The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-10-02
EUROPEAN SUGAR
. SITUATION BADLY
CRIPPLED BY WAR.
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Authentic Summary Received IL
Honolulu Shows Probable
Loss Of Crops
FRANCE SUFFERS MOST
AND BELGIUM IS NEXT
No Material Depletion OF German
Austrian and Russian Pro-
duction Expected

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A careful survey Of the effect Of war
on French and Belgian sugar crops, /,
contained in willet & Gray's daily
Journal Of September is, copies Of
which have just reached Honolulu.
After summarizing the probable loss
Of crop 81 France at 100000 tons and
the belgian loss at 100000 tons--pro-
yided- field work can pc resumed No
SenIber 1.-the opinion IS advanced
that there will be no material depletion
OF the German, Austrian and Russian
production as a direct result of the
great conflict.
Details Of situation.
The following is the FIRST detailed
statement OF the relation Of war TO
sugar on the great European battle,
Extract rom willet 4 Gray 3 Daily
Sugar Trade Journal September Is,
1914:
War and Beet Crops.
.'The progress to date of the armies
over the beet fields is rs follows:
s'Upon general deelarations of war
On AuehS' ~ ny $500. "tJ ~,
Vanced tnronga, non;agficuitural, miiy
country east q i1iegei septemper I'm
assed ht'ee anu SPRAY nseh DNeI
IeVei pNaihs " WIS., Liege anu Eas'
Braoant frovlnses, Wnise Iogetner pro
auce apous. . ohe-nall u peislunl > eI9p'
oevers lnenh.rns nele ue el,1 ouliu
hgs' iaetv.ieS anu pse. neius 70 eNteu,
that put ntue sugar can pc expected
70 be manuraecereu'
Fields, Not Factories, Sufter.
from here the Germans moved
south, and on the 18th began an attack
which drove the French and English
from Belgium. The engagement cen
tered on Namur Gan nnimportant beet
section) and on Mons in the Hainaut
Province, which latter is the mostN i'm
portant beet growing province of Bel.
( eium, producing one third Of its crop.
The damage here was probably not as
great to factories as 1t undoubtedly has
been to the beet fields trampled over.
August goth the main German army
entered Ffafite, felSfngI comparatively
few and scattered forces in Belgium.
These have not extended their lines
greatly from those first invaded. They
have made moderate advances towards
Antwerp and Client, keeping mostly to
The roads and doing little damage. The
two factories near Antwerp may have
had their beet fields damaged by the
fiooding Of the country there.
g August goth Germans entered
France from Belgium, their right flank
taking Boubaix, Department of Nord
one Of the most important sugar pro.
dneing sections Of France, containing
forty two factories, with estimated pro.
dnction this year of 10000 tons sugar
French Beet Fields Battle Ground.
elsie is the capital of this depart
ment, over which the fighting covered
three-fourths, and damage TO beet crops
If not 70 factories must have been very
great. Following this battle the adj
vance Of the right flank of the German
4 army, in face Of ever decreasing resist
anee was rapid and accomplished with
q minimum Of damage TO crops. Thus
I was crossed the eastern halves of the
Departments of Calais, Somme and
Disc, containing twenty-six, thirty
seven and twenty one factories respec
lively, with estimated productions OF
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