Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-09-14


Have been among the first to answer
I the call of their country, and as re-
suit, the Universities have either been
much thinned of their attendance or
closed altogether. Sons of prince and
| professor, as well as the common citi-
zen, vie with each other in the exhi-
bition Of proof of fidelity and attach
ment to institutions Of their fathers.
While many of them go as surgeons,
chaplains, or connect themselves with
sanitary commissions, hundreds have
volunteered rs common soldiers
Every professor of the theological
faculty Of the Tuebingen University
has given a son TO the army of his
country. And indeed nothing could
speak better for their courage and
patriotism, than the fact, that every
where throughout the land the young
men whose age frees them from mill
tary duty, have volunteered to fight
to the last, in defence of father land;
and IL by accident one Is found too
cOwardly or too inactive to take his
place in the ranks, he Immediately
becomes the butt Of the community,
TO which feel disposed myself to say,
amen.
D THE EOLlDlEk bhAEE AAAHAAa
Every letter the German soldier
writes from camp, in time OF war,
must pass the inspection OF an ofllcer.
/ He does not load himself down, ike
the American soldier, with several
quires Of paper, packages OF enVe!-
| Opes, postage stamps, etc. his escft-
tOire is very simple-a pencil and sew
! eral blank pieces of paper SIX lncnes
square, bearing the number OF ms
| conlpany, regiment and division. On
I this card he usually writes but SEN
tence or two, consisting Of greetings
to his friends, report of his health,
and whereabouts. This is about all,
especially should he be expecting
orders to move. Not a syllable is
written concerning the movements ol
the army, nor the least information
given, which, if it should fall into
the hands Of the enemy, could do the
least possible harm, or be used by
friends at home, inadvertently, or
otherwise, to the detTiment of the
army and the common good. For
the deliverance of these unsealed let
ters or cards, the pOst-Office receives
no pay.
Such a regulation controlling the
correspondence of the army in time
of war, impresses the intelligent
American as certainly most admira-
BILE. To some il may seem a small
matter, and entirely too despotic; but
a moments reflection will convince
any reasonable mind that it is just as
it should be in every country. Much
to our advantage would it have been
had the government adopted such
rule in our terrible struggle. But in
our Yankee nation, where every fel-
low in the army considered himself
at liberty and in duty bound to write
to his sweetheart, wife or friends, vol
umes about important military move
ments, how terrible would have been
the howl from COpperhead thrOats
had such a restriction been attempted!
RECEPTION OF THE SOLDIER ON HIS
WAY To WAR.
But If the Germans are superior
to ,us in some Of their army regula-
tiOns and customs, we are far ahead of
them in others, to but one of which I
will allude. As / stood at the depot
the other day, could not help being
impressed by the great difference be-
tween the German manner Of receiy-
ing their soldiers, as they pass thro'
on the way to the seat of war, and
the American. Many of the citizens
gather at the station few minutes
before the trains arrive, to say to the
soldier q Lebe IUOhl g'-live well
" Cot 6ehtfte dich g"-God protect
thee-and the like, in the simplicity
of which Fthere is something most
beautiful and tOuching-only two or
three words, but words which express
all that the most affectionate heart
could wish for the dearest friend for
time-fOr eternity. This is certainly
very beautiful, and I doubt not that
their love for the soldier, and their
anxiety for his welfare, are just as
deep and sincere as ours, though we
expressed it more demOnstratively /
But what I meant TO say, more par 1
ticularly, is that as to feeding and /
entertaining him they are very much I
behind us. My heart has bled for /.
the poor German soldier, as I have |
watched him eating his couple Of 4
ounces Of dry, black bread, drinking |
his glass Of beer, paying for it out of |
his own pocket, and then sOlemnly |
taking his seat in the.car, apparently /
as cOntented and thankful as the .
American soldier who was Welcomed /
by thousands with the greatest de-
mOnstrations of love and friendship, /
and feasted on the best of the land 1
all along his route. The fact is that |
American soldiers, who, thanks to
our great government, are better fed,
clothed and paid than those of any !
other nation, would die on the food
on which German soldiers manage to
live and thrive.
For the poor quality Of the German
soldiers food, 1 am obliged, however,
TO offer in apology the fact that he
drinks beer from his birth, almost,
and seems to prefer it to so much
beef; and besides that, Germany not
being wealthy, is unable to feed her
army any better; and as to the citi-
zens as individuals, they have not the
means, though possessed Of the most
noble and generous hearts, as hun
dreds are, to treat and feast the sol
dier as we do in time Of war.
BEER HOUSES AND MONEY CHANGERS
Are the institutions that pay best m
in these times. For several weeks
past they have been Teaping a most
abundant harvest. The former are
crowded night after night and day
after day to OverfiOwing. Young and
old seem to delight to meet together
In these places 10 discuss the aspects
Of the times and the chances of the
war, and il would be passing strange
II the beer did not claim good share
Of their attention. The latter are not
! whit behind in gathering into their
garneTs. Stocks have fallen, but they
have not fallen. They take advan-
age Of the poor mans necessities,
and will cash his paper only at heavy
discount. 1 heard Of one Of the sons
IF Israel, in Stuttgart, charging, the
lther day, for the use Of his NAM /.
non, percentage plus a commission,
to one hundred and eight I
Der cent. per annum. Think you not I
hat am fortunate in succeeding to
borrow a couple Of hundred forms at
he rate of seventeen per cent. till
an hear from the American side
These sons Of honor, are laughing, (
90, over the fine business they are ]
loing in our United States bonds, {
which fell, in less than a week, a ]
iortnight ago, twenty-five per cent.
{ asked q banker about that time (
What do you pay for one hundred
iOllar, 1852, United States bOnd?"
{ Seventy-fiye dollars.'i " What will
you sell me one for ?" Eighty-fve I
iollars." This is honor and honesty I
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