German Industry and the War

Abstract

II. IN addition to explosives and what are ordinarily comprised under the term munitions, war requires for its prosecution a great variety of other articles, all of them more or less essential. Chief among these are coal, metals, alcohol, petrol, oils and fats, soap, glycerin, textiles, leather, wood, rubber, turpentine, lubricants, food, surgical appliances, and medicaments. It is of interest to learn how Germany has hitherto managed, in spite of her isolation, to provide herself with these necessaries.