Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-03
GERMANY'S FOOD
PROSPECTS POOR
Month Of November Was Dark
est Period in History Teu-
tons Provender Supply.
POTATO CROP DISAPPOINTING
Failure Fodder Harvest Com
cides With Generally Un-
satisfactory Hay Yield.

AMSTERDAM Jan Tho month
ct November mWkoi probably the
hnckcet period In the history OF lh'
German food supply, not indeed iu
thg actual 4upuly but I'm the outlouN
ful the winter ana spring. The pub
iim had glrUadt become aware ihri ih"
brendstuffs h3r,cEi was poor and thr
fodder harvest bad. hut further rrv'.
nuuus c1mo rapidly during the month
which must haNa an nll but cnin gito-
phic effect ou thinking people in Gen.
many Tho supply Of vegetables ~
b.Dumr known, is very inadequate
c,erywhcrc there Us hardly any pros
peot OF help from the fish trade tnd
an uiarmiug drop W. shown in ihe
prospects of the already scnnty sup
plies of wilt butter and fnt
Potato Harvest Disappointing
Finally. on top NJ an ulH 10 hc-
came clear during EutrmhHr that the
potato harvest u dnWppoinuug boo The
cyircmc Che quantity shown lu ia"
official roturnH is indeed 9V disap-
purtIng that the authorities rf'uHc 60
acHtpi u revised estimates dC"lHt"
tro n,nTrs liars ana propose go ctll
i tao military to regulation Nockt
Moreover, the quality In different
parts Of the empire is reported as
tNtIemplv poor. $40 that an unusual
percentage of loss can he counted on
with certainty
II R now regarded as certain tina,
both the meat and bread rations viii
have to be reduced In the early spiur
despite desperate eff1r. tp gather W
an the rematni' f1odstuffi In tho
occupied territories n Is hitter move
ltcut rs likely to be eN Guided 60 eN-
'ttlne limits Il .'"rg 3 winter. win
the result that tho inhabitants nf al
occupied territories face the prospect
OF absolute stttNatitl Cor Germuny =
br.'cft
In an effort to- stretch further tho
supplies Of breadStuffe orfers have
been given for wider use Of potato
fllLr, but this movement is found ar
ficult owing 10 scarcity u potato
flour To obtain more At this time
Is not easy for 1t In neg vary TO dry
rpnd min the potatoes, which takes
time and Just now more than tho
usual t,1e owing to sho,t1Ec ot lNbnr,
coal and other requisites Hence, un.
I'll BobTtary, bread must be 8 Stretched
with fresh potatoes, measure OF
doubtful eXpedlepey.
Fodder Harvest tniIs.
The failure OF the 70 l,ler harvest
ooiucldca with "a generally 'it sntisstc
tory hay crop This Is leading To IN
creased slaughter uf pigs, fanlnp orr
In the weight of cattle slaughtered
and steady dlmlnutlon IN milk ard
milk products.
The place Of meat cannot be taken
to any extent by fish. for the supply
OF fish Is very poor. and the authori'
tles hold out no hope OF any Improve
ment. 'The obvious emergency food IL
vegetables. but there has been a fail
ure OF the market-gRrdcn crop ln
many districts, and the wholesale eva
slons OF regulations as TO Illicit sales
have apparently left the markets al
most bare.
IA late as October, there were good
hopes OF satisfactory potato crop,
and many people described the COM
ing harvest nv almost bumper Early
IN November the estimates grew more
sober, and during the latter part OF
the month the truth came out. The
harvest is almost "A total failure. OF
course, the authorities declare that the
revised estimates cannot he correct.
the harvest must and shall be AZ least
a medium one; tho farmers are lying,
the military Will be called upon 10
uncover the boarded stocks. the farm