The evening world. Newspaper, August 17, 1914, Page 3

FIRST REAL NEWS OF FIRST REAL GERMAN STORY OF CONDITIONS IN BERLIN TOLD BY CORRESPONDENT Karl von Wiegand, Representing United Press, in Signed Article Tells How People Received News of War in the Fatherland. BY KARL H. VON WIEGAND, United Press Staf Correspondent in Berlin. by The United Press.) THE HAGUE, Holland, Aug. 17—Cut off entirely from communication with the world, Germany is meeting the problems of the war quietly and Because of the interruption of telegraphic and cable service, the lines having been cut by the enemy, many utterly false re- ports have been circulated. As an evidence of how complete ie the isola- tion, the death of Mrs, Woodrow Wilson was not known at the German capital when I left there Thursday night. And many of the stories sol- emnly circulated broadcast regarding happenings within Germany are ab- solutely false. One of the most cruel fs that the Socialistic delegation in the Reichstag has been executed—100 of them—by the order of the Kaiser because they participated in anti-war demonstrations. This story also said that Deputy Liebknecht, leader of the Socialists, was summarily shot by a firing squad after he had refused to join his regiment and that Rosa Luxembourg, whose stories of alleged crueities to the German common soldier by his superior officers resulted in her arrest some months ago, had also been shot after @ court-martial. These stories are gbsolute Mes.” Not a single Socialist has been shot. Not one has been arrested. Liebknecht {s fighting for the Fatherland, as are hundreds of thousands of other Socialists. members of the Reichstag are at the front. The attitude of the party in the present crisis is best shown by the action of one of thelr most famous leaders, who has been released after serving a’ sentence of one year for making an anti-militarist speech. He has issued an appeal to all members of the party to rush to the colors and to ald in saving the (Copyright, 1! with determination. Eleven of the Socialist ‘There has not been an anti-war Socialist demonstration in any part ‘of Berlin since three days before the first deciration of war. ‘until then that the Socialists realized that war was | they bave accepted the outcome and have loyally rallied to the aid of their country. This last demonstration, however, was broken up by the police. ‘The mounted officers charged the crowds without regard for any one. foot was severely crushed by being trampled by a police horse. ‘NO WILD EXCITEMENT MARKS WAR IN GERMANY. Another story given circulation is that Ambassador Gerard has attended | PURPOSE. meetings held to celebrate German victories. The American Ambassador has taken absolutely no part in any happening of a political nature. My | This is utterly without foun- after all, was hostile. tions, and, after being was sent to the American Embassy, across to the Foreign Office and demanded an explanation, tary Zimmerman was dumbfounded, breasts small American flags. 4 into service, was put to work. down the street, and the work of Now as to how Germans accepted the war, the scenes In Berlin are typical of what has happengd in every Gerinan city: ‘There has been no wild excitement. the country, affecting all classes,-did not result in any one deceiving him- self as to the terrible task confronting the Fatherland, “se, but they were quict affairs, and the Emperor in person addressed some of the crowds from the balcony of the palace, of the people is one of quiet determination, The national colors are shown from every flagstaff and from every house. WEARING OF MOURNING GROWS WITH DEATH LIST. Naturally there Is a preponderance of women in the streets, But the heart-wrenching development is the rapid increase in the number of women Where a week ago bright colors predominated, now hundreds of the women are In deep black. They are of all ages, from the aged gray-haired haustrau to the fraulein of tender years, And us they meet they try vainly to comfort each other, while those who are still hoping that their are to be spared watch them in white faced wonder, realizing full well that the next official Ist may contain the name of some one dear The wave of patriotism that swept There were street parades, of cour: Men and women alike wear wearing deep mourning. It has been suggested that the women cease wearing mourning as an ymbol of sorrow. Leading Berlin women have taken up the sug- is now being considered. aff is in constant touch with the front, There ts no evi- co of discouragement. True, the resistance of Belgium had been underes- timated, But the German army is now in action, and the general forward movement is declared to be in progress along the lines originally laid down, ‘There is absolutely no news from the fleet. circulated but up to the present none confirmed, and