The Calumet news., 1914-10-03
Incidents of The War


, usually take the leading parts at these
meetings. The facts are put before the
villages in simple language and after
the meeting all who offer to enlist are
told to go home and think ii over, and
present themselves the next day if they
are still Of the same mind.
In Northampton, England, town of
about 10000 houses, there have been
billeted 10000 men of the Welsh Terri
torial Division and 1000 horses. The
men are all staying ut houses instead
Of under canvas, and the citizens have
accepted them with great, good COM
radeship. Each house is chalk marked
with the number of soldiers il quarters
Since the soldiers arise at o'clock i'm
the morning the whole town begins it's
day at that time now. During the day
the soldiers are away drilling, march
ing, and counter marching, for the
most part. But at night when they re-
turn they are seen everywhere on the
doorsteps and the green's. The towns
people followed their example i'm regard
To retiring also, and LIGHTS are out ear
lier than ever before i'm the houses.
The women of Vienna have issued n
manifesto proposing To impose upon
themselves a war tax for the purpose
of feeding the hundreds of thousands
who, 1t is said, will soon be breadess
For twenty heller a cents) a day, Il
substantial meal can be furnished at
least once in twenty-four hours. Each
Vienna hausfrau is to be visited by
two ladies belonging to "the highest
social circles" and 1t is urged that no
one can refuse to perform the patriotic
service called for.
The King and Queen of England
spend much time in visiting the
wounded in London hospitals, and the
Queen has sent many personal gifts to
the men. One which was particularly
appreciated was "A large quantity of
white heather, which was ordered to
be distributed especially among the
Highlanders. Another was a large
basket of grapes from her own gar
dens. The Queen Is also active i'm or
ganizing work for unemployed women,
and in patronizing the many concerts
and theatrical entertainments that are
being given for aid funds.
correspondent OF "A Vienna paper
thus describes a war prison scene i'm
Hungary, between EsZtergom (Gran)
and Genyermezo: You find there next
to Frenchmen, with their we'll cared
for compilations, Russian officers, with
eheminate features and ed-faced.
weather-b beaten Servian officers. Be-
side ilaxen- haired Cossacks there are
four fellows with coal-black heads
negroes from the coal mines of Cardiff.
who were seized on British merchant
ships. Servian gipsies from Shabats
complete the picture In the center of
the circle there is Rrindstone, on
which Cossack dutfully and humbly
sharpens, for one of our infantry sol
diers, bayonet, which is to do serv-
Ice against the northern foe.
Under mulberry tree Is an inter
esting crowd. Around table are seat
ed Russians and Servian officers. the
former defiant. the latter depressed
and yet proud of being permitted to
SIT at the same board with Russians
Finally we reach, through rows of dig
gian and Servian soldiers, very anne
tizing pavilion. Here the French cooks
of the departed ambassadors who were
to have performed military duty I'm
France. sit and discourse diligently.
They all praise our camp Kitchen"