The Spectator., 1915-04-06

the authority entirely to forbid the baking of cake or of wheat bread and to fix standard prices for rye bread, with even greater percentages of pota- toes. They may also fix maximum prices for the sale of bread.
 The decrease in the bread produc- tion as a result of the new restriction is about 25 per cent. This, of course. has meant a corresponding decrease in the business of the bakers. There upon some of the latter raised the price. It was to check this that power was given the communities to set max imum prices.
 Labor Unions Pledge Support.
 All the labor unions of the empire l have pledged their support to the gov ernment plan and are helping in it's enforcement The same is true of the agricultural organizations. Wherever there has been opposition the govern ment has made short work of it. In Chemnitz, for instance. the mayor called meeting of the bakers for Sat urday night Almost all of them sent as an excuse for their absence the fact that it was their cake-baking night
 There will be no more cake in Chemnitz," said the mayor. and the decree was issued
 Now the bakers can take Saturday nights off and there will be no fur ther difficulty about attending the mayors meetings
 Special appeals are being made to housewives to help in the conserva- ton of the food supplies, In Berlin a series of classes has been arranged by the government to instruct speak CTS who are to lecture on this import ant problem
 Appeal Made to School Children. Even the school children are being urged to help. In Schoeneberg, for instance, the following appeal was made to the patriotism of the chll- dren in all the schools; We ask your help in bringing this l terrible war, in which your fathers and brothers are now fighting. to an end. As our enemies are unable to conquer us with the sword, it is their | evil intention to try to starve us out and for this reason they have cut off our supplies. We are going to frus- trate their despicable intention and you must help us by conscientiously | following this advice: T. Ask your parents to buy only 'kriegsbrot' (war bread. It tastes as good and is just as digestible as the other
 '2 Instead of white bread eat the above mentioned 'kriegsbrot.' We may possibly become short of wheat. and therefore, we wish to limit the use of flour as much as possible. Urged to Eat Little Cake.
 8. As long as the war lasts eat very little or no cake. In making these small sacrifices you are helping your fatherland. You can cat as much sugar and confectionery as your par. ents allow.
 "4. Ask your mother to cook pota dren you will know that they are very good cooked in this manner.
 5. Especially you must be very say ing with all foodstuffs. old dry bread etc.
 "6 Don't take more lunch than you can eat to school with you. If you have too much. then give 1t to friend or take it home with you"
 All of which means that the civil population of Germany is living prac tically on the same "kommisbrot' which serves as the ration of the sol dier in the field. It seemed strange at first to miss the delicious littl. "brotchen" that formed such an i'm por.ant item n the German breakfast But in times like these you cannot esen dignify that by calling it sacri fee.