Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31


Wilson:
a Proclamation.
Many causes have contributed create the necessity for
more intensive effort on the part of people to
food in order that may supply associates the
with the susenance va necessary to them in these days
of prvaton and stress The reduced productivity of Eu
rope because of the large diversion of man power the par
a failure of harvess and the elimination of the more dis
an markets for oodstus through the destruction of ship
ping places the burden of their ssenance very argeyOn
our shoulders.
The food administration has formulated suggetons which,
if followed will enable to meet the great responsibility
without any real inconvenience on our part
In order that may reduce consumption of wheat
and wheat products by 80 per centa reduction mpera
lively necessary to provide the supply for overseas-whoe
saer obbers and retailers should purchase and resell to
customers only 70 per cent of the amounts used in 1917
All manufacturers of amentary pastes biscuits crackers
pastry and breakfast cereals should reduce their purchases
and consumption of wheat and wheat -four to 70 per cent
of their 1917 requirements and all bakers of bread and
rolls so per cent of their current requirements Con-
should reduce their purchase of wheat products for
home preparation at most 70 per cent of those of last
breads from the bakers
To prove sufficient cereal food homes public eating
places dealers and manufacturers should substitute pota
toes vegetables corn barley. oats and rice products and
the mixed cereal bread and other products of the bakers
which contain an admixture of other cereals.
In order that consumption may be restricted to this
tent Mondays and Wednesday should be observed wheat
less days each week and meal each day should be OBJ
served as wheatless day.
In both homes and public eating places in order to
duce the consumption of beef pork and sheep products
Tuesday should be observed meatess day each week
meatess meal should be observed in each day. WHILE
in addition Saturday in each week should further be OBJ
served as day upon which there should be consump
ton of pork production
continued economy in the of sugar will necessary
until late in the year.
1t imperative that all waste and unnecessary consump
on of all sorts of foodstus should be rigdy eliminated
The maintenance of the health and strength of our own
people is vitality necessary at this time and there should be
dangerous restriction of the food supply: but the em
alton of every sort of waste and the substitution Of other
commodities of which have more abundant supplies for
those which need to save. will in way impair the
the strength of our people and will enable to meet
of the most pressing obligations of the war
therefore in the national interest take the liberty of
calling upon every loyal American to take fully to heart the
suggestions which being circulated by the food admin
straton and of begging that they be followed am
fdent that the great body of our who have labor
ed Loyalty in cooperation with the Food Administrator
for the of food conservation will strengthen their
efforts and will take as part of their burden in this
period of national service to see that the suggestions are
observed throughout the land
WOODROW WILSON.
The White House. Jan. g. 1918