Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-10

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| With 1900 merchant vessels tied up
In the harbor Of Hamburg and almost
as many In Bremen. with the seas
Iblockaded by the British fleet, with
all her foreign commerce absolutely
at q standstill, Germany is confronted
with the most serious of all her prob
lems-that Of feeding her soldiers and
her people. Her great agricultural
| fields In East Prussia are being dew.
astated by the Russians and her sup
plies from Austria are menaced by the
same Russian advance.
Germany, under the trade expansion
policy OF which the emperor is so
earnest an advocate, has become a
great manufacturing country. Under
this policy her importation of food
stuffs have increased by 100000, 900
since 1910. Or the articles brought
into the country for food, Of a total
value Of $3.50, 900 900 in 1912, $270, 000.-
900 represented wheat and other
grains. Even eggs and butter were
brought In from other countries 10 the
value of 0,000, 000.
At this moment. with an army OF
100000 men In the field, for whom
rations must be provided systematical-
Iy, without delay, with all agricultural
laborers carrying rifles at the front
and with only women to garner the
harvests, even the normal supply or
home products will be reduced.
Germany is cut off from the sea by
the English. Belgium Is hostile, France
and Russia are cut off as sources Of
supply and the blockade OF the Aus
trian coast In the Adriatic prevents
the receipt Of food through that quar-.
| ter.
The nation is as isolated az II Il had
never had q seaport. The wheat
brought from other countries In 1912
at price Of $40, 000, 900, would rep
resent approximately 275.000, 900 BUSH
els, or almost five bushels for each
man, woman and child In the empire
In these conditions time fights on
the side Of the allies They are not
disturbed, 50 Tar at least. by the food
problem. France, England and Bel
with a salute and You wished to see
me, colonelr The colonel looked up
from the papers on his desk and. catch
| Ing sight Of the completely equipped
lofilcer, hemmed and hawed g. BIT and
then said. q did. yes. but Il must hare
Eheen nnimportant II has escapsd me.
/ Sorry to bother you. Not 1t All. 8
twas the captairl,s remark ana once
Eagain be left the borrowed sword and
other articles on Jim's desk and start
ed homeward. Again the colonel hap
pened to be looking out over the pa
rade and the sight that he saw brought
call for ORDERLY" that fairly rocked
things around headquarters. And
when that soldier received the same
orders from the colonel as previously
he took up the double time" In fine
style. This time the nearculprit was
loyertaken In short order but once more
managed to get into Jim's Office and
get into harness and into the pres
kence' without the chiefs seeing
the means employed e. to transforma-
ton. This time the colonel fairly
gasped when he eomprehended that
| the captain was properly accoutered.
well" he said, II must be losing my
mind. BY love! think I'd better ask
| for retirement. Demme, captain, II I
can remember what It was that
wanted to see you about. CAD! I did
want to see you but It has gone out
| of my head. Sorry to trouble you.
That's all" For the third time the
Icaptain sans sword. etcetera. made his
way for home and, all unconscious,
across the fateful path Of the colcnels
vision. This time the old manywas at
the window Of the office Seeing what
he thought that he saw, but taking
no chances, the old fellow called, "Mr.
| Adjutant, come here" and as Jim
stepped to the window the colonel
pointed out the retreating officer Of
| the day. '.Mr. adjutant, is that
not Captain Blank?' Yes, colonel, =
said his star officer, 1T Is" well,
then, can you see whether he has his
sword and belt and gloves on or not?"
said the now doubling X. o. The adj
lutant half rubbed his chin to hide a
fleeing smile and replied. No, colo
mel, he hasn't them on well, by
CAD" bIurted out the senior, now back
into his oldtime form Of bluffing every
body, You're wrong. He has got 'em
lon. can see 'em. You had better
get your eyes looked after"
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