Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-13
tBy VICTOR MoRGAN.)

Editor OF The Cleveland Press.
Copyright. 1918, by the Newspaper
Enterprise Association.) =.
Since my return from Europe I
have received a large number Of uues-
tions from. readers on points which
they say have not been touched upon
in the articles. ~
Some of these questions l cannot
answer. as; for instance, that Of "Col
linwood Observer" who asks, Now
that you have been over there, tell us
how long the war will last"
Here are some of the questions that
I have been able to answer:
Are. the theaters closed in German
cities as a result of the wars
In the early part of the war the
theaters were closed. but now all are
open. They are largely p%atronized. All
dance halls, however. age closed.
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How do the Germans get rubber for
automobile tires?
The pneumatic auto tire has all but
passed out of existence in Germany.
Such rubber as is available is used
exclusive lyon the. wheels of army We
hicles and the@autos@ of the royal FAM
lily. Various substitutes for rubber are
in use. A cement tire seems to be most
freely advertised in German newspa-
perS. . r. ~ ~ $3.50;
X x X
mitted to year, black in mourning for
members Of their family who have
been killed in. the war?
The presence OF large numbers of
women In black will provide a key to
the enormous losses the Germans
have sustained, and would make more
insistent the clamor for peace. The
German government strives in every
way to conceal the number of killed
from the people.
Where doeH Germany get oil for its
submarines Isahear their machines
must swim in oil to he effective.
Rumania. The wells taken over aft
or the German occupation of Rumania
provide not only oil for submarines,
but gasoline for airplanes and auto
repulse the Germans, the status of tho
war might be different today.
X X X
Are British and French officers TAX
en- prisoner required to work in Ger
many?
M. In the German caste system the
OFFICERS form a class of supermen who
U never soil their hands with nan
ual labor: Hence to permit even 4
prfaonertof the Officer class OF an enc
my nation to do manual labor. would,
tn5the eyes of German militarists.. re-
act. aEainst the superior quality of the
GI1r1paa a, ( officer Il \.
Whers; do our toys come from. now
that: He.AresatIwar with Germany?Hs
y, fna19132s the United States imported
toys valued at 81, 0 200 from Ger
many. Last year the United States
imported no toys from Germany. hut
American manufacturers exported
100000 worth. This would indicate
that America has captured the toy
market.
After prisoners are exchanged are
they allowed to go back to the fight
ing?
work behind the lines, but they can
not take part in the fighting.
X x X
Is 1t true that Germany's factories
are working night and day manufac-
turning articles to dump upon the
world market when the war is over?
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Nc. Germany needs all her raw ma
terfals n energy in n1unition work.
However, war needs have caused her
to centrAlize all manufacture, and
Germany as a nation nov operates all
the basic tools of production and the
lines of distribution. II permitted, she
will undoubtedly produce and dis
tribute as a nation after the war. And
her great production and low costs
Will make her even a more formidable
competitor than before the war.
X X
How does Germany restrict passen-
ser traffic?
Fares have been raised 100 per
cent, and permits must be obtained
to travel. from place to place.
m. %as 4 ths, richest u person in Ger
The kaiser 81. sl:..,l Bertha Krupp is sec
Arc food conditions exactly the
same all over Germany, or do they
vary with localities?
They vary with localities. Naturally
persons who wi land have more and
better food than those who do not.
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How does Germany raise it's money
for the Red Cross?
Mainly by lottery. Prizes are OFFER
Cd and chances are sold ali over the
cSun'sssaa
Are there women soldiers in Ger
i ~ Fssui. i srs.nls.d on.,, !. il.
Russia and HuaSary. I,