GERMANY'S ECONOMIC STRENGTH

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2403, 8 March 1915, Page 6

GERMANY'S ECONOMIC STRENGTH

'ALLEGED TO BE UNBROKEN. (Rec. March 7, 3.30 p.m.) I Amsterdam, March 6. V j The "Cologne Gazette," reviewing the situation, states that after seven'months jbt war the German labour market has maintained it-s conditions, and they are generally favourable; Both goods and 'passenger .traffic on the : railways have ;almost equalled those of 1914, and ,'argues that these modest facts are as 'significant as news of victory, showing as they do that the country's economio (strength is unbroken. j RIOTS IN CERMAN C[TIEB. [WOMEN /AND CHILDREN INJURED. : ' (Rec. March 7, 4 p.m.) . 'y Copenhagen/ March 6.' : - Serious _ riots have taken place in -;tivestern cities of Germany owing to the of potatoes.; Crowds besieged ithe markets of Cologne, and looted the 'shops. The-police-and military used words and rifle butts, and hundreds of j'iiromen and'children were injured. [ . HEAVY FOOD EXPORTS. i • . MUM SCANDINAVIA. (Rec. March 7, 4 p.m.) : ! ■ Copenhagen, March 6. ; There are heavy food exports from all | J>arts of Scandinavia' to Germany. Six > thousand cars are awaiting discharge and orders. _ | The Associated Bacon Factors censure : their fellow members for trading with ' Germany, who offers high prices.