Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-27
PROGRAM FOR THIS YEAR
Force Win Be Employed
Where Permitted in Cur
tailment Of Foods.
SURPLUS TO EUROPEANS
Thirty Per Cent of Flour Out
put viii BE Purchased for
Army and the Allies.

WASulNGTON. Jan 20 The
American people viii 20 on a war
bread diet Monday asa par, OF war
ralioning system prescribed by Prch-
deni Wilson and the food admIrIstra-
ton Victory bread" the food ad-
mimstration calls It.
The reduced rations are asked for
the purpose Of creating larger OK
port surplus " food Tor the European
allies Curtailmert ~ consumption
viii he accomplished largely hy vol
unttry effort but force will be em-
piGNed wherever permitted under the
food control act
The rntioning system ns presented
10y the president in proclamation
ana hy Food Administrator Hoover
formf the administrations 1915 con
seryRtion program. Of which the chief
features are.
snbstltutions Called FOR.
4 bakers bread of mixed flours
beginning Monday with a 2 per cent
substitution Of other cereals for wheat
until 20 por cent substitution is
reached February "a.
Sale by retailers TO houschoidcrs
Of an cq'sl amount OF substitute
flours for every pound Of wheat flour
purchased at the time the wheat flour
IN bought
sale BY miilers TO wholesalers and
wholesalers TO retailers of only 70
per cent OF the amount OF when,
flour soid last year
Two wheatless days week Mon
day and Wednesday and one wheat
lesa meal a day
one meatless day a week TUT rsdaS
and one meatless meal day.
Two porkless days a week Tues
day and Saturday.
Manufacturers of mhcaroDi spngh'
ctt. noodles crackers and breakfast
foods pie. cake and pastry will be
permitted 10 buy only 10 per cent
OF their last years purchases and are
asked to perform a patriotic serviet
by using substitute fours
Flour will he sold thru the regular
channels and In such a manner that
each community will receive its
equivalent share
Purchase for Army
The food administration will pur-
chase for the army and for the allies
n announced recently. 80 per cent of
the flour output and out OF this store
will fiji emergency requirements N
stocki run low In any part OF the
country Wheat mliers are required
10 produce one barrel OF flour of 1876
pounds from 26i pounds OF wheat,
winch represents n ~ per cent flour.
No patent or special flours may he
manufactured aliho wholewheat flour
may be made as usual.
Hotels and restaurants viii he
claEsed a. bakeries and will bc re-
quired to serve the new Victory bread.
state food ndminlstbators Will he
permitted TO designate the wheatless
meal in each state Where this is
not done the food administration re-
quest that the evening meal be OBJ
served hs wheatless
There is no forcihle Limitation Of
purchases hy housoholders
Mr. Hoover estimates that obsorv-
abce OF the regulations will save
about 100000 bushels OF wheat a
month nor shipment abroad This
will enable the allies TO suhsist altho
their rntions will be short All Of the
allies apd the central powers as well
are en- war bread diet now
'If the voluntary ratiouing system
fails In this country II then Is up to
congress" Mr. Hoover said today.
I'VE have no powers under the law
"a compel people 10 eat less,