The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24
SLACkERS
As HARMFUL As
DRAFT DODGERS
Woman Writer Tells Of Hoover
Plan for State Council,
BY Faith c. Johnson.

BY Faith c. JohasoH.
Within . few months. the United
States government win have modified
10000 men. While the 100000 men
viii do the actual fighting, the govern
ment must mobilize @O00,0W men, wo.
men and children In It's great food con
servation army, Of which Herbert Hoo
yer has taken command.
Civilians War, Too.
This is a civilians war n well .
soldiers. All the fighting cannot be
done at the front. II we had to depend
entirely upon our soldiery, there would
be mighty little chance of victory. Wars
like the present one demand the loyal
service OF the nations whole mar and
woman power. And when il comes TO
food conservation. the women can do
Just as much. in fact, a good deal more,
than the men.
There are just two general methods
Of putting a stop to food waste. One IS
a pleasant, a cheerful ~method-that OF
everybody cooperating toward the same
end. The other is BY such autoeratic
methods as have been necessary in Ger
many, where instead OF being their own
rulers, the people are ruled with an
iron hand.
Whats the use of my taking so much
trouble and making a sacrificed I'm
going to leave the saving to somebody
else as long as have the money to
buy what | want" said a mar discuss
ing the Hoover program.
Food "Shcksp."
That man was working on the same
principle as the man who lodges mill
tary duty. and lets his neighbor 60 and
fight. The food Stacker, the food vast,
er, is no less despicable than the mill
tary Stacker. He is a duty-dodser just
the same.
Inquiries are coming in from county
: and city chairmen OF the women's com
: mittee Of the Oklahoma Council OF De,
Tense, asking how food campaigns shall
0 be launched House to house spd tele'
c phone campaigns have been found to b
exceedingly effective in securing the co.
! operation OF both men and women, Mos,
I men and women are glad to do their BIZ
as o a. they have a clear understand.
ing OF what is expected OF them. In the
: Hoover program there are six genera
principles:
| First, TO save the wheat II we should
consume wheat as usual we might have
enough for ourselves, but we would
have none to send to our allies. There.
fore, everybody is asked to make
slight personal sacrifice by eating on'
wheatless meal day, substituting corn.
bread, rye bread or other cereals.
Meat Supply Decreasing.
Second, TO save the meat. Our suppl,
Of cattle and hogs is decreasing, More
= over, we must send meat to our allies
Therefore, Americans are asked to US,
beef, mutton or pork only once a da,
Z where tina, is possible, to serve smalle
4 portions and to allow not one scrap o
waste.
Third, to save the fats. Butter SHOULD
= be used only on the table. All dripping
should be saved for frying and season
!. ing. Cooking oil should take the plac
~ VI uuN'Nl wv ~ NNkNNeulN oii suo'''NuN
n for lard in the kitchen.
p Fourth, to make up these food def
l. cts by a more liberal use Of fish, pota
II toes, beans, peas, turnips, cabbages an
o other vegetables. and OF corn, buck
wheat, rye and rice, Of which we hav
=, an abundance in this summers harvest,
Fifth, save transportation by consum
ing products Of local origin, thus reliev
> ing the pressure on railroads that mus
haul men, munitions and war supplies.
Sixth, CONVEX, yourself, your famil
and everyone in reach Of you to the gos
pei Of the clean plate, Waste nothins
Don't throw away an ounee Of food an
quicker than YOU would throw away
million dollars
This, in brief is the Hoover program
which you are asked 10 follow not Tor
week or month or until you get tired {
IT, but until our arms are victoriou
and the war shall have come to an en-,