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THE ALASKA SHOP


out of season. The warrant of ar- est was served and MT LlndDurg $ out on S25O bonds.
 Ira F. King, well known citizen of Ketchikan, died at that place of apo plexy. aged fifty years. He mas peer resident of Alaska for fifteen years, and has resided at Haines and Ketcm- kan.
 Irvine James Shrick, a jeweleT of .mrcau and Flora Rice AicDonaid, were recently united in marriage a' Whitehorse. The young couple will live in Juneau.
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Word has been received in Seattle that Charles Johnson of Nenana died of exposure on his way outside, dr4v~ ing a dog team. He is survived by q wife and four children, in Seattle.
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pIsTILLATE $S.5O per case at GraefS
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Book IS Free
ALASKA NEWS

Mr. and Mrs. D. w. Tyer, formerly of Valdez, have located at Chillicothe, Mo-. where they have purchased |" fine residence and will make ncA, home. Mir. Tyer is connected with a lumber concern there. Mrs. Tyer Is daughter of H. B. Selby of the Val dez Miner and it was on account or the manner in which she was exam ined by Judge Wickersham when she was q witness in his contest ease thas her brother whipped the 10 me' .l :ccate in a fiStic encounter.
 Complaint has been filed by N' J' OConnor, warden of the bureau or fisheries stationed at Haines against Harry A. Lindberg for the alleged crime of having 69 muskrat Sk'nS ;, his possession that wee ca@ghE
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C FEN IL E NJ F. x !

We have just the thing she wants. Will be glad to help you select your gifts and wrap them with tissue paper and tic with ribbon, etc., if you will just give us a chance.
 ELL WORT Fl $
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GTRMAN-DUTCH FRONTIER
 IS CLOSED TO CIVILIANS

THE HAGUE, Dec, 24- The Ger m; n-Dutch frontier has been closed to civilians
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Call at Grocery Department for 1920 calendar.
 BROWN & HAWKINS
 Quality First
 s1 - ;'leischmann's yeast. Fresh on every boat.
 BROWN X HAWKINS
 Quality First
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Stndy Before Building

yyb-o YOU look through ouS catalogue ot doors v'n-
 , ,r,re, plaaer-board too6hg. paint. buii-'n tea'- g,-,. hardware and panels you will diseo'ef how Soe ,,,t t, sx yo,,- house. Buy where you Wtl. but g0 ,ht, hook 6f, Roy.g. 12,9 lN Az S., Sel'ue' SsS ,., NiillFork sash and DoOr'"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-03
FREE NIGHT SHOW
ONE OF The BEST
FEATURES OF FAIR
Auto Polo, Skating Exhibitions, Eoues-
trienne Acts and Vaudeville Take
Crowds to Quarter Stretch.

The free night exhibition in the quar-
ter stretch Is one Of tho best features
of the West Virginia State Fair. a
good sized crowd attended last even
ing's performance at the Island grounds
ard everybody who was there came
away talking about what wonderful
treat they found In store for them.
Night show visitors remained for the
very last act-the sensational. hair
raising game Of auto polo. Both the
Pacific Coast and All American teams
played TO win last night, and the match
ended IN tie score. 2-2.
Tho eduestrienne act Of the Cottrell-
Powell troupe Is a wonder. Miss Cot
trerl not only Is a graceful, wonderful
rider, performing either on single
mount or riding Roman style on two
beautiful white animals, but she en-
hibtts gigantic strength and unusual
daring in handling a heavy man as
though he were an Indian club. while
her horses race round the track with
her standing on their backs. The act
Of the Gaudschmidts with their Spanish
dogs. La Rose Marguerite with her edu-
catcd ponv and the Stating Hamiltons
are equally as good In their line. II
would be hard TO collect = more COM
plete array of material for a first class
night show than that provided for fair
visitors.
The acts are performed while the
Fort Henry band plays. and intcrspers-
ing the program are excellent baritone
solos by Fred Blair the New York solo
tst. who took his audience by storm.
No additional charge for grand stand
seats IS made to fair visitors attending
the night shows.
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UNCANNY PREDICTION
0F!WAn'S Result MADE
BY CzERN|N IN 1917

