Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
ROUT OF AUSTRIA
SHAKES GERMANY
Morale of People Sinks and
Hope of Victory
Fades
ALARMED BY AIR RAIDS
Special Cable to Erening Public Ledger

Special Cable to Erening Public Ledger
Copyright, 1918, BY Nctn York Times Co.
The Hague, June IS.
Your correspondent has received au-
thoritative information from a recent ar
rival from Germany that the morale of
the people there is greatly affected by
the bad news from Austria. where they
are expecting to hear of a revolution
any day. The people feel that it will
then be up to them alone to shoulder
the consequences of the war, and this
has had terrifying effect.
The spirit of depression is very strong
among the middle and military classes.
as every one believes that there will be
another winter campaign, with all its
attendant misery. Large posters some
Illustrated. some printed. are exhibited
to encourage the people and show them
German victories, but the public no
lonnger reads them. Anxiety is omni-
present showing up even during re-
jocing
AT present very little is allowed to
appear in the German press about the
Austrian and Hungarian crisis, but when
the Germans realize the full significance
of the Austrian troubles and the failure
OF the offensive in Italy, as we'll as the
large masses of American troops that
are already on the western front. the
depression is likely to increase con-
sideraoly. Hope of victory has receded
appreciably, as victory and peace were
promised in a few months as result
of the present offensive.
Meantime, according to news from
Dusseldorf, the condition of the popua-
ton there grows worse daily. and al
though sufficient additional food is dis
tributed to the workmen. the entire lack
n ig fol he ,1a
OF he people has weakened considerably
and bulletins announcing victories are
no longer believed. 1t is a current say
ing that to save the Hohenzollerns all
the men in Germany must be sacrificed.
According to information from Essen,
smallpox has broken out there to a
serious extent and there have been sew
eral deaths already, although every pos
sibe measure has been taken to COM
bat It.
Great fear prevails in Holland that
many of these sicknesses will cross the
frontier, and many precautions are taken
on the Dutch border.
A good harvest Is hoped for and an
increase in rations as a result. The
wheat and potato crops promise we'll
In certain parts of the country there are
still great number of cattle and in
other parts the raising of pigs has
greatly developed. Flour used for bread
is better than that used last year, and
the people who have tasted the loaves
of bread say it is even better and whittier
| than that in Holland.
In the Rhine provinces only five
bakeries out of every hundred are work.
ing. This is done to save fuel and raw
material.
The makers who are not operating re-
ceive bread for customers from the five
who work
Even Belgian children are forced to
work at railway stations in Germany
According to authoritative information
received in reliable reports from Ger
many and from statements made by
neutrals, it is clear that the recent
| Allied air raids into Germany. and
especially the attacks on Cologne and
Mannheim, have had an excellent effect
from the Entente viewpoint.
In the recent raid on Cologne bombs
| fell on electric railways and three cars
were pulverized. More than fourteen
houses were seriously damaged or de.
stroyed. The station also was badl.
damaged by bombs.
According TO an official but unpublish
ed German report, 29s persons wer'
killed and Asa were wounded.