New Ulm review., 1922-02-01
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had revolted. The people tore the
scockades from the officers caps and
threatened them bodily harm. /.
Revolution Causes Egress.
B AS soon as the revolution had spread
generally, the German soldiers laid
down their arms and demanded trans
portation back home. There were
some 10000 Teuton tighting-men in
Vienna at the time and the trains could
accommo only about 5000 per
day. AS result, the soldiers crowded
onto the trains and many were killed
in passing through tunnels and over
bridges. Heads were severed and
bodies terribly mangled as a result Of
over-crowding. ;s.5 4
Meat Was Very Scarce.
Mr.. Waenke states that during the
war, when meat became scarce, the.
inhabitants, and especially the house,
wives, Of Vienna, would go to tho;;
central distributing point already Sun
day, in. order to get in line to receive
a precious morsel of meat Monday
morning between 10 and II o'clock;
They thought nothing Of waiting pa
'tiently all night long to get a small sm
piece Of meat for their meager fare.
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SIN oking Costly Luxury. d
/. Some of our inyeterate smoker
would fndit rather difficult to. appeast
their shankering for the aromatic Weec5
I'M Vienna, i Cigars that used to cos cos
/ 10 hellers in pre-war times, now ar.
Isold>for 10 crowns, and the pure chase.
must patiently await his turn. m. q anon nom
the hundredsfof customers, who Il thrFtonf u q
the cigar stores all day long. In, spit
Of the high price, the demand is large.
due to the limited supply obtainable'
Mr.. Waenke told the Reuiesv that III
was fortunate in meeting an OLE
Austrian friend on the ocean voyage
to the United States, who was success
full in securing a box Of cigars in Vienn;
for the trip. These cost him III
crowns apiece almost a small fortune
in smokes" alone. B
Living Cost Prohibitive.
When it is stated that the average
Austrian workman today receives a
high as 10000. crowns for his weekly
labors, this seems almost posterous
But, on the other hand, it costs hin
|,about II, 900 crownsa a week tolive, IS
that; it would require The services of al
expert accountant and then some
to figure out out how he can make botl
ends meet, to say nothing Of saving 4
Iicrown tor two for rainy day: :.
People, who before the war wer'
considered to be in onfortable cir
cumstances, financially, having Sai
estate Of $4,000 crowns and more
which at that time was considerable
money, now are forced to- beg for :
living; if too old Or otherwise physical
|ly unable to earn a livelihood. Foo.
! is more scarce in Austria than lhii
Germany and; naturally, the priceai
higher. si. 8s''.st:f ..t .ssstss& ,,s
I, The people Of Austria Hungary los
Eevery cent they invested in war loan
foated by their government, and thi
proved great hardship for many o
them, as they came willingly to the sit
Of their country.
Back in Germany.
s Mr.. Waenke returned to Bochum
Westphalia, November 80, 1918
about two weeks after the Armistice
land continued his business. Whel
1.-THE German revolution broke out il
1l920and the Red Guards took posses
sion OF the industrial section Of West
Iphalia, they cut off that district fror
the rest Of the Fatherland and rule
with an iron hand, causing much hard
ship among the populace. iiss5tf.S
Plenty Of Work. eis.lll95
E There IS plenty Of work to be ha
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.