The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-03
ENGLISH COUPLE
TRAVEL SAFELY
THROUGH GERMANY

London, Feb S.-That it is not i'm
possible for English pople to make
their way through Germany and Aus
tria is shown by the return to Lon
don of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. 1antay at
ter a business trip to Vienna. Mr.
Lantay had important business inter
ests in Austria, which two months
after the war began, demanded his
presence in Vienna. He had made
THE tri7, so often in times of peace
that he scoffed at his friends warn
ing of the likelihood of Imprisonment
and possible death as a spy. He took
his wife with him, and proceeded in
his accustomed manner across Ger
remained in Vienna nearly three
months, making no particular effort
to conceal themselves. Their return
was made by another route, but was
accomplished without. accident. Mrs
Lantay thus described her adventure:
s.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 Austrian parentage, although
a naturahzed Englishman, was able to
carry things through.
cit is really remarkable the klndlf-
ness with which English people are
treated in Vienna. In the shops, I
found 1t possible to do my trading in
ENGLISH, which almost all the attend
ants speak huently. The feeling among
the people whom I met seemed to be
friendly toward the English, and an
English lady who it teaching IN the
schools, told me that she notices no
dirninutfon 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 restrictions sur
rounding aliens At present, I believe,
no alien enemy is allowed to go out
afrter eight o'clock in the evening;
they are not allowed to enter theatres
and coffee houses, and violations of
the alien enemy restrictions are pun
ishable with a fine of $500.
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 uni
verSity buildings and the Parliament
! House are also being used for hospi-
tails. In the streets one sees hardly
hanything but wounded soldiers and
civilians in mourning.
THE prices of everyday commodities
are rising radpidly, and the supply is
being SO safeguarded that 1t is fmpos-
stble to obtain any more than a sup
ply for a. day or two. The big loaf OF
/ bread which used to be sold for a
cent or two has dwindled in size until
it is barely three inches around, and
the price is four cents. Meat is very
expensive and petroleum is six cents
for a half pint. Dress materials
which Vienna used to obtain mostly
from Lonod., are scarcely obtainable
at any price.
THE town is full of small pox and
long lines of people are seen waiting
outside the public physicians offices
| for vaccination. The scarcity of men
laborers 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 force of women was employed
to pile it UP and clear path for wa
flares. There arr many women earn
4 good wages as carpenters
st think the Austrians are generally
very loyal to Germany. They look
| upon the Kaiser as<the greatest leader
of a century, and they are entirely
Econfident that he win carry the war
to a triumphant conclusion