Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-10-05
HOOVER lNVOKES SUPPORT
Week Of October 21-2S Named as
Wind-up OF Housewife En-
rOlIment
Washington. D. c.. Sept. %.

washington, ID. o., Sept. 70.
A renewed appeal to the American
people to unite in food conservation was
made tonight by Herbert Hoover, the
food administrator, in an announce
ment setting aside the week of October
81 to 28 for completion of the campaign
to enroll the country's housewives as
volunteer members of the food admin
istration.
Food, Mr.. Hoover declares, will win
the var. Its conservation is a duty,
he says, of necessity, humanity and
honor. The appeal follows:
1.-THE week OF October 81 to %, has
been selected for a nation wide CAM
paign to complete the enrolment of
our forces in conservation of our food
supply.
"The harvest is now in hand and we
can measur the worlds food u
"The available supplies this harvest
year are less than last year; the de-
mand upon US Is greater than last year,
and from the last harvest we exported
more than we could really afford. We
can only meet the call upon us next
year by savings and substitution of
commodities which cannot be trans
ported.
1.-THE allies are our first line of de-
Tense. They must be fed, and the food
will win the war. All Europe is on
rations or restricted supplies. Only in
u own country is each one permitted
to judge for himself the duty he owes
his country in food consumption, al
though the world depends upon us to
guard and provide its food supply.
This Is a duty of necessity, humani-
ty and honor. As a free people we
have elected to discharge this duty,
not under autocratic decree, but with
out other restraint than the guidance
of individual conscience. On the sue
cess of this uuprecedent adventure In
democracy will largely stake the issue
of the war.
"We are asking every householder,
every hotel, restaurant and dealer in
foodstuffs In the nation to become q
member Of the food administration for
conservation, and to pledge themselves
to follow, insofar as circumstances per.
nit, the suggestions that will be offered
from time to time as to measures of
food savings.
For us there is no threat of priva-
ton. We wish only that our people
ehould eat plenty, but wisely and with
out waste. WISDOM in eating is to
make possible such adjustments
in our food consumption, shipping and
wal necessities as will allow US to full
FL our duty In exports to our allies.
By elimination of waste we serve our
selves economically and morally.
81 therefore appeal to the churches
and to the schools for their assistance
10 this crusade; to all organizations for
defense, local and national; to all the
agencies, commercial, social and civic,
that they join the AID ministration in
this work for the fundamental safety
of the nation.n
"HERBERT HOOVER"
The food administration plans q
hoIse-to-house canvas OF the country's
homes to accomplish the enrolment
of householders. Window cards tell
ing what foods should be conserved
and what each person must do to help
will be sent broadcast throughout the
nation. The foods most necessary to
cave, 1t is declared, are wheat, beef,
pork, dairy products and sugar, and
those that should be used most gener-
ously are fish, poultry, fruit, vegetables
and all cereals except wheat.
Former Governor James f. Fielder
has been appointed Food Administra-
tor for New Jersey, and Judge Henry
Il. Eldredge is county chairman to
serve during the food conservation
campaign. An organization is o
being effected for the enrolment of the
county's housewives during the week
of October 81 to 28.