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LONDON

LAST of a series

ARIS

BERLIN

FIRST of a serles

PRAGUE

WARTIME in LONDON WARTIME in BERLIN

M

This is the last of a series of articles by neutral Staff Correspondents of the United Press Association

on conditions to-day in the Motherland.

He has a wife and COMPULSORY military ser- a house on stalments. vice has put into the same un- try. He faces the choice of leaving his wife one child, the latter evacuated to the coun- romantic battle-dress both lords alone in London to face possible air raids, and dustmen.

keeping two homes, or trying to sell the house at a loss. This is difficult, if not im- It has resulted in democratisa- possible, a thousands of persons are trying tion of the army to an extent that to sell their houses,

would have horrified the brass hats of the last war. Officers now

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AT the war's beginning, 1,230,000

These letters written by Mr. Bayles to his friends in New York give an authentic and completely unbiased picture of life in wartime Germany. This is the first instalment. More will appear to-morrow.`·

BERLIN.

A NEW decree permits marriages to be performed between soldiers at the front and sweethearts at home without the groom even being present at the ceremony.

I had an interview some days ago with a

school authority. The inilitary, or wor, con- et dominates almost every study. In Ger man history, for example, stressed in connection with military exploits. the herole is In inilitary history, the development of the German military, ideal, the lives of famous Kenerals,

virtue and the solderly

len statement of his wish to be married, or to varin Vme toples are in-

The soldier is required to provide a written make a declaration to this effect to his bat- In geography, political frontiers and prob- are supposed to come from the women and children were evacuated by talion commander. The girl then goes to the lems are stressed, ranks.

register office with her credentials and is the government from big cilies to the

Que sign of

winter is a notice on all the duly married without even a proxy for the

windows. It reads; train man being present.

"Keep windows During leaves last Christmas, country as a precaution against air

The hunting season is in with a terrife recall the stuffy, stinking atmosphere in Ger

and doors shut, don't waste heat."

You may bang, and game and more game is being man trains and the extreme horror of fresh served up in the restaurants.

when it is almost forbidden by law to open alr, and you can imagine how things are now

ruids.

a well-known member of the aris- tocracy drove up to the swank Christmas, 676,500 had returned despite Thousands more went privately. By Dorchester Hotel in a Rolls-Royce government, warnings through radio, press to keep a luncheon engagement and posters. Thousands who returned to with his girl friend. He was in spend Chrisimas with father remained when service uniform.

A kindly command- ing officer of the Bri- tish Expeditionary Force who takes a fatherly interest

in

his men noticed one was not sending any money home. The

officer nummoned this soldier and suggested

they saw how miserably he was doing his own housework.

by

J. YINDRICH

Others trickled back because they preferred home.

Some children were brought back by mothers unable to beat separation.

Many children bene- filed by the country air and change of food, and gained in weight. Many families dis- country

he send a few shillings to his wife be- covered for the Bret time how slum children

cause of the increased cost of living.

"I'll try, sir," the soldier, responded. "But my wife ought to be able to get along all right. She gets 3,000 pounds n year from our estate."

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live.

Although horrifled by their language and knowledge of the world, wealthy, childless couples have tackled with en- thusiasm, the job of caring for children who never saw a green field before.

'One urchin from London's east end wrote home that Lord So-and So, with whom he was billeted, "is a good sport and lets un do what we like, but the governess in strict

OFFICERS and men of the ranks and tells us we must not do this and that." are often seen drinking together, be-

X cause they are given the same service BRITAIN'S blackout has establish- in hotels, restaurants and bara. A ed a world's record. Spanish repub- curious feature is that while army men lican militiamen put bullets through any salute army men, navy men salute navy windows showing lights in Madrid dur- men and air men salute' air men, they ing the civil war, but their blackouts rarely salute other services.

pale into daylight compared with Lon

An admiral strolling through White don, where natural conditions such as hall passed an army officer of lower rank, thick fogs and normally pitch-black who ignored him. The admiral scized winter nights intensify the gloom of this hly arm and remarked, "Awful bore, this lightless metropolis;" saluting, ch what?”

But London's night life still carries mer- Many of the mobilised men are seeing rily on, with the sole difference that white

ties have disappeared completely.

In the early days of

London for the first time. It is a common

occurrence to hear educated men in uniform September, only uniforms ask where is Piccadilly Circus. This is rather a shock in these days of swift trans- to be seen even in the or informal dress were port, in view of Britain's aize.

swanklest night clubs. Seaside resorts and inland spas have But informal dress now been converted into spinster towns by has given way to the mobilisation of young men and evacua- despised tuxedo. tion to these points of 21,000 civil ser dren are away, the hus

Where wife and chil- vants from London, a majority of them band is obliged to spend attractive young typists. These women his evenings in a pub: now outnumber the remaining menfolk pool - hall

place.

