Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-21
MORE RESTRICTIONS
ON USE OF FLOUR
Supply to Be Stretched Suffic.
GENTLY to Feed United States
and Allies
NEW RULES FOR BAKERS
Food Administration Finds II Difficult
in Making Good Promises to
Ration Allies.

Washington, March 10.-The food ad-
ministration tonight announced the first
of a series Of steps planned to stretch -four
supplies sufficiently to feed the country
and maintain shipments to the allies until
the next harvest.
Beginning with the baking trade which
uses 40 per cent. Of the wheat -four con-
sumed in this country. the administration
has approved plans for a division of flour
supplies between shops, sharing Of wheat
substitutes and for nationwide educa-
tional campaign to eliminate waste. which
will be worked out at a meeting in Chi
cago next Friday.
Further restrictions on the consumption
Of wheat which we're announced last week
as under consideration will be put into ef-
feet next.
Aside from the shortage Of wheat In the
United States. another serious problem 10
confronted by the food administration In
making good promises to the allies. Not
single. weeks shipments Of grain and
cereals abroad has equalled the announ-
ced program since January !, so that there
remains deficit of $4,000 tons to be made
up In addition to the regular supplies.
Shipments reached low point in the
week of February to rs the culmina-
ton of weeks of bad weather which
demoral.zed both railroad and overseas
transportation. Only $3.50 tons went
abroad in that week. Improvement has
been shown since. but even with clear.
ing weather 1t has been impossible to
transport 10000 tons promised every
seven days. In the week from March
| 1 to 8. the shipments were 22.16@ tons.
but dropped In the second week to 01.SSS
| tons and the expected surplus over re-
uuirements has not gone forward. Since
| January, shipments have totalled l.416.Sl7
| tons. Inasmuch as the allied peoples
abroad are being rationed strictly. ON
| Gals here do not contemplate any cur
tailment of exports nor do they admit
Of a possibility of failure in supplying
the food necessary to carry on the war.
| From the response received in the past.
they believe the American public will
give cheerfully whatever is required to
achieve victory with food and those who
attempt to obstruct by boarding or sell
Ash buying beyond their needs will be
held up to the public gaze for discipline.
| Plans of the bakers for economy in their
business were outlined to State food ad-
ministrators here last week by Henry w.
| Stude. president Of the National Associa-
| ton Of Master Bakers, and Win M. Camp
! bell. chairman Of the associations ma
| tional technical service committee. With
the approval of the administrators a
technical service committee will be APP
pointed in each State. which will in turn
appoint district captains and county lead
ers. all of them expert bakers. who have
learned to use wheat -four substitutes in
baking Victory bread. Meetings and
demonstrations will be held in every town
and village.
| No baker will have an excuse for failure
to produce Victory bread OF the most
palatable character after the trade secrets
Of the leading members Of the business
have been impaired to him. in he opinion
OF the food administration. Those who
cooperate in the program will find their
colleagues ready to tide them over the
emergency sby sharing supplies Of which
they have surplus and by exchanging
products for others more needed.