Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-02-19
AUSTRIAN WAITER
SERVES AMERICAN
WHILE HUN WAITS
War-Weay Country Ready to
Give Italy Any Demand in
Order to Secure Peace,
Masses Are Starving
By WILLIAM PHILIP sIS11Gs


BERNIE. Switzerland. Feb. 15.-Cor-
daily hating Germany, but irretriev-
ably tied up with her. war-weary Aus
tria would almost give her sour for
peace.
An American UricIal. just out of Aus
tris. declares he is convinced after talk
ing with Austrian officials that Austria
is willing to give Italy all Italy de-
-mands. save the seaport of Trieste, #
IL will bring peace.
The masses would give up Trieste, OF
anything else, il il would end the war.
From numerous and most reliable
sources, | understand the divergence of
views between Berlin and Vienna is
practically official and open. l learned
from the friend of an Austrian official,
recently in Zurich, that Austria, above
everything, desires to retain some de-
gree of respectability In the eyes of
the world, in order to enter friendly re-
latiOns with other countries immediate
~ after the war.
Austria, he said, would welcome an
opportunity to disown any part in the
Belgian atrocities. the execution of
Edith Cavel. or the torpedoing of the
Lusitania-to show that Austria is the
victim of Prussia. not the accomplish.
Austria Hard Hit
/ talked with George Archibald, OF
California, and Jack Sumter, Of New
York. both famous Jockeys, here await
ing passport formalities before return
ing to the United States. They are just
out OF Austria. The two Americans say
they were better treated in Austria than
we're Germans whom the Austrians de-
spise.
Archibald. whose first race was at
Iatonia said Austria is hard hit-the
people dying like dies on account of
poor food.
The rich. he said. are getting almost
anything they want, but the masses are
suffering terribly. Hungary is resist
ing all efforts of Germany and Austria
TO extract food products from her.
At Budapest an orchestra in rest
aurant played The Star Spangled Ban
ner" without anybody objecting, Archi-
bald said.
At another cafe a Hungarian waiter
forced a German officer in uniform to
wait while Archibald completely finish
ed his dinner The German stormed.
The head waiter said:
You're not in Germany now
When another waiter approached
with a stein of beer, the head waiter
Missed and signalled for him to take
the beer back, forcing the German to
wait longer.
Dese&ers filled Budapest. unmolested.
The soldiers are badly equipped.
Houses railways, ears and everys
thing are run down through lack of ma
terials. The bread in Switzerland Is
blacker than the French war bread, but
Archibald's three-year-old boy exclaim-
ed: "Cake!" when he tasted it after a
diet of Austrian bread.
The Prussian war party is belittling
I -r,-S.
well as in Germany.
widest Stories Spread
! American newspapers printing La
IHollette's Lusitania speech are handed
about until they are black and worn
out picture of a feathered Indian.
| probably a medicine Snowman, sur
rounded by gaping boys, rs published
/ in all illustrated papers, entitled: Re
cruiting in America"
The widest stories of American regi-
ments mutinying are published broad
cast The stories say the American SOL
diers are refusing to fight for England
and France.
/ Both Archibald and Sumter--the lat
ter's folks are from Detroit-constantly
hearing the talk Of the richest and
sportiest circles, say nothing Will be
/ left undone to egg the masses on to
further sacrifices.
/ They believe the smashing OF Austria
and Germany will follow the failure of
\ the drive on the west front, into which
\ they are plunging.
/ The popular dislike for the Germans
| will prevent the Austro-Hungarians
/ from continuing in the Prussia's train
much longer.
The sick. starving. dying population
I Will rebel. Especially as il is under
1 stood ofTicialdom from the emperor
down-less secretly than one might
, think-have the same distaste for con-
tinuing the war.
/ Copyright. 1918, by the United Press.