Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
OFFICIALS Greet
PEOPLE Of. IOWA
> CHRISTMAS MESSAGES PUT OUT
BY GOVERNOR AND coNsER.
%. WALTON LEADERS.
GREATER FOOD ECONOMY
NECESSARY, SAYS DEEMS
Must Be practiced In Order to Fulfill
Our Obligations TO European Allies
Webster Also Urges Conservatin in
FueI-Harding Urges Holiday Spirit
Prevail Thruout Year.


Prevail Turnout Year.
Christmas messages to the people OF
Iowa are presented today by the Assoc
ciated Press from Governor w. L.
Harding and three state leaders Of ma
tional movements for furthering the in
terests Of this country in the war.
Joining with the governor in Christ
mas statements are Charles Webster,
federal fuel admin istrator for Iowa;
]. F. Deems, the food administrator for
this state, and Lafayette Young, ST.,
chairman Of the Iowa State Council OF
National Defense.
Governor Harding urges that the
holiday spirit Of good cheer be carried
thru 1918 and points with pleasure TO
the generosity of Iowans in contri5ut-
ing financially to various causes of
humanity during the past eight
months.
Mr.. Webster and Mr.. Deems both
urge greater conservation in fuel and
food, respectively, during the coming
year. the former pointing to the pos
sibiNty Of a coal famine unless new
and unusual economies are adopted.
Former Senator Young says the
American people, with new born cour-
age at this Christmas time, are making
up their minds to meet the coming
sacrifice, and to die, II need be, to pre-
serve the blessings that we have in
herited.''
Deems on Conservation.
Greater food economy and conserva-
ton must be practiced by Iowans in
1918 IF we are to ful1ll our oblisa-
tions to the starving people Of Europe"
This Is the Christmas message to the
people Of this state, sounded thru the
Associated Press today by j. 3. Deems,
federal food administrator.
THE United States food adnntnlstra-
ton In Iowa" Mr.. Deems said, expects
thru the cooperation Of all the peoples
Of the state to reduce the consumption
Of wheat -four and the consumption OF
wheat in this state during 1918 to such
a figure as viii give Iowas full portion
Of these food comm diues to the men
in our national army abroad and to
the noncombatant men, women and
children behind the firing lines IN
France.
Iowa has unde . wonderAd record
in conservation thus tar. but this
record must be ecitpsed IN 1918 az
measure for winning the war
Food conservation in this state Is
just beginning. Sacrifices. which have
been made. must be largely increased
If we are to suEll our obligations to
the suffering people Of Europe.
"Iowa's Christmas message to suffer-
ing people of Europe is that this state
win provide fully its share OF the food
commodities which are necessary for
the continuance Of their existence
I'VE plan to raise moro corn, more
rye, more wheat and more meat in Iowa
IN 1918; to eat less wheat bread, less
meat. less fats and less sugar.
Beginning about Jan. Is, we will
commence the distribution Of new
home card, giving additional !nstruc-
tons on food conservation In the home,
together with receipts for the more ex-
tended use Of corn, rye and oats for
home consumption. We depend upon
the full cooperation Of every loyal
Iowan.
The food economies and sacrifices
which are today practiced in millions
Of Canadian and American homes are
helping to win the war just as con-
cretely as the production of NUM-
tons.
Every American and Canadian
woman can bring the inevitable atone
ment for the brutal outrages in Bel
nri-,r "A In
Lusitania and other horrors, bit
nearer by a day OF food economy"
Conservation and Fuel.
Conservation is the chief problem Of
Iowa IN the present fuel situation, In
the opinion Of Charles Webster federal
fuel administrator for this state.
In a Christmas message to 1owans
thru the Associated Press today, Mr.
Webster called upon every individual
to do hts share in winning the war
against kaiaer!sn.
ut is true" the fuel administrator
said, that a coal famine faces us and
unless new and unusual economies are
adopted, there will be hardship and
suffering before the winter Is over"
The message follows:
Since last April, when we were
hurled into the 1naelstrom Of the world
war as a nation on the side Of democ-
racy and right, against the most sin
lister power that has ever threatened
the security of the world, our develop
ments in new and UNEMPLOYED fields
have been remarkable.
"It has been necessary for us to
adopt new forms Of living and to adopt
ourselves to new methods Ct crsaniissa-
ton is only one part OF the vast work
Of nation Of 100, 900, 900 people prepar-
ing Itself FOR war.
1T IL a new work with which none
was familiar and the duties and re-
sponsibilities have extended rapidly
since DR.. II. A. Garfield was appointed