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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

Germany during the past spring months
I 100000 head OF cattle.
Now, the startling point in the Food
Offices statement is that the average
weight of these animals was only 800
rounds. whereas the average of animals
hutchered in the spring Of 1917 was 462
hounds. The cattle slaughtered this
wear produced. therefore, only 47S,72O,-
400 pounds Of beef, whereas, if the aver
sse weight Of last year had been main
tanned, the yield would have been 1885,
100000 pounds.
Oetelshofen goes on to say that the
animals slaughtered in 1917 had already
low average weight, and that now a
further reduction Of 80 per cent from
that low average has occurred. Assum-
ing that these animals had so improved
last summer through grazing in open
uastures that their weight in the fall
was about 20 per cent greater than the
average of the animals killed in the
spring of 1917, he says that if the 1901
900 beeves slaughtered this year had
been converted into meat before the win
ter set in they would have produced
SSO,OO0,0OO pounds, instead Of the 47o,-
10000 actually obtained. He therefore
figures out o loss of 396,0OO,o0O pounds
Of beef, or as per cent, not to mention
the feedstuffs consumed by the animals
during the winter.
But this does not give the full measure
Of the shrinkage of Germany's meat sup
ply. Oetelshofen points out that, there
being no appreciate loss in the weight
Of the bones, the reduction in gross
weight fell wholly to the meat. Beyond
this was the depreciation of quality. He
quotes Professor Rubner, of Berlin Uni
versity, a specialist in physiology and
food values, as saying that a pound of
lean beef yields only 445 calories, while
pound Of good fat beef produces 1856
calorles. Upon this basis Oetelshofen
rckons that the 100000 animals
slaughtered this spring yielded less than
ons-hfth Of the caloric value that they
would have yielded last autumn.
That he assumes as giving a fair
measure Of the reduction in nutritive
value Of the meat now consumed bv the
German people. The conclusion that he
draws from all this is that the Germans
should feed nothing to livestock which
eah De used for human food. Vegetable
products Of all kinds, he points out, are
not fully utilized in producing feed for
men If they be first fed to livestock.
nence the Germans, during the war,
must conhne themselves as far as pos
SDle to vegetable diet.
Interesting evidence of difficulties in
o'ner corners Of the German pantry have
msn coming across in the past weeks.
Inc Cherry season, it seems, did not bring
@e poor fruit-bungry Berliners all the
''ys sney were anticipating. According
0er1nan newspapers, it had been an
a0unced by Sunday, June 9, that the
,ae'rles were ripe at Werder. That is
a'ue town on the Havel, few miles be-
"w Fotsdam 1t is surrounded by hills
"mpetely covered with orchards. It is
aefe that Berlin gets it's largest supplies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
protecting Themselves
/ Against England

He describes German development as
follows:
"Quite obviously the point of protec-
tion--industrial protection-was directed
against England. Protection kept foreign
industrial products from the home market
and gave our own industry predominance
and then complete domination of the Ger
market. At the same time it created
the conditions that gave German industry
an organized superiority English in
dustry. The main factor the close
hesion of industry and finance. The early
and close alliance of industry and finance
led to that organization of industry in car
tells and syndicates which became charac-
teristic for the modern development of cap
ital. Organized industry when foreign
competition was warded off by protection,
was able'at the same time to produce more
cheaply and yet to raise prices in the home
market"
Lcnsch describes enthusiastically the
tyranny of the German cartels and the
way in which they dominated the mar
kct, fixed prices and made "gigantic
profits"
"These profits were now used for the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

from the estate in wagons, each carefully
wrapped in rye straw, giving the appear
ance of big bundles of straw. The deal
er who bought the animals sold again at
325 marks, and he also got six months.
Another trial at Berlin recalled the
famous case of the captain of koepenick,
and shows that the Kaiser's uniform still
exercises its magic charm upon the Ger
man imagination. One faster, a book
keeper, donned the uniform of non-com.
and stopped on the streets of Berlin a
wagon that was conveying load of bread
cards from the printers to the food office.
Of course this wagon was attended by
two soldiers with loaded rifles to guard
against thievery; but Jaster boldly told
them that he had been sent by the COM
handing general to assist them, and they
made room for him on the box Arrived
at the food Office, he ordered the soldiers
to help the driver carry in the packages;
and in their absence he walked away with
one containing 10000 cards He got nine
teen months.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

correct. In the
"Koelnische lei
tung" of June 6
G.. Oetelshofen
discusses state
ments of the Of
fee published in
connection w j t h
the recent reduc-
ton of the bread
ration from 7 1-3
to 5 2-3 ounces
daily, from which
it appears t h a t
t h g r e w e r e
SLAUGHTERED in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
\ Melodrana
a About Silk

