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Show ! FRENffl TOWNS J STRASSBURG. Tuesday, Nov. 20 - ) ; It is very difficult to get at the real ! food situation of the re-conquered i French provinces. Visitors there are ; finding in the populous center that good food is to bo had in pKnty, but generally at very high pricer. I At the same time these visitors are ;' told that in many places the people 1 ' had been unable to obtain even the lf card allowance of food, although with I ; money in hand to pay for it. The sup- I i position that there was always plenty J of food for the population but that it , ; was held in reserve for the German X r army seems to be supported by the f: fact that provisions now are the most plentiful in the towns where strong a : garrisons Avero stationed The depar- S ture of the garrisons released the re- C serves for general consumption V |