The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-04
ARRANGEMENTS FOR
RECRUITING FARM
ARMY COMPLETED
STARTLING FACTS BEING GATH.
Erred BY GENERAL MAN.
AGER kETCHUM.
Shortage Of Grain Alarming. Statistics
ShcW-United States Locked
to for Salvation
By S. V. D'Unuer.

Starllin" facts concerning The louu
problem are hrin. gathered by Gnnrr
al Manager Charles NJ. krIrhum. "l
the Wheeling Commercial Association.
That world-hungrr j. ~ STAR" uS III
III" fac. unless drastic efforts AZ"
made to raise an in"XhauSIiblr i"oo
supply can h" no longer dnuhl"d. Oi'
fetal reports 10 Was!iIE@l0n lhai III"
food %rainS on MHrch II. 1917. showed
the alarming shortage OF lj"."n" l'"''
bushels below The amount necessary
To feed III" world UNI August. l"l',
have caused widespread ah%i"il
throughout the country. 1t Is con
coded lhAt he most Intelligent ana
SlrrnuOu, efforts will have Ia b" mace
BY III" inhabitants Of III" United
States 10 CirruulN"ni = world Famine
which threatens human existence be
fore tn" l9lS crops can h" harvest
ed. In the countries below the rquh'
Tor, whcr,. seasons are tn" reverse or
sur own. the l9lI crops have been
failures. I'm Europe. tn" production
Of fOodSIull> has decreased more THAN
half.
As hunger Iishirn> lis grip upon
the world III large. the | nll"d states
is looked To for salvation. 1t Is III"
only country which can nr expected
- avert The threatened disaster.
Every city. town. vilIae" and hamlet
is depended upon not only [" lred
itself where possible. bun Ia produce
mere than lis own needs for The Slarv.
ing nations 1T Europe. From M
l'niIod SIarrS rar%OCS If innuSiullS
: I'nrnh,.tp less
time shan from AMY other source, and
il must b. taken INTO Cnnsldrral non
ihal tn" German submarines VIII al
tempt The destruction Of rs many snip
loads Of foudStuffS a. they encounter.
Therefore. every ton Of GOodSIultS mat
il is pUSSibl" for lis 10 spare. III"
friendly nations of Europe Will he IN
demand. Every conceivable scheme
has been devised 10 meet the cnier'
r"ncy. War production clubs have
been formed throughout The UNITED
States TO promote the growth Of food
SruffS And none Of these HAY" proven
more practical. more simple Than thal
Of Charles NJ. Neichum. manager OF
The Wheeling Commercial Club. In
fact. the "Whrrling PAN. as il is
rapidly coming 10 h. known. has
gained for our city an enviable renu-
tatrJn for prompt ANA efficient actloH.
: Ready for Recruiting.
! Arrangements for recruiting the
farm army are practically complete.
The plan has been outlined fully In
The daily press during the past week.
Recruiting stations are 10 be eStab'
!Shrd throughout the city. and every
man and boy who is not eligible fer
military duty. or who is not phySic'
ally incapariiated for farm work. Will
be- expected to volunteer his services
for duty in the farm army. There Is
no logical reason why We may expect
tho farmer 10 PLAN moro than he can
reap. There is no reason why he is
not entitled 10 all the help We may be-
able to render him. When it comes
10 a showdown We arc all enlist ed for
+ :clury. even though We may not be
enlisted TO fight. The farms are
! losing many OF their strong young
! men 10 the military establishments.
These must not only he replaced, but
! replaced n number of times. as the
I city man is hound TO prove less ELL
! ciont than the skilled farm worker.
/ President Wilson has said that every
, man must fight where he can fight
best. There are thousands Of good,
sound Americans above or below the
age limit. and these are expected 10
rally TO the aid Of the country by do
, ing their bit" where best they can.
!Can.
According 10 Mr.. Kctchum. farm
labor is the crnX Of the whole situa'
! ton. If an army of men will invade
the farming district for the deter
mined purpose Of serving the coun'
! lry's food needs. victory is assured. y