The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-26
aur TO EAT WISELY

| slrnnserve Wnes, o-I .-7
sugar by Using More OF the
other Things
Available.
,pu George Martin. United Press
lD' staff Correspondent
v.cHINGTON. Oct 25.-An army
soo 600 men and women Is form
" under the food administration to-
us us r. 90 out and tell Americas
u 1ao mn 600 people to eat all they
lvv INT All it asks is that they con-
the few needed war foods;
haat meat, fats and sugar. Most
s.,ns have had the idea that the food
.dministration was trying to cut
sawn the size Of the average Ameri-
oa mot at ALL" said the food admins
cation today. "All we're to do is
~ get people to eat more of the good
Rings of which we have an abund-
ance and less Of the necessary war
foods we haven't SO much OF. This
aood news will be carried to every
one of Americas 22,000.000 front
doors by this volunteer army between
| nctober % and November national
| food pledge week.
The 100000 ministers, of America
viii start the campaign by peraching
war food sermons Sunday, October
2s The army will 60 out the fol-
lowing day ringing doorbells. that
aArst line of defense" in the cosey
trenches of American homes. Lead
ing these observation-disclosures bat
talions will be the war mothers OF
America: women whose fathers, sons,
sweethearts or husbands are at the
front or on their way there; then
whom. the food administration feels,
there is none better fitted in America
to carry the message OF wartime
meals to that strategic stretch of
domestic terrain between the pantry
and the kitchen range.
The idea the administration wants
to stress is that it is not asking any
one to eat less food. but merely to
eat different food. There is, it points
out. plenty of excellent food for
everyone. The only trouble is there
is a shortage OF some foods that can
be compactly shipped abroad and
which contain tissue and energy
building elements that are vital to
the fighting power of our own and
allied soldiers.
BY this, the administration pointed
out, it means that no soldier can
fight effectively when he feels in his
heart that his women and children
are hungry at home. The admins
tration feels that it is vital part of
this country's war duty to see that
the civilian population of allied
Europe are kept fed and contented.
The food administration also made
clear why it is urging the saving of
these war-foods as a voluntary CAM
paign. ut is because" said food
administration official today, Amer
lea is a democracy; and democ-
racy's people are presumed to be in
telligent and patriotic enough to do
their duty by their country promptly
as soon as they see it. In Europe.
particularly in Germany, the peoples
patriotism is not trusted. Their sup
plies are seized and doled out to
them by a master. Nothing is left
for. the individual to decide. Theirs
Is an enforced patriotism. Ours,
voluntary"
&
to make sure that the United States
does not run short Of wheat, meats,
fats. milk or sugar to send our allies
and our armies in Europe. A con-
tinued shortage of these things will
give Germany much better chance
Of winning the war by weakening the
lighting powers of the allies
America is the only allied nation
IN position to supply these vital COM
modities to make UP the shortage.
The only way America can do it is
by every individual American doing
his or her bit Of personal conserva-
tlon
One pound less nnva, muur per
week per person means 1873 ,000,0D0
bushels of wheat saved this year for
the lighters. One-third of an ounce
per day less meat fats per person
means $4,000 tons of fats saved in
me year One ounce less of tho
needed meats per person per day
means 100000 meat animals saved
u the year. An ounce less sugar
per day per person means 1,1S5,000
IONS of sugar saved In year and
probably lower retail price of sugar
Tor everybody.
Inc only things you are asked to
conserve are wheat bread, sugar,
andes cream, butter, bacon. pork,
#iard' suet, animal fats such as beef
tripping, milk, wheat. beef. veal and
mutton,
u is this idea food pledge week
u being organized to bring home to
me ane front doors Of Americas 10000
200 homes.
-. Concerning WAGES.