The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-22
Others Volunteer for Service
on River Boats and Canals
Take Place of Men Gone to
War.
SPECIAL BUREAU TO
ADVISE SOUTH E R
Purpose Is to Keep South
American Countries In
formed Of German Side Of
Progress Of War.
CAssocta,cd Press Corrcspondcncc.)

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Berlin. Sept. LIN order to meet
the scarcity Of experienced men for
river and canal traffic. the military
authorities nave ordered hat all riyer-
men b%elonging TO the Landsturm need
not enlist, and a call has been made
for old riVcrmen. who ave entered
other trades, TO return Immediately to
river work.
II is pointed out that il rs OF vital
importance TO Keep ON the
inland water routes going, for the
transportation OF foOdstpms. fuel a
other necessities. and the authorities
are doing their utmoit 20 maintain
this service. The only thing lacking.
Il Is said, is the experienced river man
So many of whom have gone To war.
SO lar as ships aud other shipping
facilities go, Il ia declared, there Is no
handicap.
a numOer OF the older professors Ia
the University OF G%octtingcn are re-
ported 10 have accepted positions as
rural letter carriers to relieve the luss
OF men IA THIS service duriEg the war
Great numbers of members OF the {
dents association nav gone To the
front. Practically all OF the students
"Germania' in Berlin Is In the field.
including even the "alte iierren' or
former students.
The following dispatch from Geneva
appears IN a namhcr of the German
papers: For three weeks extensive
preparations have been made In the
Louvre museum in Paris FOR safe
guarding the ART treasures there
against bombs threwn from Zeppelin
balloons. Most OF Inc paintings are
being packed away in iron boxes. The
venus OF Milo" aad the Mona Liza
wcre locked up In steel vaults. The
Greek saloon with the paster pieces Of
Phidias 10 laid out entirely with bass
OF sand. The upper stories of the
Louvre were cleared of their contents
and changed INTO a military hospital
from which now nutters tho Red
Cross Has. Numerous paintings were
removed from the Luxembourg mu-
scum Ia Tho old seminaire."
The woln bureau says Il Is reported
from pslermo b. the German cilarg,
d'amros az Tangior, That he and IA,
members OF his legation were handed
their passports by the Moroccan gov
'AHAi'HA on AANAFA ~ anu ANANAAAf
taken ON board the French crulsoi
Cassard, which conveyed them ia pal
ermo. The Wolh bureau dispatch
points out that this action Is "A breach
Of the International law. since Tan
gier i the capital Of the i%ntoraatlona
zone in which the diplomatic repre-.
s~cntatives OF the signatory powers ol
the Algcricas conference still exer
cises control This arbitrary act,
says the Wolf bureau dispatch. "
possible only with the consent OF Ems
land. In view OF tho location Of Glib
~raliar."
A committee formed In Frankfort
on-tho- Main announces that Il ha
organized for the special purpose @
sending 30 south America "truthfu
reports Of political and economic con
ditlUns In Germany
, The city council of Hanover has de-
. cided TO set aside as a hrat a%ppropria
ton the sum of three million mark
FOR the support OF the families OF sol
, dlers now in the field. Every marricI
woman will receive a monthly allow
aace OF thirty marks, which sum Is q
be proportionately increased for cae.
child.
The admiralty stan ~ the navy an
nonnccs that Il would welcome an
sending OF the latest foreign napers
. Very little Is seen In Germany now q
any Of the foreign publications.