Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 191, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1918 — WHY SUGAR IS SHORT. [ARTICLE]

WHY SUGAR IS SHORT.

There-is a greater shortage of both the sugar-cane and sugarbeet crops than was expected in the early part of the season. At no time since the beginning of the war has there been a normal output of sugar because of the devastation of foreign sugarbeet fields. There has been a serious loss of sugar at sea due to the submarine warfare. The government requires a generous supply to meet the needs of the men in the service. ,