Three other thieves at Berlin played
police detectives to execute bold rob-
berry They ascertained that woman
merchant kept her reserve stocks of silk
stored in her fat above the shop, as
protection against shop burglars. They
visited the flat in broad daylight, told
the servant girl they were police detec-
tives and were sent to search the house
for unlawful stores of goods. Two of
them were loaded with bundles of silk
and ostensibly sent down to the shop to
ascertain from the owner why she was
concealing silk goods Of course they
Disappeared; and the other thief, after
keeping the girl quiet till his pals got
away, finally went down to inquire after
them. He has not been seen to date.
Some other thieves fell upon man at
night in the most crowded part of the
trledrichstrasse, the principal business
thoroughfare of Berlin, and robbed him
OF $500 marks in money and valuables.
Infringements of food regulations are
so prevalent that lawyers, in arguing
cases at court do not scruple to plead for
light sentences or even acquittals on that
very ground. At recent trial in Berlin
the lawyer for the defence thus spoke:
The conviction of his client would cause
the greatest disquiet among the people,
for he had done nothing more than what
hundreds of others were doing every day
He only bought rye for his own family
and for distribution among his friends
thousands are doing the same thing
every day. cried the lawyer, land if you
propose to condemn all these persons to
prison for clandestine trading you would
just as we'll build great wall around all
Berlin and convert it into prison" The
court was partly persuaded by this elo-
quence. The man was acquitted of clan
destine trading and was fined only $4S
for breaking the grain regulations.
Another lawyer was still bolder. He
was defending two girls from the Berlin
food Office, who took butter from the
municipal supplies, paying the legal price,
and sold it secretly for II marks pound.
The lawyer pleaded mitigating circum-
stances for the girls, alleging that even
excused themselves from serving on the
bench upon the ground that their own
consciences were not clear. At that point
the presiding judge interrupted with the
inquiry whether the lawyer was referring
to the present court, in which case the
court must most theoretically forbid such
language. The lawyer replied that he
had perfect right to refer to facts quite
well known to everybody.
The confscation of table linen has now
grown still more rigorous 1t was or
dered in June that hotels and restaurants
after July l no longer use tablecloths or
provide their guests with napkins Sew
enty-five per cent Of them were to be
called in and also so per cent of the bed
linen of hotels. The supplies thus Sc
cured were to be used chiefly for infants.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
mans say, shall eat strictly within the
regulations. Every new arrival in the
little town will receive notice, upon
stepping off the cars, which reads thus:

"Al persons stopping in our district,
whether as transients, eXcursionists or
guests, are hereby warned that all purchas-
ing of food supplies from the producers, such
as butter, eggs, meat, legumes and so on, is
prohibited; also all procuring without card
of food subject to the card system, such as
bread or meat; or the purchase without
buying permit of any article requiring such
a permit will carry with it rigorous pun
ishments for both buyer and seller. Cure
guests detected making such purchases or
sending away what they buy will be COM
PEELED forthwith to leave our district; and
their names will be published and also mott
fed to the prosecuting attorney. All police
boards and country gendarmerie Offices
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
tat10n in the Hun Larder Grows Louder and Louder

-HE meat supply of Germany has
evidently been reduced to far
greater degree than had hereto
fore been assumed, if figures
...r nv the German Food Office are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

According to Lensch, the present war
is natural explosion in which the or
ganized German state is destroying ere
action" as represented by the old Russia
on the one hand and British world power
on the other. Protectionism as opposed
to free trade is the basis of German
organization. Hence, the war is a con-
fct between protection and free trade,
the latter representing reaction.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
BATTLE SCARRED GUNS FROM THE FRONT ARE
 BEING MADE OVER

