Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02
.AUsTR|ANs GENEROUS
IN GIFTS FOR CHARITY.
Enormous Sums Gathered in Many
Ways for All Glasses OF
War Sufferers.
ARDoR STILL UND1MINlsYEp
Constantly New Schemes Are Being
worked Out, Many Assuming CHAR
acter of Sclf-Imposed Taxation in.
Small Amounts.

JENNA. January l.--Enormous sums
Or money have hccn collected IN |
NHStria Hungary for charitable pur-
hoses during the war. No reliable iE-$I
ures on the total obtained are yctSI
available. but estimates place it AL
hl"n as 2io.00o.000 crowns tapproxt
h'''eIE SiS,o0o.Oo0). Much Of this
money mas been applied already but
'"'St sums are sttll available for the
'e'"H Oh those FOR whom it was coli
lcCtcd
The money has been raised in evcrv
manner the fertile brains OF social
leaders and newspaper editors could
"eV'S". Charity teas and suppcrs the
SAFE OF nccdlcwork done by society pco-
pre- hchcht performances at the thp.&I
'tcrS' the public sale Of ar; oh iccts
"h'ch people we're willing to donate
"''" Il hundred similar enterprises have
given keen competition to the nIain
subscription and collection comuairus
wased 10y the newspapers Al proscnt4
an art exhibition sale is in prorr.ss
from which both the admission fees and
eht'rc proceeds of sale will 80 to the
ihhd FOR blind veterans Some of thc&|
foremost painters OF the country hayol
contributed to the collection and Will.
many of tho pictures are by unkuowp{
lot that does not have merit Of "A hirh5
order Going on at the same time are
several series of lectures on the war
10y the Austro- hungarian and German
war correspondents iuvalided officers Il
and statesmen
MI social classes take an interest in
the work, and "A remarkable feature of d
1t is that year of collections has left 4
the ardor Of organizcrs and OF the pub A
lie almost undiminishcd. Constantly
new schemes are being worked out y
many OF the recent ones assuming -the1,
character of sclf-imposcd taxation in
small amounts. OF these II ten-hellerfS
g ccnts) tax on all bills is probably3g
the most successful. 2G3
OF newspaper collections. that of the {
Vienna Ncuc Frcic prcssc has been thePa
most remarkable. II has included tht NJ
raising of large sums for blind vet -
Grams. Tor prisoners of war. for Christ q
mas presents for soldiers. for the sun. I;
ply of artificial limbs, for the Bulgarian
ana Austrian lscd Cross for the tuber-.S
cnlar soldiers. for widows and orphams q
/ for assistance to needy artists. for{
tugitvcs from the southern theatcr OF 81
the war. for increasing the submarine@
fleet, and numerous other specific pur-
poses 3SS
prominent BUDAPEST newspapers,
NJ Est. for Instance. collected nearly
100000 crowns to help the people in'&
( the CarpathiauS and Northern hungary
TO rebuild their villages. which hati5s
been destroyed during occupation bys
the Russians. \ clever scheme wasA
devised for this collection. 1t is cus-ss
tonary in Hungary to make prescntsF
TO woman Oh II day carrying her name 3
in the calendar. For instance, cni S,--77
Mary's Day, all Marys in hungary a.
remembered by their friends. AZ EST
suggested that the money to he speuta
in this way he turned over to the
village building FUND.
Much Of the money that is being COLI
lcctcd is the fruit of little sclf-denials,s5
II single days list showing such entries
as the following
"lnstcad Of buying II new dress. zoos
/ crowns; in place Of birthday presents 1
for my father. so crowns: instead Of
flowers for the grave of Captain SIS
100 crowns; to give satisfaction in anS
affair OF honor, 1000 crowns; for the
birth of son. 200 crowns" 5
There is no doubt that AustriaS.l
! liungary's population. without distinc-4
ton to class, has come Loyalty to Thea
support of those in the field and theirs
families, and those whom the war has,
deprived temporarily of means OF live
lihood. While the exchange OF Reu{s
Cross and similar funds between Aus-5s
tria Hungary and Germany has becn5
solely matter of courtesy betweena
allies. Austria Hungary has alreadys.
spent the greater part of 1000, 0O08
crowns in Red Cross work in Bulgaria.
II has sent military equipment and
supplies worth over 100000 crowns
To Turkey. and even in Poland, AUS
tro-HunSarian charity work has BEEN
felt AS soon as conditions in Serbia
make il possible. it is understood that
money and supplies will be sent there
also