He was paid paid by month and by the milage he covered. His clothing was provided and when away from his home his housing was provided. He could travel on an employee's pass. One trip he took was to Berlin to visit some cousins and do some sightseeing. While there he saw Kaiser Wilhelm's Palace.
A move to Groß Schwirsen
In 1916 Paul's family moved to a nearby village called Schwirsen. Schwirsen was larger than Kaffzig. It had a school, a Protestand Church that served five villages, a tailor, a shoemaker, a blacksmith, a grocery, the dance hall and two cabinet shops where furniture was made.
The WorldWar I.
During the years between 1914 and 1918 the war was going on. Prior to the war all the young men had to serve two years of military duty. The last men called were born in 1900 and Paul was too young. So he worked the entire time on the railroad. Some old men and even women worked on the railroad toward the end of the war because of the shortage of yound men. A sthe was being fought Schwirsen did not felle the full effects. They were to far from the front to see any fighting. Some Russian
