The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-12
NO ENGLISH AND FRENCH
NAMES REMAIN IN BERLIN
One Great Change Apparent on Sur
face in German Capital as Re
suit OF Wnr.
No sTEINGNNCy IN MONEY
In Confusion That Has Enguifcd
Commerce. Trade Secrets Arc Re
ing Stripped OF Their Deception.
Feeling of Anxiety l. Senscd
WN GAIT GRANVILLE EOWTr:sCIE.
tFOrn,rr NiiItnry Md 10 Prr>iIrnt
HnU..kCit

BERLIN September I! Cvia London.
Delayed hv CENSOR There has been
one great change ~ The face OF this
G"rmar city Every Inriiali aud
l'ron,h name mas disappeared. The
Hotel Bristol has become Tho Courod
ihi tho Westminster is now tho Sta
ton Hotel. and tho riccadlly cafe has
become tho Natcrlaud.
This has been the case throughout
Germany. The recent nu.ubcr Of tic
hotel Keepers vuide gives tho com
pl"te list OF changes One amusing
sid" of this frantic effort TO eliminate
cverythine suggesting the enemy.
, cores It. tn" surface when Nc sec
clocks in jewelers. windows. which for
inctiT registered the hour in each cap
't9i ri the world. viii, p"rcr no'N carc =
iuIiv pasted OV,r tn" names OF london,
Paris. Brussels ana 81. Petersburg
In tho window Of the North German
Lloyd steamship Office. not ono NINA
iurc vessel nov Heats on the sca sc.ipe.
- ~ the confusion that has cmgu fed
commerce because of the -rcat war.
trade secrets are being stripped - their
r",iN description :iicifc,d steel, nc-
credited to England. has for gears oocn
manufactured aud exported by GER
many, and AL Tho famous MAKES of
aupposcdly English glovc. haVc been
made in Bavaria Tho war has stopped
all this. ana tile world IS learning the
/ truth
have read tales of money string
cnc;. but there is none here. colo is
not plentiful. but there is no difficulty
IN getting letters OF credit cashed. J'or
/ myself. money "tbicd 10 nc has como
through promptly.
one does get a glimpse OF tho other
side oi the var picture at tho Red
Cross Iiospital in parotccn Strassc. All
day streams Of oager-cyed pconlc
see rch the lists OF wounded postcd on
the rod brick walls Each day nos
lis rs posted and never does q lis,
contain more than 800 names on aiiy
on" DAY. IN" lists give only the mos;
uca-rc details.
The wounded brought TO Berlin ar
rive only at ui.h, The grucscme
! from IL" people ut all costs, though not
, because they shrink from the awful
toll! Icing taken. for the German pco-
pie l'no" that battles cannot be won
without loss OF life
The general stan communications are
ineagre OF details. Tho reports are cold
and bald. Much L. left unsaid. This
holds with the operations in the East.
What IS going OF! In the West no one
no; in thu secrets Of the general staff
can hope 10 check up
Without question, German troops arc
''i'- ll'N'n rom inc rSNcn theatre
of war 10 the Russian scene of opera
tons. This Indicates the German OK.
pcctat"E OF aU carly triumph by Paris
/ but mobilization has not actualiy
+ cea sod. Troops. or at least raw mate
7 rial for troops. are daily being a.
scinblcd in cNcry city. town ana vii.
lhTc IN the empire. They are tallei
. I" some Garrisor centre and i-nncdi.
atrlE equipped ana drilled
In Totsdam al! barracks are crowd o.
Nith recruits Tho red brick buiidiup
with the imperors statute a. tho door
which IN time OF peace is the home
OF tho guard duty corps. is nllcd with
half trained crowd OF the Land
b s,uim.
In Berlin the military are everywhere
; Troops pass each day down the broa d
streets. bound tur trains that are &c
carry them to some field army. \owat-
dl.s ,l,l EaIdly receive 4 cncor. =,
accu stoned ID them have tie Hcr'incrs
become.
Underneath the almost fierce ANNA
iicn Of the p"ruiac". one senses :. feel
inr ri anxiety. Aftcr all, this is .
nation of supreme gamblers. They hav.
risked their Who'll. existence ON thi:
throw OF thc dice.
Something OF tn. tensencs> 90 tn,
reckless tcmpi'r of ch.ucc - seen II
the eyes ui all ono meets. Yet they
feel sure they are going t. win.
France nrst. then right, about face
To smash russia; tina, is the plan OF
b expected victory.