American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-29

can accent, revealed when she an
swered him. incensed him the more
and he demanded angrily "What right
have you to use this train7 Where is
your passpcrt?'
BY that time I had produced all the
papers of Identification l could find and
tried to tell him hat my wife and |
were returning to our home in Berlin,
but he was too excited to listen and
would have dragged US off the train
had not an officer, with whom l had
been taking en- route, INTERVIEWED and
said: 81 shall make myself personally
responsible for these people," l was
glad I had admired his new uniform.
From the coupe next to ours 1 saw
soldiers drag six Russians, throw them
down and kick them in the face, and
one was a womanl The train pulled
out as the crowd closed in on them 50
that l was unable to ascertain the fate
of those innocent but helpless passen-
gers.
When we finally reached Berlin.
about five the next morning, it seemed
like a dead city. There was not a
Every available means of locomotion
had been modified for the time being.
AS we had heavy bags, We simply
had to find something to take us home
and after half an hours search far
from the station l found an old cab
! 1rfuar mhn fhannhf hn oou1n forn ne
for the liberal bonus l agreed to pay
him. We had hardly got seated when
an officer tried to force us out, and
only my wife's quick plea of illness
saved him a black eye and me iron
bars or a large fine.
After England declared war, the eff
forts to capture spies were doubled,
and the mob had a new lot of signs to
tear down. We were forbidden to talk
English on the telephone or on the
street. We kept to our homes rather
closely. Most of the buses, taxicabs
and horses had been Communicated,
and the only signs Of life in Berlin
were furnished by the officers driving
madly about in high-powered cars
which exceeded all speed limits and
other traffic regulations.
After a few days, things began to re
turn to normal again. The food sup
ply seemed ample and the headlines in
the newspapers were so encouraging
and the reports Of victories upon vic
tories so convincing that every n ex
pected the war to be over within &
very short time and they began to eal
up the stores they had so excitedly
collected.
Bread cards were initiated, 1t is true
but the amount allowed was more thar
adequate for all except, perhaps, thu
very poor who depend ALMOST enhrel.
upon bread.
The press began advising the peo
pie to conserve food but at the sam,
, time said that If care was taken Their,
, was no danger of there not bein.
enough for all. School teachers CAV
I daily talks to the children to eat every
thing on their plates. One went so ia
, as to 81 always lick m
= plate, children, and you should do tn
I same y
: The result of these warnings wa
( merely to increase boarding and buy
ing from food spectators. I neve
knew of a single German who volur
' tarily deprived himself of a singl
article of food out of patriotic me
tives. The only sacrifice a German I
4 willing to make for his country Is tn
4 pne he cannot escape.
AS time went on and England
blockade became increasingly effective
the internal condition of German
went from bad to worse, and long be
fore I left Berlin, on January %, 1915
{ conditions had become well-nigh III
e bearable.
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