Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
u. S. HAS Been
FEEDING B0SHES
Large Fcod Leaks into Germa-
ny Revealed by Hoover.
SMALL NEUTRALS CROW RICH

New Name Is Invented for Men in
Countries Adjacent to Germany and
German Waters Who Have Thrived
Selling Fats for CoaI-They Are
Known as the "GouIash Million
aires"
Washington, July 2.-The United
States, unwittingly, has been furnish
ing Germany with the most valued of
the food products she herself lacks
for the successful prosecution of the
war.
Fats in sufficient quantity to ration
all of Germany's 100000 men under
arms are entering the Teutonic en-
pires from Holland and Scandinavia.
Holland and Scandinavia get these
products, directly or indirectly, from
the United States. Hence the desire
for speed on the part of the admin
istration in making effective the EN-.
barge authorized by congress.
While these fats are of the same
amount as the fats supplied to the
whole German army, they contain the
same number Of calories as the whole
ration of all the 100000 men on the
western front. They contain for each
individual in the German empire 12O
calories per day, or six per cent of
the per capita diet according to the
regulation ratios. These imports fur
nish about ten per cent of Germany's
protein; they contain five half pounds
of fat per year per person, one fourth
Of an ounce per day, or about quar-
ter of the total daily fat ration for
each German at the present time.
"GouIash MiIIionaires" Spring Up.
Herbert G. Hoover, food administra-,
tor, made public for the first time the
definite figures in this trade which
have impelled the United States to
hasten the rigorous control of exports
to these countries. The figures come
from English sources. They are re-
garded as conservative.
Supposedly neutral merchants have
amassed vast fortunes out of this il
licit trade with our enemies. A generic
name has been coined for them. SO ex-
tensivc has their business become
that scores Of men in Holland, Nor
way and Sweden are known through
all the cafes and places of resort as
as the "goulash millionaires."
Congress has already provided for
the exports council consisting of Sec
retary Lansing, Secretary Houston
and Secretary Redf1eld. Secretary Red
field is the executive officer of the
council. It's orders, requiring all ex-
porters of food from the United States
to secure license under which their
business with the Teuton feeding
ports can be absolutely controlled,
may be expected to be made effective
during the week through a proclama-
ton by the President All the council
is waiting for is to complete the list
of items to be embargoed and develop
the machinery for catching them be-
fore they leave this country.
Indicative of the Importance of this
have to Germany, experts here have
figured that the calories contained are
the equal of the calories in the en-
tire ration of 2,500,OO0 German SOL
diers. This is about the number of
men which Germany now has on the
western front.
Some Figures of German Purchases.
How the United States has been
feeding the German armies is illus
trated by these figures of exports
from Holland and Scandinavia into
Germany during 1916. The figures are
metric TONS
Butter, $4,000 tons; meat, 115,8OO
tons, pork products, $500 tons, con-
densed milk, 10000; fish, 100000;
cheese, $4,000 tons; eggs, 46,400 tons;
potato meal, 179,500 tons; coffee, 58,-
500 tons; fruit, $4,000 tons; sugar, H.
900; vegetables, 215,000.