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Show FOOD FOR FISHES. Tho various tribes or species of fish that make their home in the waters around England and Ireland are living high these days. According to Lord Rhondda, the British food controller, German submarines in a single week in December sank no less than three million pounds of bacon and four million mil-lion pounds of choesc. We should im-gine im-gine that a fish fed on either bacon or cheese would be prime eating for an epicure. Fit, in fact, to bo placed on the table with tho nut-flavored hams of old Kentucky or liny of tho other delicacies which are now but dimly remembered by those who do riot have a chance at the war profits. As it is possible to give any kind of fish a bacon or chocso flavor in the cooking, we think it would be entirely safe for tli o English and French hotels and restaurants res-taurants to advertise such specialties. "Tinned" fish could ulso Ire given the required flavor in like manner and exported ex-ported to the United States, where a great number of people will pay fancy prices for any tiling that is "imported, you know." Lord Klionddii's statement regarding 'ho amount of bacon and cheese sunk in one week iu December will cause people peo-ple to wruMiiT how many million tons of foodstuffs have been sent to the bottom of tho ocean since the war began. be-gan. The total amount must be appalling. appall-ing. But while the British are being forced to tighten up their belts on account ac-count of the failure of all their food vessels to reach port in safety, they have the consolation of knowing that the Germans are compelled to feed the fishes instead of taking prizes home to aid in filling the stomachs of the Huns. While nearly the whole world is on short rations, millions of people are either slowly starving or rapidly approaching the starvation point, it seems a sin 'to destroy so much food. But such is war, aud the blame for such a hapless condition of affairs rests upon the central powers of Europe, some of whose statesmen are now be-: ginning to realize the fact that they cannot win the struggle. v There are starvation stories from Russia, where conditions are much worse than at any time during the existence ex-istence of the empire. There are ever-recurring ever-recurring bread riots in Austria, where the proletariat is demanding peace. The same situation exists to some extent in Germany, where the power of the mili tary is supreme. The plight ot Italy and France is serious, but there are no bread riots. The working population of Great Britain is becoming restless but there will be no outbreaks. In the United States we have plenty of food. Let us share it with the allied conn-tries. |