El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-30
SITUATION IS WORSE
THAN In GERMANY;
Die OF STARVATION
THOUSANDS ARE STRICKEN BY
THE POISONING Of TOADST00LS

7 oNDoN. Eng, Nov. so.-Austria' S
l. food situation is worse than Ger
many's. Not only have Austria's food
production and sources OF supply been
inferior 10 that Of Germany and Hun
gary. but the method OF distribution
in the dual empire has been totally IN
adequate. Huhgary's food production
has been commensurate to existence
needs. but that half OF the dual en-
pire has not been able to help 70 any
great extent the food cry OF Austria
Gaicia. one OF the Austrian food
supply areas. has been laid in waste
BY armies insufficient supplies have
been wrested from the Ukraine Ru-
manians and Serbs, forced to Work
theiT land at the bayonets point, nave
not brought forth abundant crops, and
most OF serbia has been reoccupied
by the rightful owners.
Women Beg FOR Food.
Throughout Austria-Hungary Wo-
men and children beg for food In
Austria people have died OF starTa-
ton. In Austria meats have been es-
pecially scarce Likewise, breadstufts-
Only a frantic appeal TO German
military authorities last summer
saved Austria from collapse because
Of hunger.
Prices in Austria are outrageous.
There now IS an effort under way 70
remedy the situation in part by the
state taking over larger portion OF
the crops and distributing them
Heretofore rural communities were
robbed OF food supplies by the cities.
knapsack trading sprang up and 1000
profiteering became rampant Here
after each local community will have
some say in food distribution
Vienna has suffered more from food
shortage than either Berlin or Buda-
pest. During the past summer a per
son in Vienna was guaranteed only
about seven ounces Of food daily By
the government he had 10 obtain
the rest as best he could. The situa-
ton was so bad that Vienna offered
Il 900 yards Of clothing material TO
Budapest for food OF any kind And
this despite the fact Vienna was and
still is suffering a clothing famine.
Meat Shortage Noticeable
Throughout Austria the shortage
OF meats. butter and eggs IS very
marked. IN Vienna the nominal meg
ration is 200 grams-less than seven
ounces-weekly. All poor people sub
sist on horse meat Beef IS extremely
scarce In \ cheap Vienese restau-
rant a meal costs Is or 16 kronen-S5
10 $500 par VAUDEVILLE in q first
class cafe a meal costs 100 kronen-
Hungary's crops have been good as
a M4u4r- NOV Ftls Alt wheat anu
rye productions were less than last
years. while oats and barley are
higher. Maize was equal TO the 1917
Yield But livestock reserves are low.
There have been thousands OF cases
OF mushroom poisoning. due to people
eating the wrong varieties as meat
substitutes. Unsound horseflesh also
has been the cause OF much illness.
The plum crop was good; apples are
scarce. But during the past summer
Hungary went through a food crisis
and the poor subsisted mainly BY a
diet OF cabbage.
bohemian Situation Bad.
In German Bohemia the food situa-
ton has been very bad At Reichen-
burg there were 1900 cases OF hunger
typhus in one month. causing 80
deaths The state mines at Pribram
were closed. according TO the Vecer-
mix. because so per cent Of the min
ers. numbering $500. could not work
because OF underfeeding- Similar con-
ditions were noted officially in other
Industries and communities. German
Bohemia has been living hand 10