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Show oo GERMAN CITIES IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE BERL!::. Jan 7 A number of German cities have Informed tho central cen-tral government they are threatened with bankrupt, y berruise -i the rapid depreciation of German money, and have asked advice and anlstance. Tho full of the mark disrupted city budgets nr.d. on the heels of changing chang-ing money values, labor cam., with demands de-mands for more wages, prices of materials ma-terials Increased enormously, and utilities util-ities were operated at such h ivy lofcscs that tho municipalities plunged deep into de bt The majorltv Of tax levies nr., insufficient to meet the running expenses ef the towns, and tho portion of taxes due the government gov-ernment cannot be paid. The central government, also In urgent need of money, has answt -red by Increasing its own budget, which augments the burdens on the cities which complain they are alreadv to5 heavy o bear. |