The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-10-18
Save FOOD AND
LEND YOUR COIN
H0over's Men Will Make Big
Drive Throughout Nation for
Sale OF New Bonds.
YOU CAN HELP WHIP KAISER
Great Program Is Outlined for Food
Pledge Week Campaign. October
q to 28-Those Who Fight
Must Be Fed.

NhShlhStoh.-ie en- hliiilee iooh con-
SerNatioh pledges lWehiE-t"" hliiion-
homes visited national Champaign.
projected :" large in lis scop. that the
work Ia be accomplished IL IL great
as Though census "i the country "efes
IL b" taken IN II week
su'h l. Inc program ou"aeu LOT
the 1"od pledge Week tathPsaeh' oe~
toher Il To -.
What Is II all aboutf
Why So much ius>f
What are the motives back :" snch'
tremendous driver
In every state thousan~s ri people
are asking these questions whde thou.
sands of others are preparing tnem-
selves 10 furnish "A eoihIsete answer
TO the query.
The reasons why the food pienee
campaign has been projected ns'on such
broad lines are simple csoasa pam
enough
So simple and ;" piais alat they
have been stated in the c's.hpekSs ci
card-a card that II Is PfoptS~eu 10
hang In every home al "" 'hho-a
card that is the war creed " inc
kitchen. because, 81 elos'+y are ths
people in this country linked to mo
world war, that one of the ph'fe''s Oh
the struggle must he fought "ut I'D
the American kitchen.
II soldiers are 10 night they must o&
fed. For the past three years one ny
one, our allies across the SEA nave
been taking the men from IN" 'arb
and from the factory and s.'aaiog them
Ia the firing line. Zach hsit' sent IL
the hrlhs llhe meant one tess "ie
could he relied upon IL betty iT'"fntN
the food that will Viii th" "ar
There atr stores ot wheat in Nus
tralia. Iher" ! t""d III >".sh Amer
lea. hut ships III" scarce. itah' -
vital iaeter. tn" voyage 10 Ansiraha
and Ia South America takes t"e long.
II the needs of those Who Iigii' for us
across the SEA arr Ia h. met, th., food
that SuStainS thase fighters @ust come
from this country.
II the iahorer / worthy OF taS htre.
surely the tighter Is worthy ot tsS food
That Is principle universally accept
eel by the American public. however.
II Is not every product had '''n De
sent across the sea. Cora WI not
serve the need; our allies have never
used ( Us food, they have ma mills
To grind it. turn II into nss7a sa this
country and II would spba seiore IL
could reach an European port There
are just four classes OF prSAaceS. the
experts say. TINT We mast ssSai 90 eur
allies If our duty to THEM - 10 ~ uis-
charged they need meat ~AAesa. sugas'
and dairy products. We S.Aa sous"rve
our wheat 10y increasing eW soosump-
tion of other grnins. We esan sssfserve
our meat by making er,7sAer sS'inand
upon III. resources OF the hss nnrket
II the United States were IN auto
cratic country there wouAI se =" pop
ular appeal for the consers aason az
food. There would be IN astosratic
food control The mailed hst would
rule In the kitchen. lmIcrAa food de
cree> would be enforced at sfe point
Of the hayonei. But ours y no, an
autocratie country. Food coA<roi Is In
the hands of the people tbeuEsives,
and II Is To the people that the food
administration has appealed Ia the
food pledge card campaign
Herbert Hoover has termed thiS mp
peal an unprecedented adventure in
democracy adventure Asat will
determine whether or not n democratic
form OF government is, after ii. fitte0
IN pupnps In "A death gr.,utAe with Nd