The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-10
MISS BOND STATES
WIVES FILL PLACES
OF GERMAN TROOPS
Local Women Tell How Even
Children Knit Clothing
While Mothers Run Stores
and Cars.

That the German nation is united
even to the children in support Of the
Kaiser. is the opinion of Miss Flor
ence Bond, of this city who returned
this morning in company with Miss
Virginia Graves after spending the
summer in Germany. While the men
have gone to the front, the women are
working in the fields and in the stores
while even the children, instilled with
the war spirit, sew and knit Wrist
warmers.
Miss Graves and Miss Bond left Ber-
lin August rs on special train which
was arranged for by the United States
embassy on which only Americans
were passengers. This train went
from Berlin to The Hague, Holland.
The two young women then went to
Rotterdam and from there to London.
They sailed to New York on the
steamer "Lapland" from Southampton,
arriving at New York harbor Wednes-
day noon. They were accompanied to
this city by DR.. and Mrs Charles
Bond
Women Run Cars.
"Patriotism was rampant in Ger
many when we left. Everyone was in
favor of the war, believing that it had
been forced upon them by the attitude
of Russia. Children were knitting
wearing apparel for their fathers and
brothers; women were working in the
fields. Many of the women had been
offered their husbands positions in
the stores and women street car con-
ductors were not uncommon in Ber-
lin. Many of the concerns offered full
pay to their employees who would en-
ter the army"
These conditions described by Miss
Bond were mostly in northern Ger
many, but she said that friends living
in southern Germany had informed
them that this was also the case
there.
The German government is anxious
to get all the Americans out of Ger
many. We were treated in the best
manner possible and were not incon
venienced in any respect, but the gov
| eminent realizes that the more for
; e1gners there are in the country, the
| more food it will require" Miss Bond
| continued
"The people Of Germany are no
well informed on the situation as i
really exists. The censorship of tn,
press prevents any news from beinl
published that does not favor the Ger
! mans and inspire patriotism Placard
are placed in the store windows show
! ing the movement of the troops OF
the maps with small flags"
| Food Prices Normal.
| The young women left Berlin on tn
day after Japan had issued her ulti
matum to Germany. According to tn
local tourists, the Germans took tn
matter lightly and did not place mucl
significance in 1t. Many of the Gel
mans were provoked that the Kaise
should even pay any attention to II
They took the matter merely as al
| incident.
| AS soon as war was declared, gol,
seemed to disappear. There was ais,
practically no silver in circulation
War notes have been issued in Gel
many, England, France and Holland.
said Miss Bond. Prices of food slut
| in Germany are about normal becaus
of the government regulation, whic
went into effect within a few days al
ter the war was declared Several o
the Berlin stores were taken over b.
the government when they attempte,
to sell at exhorbitant prices Bulletin
are placed in prominent location
about the city giving the uniform pric
OF food An unusually good harves
also relieves the stress in Germany