The Washington times., 1922-12-03

always noted for frugality, and
In the second. they couldn't be
extravagant now II they wished
to do so. The only extravagant
ones Flambeap saw In Germany
and Austria were foreigners,
mostly Americans.
But there was a very excellent
article In the same number on
Colonel Roosevelt and members of
his family. and Flambeau decided
to mail back "The Saturday Eve
ming Post" with some German
publications. to the Pass Kon-.
trolle." who had been SO very
kind and at the same time SO un-
flinching in the execution Of his
duty. And In the marg.n Flam.
beau wrote a little note about the
Roosevelt article. in German. that
"Unser Praesident Roosevelt war
sehr gut Freund Won Ihrer deut-
schen Kaiser! And one day. a
good while after. there came an
answer from the Pass Kontrolle."
and he wrote: II am glad that
you remembered our poor kaiser!"
The letter was in very beautiful
German script. which FIAmbeau
reads SO painfully slowly that he
had to refer to Doctor Schenfeld.
professor of German at George
Washington University. to be sure
Of getting It all right. and It was
a mighty interesting letter. The
young chief wrote that he was
new on the Job at Edytkuhnen.
and was most anxious not to do
anything that could give his
superiors cause for complaint:
that he was poor. but he had
never accepted q bribe. though
many in such positions often re-
ceived large fees for letting peo-
pie by with detective passes.
He stated further that he Wa
glad he did not often have such
. disagreeable duty a that Of
arresting Flambeau. And he
mentioned that he came from Ger
man Silesia and that his dear old
parents were stin living there.
Flambeau thought such . type Of
character would mako . splendid
American citizen. % he sent .
couple Of American books back.
to the young man and begged him
to learn English. with q view Of
some day coming to the United
States.
And. strangely enough, DR.. Scho-
enfield was much interested BY
the incident. because oncs. years
ago, when he was American con.
sui In Russia. he was arrested at
Eydtkuhnen Grense. or very near
there, and hs seemed to think
Flambeau got moro fun out Of the
experience than he had.
SEE AMERICA FIRST"
But. turning to the German mag.
azines, which he had bought en-
route to Berlin. F1ambeau found
some entertaining reading.
"Amerika In 6 wochen" was q cap
ton Of the North German Lloyd
office In Bremen for the United
States lines, urging Germans In Q
tour Of six weeks to give them
selves a royal time. to learn to
know America. the land and its
beauty; to visit its large States.
it's Industrial centers, schools. II.
braries and universities and secure
friendship with the American peo-
ple."
Then there was q lovely joke on
America Without Alcohol" an
automobilist driving UP to q palm
bedecked hotel. an expectant
waiter with pencil and pad. and In
the car lady also. The gen.
tleman desperately: In the name
o{ Heaven, have you any gaso-
liner The waiter writing DOWN:
"sure; and what does the lady
drink7'"
Flambeau's all-nisht ride was
very comfortable this time. be-
cause he had the compartment all
to himself. No "extravagant" Ger.
mans were travelling first class, a.
he was that day. 20 he simply
stretched out on the leather cush'
ions and fell asleep. with his
Corona" for q pillow. and slept
very well until awakened once or
twice by the conductor. wishing
to see his ticket &
TWO DAYS TO GET OUT.
The transit visa which he had
received from the kommissar at
Eydtkuhnen gave Flambeau Just
two days to get out Of Germany.
and he had to cross the entire
country in that time, 20 he did not
lineer in Berlin. where he arrived
the next morning 20 early that he