Germany

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 53, 1 November 1915, Page 3

Germany

SERIOUS FOOD SHORTAGE. [United Press Association.j Copenhagen, October 30. The Politiken states that Germany is entering on a second winter campaign with a serious food shortage, and only a few can afford to satisfy their appetites. The Gerrnays are hoping for success in the Balkans*, to secure supplies through Constantinople and Sofia. Amsterdam. October 31. The German Federal Council Ims decreed that butchers must not sell raw or cooked meat on Tuesdays and Fridays, and that restaurants must not serve meat, venison, poultry, fish, or dishes cooked with lard or bacon dripping, on Mondays and Thursdays. Fork must not he sold on Saturdays. There is no prohibition of meat dishes in private houses, as the Council expects the well-to-do to perform their duty to the Fatherland, and so facilitate a more regular distribution of foodstuffs containing fat. London, October .10. A cable to the New York Tribune says that a neutral who has returned to' Germany states that the internal conditions there are more serious thjui the world knows. The} recent riots'in Berlin were ugly-manifestations of'tko spirit of the people. ;| A State food monopoly is surely coming, but the authorities are delaying this owing to the alarm it would cause. The papers, lie says, 'contain nothing but reports of great victories, hut the people are suspicious 'rif official news, and are asking: "If these victories have been achieved, why is the war continuing, and why are the Allies refusing to talk peace ?" _____