German Dogs Go On Rations

Northern Advocate, 30 November 1939, Page 4

German Dogs Go On Rations

German newspapers state that dogs more than 16 inches high are to have food ration cards. This will entitle them to scraps from the butchers’ shops. Dogs under 16 inches must get their scraps from their masters’ tables. French radio descriptions of Maginot Line troops’ menu have goaded Berlin radio into a request to stop the broadcasts. According to the French radio, troops in the Maginot Line are being fed on hors d’oeuvres, eggs lo Russe, followed by soup, fish and veal cutlets, and pudding. “I wish,” said the German announcer, “they would not broadcast such nonsense to our soldiers just to make their mouths water. “Our fare is plain but plentiful. Our soldiers on the West Wall can fight without hors d’oeuyres and caviare sandwiches.” Feeling Blockade. Reports reaching neutral countries show that Germany is already feeling the effects of the Allied blockade. The first effects of the blockade are:— Germany has lost half her foreign trade. Her internal retail trade has fallen by more than half. About 1,000,000 Germans have become unemployed. Rationing, reducing the turnover of the shops, has so increased overhead expenses that 10 per cent, of all shops have closed. Food supplies, except butter and ■other fats, are not immediately threatened.