Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-23

the authority entirely to forbid the
baking Of cake or of wheat bread and
to fix standard prices for rye bread
with even greater percentages of pota-
toes. They may also fix maximum
prices for the sale of bread.
The decrease in the bread produc-
ton as result of the new restriction
Is about 25 per cent This. of course.
has meant corresponding decrease
In the business of the bakers There
upon some of the latter raised the
price. 1t was to check this that power
was, given the communities to set max
imum prices.
Labor Unions Pledge Support.
Az the labor unions of the empire
haveNpledged their support to the gov
eminent plan and are helping in its
enforcement. The same is true of the
agricultural organizations. Wherever
there has been opposition the govern
ment has made short work Of it. In
Chemnitz, for instance, the mayor
called a meeting Of the bakers for Sat.
urday night. Almost all of them sent
as an excuse for their absence the
fact that 1t was their cake-baking
night.
There will be no more cake in
Chemnitz," said the mayor, and the
decree was issued.
Now the bakers can take Saturday
nights off and there will be no fur.
Their difficulty about attending the
mayors meetings.
Special appeals are being made to
housewives to help in the conserva.
ton of the food supplies. In Berlin
series Of classes has been arranged
by the government to instruct speak
ers who are to lecture on this import
ant problem.
Appeal Made to School Children.
Even the school children are being
urged to help. In Schoeneberg, for
instance. the following appeal was
made to the patriotism Of the chill
dren in all the schools:
we ask your help in bringing this
terrible war. in which your fathers
and brothers are now fighting. to an
end. AS our enemies are unable to |
conquer US with the sword, 1t is their
evil intention to try to starve US out
and for this reason they have cut of |
our supplies. We are going to frus.
frate their despicable intention and
you must help US by conscientiously
following this advice:
Il. Ask your parents to buy only
kriegsbrot' (war bread). II tastes as
good and is just as digestible as the
,ther.
%. Instead of white bread eat the
lbove mentioned 'kriegsbrot' We may
POSSIBLY become short of wheat, and,
therefore,, we wish to limit the use of
lour as much as possible.
Urged to Eat Little Cake.
20. AS long as the war lasts eat
'ery little or no cake. In making
hose small sacrifices you are helping
cur fatherland. You can cat as much
ugar and confectionery as your par.
nts allow
a. Ask your mother to cook pota.
oes In their jackets. As Berlin chill
rem you will know that they are very
God cooked in this manner.
IS. Especially you must be very saw.
ng with all foodstuffs. old dry bread.
tc. {
e. Don't take more lunch than you
an eat to school with you. II you
ave too much. then give 1t to a friend
take 1t home with you"
All OF which means that the civil
opulation Of Germany is living prac.
caily on the same "konmisbrot"
hitch serves as the ration of the sol. I
Ter IN the field. 1t seemed strange {
FIRST to miss the delicious little
orotchen" that formed such an i'm. 9
ortant item N the German breakfast Z
ut In times like these you cannot
zen dignity that by calling It a sacri. {