Evening journal., 1918-01-26
Stories From German Newspapers

The Schlesische Zeitung OF October &
reports:
The president Of the Union OF Ger
man Newspaper Publishers feels con-
strained to defend the war economy Of
flee for the newspaper trade against
recent attacks in various newspapers,
particularly the Berliner Lokal-Anzeig-
er and the Beriner Tageblatt, which
had accused the office and its head,
Herr Relss, OF making the paper short
age a personal question; in other
words, Of favorltism.
1.-THE president asserts that the unior
is in a better position to judge Of the
matter than individual newspaper own
ers and complains Of the injustice OF
bringing personal accusations against
those who who have worked voluntar-
lily and successfully in dealing with the
paper question. Without their labOrs
the publication Of German papers
would have been hardly possible"
The Vosssche Zeitung (Oct. 81 learns
that further restrictions, especially IN
the heavy Sunday traffic, are cOntem-
plated in the passenger railway service,
and suggests the introduction Of per-
mits for travelling as the best means
Of accomplishing the object in view
the economy Of coal.
A Budapest telegram to the Frank
furter Zeitung (Oct. y shows that the
Hungarlans are still distrustful OF the
much-dlscussed economic union Of the
Central Powers.
The Hungarian Manufacturers Asso-
citation declares that any such union
must be absolutely conditional upon
Hungary preserving unrestricted her
economic independence, while the ex-
stence OF her national industries must
be in no way endangered, as only the
development Of these Industries after
the war can bring about an improve
ment in the financial situation and
make good the economic damage caused
by the war. The association further in
ssts that the negotiations now pro-
ceeding between the Hungarian and
German Governments should be only Of
an Informative character, and no defl-
mite or binding agreements should be
entered into as long as the economic
results Of the conclusion OF peace can
not be known.
The Munchner Neucs,e Nachrichteu
Sept. 27) receives the following fish
ing report from the coast:
"The catches from the chief fishing
centers on the Baltic, viz, Kiel, Flens-
burg and Eckcrnforde, have been in
significant this month also. At the be-
ginning Of August large supplies
reached Flensburg. but since then thers
have been no good catches; the herring
catches from Brunswick and Sender
burg have not been repeated TO any
great extent, and sprats, too, are
scarce.
"The Holding fishing feet which, il
mid-August, brought good catches to
Flensburg, including mackerel and cod,
now only arrives with scanty catches
OF sea nsh; Danish mackerel Is very
dear, much more so than last year
THE reduction Of prices expected
/ from the Capitalization OF the fish
trade has unfortunately not been at
I tanned; on the contrary, the price OF
almost every kind OF lsh has consider
ably increased since early summer.
Some Flensburg fishermen, encouraged
| by last years catches, started on the
winter herring. but with such poor re-
suits that the expedition, which, In
deed started too soon. was postponed.
/ No herrings are caught in the Schles-
/ wig-Holsteln coastal waters either
only. at Aalen are fairly rich catches
obtained and placed on the market.
"As mackerel fishing has begun in
Kiel waters it is assumed that large
shoals Of mackerel have visited the
western Baltic on the whole therefore,
/ the sea fishing in western Baltic waters
and in the neighboring Danish fishing
grounds has achieved no important re-
suits"