Tl.RITN. Scrt. -CCCrrcspondcrco
&C Tho Nsz"ciot"I Prcss)--Count Otto
kar Vrn rhud.n.ta r"rrnn. formerly
Aus'-.an foreign ,n'u,a''~. is shown as
a yyop.., who for,&hId"wcd coming
events ard ,ho co,lurS" "r the Central
Powers wl'h almost IN. any correctness
accord ~, To- Is ROW famous letter 70
IT,. r.,rr-r.r ,EIrl,F. written carly III
tr...N ..I-. ~ wh.,lr hr Urs"d that mon
~. D.. ..uli;,. peace a I'll hH"ards or
60. - r., lrs., II your 'Nrcu".
i If ri,r ,.>r II Count E2cr0'n'S
h....r... ia.::.v,. hav. been published
l,,, rr,c ,.:nD,,.'" roXi. rs presented I"
tho Assembly n W"'mnr by Finance
N.r..trr F-rh.rrrr. has now appeared
~ ,hc frs, ,nnc IN the ncutsrhc All
c.m..nc r,tlnr. the official German or
I'm.
. !, .hnwS among other things. that
C'-r~ll..l. nlrl.N &C Ill Austrian states
mon. rr"2h"ssi"l III" entrance. tw" years
r,r,~r. ur l.umnnia into The war on N"
SIDE - to NlGrS nnl prcdIc'"d
"oir.o<, thc Gay e It's outbreak, I'm"
r.tor al>.. yp:d IN" GtHai ""NH""''"
trnncl.atr Frnr'h. ErItIsh and Italian
,,", t,+',,~ nnj H.s forecast Mas borne
: Cv: ~ .i,y' nrpr"n"d. Within n i"r'-
r::h, after ~" mote - iH,' r"!"r hlH
h,.i .ir- ...,I. On April II. 1"i7. IN"
r'".~~l h."nu tho "r"at S"tS'"nS-';h''',' :
...,r.....' s'nu. = .:,-m !" ir':.;. and 81"
l:r,,.sh h~A started rNc lHt;lH Of .Ir"a'
! ru \ rrc"t extending e. I.cr". Thn
I:aI,gns. u Few weeks l"'cr. plunged
! :; Tia I."r IN tn" Cars rector FOR
: GIs,rnr., &c -; i".l"s. crushing TIA" Nus
( tr,omr n thor u.ud rush.
In Wow Of tho r"VcrSNs :" N" armies
! Of M central Powers aud "n ~" "''
: f tr.rrI,l's entry int ~" var. '2"T'' II
r~:,.l thr i.Yu'"rrr - 'n"lk" "N"'"r
d,fr'ici ir,gc" Dr"n"eal AMI NOT y" Hir"''i
: - make great. even heavy. Sh'riiiccS'
! RUSSIA. he Thought had lost It's """AS'Sc
! power hu' the EaGi" # III" N'S'' Nc
! feared. lni..ht prove, stronger adN'r'
! ,1rv Than the PROSTATE bear.
In Germany great hop" is laid 1T
! ~. ,,lhrrar!n, warfare" he wrote.
3 r..lI Ms at tu,lr IS deceptive. Dc
, va. ru~ IN instant deny IN" fabulous re-
. >.,i,S ~ N" German heroes OF IN" sea
/ I admit admirably that n" monthly to-
! tal Of sunkcn- tons Is something AKIN !"
! f..l,i. hu, g. on record IA dcClarin
! ,la, tho rrsiil. expected and predicted
hv the Gcrulus viii not follow. II
must hc remembered at this time thAl
German I'-hHgtS wcr" At The he!Eht "'
, their dcrr"uN,ionS on IN" SEA. WI
/ October g. 1913 the German admiralty
o.lr,,t-cl the failure ~ tn" Sunnnr'n II"
warfare by recalling all tho tigers OF
. ,bo deem 10 N.rl and WjlhclmShavrn.
! II hurc that tho thought. unfortun
! atcly incorrect. that England could ~
! corDncnnd within q f'w months 10
make pcHcc. will lose ground in Berlin.
wrote Count Czcrnn. Nothing is moro
dangerous than 10 h"licv" those things
a,, vents I, bclicvc. nothing is more
| r,.a1 than not wanting 10 see the prin-
cirIc Of truth. and to succumb To utopI-
an illusions from which sooner or later
:hcrc must come a fearful awakening.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-03
MANY Big PROBLEMS
BEFORE The BANKERS

