The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-14
GERMANY

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
BERLIN, Feb. 13.-(via wireless to
the United Press through Sayvtile,
L. i.)-For the first time since tho in
ception Of the war, the German Off
ciaI statement today takes cognlzance
Of the charge that the allies are now
carrying on war with ammunition pur-
chased In the United States. Shells,
plainly Of American manufacture are
declared to have been found by the
German troops in trenches which they
have occupied along the line from the
sea to Nieuport. Whether this 10 to
be followed by formal protest to the
United States, officials do not inr.-
mate.
Successes are claimed on both the
east and west fronts in the latest re-
ports received by headquarters. North
OF Massiges and northwest of st. Men,
nenhould, the Germans have made
substantial progress and are now de-
ciared to be holding the advanced
line Of French trenches, from which
they drove tho enemy with heavy
losses There has been much infan-
try fighting In this section and num-
ber OF French positions have been de-
moIished through the free use Of dy-
Mantle.
Reports are current here that an
other attempt is about to be made to
capture Warsaw. It 10 known that
with dIsIodeing Of Russians from East
Prussia, General Won Hindenburg has
made number Of shifts in dlspoei-
tlons Of his forces and latest reports
= NHA Inn -
the general direction Of the Polish
capital. {.
The Germans have followed up their
advantage In the vicinity Of the east
Prussian frontier, but because OF
heavy snow and the great strength Of
tho Russians, progress has been. Of
necessity very slow. The Russian
claims that the Germans lost 10000
men in the last ten days Of fighting In
Poland are declared to be absolutely
unfounded.
Advfces received from Vienna say
that the campaign to clear the Rus
SLAMS out Of Bukowina, 10 progressing
rapidly and that already one half OF
the crown land has been cleared OF
the enemy. The fighting In the Car
pathians continues with unabated fero
city and both sides are suffering heav
lily. Tho deep SHOWS add TO the suf
ferInc Of the wounded 1 and u 10 de
|cIared that more persoIis are dying o.
exposure than actually suecumb tc
wounds
The French claims that the Ger.
mans had evacuated Lodz, was sar
casticaIly commented on by tie Frank.
furter Zeitung, which declares that
the city il now seventy miles west OF
the German front and firm In German
hands.
Food not Scarce.
fBy Karl H. Won Wiegand. United
Press Staff Correspondent
BERLIN, Jan. 29.-(By courier to
Amsterdam and mail to New York.
Feb. 1S.)-The reports that there Is
already an actual scarcity OF fooi
stuffs in Germany are untrue. / art
able to make this statement after l.
first hand Investigation of actual col,
ditions. There have been some sman
increases in the prices of certain
food stuffs, but there has been no
general advance. AS for instance, a
breakfast Of chocolate with whipped
cream, two eggs, slice of cold roast
veal, bread and butter, today costs
"a cents with tip Of five cents to
the waiter Until two months ago this
breakfast cost 20 cents. This at the
former Victoria cafe, on Inter DEF
Linden.
At Kempinskis, the 1raube, the
Rheingold and Schultheis, four Of the
most popular of Berlin's restaurants,
meat dishes with potatoes and vege-
tables, range from % to 81 cents. in
cluding bread and not butter. You
are expected to order wine or beer
with this or pay II cents extra. The
table d'hote lunches continue to cost
81 cents and dinner SLIP. Ice cream
is still Is and 25 cents.
Germans are very fond of much
ing large quantities Of bread and rolls
and butter. Before the war. a big
basket Of bread and rolls was always
kept on the tables in the cafes. Today
this is changed. By order CT the min
lister of agriculture, only one roll or
one piece Of bread may now be
handed out.
Potatoes at present cost 81 cents
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