The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-19

len / entered Germany in 1915
was plenty OF food everywh ere
irices were normal. But a year
the situation had changed so
he number Of food cards-fier-
economic ACCOMMODATED in
"a eight times. March and April
10 were the worst months in
car. and a great many people
imculty In getting enough food
There was growing dissatis-
with the way the government
banding the food problem, but
eople's hope was conferred upon
ext harvest. In April and May
bmarine issue and the American
turned public attention from
Ep politics. From July to Oc-
the somme battles kept the
rs mind centered upon military
lions. While the scarcity or
became greater. the govern
through inspired articles In the
Informed the people that the.
BIT was so big that there. woulc
more food difficulties.
NUIHTEsS OF THE
OiCIAiDk
many began TO pay serious at
h to the food situation when.
In the year. Adolph Won Ba-
the president Of fast Prussia
big land owner. was made food
pr. AT the same time there
organized varfouH- government
hepartm ents. There was an i'm
bureau for collecting fats, an
Ito take charge OF the meat SUP
mother to control the milk and
er In charge of the vegetables
kutt. Germany became virtually
Alistic state. and IN this way the
hment kent abreast Of the
h of Socialism among the peo-
The. most Important step the
1rnent took W@s to organize the
III Einkau fgeselisehsst. popular
wn as the ~ f. g." TIE first
of this organization was 10 pur-
food in neutrn! countries
kusiv German merchants had
going 70 Holland Switzerland
he scandinavian countries to buy
az. These merchants had been
against each other in order
products for their concerns.
way food was made much mora
sIve than fl would hate been
ne purchaser gone outside OF
sr,-- NN,r,-r -rr---re----- r pre-
h ell firms from buying food
h. Travelling agents Of the p.
went ta these countries and
MI tre asln0.iea available AZ p
er.ce these resold TO DER
callers III ost,
4 sirp cite measures were nece=-
.bv tie public demand that
ore share alike The govern
found il extremely difficult 10
1 the food Farmers and rich
Eners naisted upon slaushtertns
own pigs for their own use.
insisted upon eating the eggs
shickens laid. or upon sending
throuEh the mail 10 friends az
ariees. thereby svadiDg the egg
regulations. Eat the govern
ssrpped In and farmers vert
tied from kim z, their own cat
from sendinE Foods To friends
seciai customers Farm are had
everything TO the h r c.
ras another result OF state So
optimistic statements Of Herr
atocki about the food outlook
j people to believe tSaf ny fall
ons would Re greatly improved.
stead OF becoming more plentl-
cd supplies became more and
organfzaf until all food was
In absolute ration basis
hough the crops we're good this
here viii be so much organiys =
AT food will spoil, said virtual
nv German. Tatocki's rneth "a
iscating food did cause a great
spoil, and the, public blamed
nv time anything disappeared
he market. One day carload
ms was shipped from Werder.
4 fruit district near Rerlfn. TO
|nital. The 2 r. C." eontlscat-
hut did not sell the goods I'M
aiv to the merchants and the
rnoiied. Before this was found
-rtysts ~ mea4e4 surrounded Gts
me day, which was standing on
track. broke into a car and
n,ost ~ the plums In such rot