Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-12

disappointed men. anxious but unable
to serve their country in the field.
Now the depot organizations of the
various regiments are calling for these
men; drilling them under the super
vision of superannuated and non-com-
missionel officers and preparing them
to fill up, with the men o. the err
satz.' or supplementary reserve, the
in the ranks of the field organi-
cations left by the casualties of war.
Dead Buried Where They Lie.
The bodies of the dead in this wal
are not, with occasional exceptions.
returned to their relatives. but are
buried on the field and. where num-
bers REQUIRE it, in common graves.
'Valuables, papers and mementoes are
Ike from the bodies and made up
in little packets to be sent to the rela-
tives, n the dead soldiers, each
wrapped in his canvas shelter tent as
shroud. are laid. friend and. foe, side
by side in long trenches in the ground
which they have contested.
The great number Of prisoners of
war taken by the Germans in the
early battles Of the war already con-
stitutes a problem for the home au-
thorities. They are being quartered
in concentration camps. usually 'locat-
ed on h maneuver grounds Of the
various army corps, being put to work
on the roads, and are subjected to
compulsory vaccination to prevent the
outbreak Of smallpox epidemics. Ply
sicians inspect the prisoners at regu-
lar intervals, and isolate all those ex-
hibiting suspicious symptoms, and a
supply Of anti-tvphoid immunization
lymph is held in readiness for use
in case of the outbreak of this dis
ease.
Doctors, nurses and others whose
work brings them into the hospitals
have been advised to submit to anti
typhoid incubation. but the immuni-
cation treatment has not been applied
to the troops in general. 1t will be
resorted to only in case of necessity.
Great concern is expressed in press
and public u~tterances lest prisoners of
war receive anything in the line of
favored treatment. Newspapers have
conducted an angry campaign against
women who nave ventured at the rail-
way station to give coffee or food to
prisoners Of war passing through:
commanding officers have ordered that
persons "demeaning7 themselves by
such unworthy conduct" are immedi-
ately to be elected from the stations,
and in response to public clamor Of
fetal announcements nave been issued
that such prisoners in transport re-
ceive only bread and water. The agi-
tation seems to be an inheritance from
the Ffanco.Prussian war OF 1901,
when German ONE were reproach-
ed with treating the captured enemy
better than the defenders Of the faith
erland. "
Widespread Paralysis OF Industry.
The war has brought in Its train
widespread involuntary idleness, in
spite Of the millions Of men withdrawn
from productive employment. Fac
tories are closing or running short
handed, and the pinch OF non-employ-
ment Is felt everywhere among the
working classes. Symptoms Of It are
seen in the numbers Of workingmen
appearing on the streets as newsboys
or seeking other unusual employment
and in the heavy calls for assistance
from the municipal and labor union
funds.
A picture Of the extent Of the non
employment is given by the statistics
Of the Greater Berlin employment reg.
lister. The largest labor union in the
Berlin district. that Of the metal works
ers, with $1,000 members. reports IL
900 unemployed, although some 49,
900 members r with the troops In
the field. OF the So. 900 members al
the Truckmen's and Transport Work.
.ers' union ione-tenth are idle. The
Woodworkers' union reports 1900
Of its $4,000 members out Of work.
OF some 1000 unorgantzed woodwork
ers, largely employed in the plano
industry, only 40 are at work. The
Bookhinders' union has 3.3o0 of.sits
$500 members to support. Other
branches Of industry report similar