The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-01-17
Inadequate Supply of Heat Ex-
peCted to Cause Much
Suffering.
HOW THE ENEMY STANDS
People Have Less TO Eat This Winter
Than Last, 10 8eIief-Two Fodder
DIscoVerIes-DIsaffe
in Austria.

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the simple life this winter and for
long time thereafter. There is not
country that does not now realize tn
real danger Of extreme food shortage
But food shortage is not the only o
In most cases the worst Of the men
aces. The nations face and realize q
never before the exhaustion of all nee
eSsary supplies. Although food will b.
scarce in all countries, whether bellig
erent or neutral, 1t is doubtful whether
that will impose as much hardship OF
people as the shortage Of fuel, writes
JudsOn @. Williver in the New YOrl
Sun. ..-
In Europe's climate food Is fuel t.
the body quite as much as it Is nour
tshment. Sharply restricted supplies
OF food, and that of doubtful dual
tty and poor variety, might be endured
II there were plenty of fuel. 1t is
when the supply of fuel, both outside
and inside, falls below the necessities
OF physical effort that people begin
60 suffer.
Europe has neither carbon for its
food nor carbon for its fireplaces, and
In some respects the northern neutrals
are even worse off than the belliger-
ents. RatiOns Of important food nee
essaries have been reduced by some of
them even below the amounts allowed
In Germany. England is by far the
best supplied country in the matter Of
food, and the authorities are making
desperate efforts to make the popuIa-
ton, realize that rationing will soon
be compulsory unless food consump-
ton Is considerably reduced. The food
authorities have announced a policy
OF accommodating sufficient reserve to
feed the country for three months,
even If no imports shall be received
: during this time.
Question OF Shipping.
I'm the case of England it is entirely
q question Of shipping. Big stocks of
food have been gathered in Australia,
! New Zealand, Canada and elsewhere,
but there are no ships to bring them
; here. England is probably better stu
ated In the matter Of coal supplies
than any other country, but must d.
vide with its allies, France and Italy,
and so far as possible some OF the neu-
trails hope to be taken care Of from the
English mines.
The German food situation is puz-
cling. Apparently the authorities are
not nearly SO confident about it as they
would like the public to believe. The
years harvest turned out more sat
1sfactory than seemed probable dur
Ing the period Of droughts and hail
storms in midsummer, but on the 9TH
hOw nd
upon before the harvest Of 1917 was
gathered. Reserves, indeed, may fair
~ be said to have disappeared.
The carefully cultivated official un-
Outstanding in Germany is that there |
VIII be better food supply this win |
ter than last. The specific statements |
3usdfyfng this expectation are highly |
unsatisfactory. The Munich Medical |
union has declared that there will be |
less food, except potatoes, this win
ter than last. Throughout Germany
there is apparently pretty general
belief that this is true, and wide
spread demand is voiced for an in
crease in the allowance Of potatoes.
In Germany, as in England, the i'm
mediate result of the harvest was a
great increase in the marketing Of po-
fat0es with the consequence that In
mary places there were not storage
facilities to take care of them. The
rear Is expressed that not inconsider-
able portion of the potato yield will be
wasted, partly because of overconsump-
don in the agricultural areas and part
~ from inadeQuacy Of storage faciH-
ties. So from many German authorf-
nes comes the warning that despite q
Dag yield or tubers the coming winter ,
AS likely to see conditions quite as bad
regarding them, and worse as to many
other things than last winter.
ominous Suggestion. .
The Ominous suggestion is made by s
some or the German food authorities !
Enaf It VIII not do to be too free with {
potatoes. because later it will be neces-
sary to mix more potato -four with &C.
real Hour to stretch the supply. Also +
Is there was short crop of fodder q
throughout the country potatoes are +
likely to be required to feed domestic n
animals. .-. -,... =
The fear OF such an event has caused v
demand that more hogs be Z
that they may not require Il
o De led with potatoes that the peO- f
Die Will need. The number of hogs
a the country has been increasing this T
rear, and the fact gives concern be- o
:ause the pig is an active competitor T
y munition worker or anybody else "A
Q the matter Of food requirements. N
German authorities have determined r,
nat beyond providing a moderate meat I,
alton the transmutation Of vegetable N
nto animal food is a dangerously Z,
Vasteful process. So there is an effort
Q lnauce farmers and village dwell. m
rs 10 restrict the number of hogs II
mo cattle to the point where It win "A