My Four Years in Germany by Gerard, James W., 1867-1951

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Contents Illustrations Chapter I My First Year In Germany

Chapter Ii

Chapter Iii Diplomatic Work Of First Winter In Berlin

Chapter Iv Militarism In Germany And The Zabern Affair

Chapter V Psychology And Causes Which Prepared The Nation For War

Chapter Vi At Kiel Just Before The War

Chapter Vii The System

Chapter Viii The Days Before The War

Chapter Ix The Americans At The Outbreak Of Hostilities

"the Ambassador."

Chapter X Prisoners Of War

Chapter Xi First Days Of The War: Political And Diplomatic

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William, H. R.

Chapter Xii Diplomatic Negotiations

James W. Gerard."

Chapter Xiii Mainly Commercial

Chapter Xiv Work For The Germans

Chapter Xv War Charities

Chapter Xvi Hate

Chapter Xvii

Chapter Xviii Liberals And Reasonable Men

Chapter Xix The German People In War

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Chapter Xx Last

The End

"All Americans leaving Berlin must have their passports stamped
by the Foreign Office, for which purpose they should apply to
_Geheimer_Legationsrat_ Dr. Eckhardt at Wilhelmstrasse
76. Americans residing outside of Berlin should ascertain from
their respective consular representatives what steps they should
take in this regard."Letters for the United States may be sent to the Embassy and
will be forwarded at the first opportunity."German subjects who desire to communicate with friends in
Great Britain, Russia, France or Belgium, or who desire to
send money, should make their requests to the Imperial Foreign
Office. Americans are permitted to enter Italy. The steamers
of the Italian lines are running at present, but are full for
some time in advance. The Embassy is also informed that the
steamer from Vlissingen, Holland, runs daily at 11 A. M. The
Ambassador cannot, however, recommend Americans to try to
reach Holland by the ordinary schedule trains, as he has
received reports of delays _en_route_, owing to the fact
that all civil travellers are ejected from trains when troops
require accommodations. It is better to wait for special trains
arranged for by the Embassy."The Dresdener Bank and its branches throughout Germany will
cash _for_Americans_only_ letters of credit and checks
issued by good American banks in limited amounts. Included
in this category are the checks of the Bankers' Association,
Bankers' Trust Company, International Mercantile Marine Company,
and American Express Company. All checks and letters of credit
must, however, be stamped by American consuls, and consuls must
see that the consular stamp is affixed to those checks and
letters of credit only as are the bona fide property of American
citizens. The Commerz & Disconto Bank makes the same offer and
the Deutsche Bank will cash checks and letters of credit drawn
by its correspondents."American consular officers may also draw later on the Dresdener
Bank for their salaries and the official expenses of their
consulates. Before drawing such funds from the bank, however,
all consular officers should submit their expense accounts to me
for approval. These expense accounts should be transmitted to
the Embassy at the earliest opportunity.

"THE AMBASSADOR."

It will be noticed from the above circular that all Americans were required to have their passports stamped at the Foreign Office. One American did not receive back his passport, although he had left it at the Foreign Office. The Foreign Office claimed that it had delivered the passport to some one from the Embassy, but we were not very much surprised when this identical passport turned up later in the possession of Lodi, the confessed German spy, who was shot in the Tower of London.