The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-09
SIDEIIGHTs or WAR NEWS.

SLDEllGHTS OF WAX NEWS.
The world has lost confidence In
Nine Thebes as M oracle II was
Nine Thebes who predicted that the
death of the kaiser would occur on
September - last, and that the allies
would enter Berlin on October 20.
The war has been in progress but
a little more than slN months, but
millions Uf people are homeless aud
starving aud the tide Of suffering
has almost sWumpcd efforts to COM
pete with IT, The end Of the war
seems rs far Off rs at the beginning,
and who can picture ltA horrors six
months hence;
Vaccination Is being puciced on a
wholesale scale In the armies, very
generally against typhoid, and 10y the
Austrians ugHius, cholera Among the
British forces the practice Is not
compulsory, but has been strongly
urged by the military authorities and
behind them is The best Of scientific
testimony.
Demand for American horses caused
by the war IN Europe is Increasing.
II Is conseryatiyeIy estimated that / ..
OOO.OOO horses ARE now engaged In the
war, aud thousands are being killed
every day Next lo Russia the United
states has more horses than any
other country md the two together
possess 0S per cent OF the world sup
ply.
As one result NJ the war In Europe
American dollars are In tremendous
demand all over the world. In the
foreign exchange market the monetary
units of every uutlon are compared
with American money and with uu-
important exceptions the money Of
every nation is now quoted AZ great.
er or less discount In comparison with
the dollar
There has been a tremendous In.
crease Ia exports NJ American bread
stuffs since the beginning Of the war
In Europe, and the demand will grow
as the war proceeds For the seven
months ending with January $377 900,
600 worth Of breadstuffs and meat
were sent abroad which compared
with the seven months " 1913 WAS an
Increase Of SiSS.OOO,OOO
Notwithstanding terrible losses. the
armies now In the field are numrri
cally greater than Nt the beginlAls, Ut
the war The German army IN Il
mlghtler fighting force now than then
England has sem hundreds of thuus
Hnds NJ fresh men to the front
| Frances forces ARE greater. and Rus
STA has put into the field a count
less horde. II Is said that within q
few weeks at least 25OOOOOO men viii
/ I've In battle array
! The horrors That warfare ha,
brought 10 the women of battling Eu
rope ARE being Niyidly described b,
Nine Rosika Schwlmmer. a Hungar
ian woman who is lccturing In thk
country She tells N women tortured
and violated 10y soldiers AS never be
fore; ~ countless girls who drowned
themselves rather than face disgrace
of the entire female population nj
certain towns and villages that ha,
become the victims NJ soldiers
These are the seven X laws N
stands for kreigs or war; which ever,
German woman Is observing Ta
krclgs broten war bread: .. Koch
kartoffeln In der schale boil pota
toes without peelIng them: ?. Kauf
keinen mcken buy no cakes 4. Sci,
klug spart felt bp,wise. save the lard
Kocht init gotb klste Cook witt
tlrcless cooker a. Kocht, init krclg
kock buch--cook from war cook book
| T. So helft den kricC gcwlnnen
/ That way YOU may help win the war
Immense numbers " prisoners ar
held by enCh NJ the warning nation,
but ~ yet there has been no eXchang
and no effort for one. Under M
national code of honor prisoners ar
subjected to no punishment In an
form, neither must they be- nlaced Il
II convict prison although they ma
be- detained In u fortress. camp q
town 4 reasonable supply NJ nour
ishment must be- provided them h
their captors and they are regarde
rs being In the power NJ the govern
ment Of the captor and not under IN
control N those who actually cal
ture them.