The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
TEUTON FOOD STORE
NOW AT LOWEST EBB.
Germany Cuts Meat, Flour and
Potato Ration Even More
Deeply.
ONE-FIFTH OF PEACE TINE
Rumania Contributes Nothing
and Supplies From the
Ukraine Are Small.


TAsutso1oN. Aug. s.--Food supplies
in Berlin and other cities of Germany
seriously short throughout the year
have reached the lowest state OF short
age since the beginning OF the war four
years ago. according to reports which
reachcd Washington this week.
Tho bread ration is again Reduced,
end the quantity OF potatoes. beans and
other vegetable, that may 30 consumed
OF ore day brought down to "A smaller
mas iinuIn. ard measures of more strin-
gent character put Into effect to con-
serve fars and ella.
Meatleas weaks---the first since the
war rar;ed---are TO go into effect Au-
gust 15, to be observed once in four
weeks until further notice.
Careful estimates OF the nutrtttve
value OF the daily ration that will be
allowed to the civilian population, which
have been made By dietary experts Of
the United States Government. place
the figure at about one-fifth of the aver
age in Germany at the outbreak OF
the war.
The fact that meatless days arc to
be introduced Is interpreted here as
pointing to the lowest extremity that
has been reached by the Germans In
meeting the food situation. The meat
ban will include such war delicacies as
rabbit sausage" crow flesh and other
cxpedients.
The Individual daily bread ration Of
the German hereafter will be that Of
100 grams OF -four The reduction is
from 200 grams The -four comprises
90 per cent Of the wheat grain. This
Is considerably In excess Of the Amer!-
can utilization Of wheat grain. Potato
-four Is being used extensively as a
! substitute for grain fours. although
possessing a reduced nutr!tive value.
Restrictions on the use of this -four
are imposed also. and in many local.
ties the population Is required to mix
this commodity with wheat -four.
The farmers OF Germany have received
| notification that all the barley crop. as
we'll as several other cerealA must go
| entirely to bread purposes The -four
from these grains will be mixed with the
wheat and potatoc products.
The potatoes ration has been reduced
from seven pounds week per capita to
three pounds. The extent of this reduc-
ton Is realized on the fact that average
consumption of potatoes per capita in
Berlin before the war was twenty pounds
! week.
The meat shortage results from the
heavy slaughter OF feeding cattle last
summer because Of drought and crop
failure Virtually all cattle have dis
appeared except in the outlying districts.
| where milch cows are still found. The
hog supply is heavily depleted also. and
the pigs are lacking in fats.
Failure Of the Germans to receive food
supplies from Rumania in July has
proved a serious disappointment. Moth
ing has come from that country since
| February.
One Of the most serious internal effects
which the war has had on Germany is
! in the deterioration of the soil 1nvest-
cations conducted this summer show n
very heavy decrease in Its productive
power, which promises to be even greater
next year No fertilizer and practically
no labor have been expended on the fields
since the start Of the war.
A food office has been created by the
German Government In the Ukraine.
with Graven,tz, Under State Secretary TO
the German Ministry of Food as vice
president Under his efforts .Tonsign-
| ments OF bacon and sugar are arriving
In Germany as well as three truckloads
| OF sailed fish,