"THE SIEGE OF LI-AY-ZEH"

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2276, 9 October 1914, Page 5

"THE SIEGE OF LI-AY-ZEH"

NEWSBOYS AND THE WAR EDITIONS.

To tho names of tho Russian, German, French, or Austrian towns which may figure in the day's war news you apply tho linguistic ability at your command and avoid speaking loudly about the Sjieczskys, says a New York writer. But to those crafty newsboys it is a commercial matter. 'When'"'a"heNv edition comes out you will see a group of them with bent heads and serious faces, each talking to himself as to" the euphony of his interpretation of .'soma puzzling combination of letters in. a headline He makes,a quick decision, and 1 turns to face the crowd with the place of the latest battle uttered syllable by syllable to catch the ■. oars of those who have to bo prodded into buying a penny's worth. Up at 42d Street tho "newsy" had a look of defiance of all professors of romance languages when ho shouted: "Big battle at Li-ay-zsh. Li-ay-zsh taken by do Germans." This was aimed at two Germans who turned back and bought a paper. A group of dandies with canes approached. Listen to the diplomatic 'newsy." "Germans caught in a trap. Can't get out no how." And tho passers-by, whom tho urchin had dubbed English and French sympathisers, purchased his wares. "AH about getting do gold off do Crown Princess," was directed to a well-dressed man who camo up hurriedly. Evidently it was what tho banker wanted to know, for ho, too, bought a paper. To another passor-by the "newsy" shrieked: "Git a war map, Mister. All de fight in a bunch." i Tho map was bought.