The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-05

save famine. which strikes ut the help
less young.
We must save the protein foods for
Europe Outside Of drought areas IT
is literally taking milk from children
for any man to use them. except for
dairy animals. young piE> and chickens.
Shortage "a Fats.
l'ue largely L. the l"Sa"n"d proGucS
from Eurnp"'s dairi"s and somewhat to
tn" killing al their swine. there, is. de-
II three billion :"urdS "f fats. Euttrr
is almost unknown abr"ad--and has bCHn
throughout III" war The milk waS t"n
essential for the Children. And other
fats have boon almost as short. \
woman who went from Switzcrlamd 10
Germany about is months ago tells Il
story which illustratns the sh"ria%".
She took with her Il pound jar Of highly
morning when she went 70. hrr roo'.l
after breakfast. the jar was empty ANA
thoroughly clean. ruZ%!"d, sh"> uu"s-
tlon"d the maid. who. breaking down.
confessed that sh" had licked III" wh9!2
jar i'll an Nnronqu"ratlc craving for
::r"aSu--f"r fats.
Fats are full for tho body. as Is sug-
mr.. And tho people at Europe must K"
through another bitter. fuc!lcSs winter.
Coal has been si10 a ton in France: $lG0
In Italy. and almost Mnpr"curablc every
whcre--mLny il paper clothes or i"SS.-
on a fat shortage Of three billion pounds
below their abSolut" need.
No Drives at Present.
And Yet. We canno; even ak for
ships nor strength Immediately avail
able. In thirty days perhaps, We shall
ask you To urge Specific conservation
of butter. cheese and condensed milk
practically the only chanc" Of saving
condensed milk--but GENERALLY our cam
paicn must not hc by drives. Rather
mus: we max" III" clean Plat" our $!n-
gar and the avoidance OF waste. All
a5lrs that cannot be shipped and less
OF everything else. Last Year We ship
ped 1l.SnnNoo tons. = This year. with
only little greater stocks. We must ship
saved this year than las rs our slogan.
Eating Regulations 90 Continue.
Mr.. Fort placed special stress uron
Tie fact that lh': food admini%tra ton
hotels. restaurants and public eating
plaCos as long aS thu adminiSt rafrnn
continued It's work. C"ntnuimS., inc
said: !
Is MI Hoover once said. I've must
make tho American people. unahlc tu
science" TO get up from ;h" table with
too tight 4 belt is Il Grim" against civ
ilizati"n, and our p""p d" must know ~.
To cat. four times a daE Will. "th"IS
or too. because patriotic slogans arH
gone with the winning 81 ;hr war N
longer can VIC ask uhcIn I" say" t"r "ur
boys in army or nav: n0 longer 'to
win the war" NJ must find new III
SEPARATION somcwh @rc for them. and ""
can.
Shall wo Win, Then Lose?
Finally. We have won n" war in tha
i. We fought for what: sir dcfensc:
We never believed f.; though /, d"uh,-
loss was true that W. wer" in danger.
Acknowledgements and commerce" w"
knew better. though doubtless much "f
Europe believed il al tn" start if no:
now. No. We fought for humanity ana
for democracy. because We believed tina:
democracy was III" safeguard and h"rG
II humanity.
And today at hunEnr's bidding. anar
chy comes forth from it's hiding place
and challenges the new born dcmocra-
ci"s. Class hatred flames, and the low
cst class in tho old social scale. by viz
rue Of physical strength in world
where hanger makes tho animal in