The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-01-29
MeatleSS and WheatleSS DAYS
Are Increased By PrOclama-
tiOn of the President.
WILL SAVE GREAT AMOUNT
Mr.. Hoover Estimates That OBJ
servance of Regulations Will
Save 100000 Bushels of
Wheat a Month.

Washington, Jan. 2S-The
American people go on a war bread
diet today as a part of a war ra-
tioning system prescribed by Presi-
dent Wilson and the food admin
istration. The reduced rations are
asked for the purpose of creating a
larger export surplus of food for the
allies. Curtailment Of consumption
will be accomplished largely by vol
untary effort, but force will be en-
ployed wherever permitted under
the food control act.
The rationing system, as pre-
sented by the president in a procla-
nation and by the food administra-
tor, Herbert Hoover, in a list of reg
tration's 1918 food conservation
program OF which the chief features
are:
A bakers bread OF mixed fours,
beginning Monday with per cent
substitution of other cereals for
wheat until 90 per cent substitu-
tion is reached February "a.
Sale by retailers to householders
of an equal amount of substitute
fours for every pound OF wheat -four
purchased at the time the wheat
-four is bought.
Sale by millers to wholesalers and
wholesalers to retailers OF only 10
per cent Of the amount of wheat
-four sold last year.
Two wheatless days a week
Monday and Wednesday-and one
wheatless meal a day.
One meatless day a week-Tues-
day-and one meatless meal a day.
Two porkless days week
Tuesday and Saturday.
Manufacturers OF macaroni, spa
ghetti, noodles, crackers and break
fast foods. pie, cake and pastry will
be permitted to buy only 20 per cent
of their last years purchases. Flour
will be sold in such a manner that
each community will receive its
equivalent share.
The food administration will pur-
chase for the army and for the al
lies, as announced recently 80 per
cent of the -four output.
Wheat millers are required to
produce one barrel of 264 pounds
of wheat, which represents IA per
cent -four No patent or special
fiours may be manufactured. al
made as usual.
Hotels and restaurants will be
classed as bakeries and will be re-
auired to serve the new victory
bread.
State food administrators will be
permitted to designate the wheat
less meal in each State.
The presidents proclamation be-
sides calling on the public for a fur
ther reduction in consumption
makes a renewed appeal to the
housewife to save the waste of food.
There is no forcibie limitation o!
purchased by householders and in
this connection the food admins
traitor says:
THE effectiveness of these rules
is dependent solely upon the good
will Of and the willingness of the
American people to sacrifice"
OF the nearly 20.0O0.O00 house
holders in the United States, about
100000 have signed food admin
istration pledges to follow it's con-
servation plans.
Mr. Hoover estimates that OBJ
servance of the regulations will save
about 100000 bushels of wheat q
month for shipment abroad. This
will enable the allies to subsist, al
though their ration will be short.
Most of the allies are mixing
about 40 per cent of corn meal and
other substitutes with wheat -four In
all baked bread and all Of Europe is
milling large amount OF the whole
wheat grain. Both France and