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senior British port omceF' ,,i pr,lard
Tn tho barbor IN American Admlrhi Dui,aiu'
wos at the head of the American havai ana's
aboard the cruiser Birmingham. me Ans,
lean force afoat consisted OF 'he .o",
strovors Strhling. Gregory, Luce and Caesar.
W. soard chat the Olympia Admiral Deweys
aarshin a. the battle of Manila bay ana
Iatal, from the ice-bound Russian port Oh Aren-
oncol was dine to arrive In few days Win "h
outfit of marines.
Food Prices Tumble.
A. 70 the people of Fiume, they were comnen.-
,nv N enioy the fruits of peace, even though .ne
tov,n nossessed warke aspect; the Iooo o,oNA
odo had been broken and high prices Eau .u.n
HE'D with the arrival of the first allied ioousnips
~ torrihle war prices common In Fiume, as we"
as in other portions of Austria, became heino'y
Tho food control policy of the Austrlans' as wen
ne tho Germans, had been fundamentally wione'
All through the war the rich could Duy ioous'us'
and could hoard. while the poor hao 70 y. aoAe
the best way possible. frlees sohseH
tanned an unheard of level
rice. of which large quantities are sonsulneu
oven In peace times, cost SlO pouhu, Aiu So
after the armstlce was signed droppeu " - 800
: Wound which was high enough, everyone granteu.
nnr,ng the war days wheat flour cost from %
% se . Mound. beet sugar retailed at " pouho'
oorn f,onr cost 81 a pound Further north IN Aus
tria prices were even higher.
IN account of the shortage In the supply OF
"a cotton goods the cost Of these materials
a,so scared. Thread during the war. COST 90 :
-, a. Fiume one linen sheet cost $lIo; SUI.
~ ,otn,no made by tailor cost 5000, and an OF
S,,arv cotton shirt cost $50. Shoes made OF ieath
- I'D leather substitutes brought $40. lea an.
$50 asneeialy the latter. which Is largely nsea
IN the Balkans cost $50 pound
Tho death rate among the very young ana .he
,..r, old was horrible during the war days No'
.n,y was the younger generation, porn just pf'ot
on .ha war. great sufferer from the food snort
70 us -. tha habIes born this year are physically
vs. ,artallv unfit This IL true not only In Fiums
a tho rstrian peninsula. but throughout Hungary
a.'s s Austria men who had investigated the stua-
an. to,a me. American food experts verified inc
statements.
:. 81. minds eve Of Italian officials. Fiume y
,yar-ravaged city, but the beginning OF =
r~oSnarous metropolis peopled by itahahs iarseD
ard onen 10 the peoples OF the world.
Italv sacrificed 100000 men killed In action, ana
,early million wounded In order TO overcome
sa-....n domination through central Europe. ana
also TO restore to Italy some OF those iahis ''A'
are adjacent to the motherland
Tna Italians are advancing strictly military
.--r,r,apt for possession OF Fiume and part OF
sss nalmatian coast at least Not only are these
Lands largely peopled with Italians who speak the
,s.gnare hut the lands themselves possess aa-
yantares in military way that Italy must take
into consideration II she Is to develop Into nrss-
class nation
Prom Trieste. down the coast Of me Adriaue 70
vaoua the eeastllne Is rugged ana contains scores
of harbors and lnlets which AFFORD excellent shelter
"a enemy warcraft The Italian coast. from Venice
"a grudis on the other side OF the sea- Is OILY avs
hours stcamlng distance away for fast varsnspx'
and the coast Itself i ast and saarzay and oezl'
TO defend