New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-19
ReAexes Of War

(Croydon) Golf Club, England, have
agreed to shorten the course from elgh-
teen holes to nine, in order TO bring
into cultivation land now used for play.
Part of the estate has already peeh
ploughed for the growing Of potatoes
and swedes. A suggestion that goit
clubs in the district might agree on
Joint scheme for the closing Of certain
links was not adopted, the chief OBJ
lection raised being that the food-pro-
ducing capacity of the average INKS
/ was much overrated.
War meals in restaurants, cares
hotels. clubs and the like have now
been definitely constituted by an order
of the French Minister Of Food sup
niles, which is to take effect this week.
Meals will cor sst Of only two dishes,
, one being meat, but, in addition, soup
or hors d'euvre is allowed as well as
cheese or dessert. Vegetables, cooked
or raw, count as a dish unless they are
served as garniture. The menu must
not contain mere than two soups and
nine dishes-namely, one of eggs, two
of fish, three of meat. and three oil
vegetables. The important feature is
the suppression of sweets, by which
great saving of flour. milk, eggs and
sugar will be effected Menus must be
submitted for police inspection.
The details Of Dominion receipts and
expenditures for the last fiscal year
show the huge transactions which the
Canadian government has put through
for the Allied governments in connec-
ton with war purchases for Canada.
There was received from the imperial
British government during the twelve
months s14S,000,000, while there was
expended on the imperial government
account slS6,000,000. From the French
government there was received s. S7O,-
600 and expenditures on French ac-
count totalled s2,O1s,SOO. Russian and
Italian governments receipts and ex-
penditures handled by the Canadian
government totalled about 100000
each. while for the New Zealand gov
eminent Can; da spent nearly 100000.
The London and Northwestern Rail-
way Company announce that they will
consider applications from their staff
and from members of the public for the
use, during the present emergency, of
vacant strips of land, both inside and
outside the railway fences, subject to
the terms of short agreement and the
payment of a nominal rent Of Is per
annum, which will include stamp duty
and rates. The average size OF the
plots will be 800 square yards.
An article in the "Berliner Tage-
blatt" explains the underlying cause of
the necessity fer standard bread in the
German capital. 1t says that, apart
from insufficient substitute ingredients
in breadmaking, there has been a di-
intuition Of numerous other foodstuffs
hitherto available to replace bread. Last
year there were more potatoes, fat,
fish. greats, rice and milk. This is
proved not only by the increased de-
mand for bread, but also by the in
creased recourse TO collective feeding
In the third week Of January the num-
Der had increased by 81 900, and since
then by over $1,000. Nearly 10000 are
now thus supplied.
"The Journal of the Union of Ger
man War Administrations" publishes an
explanation of the shortage of coal,
which Is at present ono of the chief
causes OF distress in most parts Of Ger
many. The authorities say that the
shortage of coal is due entirely TO
transport difficulties, and they now, for
the first time since the outbreak of
war, publish what are alleged to be
accurate railway statistics. It is OBJ
served that at the beginning of the war
"the railways we're we'll armed and
achieved splendid results in the mobili-
zation.' Since August, 1914, the roll
ing stock has been increased by $500
engines and about 10000 wagons. Thir-
ty-six new engines are still provided
every week. but the supply OF new
wagons is irregular" Meanwhile the
strain on the engines has become 20
great that 23 per cent Of them are
under repair, as compared with is per
cent in times OF peace. II is added that
10000 miles Of new railway have been
opened in the occupied enemy terri
tories. and have to be run mainly with
German materials. At the same time
there are many thousands Of wagons
which cannot yet be brought back from
abroad. especially from Transylvania
and Rumania. In these circumstances
the restriction Of traffic, with conse-
guent shortage of coal, Is described as
Inevitable"