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Show PEACE PARTY 1 CROSS GERMANY Special Sealed Train to Carry Ford Delegates to The Hague. Copenhagen, Jan. 3, via London, 10:20 a, m. The German government has granted the Ford peace expedition permission to travel to The Hague through Germany by special train. The party will leave Copenhagen next Friday. Tho final arrangements for the trip were made through the German consul in Copenhagen who, after a consultation consulta-tion with Berlin, announced that his government was willing- for the mb sion to proceed through German territory. terri-tory. This privilege was granted despite de-spite the refusal of the American state dopartment to extend the passports of the members of the party to cover a belligerent country. ' Train Will Be Sealed. The conditions under which tho Americans will travel are strict Their train will be sealed, evervone being locked within. No one will be permitted per-mitted to touch German, soil dxiring the journey. The members of the mission will not be permitted to carry written, printed or typewritten pap- . ers. The concealment of anv paper, even of the most innocent character, will result in complications for the en- i tire party. Other ,things that the ; party must abandon before reaching German territory are cameras, post cards, opera glasses and gold coin. Most of the baggage of the expedition will be shipped back to the United ; States from Copenhagen. It is announced that the expedition will disband at The Hague on Janu iry 12, most of the members return- Ing home from Rotterdam on that day. |