Bisbee daily review., 1915-10-07
SPIRIT NO
LONGER SEEN IN THE
STREETS OF CAPITAL
German Secret Agents and Sol
dierS Constantly Watching for
the Slightest Word Against
the ConquerorS.

BRUSSELS, oct Visitors who
knew Brussels before the war and who
then were struck with it's vitality and .
the yolubility of its citizens now are
amazed at the quietude of the place.
What has brought about the dumb
ness is, in the first place, the knowl- T.
edge that every one is under constant
surveillance, not only by soldiers but
by secret German agents and than
every chance word may lead to arrest
and probable deportation to a con-
centrauon camp in Germany. where
the Mayor of Brussels, NJ. Max, now
is.
In the street cars. in the stores and
on the streets the citizens seldom con
verse even when relatives or close
friends are together and should a
stranger address them the reply is
usually just plain moi" or "Yes!' or
81 don't know!'
on the street cars a passenger will
sometimes remark about a rumored
| military acion-for rumors of all
kinds are current in the city in the
: absence of local newspapers-at the
same time expressing in a low voice
his pleasure il the German troops have
| suffered a slight reverse. The others
| in the car never respond. since many
of the compatriots have fallen into the
trap and. after giving utterance to
their opinions to the sympathetic
/ stranger have been arrested and heav-
lily fined or imprisoned. OF both
Many men and women Immediately
change seats should a German sol
der take a seat next to them in the
car Others get up without a word
and leave the car at the next stop
ping place
Dumb hostility can be observed
/ everywhere and the Germans not.
! outstanding their efforts, seem un
able to gain the confidence Of The
Brussels people
There appear to be as many secret
German agents-some of them Bel
/. gians-as there are soldiers in Brus
sells. They are encountered every
. where. In the cafes it is declared
. they listen to every chance remarh
( OF the customers; they form into line
with the Belgian applicants for pass
es at the official permit office; they
mix with the poor people waiting for
. their supply of food from the relic
. commissions. Anything that may be
said against the German authorize,
is certain to be overheard and re
ported for the secret agents are lin
; gusts who speak French and Elem
ish and many of the dialects
This constant surveillance with Tin,
increasing poverty of the Belgian la
boring classes. has a very depressin,
effect. Hope and conviction that a
some future unknown period thei
| country viii again be free enables
| them to bear patiently the discomfort
| ing presence of the German troops
| but the coming winter is awaited witt
some trepidaton The poor respit,
their habitual thrift have almos
reached the end of their resources. II
consequence of the stoppage of man!
| industries, the number of unemployed
is growing rapidly and as a result say
ings made before the war have beer
| in many cases exhausted
On July 81 official figures showed
that there were in the whole of Bel
GUM $4,000 voorhees,, including boil
sexes. and this number has since beer
added to. In Brussels and its suburb
| alone there were just over $4,000 with
out work, besides nearly 27OOO WON
| en- and 1900 children under 16 year
| old receiving relief Hundreds of thu
skilled workers have managed TO leav,
the country to seek work elsewher
or to join IN ranks of the army Mos
however, are unable to find the mean
the Dutch frontier without passes
which are next TO impossible to obtain
Recent DEGREES issued by the Ger
| man GovernorGeneral in Brussel
have made life even more difficult TO
the laborers, who decline TO carry ou
work which might assist the German
authorities. Prosecution and punish
ment are threatened for all workmel
who refuse work when IL Is offere,
them while any one who by means o
relief sustains a workman i'm his re
fusal also renders himself liable TO So
we're punishment I'm the last week O
August the Belgian National Ban
was fined 5000 dollars because on
Of its clerks paid out $500 to the OF
der Of a Belgian depositor now a rel
| ugee in Holland