Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-18
WITHIN THE IRON RlNC---I
nS FREDERIC J. IIASIkIN

IN authority OF the laws AMI prccv-
dchts OF German administration. Nor,
Over. lac Was tisorouGltN acquainted
with the arricultur" OF Gcrm;.ny VIII,
i;H pas; productions ana its poSsiBili-
tlcs. EARLY in his administration n.
determine" that one system Of fcoa va
tons ana OF distribution must extend
over the whole empire. lie uiidcrtouk
Il tour of inc counir.. in or,ci to nc
quaint himself with conditions ia an.
dIticrent states an" To prepare III.
people for the acceptance uf his. organ
iHa'ion. E,Naria looked with auy.
pic'"h upon any plan mat should cali
iipon hsr TO share her III oducc viii
the less favored sister state Ui Saxuny
a.! with uupro.tuctiNc districts in rruS
sa Thc country people saw uc good
irhSons for denying: themselves tin.
comforts 81 then o"n production ir
FAVOR at increasing the .rutiuns II ma
city dwclicr. Those feelings iu many
cases amounting, 10 ill-wiil had IL h,
overcome before q untitled plan tor ra.
ioninS :, whole nation could uc nut
INTO practice.
thus the Icw dictator hru for his
hrSt task 80 reconcile tho u,,i,I.. :.
his plan. That h. was able /, him.
about tho ac"optanC, Of :, systou, .f
fall"n% which allows no moro a.. tl,.
flch than &" til" pu"r. whici, permit
Vic farmer To divert frum tho product
no NOR" than the same nica;;cr ALLOW
"hcc given to hi;i city brother. yli.n
causes The rich Agricultural state ,n
share its f"oG equally with The Ica.
wrii-"n industrial state. is proof OF
hiS capacity.
about HE middle Of June uc Ger
man akiei suddenly cleared aud wafm.
Hhn'ly' cheering weather continued
untli toward the middle "f September
rms allowed central Europe 10 bring
IN Il spicndid grain and fodder harvest
The potato harvest in some u.rts az
Germany badly damaged hv IN. CON
tnucd wet weather Of carly sprfru
""s about average. The succossfyi
harvest has not increased tho r.,ions
much h"wc.cr for Tic food dictator
:" determined 20 carry over aurr!usco
INT" tn" harvest "f rcN. ycaN
rIn"ned Minute Census
Eciorc tht weather changed for the
better. RhtUCEt planned - most rniuui,
aud thorough food census Iousc-tn-
nous" and fhrni- farm CanVaSses were
nGth" I" determine 10 the pound tn"
tuil amounts "f the Various food sun
rlics "u hand in the empire Dur;,,S
this canvass many sccretcd store, nf
nonpeiishabic foods were uncovered
"ht"h proNidcnt, canny people had laid
az :. against the pinch OF a Ion. var
pHt.Y -ihc-way cellars yielded up hun
drcds of cans ~ preserved meats vc-
e;ables and fruits Carrots ,.n,c.,lrd
behind old clothes stores Of hams
bacon and dried meats ,,ieycr!y CON
teaIed bins Of H"ur. sugar and dried
beans ANA peas were found In orr
case iaig" hoard Of tempting ,uca:x
was discovered, hcld IN reserve bv an
OLD raid IN "a BaNa,iau city that her
pet terrier might each day have hts
u veUs toned dainty Horsela. ana no, he
Forced I" learn the cruel hrrGships Of
war
When the vast mass OF data .ol,,,,.d
ny Inc TODD census was gathered .r,
digested III Tho war Sustcna,i,c or
nee IN Berlin. Batovki nut ia long
hours WORKING over The statistics /,
=. sara no" that he knows the amounts
81 1000 IN the empire ana the amount,
th"t must he prescribed IN the frugal
h"usehcepinE of wartime TO fraction.
~ - truc ON" seldom hears any more
about food disturbances
bht"chl has fed his couutrynen upon
" scienti system lie has been ahlc
20 asau'" them tha' each day g;u
nt ing Al east 50 much bread. 80 much
n"''r' and 50 much meat or FISH Whrn
'htN Hlumbltd a. tho quality OF bread
"r stews. lie has eaten win ,h.,,
demonstrating Enthusiastically his Keen
reiith Tor hardy war food He "a,
!iehi.''cu their dcprcss!onS by telling
'hem mat though one PERHAPS .,n,n,
work 50 we'll upon an empty stomach
ono can, At least. ,hiuE much hc,to,
an" mat IN" present time OF rastin-
must mean an intellectual r.,,,ig~,,,
f"r Germany lie has co,unIufi,,',,oI
NJ enthusiasm 70 great army .f
WORKERS umdcr him, and They. i'm ttrn
are NceninS up the spirits Of tho rcon,c
Hesp!'c scant and ,nonotonous faro
me war vii! be won or los, ,,n,,
var farms Hatochi said TO a friend