El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10
AU5TRIiNS ARE
KEPT IGNORANT
Of WAR LOSSES
Still Pin Faith to Germany.
but Fear Disaster
in Galicia.
WOMEN ARE DOING
HEAVIEST OF WORK
T ONDoN. Eng oct ia news let

2 ONDON, Eng, oct ia news let
ter received by the Reuter- TeIe-
gram company from Venice says:
According to word received here
from Vienna, the Austrian public is
waiting in dumb patience for some
definite news as to what is really hap
pening in Galicia and along the Ser
Wan frontier. Although there is an
uneasy feeling that affairs are not 60
ing well for Austria, the mass OF the
people still pin their faith on Germany,
and are confident that no matter what
happens now. the Germans will even
tually save the situation
Many others, however, adisgusted
with the ambiguous and scauty reports
from official sources, are beginning
II disregard the newspapers altogether.
Ever since il became known that Rus
STA was making such startling Roadway
in Galicia the Vienna newspaper com
ments have been most guarded The
editorials deal chiefly with the German
campaign in western Europe, thus
seeking TO divert public attention from
the Austrian reverses at Lemberg and
along the Seryian border. but the pres
ence Of 10000 Polish refugees from
Galicia. added to the constant arrival
Of trainloads OF wounded. has consid-
erably discounted the effects OF Off
cial reticence.
Business ParaIyzed.
Commerce and industry are para
lyzed throughout the dual monarchy.
and the stoppage Of exports threatens
to ruin some OF the largest industries
notably the sugar trade. Millions OF
pounds Of sugar are sent annually from
Austria TO Great Britain, India and
other points abroad. Refiners are
anZiously endeavOring to find some
means OF getting their product to Eng
L.. - It'd ~ kIa
stress Of the financial situation the
government has decided 10 organize
a war credit bank capital OF S1.OO0O0O
besides a number Of loan institutions
Women Do Heaviest Work.
The women are now performing the
most labOriOus tasks, even to the load
ing Of freight cars Trains are run
ming on most lines on restricted sche-
dulles. There are hardly any passen-
gers and solitary soldiers may be seen
guarding stations, bridges or tunnels.
but bodies Of troops even in small
numbers are rarely seen All have
gone to the front Red Cross stations
have been set up in the principal towns
and depots provided with vast numbers
Of stretchers are ready to receive the
wounded. The well meant hospitality
o. the public in supplying soldiers with
food, delicacies and cigarets. Is said
to have had an unfortunate effect on
the peasant soldiers who are not &C
cUstOmed TO such fare. They consumed
everything given them greedily and
became sick in consequences.
Unemployed Cause Worry.
THE question OF the unemployed IS
assuming serious proportions, especial
" in Vienna and Budapest Many hun
dreds have been given work IN the
construction Of Qualifications along the
Danube in the neighborhOod Of Vienna
and hundreds more have been sent
from the towns into the country 20
work in the fields The Austrian peas
ants are displaying great ingenuity in
exploiting the state They refuse TO
pay city workers any wages at all and
house and feed them miserably. For
this they claim from the state four
shillings for each worker per day. The
government however. declined TO yield
to such eXOrbitaEt demands. In Vi
emma funds are being raised 10 feed
the unemployed, but the demand is con-
stantly increasing since. besides the
unemployed, the city is crowded with I
Galicians'