Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-10-03

zeta lSucurestilor and later the Luz
NINA. These papers had to praise the
invaders and their acts, and to keen
Systematically silent on what was talk
ing PLACE in France, Albania and Italy,
likewise to play up to the fullest ex-
tent any news ~unfavorable to the al
lied powers.
AT the moment of the Italian dis
aster on the Isonzo last year, these
papers launched special edition after
special edition in which 1t was On
nounced h a tine entire Italian armies
had fallen into the hands of the Ger
mans and the A%ustrians, that the Ital-
Ian government was planning to aban-
don Milan and Venice. and that the
soldiers Of Conrad were preparing to
march on the Eternal City.
Cards Must Be Stamped.
Every month all of the inhabitants
OF Bucharest must go to the central
control bureau in order to demonstrate
that they q not left the city and
to have their identity cards stamped,
cards which they must always have in
their pockets at all times. The stamp
ing of the cards is lone according to
nationality with the result thai
throughout the month there is con-
stantly in waiting q line of people that
extends the full length of C-antacuzene
street.
Among the marvels of prowess per-
formed by the Germans it is necessary
to otto the emission OF several billion
francs OF paper money in the name
of he Banque Generate Roumaine.
which, when 1t is allowed to return to
Bucharest Will have to pay all of the
bills thus put In circulation In Its
name.
Spectators in merchandise are not
very far behind. A pair of women's
stockings costs from $50 to ,S35,.a shirt
f~Nv,@ coo In can or1 orPnrvkhtS0 o1oA
in proportion.
This is for the very simple reason
that in all Rurnania there does not
remain today a single factory. or {
single industry.
AT Bucharest you might be willing
little stcrilized cotton for dressing your
wounds. a little glycerin, or a piece OF
velvet, but your willingness to pay
would be An vain for those things dc
not exit there any more. Practically
all Of the stores are closed because
there ia nothing to sell.
During my last month there sugar
was sold for 81 a pound. A sweetened
drink costs 81 a glass.
THE German administration that
should have ended rs soon as the
treaty of peace was ratified by the
In Germany md Austria the misery
and famine exceeds. everything thai
has been or. can. be recounted.
con the railway coming from Buch-
Arrest the trains for civilians have beer
interrupted and suspended for such
: Hong number Of months, that when oul
train arrived at Budapest an immense
crowd of railway workers rushed up
Iimpelled merely by curiosity at seeing
La train arrive from Bucharest.
"Sentinels commanded by officer
who accompanied IS sought in vail
TO establish order. A young RumaniaI
woman of unusual spirit had thu
happy idea of throwing a piece O
bread at the sentinel. The latter, for.
getting entirely his military duty
dropped his rifle and leaped to seiz'
the bite of bread. This was the sigma
for n grand rush. All of the travellers
provided with provisions for a lont
voyage, knowing that the latter woult
not last more than four or five day
and tina later there would be a din
ing car, threw out eggs. pieces o
chicken neat and bread.
Women, children and men. al
starving, stretched out their hand
and sought to obtain q morsel.
=, II saw high administrative official
ask to be given q bite OF something
The cries and commands Of the OF
ficers were absolutely u%navailing.
THE same scene was repeated a
the railway station at Vienna, Wher
the OFFICERS VINO had accompanied u
were changed
1.-The travellers resumed the distri
!, button of their food supplies and in
: ~terrogated the miserable people. VIII
. only begged and prayed that they b
!, not asked to say what they though
about the situation,
mo one in Rumania believes tina
the present peace is final. and the en-
tire nation is convinced that Ru
mania will be allowed to particibat
. at the final peace conference"
4 WOMAN SEEKS UNIQUE PLACE.
From the New York Tribune.