Iditarod pioneer., 1916-01-01
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 BY GERMAN NEWSPAPERS

BERLIN, Oct. 29.-Three questions of the very gravest importance are occupying the minds of the German people-money, soldiers and the economic situation
 The strongly patriotic Vossiche Zeitung states that while the three war loans issued respectively on August II, 1914; December 2, 1914, and March 20, 1915 asked for O00,O0O,000 marks only 13,000, 100000 were raised. Other papers frankly admit that at present the country's financial posi- ton Is desperate.
 A new effort is to be made to raise new armies to make up for the dreadful losses suffered in Poland and Russia The three classes of 1917, 1918 and 1919 are to be called to the cClors at once.
 At the recent convention of Prussian bishops at Fulda, under the presidency of Archbishop Hartmann of Cologne the ques- ton of how to get new candidates for eccle- sastic offices was seriously discussed, as all semlnaries have been closed because the students are at the front Forty thousand Prussan teachers also are in the trenches, and of these no less than coco have been killed or wounded
 As for the economic situation, it would be absurd to say that the Germans are starving, as it is really still possible to get practically every article of food here Neigh boring neutral countries have been sup plying Germany with all the foodstuffs needed, but the prices have gone up at en alarming rate and it is becoming evident that the moment is drawing nearer when the neutrals have nothing more to sell.
 The Leipziger Neueste Nachricbten writes of the economic situation. Unfortunately there IS no prospect wi hlteVer that he prices of bread and other articles of food will go down even temporarily, though the German harvest has been good. We dread the misery the coming winter will bring.
 Until recently our country population has been able to walk barefooted and the need of clothing has not been felt bat what Is to become of us during he ap- preaching winter in spite of all the heroic sacrifices we have made? During the last year the prices of all the necessares of lie have been doubled and the people who need food and clothing most are almost penni less. How is this going to end?"
 The Berliner Tageblatt writes "As re- suit of the lack of food during the early part of the war thousands of head of cattle were slaughtered throughout the counry, more than 100000 pigs also were killed, are now about to feel the effect of this famine and misery are approaching
 Part of the German press also takes very gloomy view of the military situation, particularly with regard to Russia. Thus the Meunchner Neueste Nachrichten writes:
 "The object of the German army should be to destroy the Russian armies rather tl;an capture fortresses. The Russian ar
 ies continue to carry out retreat that was planned by master mind and splen- diGly carried out Only in the open field may we hope to win victory that will seal the fate of the Russian armies
 "The capture of fortresses is all very well, but if we do nothing but that the Russian army leaders have every reason to 'Lo,> shall we succeed in annlhlatlng the Rus sian army? To be or not to be is the ques ton which today faces the German as we'll as the Russian army"