Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-02
EAT LESS, GROW MORE
OR LOSE THE WAR.
That Is the Cry from Herbert c. Hoover,
Who Has Been Appointed by Pres
ident Wilson to Head Of the
American IF God Board.

j ident Wilson to Head Of the
American Food Board.
Herbert &. Hoover, the great Amer.
lean success as chairman of the Amer.
lean Commission for Relief IN Belgium,
did his work so we'll that the people
say he Is more efficient than the Ger
mans themselves. President Wilson
has called him home to be head of the
American Food Board.
He is still in London, but he sends a
call from there to the American peo-
pie to get ready for starvation. This
call every patriotic American should
hear-eater, farmer and college stu
dent alike. The man who plants an
other acre Of corn this spring, or the
student who helps him cultivate it, is
surely patriot meeting our greatest
need.
London, April 21.-Tne first and
most important duty of the American
people to their allies is tn economize
on foodstuffs. This is the appeal of
Herbert G. Hoover. IF we do not do
it," he declared to the Associated
Press, 1--WE stand grave chance of
losing the war. because our allies can
not tight without food. Our enemies
are calculating that America will fail
in this and our allies will need to give
in. America can upset these caicula-
tions."
Mr.. Hoover's observations were
made after three weeks consultation
with members of the British. French
ard Italian cabinets. He also investl-
gated the food and shipping situation
and plans for American cooperation.
The net result ne arrived at was that
between now and the next harvest it
would require a supreme effort by the
American people.
OF UTMOST GRAVITY"
IL feel it my duty to emphasize
Mr.. Hoover continued. THAT the food
situation is one of the utmost gravity.
which, unless it is solved, may possibly
result in the collapse of everything we
hold dear in civilization
"The total stock of food today avail
able in the allied world is simply not
sufficient to last till September If
America continues its present rate of
consumption. We are now face to face
with the result of last years poor mar
vest, the diversion of man. power from
agriculture all over the world, the un-
availing efforts of the European women
to plant available fields fully, the iso-
iation of Russia, the sinking Of food
ships and many other causes.
England. France and Italy are re-
dueing eonsumptisn by drastic steps.
but even with all this reduction they
must have from 10 during the next
three months more than twice - much
feod az We should have exported nor
mally or thaa We can send II We con- !
sumo as usual.
1.-THE only hope of providing the de-
ticiency 10 by the elimination of waste
and actual and rigorous self-sac:ifice
on the part Of American people.
WHAT ALLIES MUST HAVE
ITO carry the Allies over until the
next harvest we must reduce our wheat
80 per cent. This means
that every man. woman and child must
forego at least one loaf of wheat bread
per week and eat something else or
less generously.
more than 20 per cent, Of American
homes are already places OF Thrift,
economy and clean plate. In the re.
80 per cent no one can deny
that there is profigate extravaganza
and waste. Temperance in entertain.
ment, TODD and drink 10 likely to be.
come no longer an ethical question
among this class. but grim imposi-
ton of war.
WORLD WILL FACE STARVATION
I'VE must also plant everything and
everywhere it will grow, or next year
this time the food problem will be alb.
,olutely unsolvable and the world will |
face absolute starvation.