DR. DATIS TELLS OF BERM
“The German press is carefully and
adroitly continuing to foster the. idea
among the German people that Amer
ica is not really in earnest about the
war,” declared Dr. A. N. Davis in dis
cussing the situation in Berlin as ho
left it two months ago.
Dr. Davis, formerly of Fiqna, O., is
the American dentist who lived in the
German capital for Id years ar.d num
bered Emperor William among bis pa
tients. "Every effort is being made to
belittle America—even the highest offi
cials are attempting to convey the im
press on that Germany has little to fear
from the United States. 1 ’radical;}'
nothing is printed concerning America
except the President’s addresses on
war aims and the possible basis of a
permanent peace. Even these are
treated by the papers as if the Presi
dent were speaking as a sort of de
tached person, whose interest was the
welfare of the world, not wit’ll the idea
that they represent the earnest deter
mination of the American people to see
the war through to a successful conclu
sion.
“Not until Germany begins to tee!
the military pressure of the United
States will the people realize the new
conditions that confront them. Then. I
predict, the fostered enmity toward
England will be as nothing to the
hatred that will he poured out by the
inspired press against America. The
American business men who took ad
vantage of the nine-months’ treaty be
tween the United States and Germany
to wind up business affairs as far as
possible, were kept, under the closest
surveillance by the police at all times,
and were not permitted to leave the
city without special permits. To go to
a race meeting 10 miles out of Berlin it
is necessary to apply for a permit at
least a month in advance.
“The thing that lias impressed me
most since my return to America is the
freedom we accord to German subjects
over here. It seems to me as if no re
strictions were placed upon them what
ever. In Germany, every time some
new regulation was adopted regarding
the Americans, the excuse was given
that the United States were treating
Germans harshly, and there must be
some retaliation.
“You can imagine ray surprise to get
home and find German subjects free to
travel about the country at will, just so
they do not actually go within a given
distance of certain establishments. And
this, too, in the face of the fact that ;
not since the war started has a single
overt act been charged against an
American in Germany, whereas here
in the United States we have had to
put up with all sorts of admitted crimes
by German residents.
“I have inquired as to the leniency
toward Germans in the United States,
and have Peers told that the country is
too big and there are too massy Ger
mans here to make it feasible to adopt
the restrictive measures in force in
Germany. I can assure you tne Ger
man government would not be deterred
by the size of the task. The German
people themselves are restricted in
their movements, and no person is al
lowed to travel without a special iden
tification pass—which may be de
manded as many as five times during a
short journey.
“The slightest little thing will re
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suit, in a curtailment of an American s
privileges. A friend of mine criticised
mildly an article in a Berlin news
paper. He thought only friends were
about.. Next day he was sent for. ad
monished and required to report to the
police twice daily and to remain in his
quarters from 8 o'clock in the evening
until (i in the morning virtual confine
ment. Tho most privileged Americans
must report to the Berlin police twice
weekly and have then papers stamped.
These papers show just what, the
bearer of them is permitted to do, what
hours he must keep and where lie is
permitted to go.
.1 here arts nut half a dozen Amer
icans in Berlin who are not anxious to
get. home. Many of them are having
trouble to get permission. I first ap
plied to leave last August, but was re
fused. Some time later 1 managed to
obtain a permit for my wife and child
and they came to America long before
1 was permitted to leave. I had about
made tip my mind l was to be kept in
Germany for the duration of the war
when l received word my request bad
been granted. 1 did not take the risk
of informing even tuv closest friends
that I was leaving. I was afraid up to
the last minute that something might
be said against me, some anonymous
letter might reach the police and re
sult in a revocation of my permit. The
story that 1 traveled on a special pass
signed by the kaiser is wrong. I had
the same police authority granted to
every other American who has left
within the past few months. And, like
those other Americans. I did not feel
happy until L landed here in New
York, where I intend to remain.”
Dr. Davis said a German offensive in
the west had been freely talked-about
in Berlin since last November.
“Many people have suggested to me
that if Germany really intended an of
fensive she would not be talking about
it so much,” he said. “That is a wrong
theory. We heard about the Italian
offensive for months before it began.
Stories got around in the same way and
I am convinced Germany intends to
strike several hard blows, even if she
does not hare an idea of definitely
breaking the Allied line.”
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FLEW A MITE TOO HIGH
Seward Gateway.
Claude T. Boyles, since May, 1910,
accountant of the telegraph and tele
phone department of the Alaskan En
gineering Commission at Anchorage,
has been arrested on the charge of
having embezzled $4,759.07 of the com
mission’s funds according to advice re
ceived in Seward. Boyles is held in
the anchorage jail.
According to John H. Robinson, spe
cial investigator for the Alaskan En
gineering Commission, who arrested
Boyles, the prisoner admitted having
embezzled the commission's funds, re
ceipts of both the telegraph and tele
phone department and the lighting
department, but was not certain as to
the amount of his peculations.
The money, it is said, was taken in
sundry amounts since August, 1916, the
first defalcation for less than $100 oc
curring about three months after
Boyles had come here from Valdez to
take the accountancy position. Now
that his accounts have been accurately
checked, it is declared that they show
he pilfered almost every month, the
thefts ranging in sums from as low as
$50 monthly to as high as $1,500
monthly.
His manner of living in Anchorage
while not noticeably extravagant, was
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j Let us voluntarily deny ourselves now that
the needs of our Allies may be supplied, lest
the ultimate demands of our enemies must of
necessity be satisfied by the unwilling sacri
fices of future generations.
Sesond St. IDITAROD MEAT CO B Phone 15 I
nevertheless sutticiently beyond bis:
salary of $200 a month as accountant to
| explain bis defalcations lie was not
addicted to drinking or gambling. He
smoked cigars costing 2.i cents each
land cigarettes of unusually high price.
Before bis marriage last November be
entertained friends at dinner in the
restaurants quite often.
11 is bride of last November was M iss
Nell K. Mclnernv, of Chicago. She
went to Anchorage last spring and was
for a time employed in a large com
mercial establishment. She left there
in January to visit her parents in Chi
cago. At the time of her departure her
husband gave her $300 to defray iter
traveling expenses. He has sent her.
no money since, and neither did lie
give her any' presents of a cosily nature
before their marriage.
Neither she nor the prisoner’s par
ents, who live in Roanoke, Va., have
I yet been notified of his ttouble.
j Boyles by false bookkeeping entries
Iso cleverly concealed his peculations
j that no suspicion attached to him until
his annual report submitted last Jan
uary was subjected to careful scrutiny7
and checked with his cash accounts
under the direction of B. H. Barn
dollar, examiner of accounts for the
I Alaskan Engineering Commission.
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THIS ROMANCE DIDN'T LAST LONG
Camp Lewis, Wash., April 20. When
a new shipment of Red ( Voss sweaters
was received at company headquarters,
Private E. A. James, of San Francisco,
went through the lot and chose one to
which was pinned a note with an at
tractive signature. He wrote along
tale of loneliness to the maker ot the
sweater, and asked that she write him.
Yesterday he got the letter. “She"
' was a South Dakota rural mail carrier
! who wasn’t satisfied with only giving
! his three sons to the army, and sought
! to do what ho could by knitting sweat
I ers at night.
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