GERMANY'S FOOD STRAITS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 10, 11 January 1918, Page 2

GERMANY'S FOOD STRAITS.

A TRAGIC SITUATION. PEOPLE A NEUTRAL'S OBSERVATIONS. (Received 2.30 p.m.) NEW YORK. Jaunary 10. The New York "World's" Berne correspondent interviewed a prominent neutral, who has returned after spending several months in Germany. He says that the food situation is a tragedy and that only the richest are able to stave off the pangs of hunger. Dogs are seldom seen. They have been all eaten Dysentery rages. He saw terrible ravages on the health and stamina of adults in Berlin, including many cases of hernia owing to loss of girth. He was amazed at the Voracious and dis<msting habits of eating in the best hotels. Only one helping is allowed, but the diners could fill their plates, and" they eat with animal ferocity. Malnutrition among the people has resulted in a diminished production. The output of the munition factories has greatly declined. Prices were fabulous, geese brought 30 dollars while soap was unobtainable. The' clamour for peace is heard amono- all classes, particularly the workers. People are hoping that negotiations with Russia will relieve the existing starvation and open the door for a general peace. The spirit of unrest and of incipient revolt is spreading, and the political prisons at Spandau are overflowing. Only the German iron discipline prevents'a revolution. Berlin regards the Kaiser coldly, and all classes detest the Crown Prince because he lives a life of luxury, in glaring contrast to the awful hardships of the troops.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)