The sun., 1918-07-30
Wars Greatest Economic
Crisis SurmOunted, Says
Washington.
ALLIES SAFE NOW
TeutOns Launched Drive for
Coast on Learning AL
lies Peril.
MORE FOOD IN GERMANY
Crops Better Than Last Year,
Though Austria Suffers
Ukraine Yield Disclosed.
MORE FOOD IN GERMANY
Special Despateh to THs srs.


WASHINGTON, July 20. - THE Sun
presents herewith a complete summary
Of the European food situation both In
the allied countries and In the Central
Powers and their conquered territories,
which is gathered from the latest re-
ports on food matters to this Govern
ment from official sources in Europe.
These reports reveal for the first
time the full significance Of the act Of
Food Administrator Hoover yesterday
in cabling a message to this country
which released the American hotel and
restaurant proprietors, as we'll as the
housewives. from the pledge given by
them TO refrain from the use of wheat
in breadstufYs until after the harvest
this year had been gathered.
Equals Military Victory.
This message notified the Govern
ment here, 1t is now learned. that Eng
land and the other allied Powers had
turned successfully the greatest eco
nomic crisis Of the war and converted
what seemed in February and March
10 be defeat into an economic victory
Of unparalleled proportions in mid
summer victory which is counted
as important by this Government as
any success that has come to the mill
tary forces Of the allied nations.
The reports to which THE SUN has
hal access and upon which the follow
ing summary of food conditions is
based show:
That Great Britain on March
faced a food crisis Of such alarming
proportions that this country was
notified that the war could be con-
tlnued successfully only by the i'm
mediate sending Of 100000 bushels
OF wheat and enormous quantities OF
meat and other foodstuffs for the
civilian population.
That Germany learned Of this con-
dition and launched the first OF the
series OF spring and summer military
onensives without delay, hoping by
pushing the English armies back to
the coast to break the backbone Of
British resistance and because of the
food crisis compel London to sue for
Immediate peace.
That Germany obtained approx
mately 33,0o0,000 bushels OF grain
from the Ukraine. which supplemented
the available supply OF the Central
Powers sufficiently to justify, at least
In part, the gamble in "Ukrainian fu-
tures" in which the food officials and
Government authorities at Berlin had
engaged.
stopped Fats From Neutrals.
That the embargoes which the
United States placed on the exporta-
ton OF foodstuffs to the neutral ma
tons OF Europe to respond TO Eng
lands appeal for aid compelled those
countries to draw upon their own sup
plies of live stock, resulting in a re-
duction which since has stopped the
expectation Of fats and oils to Ger
many and converted the British situa-
ton into an economic factor against
the Central Powers.
That food restrictions of all sorts
are now being either lifted or modi-
ned In both England and France. with
Indications that 1t will not be neces-
ooiN u TtstOTe tHeiIl uuIiHB tHc icSi
OF the war.
That the food supply of Germany Is
slightly better than 1t was year ago,
with the exception of oils and fats.
which are heavily decreased In volume
"a situation which the Germans are
attempting to overcome through the
use Of vegetable oils.
That Austria Hungary is subsisting
at this time on small food importa-
tions from Rumania and the Ukraine
In addition to such crops as are being
produced in that country. and that the
Hungarian press Is greatly alarmed
over the situation and expressing fear
OF deplorable food shortage next
winter.
That the Rumanan harvest Is dis
tnctly unfavorable and that the
drought which is making Itself un-
Pleasantly felt In Germany is a grave
danger to the fruit and vegetable
crops Caterpiliars and other forms
~ plague are rav!shing many of the
food crops OF this country.
That there is no scarcity OF food
sturs In France and prices generally
are lower than for a long while. The
rrice OF meat has been reduced and
'h~ French Minister has accumulated
sifhcient stocks Of foods to make
Continued on Third Pags.