The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28
BOHEMIA BEING
 EXPLOITED FOR
 GERMANIC ENDS
1% TeutOn Nations Robbinq Slav Country to Assist Own Interests.

Geneva, Sept. 27.-(special Cores the early part of August representa- tives of Austria, Hungary and Ger many attended a conference on sup plies which was held in the offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Vienna. The purpose of the confer ence was to arrange for the distribu tion and the interchange of food SUD- plies among the three states.
 It appears that Germany will gain | most as a result of the conference; Hungary had to yield a part of its E grain crop and Austria a part of its corn and barley. In return for these concessions Germany agreed to sup ply Hungary with a certain amount of imported fish and Austria with an amount of imported butter and cheese
 Hungary. which up to the present | sent only 5000 head of cattle per month to Austria. agreed to send 30,- | 900 head in the period beginning Aug l ust 1st and ending September 18th. It | is not reported what concessions Hun gary will get in return; nor is it | known what number of cattle will be supplied after, the expiration of the above period.
 The official communications furtherl warn the population against unwar- ranted optimism concerning the sup ply of foodstiIffs. for the results of the present harvest are not very fa- vorable. It appears that the army is suffering from inadequate supplies of of oats, for the ministry of war re- gently announced thatsit would pay a bonus of crowns per metric ton of oats to all farmers delivering the same into the hands of the military authori- ! ties before the 3oth of septemger; the l maximum price of oats is A crowns | per metric ton, while 49 crowns was 1 offered for this quick delivery. While Hungary magnanimously agreed to supply Austria with 30,0O0 head of cattle, Bohemia is being rob- bed in the most shameless manner Let us look how Austria is systematic ally robbing this country. From June 21st, 1916, to January l 1st, 1917, the following number Of heads of cattle was requisitioned in 1 Bohemia:
 l For the garrison at the front 72,7s1 l For two garrisons in interior. 14,917 1 For other military units 22,917 For Vienna 12,952 For Prague 4,919 1 For other consumption 5,509 Total 133,s45 1 From January list to July 27th, l 1917, the following number, of heads of cattle was carried out of the Bo- | hemian districts of the Kingdom of 1 Bohemia:
 For the garrisons at the front 1o1, ,730
 For conservation purposes 26,901 For refrigeration purposes 11,233
 For the garrisons in interior 30,16s
 Total for military use 17o,03o I For people of Bohemia 34,364 | For the markets of Vienna 16,135
 Grand total 221, 1855 Altogether the farmers of the Be- hemian districts were compelled to
 supply 355,0s0 head of cattle. It is l evident that from this number only
 49,2S3 head were kept for the Bohem-
 ian people. But even this is insuffi-
 cient for the wholesale robbers of Vi-
 enna who recently ordered the far
 mers of Bohemia to furnish 70,000
 head of cattle per month!
 l This systematic and intentional
 plundering of the Kingdom of Bo-
 hemia is not limited to cattle, but
 other products are likewise reuuis- 1 itioned and carried out of the country.
 The following table will explain the
 situation:
 In, the year 1s1e-1s17 to the pres
 ent harvest the following acquisitions
 were made in the Bohemian districts
 Wheat ....-..... 8,793 carloads Corn .-......4.. 9,217
 Barley ............ 12,920 Oats 12,910 Bran 450 Total ......... 44,290 HI In the same period 2O,711 carload.
 of potatoes were likewise requisitionet i in the same districts. For these the ] 1 government paid the farmers at thu | rate of to crowns per metric to1 H and later resold the very same pota
 toes when partially frozen and decay | ed to the Bohemian people at the rat
 of 28 crowns per metric ton!
 Acquisitions in Morayia
 | Towards Moravia, which is also DO z ka