The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
VIENNA FIGHTS HARD
TO DEFEAT FAMINE
Austria Will Raise Grains and
Vegetables on All Avail
able Tracts.
WORK FOR PRISONERS
~ DR. WOLF WOW sCHIERBRAND

~ DR.. WOLF WOW sCHIER BRAND
VIENNA. March 1o.-Austr!a-H Hungary
IA trying 10 protect herself against the
British plan Of starving her and her
German ally into submission. Her crops
last summer and autumn were below the
| average. The starving out plan was
promulgated too late TO inaugurate a
enforced by the Governments of the
two monarchies
Provisions had run low. Gallcia and
the Bukowina, with their nine millions OF
population, before the war had habltu-
ally suppltSd tho dual monarchy with
about one-fourth of It's needs In horses.
cattle poultry. hogs and cereals. Now
that market was gone too. since the
Russian troops hold most Of II.
All that II was possible to do under
these circumstances was to make what
was LETT last till the next crops are
harvested. Austria and Hungary first
ascertAined what provisions remained.
Then they prohibited the export OF any
OF them. stopped by severe laws undue
speculation in foodstuffs and the exact
Ing of exorbitant prices and provided
for q fair distribution OF the necessarics
Of life. Meat has not been Included so
far.
The visible supply OF breadstuns 10
suf'icient only TO guarantee to each per-
son 200 grNmmes (less than half
pound) n day. The days Of crisp rolls
OF fine white -four are over Nowhere
does one see anything now hut dark or
gray war bread" But the bakers pro-
duce goods that are palatable and highly
nutrltive. The simple life" seems to
agree with the Austrians Vienna doc
tors say that overlooking has done much
more harm to the Viennese than the new
diet ever will do.
Meanwhile concerted measures are In
preparation to increas" the yield Of the
whole country. notably in cereals and
vegetables. In the suburbs Of this city
are tracts agsregating Thousands OF
acres. on which vegetables OF every kind
will he raised this year Early yexe.
tahesI such as lettuce. will be grown
IN thousands ~ Vienna gardens and
mushrooms In the cellars Boys and
girls from the public schools will be IN
structed in this work by professional
gardeners. This applies also to Buda-
pest. Prague. Graf. Linz. Brunn and
other large towns
Also prisoners of wags.of whom, Rus
slams and ServIa0s tn are consider
ably more than 400. 900 within Austria
Hungary. will be utilized for these pur-
poses. a. least some $4,000 to 10000
or them. For this work they are to re-
ce!Ne extra remuneration. Then the
Government will assist the poorer rural
communities by allowing them the free
use or labor saving agricultural ma
chinery. such AS steam ploughs, drills
ana seeders and later IN the season
harvesters and binders. In Doebl!nS,
o suburb OF Vienna. a large =. rden-
ln6 school will open on Apr! 2. and q
similar institution 10 being started on
Margaret Island. near Budapest.
The Government has issued stringent
orders for all owners or caretakers of
a number Of metallic supplies to De-
clare them, on pain of heavy fnes or
imprisonment II reserves the right
to seize supplies Indispensable In the
making OF ammunition, aP1ns. gums,
electric motors. asroplanes. &C. Among
such metallic substances arc antmony,
copper. aluminium. brass, nickel, vana.
dunn, chrome. wolfram and tin.
Between this monarchy and 0eYyusny
In this. - In other questions touch
tne sven remotely ON war necessities,
there IL pursued q sensible Give and
take policy. But "a TO purely economic
needs the two ailies continue tho 80.
tenn OF limited interchAngS Of oomnodi-
ties that prevailed when VA broke out.
system reUuhted by Q commercial
treaty. under the provisions q which
tho AGRICULTURAL and industrial spsciao
interests OF eadh nation Appsarod 10
flourish best When peace 10 rsseosed
this treaty y 70 be considerably en-
larGeA