| Show storekeepers honey associated press santiago july 21 the santiago storekeepers are reaping a good hardest from our soldiers and officers the men arc supplying eup plying tha needs and requirements of many weeks and how the shopkeepers shop keepers do rob the americana on exchange an american dollar is worth two spanish dollars bat in the beginning oar men did not know this and the american gold wag given for spanish silver values oar paper money la already ine the town it la anch abier abo spaniards a leo believe the americans are honest A certain tailor discovered that bo giving gold valnea for paper money calling for redemption in silver lie fathered pa up nearly worth of and harried with it to a banker his relief was great beyond words when ho learned they were worth as much as gold and hie faith in america was the city are overstocked over stocked and many a souvenir of the cuban campaign boea back to the united bu bome from atee old euith rilar and lo welty od i eva ead mado centuries ago in old spain will remind certain americana of santiago do cuba but out of the many reouven irs that will he carried away a bood machete bought from a spanish officer is the most popular there has been but one restaurant in town where tho american officers have been able to find food it is on the main plaza in front of the american alac on the palace and its bill of fare up to today has been limited to aleh meat canned green peas and coffee A meal costs 2 in old and the restaurant is coining money drinkables Drin kables have always been plentiful however and champagne was sold in large quantities |