MANCHESTER, England, Aug. IA Pig, battle-scarred guns from Flanders are returned here for over hauling and repair. One, it was noted. by party of journalists in- inspecting warwork in this district had been blown in two, the effect of shells premature explosion. The remnant of the gun had been brought here so that experts might determine what had been the shells defect
 In the early days of the wal faulty shells were responsible for a large number of guns being de- stroyed as result of "prematures. ' So much care is now taken in the manufacture of shells that the per centage of prematures has fallen remarkably low, the figures being ony one to many hundred thousands
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
THIS AMERICAN LIKES 2 TO GET IN THE THICK
 OF WHERE IS FIGHTING

FORT BLISS, Tex, Aug. 14.-Pat Kern late private in the Eighth Cav airy, is a soldier of fortune. The urge for excitement drives him to where fighting is in progress. While garrisoned here with his troop Kern became an expert ma chine gunner. Ordered to the Big Bend district of Texas, routing drills grew irksome so he and his bunk ie" deserted-went absent they say in the army.
 Across from Presidio was a Mexi- can federal garrison at Ojinaga be- ing beseiged by Villas forces. Kern and his comrade were placed in charge of the two broken machine guns. They dismantled these, re- assembled them and made one good, working machine gun of the parts. With this they moved down Villa $ men until the federals evacuated the town leaving the two Americans still manning the machine gun.
 They escaped, recrossed the bor- der and surrendered to the com manding officer at Presidio. While serving a term in the prison stock ade here on the charge of desertion Kern escaped, went to Mexico and was last seen going south on a freight train with France and the war as his objective.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
"WAR MANIA" AFFECTS MANY PEOPLE WHO
 WANT TO GO TO LAW

LONDON, Aug. 14.-British courts have had to contend recently with an unusual number of libels on pub lie men which led Justice Darling in Old Bailey court to inquire re- gently whether some of the cases had been brought about by mania due to the war.
 Justice Darling referred to the war mania" which, he said. affects a considerable number of persons in this country, saying:
 "It is obvious that some people, owing perhaps to the long contin- ued military operations and the strain which they put on every one, people who In ordinary cir cumstances would be quiet and de- cent citizens, have taken leave of their senses to some extent, and dc things which they would not do in ordinary times.
 "The defendant, like other per sons I have had in this court, is suffering from a crazy condition Of mind which leads them to do all manner of things, some criminal and some merely foolish. Because I detect this in him, I will not send him to prison"
 The defendant was fined $500.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
German Dead Are Piled Everywhere and Aban- doned Equipment
 Choke Roads.
PLANES BOMB ENEMY
The Flyers Have Done Ef- feCtive Work in Har- rassmg Retreat
 ing Foe.

WITH THE FRENCH, Aug. 14.-- The great sweep of rolling pastures Southeast of Montdidier are marked with the fearful ruin of the terrible battle, that has waged between the French First Army and that of Gen Won Hunter. Great heaps of Ger man dead are everywhere, and the ruins of abandoned equipment choke the roads.
 The spirit of the French has been and is superb. They have under gone great hardships, in an advance of ten kiIometers over fields often swept with machine gun glre.
 One incident is illustrative of the spirit of the officers and men. 4 French General, seeing a battalion hesitate at danger point, drove his automobile into the center of thelr position, and standing erect, shouted s'See the Boehes gone" The mer sprang forward and advanced sever klIometers before stopping.
 Bombing planes have largely re placed heavy artillery for the last few days. Great squadrons of them have been kept ready to answer the call to attack Infantry, conveys to supply trains. In one day 121 planes dropped 21 tons of bombs, blocking enemy troop trains. The attack tied up the enemy troop movements hours.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
GREATEST ENEMY IS
 IMAGINATION OF THE
 SOLDIERS AT FRONT

BEHIND BRITISH LINES IN FRANCE, Aug. 14.-Neither fatigue duty nor working parties are popu- lar with the soldier but they serve a great purpose because in modern war mans greatest enemy is likely to be his own imagination. In the heat of action he has no time for thought. The horrors of war can not force their way through his preoccupied mind But later. when the excitement has died away, the reaction sets in. and realization of the past begins to depress and dead en his vitality, for the memories of a modern battle are more terrible than the actual experience.
 The only antidote to this depres- sion lies in action and activity. Ac- tion provides distraction for the mind. It is this that the working party supplies. and in spite of the generally abusive terms applied to 1t by the soldier, it is really doing him a service.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
MEXICAN TROOPS
 BEING OUTFITTED
 WITH OLD UNIFORMS

CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mex, Aug. IA. troops are again being outfitted with the old style pre-revo- lutionary French uniforms instead of the khih uniform with slouch hats which have been the undress wear of the enlisted soldiers since the. be- gining of the Carranza revolution. The troops of the North are receiv- ing two kinds of uniforms. One is of a khiki-colored cloth with brass buttons for wear on the desert mar ches. The other is the dark blue uniform, piped with red, which was generally used in Mexico during the days of Diez. The same high-crown- ed French cap of blue cloth piped in red is worn with the two uniforms but a covering of the khih colored cloth is issued for wearing over the cap when the fatigue uniform is worn.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
MORE WOMEN ARE
 FROM THE FRONT ARE
 ON EAST RAILWAYS

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. IA. - A gain of 1481 in the number of wom- en employed on the eastern lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad was made during the past month. At the end of July S,354 women were at work in various capacities. In ad- dition, more than a thousand are employed in the general offices at Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
 Previous to the war there were few women in the service of the company. In some departments none were employed. At present women are working in sixty-nine classified occupations which were heretofore considered fit only for men.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
MINE TURNS OUT COAL.

VANCOUVER, Aug. 14.-William Savage, general manager of the Ca nadian Colierics, said at Hotel Van couver that the new South Yelling ton mine plant is almost completed and about 100 tons of coal day are being removed from the new mine, which is located in the heart of the old Dunsmuir properties. By the end of the present month the daily output will have increased to 300 tons a day.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
SLIM FISH DIET.

VANCOUVER, Aug. 10.-Persons who are fond of sockeye salmon will probably have to eat substitute this year. judging from the condition of the sockeye run in British Colum- bia waters and the action just ta- ken by the United States Govern ment.
 Word has just been received in the city that the United States au- thorities have commandeered the bal ance of the sockeye pack left in the country and 75 per cent. of the pinks. None of the fish taken by the Government will be for com mercial purposes.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
ROUND TRIPPERS
 ARE COMING ON
 VISIT TO JUNEAU

SEATTLE, Aug. 1.-The follow ing persons departed for Juneau al 3 o'clock Tuesday afternonn (name of steamer not given.)
 Mrs. J. s. Morgan, wife Of the former City Councilman, W. G. Haz Teton, Walter Laird, l.. s. Smithson H. Guffey, G. c. Earer. For Tread well, Mrs. Elsie Wilson, Misses Amy Ruth and Mary Wilson. Mrs. Lenore There are 13 round trip excursit n ists on board, including Harry Tib bals of Port Townsend.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
IS SAMMIES DISEASE.

PARIS. Aug. 14.-In the last year. 131,075 cases of sickness we're reported in the American forces to figures published by the Stars and Stripes.
 The expeditionary forces lost 2.37 per cent. of its aggregate working time through illness. About one communicable diseases, of which humps was the principal ailment Nineteen per cent. of the cases were pneumonia.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
NOTHING IS TOO GOOD FOR COLORED FOLKS
 WHEN THEY MARRY

There was a porter short at the Gastineau Hotel today.
 It was the wedding day of Baby Face" Ivory with Eileen Robinson, and the groom felt that it was day for publication. He and his friends properly celebrated the oc- casion and no expense was spared.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
MEMORIAL PLATE
 TO BE PLACED ON
 DUTCH STEAMSHIP

ROTTERDAM. Aug. IA memor ial plate recording the names of the Dutch sailors who declined to serve on their ships after the latter had been taken over by the United States authorities, is to be placed aboard the Holland-Americ9n liner Nieuw Amsterdam, on which the men return ed home.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
RECEIPTS NOT AS MUCH AS ARE
 THE EXPENDITURES

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The Ma tional forest receipts for the year ending June 18th total $3.574,000.
 The cost of maintenance was about -$4, 900, ,000
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
EAGER IS ELECTED.

VANCOUVER. Aug. 1.-The Ca- nadian Fisheries Association, now in annual convention at Halifax. has elected Mir. A. l.. Hager. manager of the New England Fish Co. and the Canadian Fishing Co.,. its first vice-president. according to tele- gram received by Mir. Hager.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
CzECH-SLOvAkS
 RECOGNIZED AS
 AN ALLIED NATION
British Government Issues a Formal Declaration in Favor of Those
 People.

