Show GE GERMAN M N P PREPARATiON EP FO FOR CONFliCT WAS NAS MOST COMPlETE J. J E. E Bamberger Tells of Confidence of People in Success of Fatherland in War Ernest and Clarence Bamberger l I have c returned from New York where tIre thc they wont went to ace seu their theil father and mother Mr Ir Irand and Mrs Irs J. J E E. who were In Southern German Germany when tho the war nar r broke brok out out- The They report their parents remained In iii Germany German three or four w weeks celts after the war RS as de declared until ari were made by which the they could journey to an all English port and tall tail for this country They were motoring in Germany c at th tire time and when h 11 the thic German officials I learned that they were Americans the they allowed them to store their automobile and accorded them excellent treatment J J. J E. E Bamberger cr returned to this thin country country countr coun coun- tr try cr very much pro German as HS a result of or the excellent treatment h ho ire a and his hie fa family mil received He lie says ars that tha t for Cor a short hort after Germany declared J war naT H it close e watch natch n was S ke t on oil foreigners while the tho soldiers were nero looking lookia for to or spies epic pie This was only of or short duration and Immediately Immedi atel they bc began an to giVe the Americans all nil pos possible con consIderation Thc They pave gave them special trains out of or tho the country countr and extended credit to them They did di lJ everything e In their theil power lO to Impress Americans that the time German feeling to toward toward to to- ward them was mot most friendly and this did mu much h to offset the feeling that liar had been eng engendered against them them by reports tent sent from the tho other countries of Europe On hi his return trip across the tire cou countr country Mr Bamberger was 8 accompanied J by br a Ii number of ot prominent Americans A all alII allo o 01 of whom expressed th themselves as well nel pl pleased Aed with the courtesy shown hown them In Germs Gorma Germany ny Within a short time after tho the declaration declara declara- tion of or war var the German Germs villages were dr drained of their able bodied men Only boys and arid the old men remained as all 11 of tho tim younger younger- men were taken awa away anay Women are doing a 8 great deal lc of time the work worle such as carrying 8 mall mail and arid other labor L that was formerly delegated to the time men All classes class's Join the German ar arni with a l reat deal of confidence In lt iti 1111 future futuro success Socialists and nh all classes are of the opinion that their government Is right In iii UA lii contentions and ar are arc supporting sup sup- porting It with Hh their arms Germany German showed man many evidences f of or beIn heing be- be In Inc ing prepared for Cor war n Instead o of the dress parade parado uniforms which tourists have ha been so accustomed to seeing tho German sol aol Were diers wear the they were ere all dressed In iii gray nt suits and the officers hud no iio gold b braid or patent leather boots hoots Each Soldier was provided pro with two to pairs of shoes and the cavalrymen ca had extra shoes for their horses strung on their 8 saddles caddies 1 The Tue re reserves reserves reo re- serves ones were ero taken Into training for several several sev sev- eral oral weeks and hardened up before being sent ent to th tit tire front and these men a appeared to glory glon In the fact tact that their backs had hall be become ome used to the knap knapsack ck A sharp contrast to this condition was vas as ast shown hown t In the captives brought In b by the Germans French officers that were brought In captives had their braid on their uniforms and their patent leather boots and the soldiers themselves showed man many signs of or In both England and France th they J took their re recruits recruits re- re cruita and rushed them to tile the front without without without with with- out getting them properly rl seasoned and the this result was nas that these e now new soldiers were exhausted l Icing before they r reached ched the tho line Tho The foreigners marveled at the manner manner man man- ner ncr In which Germany was as for forwar war No o one not even tho the German people peo peo- pie seemed to know that the gray ra uniforms uniforms uni uni- forms w were re stored away In such h large quantities and they wondered v where th they y were coming from as the new ne regiments were pressed Into service leo each ch daJ day It was estimated that tha t the tho German army armr ha had pairs of ot extra shoes for Its Ita soldiers sol aol diers a and nd every pa part rt of the wonderful equipment was in thug the same Iame proportions Mr Bamberger says that everything c ho saw indicated that the tire war would be a ahong along along long hong drawn out affair Each country seems determined to fight and there ther willbe will willbe be great t loss 1058 of life and property before the thic conflict In is ended |