Show SCARCITY a OF F PETROLEUM BERLIN May 21 A X great preat scarcity of ot petroleum prevails in Berlin Bertin According to o some Rome reports It cannot he bought In I tho the shops at all ali Notwithstanding the tho scarcity It y however the price has b been en held uniformly at 22 per litre since tho the war began but there is now a movement on foot toot to raise It to 30 pen pen- It Is explained that t the German branch of ot the Standard Oil Company n purposely kept down the price to ao that petroleum might not be displaced during the he war by gas caa or electricity |