Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-19

| man Emperor. 1t is not true. l have re-
! ceived a medal from the Red Cross officials
"They have also published that the Inn
| perial German Government have compen-
sated my people for the damage they have
done to my beautiful land. That is also
false They cannot compensate for the dam
age the 100000 Germans have done to the
scenery Of my land, with money: and even
then, they have only paid the paltry sum OF
100000 for destroying hundreds of buildings
for military reasons They seem to think
that one can commit every imaginable sin
and outrage for military reasons They
never mention the fact that we have spent
more than 100000 for our Red Cross in talk
ing care Of their wounded soldiers
"And now my own people are starving, and
they must beg their daily bread from the
hands of their robbers"
1ll-fated Belgium? thousand times un-
fortunate Luxembourg!
Her people are, indeed, starving, as her
Highness charges the former industrious,
prosperous peasantry, now all equally poor,
cannot lay claim to their former belongings
Many of the grand duchy's leading citizens
have been cast into prisons in their own
country by the German military govern
ment, while as many others have been sent
away from their native soil to remote Ger
man prisons.
Begging for Bread
Proud and once happy citizens and their
children can now be seen lined In the ave-
nues begging for their daily bread, whereas,
only short time ago they promenaded the
same avenues prosperous and carefree
The workingmen who were formerly en-
ployed in the tanneries dlstlllerles, breweries
and 10,
invaders of their country; and instead of the
wages they used to receive they now receive
meal tickets emitting them to Xxx bread.
and in rare instances. to "K" bread, which
is commonly known as the war bread" The
"K' bread consists of so per cent of rye. 80
per cent. of potatoes and 20 per cent of bar
ley, oats and rice; while the Xxx" bread is
made of 80 per cent rye. 30 per cent chaff
and 40 per cent. pigs blood.
The entire grand duchy is one huge mill
tary camp, and every civilian therein is
amenable to the will OF the military chief.
I am at times tempted to declare that the
Germans bring all their wounded and slcI, 10
Luxembourg. 1t appears that for every civilian
one meets on the streets one meets two
wounded soldiers. These wounded German
soldiers are more difficult to please than the
healthy ones. The wants of the military first
ana ABOVE all, and what is left, If there Is
anything left, may be utilized by the civ
Hans
On the Boulevard du Viaduc you see rnanv
children accosting young officers for centines.
while their elders tinndy watch their little
ones beg for pittance for the price OF a LOAF
of bread.
These things never happened in Luxem-
burg before the war.
In the Place de la Constitution the soldiers
are receiving their rations. Here and there
You observe young children and old men and
women. their trembling hands outstretobed
for piece of bread. A German orderly
comes along with black whip in his hand
The inexperienced. the young as well as the
feeble old beggars. are whipped out OF ranga
until they scattered along the avenue
Alasl poor Luxemburgl And thrice alasl
my poor little Grand Duchess. SO euaIl,
berert Of her liberty and her beloved country
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