The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-15

to-a ,bo war There was some talk or
bi,rh nrires for food. and the women
nil said that they wanted their men oacx
from the trenches.
Visit of Jana Addarns to Berlin
EARLY summer brought also Il numoar
of cranks to Berlin. Miss Jane Adams
and fellow sutfragisis, after holding
convention in Holland. moved on Berlin
| succeeded IN Getting both the Chan-
ccllor and Won JaGow TO consent TO re-
rrivn them, Il meeting 10 when the!
Looked forward with unconcealed per-
! ,In.baliOn However. one OF them seems
10 have Impressed Miss Adams, for as
write this ! read in the papers That
sha is complaining that we should not
have gone to VA: because we thereby
risk hurting somebody's feelings.
ON July -. MS. l reported that
, learned that the Germans were picking
out the rcvolutionists and liberals from
the many Russian prisoners or war tur-
nishiug them with money and raise
! passports and papers anu sending them
back to Russia 10 stir up revolution.
Filed Glasses Gave Notice Of sulgariHH
war
4 German friend OF mine told NE that
n friend OF his who manufactured held
glasses had received n large order from
th,| I,ulcarian Linvcrnmcnt. This man.
uTacturrr went tn the Foreign Office and
asked whether be should deliver the
goods He was sold not only TO delive.
them but Ia do il as quickly as possible
I$y learning IF This WIS able TO pre-
dict long in advance the entry or Bul-
caria on the SIDE of the Central fowers
Even Il year after the commencement
OF the war there were reasonable people
in Germany. 1 met lallin. head Of III"
great Hamburg american Line. ON Aug
uSt a. ! said - him. when arc you
going to stop this crazy lighting? The
next day BALM called on me and said
that the sensible people Of Germany
wanted prarr. Lad that without anneNa-
! tion. He told inc that every onc was
afraid To talk peace. and that each coun-
Try thought il I sign of weakness 10
! talk peace and h" said that he had ad-
visrti the r'hair.:liOr 10 put L statement
in an ulIrinI paper To say that Germany
fought only To defend herself and was
ready To make an. hunora Bile peace. He
told me hat the Emperor al that time
was against the annexation of Eclgium
In November. 1915, there were food
disturbances and serious agitation
HEHlNSl u VI NLt hAi, 1Ilu
Leipsic Socialist paper was sup
pressed.
Tho greatest efforts were made at all
times To got in gold Some time before
/ left Germany an advertisement was
pu blishcd in tho newspapers requesting
Germans tn give up their jewclry for
the Eatherland. Many did so. among
them, believe. the Empress and other
royalties.
In December. 1915. a prominent banker
in Berlin said to me that the Germans
were sick OF the war; that the krupps
and other big industries were making
great sums of money and We're prolonE-
ing the war 10y insisting upon the an
nrXation nf Belgium. and that the Junk
rrs were also in favor OF the cuntina-
ance Of the war because of the fact that
they were getting four or five times the
money for their products while their
work was being done by prisoners. lie
said that the "kautInutc" (mcrchant mid
die class would have to pay the most Of
the war and that the Junkers Will not
be taxed.
In calculating the great debt built M
by Germany it must not be forgotten
that German municipalities and other po-
Iitical districts have incurred large
debts for war purposes. such as extra
relief given To- The wives and children
Of soldiers. etc.
In December butter became very
scarce. The women waiting in long lines
before the shops often rushed the shops
In this month many copper roofs We're
removed from buildings IN Berlin. I
was told by friend in the foreign Of
flee that the notorious Won Rintelen was
sent to America to buy up the entire
product Of the du Pont powder factories
and that he exceeded his authority II he
did anything else.
On tho night of the day Of tho peace
Interpolation in the Rnchstag in Do
cemhcr a call was issued by placards