Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-04-15
TOURISTS To find
GERMAN TRAVEL IS
MOST IRRITATING
HOTELS ARE SAID TO BE OVER.
TAXED, RHINE CITIES CON.
TROlLED BY ARMIES AND
PASSPORT PROBLEMS ARE.
ANNOYING.

Berlin, April 15.-Americau tour
lists who come to Germany this sum
mer will find conditions of travel fat
less attractive than in prcWar times
In Hamburg and Berlin hotel facilities
are constantly oyertaXed by business
men and even persons who have tel
cgraphed days in advance for accom-
mOdations are turned away by thc
first.ciass hotels. II foreigners are as
signed to rooms they pay far more
than is charged to Germans.
Conditions along the Rhine are not
especially inviting tor tourists, The
larger places are oyertaNed by the Oo
Cupying armies, and it is almost inn
possible for outsiders TO set first
hotel accommodations Cologne
Coblcnz and Maiaz are filled to over
flowing by British, American and
French officers, respectively Most
Of the hotels are under control OF tho
military and cannot be used by civil
ians unless they have authorization
from commanding officers.
1t is also difficult for tourists to
travel between the various sections
Of the occupied area Police regis
tration is very strict and permits
must be obtained to enter and leave
various areas
In South Germany conditions are
more inviting to pleasure seekers.
Dresden and Munich, are not so filled
nd A. nt.
tells are usually able to provide tour.
lists with rooms at rates much less
than in Berlin and Hamburg
The passport problem is annoying
even within GermanyS own DOunddr-
les. For example, it is necessary for
a tourist going from Berlin TO Bavar
ia to have the wise of the Bavarian
legation in Berlin. This precautiOn
has been taken by Bavaria to prevent
red agitators from invading their ter
ritory from Berlin.
Trains are normal in Germany
Bread cards are necessary to get
bread in dining cars and hotels and
most of the bread served is heavy and
black
In the smaller cities and villages
tourists will find living conditions
much the same as they were before
the war Americans motoring thru
Germany or travelling on trains are
COurteously treated. There is no
longer any disposition to resent the
use of the English language
So far this year there have been
few Americans in Germany excepting
business men and persons who came
to visit relatives Most of these
found the passport regulations very
irksome Tourists arriving at Dutch,
Belgian, French or English ports SUI
fer delays in getting vises for Ger
many, and travel across the boundar,
les into Germany involves an endless
making of declarations.
1t is almost impossible under pres
ent conditions for tourists to travel
on fixed schedule in Central Eu-
states the crossing Of boundaries.
Passport offices are frequently
crowded Much time is lost in getting
vises, and trains have interminable
waits at customs stations.
Through trains are now operating
between Paris and Warsaw, which
make the rail trip to Poland and the
Baltic states far easier than it has
been since the armistiCc Trains
will soon be run from Berlin to Riga,
Latva. Barring passport annoyances,
travel is almost normal between Der
lin and Prague and Prague and Der
lin and Vienna.
There are no fast boat trains now
hntwppu Rprlin and HAMBURG and