Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-10
~PETR0cRAD IS
DESP0NDENT At
WARS PROGRESS
So Says German Writer
Concerning Conditions in
Russian Capital.
(By Associated Press.)

- SS"SSSA0SVo 1ISSSs
The Hague. Oct. lo.-The situation
in Petrograd is treated extensively in
q letter appearing. in the Berliner
Tageblatt OF September %, which.
reads in part as follows:
o the whole the government does
It's best to protect the life and prop
erty Of the foreigner-even the Ger
a It has in this the support Of
the military authorities. During the
days Of the mobilization it was differ
ent, OF course. But now n sees sv-
erywhere posters warning against the
molestation OF foreigners. and which
call upon those who may have been
mistreated to make prompt reports,
promising sever Punishment for the
offenders. Whist ts more the prom.
tses are strictly kept. and persons
guilty Of excuses sseinst foreigners
have been heavily punished.
In order to minimize the chances
for trouble 1t was thought best that
German drm names make place tor
inscriptions in Russian, and the Ger
as possible from speaking their Ian
guage in public. But the best meas
ure for the protection of the foreign
ers undoubtedly was the prohibition
OF the sale o. strong alcoholic bever.
ages. P~etrograd today has the ap-
pearance Of being q city of sober peo-
pie. While formerly one beheld ev-
eryWhere the repulstve. beastly. state
OF t~ntoxtcation OF the hocligan-the
mob with whom nobody was safe
today the street scenes Of the capital
are mor inviting.
THE many extra editions Of the
newspapers speak constantly Of vic.
tories Of the Russians and French
over the Germans, and 1t is asserted
that the former are already near
excluded, and since even the many
wounded art not permitted to come
into contact with the public or see
even their relatives. there is no Diff
flculty keeping the Russian public UNI
der the impression that the Russians
are really near Berlin.
There are no more tourists and
The hotels are empty. In the hotels,
Hs9z Sssi. e%vsry sat.1s q ni se.r Ds xS 2
formerly cost from 20 to Is kopeks.
now costs 40. while a glass costs rs
instead of 10. Food. on the other
hand, has become cheaper. The war
has absolutely put q stop to exports,
and prices. therefore. have gone
down. Ten fresh eggs, for instance.
.e %sicb 80 fo k9psks' c sad ; f 1us tat e geese rsn.
kSb w Z SSo-
bles "a now be had for 1.20 roubles.
Coke can no longer be had at any
price; the small supply on hand hav-
ing been confiscated by the military.
The, navy is pad!yS9f for coal, its
coal, and Russian coal, which 1t ia
not even possible to get in sufficient
navy without serious injury to the
boilers. Most factories lack raw ma
tsrial, especially iron. There is also
a serious shortage in medicaments
and bandages of all sorts, which for
merly were imported from Germany
'Since none of the court ever
comes to Petrograd n sees but sci.
who are mostly in mourning on &C
count of the Russian elite troops hav-
ing lost many officers in the fighting
in East Prussia, the majority OF
whom belonged to the capitals best
circles.
Depression Crows Daily.
"only the casualties in the com,
Those who wish information con.
corning non-commissioned. officers
and privates are obliged to make in:
quiry at the ministry. This method
has so far enabled the Russian gov
eminent to keep the tremendous loss.
es of the army from the multitude
Notwithstanding this depression
grows daily, due to the fear that with
the rumored defeat of the north army
Petrograd may become the objective
OF an attack by either land or water
The rumor that the Austrian army
has not been totally annihilated az
had been claimed is gaining force. as
is also the report that h Russian
troops opposing them have so far MOI
been able to participate in the opera
lions designed to crush Germany"
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