The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-06
PAPER FABRICS ARE NOW WIDELY
USED IN GERMANY FOR CLOTHING
FOOD TROUBLES CAUSE AGITATION

The increased use of paper fabrics,
says the Wollen-Gewerbe. has caused
special attention to be devoted to the
problem Of dyeing them. At the pres
ent time the dyes used for cotton are
also used for paper fabrics, which are
mainly dyed in the piece. The efforts
of the dyer are directed chiefly to
finding dyes which resist water. The
textiles are dyed in the same manner
as cotton goods-in the piece. So far
the penetration of the materials by
the dye has not been attempted, nor
Is 1t yet possible in the dyeing of the
yarns. If, however, paper fabrics are
employed to a larger extent for cloth
ing, a complete penetration of the
fabric by the dye will be necessary,
as otherwise an undesirable "shini-
ness will soon appear on those parts
of the garments. which are exposed
to friction. It would, therefore, I'M
doubtedly be necessary to dye the pa
per in pulp before spinning. For this
purpose it will be necessary to use
water-resisting dyes in order that
there may be no difficulties in carry
ing out the process of spinning, which,
as is well known, Is a wet process.
The recent order Of the military
authorities directed against the food
excursionists has given rise to much
agitation in Berlin. A writer in the
points out that q dis
tinction should be made between the
hard-preased, anxious housewife, who
goes to seek food to help her over
the next week, and the families who
hunt food for sport, and bup up large
quantities. The former do not mean
any great danger to the community,
apart from the fact that they often
return with empty pockets, unable
to compete with the other class. The
latter have been carrying on their
selfish work since the war began, and
care little how their stores may be
wasted. Against these the most dras-
tic measures &c none too drastic, but
If they could effectively be reached
and brought to reason one might close
ones eyes to the transgressions Of the
driven housewife and the anxious
father. The same journal points out
that these reprehensible excursions
are but the inevitable result Of the in
efficiency Of the official organization.
The food is, after all. there; it ought
not to be left to private initiative to
procure it.
It has not yet been found possible.
says Das Dqutsche Wollen-Gewerbe,
to make paper textlPe fabrics suffi-
GENTLY supple for extensive use in the
clothing industry. The difficulty con-
sists in making the textiles supple
without correspondence diminishing
their tenacity. Alkaline substances
which give good results to pliability
unfortunately affect the tenacity OF
the paper yarns in an unsatisfactory
manner.
An account Of the situation Of the
vegetable supply in Germany Is given
in the Deutsche Tageszeitung. The
paper says:
1.-THE crop reports on this years
vegetable crop are for the most part
quite hopeless, and oneSneed not Won
der If prices remain high. In the
south and west of Germany a favor
able condition of things is in general
reported; but in the chief producing
centers in north, east, and middle
Germany the prospect is very melan-
choly. Probably the worst reports
are from Mecklenburg and Pomer-
ania, where almost the majority OF
the cultivation contracts can not be
carried out, or at least can be carried
out to only a small extent. In Ger
tain parts Of Silesia and Branden-
burg, where thunderstor1ns occurred
at the right time, medium harvest
10 Ahf FOL nad -
The schlesische Zeitung, Of Breslau,
states that mills and other establish
ments,- run on a commercial basis,
must mill the corn which Is supplied
to them by the Imperial Grain Of
flee Of the Communal Union in which
they are situated. They are required
to store and look after the corn as
signed to them and the products
therefrom, and must deliver all prod
ucts, including offal. This order has
been extended to home-nilled flour
Accordingly establishments must re-
tain nothing, neither bran nor waste;
! 1t La also prohibited to come" to an
! agreement with regard to waste OF
flour with a customer and to retain
the surplus, II any. The same applies
to the customer. Transgressions will
be punished.
The milk supply grows worse. The
Bremen Burger-zeitung announces
that owing to the steady decrease In
the supply Of skim and butter milk
to Bremen even households OF two
to four persons can now receive only
one delivery of 1 Ia liters per week
The Schlesische Zeitung publishes
an official communication from the
municipal distributing office which
states that the supply Of eggs in Bres-
lau has been so poor that in future
only one egg per month can be sup
piled to the inhabitants.
The Leipziger Volkszeitung, min
GRITTY Socialist organ, contains a lead
ing article on the Middle of the food
market" It describes the situation
created by the fact that the maximum
prices fixed by the state have in many
cases not been respected, and thai
municipalities and large industria
concerns have bought up food to ar
extent which renders the supply OF
the community highly precarious. The
paper says:
"a comparatively small part of tbs
population is well and even superflu'
ously supplied. The broad masses Of
the people, on the other hand, will
not be in position during the mex
few months to satisfy their most ur-
gent needs. Special measures are nee
essary If grave feeding difficulties are
to be prevented, at least in some de-
| orea TT will havA to be- decided