Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08
MRS. II. G. EMERY HOME.
Tells story of Capture Of Party by
Germans at Aland Islands.


from the Providence Journal.1
Mrs. Suzanne c. Emery, wife of Prof.
Henry Crosby Emery, who is still pris-
oner OF the Germans at Pomerania, Prus-
STA, is now at the home OF her father, Prof.
Francis g. Atkinson, in this city.
| With her husband, Mrs. Emery was
taken captive by the Germans on March
while crossing the Aland islands, part OF
| Finland. They left Petrogrsd the latter
part of February, conditions having be-
| come so unsettled, and were on their way
to the United States. Mrs. Emery was f.
nally released, with other women and men
over military age in the party, at the in
sistent protest of the Swedish authorities
She was allowed to proceed to Stockholm.
Negotistions for Prof. Emery's release
are now being carried on, but Mrs. Emery
said she had no idea how long it would be
before her husband will be permitted to
leave Germany.
Prot. Emery is former member Of the
Yale university faculty and was an agent
in Russia for the Guaranty Trust Com
psny OF New York. Before the Bolshevik
uprising, he was commissioned major in
the United States Reserve Corps to assist
in the work OF supplying Russia with
American munitions. After the uprising,
when that work was stopped, Prof. Emery
resigned his commission and WAS private
citizen at the time OF his capture.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery had expected to
travel in Russia this spring, but conditions
became SO menacing as to make that i'm
possible, and they decided to come back
to the United States and return to Russia
later, il possible. They concluded not to
take the Siberia route, and chose to try to
peninsula.
They were several weeks getting
through Finland, as the Red and White
guards were fighting there, and permitted
no one to go through their lines. The
Emerys made their way south, and finally
reached Abo on the Baltic sea, which at
that time OF year was thickly frozen
over. The British had established a
regular post line across the ice and many
small islands to Echero on the largest of
the islands, where steamers connected
with stockholm.
hesuiar stops were maze 10 chahge
'ne uofses on 'he sieigns, anu h'eh's
"efe spent at iarmhouses aiong 'ne
fooSe' IL was oeie'eo that no oernaans
were in the islands. Mrs. Emery said
they were enjoying the ride very much,
as the ISLANDS were very beautiful, ana
That she hAo fenAfkeo no" nice IL WAS,
"neh up sprang the nasty green
UNIFORMS Oh the uermahs at humiihge'
Inc oetaehmeht "hicn TOOK the party
OF travellers into CUSTODY was small one,
travelling oy sieign. All the routes ana
isianos were infested Win the Germans,
they learned later, MRS. Emery SAID, 30
that IL "ouio nave oeen useless 10 oooge
them. Inc travellers were taken TO Echero
ana put ABOARD herman transport winch
was In the hsroor with other transports
and gun boats.
81 c. J.; .,., 80. .;no,.,
'Ae 'A '"e
on neutral ground was outrageous, the
military authorities we're very courteous
them Th. carms,o aro a, srst ,o;n,
=, 49,, -.
10 take ali the women ana ola men 10
Dantzig, but the Swedish authorities pro-
tested, at first without avail. Later
ono,har S,.a;sh ,,,hoot ioined tho ono