Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-28
STARVING HUNS LIE
ABOUT j. S., SINGER
FROM. BERLIN SAYS
Food Goes to Soldiers and Civil
ians Go Hungry, Miss Sphinx
Declares as She
Leaves Liner.
AMERICANS PROSECUTED

New York. MAY 2S.-A Scandinavian
American Line steamship which reached
An Atlantic port Sunday from Copen-
hagen via Christana brought an American
woman straight from Germany after six
years there: mother taking her two sons
back TO Mexico CITY because they were
'on the verge of starvation IN Berlin,
and moro than 500 passengers, among rhem
military attaches and diplomatic agents
Miss Bonaventura SPHINX of Indianapolis
who for six wears has sung IN Berlin with
tho Dresden Opera Company, SAID that
everything went well with Americans
until President Wilson's last message
.Since that reached Germany every
American has been the subject of bitter
persecution. she said. Americans are
required TO report TO the police twice a
day instead of once ms formerly. There
are but few Americans left and they are
irving TO get away, but find il very dl!tl-
cult to obtain passports. | have been
irving since the first of March 10 get home
1T has been interesting TO watch the
change of public sentiment these past
few months During the winter every
one rejoiced over the coming spring drive
which would surely bring victory When
the drive began the papers printed glow
ing accounts of overwhelming victories
and reported their troops but few miles
from Paris As late as March II was
vigorously denied that any American
soldiers had landed in France. The
burden of the editorials was that II would
take the United States at least five years
10 equip and transport an army Of any
considerable size 10 the French shores
British army discipline was rIdlculcd,
and mutlnv was reported daily.
oxor hn children are
being starved that the soldiers may he
fed All civilians look starved and
emaciated Most of the children are
being kept from school because they
haven't strength 70 study.
The railroads are in bad shape.
All leather straps and metal parts
except the wheels, have been taken from
the trains
Every day for months saw from my
window ST the Grand Hotel. which looks
directly down on the railroad station.
thousands Of German troops, fresh from
their rest on the Russian front. being
rushed TO the western front. The dis
turbances in Russia lost the Allied armies
a decisive victory AT that time, as tho
German lines could not have held without
the re-enforcements from Russia, and the
food supply would not have been sufficient
without that communicated IN hussla
Butter Is $3.50 a pound in Berlin
Sugar and -four are not 70 be had AZ any
price Tea Is $40 pound
Erling Natzigt Of Cleveland, O.. who
had been in Norway FIVE months said
it was almost impossible TO obtain food
of any kind in Norway unless ono i
wealthy. Food spccuIators control the
supplies, he said. and the poor people
are starving.
Mrs. Ester de Inclan. who had been in
Berlin for two and half wears Is on the
way back to her home IN Mexico City
with her two sons because she said they
were on the verge Of starvation in Ger
many
Baroness Olga NaydoI told OF tho
seventy day fight with her husband.
Baron Gerard Mavdell, from Petrograd
to Stockholm For day they were with
out food railroad service in Finland was
disorganized and they had 10 walk for
miles They were beaten and robbed