The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-02-07
A PROCLAMATION
BY THE PRESIDENT
SAYS BURDEN OF FEEDING AL.
LIES is OURS AND WE
CAN CARRY 1T.
ASKS TWO WHEATLGSS DAYS

NUM- lWu WtlEAlLE10 UAIJ
President Calls Upon Housewives to
Observe Orders of Food Admnistra.
,tor-Substitution of Potatoes and
Other Vegetables.
Washington.-T following procla.
nation by President Wilson on food
conservation was issued.
Proclamation.
many causes have contributed 10
create the necessity for q more inten.
sive effort on the part Of our peonle n
save food In order that we NAV supn)v
our associates In the war with tho
sustenanee vitality necessary to them
In these days Of privation and stress
The reduced productivity Of Europe
because OF the large diversion Of man
power to the war, the partial failure
OF harvests and the elimination Of the
more distant markets for foodstuffs
through the destruction OF shipping
places the burden Of their subsistence
very largely on our shoulders.
The Food Administration has for.
mulated suggestions which, IL follow.
ed. will enable us to meet this great
responsibility without any real incon-
venience on our part
In order that we may reduce our
consumption Of wheat and wheat prod.
ucts by 80 per cent-a reduction i'm.
2eratiyely necessary TO provide the
supply for overseas-wholesale job.
bers and retailers should purchase and
resell to their customers only 70 per
cent Of the amounts used in 1917. All
manufacturers Of alimentary pastes,
biscuits. crackers. pastry and break.
fast cereals should reduce their pur.
chases and consumption of wheat -four
to 70 per cent Of their 1917 require
ments and all bakers Of bread and
rolls to 80 per cent of their current re
quirements. Consumers should reduce
their purchases Of wheat products for
home preparation to almost 70 per cent
OF those Of last year, or when buying
bread. should purchase mixed cereal
breads from the bakers.
How to Control Wheat Bread.
To provide sufficient cereal food.
homes, public eating places, dealers
and manufacturers should substitute
potatoes vegetables. corn, barley, oats
+ and rice products. and the mixed ce.
real bread and other products Of the
baker which contain an admixture OF
, other cereals.
! In order that consumption may be
restricted to this extent, Mondays and
| Wednesdays should be observed as
wheatless days each week, and one
meal each day should be observed as
a wheatless meal
Meats and Sugar.
In both homes and public eating
places. in order to reduce the con-
sumption Of beef, pork and sheep prod
ucts, Tuesday should be observed as
meatless day in each week, one meat
less meal should be observed in each
/ day, while in addition. Saturday in
! each week should be further observed
as day upon which there should be
/ no consumption Of pork products.
continued economy in the use 0s
sugar will be necessary until later In
| the year.
Eliminate All Waste.
1t is imperative that all waste AMI
necessary consumption Of all sorts
! OF foodstuffs should be rigidly elimi.
mated.
| The maintenance Of the health anI
| strength Of our own people is vitally
! necessary at this time, and there
| should be no dangerous restriction OF
/ the food supply but the elimination
| or every sort Of waste and the substi.
| tuition Of other commodities of which
we have more abundant supplies for
those which we need to save, will in
no way impair the strength OF our peo.
pie and will enable us to meet one
OF the most pressing obligations cf
the war.
Appeals to People.
therefore. in the national interest.
take the liberty OF calling upon every
loyal American to take fully to heart
the suggestions which are being circu.
lated by the food administration and
OF begging that they be followed. am
confident that the great body OF our
women who have labored so loyalty in
! cooperation with the food administra.
ton for the success Of food conserva
tton will strengthen their efforts and
Will take it as part Of their burden
IN this period Of national service to
see that the above suggestions are OBJ.
served throughout the land.
WOODROW WILSON.
The White House.