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[[underlined]] August 5, 1914, Wednesday [[/underlined]]
I took a cup of coffee at the R.R. restaurant, with one of the Bohemian ^[[insertion]] (Moravian) [[/insertion]] recruits, and we started for Salzburg at 4:30 a.m. No sleep. Most of the recruits had gone on directly to Vienna. We were not required to change at Salzburg, and went on to Linz. Here at the station (outside) I saw a "spuckuapf", - a cuspidor with this label!
After some delay we moved on to Budějovice. The conductor sold me a ticket on the train, - but said he could sell only to Nymburk, not to Prague.
At Focklamarkt  there are more mountains, - the country is rolling.
We learn that we must go to Prague by way of Budějovice, Veselí, Jihlava and Nymburk, - and that we may not be able to get farther than Nymburk, - pleasant prospect of a 50 km. trip overland!

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Throughout the trip, and especially that part of it in Bohemia, I was surprised at the good nature and helpfulness of R.R. officials, - usually so overbearing.
Even where people were without tickets or could not pay they were permitted to ride. The officials remained very good-natured. The passengers suffered much discomfort. They were crowded, without sleep, mostly hungry, and excited and disturbed.
At each change there was a rush for places, - worst at Jihlava where we met the Vienna crowd. I had a ticket for a slow train to Nymburk, but I took the first train and rode to Prague, and was not called upon to pay the difference. My case was only one similar to many.
On the train rode a young Bohemian Jew(?) who had been in France and was one of those ordered out. A party of 23 was forced to walk 60 km.