The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-03
Change Wrought by the War
Alnazes Visitors Who
Knew City Of Old.

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BRUSSELS, Oct. 1.-visitors who
knew Brussels before the war and
who then were struck with Its vitai-.
iU and the yofubility OF its cittSena
now are amazed at the Quietude OF
the place. J a
What has brought about the dumb.
ness is, in the first place, the knnWls
edge that every one Is under constant
surveillance. not only by soldiers but
by secret German agents and that
every chance word may lead to az
rest and probable deportation TO
concentration camp IN Germnnv.
where the mayor OF Brussels. M
Max. now is. ~ \ Z I 81,
In the street cars. II the stores
and on the streets the citizens sell
dom converse even when relatives
or close friends are together. and
should stranger address them the
reply is usually Just plain No.. or
Yes" or II don't know"
On the street cars q passenger viii
sometimes remark about rumoreti
military action for rumors OF ait
kinds are current In the city IN tho
absence Of local newspapers-at the
same time expressing In low voice
his pleasure IL the German troons
have suffered a slight reverse. The
others in the car never respond. since
many OF their compatriots have fall
len into the trap and, after giving
utternnce to their opinions to the
"sy mpathetic" stranger, have been
arrested ana heavily fined or i'm
prisoned, or both.
Avoid German Soldiers.
Many men and women Immediate
~ change seats should a German SOL
died take a seat next to them In the
car Others get up without a word
ana leave the car at the next stop
ping place. y
Dumb hostility can be observed
everywhere and the Germans not
withstanding their efforts, seem un-
able to gain the confidence Of the
Brussels people. ~
There appears to be as many Sec
ret German agents-some. OF them
Belgiansas there are soldiers. IN
BRUSSELS. They are encountaredl
everywhere In the cafes it a de-
clared they listen to every chance re-
mark Of the customers; they form
into line with the Belgian applicants
for passes at the official permit a. 4,
nee; they mix with the poor panpie
waiting for their supply Of food from.
the relief Commissions. Anvthins
itnat may be said against the German
aclh critics is certain to be overheard
anu reported, for the secret agents
are tinguists who speak French and
fie en-, and many of the dialects.
This constant surveillance. with
tne increasing poverty Of the Bee
gan labortng classes, has q very de-
pressing effect. Hope and conyfc.
.tion that at some future unknown,
period their country will again "a
iIree. enables them to bear patientiv:.
tne discomforting presence of fl,a
German troops, but the coming VIM
Ter Is awaited with some trepfdation
the poor. despite their ma bifnsi
tnr1it have almost reached theisend
OF their resources. In conseonencas
q the stoppage or many industries
tne number Of unemployed ia growinrs
rapidly and as a result. savings ma ds
before the war have been Ia many
cases exhausted.
Thousands Are Idle, y.
ON July 81. official figures showed
'lnat there were in the whole Of Rel.
GUM $4,000 voorhees,. inelndin,
l5oth sexes, and this number has sincs 4
Dech added to. In Brussels and 10
snanrhs along there were tust oya,.
ss.o00 without work, besides neaTiv
, = s,g y, ,w = and $4,000 children
hundreds Of skilled workers iiaye
geo TO leave the country to. seeIsy
work elsewhere or to Join the ranT.
o. the army. Most, however. are mn
ao!c to md the means 10 Fsacny..
GUIDES to take them over the Dffch
frontier without passes. which so
next TO impossible to OBTAIN 2 -
Recent DEGREES issued nv me s,..s
, nsan governor general In Brussels
naye made life even more difiicnit
TOT the faborers. who decline 10 a. Ern :
out work which, might assisf IN 4
German authorities. Prosecutiop srS
punishment are threatened -for al
'Workmen who refuse work when a.
Is onered them, while any one M
by means Of relief sustains = va mIo
man n his refusal also renders him
sen ia ~ pie to severe punishment In
5tne last week OF August the RAJ
slan National Bank was fined AZ nm 7.
because one Of its clerks maid ont
soyv 10 the order Of Belgian d.
poator. now a refugee In Hoiiand
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