Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-16
Miserable Appearance OF German
Children Forces Traveller to
Give Up Cakes.
BUTTER rNnEAKD OF NOW
Wealthy Class Only Ones Who Arc
Immune From Suffering, Says
Writer in Discussing Hunger Days
in Germany.
Try y. L. SEGItuE.

were formed in Germany during the
latter part OF last month in the course
O; an important mission. Owing TO the
nature OF this mission and the ere
den'iaiS he presented. my informant
WI" speaks German perfectly. was
treated with great consideration by the
authorities. ana on one occasion WAS
entertained to luncheon by representa-
ives OF the German government
Let ME 6rst tell the truth about
;ne German food situation AS saw it,.
Re said only the very rich can S,avc
Ci: tho NanES OF hunger. l called OH
two lady friends who live in a flourish
.ac EhcniSh town. one of them. an in
valid. : unable 20 obtain the amount
OF :nil> prescribed by her doctor. The
other = supposed 10 be IN good health.
We, She assured me she had recently
lest about three stone in weight The
priucipai ambition OF these two rui-
;urcd ladies was 10 pocure some con-
G-nscG milk
The t-ai9-to mention another in
ciden: bearing upon this icpic-in
which Travelled 10 Munich stopped
just outside a tunnel y fellow pas
sencer 1cnnsd his head ont OF the
window and asked a guard ,he reason
:o- ;As STORAGE Short OF foo6-even
the !oco,rot,ve is losing lis strength
-eHiiei the guard. amid general laugh
:c- had taken some small cakes
Win ne :o- .ry journey from Holland.
lady and re- four children entered
che compartment; shortly after had
crossed The frontier. and moved BY
their miserable anDearancc, dis
;rihutcd these cakes among them. Tho
lady> eyes filed with tears she
watched the children ca; them. Why
She exclaimed. in as;ou!shed tones.
there is some butter IN these cakes,
She told me She was an officers wife
! formerly used 20 comfort. bu; nov com
! peliea 20 live in a condition verEins on
van,
"A talkati>c man NE, AZ an hotel
told ne he had accumulated 4 grea,
! stock Of food a his house. in Berlin.
| and tina; his hobby was to entertain
| hungry friends there to- varying
! rcriods He said his practice was 20
weigh then, q, ,hc beginning and end
OF their visit. and invariably found the
weight gained extremely significant.
/ How much Weigh; have you lost re-
ccntiy?' is a question you hear asked
on all sides Soldiers told nc they
had los, as much as two stone during
a brief period OF leave a. home.
when | was entertained by dis
ting,iishcd official German 20 luncheon.
the conversation during the whole OF
the meal turned on the food question.
no, on the German Russian peace
negotiations My host seemed to think
the meal so amiably provided by the
German government. extremely APP
pctizing. and the other officials present
re echoed his opinion. 1t failed entire
~ 10 satisfy my hunger. For desscr; at
this luncheon each guest received a
slice OF bread. black coffee n dreadful
I concoction only resembling coffee in the
color. ended the meal. The beer
/ throughout Germany is a bad a s the
coffee. Al Bonn ] drank tho students
! beer and found II had the taste OF
water.
DOG FLESH FOR FOOD
HAS EXHAUSTED SUPPLY
"Couvcrsation everywhere is about
food and tho German who told me that
'wha; is going through our head is our
stomach summed up exactly the situa-
ton You see very few dogs in Ger