Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-01-18
food Situation In Germany.

don and Swiss newspapers throw
considerable light on the food
situation IN Germany. There
seems no doubt but that public
opinion in Germany is becoming
much more irritable on the pro-
position though this does't mean
to. say the populace will not en-
due even greater hardships if
they are forced Oh them, There is
much complaint in the cities a.
gainst the producers. Now the
farmers and their wives are show
ing some resentment against
this. The agricultural class has
profted.. financially. A recent ar
ticle written from Hungary says
that in the rich agriculturalcoun-
try many great fortunes have
been amassed by plantation own
ers. One OF them recently was
criticised for giving an entertain
ment at which 800 musicians
and performers from Budapest
were sent for a private perform
nance. The Berlin bread COM
mission is havin difficulty salts.
flying applicants who insist on re-
ceiving more cards. The potato
supply furnishes most anxiety,
apparently. The crop was first
thought to be larger than usual;
but later figures have been a dis
appointment. The Berner Bund
prints that the per capita pota-
to allowance until Aug. Is 1917,
was first placed at a pound and
a half daily, but later was re-
duced to three-fourths ofapound
until Jan. 1. Country folks are
to get one pound a day during
January and February, and a
pound and a half thereafter. Per-
sons doing hard, manual labor
are to get two pounds. 1t is said
that the grain harvest is good.
Rice, barley and oats are larger
than usual.
Under the new milk regulations
active Nov. 1, the daily supply
of Burlin IS 100000 quarts a
gainst1, 100000 quarts before
the war. After children and inva'
lids are supplied, the.surplus milk
is .skimmed for making butter
and the skinned milk distribu-
ted to those having milk cards.
Every article OF food is careful
ly collected. Especial regulations
were issued as to nuts which con.
tain oil. Butchers sell sheep feet,
which are then boiled with vege-
tables for the slight neutriment
they furnish.
There are conflicting reports as
to the effects of this regime on
the iphysique. An examination
of l, ,O55 school boys by a physi'
clan. OF Jena showed no bad eli.
tects. In one case reported, how
ever, there was a slight reduction
in weight. There has been an in
crease of 8 per cent. in the death
rate at Berlin, which some at.
tribute to mixing bread with po.
tatoes, The state of health of the
women of the labOring classes,
old persons, .consumptives and
those suffering from anemia OF
nervousness is growing daily
worse, according to one OF the
physicians quoted. "In addition
to the lack of food psychological
depression, the shortage OF SLEEP
and the overeXertion also ac-
count for this" be says.
Of course such conditions make
it more and more difficult for the
government. But in the war there
is always unrest OF one kind or
another among the population
Germany and it's allies wen
through the first year OF the wal
when their crops were bad. 1t il
unlikely that they will be forced
to surrender by the present stu
alton. However, the case may
be lworse than we know. 1t il
quite freely, admitted at Berlin