New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-30
new FOOD CODE
EFFECTIVE NOW
Country Goes On Bread Diet Pre-.
scribed by President and
Food Administrator.
TO HELP ALLIES IS AIM
Government Depends Upon American
Women to See That New Food
Rules Are obeyed-Two
Wheatless Days Weekly.

Washington, JAN 2S.-As a part Of
a war rationing system-prescribed: by
President Wilson and the food admin
istration, the American people nave
gone on a war bread diet. "Victory
bread" the food administration calls
it.
The reduced rations are asked TO
create larger export surplus of food
for the European Allies. Curtailment
OF consumption will be accomplished
largely by voluntary effort, but force
WIZ be employed wherever permitted
under the food control act
The rationing system, as presented
by the President in a proclamation
and by Food Administrator Hoover in
a list of regulations, forms the food
administration 1918 food conserva-
ticn~program.
The Regulations. -.-s.
The food administration has issued
tlis statement:
The following is summary of the
rules that have been formulated by
the United States food administration,
with the approval of the President, in
order to effect the further conserva-
ton III foodstuffs necessary to support
the Allies and our. own armed forces
over the next four months. These
rules are effective from the morning
of Monday, Jan. %. -
z.-=. Rests With People.
'The effectiveness of these rules is
dependent solely upon the good will
of and the willingness to sacrifice by
tho American people. In the last an
alYsls the success or failure of any
plan such as here outlined rests with
the people: We are dependent upon
The cooperation of the trades We
nave but one police force-the Amer
lean woman-and we depend upon her
to organize in cooperation with our
state and local food administrators
to see that these rules are obeyed by
that small minority who may fail.
Part of the rules will be enforced UNI
der the Lever food act; other parts
ere voluntary and will depend for
their success upon public sentiment.
Our experience hitherto has shown
willingness Of the vast majority of
consumers and a full cooperation of
the trades, to undergo the self-sacri-
flee necessary to render sucl meas
ures effective. The small minority
who refuse to cooperate should not
be. allowed to defeat the nations ne
cessities. ,. 49,. 49,.
r Equal Purchases Asked.
Il. AS their part in reducing the
consumption of wheat flour, the con-
sumers of tle country are called upon,
In purchasing such flour to buy at the
same time an equal weight of the 9TH
err cereals (cornmeal, cornstarch, corn
flour, oatmeal, rolled oats, buckwheat
toEr potato flour, sweet potato flour,
soya bean flour and feterita fours and
meals.) The housewife may use these
products separately in making bread,
cakes and pastry, or mix them as she
thinks best. Retailers are to sell
wheat our only with an equal weight
pf these other cereals -
Bakers to Supply Mixed Breads.
-. Consumers will be able to OBJ
ain mixed cereal bread from their
bakers, who will be required under
the license regulations to mix 5 per,
cent 6 per cent? of other cereals with
their wheat flour. both in bread and
rolls and will be required gradually to
Increase this substitution until begin
aiiIg Feb. "a, a minimum of 20 per
cent of such cereals is to be used.
Tle food administration strongly
lrses on consumers the buying of this
aread, which will be known as Vic
:ory bread, and will contain not less
than 20 per cent of cereals other than
Wheat. Graham or Whole wheat bread
viii also. be given that name, be-
cause, containing as they do, rs per
cent more Of the wheat grain than
ordinary white bread, they, too, will
serve tle purpose of saving wheat
iour.
& IF you bake bread at home use
wheat substitutes; if you buy it, buy
only Victory bread.
White Flour Use curtailed.
g. Manufacturers of macaroni,
spaghetti, noodles, crackers, breakfast
foods, pie, cake and pastry are not to
purchase to exceed 70 per cent GO per
cent? Of the wheat flour they used
turing the corresponding months of
1917 These manufacturers will be
performing patriotic service by u.s.
ing cereals other than wheat in their
productions
" Wholesalers will be required
First Y. s. War Patients Reach Here.
Baltimore, Jan. %. The first war
patients TO arrive in Baltimore from
France have reached here and are at