New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-16
oooulation Now Begins to
nsoubt Truth of Official
Communications.
urTURNED WOUNDED
ARE SHEDDING LIGHT
-. Workmen Complain Be-
" ..use Public Work Is Given
70 Prisoners of War.
~. c,h,. 70 The Tribunel

Oct 15.-Travellers who
ne, arrived here from Berlin say
~. !, great rejoicing in that city
~" ,hs evacuation Of Antwerp and
s'.' ,o,ry Of the Germans there ON
,~,,,isemeuts Of the victory are
O. ~ Al over the city and carried
-, - the streets by sandwich men
, ~ form Of publicity is a free SN-
-, Of moving picture films APP
ho'uVn .aton as the German troops
.-,,re6 Antwerp. .... :.
.,vsrtise German successes the trsv-
' saw. saw the population of Berlin,
'ueS Is beginning TO doubt the Off
49,, denominations. II one accepts
tA liter noble. enthusiasm for the
us greatly diminished in the last
vs. rssks. for the truth about the
t.1;,ies IS becoming gradually
,os., nartly through the stories of
Nv MY rounSed who have returned from
y. sront and partly through certain
..c.listic journals.
Weave" v.r.over. food is becoming constant
-ars scarce and high, while lack of
-, is spreading with extraordinary
....Si,v and workmen are beginning to
-,lsin because many public works
ks;ng conducted by prisoners Of
-. while native Germans wander the
',,..s with their hands in their peck
- In Camp Doeberitz. near Berlin.
=, example. which was acquired ut
"a. eypense for q manWuvre ground.
!, rrisoners are completing the work
- until the war began was done by
..ivs,s contract and gave employment
!, ,svsral hundred German workmen.
L is impossible 70 conceive the fero-
.,1, hatred which the Germans have
...;,st everything English. Passing
'.,anrb Germany from Berlin TO
S-;,,srlsn6 however. returned trav-
.I,r~ ssy il is everywhere evident that
a. German ueople in general know
.,,b;re except what is officially told
.bsm They are totally ignorant con-
,srsing the diplomatic negotiations
,.,rs5ipg the hostilities, and also OF
rs,t has passed IN the theatre of war.
v,rv Germans believe England is
svb.ing France as well rs Germany.
0rs Of the travellers says;
q believe the only thing made known
~ bs German public has been General
"a, Klucs's march on Paris. The rest
Gems unknown or so little known that
No confidence Of the Germans Is still
mistaken. The people still have abb
,ou,e confidence IN the army and
military authorities. Everything | saw
l,sas me to bel eve that the military
resources Of Germany are still enor-
nous md the power Of the Germans
ar raler than we think. We still
have ahead Of US long and difficult
struggles.
II Is often said that murmurs begin
70 Be heard in Germany against the
'oly Of war. The truth is, however,
,; such murmurs are as yet heard
uiside Of Berlin and are only isolated
issnees. But if the battle of the
ANs results in a brilliant victory
iw the Allies and this becomes gener-
illy known throughout Germany then
is probable that public opinion will
" shaken and the people alarmed and
asnsnd to know what has been accom-
1lshsd. ! believe in misfortune the
Germans would still remain united, and
remove them as a menace to the
Face Of Europe it will be necessary to
Nmske the map"