Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-02
HUNGRY, PAPER CLAD
SHE LEFT GERMANY
People furnishing and On Point
of Revolt, Says American
Woman From Germany.

An Atlantic Port. June 25.-Among
the passencers arriving here day or two
ago on the Norwegian-Amercan liner
Bcrgensfiord was Frederick William Wurz-
berg, 81 years old, proprietor OF depart
nent store Mt Grand Rapids, Mich, with
his wife Theresa and his three daughters,
Olga, Elsie and Dorothy. The daughters
went to Germany SIX years ago to be
educated, and were caught by the war.
Mr.. and Mrs Wurzberg were born in
Westphalia and came to America when
they were children. The daughters were
born in Grand Rapids They made
several attempts to get back after the
war began, but were unable to obtain tho
necessary papers until May @, Mrs Wurz-
berg said The family were living a Codes
berg, near Bonn ON the Rhine and left
for home by Bcrhn and Copenhagen,
where they were detained two weeks
until their passports arrived.
WERE NEAR srARv ALTON
Olga Wurzberg. the eldest daughter,
who spoke for the party. said that they
had been forced 10 leave Germany be
cause the food was so bad
y OH should have seen us when We
reached Norway in our paper clothes he
fore we were fattencd mp with human
food, she said. We looked very different
then The clothes were sent To nc dry
cleaned and all fell apart. So We had tn
huv new outfit IN Norway The only
souvenir We have Of the hard times IN
Germany is a pair Of wooden shoes which
VIC had tn wear because leather ouCs
could not be obtained Mother lost fifty
eight pounds in weight | WAS reduced
twcntv-four pounds and my sister.
Elsie. suffered So from malnutritIon that
her face became partly paralyzrd
GERMANS MORALE low
''rhc morale of the German people is
very low on account Of their suffering
through tho long war. and they arc TO-
coming hopeless regarding tho victories
they have been promised so repeatedly
hv tho war party In my OPINION they are
nearly in a state ot revolt, and something
will happen II the people do not get hct
ter food before long.
w hen | was Ill IN hospital ~ tiodcS
berg number Of wounded soldiers were
there who took me for = German woman
because speak the language So we'll
and they talked 10 me freely 81 thoir
grievances They saId the food given 70
the men IN The hospital was ut the poorest
quality. without any nutrlmCnt m Il
while the officers were fol on the fat q
the land The mems tood prevents them
their systems to such an extent that many
Of the soldiers never recover their health
OFFICERS No toNGER LEAD.
Ono soldier SAID to ne short,v before !
VT left Godesbcrg Some day We arr going |
IN Law down orr arms Why should We |
fight cur officers used 90 lead Us INTO /
battle. hut now fhcy follow III the rear I
because the government wishes IL pro /
serve them from danger
- major. who was sitting IN an arm
chair on the porch of the hospital. SAID
to me: y OH sec that Wear the coat II hr
Kaiser only wish that vou could know
the feeling that hes beneath Il Ne r.
not going to stand tins terrible war for
ever I have seen soldiers cave n e
hospitals to return 10 the trenches with
onlv one arm
Now that the German people have
learned that America has sent more 'han
half million troops ~ France fhoN Hre
beginning 70 Norr> about the war aD!
express their regret hai Tins country /
should have been forced into tho struggle. !
BLAME PRESIDENT WILSON ,
1.-THE military party through the news
papers have told them that President /
Wilson was responsible for It. and they |
feel butter against hm. Int are friendly |
toward the American people as a natIon !
\ German officer started denouncing thc !
President one day Ia the hospital where /
was a patient. and after listening Tor
time 10 his remarks SAID that he had 70 /
right To make such statements. as they /
were incorrect went on 10 tell he peopl, /
who were standing b, officer that thcr /
Emperor and not prcSlden, Wilson was to
blame for bringing America INTO the war
The officer was - angry that ne would !
have struck me. believe, If there had rot
been Others present who would protect
me
Soldiers IN the tram We travelled into
Berlin, after leaving Godcsbcrg SAID
that they did not care about who won the
war