ct LOUIS, Mo. Sept 2.-Rev.vl OF
International trade. the question of fur-
ntshing foreign credits TO facilitate eX-
ports. the railroad problem and the labor
situation arc among the important topics
TO be discussed at the forty-fifth an
nual convention Of the American Bank
crs'. Association here September ,? 10
October 3. More than 5.o0n bankers
from all parts OF the United states.
Canada. Porto Rico. and the Philippine
Islands are expected to attend.
President Wilson has been invited TO
deliver the principal address, and others
expected to speak arc David Il. Francis,
formerly Ambassador TO Russia; Homer
|, Ferguson. president Of the Initcd
states Chamber OF Commerce; Henry +.
Dawson. OF Now York. formerly head
Of tho American Red Cross and Robert
+. Maddox. Of Atlanta Ga. pre- Sldent
Of the association.
Richard s Halves. OF this city. first
vice prc:!dsut OF tho association. said
social conditions and the question OF
canI;al and labor would be considered,
and plans for the eradication of Boiehe-
visryl and other radical doctrines dis
cuSs"d Consideration, no said. also
would he given the subject Of public
education foreign exchange regulations
and ito future security Of railroad In
vgStmrntA,
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WHEELING NEWS"

IN tho fourth race y milo dash. Cal
Erlwarrcr. who sold n: 80. COZ awar'
n tho lead and hrld - ror 81 furlonEs.
when Quinn bcrnu to stop out and pass
cd hin. Judge Curry tried hard ~
duplicate QUIrr'a :rick. but failed
Quinn passed rHdo- IN" wire y lengths
ahead OF Carl EllwanEcr. who was hay
irg hard time IN kco?!nE ahead OF
Judr Carr. hut passed under tho wiz"
a mex n advance Fer"d!ty and Attor-
roy Muir finished n order named. Sum
mary:
Three tourtha rrIlr dash. running
purse 500 (WhNrl'nr News stake)-
Won by Quinn: second. Carl Ellwan sc-
third. IudEc Curry: fourth. Attorney
Muir: f!rth. TTcredty. Time. 1:iG.
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Ala MAC, OWNED by J. I. NC
nEHuN, OF McnGECHEN, W. VA
WINS TINE THIRD EVENT IN
STRAIGHT HEATS.
FxAck was In Good Condtion ane
some Fast Racing
Resulted.

Ala Mac. the only local horS" "7ter""
IN this weeks racing events Of the l.aHr
Erie Circuit AZ the West Virginia state
Fair track won the third race OF the
day. the els tro'. purse $500. After
taking second place IN the first heat.
Ala Mac came back and won the race
by taking the next three heats. Ala
Mac is owned b. : l.. MCM"rhen. o.
McMechen. W. Vi. oah was driven by
Reynolds
Five events mafr UN yesterdays rae
ing card The t;rst race was @;fs
trot. purse $1,000 . second, Ell pace.
purse $500: third. els tr0t. purs" $500
fourth. running event. "WhCHlInG News
y mile dash. purse 5000. ana ~" fi':h
another running event "WhrcNrE Sud
die Club" l mile run. purse S2oh.
The track was in fine $haD" fnr rae
ing. but a heavy cloud laying over the
grounds threatening rain most OF the
afternoon. Just before the sfart ~ 'h'
final event. a light ram cam" ~. a"d
by the time the race was '"'Er!"fd a"d
the race goers on their way f""m the
grounds. heavy rain st !" which last
ed for fifteen minutes.
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FAIR PRICE LIST

