El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-12
BERLIN To Be
MADE INTO A
HUGE HOSPITAL
Belgian Cities Can Hold No
More Wounded; Must Go
to Berlin Hereafter.
OPTIMISM BEGINS
TO GROW WEAKER
BY STEVEN BURNETT.

n erlin, Germany, June I2-Evi-
IL IDENTIFY the moment is drawing
- closer when Berlin viii get an
idea Of what the present war means
in other ways than through the col
umns Of the papers, or very soon It
shall become necessary to transform
the German capital into a huge hos
pital for wounded soldiers as Cologne,
Frankfurt. Main and other great cities
have already been transformed.
Even the most determined German
optimist can conceal from himself any
longer that the German losses on both
fronts have been so enormous, that 1t
is difficult TO realize what the figures
really mean.
Is BerIin's Turn Now.
The fact is that every city and town
in Belgium and the western and south
western part Of Germany is so full
Of wounded German soldiers that they
cannot receive any more, so the turn
now comes TO Berlin to receive her
share of these hundreds Of thousands
of MANNED and crippled young men
who a short time ago left for the front
confident Of victory and fun Of en-
thusiasm.
That Berlin is willing to do an she
can for these unfortunates no one can
military authorities have postponed
sending wounded men in large quanti-
ties here as long as possible
Outlook Grows Very Grave.
Signs that the general outlook is
growing very grave are not lacking.
Quite often the military experts OF
the influential newspapers. like Mai
Moraht. Of the Berliner Tageblatt in
moments Of depression, fail TO conceal
their anxiety and let the public see
a glimpse Of their Utmost thoughts,
which they usually manage to conceal
The peace campaign which Germany
has secretly been carrying on IN neu-
trail countries having collapsed, the
''Tageblatt" the other day gave vent
to the following:
After more than ten months Of in
cessant fighting in numerous theatres
of war we are forced TO acknowledge
that we have not yet succeeded in Civ
ing anybody even the faintest impress
sion of what the peace We must IN
sist upon must be ike
IN all countries, in official circles
as well as among the masses OF the
people. opinions differ widely, so wide
II. that il is worse than useless 70
think Of peace at the present moment
Even the Belgian government IN us
exile wants TO continue the war until
it is in a position To dictate to US
Under these circums tances there IS 4
of course, nothing TO DO but to continue
TO bear our burdens until events shall
have reached Sucn a pOhlL llldl II -
impossible to misinterpret their mean
ing"
Boys OF Is Prepared for War.
The annual school reports which
have Just been issued show officially
that all the boys Of Germany rom the
age of fifteen upwards are being
trained TO participate in the national
defense should this prove necessary.
The training of German school chill
dren falls in two parts, moral and
- tim AIf ordinary
school programs have been abolished
and replaced by war programs The
teachers instruct their pupils in al
the details of actual warfare Every
thing is done TO arouse the PATRIOTISM
and enthusiasm Of the younger gen
Grafton. and the war is, Of course,
shown to be the result Of an attack
upon a peace loving Germany.