Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-10-13
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I tUS AsAOcinted PresS.l
LONDON, Oct. 13.--A news letter
received by the Reuter- Telegram
company from Venice reads
According to word received here
from Vienna, the Austrian public is
waiting in dumb patience for some
definite news as to what Is really
happening in Galicia and along the
Seryian frontier Although there is
an uneasy feeling that affairs are
not going well for Austria, the mass
Of the people still pin their faith on
Germany, and are confident that no
matter what happens now, the Ger
mans win eventually save the situa-
ton
Many others, however, disguised
with the ambiguous and scanty re-
ports from official sources. are be-
ginning TO disregard the newspapers
altogether. Ever since it became
known that Russia was making such
startling Roadway in Galicia the VI
emma newspaper comments have been
most guarded The editorials deal
chiefly with the German campaign
in western Europe. thus seeking to
divert public attention from the Aus
trian reverses at Lemberg and along
the Seryian border. but the presence
OF 10000 Polish refugees from Ca
lleia, added to the constant arrival
Of train loads OF wounded. has con
siderably discounted the effects OF OF.
fetal retieence.
Commerce and industry are par,
alyzed 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 Refners
are anNiously endeayoring TO find
some means of getting their product
to England by indirect route. To re-
/ lieye the stress Of the financial situa-
ton the government has decided to
organize war credit bank capital
of 81 900, 900 besides a number OF loan
/ institutions for advancing money
without interest in order to carry on
1 various industrial enterprises.
/ Numerous suggestions have been
made for boycotting goods coming
/ from hostile countries. notably Eng.
land and France, but they have met
with scanty support in the most in
i huential commercial circles. The
4 Prague chamber of commerce re.
/ fused TO indorse such a proposal. say.
/ ing that II would be quite useless at
the present moment besides being
dangerous for Austrian commercial
| interests later on. Outside Vienna
and Budapest the aspect of the whole
country is lifeless and apparently de-
nuded of active men. and presents
an appearance OF strange and oppres-
sive quietness Great factories are
completely shut down, furnaces are
, out, doors are locked and not even
! a Waterman is visible in the streets.
! The small towns are deserted save
for a few children here and there
aud there are scarcely any workers
! in the fields The few who may be
seen are chiefly women and oeea-
sionally old men.
"The women are now performing
the most laborious tasks, even to the
loading of freight cars. Trains are
running on most lines on restricted
schedules There are hardly any
passengers and solitary soldiers may
be seen guarding stations. bridges oil
tunnels, but bodies Of troops even II
small numbers are rarely seen AL
have gone TO the front. Red Cross
stations have been set up in th'
principal towns and depots provided
with vast numbers Of stretchers arr
ready to receive the wounded. TIL,
well.meant hospitality OF the publi
9 in supplying soldiers with food, deli
a cacies and cigarettes is said to havl
had an unfortunate effect on tn
peasant soldiers who are not accus
toned to such fare They consumes
everything given them greedily an
became sick in consequence.
THE question Of the unemploye
is assuming serious proportions, espt
cially in Vienna and Budapest. Man
hundreds have been given work /
g the construction of fertilization
n along the Danube In the neighbo
hood of Vienna, and hundreds NOR
- have been sent from the towns int
the country to work in the field
The Austrian peasants are displa
ing great ingenuity in exploiting th
state They refuse TO pay city wor
ers any wages at all and house an
feed them miserably. For this the
tldlI lIOH Tue 9NiNN ipui ohHiihs
for each worker per cay The go
eminent. however declined to vie
to such exorbitant demands. In '
emma funds are being raised to fee
the unemployed, but the demand
r constantly increasing since. besid
y the unemployed, the city is crowd'
y with Galicians.
Is Life in Vienna pursues much q