Published by the price nerpretauon
eructons Office OF the
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CaIifOrnianS Object 10
Mexican Monte Carlo
VA cTuSGTNS, Sept. .

wkcTTTTGTNE. Sept. - Complaint
that cffnrt was being made 10 crHalr an
"NmortCan Monte Carlo" NJ Tia Juan".
Mcxiro: ncHr san Dig. Cnliforn/
mad - the stat" department by Rep
r"@crtariyo Eaudll. rltii"rnin. WIS
answered today l." Secretary LlnelnE
with the declaration ihnt # m" Gltua-
lion In Tho Mexican city h"'amr arrlI"
mo doubt measures Cor meeting il will
hnrn n hc r"rNld. rcd"
Mr.. Randall aHk"1 cont inuancN of The
war tlrn" passport restrictions Ia keep
Amcricarq ont OF n" Mexican city, hut
the s., rotary cXplriucd tn" restrictions
Hrr. rot adopted Ia meet tho situation
CnrHtiaIu"d of by the California men,
Der.
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2:1R TRQT.

Sister Scott. owned by Williams &
Richards Bros. OF Carrollton. Ohio. ped
igree not given. won the first event.
purse $1,000. in straight heats. Ohio
Don gave Sister Scott 4 hard time. TAX
ing second place in the first two heats.
but was set back to third place in N"
final heat by Rex Wilkes. Sister Scott
In the final heat took the lead from the
wire. but was passed on the back
stretch by Rex wilkes. Sister SCOT.
however, spurted as she passed tn"
stand on the first lap and drew up with
Rex Wilkes. She took the lead on tho
quarter turn. and passes under the wire
three-fourths of a length in the lead OF
Rex Wilkes. followed by Ohio Don and
Sib Bingen- summary:
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o.ll nncn. nnrsn SfNn. 3 tn 5:
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WHEELING SADDLE CLUB

In tho final event oc 4 mile run. 1!ttfo
Gods. rode ny CiIurrl. took tn" lad ~
me barrier and was never nvcrtakoH
although she was pressed hard ny VIZ
Son and Lord Sterling IN tho first lap
Pav S.reai; started strong but "orokN
in til first lap. T.ttie Sodl was easily
the winner by several lengths Will soor
second. Lord Sterling. third: Beverl;
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2:l1 PACE.

Homer D. from W G.. Swearincer's
stable. Cincinnati. Ohio. took 'h> $crnrd
event in straight heats. In the first
heat Homer y. passed under the wire u
length in advance Of Red Bird. followed
by Walter s. and Billie Lands. She
took the second heat BY several lengths
Red Bird again tClk second place. Bil-
lie Lands was SIX lengths behind. while
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James. :. "rtu. Al! Pay Stream, f.t;h.
:S;;u::'a-y.
or raj" running dash: purse $500
Won - !..tiir CoAi. second. VIII soon
t!..L Ly., :iirr.."g. fourth. beverly
J.'a IS. fix. l"ay Streak. Time. l:i1.
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SECOND FAIR PRICE LIST FOR
. =: J.. OHIO COUNTY IS ANNOUNCED


Ohio
issued
Of foodStufs
the high quoted under the
groceries and shops OF the city and suburbs
there have been few OF
Tho rfolou
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-25

Mexico City, Jan. 21.--A project tor
the division Of national lands Of Mex
leo among small farmers and ranch
ers is expected to be presented By
President Carranza to the present
session Of the Wexican Congress. II
is proposed to organize agricultural
colonies with state support and SUP
erivision in the states Of Coahuila,
Nuevo Leon. Chiapas and Chihuahua.
The plan involves the development Of
irrigation projects which already have
been proposed by the Department Of
Development and to comprise conser-
vation Of natural resources.
The outline Of a series Of laws to
govern the relations between en-
ployers and the employed and to linn
it the working day to eight hours has
been submitted to the representatives
in congress. The proposed laws are
intended also to protect the wage Of
workmen, provide hygienic surround
ings for workers, compensation for
industrial accidents, protection of
women employers, and arbitration Of
Industrial disputes. bala
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-25
Postal Employees All
Get Raise; $2OO,0Oo,OO
To Be Spent On Roads

