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como back, bringing with II the
germ OF revolution
Living conditions In Austria are
vastly worse than In Germany, In
Switzerland met an American
family VINO had lived rs years In
Austria and who had left there at
the time America declared war on
that country. The women OF the
family had kept household accounts
They said that In 1917 Il cost the
family five times as much 20 live
az Ia 1915.
Cross Line for Meal
Even at that" they aaid. I'VE
were not able 10 live as well as In
ta1G."
bread and potatoes are the only
foods that can be counted upon by
the mass 81 the people In Austria.
and even their supply Ia limited.
The Austrian government has
held down the prices OF these two
articles, but has been compelled TO
cut the allowances 90 a point that
makes living difficult II these
two foods were allowed 10 follow
their natural economic tendencies.
millions Of Austrians would be en-
tlrely without food.
Conditions in Hungary are
better than IN Austria or Ger
many. u 10 common practice
for Austrisns 20 90 10 Budapest
TO get square meal.
The Germans have the same
quaint custom. only they 50 over
the line into Swiss cities.
There are thousands Of Germans
in nasei. Berne ard Zurich. OF
course. most of them have duties.
furtlve enough. no doubt. OF one
sort or another to perform. Hut
20 see them about the eating and
drinking places. ore might readily
believe they were Their. solely to
regain their walstiinem and To fiji
out their collars.
OF course there u not now. nor
has sherr ever been. an actual
starvation IN Germany or Austria.
What happens IL that the lndl-
vlduai n weakened by long lack Of
nutritiYe food and becomes prey TO
disease.
The cemmanest ~ all disease in
the central empires now IL new
ruaiady which the newspapers call
famine dropsy II IL not unlike
dropsy. which had les origin In
famine, as we zee this disease In
America.
The chief victims ~ this disease
are persons between the ages Of
90 and 80 The oniy cure for IL IL
plenty 81 naurtNhing food. Only
the poor die u Il.
saw medical reports for enc
section 81 Austria concerning the
ravases ~ this disease that were
startling TheHs reports stated that
In tbs villages ~ Asch. GrasiitH.
Haiaa aud RumhuFg there were
tsts caass ~ famine dropsy. one
out az every 10 persons was III
with the disease.
'HffNAtHAffN fsA& - A4@tAHf WHICH tfF
people call hunger typhoid" II. too.
has thousands OF victims.
The Vienna Arbeitcr- zeiiung. a
Socialist newspaper. eaila both the
famine dropay and honger-typhoid
''prulstartai sickness" ard poor
folk disease
tuberculosis. too. ravagea the
underfcd everywhere. particularly
in Austria. which IL poorly equip
ped with sanatoria for treatment Of
the disease.
In one week the deaths from
tuberculosis In the city o, Prague
exceeded the total number Of births
in all Austria for the same period.
This statement was made IN tn.
Austrian parliament and appeared
In the report 81 the proceedings In
the Munich Post.
II II not recorded that the kaiser
partook largely Of cow becis and
straw bread Nor anyone elsc with
money In hts pocket. Intimate ac-
auaintance with the COW beet and
straw bread h the exclusive priv.
iiexe Of the very poor.
An Austrian told m. he had never
been long without anything he real.
~ wanted. tho sometimes he had
to pay $40 pound for coffee.
In Berlin at tho present time the
weekly food allowance for each per-
son IL as follows.
Potatoes. 7 20 IS.
Bread. "a pounds.
Meat. . ounces.
Butter or uieomarxarine. ~ or
or the%h articles only potatoes
and bread can be counted upon
Meat is frequently unobtaInablo
and only on certain days IL there
butter.
The meat. OF course. In TO be
used for soup making.
MIX IL allowed only to children
and old persons.
Occasionally one may buy carp
In the fish market.
There ls little coffee or tea.
one Is entitled to an egg per
week. provided he can find the egg
Only the soldiers and the very
rich are sure Of tobacco.
Almost tho entire production OF
sugar II taken over by the govern
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