Weekly journal-miner., 1917-05-23
WAR ID bE WON IN KITCHEN
 BY SAVING
SOME POIGNANT TRUTHS POINTED OUT IN PRO- CLAMATION ANENT THE FOOD SITUATION; HOW EACH ONE CAN HELP.
(From Thursdays DailvD

That was the striking manner in which William Rainey Bennett ex- pressed the fact which has been sent home to every American mind within the past few days. He also said that in impressing on the world its own methods of conservation and produc- ton, Germany had already won a vic tory that will be almost as far reach ing as the victory the Allies hope to win for political liberty, in their war on Prussianism.
 The following proclamation, which has been issued by the sheriff, is in line with the work that is being done all over the United States, to make up for the food shortage that has been creeping up on mankind. while the majority of the worlds inhabitants were devoting themselves to destruc- ton, rather than construction.
 The president of the United States having declared that the supreme test of our nation has come, and having asked for the earnest support of our people in the prosecution Of the war, which is now our war, l deem 1t my duty to caution all citizens against the waste of food, and to advise that the utmost economy be exercised in the consumption of products of wheat and of all other foodstuffs.
 The gravity of the situation which makes imperative rigid husbandina of the worlds food supply, is set forth in the following plea of Her bert C. Hoover, chairman of the Am erican Commission for Relief in Bel gium. and recently appointed head of the American food board:
 Our Allies cannot fight without food. Our enemies are calculating that America will fail to supply them and that they will need to give in.
 "The total stock of food today available in the Allied world, is not sufficient to last until September, if America continues its present rate of consumption. We are now face to face with the result of last years poor harvest, the diversion of man power from agriculture all over the world, the unavailing efforts of the European women to plant available fields, fully, the isolation of Russia, the sinking of food ships and many other causes.
 England, France and Italy are re. ducing consumption by drastic steps, but even with all this deduction, they must have from us during the next three months, more than twice as much food as we should have export ed normally, or than we can send ii we consume as usual The only hope of providing the deficiency is by the elimination of waste and actual and rigorous self-sacrihce on the part of the American people"
 Thus, by the exercise of patriotic self-restraint, and a judicious selec- 1 ton of only the most plentiful foods for use, every American man, woman and child can do his or her bit to aid America and its Allies in this hour of need. We are nation of l02, ,S6O, 900 l persons of upwards of 20,0O0,0OO fam lilies. If each family will reduce its consumption of food but a pound e week, there can be added to the food supply of Europe, 10000 tons of food stuffs a week, or over 5O0,O00 tons year.
 Such a saving represents but a small part of that which may easily be made by the American people, anc which it will be necessary for them 10 make in order to bring the war to an early and successful conclusion.
 Not only must rigid economy in the consumption of foodstuffs be prac- ticcd, but an enormous increase in thcir production must be made as well.
 Therefore, I deem it my furtheS duty, to advise the citizens of this community to make extraordinary efforts to increase the cultivation oi foodstuffs and for this purpose, to utilize all labor than can be spared from other occupations, and all culti- ,atable land that is now idle. The labor and ground ordinarily given up to ornamental cultivation, may well be dedicated for the time being, to this patriotic and humane purpose.
 Let it not be said that in the adop- ton of wise and patriotic measures, for the successful prosecution of the great struggle for the worlds liberty, :lpon which our nation has ended, this community has not done its full part.
 JOSEPH F. YOUNG,
 Sheriff. DTTnT NV