Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-09-05
EFFECTS Of WAR
REACH FAR, SAYS
MRS. BAyLES

Interesting sections of a letter re-
Gently received by DR.. Francis w.
Kitchel from his daughter, Mrs. H.
G. Bayles, of Antofagasta, Chile,
show the far-reaching effects of the
European war on all sections of the
world. Mrs, Bayles, who is a for
mer resident of this city and we'll
Fnown here, has been through many
thrilling experiences and in the let
ter states that she has witnessed
history in the making" Mr. and
Mrs. Bayles were also in Mexico
when the disturbances there oc-
Cured. The interesting letter reads
in part as follows:
I'VE can't go up the line for a
few days because of labor troubles.
You see the war has stopped all nj
trate work, as Germany is the chief
market and all the officinas (nitrate
or metal mines) are shutting down
for lack of funds. That throws 25,-
600 men out of work and they are
flocking to the ports. The govern
ment is giving them free transporta-
ton to the south, where living is
comes in tomorrow with troops to
keep order and it will carry back
many of the laborers Exchange is
nil and one cannot cash checks at
the banks for more than 500 pesos
(Chtlean) daily. Fortunately we
procured gold with our money before
war was declared, so We are safe,
but many were not so fortunate
Nh11tr int hni, ~
money till cash comes from New
York, cannot pay the laborers, so
trouble may arise and we remain
here till all is quiet again.
ut is quite exciting. A German
warship is on the coast. We came
on the Orissa and were afraid of
being captured. Two British war
ships are hurrying up the coast to
protect the shipping and sink the
Germans. We had four Germans on
board and they were landed here.
All German, French and British re-
servists are hurrying back to fight.
The chauffeur at Chuquicamata
broke his contract (ran away and
now the camp can't use it's cars. The
British and French go back by way
of the straits or Panama, but the
Germans are trying to go through
Bolivia and Buenos Aires. We are
absolutely in no danger. We are in
terested onlookers-no more. The
passenger ships have doubled the
price of all fares anywhere from
these ports to Europe, so the poor
reservists go in the steerage.
prices have nearly doubled,
though the government has removed
the duty on food The plaza's jam
med with the men from the pampa,
to go aboard the transport.
We seem fated to live in war times
and see history in the making. l
think one lives too fast and excited
ly in these frontier places. Life flies
past at break-neck speed and | long
sometimes for the peace of an Or
ganized and civilized land. 1t is all
very well to see it, but it is wearing.
The troops marshal beneath the
the police go prancing by
on their horses, armed to the teeth,
and in the bay are coming and 60
ing Chilean men O. war and trans
ports. A German passenger steamer
came up over the horizon yesterday
and fearing that the Chilean ships
we're English, fed to coloso, where
hey could be safe in the three-mile
INIT. Doesn't it sound thrilling?
There are numerous pitched battles
between English and German indi-
yiduals all along the coast. | hope
t will end soon for if it lasts it is
'amine for a good many people here
n Chile, since there will be no work
'or them until the officinas open up
again.