El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-30
HUNS SUSTENANCE'
PROBLEM CHEERING.
AS PEACE TERMS.
SUPPLIES EXPECTED FROM
RUSSIA, BUT FAIL To ARRIVE

/ @makeshift'' aptly suits the German
food situation, for there may be sup
plies Of one article awhile, then it will
suddenly be as scarce as hens teeth.
Since July fish could only be pur-
chased in Berlin and Charlottenburg
against meat tickets Fresh black
berry leaves We're introduced this
SUMMER as the most satisfactory tea
substitute yet found Milk is plenti-
full in Bavaria but apportioned only
on special orders for children in Prus-
STA The public practically had to do
without fruit this fall. so that the
government could provide Jam for the
army. then the homes. Carrots are
used as a jam diluent. Some surplus
fruit was rationed at Breslau and
Munich In Bavaria walnuts were "a
toned, the growers being permitted
to retain only 30 pounds for family
use.
But despite all these restrictions and
shortages, Berlin restaurants put up
q fairly good front" although prices
are high.
The meatless weeks Is causing an
attempt to obtain more fresh water
fish. Some families with small
grounds have taken to chicken rails
ing and goat keeping in order to meet
the egg and milk shortages. Latest
figues show e5,0O0,000 fowl in Ger
many an increase OF 10 percent in
the past summer Goat Keeping has
increased especially in small towns
Before the war there were 2.154.547
goats in Germany Now there are
2.39S.919. In Munich milk IS 20 to ~
pfennings a litre Dust under a quartz
retail. while in Hanover It is IS. where
butter sells at 3 n 5 pr. per pound
IN Berlin butter is six marks a pound
and at Frankfort four. Adults in Ger
many are allowed ten meat coupons
q week.
Peas and beans had more than dou-
hled in price by 1916 and since have
risen. Rice had quadrupled in price
by July, 1916. Foreign lard is unob-
tainable. Buckheat meal had more
than doubled by July. 1916
Farmers Under Regulation.
The government has surrounded the
farmers with veritable maze Of regu-
lations. Certain kinds OF fodder must
be fed during specified seasons; in
ventories OF all livestock are demand
ed, permission must be obtained 10
sell stock for slaughter purposes and
heavy penalties, including withdrawal
OF the privilege of self provisioning,
are levied for contravention OF regu-
lation. These are especially severe,
but secret evasion Of the regulations
is widespread.
The president OF the Dresden and
Saxon master butchers said it had
been officially ascertained that $780,
0GO head Of cattle and 1900. 900 sheep
have been illcitly slaughtered Farm
ers were blamed Farmers in Bavaria
are holding out eggs. The Muenscher
Neuste Nachrichten says that in Ba-
varia between June 2 and July 20.
1917. 100000 eggs were delivered,
while in the corresponding period
1918. but 27,O0O.00O came in Butter
deliveries likewise decreased
The newspaper pointed out that the
decreases were mostly from regions
where Illicit trading was known TO
flourish.
The Berlin milk supply has been
falling off so much that the Vor-
waerts suggests milk be increased to
pr $50 per litre in order to stimu-
late production. Prices now are pr
IS to 4S. Children in Berlin under two
years are allowed one ntre Of mill
daily, while those from the third to
the sixth year may have half q litre-
All in all. Germany is no place for
a hungry man