Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-11-10
Berlin DOESN'T
SHOW WAR EFFECT
Associated Press man De-
clares Conditions in Ger
man Capital Normal.

nSIlln, NOV 1O.-They atlll eat
wheat bread in Berlin. Amusements
Few posters to call men to arms are In
evidence and there are many able
bodied men on the streets in civilian
These conditions in striking
contrast to the situation in neutral
Holland, where all people are com
PEELED to eat bread that has a Is per
cent admixture Of rye and where al
most all walls are covered with offi-
cial announcements relating to mobtl-
tzation and the regulation Of prices.
were sources of wonderment to q r
respondent of the Associated Press
who has just arrived from constant
scenes Of war and it's aftermath.
Doesn't Look Like War.
That Germany Ia at a could not
be cleaned from street Impressions,
though q person might speculate on
the fuses that have led to conditions.
Everywhere. n sees large photo
graphs of the emperor, the German
crown prince and Generals Won Hin
tary notables, exhibited as are cam
paign autographs in the United States.
There are other photographs of EN-
peror Francis Joseph and Austrian
generals.
The. second condition Is the poor
state Of the horses which do the haul
ing in the city. All good horses have
poses, with the result that every AMI
NAL able to keep moving Is kept in
service.
Few Soldiers in Capital.
There are surprisingly few soldiers
to be see in the streets of the Ger
man capital. Now and then a column
puts in. IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Gag
err and usually bedecked with flowers
for the war. Beside the men,
march their women, mothers, wives,
sisters, sweethearts-not SO cheerful.
unwritten law to show emotions In
this business of going to the front per-
haps v to return. So while the
men hide their. concern under a cheer
fulness that appears to be. natural
enough. the women belle their red
dened eyes with a smile and swallow
hard as they talk to the mar whom
they accompany to the train that will
take him east or west, either way a
road to danger.
Business Normal.
Business in Berlin is normal as far
as can be a~scertained. Shortly after
the mobilization some OF the large
amusement. places. concert halls and
vaudeville houses closed up. Many Of
them have been %reopened with the
coming of the winter season. The
cafes are crowded to capacity and
many artists out of work represent
curtailment Of programs rather than
total closures: similar condition
prevails among shop and factory en-
.ployees, but in their ase the percent
age, OF unemployment is lower because
Of the many taken to the front. OFF.
ciaf shEirss recently issued show that
xrvst 49, L.
Dor net yet completed, there were in
Berlin only''fromst two to six per cent
o unemployed than normally.
while an the case OF. certain trades,
which require men of exceptionally
good physique. there was actually a
shortage of labor.
Eat in German Now.
The bills of fare in the Berlin no
tels-and restaurants may. now be read
by h German whose knowledge of
French is limited. The ~"Speisekarte'
is no longer a menu There has been
little reduction in the quantity and
no deterioration in the quality Of the
food offered. Nor are the prices ma
terially higher. Many OF the big res
taurants have made on change what
ever in their prices since the war be-
gan.
I'VE must win" is the slogan of
everybody In Berlin. To make this
possible everybody accepts resignedly
whatever sacrifice has. to be made.
While h army has the hard work in
the battle line. the women, including
the empress and the ladies of. her
court. knit socks. wristlets, gloves,
sweaters, and even calf warmers" :
Cigars to the Front. a:1
1nnumerable packages are dispatch
ed to the front, containing mostly ci-
gars. small bottles Of spirituous bever-
ages and chocolate for whose nutri-
lnent values the German soldier seem
10 have the highest respect. cs..rt
Comment heard in the street, public
places and official quarters is not
such that one could say that the war 81
popular in Germany. That term would
hardly describe the feeling. A bet
ter definition of the sentiment pre-
vailing in all classes of Berlin's popu-
lation. and 1t Is claimed, the empire is
that the war Is a very d~isagreeable
business which must be disposed of
thoroughly and with whole hearted
ness.
Women In Mourning.
In the crowds may be seer many
women in mourning: While the spirit
of COLLECTIVELY of the BerHner Is such
that the sight of them does not leave
him unimpressed, 1t also reminds him
that what happened to n today may