English Translation

57 A 35 Centner per week. If this goes on, we are starving in a few weeks. Rhineland-Westphalia: 1st report: Among the miners and metal workers of the Ruhr region there are now very high rates of illness. The food supplements for heavy workers are relatively high, but they often do not come to distribution. That makes of course much bad blood. 2. Report: From 1st to 7th October, no bacon or any other fat was to be obtained in any store. Only on the 7th of October, the first octo-ber week was the worst since the beginning of the war on cards of 1 000 gr. bacon and 25 gr. margarine to the civilian population. This week, the population really suffered from hunger, especially as various other foods were missing this week. The poor food situation for the civilian population was due to the strong occupation with military. The military is well fed and the soldiers express their satisfaction about it. By the way, even milk and eggs were not available for the civilian population this week. Even children and the sick suffered from shortages. 3. Report: The food situation here is worse than in the Ruhr region, although X. has a large agricultural hinterland. Meat, eggs, fats migrate completely to the industrial area. Bread, potatoes and jam have become our main approach. In the countryside, if you have relations, there are meat from black slaughters from time to time. 4. Report: The diet for the miners is somewhat improved. Nevertheless, there is a lot of complaints, especially with the families, which are not very large. In the big families one can still balance out, in shops very often the goods on cards are not to have, of the goods which are free. certainly not to talk. All people wonder where this should lead. Rhineland (mining company): The supply of life means is bad. The fixed meat ration is insufficient, despite the increase in the rate for heavy and heavy laborers. For in the case of meat the bones count with weight. Complaints are not accepted. The addition of other food rations is also insufficient, often on the cards one does not get the allocated quantity at all. There are almost no eggs, bread and margarine are bad. Prices rise in spite of official warnings and orders. Hamsters in purely agricultural areas and sales around the back are in best bloom,