The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-19
EVERYBODY TIGHTENS HIS BELT in BERLIN
DRAW
BIG CROWDS IN
ENEMY CAPITAL
nv EDWARD NJ. TulERRy

RrRf4IN. Dec. ID am hun.
CRY. cternaily hungry. here In
Berlin
Everybody is hungry.
Living is unpleasant even In
the finest hotels. where the best
food ohtainahle TN Germany may
be had,
The feed Is not nutritious be.
cause IL is lacking in fats.
have bought pound OF goose
grease for 80 marks better than g.
for my own use as "A substitute for
butter II Is expensive. but IL Is thu
only way can get nutrition.
In the streets crowds OF people
may be seen nightly munchlng ap.
rles and staring into the shop win
dows at the extraordinary displays
OF "erxat"--suhStitute food.
Beer is Of inferior quality. but II
Is the only drink ohtainahle.
Despite the high cost Of living. one
can buy theatre seats only by apply
ing days in advance.
Wilhelm Unpopular
I attended production OF "Car.
uevsi Fairy" musical comedy
which has been running for four
months at the Metropole theatre. II
was witnessed by packed house.
An Berlin is humming the song OF
its popular star. Fritzi Massary. a
Hungarian actress.
Evidence OF the former popularity
Of the German kaiser are being re.
"a
city. In Frvldrlchstrasse huge cafe
sign read. "kaiserkeller." The first
half OF the name has been blotted
cut A life size statue OF William
Hohenxollern over the doorway is
now canvas covered.
Actual restitution among the Ger
man people Is observable only under
the surface. l have learned by max
ing a tour OF the poorer districts.
Goods Are Shoidy
On the Alexanderpiatx and Jacob
strassc the stores. large and small.
are but scantiiy stocked The win
dows are filled with high priced.
shoddy goods. but inside the shelves
and counters are nearly empty.
Nevertheless the crowds are pre-
caring to do their Christmas buying.
Christmas Gifts High
And here are some OF the prices
hey win have to pay to stock their
Christmas trees and TO make their
Christmas dinner. Tho prices are
given in marks. A mark Is jus, un-
der 81 cents:
Toys. marks. candy. 1, marks q
pound: coffee. 30 marks obtained by
stezlthl: cotton handkcrchicfs.
marks: collars. marks: cotton socks.
Z marks. cotton underwear. 100
marks; a mans hat. IS marks. WON
ans felt hat. 60 marks
Tho working classes which use the
subways In the morning show plain
ly their impovcrishnent For most
Of them breakfast consists OF:
Acorn coffee: a slice OF sour
bread
II is impossible TO obtain soup. ex.
cept such rs IL rendered from fish
bones.
saw a horse fan on Unterden-
Linden and its leg was broken. It's
throat was Immediately cut by the
authorities and Il was conveyed to
the slaughter house to be prepared
Tor food
No Rubber Tires
Gasoline Is scarce and there are
only $50 taxicabs in all Berlin
Most OF the autos are without rub
Der tires. As a substitute they use
. four-inch iron band with spiral
springs between II and the wheel
There is plenty OF brass and other
metals
Machine gun bullets have marked
the royal stables. But the only dis
quoting factor Is the growing power
Of the 1000 soldier descrters who
are holding meetings OF discomfort
have been surprised at the Fl.
ficient operation of the machinery
for displacing the women In the fac
tories with soldiers as rapidly a.
they are dernobiilzed and finding
other work for women.
A woman tram car conductor told
mo she came from the country and
was eager to return to her country
home. where there was more food
than IN Berlin