Jackson County journal., 1919-02-14
CHAPTER XIV.
Back in the States.

After l arrived at ROrSchach I was !
taken to a large hall, where l re-
mained over night. There were three /
American flags on the walls, the first
/ had seen in long time. l certainly
did fine job of sleeping that night.
l think l slept twice as fast to make
up for lost time.
In the morning had a regular BAN
quet for breakfast-eggS coffee, bread
and small glass of wine. Even now,
although 1 never pass up meal. that
breakfast is still easy to taste, and l
sometimes wish l could enjoy another
meal as much. But / guess l never
shall have one that goes as good.
After breakfast they took me out on
the steps of the hall and photographed
me, after which went to the railway
station. with a young mob at my heels.
| 1t reminded me a bit of Germany-it
was SO different. Instead of bricks
and bayonet jabs, the mob gave me
cigarettes and chocolate and sand
wicheS. They also handed me queS-
tions-enough to keep me busy an
swering to this day if 1 could.
I got on the train to Zurich, and at
presents and more cameras and more
questions. At st. Gallen they had
cards ready for me to write on. and
then they were going to send them to
anybody l wished. The station at
Zurich was packed with people, and
began to think was star for sure.
Francis 3. Keene, the American con
sui general at Zurich, and his assist
ant, were there to meet me. We
walked a few blocks to his Office, anG
all the way the cameras were clicking
!, and the chocolates and cigarettes pill
ing up until felt like Santa Claus OF
2 December Oath. After a little tall
1 with Mr.. Keene, he took me to tht
: Stussehof hotel, where my wound:
< were dressed-and believe me. the!
needed 1t.
q The Swiss certainly treated me well
; Every time I came out on the street
/ they followed me around, and the,
= used to give me money. But the none
might just as well have been leathe
Q or lead-I could not spend it. When
q ever wanted to buy anything tn
n of it.
l. also visited the Hotel Baur au Lat
e the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Nj
y COrmick of Chicago. who are dOin
such fine work with the Red CrOs
SC and are looking after the Belgian an
q French refugees in Switzerland.
p was a dinner, and much appreciate
el by one guest, at least. I need not mel
ton his name, but he ate so much tha
y he felt ashamed afterward.
IT, I do not think he got in bad for
e. though, for afterward Mr.. and Mr.
l Mccormick each gave him valuabl
le present, which he needed badly. Afte
le the dinner Mrs. Mccormick made Ii
ee tie patriotic speech, in which she sal
H. that the Huns would never trample o
the United States flag, and some othe
e, things that made all the American
m there very proud, especially Mr.. Keer
r. and myself. So you see I was haviI
TO great time.
ID But was having little trouble, a
re the time, for this reason: there wei
ry quite a few Germans interned in q
or rich, and they went about in unifor1
ne Now, when saw one Of these birt
ut and remembered what had been ha
n, pening to me just short time befo
ey my hands began to itch. Believe N
it was not 'good morning" that
to said to them. I enjoyed it all righ
all they were not in squads and had ]
IS arms, so it was hand to hand, and p
he for me.
d: But Mr.. Keene did not like it,
as guess, for he called me to his off
at one morning and bawled me out for
:er while, and / promised to be goo
ay you're supposed to be neutral"
said. And said, Eyes, and when