Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-19

Aaehen. Germany, March 26.-For-
~ thousand freight cars kept Ruman-
Ia out of the war
II may have been, and may still be
that there is pro-Russ war party in
Rumania. II may even be that the
majority Of the class Of people who
have relatively little to lose by the
war. were, IL not for war, at least not
against war.
But when 10000 German freight
cars came trundling over the Ruman-
ION border to take grain back to Ger
many, the merchant class of Rumania
said
well, we have grain and oil, and
not much else, to sell, and here are
the cars for its transportation. Why,
then, should not Rumania be neu-
tral?"
And Rumania, it will be observed.
has remained neutral and never was
more neutral than 1t is in these clos
ing days of March.
The assembling and swift forward
ing of the freight cars was a master
stroke not only of economies but or
diplomacy on the part of the govern
ment railway management. Its value
cannot be overestimated.
Food Is Cheap.
other aspects of the food situation
in Germany cannot be more tellingly
nor more truthfully summed up than
by the crude but exact statement that
at any time anywhere man can eat
more than Is good for him for mark
and a half.
For that sum (37 1-2 cents) he gets
an excellent soup, liberal portion OF
Rhine salmon or some other fresh wa
ter fish, with potatoes, roast meat
garnished with potatoes, beans, and
peas and a large slice of Holland or
Swiss cheese with bread, or, IL he does
not care for cheese, a jelly omelet or
an orange
So much for 81 1-2 cents. In Amer
lea it would cost more than 81. Cof-
fee is Z 10 cents extra. The ordinary
light beer is cents for large glass.
All the dishes are well prepared.
OF course, you can, as in any coun-
try, squander money on your food In
Germany In war time, but you would
have hard work to run up such a bill
for dinner as the habitue of the best
fN'AohAhiiAN III ANtN ia ci' DhAN'oN
pays without a qualm
Household Feels Pinch.
Undehiably prices of some kinds OF
food have Increased and it likewise
Is undeniable that the small house.
holders feel the increase. The sole
difference between America and Ger
many in this respect is that in Amer
lea the small householder feels 1t all
the time and complains bitterly, while
IN Germany the small householder
feels it in war time and complains
little.
As for the sojourner in this land,
he reads the Food Pc mic in Ger
many dispatches in his English and
American newspapers and wonders
whence his next meal is coming. Then
ne goes into the beer iokal' of his
hotel In a town like Aachen. which
Is only a few minutes ride from the
belgian border, and eats and drinks
lor an hour at an outlay of fifty cents.
Sunday before last the new Ameri-
can consul at Aachen, Henry Damn,
rode over to Koln for a days outing.
AOln Is city of over half a million
population and it is full of soldiers.
II ought TO feel the pinch OF war
Prices more than any other town in
the Rhine province. | saw the consul
'he day after his return.
asked.
Yes said he, though of course my
ptlVatons We're something to tell
For example,"
wen, three of us consular people
went TO the best hotel in town and had
d sunday dinner OF soup. fish with
po'atoes, meat course with vege-
saples, pheasant with salad, and ices,
ana the bill was two marks fifty for
each Of us"
too 1--we marks fifty equals twelve and
half cents.
IN America pheasant is so expensive
luxury.
Delicacics Sent 10 Soldiers.
other sidelights Of this alleged food
c 5anlc In Germany | receive almost
se S Nhen ! go to the postoffice to
nu telegram or register a letter or
~ parcel weighed. At the weighing
nuVWs one has to stand in line ten
lu'es because so many people have
toHe 10 nave packages of delicacies
a AZ tle soldiers weighed. Girls who
~ ~ sending sweetmeats and cakes to
sr reT lovers at the front. matrons who
c sending more substantial dellca-
4 10 their boys, are in the line, and
day long. 'a' ''s V'oNe" an
nut TO come down to brass tacks, |
naoa ae out list of some of the prime
itesslties ui,' of life and went over it
''h one housekeeper in Aachen and