The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-10-05

bdStieBn, anu Mrs. rreu Levy, 1899
Third.
Jessamine-.Mrs. d. P. Hemphili,
Nicholasville.
Kenton-Miss Luella e. Boyd, as
Wallace Ave-. Covington.
Larue-Miss Nettie v. Hansboro.
Hodgenville.
Laurel-Mrs. Gene Hackney, Lon
don.
Lyon-Fieety M. Lynn, Kuttawa.
Magoffin-Mrs. J. II. Gardner, Sal
yersville.
Marioa-Nrs. Thomas p. Cleavor.
Lebanon.
Mason-Mrs. w. H. Cox. Maysville.
Mercer-Mrs. dlave Goddard, Har-
rodsburg.
Nichslas-Miss Jennie Tilton, Car.
Isle.
Ohio-Mrs.-J s. Glenn, Hartford.
Perry-Mrs. II. c. Faulkner. Hazard.
Pike-Miss Mary Auxier, Pikesville.
Pulaski-Mrs. M. c. Williams, Som
erset.
Rockcastle-Miss Mary Bradley, Mt.
Vernon.
Shelby - Mrs. George Armstrong,
Shelbyville.
Todd-Mrs. Jennie Street, Elkton.
Trigg-Miss Eva Apperson, Cadiz.
Wayne-Mrs. w. w. Kendrick, Mon.
ticello.
Whitley-Mrs. NJ. A. Gray, Corbin.
Your county chairman will tell you
that signing a pledge card obligates
you in no other way than that you
mean to live up to the promise made
for yourself and family to waste no
article of food. It implies that you are
willing to serve at your table the per-
ishable foods that you have been put
ting away during the past few months
and thereby render available to our
own soldiers and to those of our allies
over the sea every grain of wheat and
every ounce of -four it is possible for
this country to spare.
Confiscation Lie Nailed.
The Food Administration has denied
a widely circulated story, probably en-
anating from pro-German sources, that
the government is planning to confis'
cate all canned goods, in excess of 100
quarts, in the possession of one fam
lily. There is further elaboration Of
this silly rumor to the effect that the
government intends to take away from
American families vegetables and
fruits that have been dried and pre-
served and ship them to England.
This deliberate propaganda is de-
nounced as an unqualified falsehood
by the Food Administration. The gov.
eminent urges that canning be con-
tinued and says the utilization OF this
surplus food means that the general
supply will then be left for dependent
consumers to draw upon.
Kentuckians also are called upon by
Mr.. Sackett to do what they can in
alleviating a condition that approaches
a sugar famine in France. The French
government has requested the United
States to allow them to import 100000
tons of sugar during the next month,
Inasmuch as this country only has
sufficient sugar on hand to meet the
normal consumption in this country
until January /, at which time the new
West Indian crop becomes available,
Americans are requested to cut down
their sugar ration and reduce by one
third purchases OF sugar and candy
The Food Administration states that il
does not desire to interfere with the
purchasing OF sugar for preserving
and that il the suggestion is met to
cut consumption one-third the French
situation can be saved.
Save on Your Bread.
With regard to the wheat and -four
supply, one writer has quoted figures
to show that il the 20,000,000 families
in the United States will save just one
slice of white bread each day, that this
insignificant saving will result in re.
leasing 100000 ounces of -four, 9S7,
500 pounds daily, or approximately
1850 barrels.
According to Mr.. Sackett, the saw
ing in bread is only one of numerous
plans for conserving the food supply
that will be issued from time to time
by the Food administration. He esti
mates that five per cent of the food
that ordinarily goes to waste daily in
the United States would feed the State
of Kentucky, and that ten per cent, II
intelligently utilized, would be suffi
cient to feed the states of Indiana
Ohio and Illinois.
Readers will understand from these
figures the. magnitude Of the undertak.
ing that confronts America. 1t will
be comparativelySeasy of execution il
the nrnnar amount of nn.nnnrat inn Is