The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1919-05-24
Mr.. ROBINSON RELATES
WARSAW EXPERIENCES
tcontiuued from last week ,

u nnuhued from iast week
The American flag is generally on
display IN Warsaw. bat il e not al.
ways the same flag saw one which
contained Is round dots and q stripes
In music store | saw Polish copies
OF the national anthems OF tn allied
countries Yankee Doodle held up the
American end
Warsaw was the first large town |
was ever In where | didn't see Civ
yer There were cash registers and
sewing machines Of popular American
makes, even American safety razors,
thermos bottles and cameras, but no
flvycr In fact there are less than 200
automobiles Of any kind Ia Warsaw
most of them are used by the govern,
ment and different commissions. The
answer is, Of course, the Germans,
who shipped everything they possibly
could out Of Waraaw while the ship
ping vas good They stripped ali build.
Iings Of copper and brass, cooking
utensils
About the time the German morale
reached the zero point the Poles got
busy Two days before the armistice
they overpowered the Invaders and
sent them mp the river to peuzig with
nothing but little black bread
Cheerful Polish Army
The Polish army is equipped with
material taken from the Germanr or
left by the Russians Some Of the
units 81 troops present very monde
script appearance but siihal they were
cheerful, even though hungry, and |
saw soldiers bound for the front sing.
Ing loyfully even when their last meal
VAS but a Tightening of the belt
Our train was guarded tn Warsaw
BY boys too young for the army They
belonged to the Boy Scouts but were
equipped as soldiers They were about
the only Europeans | have seen who
would not accept an American eiga.
rette Thieving Is very bad In War.
saw and the guards we're constantly
shooting learned but one word of
Polish. that Was "Amerikaasky. which
yelled at the guard whenever called
upon TO halt.
Al Warsaw, we found conditions
rather better than We expected. but
were here given to understand that
HE people few miles away are very
needy The shops carried very good
lines, but prices are something terri.
shoes. looking anything at all nice costs
from $50 up mems shoes on the saiae
scale cost $50 4 pair of officers boots
cost 500 The window prices look
mark, which Is approximately Toe now
We bought roast for our Sunday
dinner and had TO pay at the rate OF
30 cts a pound for II. uneooked
There was plenty Of pastry In the
shops, but IL. too. was dear Three
OF us were down town one dag. near
noon We did not want to go back TO
the car, neither did We want to soak
our watches and buy a regular meal.
so We went into a coffee shop for
cakes and coffee We each had two
glasses Of coffee and a plate of cakes
and the bill came TO rs marks, or
about a dollar each The coffee was
delicious with whipped cream. The
cakes we're equal too anything the
French ever pat out However, We will
probably not get any cakes on the
next trip, for the Hoover Commission
announced while We were in Warsaw
that II would not supply flour and
sugar for pastry making This was sad
news TO the l2.0O0 bakers OF Warsaw,
but they will have to submit.
The Hoover Commission Is now ship.
ping great quantities OF hour TO War.
sas While We were there white bread
was placed on sale for the first time
| In five years, and then only on the
ration plan. There was big TO do
over the even, and the day was made
a holiday
| did not taste the black bread which
the people were eating. but IL /, tastes
anythlng like II looks | don't want TO
taste IL And. believe me, that's the
kind OF bread they have In Germany.
| Wsrsa~'s Poor Mall Facilities
Although Warsaw Is a city Of nearly
a million population, there IL no city
mail delivery To receive or mail let
tiers and buy stamps cite must go or
send to the postoiiice No mail has
been passed between Warsaw and the