New Britain herald., 1915-02-02
ENGLISH PEOPLE MAKE
 WAY ACROSS GERMANY
londoneTS Return te Their Homes
 After Stay There.

London, Feb. ?, (Correspondence of i the Associated Press) That it is not
 Impossible for English people to
 make their way through Germany
 and Austria is shown by the return
 to London of Mr. and Mrs A. L. Lan-
 tay after business trip to Vienna. i MT. Lantay had important business i interests in Austria, which two months
 after the war began, dApanded his
 presence in Vienna. He had made the trip so often in times of peace 1 that he scoffed at his friends warn ings of the liklihood' of Imprisonment and possible death as a spy. He took his wife with him, and proceeded in his accustomed manner across Ger many- They were not mOlested, and remained in Vienna nearly three months, making no particular effort to conceal themselves. Their return was made by another route, but was accom- plished without accident. Mrs. Lantay thus described her adventure:
 ''Of course we did not report our selves, but simply lived in Vienna. We would have got into trouble, no doubt. if the authorities had known the circumstances, but my husband, being of Austri->n parentage, although a naturalized Englishman, was able to carry things through.
 English We'll Treated.
 "It is really remarkable the kind illness with which English people are treated in Vienna. In the shops I found it possible to do my trading in English, which almost all the at tendants speak f1uently. The feeling among the people whom I met seemed to be friendly toward the English, and an English lady who is teaching in the schools told me that she notices no diminution in the number of pupils studying the English language.
 Within the past two or three weeks, the military authorities in Vienna have begun to tighten the re- strictions surrounding aliens At present I believe, no alien enemy is allowed to go out after s o'clock in the evening; they are not allowed to enter theaters and coffee houses, and violations of the alien enemy restric- tions are punisha able with a fine of $4OO.
 Vienna Feels War.
 Vienna has begun to feel the pres sure of the war very severely. The city is one huge hospital, and in many sections the children cannot go to school because the buildings are re- quired for hospital purposes. The 1 university buildings and the parlia- l ment house are also being used for 1 hospitals. In the streets one sees hardly anything but wounded sol 1 diers and civilians in mourning
 "The prices of everyday commo od- l ities are rising rapidly, and the sup hniy -1nIl hot i- i'm possible to obtain any more than a 1 supply for 8 day two. The big l loaf of bread which used to be sold l for a cent or two has dwindled in l size until it is barely three inches 1 around, and the price is four cents. 1 Meat is very expensive and petroleum 1 is six cents for a half pint. Dress l materials, which Vienna used to ob- l tain mostly from London, are scarce ] ly obtainable at any price. |
 Smallpox Present
 ''The town is full of smallpox, and long lines of people are seen waiting 1 outside the public physicians offices for vaccination. The scarcity of men is being met by the use of women and cripples for such work as street cleaning and housebuilding. A short time ago there was a heavy fall of snow which blocked the streets; a large fore of women was employed l to pile 1t up and clear a path for wagons along the principal thorough fares There are. many women earn ing good wages as carpenters.
 1T think the Anstrians are gener- ally very loyal to Germany. They 1 look upon the kaiser as the greatest 1 leader of a century, and they are entirely confide ent that he will carry