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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1918
Page
3
A fragmented wartime reminiscence noting how public signs and behavior shifted after war declaration. It recalls censorship, transport, and food-scare effects on civilians, with reflections on German attitudes, propaganda, and the home front’s response as the conflict progressed.
In late 1916 to 1918 Berlin faced severe shortages as rationing tightened and substitutes filled shops. People bribed, speculated, and hid profits while government control increased. Beds of empty boxes, failed clothing orders, and soaring prices marked daily life amid deteriorating public health, with bombs and riots feared. The author notes social decline, officer-civilian rifts, and hints at a possible revolution, foreseeing collapse of the Hohenzollern regime.
A series of Q A style explanations on wartime food policy. It covers why prices aren’t fixed by the government, how the Food Administration combats profiteering and waste, and how local communities must set fair prices. It discusses wartime rations, substitutes, sugar controls, and the rationale for preserving food for troops.
A Lititz community note urges residents to keep shopping local to strengthen merchants and property values. It recalls towns ruined by mail order dependence, highlights local businesses and a Lititz Springs Bank, and warns of empty streets and rising taxes if purchases move to big cities.
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