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Show VIENNA NOW CITY OF FRICHTFUI . PRIVATIONS: Paints Dark Picture of Misery in Capital and Other Regions of Once Rich, Proud Nation. Sfarvation and Death by Freezing Face Populace; Popu-lace; Succor Must Come Quickly, He Says.j By KARL H. VON Wl EG AN D. jr.iversal Service Staff Correspondent. .ircial Cable Dispatch. iiMLIN, Oct. 19. X have just re-(r.vd re-(r.vd a long personal message from Dr. rrl Renner, chancellor of the Austrian ; :mblic, which, in answer to my tele-f.'!i:c tele-f.'!i:c inquiry as to the actual food and -A situation in Vienna, describes the : :iy in the Austrian capital in graphic 1-nris. Tho message fully bears out re-trM re-trM reports that unless relief reaches : -j Austrian capital forthwith a ter- catastrophe will be inevitable. Here L Chancellor Rentier's telegram: If tho American people had any idea i ins misery and suffering reigning to-in to-in Vienna they wTould certainly not r.e their aid. Through America's ac-li"'y ac-li"'y for the relief of children, hundreds ' thousands of Vienna's little ones were I ' ei nourishment and strength. Through 'it America has earned for herself the r-itest gratitude of our people. It would a ray of hope if we could hear that ' 5 great work of humanity could be E't-tlnued yet for a time. "A truly terrifying scarcity of food pre-in pre-in Austria, more especially in ' -nna, with its close to half a million "octants. Vienna has been fed upon 'basis of rations which medical experts ' tiered absolutely essential as a mini-: mini-: -"i of nourishment. I0OD RATIONS ARE 3EADILY DIMINISHED. 'Even that minimum could not be auy- 4 and the present situation may be l-iti when it is said that the amount hi than the minimum, which is more lKrly described as 'hunger ration is "Iwieer available for our people ( 'With tho utmost efforts we have suc-In suc-In temporarily maintaining the ration, but we have been compelled '"tally to reduce the rations of flour noklng purposes, and, since only a "'toys' supplies are on hand in Vienna, 1 "her reduction for next week will be :"tatle. Jaemeat rations, which for some time have been only one-fifth of a pound J'r. per person, have had to be sus-- entirely for the coming week be-; be-; ;C no meat is available, while for tho ; following thero will bo enough for ls,rlttion, and that ration wijl go to part of tho population. ""-K SUPPLY NOW LOWEST POINT. . reh iii,k for babies- up to one year ' nursing mothers and for tho sick ; :ll.tt)lo In Vienna only In greatly '"rL-U,;Vnll'e3- 1,1 ordOT "eut the t H requirements, as best pos-1-on r '" miilc distributed for , "."" two to six years old. but 'Vii i i, 0 mt modest extent, : rs end S"" y ui this is "uw lleiU'- terrible situation in Vienna has ' U-.l i,, ,,e ,1,,e ""' Ut tho credits ' ein , , ullled Powers to Austria Mver , Wilh ev,''5' me;ina In ' !,, m hi' measures have been .'n',,','" Vil'n- The timely bririg-liv' bririg-liv' owi own harvests has been lo- t ' coal and gasoline. Ave "I1"" "' Kreat supply : luiiire ,1 ,r,VC!sts u"' Vienna in the ts h',. our own soil can- 'Wal "ver sufficient food for ''iwSE1" Ut f "Gi'eements closed '". for I 8tates' especially Jugo-' Jugo-' , nt !"'s' 18 hindered bv the "Hie Hi lransDortation and finan-"t finan-"t dl ivi!' 50 that alao tat !urco JSTRIAN FINANCES Jarful shape. i ,n werln. has been purchased. : ;i WaiiMti Austrla's finances onlv ,0,lv n! ' wh'ch assured supplies !