The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-28

permitted to leave the house DefOre 6 a. m., though to tell the truth that order never bothered me-but it was the only one which was not an in- convenience.
 During those last few months, after the United States entered the war, l kept inside as much as possible, for Americans were utterly hated every where.
 Hate Against America.
 Before the United States came into the war, the Germans expended al most all their hate on the English. "Gott Strafe England" was the Ger man prayer. But now, the hate is equally divided between the United States and England.
 Even before the United States came in, the Germans thought that we should not sell ammunition to the al lies. They accused us among them selves of helping the other side. They laughed at President Wilson and his "notes." "Wilson is easy," one could hear people say on the street, and laugh about it, every time a fresh German outrage prompted an- other remonstrance from our Presi- dent. "He is a good letter-writer, that is all he can do," the people said.
 When the United States really en- tered the war, the people at first were surprised. Then they were con temptuous. America never will send soldiers" they said. "she will give money and food-and she is doing that now. She will not fight"
 But when the news filtered into Germany that our boys in khaki were really ordered to the battle lines in France, Germans began to sing a different tune. They began to be more fearful. Not SO many laughs and sneers were heard, aIthou h the newspapers and the soldiers tried to make the people think that our men would not give good account of themselves in battle. And with the passing of the German seIf-confi. dence, came greater degree of hate toward US.
 Of course, no American in Berlin dared to show an American flag. had one in my room, beautiful silk one, and my landlady begged me to be sure and take it with me when I went "I would be afraid even to try to destroy it," she said, "for fear some person would see me with it."
 Slapped Soldiers Face.
 Toward the last, when l went shop ping, l never Went into the smaller stores, for fear 1 would be insulted or not served. My girl friend, who Was from South America, had lived TOT seven years in Germany, and she could speak German so tiuently that no person suspected her. But never got rid of my American accent, and, frankly, was afraid, for there are lot of things l would rather do than lace a German, hate-filled mob.
 Americans are treated with the ut. most disrespect in Germany. An American girl knew slapped the face of a German soldier who insuIt-d her outrageously while she was walking through the avenue called inter den Linden" He said things to her which, in America, would have landed him in jail, so.dier or no sol dier. But she had no protection. The soldier called policeman and the re- suit was that the American girl was tied and given thirteen days to leave the country for "insulting the kaiser" by sIapping one of his officers.
 As for myself-when l would get on street car, 1 would always step back to let German officer pass be. fore me, if he also were boarding the car. Of course all German women do that, but imagine what that would mean to an American girl! I would not have dared step up on the car before the soldier.
 Walking along the streets, the sol diers jostle you. or step on your feet without thinking of apologizing. One is not permitted to speak English. One day, in one of the parks in Berlin l met girl friend had not known was in Germany. We were delight d to see each other and began talk ing in English. A woman passing by stopped and forbade us to speak in that language.
 But what we are saying is none of your business" I said.
 That does not matter" she said, q will call a policeman and have you put in jail if you don't stop"
 And the worst of it is that she could have done that had she so wished.
 A Cafe Incident.
 Another time remember was when I, with some friends from the Spanish embassy, were in cafe. We were talking Spanish. A German officer