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Philadelphia, 21st. November, 1918.

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It was evening, near 10 o'clock, when we

boarded the "China" at Wousung. Watching my luggage, I saw that the three big trunks and trunk No.4 were safely hoist-

When the ed on deck and stowed away to the luggage room.

steward showed us to our room, I gave him a five doll. note telling him, that my grip contained high velues, end that he should bring me to the paymaster, where I wanted to de- posit that grip. He went to see the paymaster, and came back, telling me to wait till next morning, as the pay-

master was just now too busy.

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Next morning, about 7 o'clock, the "China" left the harbour of Wousung, going to Nagasaki. About 9 o'clock just when we were at breakfast, the "China" suddenly stopped and we heard three shots coming over the

8e9. We left the breakfast table and went to the upper

deck, where we saw that an auxiliary cruiser, flying the British flag, had called the "China" to helt. In very shart time a boat with one British officer and about twenty sold- iere marines boarded the "China", occupied all passages and commanded everybody to come and line up on deck. Nobody! was allowed to go to his rooms. In the meantime, the British officer enquired from each one nationality, name,

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age, etc. I told him that I was Alsacien, bound for France and showed him a private letter from Alsace, telling that

Ans- 14 of my relatives had gone to join the French army. wering he stated, that no matter that I was born from French parentage at a time when Alsace was French, and further,

no matter what my relatives did or had done, Alsace was a

German