The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-03-13
THE result OF WAR IN
ENGLAND
LINCOLN COUNTY MAN
WRITES ABOUT EUROPEAN WAR

EASTON, Bristol. England. Feb g.
To give even brilf account OF the ef-
fects ofthe great world war on the King
dom OF Great Britain would be an enor-
nous task. However, l will decsriba
some of the most evident effects and
changes which l have marked during my
work and travels i'll Southeastern Eng
land and Wales during the past six |
months.
At the time of Englands declaration
Of war on Germany l was in the city |
of Newport. SouthW ales. On the morn
ing of August 5th l was awakened at
five O'Clock by the news boys calling |
''Englandhas declared war on Gers |
many l arose at once and went out
into the city. The streets were even
that earl hour, crowded with an ex-
cited popu.aee and everywhere notil s
had been put up calling the territorials,
reserves and all patriotic and ablebodied
men to the defense of the realm. BY
ten o'clock a. m. the government had
taken charge of all the railways and
for the following three days they were
all us d almost xylus.veiy for IL ansport
Ing munitions of war ant troops Two
days later l had considerable tfoubl in
getting transportation from Newport to
Blaenavon. distance of sixteen miles
Food Stuffs Soar
With the declaration of war food stuff
rose in pr!ce like the mercury in ther-
monet On a hot summer day. By the
evening of the first day bread was sell
ing at 3 nee. or cents loaf, which
;he day before had sold at 2 pence or
cents. Tea, butter. coal and some
fruits and vegetables rose 125 per cent
to l60 per cent of their yesterdays val
ue. Sugar had reached the maximum
figure and was selling at exactly 200 per
cent Advanc in the prices of all food
stuffs were in accordance. The immed-
late action of the government in the
matter caused the decline to be quite as
rpad the advance and within three
days prices were almost normal.
During the past five months the prices
of all tsaple articles have been advanced
under government supervision. and at
present the prices as compared with
those before the war, are very high.
Throughout the empire -four which sold
at 25 shillings, or Sc per sake of 240
pounds has now reached the maximum
price of 80 shillings or $l2. Sugar for
merly sold at pence, or 4 cents per
uoW ueiHduuS TIE prize OI
cents. The price of various kinds of
meat ahve risen from 20 to so per cent.
The price of beer advanced from 3 penu
to / pence per pint. The effect is quite
noticeable. During the month of De-
cember. 1918. the United Kingdom con-
sumed 1,207,2s1 more barrels of beei
than vas used in the December just
passed While some kinds of fish arr
not procurable. others are selling at fror
200 to 500 per cent advance
Demand for Soldiers
Since the first day of the war urgen
calls have been made for recruit.
Fveu thc.gh two million have respond
cd .he government. still complains o
a great shortage and is using every con
ceivable means to avoid resortiEg t.
subscription. House to house canvass
ing has been carried out and all able
bodied men are asked to sign a pape
saying that they will enlist at his maj
esty's demand. Recruiting meetings ar
being held at very short intervals in a
the cities and towns. By the request {
those in charge of recruiting, the minis
ters of the various churches and chapel
appoint special services and teach pat
riotism from the pulpit. All the theat
rical performances are written and pro
duced in such a way as to intensif
hatred for the Germans The theater
and railroad companies give practica
ly free tickets to soldiers and their fam
ilies Many mining companies. faetorie
and railroad companies give their EN-
ployes, who enlist, half pay during thei
absence and reserve their positions fe
them upon return. For joining the arm
the age limits were formerly from nil
to thirty eight 1t has now been extent
ed to seventeen and forty-five. tn
examination was formerly, lis he fit
1t has now practically changed to. 81
he willing?"
Government Pays Literally
The government is very liberal in
remuneration to the soldiers. one gun
ca, or $511 Is paid for lodge and boal
bill and then each soldier receive
about $1.6S per week for pocket none
separation allowance Of twelve shl
lings Is given the wife and two shillin
and six pence is allowed for each chill
Seventy-five per cent of the soldiers a
married men. and counting four childr
for each family and figuring on the
numbers we find that this item cos
the government the eXaggerating tot
of $21. SOC, 900 for each week the
lasts.
To conceive of the loss Of life ana
b. o-s ed at the various ba tie frof
ia absolutely out Of the question.
had some of the details of the battle
Mons given me by one Of the soldit
who was in the thickest Of the fig
and afterwards invalided home. At
beginning OF the battle he was one
a division of theB ritish infantry viii
consisted of 1900 men. During the b
tie he was seriously wounded and era
ed about one mile to regain SAFETY
afterwards learned that only twenty-n
Of his company came through the
tie alive.
From the early days OF the war
hospitals have been over crowded
man public buildings have been c.
verted into temporary homes for
injured.
There are many speculations as to
possible duration Of the war. Appare