LONDON, Aug. 1.-The British Government has issued formal dec laration recognizing the Czech Slo- walks as an Allied nation and the three Czech-Slovak armies as an Allied force, regularly waging war fare against the Central Powers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
WILL PLAY BALL
 WHILE FIGHTING
 THE PRUSSIANS

NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-An order for $500.O0O worth of sporting goods for the American Army overseas placed by the Y. M. c. A. includes S0O00 baseballs and baseball equip ment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
Outchased a Sub

ATLANTIC PORT, Aug. IA. - An American fruit steamer which arriv- ed here reports that it outdistanced a German submarine by running full speed ahead.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
Submarine Is Sunk

ATLANTIC PORT, Aug. IA. - A British armed merchantmen arriving here claims to have sunk an enemy submarine on the Atlantic coast yes terday, according to official informa- tion given out yesterday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
MUSICIANS WILL
 EXPEL ALL ALIEN
 ENEMIES FROM ORDER

CHICAGO, Aug 14.-The Fedora tion of Musicians has decided to ex- pei from membership all alien enc mics, as the result of Government investigation of dislOyalty against
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
LASSICNY IS NOW COMMANDED
 BY THE FRENCH Their Advance to Heights Also Gives Them Con- mand of the Div
 ette Valley.
TAKE OTHER PLACES
Germans Are Desperately Trying to Cling to Parts of Elevations That
 They Hold.

LONDON, Aug. 14.-The French forces have gained the entire sur roundines of Lassiony, giving them command of the town of lassigny and the valley of Divette.
 The Allied forces also command the entire district North of the town.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
Cabinet Meeting Held

WASHINGTON, Aug. IA. The members of the Cabinet yesterday afternoon held an unusually prolong- ed session at which they discussed the German submarine meance off the Atlantic coast.
 It is not known whether any new plans for combating the submarines were formulated at the meeting.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
Visits the Kaiser

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 14-Berlin re- ports that Emperor Charles of Aus tria and the Austrian Foreign Min ister Burian are expected to arrive at the main German headquarters today.
 The belief prevails that all pend ing questions will be discussed, and agreements for future cooperation made.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
BELIEVE THAT
 AUSTR|ANS TO
 TRY OFFENSIVE
Indications That They Are Gathering in Force; Charles Visits with
 the Kaiser.

GENEVA, Aug. 1.-The Austrians are reported to be moving an i'm mense quantity of materials and a great number of troops towards Italy.
 It is expected that the Austrians, probably assisted by the Germans. will attempt a new offensive against the Italians.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
BULGARIA IS TIRED.

WASHINGTON. Aug. l4.-Bulga- ria Is soon to try for separate peace with the Allies. Entente off cials declared here today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
CATHOLIC MINISTER
 IN BUTTE IS DEAD

BUTTE Mont, Aug. 14.-Right. Rev. Manager Dessierre. long iden- tified with the local Catholic church, is dead.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
STRIKERS FIRE
 UPON TROOPERS
 IN M0NTEv|D0
The Situation There Is Reported Serious and the Strike Is
 Spreading.

=
 MONTEVIDIO, Aug. 14--Fifteen thousand strikers assembled and de- Government here yesterday.
 The cavalry attempted to disperse the gathering, and the strikers fired upon the troopers, who returned the fire.
 The extent of the casualties are not known.
 The strike is becoming general throughout the Republic.
 MONTEVIDIO, Aug 14.-A general lines here. Soldiers and policemen are patroling the city.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
TAKE OTHER POSITIONS

WITH THE FRENCH, Aug. 14.- The French forces continue vigorous assaults on Thiecourt Plateau.
 They have captured two addition al important positions, which are the keys to the positions of EeuviIIon and St. caludie Farm.
 The Germans are filling the nu- merous ravines and woods with mus tard gas and are keeping up a heavy machine gun fire in desperate ef- forts to try and cling to those parts Of the heights they still hold.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
On Picardv Front

LONDON, Aug. IA The Allies have captured $50 heavy guns in the Picardy action thus far This, with the Allied captures in the Marne Aisne area makera total Allied gain in guns, since July IS of about 1,200