The evening world., 1918-02-14
WILSON'S SPEECH
MADE IMPRESSION
+. ON THE KAISER
Reports to Zurich Say People
Want Peace, but War Party
Prevents Negotiations.
By William Philip Sfmnis.
tCoryright, 1918. by tho United prvs..)

tCorpright. 1918. by thu United fresal
ZURICH. Switzerland. Fob. H-As
indicating Germany's thoroughness
she will no longer permit corpses TO
be buried with their clothes. They
must be placed In pasteboard oofins.
They must be clothed in paper
shrouds or be bound In paper sheots.
No woollen. cotton. linen or similar
material must be wustcd In graves.
while wooden. zinc. copper and other
metal caslsets are generally forbidden.
An American woman Just leaving
Germany declares all ordinary artI-
cles are 30 scarce that q sale OF her
worn-out kitchen utensils brought
undreamed-of prices. German women
pacidng in her home sought an op-
portunity 20 buy things families
usually throw away In moving. They
fetched fancy sums.
Tho woman says the GOAL shortage
is far Oore acute than outsiders i'm
Agine. This is not due to lack OF coal.
but 10 the labor shortage, plus trans
portation difficulties. The scarcity OF
cars caused the military officials to re-
duce trains 10 little more than sum
otent for tho army's needs. The roll
ing stock is in frlGhtful disrepair.
Silver and nickel have been de-
monitzed. All gold. including jew
slry. formerly requested I'm the name
OF patriotism" IS now demanded by
the Government IN order 10 keep up
gold coins and prevent too rapid de-
cline In the value OF paper money.
The people no longer expect victory
the woman declares. Tho best they
hope for is the exhaustion Of IN,
ALLIES before Germany IL compelled
20 sue for peace, The masses have
been told 80 often that an offenslv,
would bring immediate peace, the,
the beginning 10 feel duped anC
angry.
sons speech made deep impression
In Germany and probably viii bea
future fruit. On the most rellabl
authority learn that tho Kalse
himself openly declared Wilson
terms were reasonable enough L
form the basis for negotiations.
Wilhelm, however, Is without in
nuence. l am told that while openl
opposed to the extremes to which IN
war party Is leading the empire. n
does not murT'ur, as !Iindenburg an
Ludondorff are his absolute masters.
An American rirl. recently arrive
from Germany, says many children
and even Crowu-ups, are now goin
h7lci.otod. They are unable 10 bu
sEaes. 4 proud professor OF the Uni
ycrs,y ot Lelpsig asked as a fav,
90 be alioNo cd 10 buy tho d!scardo
shoes Of the girls brother.
A crime wave is sweeping n
country from end TO end THU
often rob pedestrians CT their clothe
The children Of one OF the girl
friends wore robbed OF their sho,
whilo On their way home fro
school. The weather was bitterly co
ana the children arrived with the
iet ALMOST frozen aud bleeding.
The girl says tho newspapers a
most active IN suocrlng at Americ
Every EFFORT is made 10 diminish b
fore the masses the United stat,
paTticlpatlon. they are constant
REPEATING that the American effort
hl blum gud noise-worthy Of {
country which produced Barnum.
The girl had tSa utmost dlmcul
in leaving Germanv. She was on I
verge OF receiving dAgree at I
uRiversity OF Leipzig Nhen Ameri