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Show I War Prices In Paris. One hears a great deal about th rising cost of living In Germany, resulting re-sulting from the British blockade, but comparatively little aoout the privations priva-tions of the allies, remarks the Wall Street Journal. The following letter from an American engineer In Paris tells something of the hardships of the City of Light: "Cold boiled ham costs 95 cents a pound, and each thin slice comes to 30 cents. Butter is uneatable at less than 64 cents a pound, and everything every-thing is In proportion. Gasoline la 20 cents a quart. Alcohol Is out of the question, as it Is now 48 cents a quart, as compared to 14 before tha war. Sugar Is 14 cents a pound. "I believe the war won't be over before next year, so we settle down to It as a fact to be borne. It hits everyone except a few. r am comfortable, com-fortable, have enough to eat and a good bed. but living s ),. (nap. row) ; I just about come out even " |