Evening star., 1939-09-23
S u. 5. Refugees
From Warsaw Get
German Haven
Go to Koeniesberg
To Awoit Transportation;
Others Remain
Ry the Associated Press.

Others Remain
BY the Associated Press.
KOEN1GSBERG, Germany, Sept.
%. - approximately SIS American
refugees from Warsaw found Tempo
rary haven here today, but others,
fearful Of dangers Of flight or sepa-
ration from their families, remained
in the besieged Polish capital.
The Americans were among more
than 1900 foreigners being provided
for by the German foreign office
until they could arrange to return
to their homes or go to neutral
countries.
It was not possible Immediately
to establish names or precise num-
bers Of the Americans. They were
scattered throughout the city. They
arrived in groups, some by train and
others by automobile after 20 hours
Of travel through war-torn country.
At least seven members Of the
staff of the United States consulate
general in Warsaw were among
those here. Thaddeus Chylinski,
vice consul Of Polish descent who
has Polish wife, stayed to keep
the Office open and to look after
those Americans who decided to re-
main.
(The State Department in
Washington announced yester-
day Vice Consul Douglas jenkins,
first official to arrive, had listed
the others en- route to Koenigs-
berg as Consul General John K.
Davis, Consul George j. Haering,
Consul William Cramp, Consul
M. Williams Blake, Consul E.
Tomlin Bailey, Vice Consul Carl
Birkeland and DR.. Wadlemar J.
A. Wickham of the United States
Public Health Service)
Nothing New for Two.
For two of them, the Warsaw ex-
perience was nothing new. Mr..
Jenkins experienced similar trials at
Marking, China, and Mr.. Camp at
Adds Ababa, Ethiopia.
Those Americans who renamed
did so chiefly because of Polish
relatives or other interests in War;
saw, it was said. or because they
feared dangers involved in the trip
to Koenigsberg. Efforts of other
Americans to persuade them to
leave were in vain. At least one
woman with a child turned back at
the last moment.
Twelve teen-age American boys
and girls of Polish descent who had
been studying in Warsaw came here
with the refugees. They had been
living much of the time With other
Americans in the basement of the
United States Embassy as a protec-
ton against bombs. The United
States consulate building, it was
said, was damaged by shellfire.
Arrival here was the first contact
with the outside world for the
refugees since September S, when
all Warsaw communications failed.
Many of the American men, lnclud-
ing those of the consulate staff,
had sent their families out previous
ly and been out of touch with them
since, One of their chief concerns
was where their families had scat
tered and how to locate them. An
other, as one put it, was some
food and rest"
The food situation in Warsaw was
described as very bad" With CO.
operation of the Polish Civil Com
mittee, the Americans said, they
were able periodically to get rice,
noodles, meat or other food.
Tell Of Close Escapes.
They said one of their handicaps
was the great danger in going out
doors-to bring in food, for example
because they never knew where a
bomb might land. Some were said
to have had close escapes from
death or injury.
Street fighting was said to be
going on in outskirts of Warsaw.
The center of the city was described
as considerably damaged by air
attack and artillery fire.
The refugees expressed praise for
the manner in which Germans and
Poles handled their removal. Both
sides were said to have been very
considerate.
A first effort to negotiate their
departure failed after radio contact
was made last Sunday, they said,
because of fighting on the road
designated for their exit from War
saw. The Polish commander was
quoted as saying he could not guar
antee safe conduct under such cir
cumstances.
The German commander estab-
1ished contact a second time with
an appeal that representative be
sent to rendezvous on the Praga-
Radzymin road.
AS result of subsequent nego-
tiations more than 1900 foreigners
were transferred at highway cross
ing 18 miles northeast of Warsaw
Thursday. German Army officers
and foreign Office authorities met
them there. That night special
trains-which the Germans had had
waiting for days-left for Koenigs-
berg.
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