The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26
FINDS STRONG FEELING
AGAINST AMERICANS
in AUSTRIAN CAPITAL

we had three. but 1 learned the Ger
an quickly"
"a teacher In the public school,"
continued Rosner, told me the chill
dren who attended were SO badly nouE
iShed that they weren't able to study
and therefore even those few hour
were useless.
III there is any war spirit or en-
thusiasm among the people Of AUS
tria who are not actively campaign
ing II Is wonderfully concealed. The
people are not allowed to talk about
conditions. military or otherwise.
Street meetings are absolutely forbid
den, and II two or three people stop
together to talk In q public thorough-
fare the soldiers quickly mako them
move on. To speak complainLngly OF
the scarcity or high price Of food is a
cause OF arrest. And food is very high.
Bread. at about ten cents q loaf. Is
about the cheapest thing to BIO had.
Bohemian DISORDERS.
From what | heard tha opposition
to the war is far greater In Bohemia
than elsewhere in Austria. An entire
Bohemian regiment. the X. X. Land
wehringfantnrle regiment no. %. Of
1000 mon. deserted in a body TO the
Russians at Czernomitz. About 500
OF them were re-capturod and were
shot in masses. The regiment, by cut
ting UP and plerIng together their
handkcrchiefs and undertaking made
white flag, and at the first opportu-
nifty in the battle raised 1t. and under
its protection started for tho Russian
lines. about 1900 Of them getting safe
ly over. Since then the Bohemian reg
iments have been deprived of every
thing could possibly be made into
white flag. Their handkerchief and
underclothing are all black or dark
gray.
AT the beginning OF active war in
Galicia great droves Of refugees from
there came into Vienna, Including
hosts Of Jews. This put great strain
on an already small food supply. and
now all of these refugees. aided by
private relief organizations. have been
sent back into GalIcla 10 gain a Nv
ing as best they may.
"The military patrol the streets In
Vienna night and day. At all hours
they come into restaurants and pub
lie gardens seeking what the English
call 'slackers. When caught they are
put into uniform.
no dancing is allowed In Vienna.
A few cafes have special license and
are open, and also q few theaters.
Saw Tooth BayOnetS.
Before leaving America had read
that the German soldiers had saws in
their possession and used them IN
battle, and II was denied at the time.
Well, | actually saw these saws in the
possession OF several German soldiers.
One showed me his, which was about
a yard long, with ugly looking teeth.
He told me his government did not
furnish these saws. but that they had
made them themselves out OF their
bayonets, and used them whenever
they could. There would hardly be
any chance for recovery after wound
from one Of them
II heard story about a German
whose cleverness in getting Russian
prisoners earned for him both the
silver and the iron cross. Supplying
himself with a goodly. portion OF ba-
con and whiskey, he would stroll over
to the Russians and OFFER some 10
those he met. Several who accepted
found themselves later prisoners, hav-
ing been enticed into the German lines
while under the influence OF the LIQUOR.
when left Vienna the city was
suffering from an epidemic OF typhus
and cholera. The people, poorly nour-
ished, were in poor condition to resist
these diseases and anbulances were
constantly going about gathering the
victims.
"one noticeable thing Is the alb
sence of American volunteers in tho
ranks OF the Austrian armies. The
only American volunteers are In the
Red Cross"