The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-27
GERMANY'S
FOOD SCANTIER
Another Warning Is Issued
by Comptroller Against
Its Waste
BREAD GRAIN AS FOD-
DER FORBIDDEN
Hollweg Is Empowered to
Seize Coal Supply
No Trade War

London, Feb, 27--Adolf Won Batock
president OF the food regulation boarc
discussed food problems with the Reich
stays advisory committee ON Saturday
according to an Amsterdam dispatch T.
Reuters. Explaining the plans for tn
coming year, Herr Batocki said tina
available stocks were scanty and mus
be carefully managed. He added tina
the use of bread grains for fodder mus
be prevented.
of the food board to fix the price of pc
tatoes for the entire year at Sl.25 q
hundred-weight, except in the west anc
south of Germany, where it would be
$l.50. He emphasized the Importance oil
a supply OF bread grains and potatoes
for everybody and milk for children at
least, The food dictator said that it was
impossible to increase the meat rations
owing to the urgent necessity of main
tanning the stock of mich cows for but
ter and milk.
1t is officially announced that the
Bundesrath has authorized Chancellor
Won Bethmann, Hollweg to claim, and
wherever necessary seize, the whole pro-
duction OF coal Ignite, briquettes and
coke in Germany.
An important meeting OF Austrian
and Hungarian ministers, at which the
economic situation of the Dual mon
archy was the chief subject OF discus
sion, was held in Vienna Saturday. 1t
lasted from II a. m. until late in the
evening, with a short intermission for
dinner. Premier Tisza of Hungary pre-
sided in the place of Count Czernin, the
Austro- Hungarian foreign minister, who
has not returned from Munich. Others
present were the Austrian premier and
ministers of war and finance, the Austro-
Hungarian ministers of finance and com
merce, the Austrian minister OF national
defense and representation of the army
command.
Albert BALM. director general of the
the Overseas News agency as declaring
that continuation of hostilities among
the belligerent countries after the war
is not probable, as lit would be nonsense
If the states would ruin each other eco
nomically after the military struggle"
Germany and her allies" said Herr
Balm, will. after the war, dispose OF
sufficient tonnage in order to recommence
expectation, on account OF
its Importance with reference to German
exchange. Although certain
will no longer constitute a
German monopoly we will have new ar
ticles for export.
lit hardly can be supposed that actual
hatred will after the war impede the
of foreign trade, since |
all nations are inter dependent upon one |
another. a am absolutely sure there |
will be no commercial war All the bel |
igerents will be able rapidly to replace
heir lost tonnage England will be able
20 reconstruct it within two years, and /
his period will also be sufficient for US.
The German-lrish league formed here
-ecently has held it's first meeting. GEN
'ral Won Ludendorff, quartermaster- gen
raj, and Dr. Alfred Zimmerman, secre-
AIRY of foreign affairs, sent congratula-
DRY messages. The league aims at the
Of relations between Germany
md Ireland and ii will support all enter
rises in this direction"
The Berlin dispatch adds, says the cor
espondent, that the formation of this
eague at this moment will be valuable
for an American.Ir
mans league, and it also will prove to
rishmen in Ireland that they are not
orgotten in Germany in these serious
lines.