New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-17

Good upcu lNtlf lOicHeaAN. '''' d"
Tu,saud chamber Of horrors; only 9
Eat the military doctors were u
.hc, exhibited thcir invc0oons-it v.
Much OF interest was shown. 4
Gus performance. A squad Of one.
boil exercises. Nearly all kept their
,ottcrcd Then a group OF armlcss q
wooden horses and DO kindred stunt
-Dont the men object 20 being
manned group before me.
~Thcy did at FIST" was the rel
rov they do IL quite willingly.
s. tho end Of tho performance w'
were taken TO the room Of false
limbs. Here were steel arms with
great iron hooks. These are called
weekday arms. The Sunday arms
arc limitations Of the real ching. but
few except officers have Sunday
arms.
7. was a weird scene. this cxhibi-
tior Of the latest invention in arms
and legs. Il might have been
demonstration I'm AUTOMOBILES. Our
little group stood or sat about while
the military doctors produced GRIP
Med patients and strapped on aPph-
ances. The doctors talk ran as iol-
lows:
This one has had bis leg of 'ust
h.lov TIE knee, but he walks quite
veil" and be started the man down
the room.
Manned Wreck on Parade
This one" Jerking another wreck
forward has one leg Of st the knee
and the other At the thigh. but see how
well he walks" aad the manned wreck
was prsneed up and down before us.
wow. this one" continued tho doc
Tor with pride. "has had both legs and
o., arm removed, but you SEQ he IS quite
satisfactory"
Never orce en- the whole afternoon
was tho soul in those tortured bodies
considered. The long hospital wards
we're clean, but ugly. There were no
flowers. no pictures 10 games no
crapbophones. The men looked utterly
wretched. when 7 commented on tne
need Of amusement the reply was;
.It doesn't do 20 spoil the men; they
don't want to work afterward."
From the hospital we made a hurried
Trim back 10 Karlsruhe. As re passed
through the station I noticed large
SIGN With a huge index finger. It said;
Elm case o. aeroplanes 90 into the
T. Vas 81 Karlsruhe that eighty WON
Gu and children were BILLED by bombs
from French aeroplane.
Our -rrcial car took US 90 Baden
Radcr. Al tile station we're the open
r.c.orias and white horses, and We made
. triumphal Journey 20 tho hotel.
Hunger Good for People
We scampered into our clothes and
arrived late and flushed at the dinner
marty. There were rcd roses a. my
nIstc. They hid many deficiencies. IL
was O sumptuous meal, an hour long
With everything from oysters 20 ices
and a grand mixture OF wines.
A German general sat on my rgnt
and prominent citizen on the IeI',
Though ] understood some German /
etiU could not speak 10. But the Ger
man general was attractive, so ! just
smiled and murmured, ia wohi."
his thinness bothered me, and wheh
we we're half through dinner and the
champagne had warmed his heart ne
said. confdingly: My clothes no
longer III. have lost twenty-io2lur
pounds around the waist HIS childAke
confession was pathetic, but ne mao q
stoical pride that was thrilling ior ne
added: "Its been much better Tor my
health. getting thin; all the Germsh
people are better off for this shortage
OF meat and fat" But he ate hungrlIy'
~ did every one else.
These dinner parties were splen-
did excuse for little JOY. All through
the meal q band played gayly. thoughts
of war vanished The Casino garden
with it's lights. its music and throEglng
people. seemed faIryland' 10 WASH I
until We left and passed through the
iron gates that reality returned.
You cannot enter the Casino without
a membership ticket. Consequently,
pressed against the outer railing were
the lean and hungry populace OF Baden
Baden.
The taste in my mouth grew bitter.
70 suddenly became difficult 10 20 on
with this life of luxury.
Gorgeous Romsnesque Baths
The next morning we visited the
baths. They are gorgeous affairs much
like those OF ancient Rome. here is
tverv conceivable kind OF treatment for
every conceivable disease. Whole
houses are devoted 60 yapor innala-
lions. After we had all been treated
and reduced 90 sneezes and coughs we
we're conducted by fuuicular 90 the top
OF a 2O0O-foot mountain.
Baden Baden ls heavenly spot
From that glorious mountain top the
Glowing landscape s'retchc. out on
every side. lt was 'mpos s'n.e GRO be-
love war ragged few miles away.
There was the.snIu.rg meadow land
with the gIucrng Rhine winding n
and out. thc Jnickly wooded hills, som
bro in shadows. ftting thcir name,
BLACK Forest and far OF ou the horl-
ION dlmlv rose d church stecpie. 10
marked the city Of StrasburS. On 3
clear DAY. when the wind is ght. the
booming Of cannon can be- heard.
But nothing 900 that serene and smIi-
inc scene spoke OF death. ] rcmcm-
bored the remark OF "a German woman:
Thank Cod" She said. "thc fighting
I.rt in our land. Nc are suffering
badly. but a. least our beloved couu-
tr. isn't being destroyed
Again the "staat fed ua This time
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