the General Staff de- clines to comment on them. The sinking of the Koénigin Luise was bulletined almultancously with the announcement of the sinking of the British cruiser Amphion. The first list of the dead and wounded was made public on Tuesday. It ahowed a very heavy percentage of wounded as compared with those killed Since then wounded from the front have been arriving daily. The general hospitals have all had their equipment doubled, while many other hospitals are being established in churches and public halls in antictpation of the stern work that Is to come stion and it i ” The Genera! St Rumors of action have been The Americans have tendered the use of their church as a hospital and the offer has been accepted, ions are at the front. The Crown Prince is reported hile Prince Adalbert is on his After the panicky feeling of the first t ing food shortage were entertained, bu. None of the restaurants has increased price: stores are generally regulated by the military authorities, tion a maximum price of seven and a half c wheat flour, six cents on rye, one and a half cents a pound on potatoes and other food prices im proportion. School children and the women are harvesting the crops. The Crown fourteen, is. setting the working ow days, when fears of an impend- ttled back to normal, while provision prices in the To prevent extor- ts a pound has been fixed on ait ae Peer MR pit opatoete i eae gs Prereny THE BVENING WORLD, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1014. ae ~ “They Will Deny the Charge,’’ Says Miss Ida M. HOW EFFECT OF WAR IS FEI IN BERLL New York Girls Accused of Man Hunting When They Paint and Powder Their Faces. “Tuete (6 4 man-nunt on” Tarbell, “and Will Pretend They Are Merely Following Fashion’”’—Letters from Men Who Don’t Admire Artificial Women. Py Marguerite Mooers Marshall. Where is the naturally pretty New York girl? Has 3) who refu: yielded place altogether to the youthful devotee of paint and patchoull, the girl who puts too much on her face and too Hittle on her body? Like the frank advertiser that she is, this girl con- stantly—and almost literaly—displays herself to one’s gaze. But I know that she is not Everygirl. that there are many young women, even in New York, to disfigure their clear skins with rouge and kalsomine, and who so adapt and modify the prevailing fashion that they always appear attractively and mod- estly dressed’ How do their painted, extravagantly attired sisters impress these self-respecting girls? And \f, have they discovered that men are silly enough to aps eh preter artificial charm to their natural and genuine | Misammmarseth variety? I hope some of them will write and tell me. M. Tarbell, who wrote “The Business GIRLS WOULD DENY THEIR REAL “Women are rarely honest with themselves about their attitude to- He and Mrs. Gerard have been working | ” Gienteon hours & Gay caring for the Americans who ara in Germany end] "sr poer tccin cree who, 80 far, have been unable to get out of the country. So well has Chief Burgomeister Wermuth co-operated with the Am- bassador and personally aided him in securing quarters for those in dis- tress that Mr. Gerard visited him in person last Thursday and officially im on behalf of the United Stateg. Government, There has been no mistreatment of Americans, with the exception of the) fashion, their cheeks and lips painted, night of Aug. 4, when Germans generally came to a realization that England, That night there were a number of serious anti- British riots, which caught the authorities unawares, A number of Americans ‘who were in the streets mingling with the crowds were mistaken for English and were mobbed. I, myself, was caught in one of the demoni mavled more or less, was arrested as a British spy. The moment that word Secretaries Grew and Harvey rushed Assistant Secre- He was absolutely without knowledge He immediately called the police, who released me and apolo- ly for the mistake. There are 6,000 Americans in the city, and all wear pinned to their The scenes at the embassy in the: few days immediately after the declaration of hostilities were stirring. crowds of Americans and British besiexed the building endeavoring to reg! ter. Evers attache of the embassy, assisted by a score of volunteers, hantily lines were formed extending far istration was hurried as much as “L suppose that if a woman were to go up to any one of the thousand girls that may be seen on Fifth ave- nue on a fine afternoon dressed in the present alluring and suggestive every trick and device employed which is likely to attract the atten- tion of the passersby, and were to say to such a girl that her chief ob- fect in dressing and adorning herself in such a fashion was to excite the emotions of the men, she would profess and often feel the greatest astonishment and indignation, “But if