Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-23

and other articles of diet for meat
supplies
Dairy Products.
The demands for meat abroad have
led to the Strengthening Of herds and
cutting of of the supplies OF milk and
butter. The high price of beef in this
country has led also To excessive
slaughter in this country. SO that
serious decrease in the supply of milk
and butter is faced at the very time
when the export demand for dairy
products is at its height IL is essen
tial, for the proper conduct of the war,
that no waste be permitted in milk or
butter. and that the consumption OF
these articles by each family be re-
Guced. so FAR as possible without in
jury 20 health
Sugar.
The supply of sugar is not sufficient
to carry the civilized world through
TO the next harvest, il America contin-
ues to use that article as extravaganza
ly as in the past This country is con-
Stunning ut the present time twice as
much sugar per person as France IL
is absolutely necessary that this
amount be cut down to actual needs.
The October Campaign.
Ii is in order that these facts may
be brought home To every housewife
of the United States that the Depart
ment of Food Administration OF the>
Federal Government is planning a ma
tionwide campaign from October IS
to November 5 This campaign aims
at a house-to-house canvass and the
securing Of pledge from every
housewife to cooperate In this food
conservation campaign
If every household in the State of
Maryland is to be visited and the mat
ter clearly explained to the house
wife, and her signature TO the pledge
card obtained, there must be engaged
in this work during the week begin
ming October 2S, large number OF wo-
men who viii give their time as off
GERS of the government 10 making the
explanations and securing the sigma
lures. Every woman i'm Maryland is.
therefore. urged to do two things:
first. 10 sign the pledge card for her
self and her family; and secondly, 10
volunteer TO assist in the canvass dur
ing the final week of October. Every
woman who will volunteer her serv-
ice is urgently requested TO send her
name and address to the Maryland
Food Conservation Campaign Head
quarters. SIS North Charles street.
Baltimore. Md. She will then be as
signed definite territory to cover in
her own neighborhood, and will be
issued the proper credentials and the
proper badge for her work
4 Vital Service To BE Performed rs
Loyal Women.
The situation is serious. Unless
this plan of conservation is carried
out by the women and men of the
United States, but our soldiers abroad
and our families at home will find
themselves without an adequate sup
ply of these important articles of diet
Before the next twelve months have
elapsed. The government has chosen
this method of securing food conser-
walton, and calls upon every loyal
woman 10 join in the work just IL has
called upon every man of proper age
for service in the field. The war can
not be won without the soldiers, and
the soldiers cannot win without food
The woman who enrolls i'm this work
is doing ii as recognized represen-
tative of the National Government at
the demand Of the National Govern
ment and is rendering important
service as evidence of her loyalty and
her desire to cooperate in the war for
democracy. Forward your name and
address at once as requested above