Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1918 — BREAD $5 LOAF, SHOES $200 A PAIR IN CONSTANTINOPLE [ARTICLE]

BREAD $5 LOAF, SHOES $200 A PAIR IN CONSTANTINOPLE

Berne, Switzerland, reports that Constantinople is reduced to economic ryin. The Germans, with the consent of prominent Young Turks, have requisitioned- the food, while uncontrolled speculation makes the citjbthe most expensive in the world to live in. A two pound loaf of ; bread costs $5; meat is $4 a pound, flour $5, potatoes $2, butter sl6, and sugar $lO. Eggs are rare at 50 cents apiece, chickens are $9 each, and shoes from SIOO to S2OO a pair. A man’s suit costs from S2OO to S4OO.