Show I 1 war prices in parts paris one hears a great deal about th the rising cost of living in germany resulting from the british blockade but comparatively little about the privations of the allies remarks the wall street journal the following letter from an american engineer in paris tells something of the hardships ot of the city of light cold boiled ham costs 95 cents q pound and each thin slice comes to 10 cents butter Is uneatable at lest les than 64 cents a pound and everything is in proportion gasoline li 20 cents a quart alcohol Is out ot of the question as it to Is now 48 cents centa i a quart as compared to 14 before the war sugar Is 14 cents centi a pound 1 I believe the war war wont be over before next nest year year so we w settle down to it as a fait fact to be borne it hits everyone except a few I 1 am corn com fordable for table have enough to eat and ft a good food bed but living Is juste jusiel narrow I 1 just about come out even |