The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-11
UNUSUAL RESULT OF WAR is
PRICE OF BEER AND FOOD.
STUFFS IN RUSSIA TODAY.
SHORTAGE OF COAL
Russian Navy Reported in Dire
Straits for Coal - Vessels Built
for Use of English Coal, Which
Cannot Be Had.

The Hague, Sept 24.-The situ-
alton in Petrograd is treated ey
tenslyeiy in letter appearing in
The Berliner Tageblatt of Septem
Der %. which reads in part as fol.
lows:
"On the whole the government
does its best to protect the life and
property of the foreigner-even the
German. 1t has in this the support
or the military authorities. During
the days of the mobilization 1t was
different, OF course. But now one
sees everywhere posters warning
against the molestation of foreign
ers, and which call upon those who
may have been mstreated to make
prompt reports, promising severe
punishment for the offenders. What is
more, the promises are strictly kent
and persons guilty of excesses against
foreigners have been heavily pun
ished.
In order to minimize the chances
lor trouble 1t was thought best that
German firm names make place for
inscriptions in Russian and the
Germans were asked to refrain as
much as possible from speaking their
language in public. But the best
measure for the protection of the
foreigners undoubtedly was the pro-
hibition Of the sale of strong aIco.
hollc beverages. Petrograd today
has the appearance of being a city
of sober people. While formerly one
4eheld everywhere the repulsfve,
beastly state of intoxication of the
hooligan-the mob with whom no
body was safe-today the street
scenes of the capital are more in
viting.
The many extra editions of the
newspapers speak constantly of the
of the Russians and the
french over the Germans, and It is
asserted that the former are already
near Berlin. Foreign papers are rig
orously excluded, and since even the
many wounded are not permitted
o come into contact with the pub.
lc or even see their relatives. there
S no difficulty keeping the Russian ,
'ubllc under the impression that the
are really near Berlin.
There are no more tourists and
he hotels are empty. A bottle of
'eer which formerly cost from 20 to
. kopeks, now costs 40, while a
lass costs % instead of 10. Food,
n the other hand, has become cheap
r. The war has absolutely put
top to exports, and prices there
're have gone down. Ten fresh
sgs, for instance, cast 80 kopeks,
nd fine fat geese, which formerly
ost SR to 4 roubles can now be
I'D for 1.20 roubles. Coke can no
niger be had at any price; the
nall supply on hand has been con-
seated by the military. The navy
badly off for coal, its boilers
ing arranged for English coal, and
lssian coal, which it is not even
ssible to get in sufficient quanti-
IS. cannot be used by the navy
thout serious injury to the boilers.
ost factories lack raw material,
pecially iron. There Is also
rious shortage in medicaments and
ndages of all sorts. which formerly
re imported from Germany.
Since none of the court ever
mes to Petrograd one sees but
dom members of the best So
ty, who are mostly in mourning
account of the Russian elite
ops having lost many officers in
fighting in east Prussia, the ma
ity of whom belonged to the cap
s best circles
Only the casualties in the COM
STONED personnel are published.
'se who wish information con-
ming nom commissioned officers
privates are obliged to make