Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

An escaped civilian from Belgium says: The situation is made worse, es- pecially in winter, by the enormous price of coal (E1GCA ton) and of clothes and boots (s4 to e6). Even the upper class has to suffer. In the HaiDalt province, where was travel ing this summer, the number of desti tute has increased from 60 600 to 401,- eco. The workmen are obliged to take part of the ration of their wife and if they want to do any work: they are ioslflg weight at a fearful rate and their mortality has trebied during the past Year. have had the op- portunity of talking to them and have visited their homes. They only take two meals 8. day and often fast on Sundays.
 In the course of my patriotic work in Belgium I made the acquaintance of a publican who kept a small cafe in one of the Brussels suburbs. This man has done more for the allied cause than many soldiers. He had an obscure death. I saw him with 25 comrades carried away to our national shooting range in one of the German motor buses which I know only too well. He was allowed, the day before, to bid last farewell to his daughter, a it. tie girl of 10. He did not hide the truth from the child. Tomorrow" he said. 'at , o'clock. I shah be shot by the enemy. I want you to get up your piano. I shall hear it over there, you may be sure, and shall cry Long Live Belgium!' Do as tell you, it will help fnen.-London Times.
 Bread discovered in Zeppeins which came to grief in France last month has been fotind, on expert examination to consist of two kinds. The first sample of the baby killers loaves prov ed to be made of ullmixed rye of pre- cise1y the kind ordinarily consumed on a considerable scale in Germany. The other sample was from a loaf made of wheaton four containing an ad. mixture of 10 to 12 per cent. of rics flour. -.- Tine carbo- -hydratas necessary tt sustenance at high attitudes were fur. l1fshed in the form of thick layei of lard between slices of rye bread while sandwiches between slices of tht wheaton loaf was 6 generous portion | of honey. ,, "A cloud overhanes Austro. Hunea rian relations" says telegram iron Vienna to the "Burd" at Lausanne and quoted by the Exchange cores pondent in that city. The Hungarian agitation at a critical period of. tn, war in favor of an independent Hur. 1 garian army has caused great str prise in Vienna.
 The growing bitterness between tn partners in the Dual Monarchy ind | expression in the press of both ma tions. An article in the 'Magva
 rorzag.' entitled "Divorcons," ha
 created sensation at Vienna. Tn newspaper says that the cry ::Los voi 1 Oosterreich" as heard even in circles d
 Budapest friendly to Austria, and say partner is fnanifesting itself anon.
 Hungarian iticians.-Exchange l 1 A letter from an Enalishn1an to tn 1 war coun.il says: Think of the in fanny of all this business. Earle.
 grown near a mill goes by rail to distant brewery; barley from dis
 tance comes by rail to the mill. Hav we really trains as well as food t waste? Our wartime drink ship l have brought 5,eeo, 900 tons of food fo
 breweries to destroy. Had we save 1t we should have lad a nationa
 bread reserve for 47 weeks an
 Sugar for ss weeks, and we could nov spare ships to transport tie entir American army.
 We are asked to eat less. and fo
 every two leaves we save you give olf brewers three. We are asked to say lships for America, and for every tw
 ships we save by rati6ning bread W should save three by stopping drini
 Italy cries for bread, and in our brew
 cries years supply for the Italia army is waiting to be destroyed W are asked to defeat U~boats and fo every shipload of bread the submarine
 destroy British brewerias dastrov sta