The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-28

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singers were mnhilized long ago.
80. H. of them were killed, while Others
- .uudcd q ccuvaieScing or are pris-
o..rs
.. late the authorities have ordered
r.,r,tors OF al places OF amusement
e. .n.k their doors at midnight. All
., Ilr.,u,s and other PLACES of enter
g. .uvut must Toe closed by / O'Clock.
'~r."rnuslr the hour was . \. " This
.r, closing order has worried the
owners ~ the cafes, aud they have reg
81 - their list Of objeCtions-Drobsbly
90 60 purrcS',
tn. Vienna people. as also those of
Na..pest, have through the thick OF
60. var remained faithful 70 their o!I
'' habit % fr,quenting the coffee
G>-~. TAe>r atc just as alluring as
er.t. and hey are the only rendezvous
or the AVERAGE civilian strategist 10
Esd and discuss the war news. For
,'ua;r.v enough. Austria was we'll sup
sod With coffee when the war brOke
oH'. tremendous supplies being stored
70 ;n" Warehouses of Trieste.
p.l.g popular attractions have also
..-. maintained, such a. the regular
#r.~. races and trotting matches in
' .,.gI. Budapest. Prague and Temes-
W.. which are being run just a. usual
AID have drawn nearly as large crowds
a. IN times of peace. Also athletic
events. particularly football match
games, select teams from Austria. Hun
gary and Germany playing against each
other. AS FOR tn. races. IL vas ecids
taa: they served n serious national pur-
py>" IN encouraging breeders. n the
games likewise, though in another way.
Tie other day ! paid a visit TO the
.trk at Schoenbronn. where the old En-
p-~9r keeps his quiet. modest court. A
portion Of the extensive grounds Is
tlrpgn open to the public, and every
W..l. ,onValescing soldiers. most OF
Tim a1bhl.ng along with Il stout stick
Q; 10 .r1Itch or else wearing an arm In
a ling are 10 be seen. All of these
men are admitted free cverywhere--in
every place OF recreation or amusement.
-. tt The opera Many OF them. reared
: cat Of tie Way villages, had never
.-eu such animals As are in the En-
serors meuageyIe They stared as
though they could not trust their senses.
Al the meaaser.e | found that the
v d beasts cared 50 little about the war
that they had paired and founded fam
flies. Thus, the lioness has young, so
hts Ms. Elephant vabbly txlby the
s.ze OF an OK, but muCh more playful 4:
e. ipp, has the ~hippopotamus. which the
Keeper said was a rare thing in cap
ty.'y, Neither are these beasts-all OF
them pensioners on the old monarch'-
hounty-at all as hort In their rations
.t- are the blped Viennese. Lions.
tigers and all get their undlm!n.shed
Idipus of horse meat. And still horse
m"a. n this city-that is, the better
cuts Of i~t--cost at this YOUR three crowns
a kllo, which means 80 cents a pound.
Whsle TO the eye things arc abou;
a Usual I'm Vienna and the rest Of Aus
t. they are not so when one comes
q ''t. below the surface. About the
m.-i prices, ever rising. ! have spoken
below 7 last wrote they have
s'r' w another notch or two. and with
eli meats Of every kind are l.-corn.
81. Greer. Too many cattle. hogs
.'.eu chickens have been slaughtered
ioo nt4iy cows above all. And the con.
.'.gu-r1e Is that milk and butter arr
"''n'a az steadily rarer. The milk prob.
Via 's particularly scrious, u has al.
eady been proposed to reserve all The
aIH Brought to the market for babies
.Nal3ds and nursing mothers. Nearl,
40 tie butter here is now Danish, sell,
IN. ~ Sl.20 a kilo, or 60 cents a pound
As a curiosity ! might perhaps rnen,
@ 'Idi a Vienna restaurant keepe,
A'D"d Gilly recently offered a big priz,
iog me writing and setting 10 spirited
'4H-" OF a new national war hymn. i
Wa 20 Dee modelled, he conditioned, or
'''' iHys Watch on the Rhine" sn<
" ''H.o1Y the same sentiments. IT.
IL. NLs 70 Ice The Watch on tn.
'...''e,' and of course many hundreds