Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-20
Strong Sense of Duty to Coun-
try Causes Rich and Poor
Alike TO Make Sacrifices
for the Fatherland,
BREAD STRINGENCY IS
RESULT OF PRECAUTI0N
System Of Government Reg
uIation Has Worked Well
and There Seems No DAN
ger of Food Shortage,
nr lAMEs opONNELL BENNETT.

downright. 1915: BY the chicago ilounel
Aachen, Germany, March 27.-The
people of Germany and Austria are
living much more simply than be-
fore the war. They are now taking
pride in doing It.
An eminent preacher launched a
shibboleth that has become popu-
lar motto. 1t runs
Ich muss and will
den stadt helfen.
At first some of the people, espe-
cially devoted housewives VINO were
thinking more Of their families thah
of themselves, We're worried by tne
new regulations and the readJust-
ment of standards.
But" said one housewife who now
sets a lavish table only on special oc-
casions, "it doesn't make any diiter-
ence whether we like the new system
or not. 1t is our duty to submit 10 II
because it is good for our country.
went to luncheon in one OF the
richest houses in Aachen few Gays
ago-the house of man who has
his castle on the heights. Inc meal
was abundant but simple. Ihefe was
not such a variety of dlshes as III
other times In these respects the
rich all over Germany, lnciudlns the
imperial and royal households, are
aiming to set an example to the peo-
pie.
Panic Reports Untrue.
That there was panic or riot wheif
the new brand regulations were ialu
down is not true. In some clues lhere
was confusion and clamor peeause
the system was so extensive that ior
the first few hours it could not DC
worked easily.
come now to the details of the
bread system and would Ike hrst TO
say that | am confident any slrlh-
gency in the bread market Is more
precautionary than real. what mean
is the imperial, royal and municlpai
authorities have established strlct
regulations for the sale OF bread hot
because the empire is short OF preau'
but because the empire does not WISH
in any circumstances to be snort oi
bread :.
Twelve days have proved decisiVeN
enough that the system WORKS wen.
BY Saturday evening, March 10, 1t
had been worked out to It's mlhutesV
detail and the bread cards have peen
issued up to the 10th of next Octopet
for every man, woman. and enid Ill
Germany.
on Monday, March 10, the system
ment into effect in the Rhlnelahu'
How System Works.
For illustration, this town oil Aach-
EN-. with population of l55,0Oo. was
divided into 176 districts, ana the
oberburgomeister issued four page
proclamation giving in tabulated FORM
the locations and numbers OF the
bread card and bread stamp bureaus
to which the householders IN such
and such streets were to so for the
bread cards for themselves, their de-
pendents, their guests, and their ser
wants.
On the back page was an Alpha
beticaI list of the streets, with the
number of the proper bureau oppo-
site the name of each street. On the
18th all householders had to 80 to the
bureau and register themselves ana
those dwelling under their roofs,
tax receipt or a birth certificate hau
to be brought for purposes OF ldehl1-
fcation.
After each person was identiiiea
and registered he received the Dreau
card which entities him to Duy Iol
himself and his six pounds OF war
bread 600 per cent potato fiouf) anu
one and one-tenth pounds OF pure
white flour per person every t"o
weeks between now and October ~;
The purchases may be distrlputeu
over two weeks and at the end OF TWO
weeks fresh batch of tickets IS IS
sued.
Instead Of the one and one-tenth
pounds of flour each person can Duy
one and half pounds of zWiepack or
double baked white bread. TINS is
boon to many persons With whom the
war bread. with its 20 per cent Oh
potato flour. does not at first agree
Some Made Ill.
Some, indeed, it has made violent
ly i'll for a few hours, but that was
when it was eaten when it was 100
fresh. 1t should be at least two ana
better three, days old before being
eaten
curious fact is that this breao. !.
the eating of which is now regardeo
as something of hardship, was pfi1-
ed as a delicacy before the war. 1heil
it was called not kriegsbrod but sol
datenbrod, and civilians who anu
friends in the army used TO ulcker
with them for an occasional loar. ;,
When | go to Holland once a Week
to get my letters from England the
innkeeper at Vaals sells me ten rolls
made Of white flour and | conceai
two in each pocket of my coat ana
bring them back to Germany FOR one
with whom the kriegsbrod does not
agree. More than ten rolls the nm
keeper dare not sell me, for Holland