The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-10-03

I HlaTCI on the Eternal city.
| ~" Every month all of the Inhabitants
| of Bucharest must go to the central
control bureau in order to demonstrates
that they have 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 done according to
nationality with the result that
| throughout the month there is con-
stantly in waiting line OF people that
extends the full length Of Cantacuzene
street.
| Among the marvels of prowess per-
formed by the Germans 1t is necessary
to cite the emission Of several billion
| FRANCS r. ,s Of paper money in the name
which, when 1t Is allowed to return to
Bucharest will have to pay all of the
bills thus put in circulation in it's
name.
| "Speculators in merchandise are not
very far behind. A pair of women's
stockings costs from $40 to s35, shirt
from $50 to s4s, and everything else
in proportion.
This is for the very simple reason
that in all Rumania there does not
remain today single factory, or q
1 single industry.
AT Bucharest you might be willing
to pay millions of france to have a
little sterilized cotton for dressing your
wounds, little glycerin. or a piece of
velvet, but your Willingness to pay
would be in vain for those things do
not exist there any more. Practically
all of the stores are closed because
there sEs,,i is ,nothing e sell: 49,,
vas sold for 81 pound. sweetened
drink costs 81 a glass. -
The German administration that
should have ended as noon as the
! treaty of peace was ratified by the
senate continues Without opposition.
\ In Germany and Austria the misery
and famine exceeds everything that
has been or can be recounted.
"On the railway coming from Buch-
Arrest the trains for civilians have been
IinterruIssed and suspended for such a
Hong number of months, tNat when our
train arrived at Budapest an immense
crowd of railway workers rushed up.
/ impelled merely by curiosity at seeing
train arrive from Bucharest.
sentinels commanded by officers
to establish order. A young Runanian
/ woman of unusual spirit had the
/ happy idea of throwing piece of
bread at the sentinel The latter, for
getting entirely his military duty.
dropped his rifle and leaped to seize
the bite Of bread. This was the signal
| for ia grand rush. All Of the travellers,
provided with provisions for long
voyage, knowing that the latter would
not last more than four or five days
|
| ing car. threw out eggs. pieces OF
Ichicken, meat and bread.
Women, children and men. all
starving. stretched out their hands
and sought to obtain morsei.
II saw high administrative officials
ask to be given a bite Of something.
The cries and commands of the Of
ricers were absolutely unavaii!ng.
The same scene was repeated at
the railway station at Vienna where
the officers who had accompanied us
We're changed.
.'rhe travellers resumed the distri
i button of their food supplies and in
/ terrogated the miserable people, who
4 only begged and prayed that they be
1 not asked to say what they thought
I about the situation.
mo one in Rumania believes that
the present peace is final. and the en-
| tire nation is convinced that Ru-
nlnnia will be allowed to participate
at the final peace conference"