The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-11-16
HE WHO SAVES IN FOOD
DOES HIS BIT TO WIN WAR
This is the WOman'S 0ppOrtunity-0ne
Ounce Day Means Many Million
Pounds in a Year

Herbert Hoover, Food Administrator.
has just issued the following statement;
The Food Administration is much
encouraged by the present outlook for
Food Pledge Week which ends
November 4th and is now confident Of
its complete success. Although full
returns have not yet been received
from outlying districts, it is evident
that Louisiana, Idaho and North Dakota,
the three states that are carrying on
their campaign one week ahead Of
schedule, will all exceed their quotas
Of signed pledges. Louisiana with an
apportionment of 100000 will have
over 100000 signed cards. The
number secured the first day being
more than any total vote ever cast in
that state. The campaign managers
in the other two states. Idaho with
100000 and North Dakota with 108,
600, have assured US that these figures
will be surpassed. Judging from the
returns already received. several other
states have boosted their original
quotas, some promising to complete
$50 enrolment. while some county
managers believe they will enroll
every family"
Ships, wheat and hogs will win the
war;" says Herbert Hoover. Wars
are won today as much by the organ
ization and self sacrifice of the Nation
as by the valor OF the troops on the
firing line. If every one of Americas
one hundred million citizens will eat
pound less wheat -four week America
will be able to ship 1873, 900, 900
bushels OF wheat a year to its European
allies. If each one of US will eat one
third of an ounce less butter day we
will be able to ship 3o5, 900 tons of
butter year to Europe. II each one
OF US will eat an ounce less meat day
it will mean that we can ship more
than 4,000,000 steers, hogs and sheep
TO the soldiers of our allies and their
families. II we will eat one ounce
less sugar day it will enable US to
ship 1,185, 900 tons of sugar year to
our own soldiers and those of our allies
in Europe. By doing this we will help
to assure victory. Can we afford to
avoid doing our duty in this matter1"
President Wilson recently said. In
no direction can American women so
greatly assist in the winning of the war
as by enlisting in the service OF the
Food Administration and cheerfully
accepting its direction and advice"
Have you signed the Pledge Card YETI
Are you fighting for America or help
ing Prussia? II you are economizing
in your use OF wheat, meat. butter and
sugar you are fighting with America,
but il you are wasting food you are
helping the Kaiser.
We should eat all we need, but
should eat wisely and without waste.
We can do this by buying less, by
buying seasonable supplies, by serving
smaller portions, by using poultry,
game and fish in place Of beef, mutton
and pork, by using corn meal and
other cereal hours in place of wheat
-four and by using less sugar. To
keep our soldiers and those OF our
allies in fighting trim by furnishing
them the necessary food is our duty.
Herbert Hoover says that it is duty
of necessity, humanity and honor. AS
free people we have elected to
dicharge this duty, not under auto
cratic decree. but without other
restraint than the guidance OF in
dividual conscience.
Are you doing your part to help win