Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-10
PLENTY OF BREAD
FOR BERLINERS
Associated Press Correspondent As.
founded by Serenity in Germany.
BUSINESS IS NEARLY NORMAL
Trend OF Local Commerce In Chief
CITY of Prussia Displays No out
ward Effects OF Nations
Mighty Struggle.

correspondence OF the Associates FreHesl
BERLIN, oct. 26.-1'hey stln eat wheat
bread In Berlin. Amusements proceed
with little sign OF abatement Few post
ers to call men TO sruts are In evidence
and there are many ahle.Bodled men on
the streets In civilian clothes.
These conditions, In striking contrast
TO neutral Hallond where all people are
compelled TO cat bread that has 20 per
cent admixture OF rye and where al
! most ali walls arc covered with official
announcements relating to mobilization
and the regulation OF prices, were
sources of wonierment TO correspond
ent OF the Associated Press who has just
| arrived from constant scenes OF war
and its aftermath
That Germany Is at war could not be
CLEANED from street impressions. though
n person might speculate on the causes
! that have led TO two conditions Every
where ono secs large photographs Of the
! emperor. the German crown prince and
I Generals Won Hlndenburg. Won Beseler
and other military notebles, exhibited az
are campaign Autographs In the United
states. There are other photographs OF
Emperor Francis Joseph and Austrian
generals.
Poor Horses on Streets.
Tho second condition is the poor state
OF the horses which do the hauling In the
city. All good horses have been requis-
I toned for military purposes. There are
1 surprisingly few soldiers in the German
capital. Now and then a column puts in
an appoarance-ch cheerful. eager and usu-
ally bedecked with flowers--off for the
war Beside tho men march their women
mot 40 cheerful
But II seems to he contrary TO some
| unwrltton law TO show emotion in this
business OF going 10 the front perhaps
never Go return So while the men hold
| their concern under a oheerfulness that
appears natural enough. the women be-
! lie their reddoned eyes with a smile and
/ swallow hard as they talk to the man
whom they accompany 10 the train that
will take him east or west--either way a
road OF danger.
! Busiuesu Nearly Normal.
Business In Berlin seems nearly nor
NAL. Shortly after the mobilization some
/ Of the larger amusement places, concert
I halls and vaudeville houses closed up.
but many OF them have reopened with
the coming OF the winter season. The
cafes are crowded to capacity and the
many entertainers who are out OF work
represent ourtailment OF progress rather
than total closures.
i A similar condition prevails among
shop and factory employees. but in their
case the percentage OF unemployment Is
lower because OF the men taken 70 the
! front. Official figures recently issued
show that with the progress OF iredis-
tributing labor not yet completed there
were IN Berlin only from Q 20 per cent
more unemployed than normally. while IN
the ease OF certain trades, which require
men OF exceptionally god physique, there
was actually shortage OF labor.
I Abandon French Names.
Tho bills OF fare in the Berlin hotels
and restaurants may now be read by
tho German whose knowledge of French
is limited. rhe "spelsekaTte" is no longer
a menu" There has been little reduc-
ton In the quantity and no deterioration
in the quality of the food offered. Nor
: are prices materially higher. Many OF
tho big restaurants have made no change
whatever in their prices.
I'VE must win" Is the slogan of every
body in Berlin. To make this possible
everybody accepts resignedly whatever
sacrifice that has TO be made While the
line, the women. including the empress
and the ladies OF her court, knit socks,
wristiets, gloves, sweaters. abdominal
bands and leg "warmers."
Innumerable packages are dispatched
to the front. containing mostly cigars.
small bottles OF EpIrituoas beverages and
chocolate. for whose nutriment values the
German soldier seems to have the high
est respect.
War f. DisaGreeabIe.
Tho sentiment prevailing In ali olasses
OF Berlin's population and. Il IL claimed.
In the empire. Is that the war is q very
diSagreeable business. which must be dis
posed or thoroughly and with whole
heartedness.
In the public places may be seen many
women in mourning. While the spirit
OF COLLECTIVELY OF the Berliner is such
that the sight OF them does not leave
one unimpressed. Il also reminds him
that what happened to one today may
happen to another tomorrow
Berlin does not seem to fear invasion
BY hostile air craft. For this reason no
limitation has been put on street lighting.