The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20

and say let the wheat and bread go
to the boys in the trenches and to the
allies, and if we are not saving enough
so that we can make that flour stretch
out until next harvest, then let US suf-
fer from June l onward But if we
do our share in saving we will have an
abundance. We can substitute barley
flour, rye flour, rice and oatmeal.
There are a number of products to
take the place of flour. We can eat
more potatoes if we have them. Yet
I have scores of letters coming in
tue corn meal for wheat when it costs
us more?
1t is not a question of saving dol
lars and cents. 1t is question Of
saving the kind of food that can be
used for the soldiers and allies. Now
you ask why can we not ship them
corn, rye and barley and let them eat
that over there. They have no equip
ment for cooking this kind of food.
The corn must be eaten when fresh.
Also over seventy per cent Of all the
cooking in France is done in the bak-
cries and not in the homes, and there
fore that article could not be used.
They are using rye and barley.
Hard to Change Habits.
1t is no easy task to change the
habits of the people in ninety days.
A change of this kind, such as is tax
ing place in the country is something
that has never been found anywhere
in history, and yet with the appeal of
this war, the people have responded
and 80 percent of the sugar hereto
fore used has been saved. A large
saving has been made on flour. 1t is
an educational campaign at first, to
get the information to the people and
let them know why it is necessary
that we take the steps that are requir-
ed of u.s.
! Saving Meat.
! The next great problem is to save
meats, to save beet mutton and pork,
and for that reason we are asked to
have one meatless day per week. You
say and | say we cannot enforce it at
the present time. 1t is a question of
whether you want to meet the situa-
tion, and if so the problem is solved.
But if you decline, what is the result /?
We will be placed under a restriction
as to just how much material will
be shipped to the city of Minot; just
. how much material will be furnished
to the baker in your town. Then so
much material will be furnished to
you, and when that is done, it is your
lookout.
But if we make Tuesday meatless
and save the beef and mutton and
pork, then we shall have plenty of
meat to supply the soldiers. There is
sufficient supply of substitutes.
Hoover has also asked that we do not
{ serve pork on Saturday. 1t is not a
question Of the cost. 1t is a question
of saving the products that must go
abroad.
| He told of the licenses that have
been placed on certain trades, such as
the bakers, and of the others who are
not licensed but come under the law,
and are even more affected.
"The non-licensed dealers who are
traitors to the trust that has been
placed on them by democracy will
have their businesses closed if they
are not very CAREFUL" he said. A COM
plant made and proved, that they are
not living up to the law, the licensed
dealer supplying them will be notified
not to sell them any more goods and
2, their business will be closed. "You
are just as liable under this law" said
Mr.. Ladd, "as the baker who has the
license"
He told of the restrictions that have
been placed in the bake shops and of
the ingredients that are allowed to
each barrel of flour.
"In selling corn meal as a substitute
you are allowed to sell one pound of
sugar to each two pounds of meal" he
! told the merchants. "That is the only
combination of foodstuffs that is al
! lowed"
False Advertising Prohibited.
j.! "False advertising, either by news
paper, hand bill or word of mouth, is
also prohibited" according to DR..
! Ladd, "and Is in violation of the law"
/ Farmers who live long distances
from town and who have more food
stuff on hand than there is any need
Of for immediate consumption are just
as guilty of boarding as the person
living in town, or the merchant"
"After January l it is hoped there
will be greater liberality in the sugar
markets. There is plenty of sugar in
the world but there is no means of
getting it.
GOOD saving under the present
conditions is largely voluntary. 1t is
up to you, on your honor, to save, but
if conditions become necessary and
| democracy does not lead the Ameri-
cans to handle the situation in this
delicate way, autocracy must be re-
sorted to.
'"The question now stands, shall the
saving be voluntary or must we line
up with bread cards? What we send
must be what we deny ourselves. Are
we willing or must we be forced to
make this little sacrifice?
"In substituting it is not question
of the substitutes being cheaper, for
they are not" he said. eve men are
more to blame than women, for when
we find that the substitutes cost just
as much we want the original.
"Wheat -four, sugar, beef, pork,
mutton, veal and fats are the commo-
dities that must be sent abroad. If
we do not learn to save them we will
soon have to be put on the card sys-
tenn. There was never so little wheat
! IN eirht aS there was This wear owing