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Show AIMS Are Blowing Them-i Them-i selves for Aillions in Europe New York, Aug. 31. A wine shortage short-age Is impending ou account of the fallure ot grape crops In Europe, according ac-cording to General Howard Carroll, who has Just returned to this city after a two months" aiitomobile tour of the continent. ' There is not a grape ou the vines in Germany," General Gen-eral Carroll said, "and mighty few in France. It's a discouraging outlook out-look for some folk." Genera! Carroll's observance ou his trip led him to criticise the "extravagances "ex-travagances cf tourists from this country," who, he said, spent 52:10,-nrio.noo 52:10,-nrio.noo in Europe this year for baubles, bau-bles, souvenirs. Jewelry and traveling travel-ing expenses. "If the amount of money which Is being spent by Americans In Europe is any gang? of the prosperity of this country," ho added, "then we are. on tho flood tide. Every cityand hamlet In Europe is crowded with Americans Am-ericans spending money." |