| Show FOOl FOOD IX IN TEUTONIC C A food survey surveyor of the Central Powers made malic by the Bureau Dureau of Statistics Statistics Sta Sta- of or the Department of Labor made up from n a study of laws decrees decrees de de- crees crees orders utterances of or public officials and civic bodies and of newspapers of oC these countries countries reiterate red rul the already familiar statement statement state state- ment that these countries are ore In a abad abad abad bad way in ill un Ull economic sense In general the survey shows that Kurkey Kurkey Kur- Kur ke key Is actually alt because of the corruption of ot her own officials and the tho greed of or Germany that I i Germany and Austria are not starvIng starving starving ing but ure are re having a very hard gle to feed themselves that Hungary Is la in better bettor shape shapo than either German Germany Germany Ger Ger- man many or Austria and that Bulgaria so far a as good is concerned is Buffer suffer Buffering ing inz the least of all aU the countries covered Tho The survey also alao shows houa that efficient lent Germany has failed by a largo large margin to live up to her hor reputation for efficiency in he her attempts at attempt at- at tempts tempt at food administration having hav hav- having ing been obliged to reverse her policies policies poli poll cies des in an effort to remedy In part the fatal results of official blunders It asserts tbt that t the civil populations of of- Germany German and Austria r are suffering suffer ing permanent physical deterioration from lack of proper roper food that tho the death rate from tuberculosis Is la rapid rapid- lyly increasing that growing boys and girls girla are not getting halt half the tho nourishment they thy should have and that t manual laborers are being underfed underfed un un- tf to about the tame ame dame extent Profiteering greed J breakdown of transportation and faulty or orga gap Ida Ida- lion Uon arc are said ld to be big ble factors In th the 1 food o d situation of at Germany anti and h b hs ft allies I treet |
