IN GERMAN STREETS

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144667, 29 April 1915, Page 8

IN GERMAN STREETS

WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN'. It must be unpleasant to bo a civilian walking through the streets of German cities to-day (says the Sydney Sun). Tho latest—ahem!—frtet is that on and after to-day wagons will go along the roads to collect rubber for army purposes. They will gather all rubber shoes, and even babies’ comforters. Brass, cotton, wool, petrol, and rubber are said to be Germany’s chief needs.. Imagine, then, old Franz Pfeiffer taking a constitutional in a quid street in Berlin. Along comes a collecting officer, with a strong patrol. Zzt! they have snatched the pipe from Ids mouth' and torn off tho brass mount which Franz had accepted in good faith as gold. Whoosh!—ho is on his back while a corporal removes his goloshes. Rrrr!—that is the woollen shawl unrolied from his skinny nook. Block 1 Block I—tho wads of cotton wool come out of both his ears. Tho patrol then descends on Idm like a swarm of bees, for . Ids coat is of stout serge, and Ids underpants arc all-wool. Franz goes homo in his hoots and shirt. He spends the rest of the day bolding Ids liltlo finger in tho baby’s mouth, because baby no longer has her comforter.