The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
AMERICAN WOMEN ! CAN WIN TIE WAR
Herbert C. Hoover Explains Why Victory Rests With the IEcuse- wives-Nation Registration July
 to l5-"Serye hy Saving"

for eHlisting the Nations house. wives as actual members of the food Administration and appealed to them to join himsin the fight for conser- z vation measures and the elimina- E tion of waste. The women will be & enrolled during period of registra- tion from July to i5 thru the Council of National Defense and the State Defense Councils.
 X Mr. Hoover is proceeding at the < direction of President Wilson, who, without waiting for Congress to en- act the administration food bills. di- rected him to proceed with organi- zation of the food administration in so far as it contemplates assembling volunteer effort
 Volunteer for Economy As requested by the President. r says his statement we ask every woman in the United States engaged in the personal control of food to register for actual membership in the food administration, thus enter ing directly into the national service. We shall later on ask various classes of men, likewise engaged in food production and distribution, al- so to volunteer to the federal serV- ice in their various branches.
 We must enter into a period of sacrifice for our country and for democracy. Many must go into bat tie, but many can only remain at home. The worlds food supply is short and many must suffer. We have the major burden of feeding the whole world Food must be managed and transported into our own country and to our allies in such a way as to get the most out of it. Those who remain at home can also help and can fight by helping the fighter fight and can serve by saving
 Each Woman Can Aid.
 Since food will decide the war, each American woman can do real national service by protecting the food supply of the nation. Ninety per cent of of American food con- sumption passes thru the hands of our women, In no other field do small things, when multiplied by our hundred mil4ion people count for go much ATsingle pound of bread sayed~weekly. for each person will lnerhase ourssurplus of wheat 100 million bushels, and an average sav- ing-Uf two cents on each meal every day for each person. will save to the nation for war purposes 2 billion dollars per annum.
 The proper assurance of the food io cur Allies will not only encourage them, but will maintain them in war. Without a larger margin from our abundant food supply, only to be se- cured by individual effort and VOL unteer sacrifice, the war will be prolonged, and thousands of lives, not only of men, but also of women and children, needlessly lost. The guiding hand of women in the home can alone control this matter.
 Not Alone a War Question.
 Furthermore, this is not alone a war question. The high prices which are bearing so hard on the poor and the more moderate wage earners in this country, are partly due to the shortage of supplies in the worlds market, and the saving in consump- tion and waste which can be made, will lessen the prices to those of our own people{which must be our first solicitude.v In all of the arrange ments which we plan to make dur ing tie forthcoming year for the supply of our allies, we bear the first regard to our own people, that they shall have plenty, provided that they eat wisely and without waste.
 The Pledge for Women.
 "Inasmuch as before legislation is completed the food administration has no representatives turnout the country. the National Council of De- fense is kindly requesting all of the state councils of defense, with the assistance of the woman's commit tee of the National Council of De- fense to undertake the registration. HIS IfEtSJEdblOn VIII OCbhi Voiy and will continue intensively for fifteen days and will consist simply in asking every woman in the copn- try to volunteer in this important service by signing and mailing to the Food Administrator, Conservation Division Washington, the following pledge:
 "I am glad to join you in the service 6f-feod cDnsarvatiDn for our Nation and hereby accept member ship in the United states food ad- ministration, pledging myself to car " out the directions and advice of the food administrator in the con duct of my household, inso Tar as my circumstances permit aa
 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 1t has gar den, and we want to know the occu- patton of the breadwinner. There are no fees to be paid. The food ad- ministration wishes now to have as members all of those actually hand ling food in the home.
 Tags for Loyal Housewives.
 'sfu recainf of tho pladpe we will