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Show FOOD PROBLEM AT PETROGRAD SAID TO BE SERIOUS LONDON, March If), 11:50 a. m The management of all food supplies in the Petrograd district is to be placed in the hands of municipal authorities. This decision was reached, Renter 'b Petrograd Pet-rograd correspondent telegraphs, at an extraordinary eonierenee held yesterday yester-day to deal Vith the food problem at the capital, which is said to be urgent. The duina will be asked to vote the necessary extension of powers to enable en-able the" municipality to deal with the matter during the 'war. During the discussion it was stated that, there were reserves of rye and wheat flour in Petrogra.d and that sufficient suf-ficient fresh supplies were arriving. |