The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-01
FOOD SCARCITY IN
NORWAY HAS BECOME
MORE PRONOUNCED

: CURlSTIANIA. Nov 3n.--Thc foou
situation in Norway has grown from
/ bad to worse, especially since the
! American embargo was imposed. 30
I long as the commercial relations could
hr maintained between Norway anu
the United States the import or 1000
was about big enough to meet the CON
Suncrs demands Except for the
! steadily increasing prices Of all aru-
Giles of food, everything could be pur'
chased as before, the only form OF "a
tioning being sugar. which could only
be bought from government stores
two pounds at a time.
AS a matter Of fach the government.
and especially the food minister, hau
! been too optimistic. When CableSrams
/ from Washington stated that the
: American government was going TO
; place an embargo on different articles,
the answer from the Norwegian gov
eminent TO the press. asking how this
would affect Norway, was that 1t only
: meant that Norway should guarantee
! that nothing would be rc-eXported 10
Germany. and then Norway would get
all it needed.
Al last. during the last ten months,
il has daWned on the government that
/ Uncle Sam means business, and that
! Norway cannot expect special farors
as a favorle friend
After the importation OF grain and
! flour stopped the government estab-
! lished a grain monopoly. taking charge
! OF all grain imported and produced
/ here. The farmers are not allowed TO
I sell their crops to anyone but the gov.
eminent, and at Il fixed price. The ma
lion will be Ialt on flour or bread "a
tons. every person. adult or child, be-
! ing allowed % pounds Of bread month.
| ~. or 16 pounds Of unsiftcd -four. The
! people, however are instructed 10 mix
! potatoes in the bread dough. With
| this years crop and the import Ell
grain in storage. Norway. has enough
/ flour until February or March. II is
/ hoped here that the United States will
: grant export licenses for some Of the
grain bought there by Norwegian i'm.
. pnrtcrs, and the Norwegian govern
menL which now is ready for ship
/ ment
) Norway is dependent upon import
! cd sugar. as no sugar Is produced here.
The consumption Of sugar is still uE
limited. Candy factories turn ont as
much candy as before, and no sugar
card is in use here. as in Sweden.
! Last summer an ordinance was
passed putting motor vehicles and mo,
! tor craft on ratiOns OF gasoline. The
result was that automobiles were used
more freely than ever. The hmeri
can embargo again forced the authori-
ties to action. and the sale OF gasoline
for use i'll private cars was entirely
, stopped, beginning October l. Taxi
/ cabs, were only permitted to operate
from a. m. to y. m and the streets
in the city are now as quiet and free
from noise as they were 20 years ago
The supply OF kerosene is becoming
very low. with no prospect Of replace
ment For fishers this is disastrous,
as all along the coast they are using
! kcrosenC-driven motor boats The
country population and the poor pco-
pie in the cities using kerosene for
! light and cooking are hard hit, as rv.
cry family is only allowed two gallons
The scarcity Of fat IS felt more ami
more every day. The majority of The
population has been using margarine
instead OF butter. but now that the raw
stuffs for this product are not allowed
TO be exported from the United States.
the margarine production is reduced
every week. GrOcerS have been com
PEELED to put their customers OH allow
ancp. nobody receiving more than a
pound al once. Norway is facing far
shortage. and the nation will have IL
be rationed,
AS for fuel. the people are put on ra.
lions. except those who can take car"
ri themselves and can afford 10 Tay
the prices for coal and coke imported
from Great Britain.
Everybody asks "Why docs not the
government entirely stop exports il
thereby more favorable. importing con.
ditionS can be established with the Al