the matter is faced frankly, traced back to and forward to its missing out some intervening steps, precisely a man-hunt, dis- guised if you will by satins, by lingerie and lace, the conventions of society, but none the less a man-hunt. “Talk with these girls and women and they will deny it indignantly. They are simply dressing according to the fashion. It is at this point that most of them refyse to give the} matter another moment's thought, | decline absolutely to carry the idea of fashion to its logical conclusion.” EVIDENCE THAT MEN ARE NOT ATTRACTED, Yet, looking at the matter from a strictly practical standpoint, 1s that skittish anin man, likely to be cayght by the aggressive huntress we hdve been discussing? To-day are printed letters from two men whose emotions have indeed been excited by the sparscly dressed, lavishly made- up modern girl, but in a direction contrary to her hopes. They are not attracted by her, They are repelled. 80 often a girl who succeeds in looking artificial fails lamentably in looking arti t and powder which she spl on recklessly always paint and powder; it the i sion of Iil ind slat di over her thin, curveless figure, make her about as alluring asa picked crow. ‘And she obscures or destroys her natural good points by unnatural and artificial toilet devices. ‘Tho fresh, young women and the despair of older ones, is changed and coarsened by continually treating the skin of the face with chemical pigmenta, The willowy of movement 1a lost under dresses that are too tight and too much loaded down with trimming, For the simplicity and spontaneity of youth are substituted affectation and vulgarity. WHY HE 18 GLdb> HE Is A BACHELOR, And the young women who think ng attractea by this meta- should read the following mare Ama es } unharried expression, the heritage of| Whether she admits it or not, the mind-the-paint girl must believe that her rouge-box contains honey to attract masculine files. This {s the expla-|quring the present war swung to-day | your Idea evidence of nation of her offered by that shrewd and conscientious observer, Miss Ida, above the entrance to the French War| the destinies of France. Office in Paris. flag bearing a Prussian eagle in the centre, which was borne in battle by| WILSON TO DECIDE SOON the First Lower Alsatia Infantry Regt- ment No. 132 of the German army when WHETHER HE WILL CENSOR MRS. SAGE GIVES $2,500, it went Into action at Sainte Blals 0 known as Sainte-Marie aux Mines 1 Markirch. The regiment came from} wasHINGTOD 11—Preatdent | EUROPEAN RED CROSS WORK. fortress of Strassburg. of Being a Woman.” sex hysteria, which mani: self in in imaginings. “white slave” wave has been f lowed by the “poisoned need! canard, then by the slashed skirt tad, and now by the translucent skirt, the gymnasium shirtwaist and the paint shop face and shoulders. rawny, undeveloped fled; plus on collar bone and el- and minus on well-placed ie—I am glad of my single ® There is always an excus for pride -in a well developed figure and an attractive face, and no man will deny a woman's right to make the most of her natural attributes, but when a man is forced to look upon mere school- girls, painted, powdered and be- dizened, resembling attractive women about as much asa barber shop chromo resembles a Burn: Jones, then can you blame t fe young man for his prefs e ither for male society or for Revue chorus ladies? The latter at least know how to be really artificial. D. 8. W. NATURAL GIRLS PREFERABLE Dear Madam:—Your article on the girl of to-day and her ap- ing of the flashy and adventurous creatures whom we men hatur- ally shun was both correct and to the point, an honest criticism and worth the further attention of all intelligent people. I for one much prefer the mod- est type of young lady who pre- fers to let nature develop her at- tractive qualities and beauty. For what is finer than to see the fine color emanating from out- door exercise? With sparkling eyes and rosy cheeks, good lungs and appetite to match, does a need any artificial makeu course not, so let the made-up girl beware, for man is not #0 blind when he wishes @ helpmate, As in selecting frult, he wants some- thing as near perfect as he can find or wothing at all. R. ¥. ———___—_ POPE PIUS IMPROVES, normal. cially that he avoid speaking. THE WORLD'S GUIDE TO MAROONED AMERICANS The New York World's list of 20,000 Americans h up in Lon- don owing to the European war has been prepared in convenient form fer those who may be inter- ested. It will be sent by mail upon receipt of twe cents to cover post- age er may be had st gny of The World's branch effices. Hs Ut a Wb I know PARIS, 10.55 A. M., Aug. 17.—The first russian eagle captured by the French Crowds of hour this morning tured standard. TO ARTIFICIAL ONES. To be mode savings on usual November pri August Sale Prices remain at the low figures fixed before the market rose. BUT MUST TAKE REST ROME, 4.g. 17, via Par.s.