The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-31

some Friday has always been re-
garded as a meatless day. |
stack Of wheats, please" chirped
an early morning bird" at the Gard
ner.
Nothing stirring" said the table
clerk who had not quite gotten her
equilibrium or poise for the day.
This is wheatless day in North Da-
kota-"
Becomes tVietuaIizsd."
Throwing down his newspaper and
peeping over his glasses. he grabbed
the menu. He was then "HooveTized"
or "victualized," as some might tout
il.
Make it a stack Of potato cakes.
corn cakes, oil cakes-anything that
hasn't wheat in them them" came
the order.
Three big "griddlers" were placed
before him and between each was
placed enough butter to really make
the cakes swim. No-he didn't went
a service plate. Instead Of granulaIed
sugar on his paddles" he called for
syrup.
"War Bread" Appears.
Then entered ''war bread. It was
announced from Washington some
time ago that the bread program
would not go into effect until Nov.
/, but Manager Leimbacher, who is
chairman Of the hotels and restaur-
ants in North Dakota, is so patriotic
that he thought he would break in"
his guests just one day earlier. He
succeeded. Not a complaint was
heard.
war bread at the Gardner to-
day was made OF potato flour. There
were other makes of bread such as
rye. graham. rice and barley.
Gradually Fall in Line.
At all the Fargo hotels and the
cafes. the managers and owners did
not observe wheatless day. At one of
the fashionable cafes, white bread
was on the table and wheat cakes
could be obtained.
There have been complaints from
some of the hotel and restaurant
men that we have vacillated too
much in our propaganda of food con-
servation," said Mr.. Leimbacher.
II asked one prominent Fargo cafe
man Monday to sign card and he
refused, stating that on feed depends
my revenue ] told him that he
would be forced to fall in line sooner
or later.
Mr.. Leimbacher reported that A. o.
Madison, owner of the Prize chain
OF cafes and restaurants. came to
him Monday and offered to act in
accordance with the government
regulations in the conduct OF corn
day and a meatless day. Mr.. Mad
sons visit to the office of the chair
man was for the purpose of work.
ing out a definite menu for these
days. which he will put into effect.
Get it-a "MsatIess" Day.
Eat first a beefiess day looked as
ifsit would meet the situation" stat
ed Mr.. Jeimbacher, but the fact
remains that today pork and its
products are just as important, for
there is an absolute shortage of fats
Of all kinds. For this reason Mr..
Hoover has asked us to have a
'meatless' day, do you get TIA
'meatless' day, and that such a day
shall be defined as q day on which
we do not serve fresh or preserved
beef. veal. mutton. lamb or pork.
This last includes bacon, ham and
ali pork products. Also that we have
a wheatless day on Wednesday, in
which wheat as far as it is practical,
shall not be served to the public. In
its place we will serve rye, bran,
graham, corn and other breads. and
instead of pies and cakes, we should
serve rice, farina and buildings of
such kind, and water ices. Service OF
candy should be entirely eliminated
in hotels and restaurants. and the
service Of sugar cut down to the
actual needs Of the patrons"
Warns Hotel Men.
Chairman Leimbacher warns hotel
and restaurant men of the state that
they must get in line and that there
is no such word as cant" in this
campaign.
ut is as important to live up to
what we have been asked to do by
the food administration as IL is to
buy a Liberty Loan bond or to
manufacture munitions. In fact, at
the present time food conservation is
absolutely the most important item
of the governments program. can
not impress upon you fully enough
the seriousness of the situation. The
hotels and restaurants must do their
bit and any mans idea of doing his
bit is that he is either putting him
self in danger or occasioning him
self some discomfort. This the hotel
and restaurant men must realize and
20 the very limit on the food prob
lem for the duration Of the war"