Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-11-26

than ever before and the number E
rabbits shot is correspondingly small
er. Hence, by the law of supply an!
demand, prices have gone up. 1t il
also pointed out that ammunition
guns and equipment for the hunt arr
dearer than ever.
Middle Men Under Fire.
The recent experience OF a Berlir
banker indicates that there may 'bt
some truth in til charges against the
mlddlemen. He purchased pullet ir
Berlin game store at 3.75 marks &
pound, his protest being met with the
assertion that the farmers country
price was so high that it was i:npos
| sfble to retail the bird for less. Yet
the next day he found ne was able
to buy similar fowl in suburb for
1.3O. He took both birds to the chef
OF a big Berlin restaurant and was
assured that in weight, quality and
every other particular the two were
identical.
Petition Imperial Government.
In the mining country of western
Germany the four largest associations
OF miners, numbering thousands O.
members, have felt it necessary 20
petition the imperial government tc
make it impossible for the .well-to.Go
to buy up at prohibitive prices all the
available meats and fats. Their peti-
ton reads:
Meafs Decreased.
Lately the quantity of meat and
fats offered for sale so far as TIE
great mass of the poorer people is
concerned, has greatly decreased.
Partly the war is responsible, but IL
is plain, also, that the food is being
withheld for speculative purposes.
with the decreasing quantity Of
fered, prices for the foods have risen
enormously. The poorer part Of the
population can no longer allow them
selves the enjoyment Of meat at all.
If the unfavorable developments are
not soon checked, they will not he
able to have fats either That por-
tion of the population which is finan-
cially better of is buying up all avail
able meat and fat at any price, be.
cause it, is unwilling to do without;
them.
UnfavorabIe Consequences.
Such development is bound to
have the most unfavorable conse-
quences for our people and our eco
nomics. Man needs a certain amount
of fat for his nourishment. Espe-
cially for that portion of the people
which does heavy physical labor is
fat indispensable for replacing ex-
pended physical strength in order
that, on the one hand, its health may
be maintained and, on the other, that
it may be kept in condition to do It's
work continuously. The workers are
especially keyed ,up in a way during
tae war that makes powerful nourisn-
ment imperative. Especially is this
the case with the miners. A mini
mum of them must do the utmost pos
sible work If competent nourish-
:nent is not afforded them the work
must suffer. Without it it is inevi-
table that the workers will break
down, and that their families health
will suffer permanently. This dam
age must be avoided.
consefHe Supplies.
'We ask, therefore, that necessary
measures (be taken in order that the
supplies of meat and fat which are
on hand shall not be used up to too
great an extent by the upper ana
wealthier classes, who work far less
than the miners, and that the neces-
sary quantities of sucl foods shall be
made available for the poorer, hard
portion Of the population so
as to maintain their working strength.
Low Prices Urged.
"The proposed measures announc-
ed by the imperial government for
cheap potatoes removes the
necessity of going into. that subject
now. We wisl, nevertheless, to ex-
press the urgent wish that the sup
plying may begin as soon as possible
and at low prices"
The petition is signed by represent
atives of the Organization of Miners
Of Germany the "Trade Union of
Christian Miners Of Germany" the
Polish Workers Association. Miners
Division" and the ''Trade Union OF
Miners HID"
Lard Supply Low.
The visible supply of lard, in Ber-
lin at least, has become so small that
the magistrate has forbidden it's fur
ther sale to the general public, and
has directed that it is to he distrib-
lted to worthy poor families. those
Of soldiers preferred. The Nationa:
Woman's association is 70 take charge
Of all available lard and have control
over it's distribution.