—Dr. Marchiafava visited Pope Pius early to-day and found the Pontiff im- proved, The catarrh has diminished, but the hoarsenoss persists. The! temperature of the patient is virtually | and advantages in this sale, charge, until November First. br. Marchiafava insists that the Pontiff continue to rest, and espe- Caracul Coat $39.50 November value $59.50 or more. Other Caracul Coats at $49.50, $79.90 and up to 9) | PS | SE AMERICAN LINE . |STRAMDED TOUR IS BUYING TWO | RELIEVED BY FU American Waters for Sale. . Reporte of @ deat by which the| LONDON.) Aug. 17—After @ oone | American tine ts to buy outright |ference to-@ay between Heary DP two — of the Bamburg-| Breckinridge; Assistant Seerstary ‘ American Mne were persistentty olr- | we, ‘ oulated in marine circles to-day? ot the: United Staten, and Mate ‘The Amerfoan tine has only four|Meetor Walter Hines Page the: ships fn commtssion—the New York, | former stated that $900,000 would St. Louia Bt. Paul and Philadelphie| handed to Mr. Page for use is Lane —and they are able to handle but @/don in reljeving American. small part of the passenger traffic offered, With two additional vessels heen - Gee barge: the line would be able to maintain fn teat as lt Dreoeiiee, ot a ala President BSixlen of the Hamburg- American line said at noon that hejTumomt™ whence the cpp i Giscuss the report, but borates preryglietee arrived in the day. ssbie so veoun Givuikey by thas rewte! American line it was said that 60) 4, wpreckinridge says he nes far as the officials knew no offet linea what he will be able to had been made for German ahips. plish until he reaches his ‘The American line is a part of the.” ane cruiser North Carolina International Mercantile Marine. P. s A.B. Franklin, President of the hold-| tray cage A: ieeaekin, vhe bon corporation, is out of the city. board, is to be in charge of the ‘ho North German Lio: an- nounced unofficially to-day that all) work in France. of the eleven steamships the cor- ration now in American waters are for sale if a reasonable price is of- fered. The North German Lioyd has 2,500 men under pay in boken, New York, Boston and Bar Harbor, comprising the crews of their vesacla tied up on this side of the water, The North Gree give in Amert- waters are Cecttie at Bar Harbor, FRANCE GIVES THANKS Waahingtar, rodent TO WILSON BUT SHE | BArsronse. Grom eariana Witte: REJECTS MEDIATION, | xand at other, Port. ova ofters for Octane ‘Wiihelm, LONDON, Aug. 17.—A despatch to the Chronicle from Paris saya that -the| weeks ago with great Sermo of cost FIRST PRUSSIAN FLAG French Foreign Minister, Premier Vi-| and is now somewhere out om At. viani, replying to the American offer of |lantic dodging British and French CAPTURED SWINGS ABOVE Crulsers."Ail the North-German Lloyd wants for the Kronprins WAR OFFICE IN PARIS. $8,800,000 ‘The sured that the ernment and people will recognise in ‘our interest in It is the red and black —— CODE CABLES TO EUROPE.) ROCKEFELLER $10,000, FOR Wilson to-day expect: that within %4 hours he would be able to settle the] WASHINGTON, Aus. 17.—Two contri- vexatious problem of whether thia gov- | putions for use on European battlefield | censor cables aa well as| one from the Rockefeller Foundation for ireleas, He told his callera that usee! ans stood hour after | * $10,000, and one from Mre. Russell Sage staring at the cap-|desired to get an abi tely imparti for $2,600, reached Red Cross Headquar- nettlement of the question ters here. We Give Surety Coupons Free With Purchases and Redeem Them in Our Own Merchandis Shopping Centre Sixth Avenue 20th to 22d Street Hundreds of Prudent Women Are Coming to O’Neill’s August Fur Sale” And Selecting Their 1914-15 Furs at Prices Which Will Probably Remain a Low Record for Several Years to. Come. ate we guarantee 20 to 35 per cent. To be exact, your savings will very likely be 50 per cent. when November comes, “I Even if the market prices of skins remained normal our August sale would still save you 20 to 35 per cent. Our Our Sale Prices Are Not Increased Even Though Wholesale Prices Have Advanced 20 to 25 Per Cent. If you consider the 20 to 25 per cent increase since our purchases were negotiated you can caloulate your No Deposit Required ‘Select your Furs now, while the prices are at fhe lowest point; we will hold them for you in cold storage, without No Payment of Any Kind Necessary Before Nov. Ist You ore at liberty to change or cavcel your order any time before November First. A Few of the Most Wanted Furs for 1914-15 Hudson Seal Near Seal Natural Coat Coat Skunk Sets (Fur Trimmed) November value $05.00 or more. Other Hudson Seal Coats 19.00 to 0178.00. November value 969.50 oF more, Other Near Seal Coats 969.90 to 995,00,