The sun., 1917-01-21
FORGET HUNGER NLOVE
FOR COUNTRY, PLEA MADE
TO PEOPLE OF GERMANY
Proof That Food Shortage Is Acute Found in Warning
to Civilians Not to Grumble, but to Bear
Burdens With Courage

.ei0cr prints an article signed by Prof.
Heinrich Rosin. an eminent specialist,
who endeavors to prove that the war
diet Is beneficial. He says:
Never before in the history OF the
world has such barbarism been prac-
tised as Is now practsed by England
In her attempt to starve our entire ma
tlon. yet this very accursed starvation
war has brought benefits to many a
sufferer and will benefit many another.
Because Of the compulsory limits placed
on the diet a group of diseases has been
robbed Of many of it's terrors. and in
been wrought.
Potatoes Now . Luxury.
This is especially the case with gout
and corpulence. Notwithstanding the
provocation given by war food there are
comparatively few signs of diminishing
physical powers among great masses OF
people. Emaciation has become pretty
general. especially In the towns but this
emaciation Is seldom accompanied by
weakness or tho loss OF physical ca
pacity. On all sides one meets men and
women who have never before been sue
cessfully treated with dietetic rules who
now give almost daily proof that the
war diet improves the action of their
hearts and their circulation"
Further trustworthy indications Of the
actual situation are found in the follow
ing extract. which is translated literally
from the Lokuldnsei0er:
ANY one who wants pot atoes as part
OF his meal must first give up half his
potato card. which is good for four
ounces. unless he has such an appetite
that he feels impelled to forfeit his
whole ticket. Frequenters of restaurants
have not concerned themselves hitherto
about the weight of the potato, but they
find now that this costly vegetable falls
heavily on the scales.
-Four ounces constitute such a tiny
helping that. though visible without a
microscope. II can be viewed only with
a misty eye. There have been lugubri-
Gus speeches at table over the all per-
vading changes. The potato. formerly
a famous satisfier of hunger has visibly
faded away. and in this third year OF
war has become first class dainty like
caviare and oysters"
Food Raid Described.
Vor-oaerts. the Socialist newspaper
publishes the following in describing a
raid on Berlin food depot:
when toward ! o'clock the people
arrived IN ihTBe nuHlOeTS tHcy were
greeted with the announcement that
there was no more food to be had. Many
who had been at work the whole morn.
ing had taken advantage Of the half
hour rest interval to hurry to the food
kitchen. but were obliged to return to
work with empty stomachs.
THE situation was further aggravated
by the circumstance that the meat and
potato coupons had been cut off and re-
tained by the authorities In advance for
whole week. These unfortunate people
had been deprived even of the possibility
OF obtaining food elsewhere.
at was not surprising that number
of the city's disappointed guests vented
their dissatisfaction and that much dam
age was caused to the windows OF the
food station before the police dispersed
the angry people in the interest Of pub
lie peace.
1--WE earnestly warn the city authori-
ties against a repetition of such cases
OF faulty organization, at the same time
reminding them that things other than
windows have been broken in the course
of popular tumult."