Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-02
SHOPPING MOST EXCITING
+. SPORT IN C0BLENz TOWN
American Soldiers Pay Well for
Presents TO Send TO Their
Girls in States.
EASY MARKS FOR MERCHANTS
Occupied City Declared to BE Best
Behaved in World, Writer Report
ing lie Had Not Seen Single Case
OF Drunkenness Among Soldiers.
nY DAMON NUNNON.

WITH THE AMERICA ARMY,
COBLENz, FEE. .1.-Thcrc's pref
~ smart jewclcr in this town by
tho name of Walter Nuke. Hes
sort of local Tiffany or Drcicer. His
store is one Of the largest OF many
embellishments of that kind in Cob
icn., He has always carried a stock
o. rather nigh grade goods for the
tocris: :radc ~ the days when Cob
.eEZ was a biz Rhine resort. Uu, lie
PROBABLY never had the grade OF lines
he's got now.
TO size up the American soldiers.
This was during the holidays when
business was extremely brisk. Then
he took his grip sack in hand and
made ii tedious journey UP Frankfort
way.
Whcr he returned he was staegcr
ing under & burden of new goods. He
brought back big assortment OF en-
pensive Jcwciry OF one kind and an
other. with particular reference for stuff
ready. FOR Herr Nuke had deserted
tina; what an American wants he. buys
and that gen orally an American wants
high class articles.
PAY ANY OLD PRICE FOR
TRlNkEr TO SEND HOME:
He brought back wonderful exam
pies Of enamel work in toilet articles
such rs powder boxes and the like. 1t
went III a twinklinE. In would stalk
big soldier with mud on his shoes
and wearing his campais n-soilcd uni
form and lay down 500 or COZ marks
for some dainty trine without batting
an eye. They would 80 from one UP
10 1900 or 1000 marks with equal
ess FFT is N soSG s Sa ha Moua S" be
better If he had more stock.
as goes on all over Cobblenz every
day. Each day sees now and different
patches OF, soldiers come, to town from
They seem to head direc; for the
stores. They arc prodigal in their
purchases of feminine articles, show
buy handkerchiefs. beaded Bags and
lace things Of every dcscription. They
also purchase freely of souvenirs.
OF commercial note that our local fac
tories seem 10 have caught up with
the demand for iron crosses. there be-
ing now surplus on the market.
MULIiE HAS NO CORNER
ON TOWNS Ji;WEiRN TRADE:
Herr MulEe has no . corner on III, The
EVER trade o H,, any means There here
are numerous o,h h stores ore ,% 9i mat
ali a'" seneraiiy '' crowded rhcre " Is one
hig cutlery store where you almost
have - wait in line TO get in. Arti-
cles Of that kind are easily carried,
ard. so. are in greatest demand
So far the German s'orekeen nor
of prices which prevailed when The
troops fret got here They have
rather surprising code OF ethics. TOO.
One jcwclry store has two silver
cigarette cases which are tdcnticaliy
alike in every dctail|bu; one IS marked
quite bit higher than the other. Thc
storckecper explained this on the
ground that he purchased them at diff
fcrent times and that silver had gone
Up since he bought the first one.
There are lot of curio stores in
Coblenz These have been heavily in
Vaded by soldiers. They have been
buying up antiques for souvenirs -paY
ing all kinds q; prices for them. too.
the curio dealers here are just as
cagey rs they are in the States. ana
their prices arc very little cheaper.
Any articles OF gold or silver are much
higher here than in America and the
same s true Of nearly all kinds OF
iewelry. espcci,iiy precious stones.
Silks and !accs are also high That
SHOPPING NOW MOST
EXCITING SP0HT AE'FoRDED
But. regardless of prices the soldiers
buy and keep on buying S,ecaus" that
is :hc most exciting sport In Cohlcnz.
j Is NJ! Very Well 10 talk about 2musc-
mcnts arranecd for there benefit, but
amy soldier would rather go around
town OF his own free Will, seeing and
else. So would anybody for that mat
ter
This IS I.roba3iE The best-hehaved
town in tAe .Sorld to-day The wri;cr
mas been here continuously since the
Nmerican occupation and has Vet To
sec soldier under the influence Of
liquor We have Yet 10 see row in