10 to 1.

or

similar

Hunting is not regarded as a sport but as an sccupation, and all the aldsters who 30 years ago wore a green hat with a brush on it and duly went hunting with an expensive carved, inlaid rifle are now being called back into service, and many a tottering limb and shaky hard are trying to serve the Reich by bring- Ing down a few rabbits.

a window.

I am amused at the sudden swing-over of the Press to praise of Russia. the Russians and ridiculing their country for After abusing years, the papers are suddenly printing flat-

tering travel

by

W. D. BAYLES

I had the experience of running into

own my former inkman this morning when went round for new rationing cartle. He was sitting in a smelly room behind a

S.A. in an desk in

uniform. and completely refused to recognise me or return my greeting, although he had accepted countless handouts from me and had begged for everything, from English magazines for his son to my worn- out sults for himself.

After leaving me standing for at least two minutes, during which time he busted himself messing through a pile of papers, he barked, "You wish?" As I left, he bawled. "Hell Hiller" after me

BERLIN.

I WAS talking with a dentist and asked him what he is using for gold, silver, and platinum. He took me with him to his oleo because his ersatz was something that had to be seen to be appreciated,

He hnd an oversized Wearever aluminium pot from which

sizable chunk had been cut and told me that dozens of German mouths were now sporting lings and castings made out of bits of Wearever aluminium.

He explained that the American Wearever is thich puree to the tenuitable for cast

much

this-reason-is-thore ings. "Wearever is the trude-mark for products of the Aluminum Cooking Utensil Co. The dentist estimated that his pot will last about two years If he is sporing with it. Ersatz for soap is occupy- Ing the public and scientific mind to an increasing degree

RADIO

as the surplus is being used

months.

articles

about the lovely country, the charming Russians, the marvellous facilities for travellers, and the high cultural level of the Bolshice.

THE loudest walls over clothes rationing

come

from the women, who are allowed

One pair. stockings every

ol two

bare leg, gives the appearance of a stocking, Lex lacquer, which, when applied to the is being advertised and sold in large quan- tities.

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BERLIN,

THE only good thing that has come out of the war thus far is a morching song. Wir fahren gegen Engelland, which is really a

wow.

The words are from an old sailor ditty by Hermann Loens, the chorus running: "Led wohl, mein Schutz, teb woll; Denn wir fahren, denn wir fahren, denn wir fahren gegen Engelland, Enpellond." It menns; "Farewell, my treasure, farewell; for we're on our way, we're on our way, we're on our way to England."

Christmas is coming on, but sadly lacking are the heaps of sweets and pastries as well standard, present in these parts, As the piles of soft woollens which are a

The sweet department in Wertheim's is now almost filled with small gnarled apples and the garment counters are vacant because nothing can be bought without a ticket.

BERLIN.

In

IT is now impossible to buy gramophone up and the population is records without turning in old ones compelled to get along on exchange. The factories are not given new ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and one small cake per month,

inaterial, and must reclaim old records to 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles), For a bath, I read in the manufacture new ones. Fourth Talk of the Series don't need soup if you just actually came out on top by being plundered Volkischer Beobachter, you It is ironical but true that the Jews

"Some Great Authors"

and forced out of their shops last November. take plne needles, stew

The crooked appraisers cut the price to be them, and then pour off tite paid by the Aryan purchaser to about one- Radio Programine Broadcast by ten and use it in the bath. third in each case, and the Germans with Civil servanta evacuated to Blackpool Early closing of cine-Z. B. W. on a Frequency of 845 k.c's. Not only does it cut the dirt spare cash were most eager to grab were given their choice of a luxury hotel

in and on Short Wave from 1-2.16 p.m. but it is good for sheu- prosperous Jewish shop. The Jews,

up having or a room in a private house, for which from appearance of an unusual and 8-11 pm, on 9.52 m.c's. per matism.

their meagre price, are now mostly 15 to 21 ahillings a week is deducted from number of young girls in second.

For face and hands, pow- out of the

country, or at least have the their pay. This covers a bed and two meals public houses which in

H. K. T.

dered chestnut meal not money safely put away, while the Aryans, a dny.

many cases they never entered before, but there ecasion.

12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- only cleanses but beautifies, after having lost money for a year on the The caso of William Beazley, 13 years apparently

Ivy leaves stewed and shops while learning to run them, are now la not an accountant in a London firm, is typical abnormal

strained are adequate for facing bankruptcy because they are com amount of 12.30 Dance Musle by Harry Roy laundering clothes, it is pelled to keep the shops open and to employ He earns four pounds a week and is buying drinking.

the staffs but have nothing to sell.

has resulted

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RETURN of OLD FAVOURITES

ON

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Robert Renard Orch..

Closing Locul Stock Quota-

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