Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-11


OF their husbands and brothers, the
toll of the submarine. have all con-
spired to so reduce production that
their harvests this autumn will fall
500. 100000 bushels OF grain below
their normal production.
Alliss Need US. Help.
Always dependent upon import
from other countries for a substan-
tial part OF their bod needs, our
western European aliies. because of
the destruction Of shipping. by sub
marine and the Isolation from the
normal markets by belligerent lines
are forced to q large degre upon our
markets, not only a., the nearest but
as the only market capable Of reliev-
ing their bitter necessity.
Therefore, whereas we exported
before the war but 100000 bushels
of wheat per annum. this year.. by one
means or another. we must find for
them 225,000,0 900 bushels, and this In
the face Of short crop. Our best
will but partly meet their needs, for
even then they must reduce their
bread consumption Is per cent. and It
will be war bread they must eat =
war bread, OF which "a large portion
consists Of other Cereals.
Vast Saerjfilss Already.
Already the greater call for meat
and animal products, due to the
stress of war on the millions Of men
on the fighting line and the en-
HANGED physicaH labor Of populations
ordinarily suhaa6ting on lighter diets.
coupled with Tie, INADEQUATE world
supply, have Snenpelled our allies to
kill upward u s11,o0o ,ooo head Of their
stock aninssiR This Il burning the
candle at both ends, for they are thus
sitting their annaAl production. There
fore. not only must we increase
their supplies ,of meat and dairy pro-
ducts but must Srepare as war goes on
to meet an even greater demand for
these nelo55l1yt commodities.
France andS Italy formerly pro-
duced their owi suEar. while England
and Ireland imported largely from
Germany. Owing to the Inability OF
the first namedlto produce more than
one-third Of their needs and the me-
.cessity for thesothers to import from
other markets, they all must come
to the West Indies for very large
supplies and therefore deplete our
own resources.
U. 3. Has Feed Substitutes.
Because Of the Il shortage Of ship
ping only the most concentrated Of
foods-wheat, rain. beef. pork and
dairy products and sugar-can be sent
across the seAs. Fortunately, we
have for our own uss . superabun-
dance Of foods4afls OF other kinds -
the perishahleos hsh. e0En ana other
cereals-and susely our 6xvt manifest
duty u to substitute these for those
other pseaucts khich. arsSs greater
use q .os,r tetlow ashterA
rs ~our second duty iSSto eliminats
:vaske ~ the st sdssrsA- seventy
per cent ss ! axe Weli-
sknSwa to Do Ms thrifty and careful
as any IN tho world and they, con-l
sumo but little Of no moro than 10
Necessary to maintain their physical
strength. They can. however, sub-
stituts foods ~ above. It II not too
much to ask the other 20 per cent,
by simpler living, to reduce their
consumption. The substitutions we
asst impose no hardships and the
elimination Of waste Is today no more
than q patriotic duty.
Food. Control Bill Now In opsration.
9 Machinery for controlling the nation $
food supply was set in motion today
after formal announcement by Presi-
dent Wilson of Herbert Hoovers ap-
pointment as food administrator.
The food administration will have
general supervision OF food regulation.
Tho department Of agriculture will as
sist. The federal trade commission will
compile food scales. Production costs
have recently been investigated by the
commission and price fixing probably
will be made in conformity with its
recommendations. The purpose OF the
food administration Is to stabilize and
not to disturb conditions. Mr.. Hoover
declared. Efforts will be made to check
speculation but drastic measures will
not be employed unless negotiations
with producers and manufacturers are
not satisfactory