Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-19
Military Necessity Demands That
Each American Eat Only 1Ha
Pounds Wheat Products
Weekly.
CORN AND OATS SUBSTITUTES.
Alice Must Have Wheat Enough to
Maintain Their War Bread
Till Next Harvest

the necessary proportion Of wheat To |
maintain their war bread from now
nntil the next harvest, and this is
military necessity, we must reduce our
monthly consumption TO 2lOOO.O0o |
bushels month as against our nor
NAL consumption OF about 42OO0.Coo |
bushels, or 30 per cent. OF our normal
consumption. This is the situation a. /
set forth by the U. s. Food Admins
tration at Washington. Reservins a
margin for distribution to the army
and for special cases. leaves for gen
eral consumption approximately Ia
pounds Of wheat products weekly pei
person. the Food Administrations
statement continues: Many OF oui
consumers are dependent upon bakers
bread. Such bread must be durable
and therefore requires Il larger proper
zion Of wheat products than cereal
breads baked In the household. Our
army and navy require full allow
snce. The well.to-do in our population
can make greater sacrifices in the con
sumption of wheat products than can
the poor. In addition. our population
IN the agricultural districts. where the
other cereals are abundant. are more
skilled in the preparation OF breads
from these other cereals than the
crowded city and Industrial popu'a
lions.
With improved transportation condl
ti0us we now have available surplus
OF potatoes. We also have In the
spring months a surplus OF milk. and
we have ample corn and oats for bu
man consumption. The drain on rye
and barley as substitutes has already
Sreatly exhausted the supply Of these
grains.
10 effect the needed saving Of wheat
we are wholly dependent upon the
voluntary assistance OF the American
people and we ask that the following
rules shall he observed:
l. Househoders to use not to exceed
total OF Ia pounds per week Of
wheat products per person. This
means not more than Ia pounds Of
Victory bread containing the required
percentage OF substitutes and One-half
pound OF cooking -four, inacaroni,
crackers. pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals all combined.
.. Public eating places and clubs to
observe two wheatless days per week,
Monday and Wednesday, as at present
In addition thereto, not to serve to
any one guest at any one meal an
aggregate Of breadstuns. macaroni,
crackers, pastry, pies. cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals. containing a total
at more than two ounces OF whea,
-four. No wheat products to he served
unless specially ordered. Public eat
ing establishments not 10 buy more
than six pounds Of wheat products for
each ninety meals served, thus con
forming with the limitations requested
Of tho householders.
3. Retailers to sell not more than
One-eighth Of barrel OF -four to any
town customer at any one time and
not more than One-quarter Of a barrel
to any country customer at any one
time, and In no case TO sell wheat
products without the sale of an equal
weight OF other cereals.
4. We ask the bakers and grocers to
reduce the volume OF Victory bread
sold, by delivery OF the three-quarter
pound loaf where one pound was sold
before. and corresponding proportions
in other weights. We also ask bakers
not TO increase the amount Of their
wheat -four purchases beyond 70 per
cent. Of the average monthly amount
purchased in the four months prior to
March l.
5. Manufacturers using wheat prod
ucts for non.food purposes should
cease such use entirely.
8. There IS no limit upon the use OF
other cereals, hours, and meals. corn
barley. buckwheat, potato flour, e
cetera
Many thousand families Throughout
the land are now using no wheat prod
ucts whatever, except very SINAI
MI0Uuut AOA SOVhIHS PURPOSES Vuu q
doing 50 in perfect health and satisfac
ton. There Is no reason why all o
the American people who are able t
cock 10 their own households canno
subsist perfectly well with the use o
less wheat products than one and one
half pounds week, and we specially
AK the weli.to.do households In tn
country to follow this additional pro
grsmme In order that we may provid
the necessary marginal supplies 70
those parts Of the community less abb
TO adapt themselves to 80 large a pre-
portion Of substitutes.
In order that we shall be able I
make the wheat exports that are al
solntely demanded Of us to maintai
the civil population and soldiers of til
allies. and our own army we propos
to supplement the voluntary co.opers
ton Of the public by further llm!tt
tion Of distribution, and we shall rlac
at once restrictions on Distribute
which will be adjusted from time I
time to secure as nearly equitable dl
tribntlon as possible. With the arriv,
Of harvest we should be able to rela
such restrictions. Until then we as
for the necessary patience, sacrins
snd cooperation Of the distriburin