graphs In Belgium have been for prac-
tical purposes destroyed. The Bel
gians are doing their best to restore
them but it will take a long time be-
fore the ante-bellum condition is re-
established. Out Of pure mischief the
Germans destroyed all that they could.
For instance, the rails on the line be-
tween Adenkerko to Bruges and
Ghent were cut into pieces three or
four years in length and this was
done In the most systematic manner, a
special machine being brought up to
sever the rails one by one. The line
is now being gradually restored but
one can still see the short length oil
rail ranged in heaps along the track
Communication between one town
and another is most difficult. In place.
where the lines are to some extent
but only temporarily, re-establishet
one or two trains are run in the da,
but they go very slowly, taking man,
hours over journeys which formerl
lasted from half an hour to an hour
Until the communication routes ar
restored the re-provisioning OF Bel
GUM will be very difficult and price
: cannot go down.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-25
The Archangel Situation
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Jan. 25.-The retire
ment Of the Allied forces who hold
advanced positions in Archangel Sec
(or before the superior forces OF the
Bolsheviki are reported in a dispatch
lated Jan. rs, General March an
bounced. He said the international
commander at Archangel had ade-
uste troops to reinforce the ad'
anced elements and handle the sit
alton. The message reported Amer
IAN losses in one Of the actions az
stpenda as ten killed, seventeen
ounded and. eleven missing. Gen
arch pointed out the whole military
tuation at Archangel is under tn
Dntrol of the inter-allied high com
and In France.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-25
U. S. HAS LOANED TO ALLIES
S7,S54,Sl6,00G; HAS
averaged $4Q0.000,OO0
MONTHLY FOR LONG TIME
$125,0oo INVOLVED IN A
BIG ORANGE GROVE DEAL

councilman w. E. Lee has recently
added materially to his orange grove
interests, his latest purchase being
three groves, embracing 12O acres IN
the Winter Haven section of Polk
county Interested with Mr.. Lee in
these deals were A. H. DeVane, presi-
dent of the State Bank Of Lakeland
and c. M. Cnayton, president of the
First National Bank of Lakeland. The
aggregate amount connected with the
purchases is said to be approximately
$125,00O. The groves are regarded as
among the prettiest in that section.
Mr.. Lee is easily one of the largest
fruit growers in Florida, being own
er and part owner in between 700 ant
500 acres of fine grove property
Plant City Courier.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-25
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

The following real estate transfers
have been made the past weeks:
Adele D Irwin to Lucius Hoge; H O
Petteway ct ais to L G Lee; A Walk
er and wife to H Smith; q CLinger
and wife to T H Fuller; w 8 Preston
TO Florida and Georgia Land Com
pany; Alonzo G.. Robbins and wife TO
Mitchell G Fortner; O M Virgins 70
G Carter ct al; George Spencer to
M M Loadholtzy Charles R. Flanagan
and wife to W r Cox; A Field and
wife to H Steffee, Jr., H W Wear
and wife to H Strobe; w F Boyd
ct ais to A III DeVane; Evarela to
] l. Robinson; d G Hitler and wife;
ID G. Hillier and wife to Maude X Nc
Donald; e Bratcher and wife to Hiram
Smith; Florida Highlands Co TO Anna
s Person; Fred Brown to Peter NJ
Brown; T Smith to- Maggie Smith;
Herbert e Fairchild and wife 70 A A
Crane; Alpha Branning and wife to
Henry Armstrong; W F Beyis to r
;. !, Borden Wilson; W P HUE ct ais to N
B Yarwood and wife; e J B Bowyer
. TO Hale Crevasse; G A Sharp and Mat
y tie M Sharp to Citizens Bank and
Trust Co; Mary Antisdell to T M
y Grizzard; r G Perrin ct al TO James =
- Meredith; Geo H Andrews and wife
y to H e Chadwick; A B Canter and
- wife to W P Sherertz; Charles p.
. Moore and wife TO e G Langford; p
B Bowyer and wife to D Fuigham:
Haynes Realty Co. to J Hostord;
r Crawford to Cora B Yaun; Irvan
10 A Yarnell and wife to Louise Harold
'e Johnston; Henry Tandy and wife 10
o. Arabeller Vickers; Ellsworth Trust
10 Co. to d H Sloan; H Y Thompson tC
nu L G Bruce; o Fl ohilinger and wifi
IT. to Walter NJ Stelle; II Flye to Wal
SO ter NJ Steele; Clyde Blevan to r ,
an Bevan; Irwin A Yarnell and wife +
70 Annie s Hale; Foster Sloan to
on X Haas; T L Waring and wife Z
Ied G NJ Bates; Lakeland Lumber an
ian Supply Co. to c Ryall executor;
Oh l. Corn and wife to L Hodgtn (2)
ity W F Johnson to Thomas Bryant;
ON D Kirk to s p Trumbull; osie Stilwe
IAN and husband to Hilma Carlson; Chas
;es, Broad and wife to R e Chambers;
are f Merrill and wife to MARI L Eddy
ose Mary L Eddy and husband to
J Of cederbIade; Tax Deed to Jasper Sun
merlin Barlow Record.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-25
vAsrNess OF SIBERIA

