GERMAN ARMY SHORT OF FOOD
THE TRUTH IN AllMrioßDJiliS. Australian-New Zealand Cable.Association. ' , ( (Rcc.,August 9, 6.40 p.m.) ' ■ , London, August 8. ; Statements which have been made by Gormau prisoners show tliat the _ troops- 'iu the trenches have oiie meatJess day per week; those .'behind tho tiring line, have up to four. 'The meat ration since tho war began lias been reduced to about half. Captured Army , Orders: frequently allude to tho stringency of the British blockade, and especially to the scarcity of fodder. '.The men are warned that unless they keep ; within the fodder allowance it will be / impossible to hold out to the end. . These documents as a whole show that there is an increasing difficulty in feeding .the German.army, and give evidenco of the energy with which the commanders are trying to stave off tho crisis. : , '
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2846, 10 August 1916, Page 5
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136GERMAN ARMY SHORT OF FOOD Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2846, 10 August 1916, Page 5
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