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Passport Theft and Berlin Escape Amid WWI Intrigue
An American citizen born to French parents recounts being robbed of his passport on a Berlin train during the 1914 outbreak of war. A fellow traveler named Walker drugged him to steal the passport, delaying his departure. He was held as a suspected spy before authorities verified his identity and helped him return to Paris. A French statesman later thanked him for aiding another man’s escape, while the two men resolved their differences and parted as friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Lommedoc
France
Berlin
Foreign Office
Gersing
Walker
Nally
Germany
Bertin
Brussels
Mr. Welker
L'Hemmedien
Passeger
Tama