English Translation

6h A 27 3) As in the previous war, there are again considerable differences in the supply of the individual districts. It seems that these differences are partly consciously caused and that obviously there is a preference for the large cities and industrial centers compared to the flat land. This gives the impression that, after the first three months of the war, psychological relaxation has also occurred in this area in favour of the regime. Naturally, this finding can only apply to the eyesight. If the war burns in full sharpness, the supply situation can change objectively and psychologically very soon. But even if the present state persists for a long time, increased difficulties and a corresponding psychological reaction cannot remain. With this reservation the following reports are reproduced: Southwest Germany, 1st report: In general, the mood is not rosy, especially since Sunday, the 26th century. August, when all of a sudden every family received the identification card for the supply of food from volunteers, officials and teachers to the house. Also, the reference documents for textile and footwear products caused a lot of attention. Their approval is treated differently depending on the recruitment of the officials. I know cases in which the cover tickets for the desired two or three shirts, underpants or socks were readily granted to workers or workers, while others got nothing or only part of the desired one. But with the cover ticket it is not yet done. If you put it in a shop, then it is completely unsure whether the goods are present. Thus it happens that, although one has covers for two shirts and two underwear, but only the underpants get, because shirts are nowhere to be found. From 1 October there is the unit margarine, which is to replace the previous varieties of top, means and consumption margarines. The housewives, who have so far bought the cheap consumer margarine, say: there are now all the same margarines, but instead of 63 pfennigs, as before, we have to pay 98 pfenniges.