Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-01-16
Inadequate Supply OF Heat ex-
pected to Cause Much
Suffering.
HOW THE ENEMY STANDS
People Have Less to Eat This Winter
Than Last, Is 8elief-Two Fodder
Observation-Disclosures
in Austria.


Observation-Disclosures
in Austria.
London.-Europe is going to lead
the simple life this winter and for L
long time thereafter. There is not
country that does not now realize the
real danger of extreme food shortage.
But food shortage is not the only or
in most cases the worst of the men
aces. The nations face and realize as
never before the exhaustion of all nee
essary supplies. Although food will be
scarce in all countries, whether bellig-
erent or neutral, ii is doubtful whether
that will impose as much hardship on
people as the shortage of fuel, writes
JudSon c. Williver In the New York
Sun.
In Europe's climate food is fuel to
the body quite as much as it Is nour-
ishment. Sharply restricted supplies
of food, and that OF doubtful quail
Try and poor variety, might be endured
If there were plenty Of fuel. 1t is
when the supply Of fuel, both outside
and ms de. falls below the necessities
of physical effort that people begin
TO suffer.
Europe has neither carbon for its
food nor carbon for its freplaces, and
in some respects the northern neutrals
are even worse Off than the belliger-
ents. Rations Of importaat food nee
ess-ries have been reduced by some of
81 . uIInKEah
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-
tlon realize that rationing viii soon
be compulsory unless food consump-
tiOn is considerably reduced. The food
authorities have announced 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.
In the case of England it is entirely
a question Of shipping. Big stocks of
food have been gathered IN Australia.
New Zealand, Canada and elsewhere.
bur there are no ships to bring them
hese England is probably better stu
Asxd in the matter OF coal supplies
than any other country, but must di-
vide with its allies. France and Italy.
and 50 far rs possible some of the neu-
trails hope to be taken care OF from the
English mines.
The German food situation Is puz-
uFF Ar,v . "a
not nearly so confident about il as they
woHId like the public to believe. The
years harvest turned our more sat
isfactOry than seemed probable dur
ing the period of droughts and hail
storms Ia midsummer, but on the 9th
or hand reserves were heavily drawn
upon before the harvest Of 1917 was
gathered. Reserves. indeed may fair
Is be said to have disappeared.
The carefully cultivated official IN
derstanding ia Germany is that there
will be better food supply this win
ter than last. The specific statements
justifying this expectation are highly
unsa tisfactory. 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.
IL Germany. as in England the i'm
mediate result Of the harvest was
great Increase In the marketing Of po-
tatoeS with the consequence thar In
many places there were not storage
facilities 20 take care Of them The
fear il expressed thar nor iucnsi,ler-
able portion of the potato yield will De
wusted. partly because Of overconsump-
ton ia the agricultural areas md part
~ from inadequacy OF storage facili-
ties So from many German authori-
ties comes the warning that despite a
big yield Of tubers the coming winter
is likely to see conditions quite aS bad
regarding them, and worse as 10 many
other things than last winter.
ominous Suggestion.
The ominouS suggestion is made by
some Of the German food authorities
that it viii not do TO be too free with
potatoes. because Inter Il Will be ncces-
sary to mix more potato flour with ce-
real -four 10 stretch the supply Also
as there was short crop of fodder
throughout the country potatoes are
likely to be required to feed domestic
animals
The fear OF such an event has caused
widespread demand that more hogs be
slaughtered thar they may not require
TO Ice fed with potatoes that the peo-
pie will need. The number Of hogs
in the country has been increasing this
year. and the fact gives concern be
cause the pig is an active competitor
of munition worker or anybody else
In the matter Of food requirements.
German authorities have determined
that beyond providing moderate meat
ration the transmutation Of vegetable
into animal food is dangerously
wasteful process. So there is an effort
10 induce farmers aud village dwell
ers to restrict the number Of hogs
and cattle To the point where il viii
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