The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-10
MUST SAVE FOOD TO WIN s'rRUG.
GLE.
General Public Called to Realize Crc-
niendous Responsibility of Evcry
Man and Woman.

III ID now generally concluded that
the most important factor in winniac
the war Is food,' said A. v. Smell
heio representative of the United
states food administration, and mana
ger OF the food pledge campaign in
the state. to be inaugurated October
21-2S.
1t Is true that on the part of the
general public this Is q hard matter
10 realize, because of it's very nature.
The building OF all army and navy
the calling out Of the soldiers coming
from every section of. the nation, city
and country alike. has NATURALLY at
uacted and monopolized public at.
tention, but the very fact that these
men have been called out, men who
were formerly producers, not only in
the United States, but in all allied M :
tions, has caused deficiency i'm the
supply.
More and more the allied nations
are depending upon the United States
for this supply, and this is especially J
true with the constant reduction in
shipping. United States and Canada
being the shortest haul. therefore
cutting the number OF ships required
to the minimum.
Probably the most immediate need
In the food supply Is wheat, meat and
sugar. 1t does not seem to be gener-
ally understood that it is impossible
to use corn except In small quantities
I'm France. There are no mills with
which to grind the corn and corn
meal will not ship. In addition, bead
Is baked in public ovens, and not in
private kitchens, therefore it Is al
most impossible In this immediate
emergency to use corn. Wheat must
be used. and must be conserved as
we'll as the other products mentioned
THE producers of the country have
responded to the call for increased
production splendidly. and 1t Is now
squarely up to the homes of the coun-
try to conserve the food supply pro
duced. In this every household. nc
matter how humble 1t may be, can
have a part, and perform its patriotic
service. This fact again has not beer
brought to the full consciousness OF
our people. Have you ever realized
just what a small saving i'm food sup
ply on the part OF every individual in
America, OF each individual family.
would mean? For example. one slice
OF bread per individual, saved eac,
week. on the part of all the people In
the United States, would be a little
over I00,00O.00O slices of bread. OF
a saving weekly of from 100000 to
7,00O.Oo0 loaves. enough to feed the
entire American army of 100000 inel,
easily.
Zone slice Of bead saved by each
family in the United States each day
OF the week would be a total saving
Of 100000 loaves per week. or If
each family saved one slice each
meal. II would mean a saving Of
SO,o00.00O loaves per week. The SER
vice that could be rendered by the in
dividual can be still better compre
hended IL 1t is realized that the saw.
ing OF one slice of bread each meal
Of any week by each inhabitant of
the United States. would mean to-
tai weekly saving OF 150, ZOO. 900 loavec
Of bread.
1T is the purpose of this campaign
to bring these facts directly home to
the individual and to force upon his
consciousness his individual RESPONSE
bility in the winning of this war. 1t
is all we'll enough to wave flags. anG
bid our soldier boys Godspeed. bu;
unless the individual citizen can be
made to realize that he has a part
and by no means an unimportant par,
In the winning of this war. we will,
not measure up to our obligations as
a nation. The central powers have
not waited to call upon the voluntary
service in this respect. but they obligc
their citizens. whether they will or moi
to conserve food.
"One OF the smallest dem ocracIes
I'm the world. Switzerland, could well
be copied in America. Here Is a de-
mocracy whose people are voluntarily
conserving food. and who are abso-
lutely united and unanimous i'm doing
so.
AS to the necessity of the pledge
card and its acceptance by the hcad
OF every household I'm America: From
the above II Is plain that in order to