The sun., 1918-07-28
GERMAN CROPS
WILL BESHORT'
Dry Weather CurtaiIs Vege-
tables and Insects Destroy
Potatoes and Cabbage.
SUGAR IS MUCH SCARCER
Soldiers Sent to Russia to
Harvest Grain and Seize
1t for Army Needs.
SUGAR IS MUCH SCARCER
Special Despatch TO THE srS.

WASHINGTON. July 27.-All the trou-
bles of the Kaiser and his aids are not
confined to the Soissons-Rheims sector
as is indicated by the reports of food
crops in Germany which are reaching
officials OF the United states Govern
ment In the south and west OF Ger
many favorable conditions prevail due
chiefly to rains and Intensive cultivation.
In middle Germany. however, and es-
pecially in Mechlenburg and Pomerania.
the dry weather has curtailed or de-
stroyed the vegetable crops. and i'm
portaticns of foodstuffs from other parts
of the empire already have been found
necessary.
To complcate the situation in the
drought ridden areas. plaques Of insects
have attacked the potato crop and all
but destroyed It. The cabbage crop has
suffered heavily in this respect, too.
In some sections OF Germany an ex-
cellent fruit crop is reported. while in
other parts 1t is mediocre and scarcely
sufficient to meet the needs of the civil
ian population during the summer
months.
Soldiers Harvest in Russia.
is sending soldiers equipped with thresh-
ing machines into the Russian grain
country. harvesting the crops and taking
what she desires. usually all. and giving
the peasants little. In Poland and
Lithuania horses and cattle are being
! seized. along with timber. with no pay
! ments made and no receipts given for
| the supplies the Germans "requis!tion."
The beet sugar crop in Germany is
| about 100000 tons snort. although a
price OF 80 cents a bushel was allowed
| to the farmers as a means OF stimulat-
ing its production. One of the causes
of failure In production was found in
the shortage OF coal at the sugar fac
| tories. Many of them were unable 10
obtain coal at all and used fodder from
the fields and other similar materials for
| fuel
A report on the table allotment OF
sugar in Germany which has reached
| this country shows that from six TO
seven ounces week for each person is
| allowed by the Government This is
almost the same quantity that Is allowed
| to the people of the United States under
| the new sugar conservation regulations
put into effect by the Food Administra-
| ton.
| Sugar in Preserves Forbidden.
| The use OF sugar in jams preserves
and other canned fruits has been for
hidden and all sugar Is being used only
to meet the table needs OF the German
| population.
| Virtually all the vegetables that are
being grown in Germany are being pro-
duced by women and girls. Men. re-
| gardless of their ages, have been sent
10 the munitions plants unless previ-
ously called on for military service
An official OF the military system oc-
cupNlng a position corresponding 10
local food dictator is determining the
proportion OF each garden and vege-
table crop which the producers may
keep for their own use and the part
which must be sent into the cities for
consumption there or canned for trans
portation to the front
One OF the severe hardships to which
the German civilian population Is being
subjected is In the shortage of soap
| Inability to obtain caustic soda and
other ingredients used In soap making
virtually has ended the supply for
| civilian use.