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Show oo FOOD SITUATION BETTER IN GERMANY Berlin, via London, Aug. 4, 7:05 a, m. Tho food situation in Germany Is satisfactory, according to an official statement dealing with the economic status of the nation.' The statement compares the harvests har-vests of 1914 and 1915 and says: "The splendid organization 6f the distribution of bread and corn, as well as the system of economical consumption con-sumption and the storing of supplies, enabled us to overcome the unfavorable unfavor-able economic year of 1915-16, without serious derangement of the life of our people. The present economic year promises to be oven more satisfactory." satis-factory." After denying reports of threatened threat-ened famine or of restrictions, which would endanger health, the statement concludes:' "Our meat supply is ample. An arrangement ar-rangement made with breeders guarantees guar-antees a plentiful supply of pork. The fat ration of 90 grammes a week per head whlch-1s now allotted is regarded regard-ed as -sufficient." |