-v,;n '"""th, could ho procured, " d diAi 6 ?Ck of transportation .i . "-a difficulties. ,.,itfluncuu Uu;Uion s ronderod Ku !iv -Vistri US , the Permanent decline I " :i:m V , kronen (normally nine- huvinp f cent. now one cent). , -Jnpplies om of 01ir own 0ntiaucd ou pagG o ColuinITr EM i(S PROMPT IIP FOR AUSTRIA (Contained Fro.n Page One.) means of payment is wholly out of the question. "To this critical state of affairs must he added the eatastrophal coal famine. Austria produces hut a minimum part of her coal consumption, and in the main has been depeiioent on imports from tipper tip-per Silesia, Poiand and Czeeho-Slovakia. Rc-oeatedlv agreements have been concluded con-cluded with these stales, hut they were never carried out. The causes for this are. chieily. reduced re-duced production, transportation difficulties difficul-ties and the prevailing political conditions. condi-tions. For months we have made desperate des-perate efforts to obtain coul, in which we were suppor'.ed by the allied mls.-ious in a most commendable manner. Despite all these efforts and all promises, the situation today is simply awful. RAIL SERVICE IS it nKinvTfiE. -Even railroad traffic has had to he i reduced. On.v a very few trains are run- . nin? and thee are irr auiar atid extremely ex-tremely roiv. Almost daily food trams are stalled because of lack of the necessary neces-sary coal. 'Recen'.lv householders in - P tiiia received re-ceived on i ie aver.me only two ami one-tenth one-tenth pounds of coal per day. ar.d winter is comii.s on. Street car traffic has heen wholiv s:s-pended for the entire next week.' At nlcht the city is wrapped in dai-ki ess Of course, the pr,-ater part ol the industries are at a standstill tor the laok of coal, the result of which is un-emoiovmei.t un-emoiovmei.t a: d a'. s"nce of exports, which explains the status of our mono aoro-nl. Cmlv extensive credit can save us. How serio-.s the situation is may be gathered from ti e fa.-t that we s.-wcl be compelled within u few days to bcg.n sclUmi abroad our art treasures. "To keep tne population for a few days from dviiur from Inn. cor. we have to sell some of the priceless specimens, of Austrian ait. , "It i" very rpK-stlonable wh. ther the people of Vienna will have sumcier.l c"al to cook. H-.e.'.ii.ir itvii.ir rnui'i- wih be epiite out of the .pp -tlon. Keen the hospitals hos-pitals have no supply of coal. Causes Grave Fears. Tree,-, rond.tacis tcive cause for the qrea-est fears. It Is hardly pos.-il.ie to i imagine lh- sufferit:!.- tiict wih Kt" " of t.-.,s f--r the l-op-.i ition win-se s'r-n!n and vitality elrendv ;ir-: so i-du.-e,l thro:i;h tiie privations of the last live ' e,'-"'itural'v. the children, the aced and the sick are most i""'i to this misery. Manv thousands already h.i fallen vie tun to the cottinucs ut.d'-rt.our.snni'-ut, even th-.och the- deitll If r 1 1 f 1 - i. I e flVf! some ii: as tip- wis- Kspe, biby child morta'ltv ha- enormou'ilv lner.-,ie,. "i'p to t;-,e . resent time tin-people l.ave epdui-d th.s ind' scribable sufferliiL,' with exiraordin-.rv c ::-. F-iblic ord-r reer w-s eriou-iv disturbed m Vienna, I not even when the ooinmunl.-t. reicned in ilucitary and Itavar.a and manv towns In Orm-.ny htid stre.-t fi.itu.K helwe-n .Spartacists and fxjyail t-1. Must Avert Danger. "(i' cour-e no or.e can tuartintee that no outbreak, born of nesp.ur, will come if help is not Kiv.-n at the earliest possible pos-sible mo. net. t. That h! should above j.) ,.',f. p,. j,i creflits for food and raw mat'-iial- further, in oara and locomotives for 1 r:. i,s;,ori:ii? inn 1 u; . "fii-.e thlr.c shouhl b" elon. tnat W. to rrake an enri to the pre ent con.lilloiis of affair:-! uo'l'-r wliich ev.-rv c-oiintrv. ever-,' villas."-, leirH til'- ll'l i 111,' of f.,fl to ot.r phi. -a' I'lireslrlete.J traffic, tr.Kl fiom peopi,- to pco.;-. from place to plaee, mu"t i e reH'oreil. 4: In in tlu- hlt-h.st ih.o-eo Irrational that. Va-nna shoukl 'I' P' n'l upon Aineri'u for food v.heri I, at, a few hour away u'- r'sloi. where tl..n- exl -t relatively ;i surplus of foo'l. Am a mailer of .-ours-, v.-e Mioual K'-t oiirselvr-H In a condition to r.rodi'ce In our own 1 n'lu Jt rl' M so that lit could X'.-hK' our ex,,i,roi for food." |