The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-26

| volunteer in this important service | by signing and mailing to the food administrator, conservation division, Washington, the following pledge: | q am glad to join yOu in the ser vice of food conservation for our na- tion, and I hereby accept member ship in the United States food ad- ministration, pledging myself to car ry out the directions and advice of | the food administrator in the conduct of my household in so far as my cir cumstanecs permit
 We not only want the name and address, but we want the number of persons in the household; we want to know whether the household em- ploys a cook, whether it has gar | den, and we want to know the oc- cupation of the breadwinner. There food administration wishes now to have as members all of those actually handling food in the home.
 "On receipt of the pledge we will send out preliminary instructions and a household tag to be hung in the window. The insignia of the food administration will consist of the national shield surrounded by heads of wheat. and we hope to have the shield displayed on every home in the United States.
 We have the promise of support ganizations in the recruiting of our membership, and the wOmen's com mittee plans to take upon themselves much of the responsibility for this work. We feel confident that all the women's organizations in the country will fall in with the Presi- dents request and actively organize and support our organization. As time presses we will need all such agencies to have their plans of campaign for pledging with the state councils of defense before July 1.
 With the assistance of various trained women in the country we are formulating committees on domestic economy and from leaders on the subject of nutrition we are arranging committees on food conservation and utilization, and we propose, with their advice to furnish information from time to time to the members of the administration as to the man ner in which they can best serve | the national interests in food conser- vation.
 Principles To Observe "We have six general principles of 1 instruction:
 "First-To save the wheat. If we eat as usual from our harvest this year we will have little more than enough for our own supply, but we can divide with our allies if each individual makes some sacrifice; by eating of at least one, wheatless meal day, substituting corn bread or oth- CT cereals.
 "Second-We want to save the meat for our cattle and hogs are de creasing, and we must send to our allies so we wish every householder to buy less, to serve smaller portions and to allow no waste.
 "Third-We wish to save the fats, We consume three times the fats that are necessary for nutrition and we need them now for war. We wish no butter used in cooking; we want less butter served on the table; we i ixrn 1or han nd ct bnr r,nrlr products used.
 Use Other Produce "Fourth-Any deficiencies in food supply, by economy along the above lines, can be amply covered by in creasing the use of fish, potatoes. beans. peas, turnips, cabbages, and vegetables generally; corn, buckwheat ry and rice. which we will have in abundance this harvest.
 "Fifth-We want to save transpor- tation. Our railways are unable to meet the war pressure for munitions, men and coal, so that we wish every one to consume products of local or igin so far as possible, to buy from the local miller. the local packer; buy and eat vegetables grown near home.
 "Sixty-We preach and want ev- cry one to preach the gospel of the clean plate to buy less foodstuffs, to serve smaller portions, and to see that nothing of value goes into the garbage can.
 Aside from eating an increased order to save on the staples, it is extremely important that any sur plus of these commodities shall be nrasarvad or well stOrod for uyirtar