GERMANS SEIZE POLISH WHEAT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 27 August 1917, Page 3

GERMANS SEIZE POLISH WHEAT.

The iron hand with which Prussia is controlling everything in Poland is evidenced in a circular, printed in Polish, which was sent to the landowners recently in'the zone of German occupation by the German district chiefs. The following is a literal translation of the circular:— ,

j "All wheat provisions should be given up to the bearer of the present letter. Threshed wheat will be put in the granary, the keys of which will be given to the bearer (soldier) of the present letter. If you need wheat you will have to inform the soldier telung him of the quantity of wheat you need, and for what purpose. You will give receipt for it to the soldier.

""You must now thresh the wheat which has not been threshed, and this in presence of eoldiiers. It will be necessary to give notice in time to the soldiers the moment you intend to thresh the wheat. Threshed wheat should be handed over to the soldiers and kept locked up in the granary. "You must permit the soldiers to enter all farm buildings, stables and fields, and furnish all information desired.

"The soldiers have the right to control tihe circulation of vehicles and people on the estate, aad to carry out the revision of vehicles.

"You must give convenient lodging to the soldier, and, besides, furnish him free with fuel, lighting, and for the daily maintenance for each man with 200gr of food, 300gr of bread, lOOgr of fat or lard, and a half litre of milk, two eggs and potatoes at your discretion.

"I hope you will not give any difficulties to the soldiers in the doing of their duty, for in that case *I will be obliged to reinforce the' TK>st.|'