Show OD SHORTAGE RINGS RUSSIA l TO STARVATION Jt J- J t 1 Bread Rations J d re Cut to Q pound Quarter t for Each Person f EAT AND EGGS ARE I NOT TO 0 BE OBTAINED welts ven Potatoes Are So Costly as to Be Beyond Reach of Cities' Cities Poor Pool t t Ja Jun 23 Since Since the dl of or the constituent assembly and nd d the disappearance ot or al any oTate late l of or reconciling the striving g political rc parties public attention In 2 Ith Russia is centered on the bread shortage ll rt Sc the thc lack lad of oC practically all the breakdown o of t. t n Hon Rn and the thc commercial stagnation s B the result of the closing of or the Tanks Moscow P and all an the larger dUes of oC Russia ha have little bread Tho The bread ance in rad to- to toI today day I his has helm h been n reduced to a 1 ilu quarter of a aBound Bound lound daB dally daily ft and ml the food commission liar hRs limited cl eggs s to children under 3 years rears each child t 16 to have four eggs a month But cg eggs s arc nrc not obtainable at ati i my in n price The Thai Th- commission also alho has limited fresh Cresh me l to tb children bel between the ages aces of or 3 an dt i t. t with a l half haIr pound l monthly to ca each cacy l c child I 1 I 1 1 IS Ceuta ti U I Potatoes have been substituted for bread at o gorod and man many other aces In ht north Russia but hut the thc cost costI costis I U is I to 18 cents a pound in And consequently the masses of ot Ahe tj e a people cannot bu buy them I I A general suspension Ju of oC passenger i trains rains began today In an effort to I I speed the trans transportation of or from Siberia and south Russia to lo the I north Members em ers of oC the railway mens men's unions ar are remaining at their posts post trying to maintain transportation but locomotives arc are badly hadly disabled rand and I traffic harr is hindered by In the tho masses JH of or I wandering soldiers rr from m all sections of or orthe the Cho country countr who Insist that their trains have haC ha C precedence over o freight l. l Practically Practically tha 11 all trains arriving at grad a are arc c crowded with soldiers the windows in mall many of the thc pa passenger en r ro having ln been broken by the passengers passengers pas pas- to gel pel air Seir er 11 I Former bank hanl In Moscow oS OW OWA A end and Jill Petrograd rad still till refuse f to work under the direction dillton of or t the he moh in- in Withdrawals aIR on oil checks hoeks arc are limited to rubles to each cars depositor I dilly dally and lon long lines ornS- ornS at the tho banks because be uc of th the long delays s 's and difficulties Bolshevist Uc- Uc ties In polling getting money dents arc are opening safe mr deposit lIO il boxes and nd confiscating n l g. g gold Eold old and anil sit sit- v vel ver r for fOI the governor government o eat and turning hoarded paper current accounts ac accounts ac- ac C- C counts count for tor the owners rs r f Street cars carp and lighting plants ha have IUle e suspended ll operations frequently In Pe- Pe pc-I pc b of the lack of or fuel and I car RI lines when hen operating I ii IB so 50 crowded i shy soldiers lad nud nd refugees Ce that much imich of I the l' l rolling stock k I Is broken down In Moscow the car ar lines sale arc In a worse ln than here Soldiers and sailors h have o 1 become peddlers peddlers ped- ped throughout t north H Russia la and arc aie making excursions Into the country countr an and returning to the cities wilh bread meat meal tobacco and su sugar ar Although the city shops are without stocks the streets tre ts are are ir lined with soldiers offering offer offer- ing lug supplies at hl high h prices pric's Illuminating aUng oil Is not obtainable in Petro- Petro Petrograd grad prad rad and candles s arc are selling at 75 cents to fa a One pound of oC su sugar al' al is al- al lowell each person er on monthly by card anI at nt 22 2 cents a pound but su sugar ar bou bought ht without t a card costs jj 5 cents a pound lour Flour Is unobtainable at an any price and lack black bread when bought with cards carlls coats coals i 5 u cents a n pound when available Dispatches es from rom many man points In the and Moscow districts report ration llon star atai ta 1 Thousands marched yesterday in a the peaceful PCt demonstration following funeral services S for M. M Lug Orr SIberian SI- SI jerian berlan member of the constituent ass assembly assembly as as- as- as s a and 1111 the other victims of oC last Fridays ys demonstration The elt city w was was s quiet during the day the holiday annl- annl nHU of ur Bloody Sunday Jan 0 9 |