The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-09-20
WIN The WAR
IN 1919 IS
AIM OF U. S.
TO CRUSH GERMANY BEFORE
AID CAN BE SECURED
FROM GERMANY.
CONSERVATION OF FOOD
America Has Promised to Furnish 49,.
100000 Tons to Allies This Year
Farmers Asked to Increase Wheat
Acreage 20 Per Cent.


"Win the war in 1919" That is the
aim of the government and the goal
toward which all departments are
working, according to County Food
,Administrator John p. Graham who
returned Wednesday from Nashville,
where he attended a conference of
food administrators of Middle Tennes-
see counties.
To accomplish that aim it will be
necessary for every citizen to bend
every effort to the single purpose Of
war, said Mr.. Graham, who brought
back the message that this country
must save more wheat and other
food stuffs this year than ever be-
fore. The minimum needs of the al
lied countries Is 2S,OO0,000 tons of
foodstuffs and the United States has
promised to furnish 100000 tons Of
that amount, fifty per cent of which
is to be breadstuffs and 80 per cent
fats. This MEANS" said Mr.. Ora
ham, chat we must continue to con-
serve wheat, meat aud sugar as never
before"
Although there has apparently been
some relief of tension in the demand
for wheat. Mr.. Graham explained that
while the wheat crop this year was
300, 100000 bushels larger the corn
crop was 5OO,OOO,OOe bushels smaller,
and the people are asked to continue
to conserve wheat in every form.
Those who have been eating corn pro-
ducts at two meals each day are ask
ed to continue that program and in
addition to use no wheat flour ex-
cept that which is mixed with 20 per
cent substitutes. Farmers of Ten
nesse are also asked to increase their
wheat acreage 20 per cent this year.
State Food Administrator H. A.
Morgan addressed the conference, re-
viewing to the administrators the in
formation he had received while at
tending national Z conference in
| washington, which Was addressed by
Federal Administrator Herbert Hoov-
err, who has recently returned from
Europe.
Mr., Morgan said that if the people
of America could understand the
gratitude of the French and British
toward this nation for the assistance
that has been given there would be
no failure to save; Gnores to send to
the hungry women and children over
there. For two weeks last year the
French were without bread. Then
came the 141, 100000 bushels Of wheat
saved by the American people from
their tables to relievv the distress.
The gratitude Of the French was in
describable. This year we must con-
tinue to save in order to help feed
the French and British who have for
so long borne the brunt of the war
for human freedom.
Mr.. Graham stated that soon there
will be a campaign to secure pledges
for increased wheat production. Ev-
cry farmer in Middle Tennessee will
be asked to increase his wheat acre.
age 20 per cent. This will be neces-
| sary to help carry forward the pro-
gram that aims at winning the war
in 1919. 1t has been ascertained that
Germany hopes by 1920to have Russia
subjugated that food supplies may be
secured there and recruits for the
German army enlisted from the Rus
sian population. 1t is to crush Ger
many before Russia becomes an aid
to the Central powers that the gov.
eminent is laboring without ceasing
now.
Other phases of the food admin
istration work were discussed and a
number of addresses heard from Off
Gals of the state administration.