The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-21

V6rlt2Ole escape lIOu 1no NN
METROPOLIS. Only by the most des~
perate and importunate efforts did
she obtain her passports. She brings
back a vivid picture of Berlin today
-grimly resigned to terrible prl-
vation and resolutely determined to
fight to the end.
"Do the Germans still believe that
they will win the war;"
"They do!' she replied to my first
question. t'The general feeling in
Berlin is that our allies are exhaust
ed and that a decisive blow will
have been struck before we become
q factor on the western front.
.I left Berlin just as reports from
Italy indicated successes of the new
offensive, and Italy out of the war
as result, and as reports from Russia
pointed to a peace that would IN
sure food for the starving people OF
Germany.
'tThey were very, very confident OF
the Russian peace, apd 1t was re-
garded as the solution of the food
problem, which is really the biggest
one problem now ,bothering Germany.
Peace with Russia was on the lips
of everyone, and it was always said
with a smile that implied food.
GOOD! You can not imagine what
the word means in Berlin. Morning,
noon and night the whole city talks
food. The topic is discussed more
than the war. Wherever you go,
YOU are greeted with some sort or
comment on it's scarcity and the ef-
effect upon the speaker. And you
simply can not get food-as we
know food-in Berlin and the larger
cities. In the smaller cities The
shortage is much more endurable.
Laborers Are Best Fed.
s'Now, during my fifteen months
there / lived with very wealthy peo-
ple. Had I been dependent upon my
own efforts and purse for food, l
would have suffered even more than
I did for the want of nourlshlng
food. They are able to obtain an
occasional goose, now and then some
eggs and occasionally some fruit
vegetables, butter and cheese in ex-
cess of the regular rations.
Poorer people, who perform hard
work, were much better off in way.
The Government saw to it they were
allowed proportionately much more
of the necessities of life.
ION the other hand, knew per-
sonally of the case of the family OF
a banker who was rich. Yet the fam
ily was literally starving and suffer
ing more privation than the family
of a poor laborer.
""The Underground food supply
on which the rich depended. was
naturally costly in proportion to the
risk the farmers took in disposing of
. it. Two dollars a pound for butter
and $3.50 dozen for eggs gives
you some idea.
Operagoers Hungry.
1T was amusing at the opera to
see the hungry ladies of society,
dressed in their finery and decked
with diamonds and conventional to
the extreme, calmly eating sand
wiches in the boxes.
''Did you notice any signs that
would indicate German weaknesses?
I asked.
"I did not" Miss Marzynski an
swered. "You must remember Ber-
lin believes our allies are worse OH
for man power than Germany is.
"And talk about giving comfort
to the enemy Every utterance OF
any EnglisEman, Frenchman OF
American in criticism or opposition
of the war is published in full and de-
voured by ths Berliners. Lord North
cliffe's speecl-I believe it was di'
rected at Lloyd George-was read
with the greatest glee.
81 heard many rumors of dissatis-
faction among the peasants of Ba-
varvia, but nowhere in Germany is
there any organized opposition to the
war. I knew many people opposed
to the war, but only as individuals
They were continually deploring the