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SCAVENGING FOR
FOOD IN HAMBURG
HA1MBURG (A.A.I'.).-Old mien and women scaven
ging through garbage cans looking for scraps of food, and
more and more children begging at street corners are now
familiar sights in the city, says Associated Press.
'. FACTORY foreman yesterday
reported a sharp increase in
absenteeism since the food ration
cuts. He said an increasing num
ber of German employees were
collapsing at their jobs.
Groune of persons, numbering as
man?y as 6t0. have repeatedly bro
ken into food shops in the last 24
hours. Most of them demand bread
without ration cards, and when
this is refused they smash win
dows, leap across counters and
grab what they can before the ar
rival of the police.
In many instances it is reported
that food is being seized from chil
dren running errands for their
mothers.
Thirty-three workmen in a Ger
man state railway machine tool
factory collapsed at work yester
day as the result of hunger. Fac
tory officials stated .that many
other workers among the thou
sands employed had declared that
they could not carry on much
longer.
A British medical ollicer, who
was in Ilolland duling the wide
spread starvation -last year. said
the familiar first signs of stara
tion-yellow faces and dejection
-were apparent among IIamburg
people.
"I think it will be worse here
than in Holland." he said.
To prevent plundering and at
tacks on breadshops. police made
six raids on crowds and arrested
78 nersons.
The police report three suicides
in Hlamburtg in 24 hours All are
attributed to "trouble about food."
Further Cut Likely
FRANKFURT (A.A.P.).-The
U.S. Commander in Germany
(Lieut.-Gen. McNarney) yester
day warned the German people
that the American occupation
army might have to cut the pre
sent German food ration,
Hi wa:: expecting a dcisiottnt
frotl \'shillgtoln but thol u:;ht thl'
current ration of 15110 calories a
daty night drop to 1300 or less.
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