The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-04-04
WAR BRINGS MONEY
IN PLENTY TO BERLIN


Berlin."Alles besetzt" (aIl fulD
said a gorgeously uniformed individual
standing before the street door of the
| big FTiedrichstrasse cafe. The man to
| whom he spoke had no intention of go.
| ing in, but he happened to look toward
! the door as he passed and the uni
| formed one had parroted forth his one
| phrase SO many times that the simple
| glance in his direction sufficed to evoke
| it again The passerby, however, grew
curious, and made a trip through the
better parts of the city. This is what
| he found:
Three better class cafes with from
| 10 to 80 persons standing outside or in
the ertna nee way waiting for q. table to
| become vacant.
All other wine or beer restaurants
visited SO full that only in one could a
table for two persons be found. Two
others where the doorkeeper announced
in advance: allies Besetzt.
| ) The observer had for months en-
| countered difficulty in finding a table
| in a leading restaurant having more
| than 500 tables. In one of the Inter
den Linden places the head waiter had
been graciously pleased to let him dine
on his promise not to retain the table
| longer than an hour. In another Unter
| de Linden restaurant he had found that
| it was all but impossible to eat without
reserving table in advance And these
in all Berlin. The condition is symp-
tomato. War which brings poverty and
misery to so many, brings wealth to
others Many persons who had strug-
Cling along with barely more than the
necessaries OF life for years have
| grown wealthy almost over night. And
they are spending lavishly and care
lessly. Berlin has become the City Of
| the Spenders.
The crowds that fill the better class
!, places go there in spite of the fact
that everything costs more than be-
fore the war. Beer is dearer. Even
coffee has increased in price. The still
/ considerable stocks Of the highest grade
French champagnes are finding a big
4 ger sale than ever before, in the face OF
/ q price increase of four to five marks
4 a bottle.
Dealers in fine porceIains, Oriental
rugs, bronzes and antiques generally
are doing a flourishing business.
/ The most fashionable ieweler IN BerS
| lin said to the Associated Press repre-
1 sentative:
! I'VE are having great difficulty in
keeping abreast of orders. This is, of
i course due in part to a lack of work
/ men. but 1t is due also to an amount
of Business which--apart from the
4 tourist trade, which is naturally alto
i get1er lacking--is probably higher
4 than III was before the war. People OF
q class who never came here before
are now buying, and buying good and
4 expensive articles
The leading German diamond mining
company will pay for 1915 a 81 per cent
i dividend against % for 1914, although
cut off from its mines in German South
\ Africa. The sale at increased prices OF
4 its stock on hand in Germany justifies
4 this, company officials said.
The spenders also, buy pianos and
Il clothes as never before. Fashionable
II tailors are making evening clothes FOR
men who never before felt the need OF
them or who could not afford them ii
!. they did. 8
The Associated Press representative
asked the head Of the largest theater
ticket agency IN Berlin about condi-
tons in the theatrical world.
absolutely at the top notch he
q said. Our business is every bit as
II good as at any previous time. IL nd,
better. Indeed. am disposed to thff,I
that 1t is better. All theaters are doing
I weIl.''