|sria, that great lone land ABOUT
there is now so much discus
/ is so vast that the imaginatioh
ardly grasp its extent A vague
pt its size may be gained from
tatement that it is forty-hve
as large as the British Isle, anu
ns nearly FIVE million square
In all this enormous territory
population not exceedins
the city of New York. Tnere
Adreds of thousands Of square
that are entirely uninhabiteu
land of mighty rivers, but the
q these rivers for purposes o'
Ion is greatly restricted, De
most of them flow into the Ar
an and throughout their lowe
are ice-bound for the greateI
g. the year. The great steppe'
s'ia, now almost uneultiyateo
med. it is said, to become tn
ot the world. Their develop
gun with the opening OF tn
Oeran railroad, has been II
sOY the war.-From the Pe'
we Journal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-25
CONDITIONS IN BELGIUM
HARD, AND FOOD SCARCE
AND VERY HIGH

BRUSSELS, Jan. 25.-Conditions |
here and elsewhere in Belgium gener"
ally are very hard. The prices OF
food have reached a distressing
height. Coffee costs the equivalent OF
about SIS a pound; meat and butter,
50. 50; sugar, 81 cents; eggs, 40 cents
each. Mems suits of poor quality
cost from $100 to $120. Mems shoes
are about the same as clothing. A
moderate meal in a restaurant costs
the equivalent of about $5.
The streets of Brussels are filled
with promenading crowds from morn
ing to night because scarcely anybody
} does any work. The shops, many OF
7 which indeed are closed, sell next to
nothing for two reasons; in the first
place. because they have very little
4 to sell, and secondly, because the
t prices are so high that the public
i, cannot possibly afford to pay them.
9 The people have been very much dis
d Amounted about prices. They always
I. hoped that as soon as the war wa
y over and the armistice was signed thu
y necessaries Of life would be procur
" able at normal prices. Their antici
It nation has been far from being real
ID lied. In fact, people have to pa
II. nowadays quite as much as when tn
It. Germans were in Brussels.
The number of places OF amuse
ment dancing houses and the like ha
increased to great extent.
Tx Another grave economic difficult
lis arises out of what is called the I'll
tn employment fund. This was crea't
nd during the war to aid worlmen, en-
,ce Moves and others to enable them
ity subsist without having to be depen
to ent upon the Germans. In the III
he instance this fund worked adVah'a
[ aously but after a while a dinere
to state of things arose, A workni
the who was being fed gratuitously by
mi. relief organizations received from I
the unemployment fund regular pay
The obout 100 francs month for Dol
no. o.h,ro and numbers Of these Wol
,ext men. we'll content with their lot
be. fuse to return to work.
Tbs railways. telephones and