THE CENTRAL POWERS.
GERMANY'S ECONOMIC POSITION.
FAILURE OF THE CROPS
REDUCTION OJ? RATIONS,
(Reuter 5 s Telograms.)
London, Oct. 14. French information, regarding the economic .situation in Germany indicates that the position is becoming worse. The corn crops have failed, and the outlook for oats and barley is bad. The 1917 harvest is 43 per cent, below that of normal years. A certain amount is expected from the Roumanian granaries. The failure of the fodder crop is seriously affecting the breeding industry and the milk supply. The price of bread is beginning to I double. The weekly meat ration is reduced to lialf a pound. Trade and industry are practically at a standstill. The publication of vital statistics is suppressed owing to the alarming figures. Conditions in Austria-Hungary are infinitely worse.
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Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14539, 17 October 1917, Page 5
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131THE CENTRAL POWERS. Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14539, 17 October 1917, Page 5
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