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Show MUNICH AGAIN IS DANCING Bavarian Capital Changed Little by Long War. People Paler Than Their Wont, but Appear to Be Warmly Dressed. Munich. Munich looks much less changed after four years of war than those who knew It would have thought possible. The city appears far livelier and gayer than three years ago. Part of this Impression Is unquestionably due to the profusion of Bavarian-German flags everywhere, emphasized by the red banners of the socialists. Although fairly dark in the evening, because coal must be saved, the streets ore crowded during the early hours. Restaurants are open and a fairly palatable pal-atable imitation of beer Is served.. Every postage stamp one licks has a strange disagreeable taste because of the use of some substitute. Bicycle tires have been replaced by coils of steel. The streets are as clean as ever and with stores as beautiful, although filled with articles the prices of which would have been unbelievable four years ago. The sufTering seems to fall heavily on the poor people. Food now is more plentiful because the signing of the armistice brought out stocks which have been held in reserve. The people are perhaps paler than their wont, but the street crowds appear to be warmly dressed. The city has resumed dancing, which has occasioned a terrific editorial outburst out-burst from a portion of the pre,. Former For-mer Imperial Chnncellor von Ilertling's organ, the Bavarian Courier, says: "Our enemies will be robbed of the last vestige of pity If they hear of this. Are they nut right?" |