, but in the. minds of the Ger
mans the system by which they guard
~ its V,TTonoary lines has not lost any
When arrived with a number OF
S StaHr pa ,he gers, at border railway
Prussian "Geltesrauen" sent coid
SILVER down my spine. 1t was-a great
sanep to discover that the soldier who
tag bearing a number to indicate nv u
position in the queue at the Once ~
passport control.
| HERDED IN SHED OF
|, BOARDS AND EXAMINED
rough boards. Within It sat saeq noo OF
GO nnni sI. officer with a pile Of
rsaehsd P S@ the as oe each ,oo
from his pile and compared The NJ EitIs
the passport. He had advance infor.
marion ana photograph of every ms
senger; AS the answers were riven
the officer consulted the papers in h ia
With VIII, the sheets. This formality took
1niy Few minutes, but they seemed
hours to me. At last he put his stamn
upon my passport-"inspected by inn
All OF us passengers were then la
INTO rough-board booths and stripped.
l noted two. rows Of booths-one for
eo Sm nnS one eff, for woIen All was ac-
Inc Inc soldiers carefully looked into The
iinimg OF my clothes. under the soies
t o. my shoes, into my mouth and nos
TIE Ei,,a ana even between my toes
trunks AND ea snii c tae infI %sri Of
inch OF baggage was subjected to the
closest scrutiny. Not thinn hnS
seemed to awaken the smallest infer.
| A woman passenger had a box NJ
chocolates. The examining soldier
carefully conf1scated the tissue wran.
per on, on every chocolate and just as
is replaced in this manner. No chances
are taken on secret messages being
smmugsied into. the country.
sn Ume passenger inss had had successfully
the the custom officers in the country from
inspector produced huge knife. cut
lie was making sure that no letters
were concealed in the bread.