, 1915-01-30

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London, Jan. 27th.-The Berlin Federal
Council has issued the following regulations:
"All stocks of corn, wheat and iour have
been ordered to be seized by Monday, and
all business IN these commodities is forbid
den from to-day. All municipalities are
charged with the duty Of setting aside q
suitable supply OF preserved meat, and all
owners Of corn are ordered to report their
stocks Immediately toI contiscation at q fixed
price. A Government distributing officer
tor the regulation of consumption will be
established, the distribution beng nude ac-
c0rdiug 10 the number Of Inhabitants"
The foregoing is welcomed by the entire
German Press, and the "lmpoIiul Gazette
referring to the order, publishes the follow
ing "There is no doubt that the measure
ordered to be taken cuts h.uch deeper into
the economic life OF our people than all the
othor economic regulations hitherto adopted
by the Federal Council during the war. 1t
Is, however, necessary, i'll order to make
certain Of a sufficient and regular supply OF
breadstutfs for our people until the new har-
vest, and is besides necessary for the life Of
the Government and the nation. The steps
heretofore taken have proved themselves
not far reaching enough to bring about the
6paring use OF our limited supplies Of breud-
aluffs, which, however, are III reality sufi-
Client for our needs. In particular the mea-
sures hitherto reduced did not prevent the
feeding Of bread gram to cattle, but tie
present order given us certainly Will prevent
our enemies plan to btarve Germany and
assures us of u plentiful supply OF bread
until next harvest.
A French official communique Announces:
"At daybleak on Monday the Germans, one
battalion strong, delivered an attack against
our trenches east of Ypres, but this move
ment was arrested sharply, three hundred,
including The Commandant of the com
pAny at the head Of the German ad-
vance, being left dead on the field Of
battle. This attack was to have been sup
ported by certain companies from the Ger
man second line, but these men, under the
very accurate fire of our artillery, found it
impossible to come from behind their shelters.
Not far from La Bassee, at Givepchy and
Guincby he enemy delivered five attacks
against the British line, but after having
made some slight progress they were re-
pulsed, leaving on the field numerous dead,
while go were taken prisoners, including two
officers. This attack was accompanied by
endrayours at q diversion at several points
on our front"
A Berlin official bulletin states: Our
troops attacked the positions of the English
on both sides Of the La Bdssee Canal. The
attack north of the Canal, between it and
Givtnchy, did not lead to the capture of any
OF the English positions, on account of a
strong hoUking movement, but the attack of
our troops from Baden, south of the Canal,
met with complete success. In this region
tie English positions extending for a width
of LOO metres were taken by storm and
Two strong points OF support were captured,
three officers and 10 men beng taken pris-
oners and one cannon ard three machine
guns captured. The English attempted to
yecapture these positions which had been
Immediately employed for our own purposes,
but we're beaten Luck with heavy losses, our
losses being comparatively small"
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