The Washington herald., 1917-10-26
WHAT Is GOING ON
IN GERMANY
As Told by the Newspaper, We
: Get from the Teutonie Empires
and Neutral Nations.

Regulate Prices AeesrSs.s 10 In
The most interesting DEVELOPMENT
OF German food control policy IL
an attempt which Is being made In
South Germany to regulsts prices ae-
cording 10 income. The rnuuicip,I
authorities at Munich are being
urged to ADOPT and extend a sys-
TEN which is said to have had good
results at strsssbure. by which
meat prices have for the past eigh-
teen months been graduated
The basis OF calculation 10 the in
come excluding servants' wages
The population at strassburF Is d.
vioed Into three classes. In the low
est class are included a single per
son with an income Of $50. two p<r-
sons with an income OF n.cco, ana
50 on up to persons with an income
Of not more than $3.50. The MD
Ole class ranges from one person with
an income OF $50 70 families Of
more than seven persons with an in
come OF N.500. All families Of what
ever size with an income Of over
n.So are reckoned as "well-to-do."
The three classes receive meat tickets
OF three different colors II is stated
That according to Strassburg expe-
rience, IL would be better 70 aban-
oon the second OF the three classes,
ana to divide the population into
one class which is. and one class
which is not ''well-to-do."
Coal Cards ADDED to BerIt. Rec Tar.
From September the Berlin house
hnIdaE
TO the many varieties that already
perplex him. Coal tickets now res,l-
late the coal rations. The issue ana
use of these tickets have pedaFogio
as well as soclal-economic advan-
tages In addition TO their immediate
aims. They are teaching the people
arithmetic. method. and Thrift for
the hard times after the war.
All coal found in any mans ceI-
ar beyond his legitimate ration 4,
to be confscated.
The municipality Of Berlin. Dis
trusting the census reports OF coal
supplies in the cellars of private
houses. has ordered an fnspection 70
be carried out within the next few
Gays. Householders are stiil gfven
chance 20 correct false statements
by sending In a postcard TO the coal
controllers department. Should they
neglect TO do this they are 20 be
hned II found in possession Of more
coal than they have declared.
German Paper scores Lurury,
The Hochfrst Echo is trasically
indignant with the shameless GER
man women" who disport themselves
In that popular Black Forest bath
ing resort with no more regard
Tor decency than South Sea isisne-
ert:
Day after day we read, 90 OUT
disgust, in the papers about the
shameless doing Of strangers and
tourists in our district. who are lead
ing life as though we were in the
midst OF the profoundest peace. who
hoard the good food that Was in
tended for our own people. and who,
particularly by the ostentatious dis
play OF their womenfo!S, provoke the
righteous anger OF every honest pa
triot.
We ask how much longer we ars
10 tolerate this state OF thingss n re
there really no authorities. no means
whatever, TO make these ladies uu-
derstand once for all that We are
living in the fourth year OF war, snd
that there can be nothing more des-
picable and disgusting in the eyes OF
decent people than the way in which
they lead a luxurious existence while
our populations are suffering every
privation-'