Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-18

fEiii.iN. November 10. lolG.-Tor.
ui"Nitz won l;u;ocki must be named
'.ohs with DR.. Won Etthn,ann- iIolwcr
''''"cnburE and Maclensrn. i'm any
Enumeration o: German war .cudcrs
mere are many vino think ,bat IL, .
'ocki should head the list. for no man
III central t.urolc has had TO conc
Mi'h i more diiicul, problem than the
ROOD Dictator, who has surre.sruIlv
defended against starvation 90 ono nno
people and the dcstinica of am ON.
h'Ic. ihc Imperial Chancellor him,
SC" h"s carried no greater load of re-
spohS'D'iitN than the President Of m,
war S"stcnancc Uillcc. who is dcsno,
% III" iersnan Kitchen and guardian
al the German stomach
Last spring and early sumno, j.,
the beginning OF l;atocki's rciuu ali
Germany watched fcarfulIy the lc,.Ic,,
SKIES aud ShiNcrcd in tho chilling rains
ia anticipation Of ruined harvest
Whlch 'ncnnt starvation. :, time of mis-
cry ANA terror. the dcathbIuw to the
h"p"S OF nation. The store. FROM tl,,.
ia*i harvest. poor harvest were
rapidly depicting, and were bcini. doI.d
out ~ ever icsscnimg raiions ANA
'hf"HGh MAY AMI carl. June. II rain
=" GA! attic day. and day after day
'h' sun refused TO show itself
car spread among the people. ar
,''A lh the newspapers discussed the
TOO" values Of hIth~rto unused herbs
ana roots "nd az certain tree barSg.
Even the exhausted ccre, grounds
We're saved I" he prepared as "a feed
Tor cattle. Tn" uuiaIit. OF The w.r.
bread sank The naval experts. the
newspapers. the nlan-in- the-strcct All
!nsiSienty demanded ,hu, Germany
should not st,rvc without striking
Il fearful blow in self-defcuyc thar
ne "a,
shippiu. should bo resumed freed
from al restrictions into this drrary
i"rlotn situation, l;ujurki 81 bureau
"r"' OF East Prussia. was summoned To
take charge
iiat"ekI was given such broad pow
crs IS practically 10 make him subor-
dina;' only 10 the IMPERIAL Chancellor
Eh" pc"plc at urst, howcvcr. did no;
r",sii~c the Importance and far.reach-
ing bowers OF tho new official: for
iatocki. "f Polish dcsccut. Is above all
'act'ul. and thoroughly Ncrscd in tho
WAYS OF human nature. He began his
hlflcuit task BY taking tho people into
his confidence. issuing numerous Opt
mistic interviews, which were circu-
lated throughout the press Of the
country. IN this. he testified his ad-
mirat!on fov American nethods
Conditions In Other tomntrics.
shortly after the appointment OF
the new dictator. articles began 10
appear IN the papers iurporting 10 dc
scribe bad food conditions in England,
Russia ana France likewise appear
80 hood Of articles urging everybody
10 contribute to The general production
of food. Village paners advised all
their readers :" breed goats. and 10
assure themselves of Il milk Supply rs
Looping a. least one female scat.
other articles pointed out that there
were no good reasons Tor III. subur
haniic to neglect farming his grass
plot and his Hover beds OF 10 prevent
hun from breeding chickens and gees,
lpr lis own use
'rhis press woril % tho new dictator
was productive % results. Many there
Nor, who becant chccr.d by news
countries that iho% forgot 10 grumblc,
White Iuauy others. vn.n they mad been
uucc shown = way 10 help themselves,
began 10 plant al manner 81 things in
all manner or places. 1t Was not al
thing 10 ANA = grass plot.
~ cuty feet 10y tw.uty feet, transform
ed into potato patch. Geese appeared
everywhere. Even arariment-h house
dw.ll"rs went into Tho mcishooring
ana became farmers or pouitrymcI..
While the sum total q. rroduc. added
10 She empires SicciS by these Hovices
WdS likely not very large, the effect
OF occupying tn. peoples attention and
them v.s important, as was
also the training thHy got, prerIrsm=
them 10 become serious helpers In The
food production Of the year to come.
Wcll-rraincd aud InformcS.
Eatocki was thoroughly trained itt
the ways or German bureaucracy. ana [