The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-10-30
United STATES FOOD ADMIN
lSTRATlOH FIRST YEARS
RESULTS.


There wks suhnormnl supply OF
foodstuYs In this country for the Year
ending July /. 1917 The 1871 wheNt
crop provided only 2o.Oe0.0G0 bushels
aoore our normal consumption in
peace times The call came from Eng
land and France for large shipments
OF wheat without, which their strength
pouid not be maintained to continue
The fsh, until the American troops
could be tru!nod and got across Tho
srost race wa, on between Germany
TO win decisive victory before tho
United States could get into IT, the
United states to got in before II was
tco lsto Food was the issue tho
Ailies could not hold out without food
The London Times. IN summing w
the desperate situation says Tho
ancient feeding OF the country. OF tho
Allies. OF tho Allied armies tremhlcd
n tho balance Now that the danger
Ia over II can be stated that in the
tarly part o, this yoAr the country
was faced with the most acute food
triris OF the year Compulsory ration.
mS was resortei 10. but In spite OF
This II was an open question whether
lherc would be enough meat and
bacon TO give every one his limited
per cnpits allowance. The wheat com.
hission ordcr,I compulsory milling
ap to the extreme limit. and took
.very poeeible measure 20 exc out our
Saiiy dwindlinS cereal supply These
measures would have been Inadequate
20 save the situation had the United
Bates Administration not instituted
meNtloEs and whoa tless days"
ctr Euv Gran.4 nvn-
from England to take charge OF tho
Allied Provision Commi.sion in New
York. wrote back 10 England Amer
lea lie really In th!s war. ana It ls won.
aerfui hOw every American seems to
want 20 help US in this particular
phow Il IS very remarkable TO sec q
whole nation denying Itself ell wheat.
sn products, not because 1t Is short,
but because II wants TO assist"
Shipping was scarce The long run
from Australia takes three times. AT
EentinN twice. the time required for
Tho American run. Mr Hoover called
upon the American people TO supply
the needs OF the Allies from their nor.
NAL supply b. making personal sacri.
nces The Allies were discouraged,
dishearteucd: they did not think their
wants could be met by an appeal 70
the free will az free people Ger
many was jubilant But wheatless
days snd meatleSs days became FAINT.
liar In the American household No
Wheat" pledge. followed as the 1917
| wheat crop neared the bottom OF the
bin. unin in july there were only two
million bushels left oi the old crop.
We were within ten DAYS OF having no
wheat in the country when the new
haryets became available Blu, 1il..
10000 bushels 81 whaa, had been
shipped 10 our associates in the war.
| t2i coo. 900 more than our surplus. rep.
rfsenting the glad and free sacrinca
| OF thss land OF sel,-goyernment Ry
Apr, tho expectation o; breadStuffs
| trom North America was brought UP
| 10 bs maximum regulate for Allied
safety. I; WAS no easy to do Com.
pared with the Allies. we had 40 over.
| flowing an abundance OF food that II
vss hard 20 sosi a sacrifice was being
made. Yst some there were who. in.
s!stins upos their white broad, their
| regular dict OF meats and fats, and
thor abundance OF sugar. who can
nov rec! 10 tkrin OF patriotism PITY
thsm: help thsru got the vision OF
service, but do no, blame thern They
ere not real Americans. end n this
DAY thst Is punishment enough