Show GERMANS SEEK TO CUT CUTOFF CUTOFF CUTOFF OFF ENGLISH PROVISIONS LONDON Sept 8 3 O a. a I. I m. m m. The Th Standard states that the tho Germans ar are arc making a desperate attempt to deprive the United Kingdom of ot provisions supplied supplied supplied sup sup- plied by th the tho Scandinavian lan countries German agents it says aro are now trav tray cling through Norway Sweden and Denmark Denmark Den Den- mark offering prices 20 O per cent higher than those thoe carried b by British contracts To aid this attack the German government government govern govern- ment has removed the import duty on provisions En English merchants are aro concerned lest les tho the Danish merchants merchant Influenced by German high prices price should divert some of ot their trade to Gormany Germany Such practice practice tice they state is 18 contrary to the es es- es trade principle of ot giving preference preference to a regular customer In time o of I stress I |