Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-25
POUND AND HALF Of
WHEAT BREAD PER
PERSON EACH WEEK
Volunteer Saving May be Made
Compulsory if Not Needed,
Food Officials Say.
NEW RULING HITS BAKERS

The announcement from Washington,
Yesterday. of a further cut in the amount
nf wheat per person, until the next
harvest. is supplemented today with
additional information that tends to
increase the concern felt in regard to
wheat conditions insofar rs to- the present
supply in this country.
This tightening of the belt by citizens
over wheat is but the beginning of more
drastic action that may follow. just
now IT : a voluntary matter with citizens
that they cut their consumption OF wheat
four to one and onc-half pounds weekly.
II they will not do this, then bread IA
tioning cards may follow.
The food administration has the power
10 enforce n virtual compulsory wheat
rationing system, but 1t was decided to
first nut the question of saving wheat up
To tho individual II the people will not
save wheat, then conpulsion IS very likely
To follow. 1t Is limited
In addition to the voluntary PROPOSE
tion 10 the citizens the food admlnlstra-
lion has increased the amount Of sub
stitutes used by bakers to 25 per cent.
It's only possible to make mixture of 20
wheat with 80 substitutes IN bakers
hrrad, and the food administration now
hints az this maximum being fixed unless
conditions change
The new regulations IN brIcf follow:
81 HrIscholders 90 Use not To ex-
,red a total Of IL pounds per week o
wheat products per person. This means
not more than lsi pounds of Victory
bread containing the required percentage
~ substitutes. and onC-half pound of
cooking flour, rnacaroni, crackers, pastry,
mes. cakes. wheat breakfast cereals, all
combined
- Pubic eating places and clubs
~ observe two whcatless days per week,
Monday and Wednesday, As at present.
In addition thereto. not to serve TO any
cue guest at any one meal an aggregate
~ hreadstuffs. macaroni crackers, pastry,
mes cakes. wheat breakfast cereals, con-
tanning a total of more than two ounces Of
wheat flour. No wheat products 20 be
served unless specially ordered. Public
,.ating establishments not 20 buy more
than six pounds Of wheat products for
each ninety meals served, thus conform
ing with the limitations requested Of
househOldcrs
Retailers 70 sell not more than
nnc-cichth Of barrel of -four 70 any
town customer at any one time. and no
more than One-quartcr OF barrel to any
country customer ut any one time, and
in no case 10 sell wheat products without
the sale OF an equal weight OF other
- We ask the bakers and groccrs
u reduce the volume Of Victory bread
sold. hv delivery Of the three-quarter
pound loaf where ono pound was sold
before. and corresponding proportions
IN other weights We also ask bakers
not to increase the amount Of their
uheat-hour purchases beyond seventy
uer cent Of the average monthly amount
purchased in the four months prior 70
March l
- Manufacturers using wheat prod
ucts for non-food purposes should cease
such use entirely.
Il There i no limit upon the use Of
other cereals hourS and meals, corn,
barley huckwhcat. potato flour. etc.
Mr. Hoover. in explaining the dras-
tic action. makes II clear that II was 3
war step L means . Cit Of fifty per cent
n normal consumption lie added
'Rcservlng q margin for distribution
q the army and Tor special cases, II
leaves Tor general consumption approx
lnatClv ia pounds Of wheat products
weekly per person.
MANY flour consumers are dependent
upon bakers bread. Such bread must be
durable and therefore requires larger
proportion OF " neat ITouuttS tlAdi tGlEtiA
breads baked ID the household.
POTATOES PLENTIFUL
our army ana navy require 8 full
ALLOW ance The wcll-to-do IN our popula-
ton can make greater sacrifices In the
consumption of wheat products than can
the poor In additloTf our population In
the agricultural districts, where the
other cereals are abundant are more
skilled IN the preparation OF breads from
these other cereals than the crowded city
and industrial populations
With improved transportation con-
. ditlons we now have available a surplus
~ potatoes We also have IN the spring
months 8 surplus OF milk. and We have
ample corn and oats for human consump-
uon The drain on rye and barley Us
substitutes already has greatly exhausted
these grains
There need be no fear, Mr. Hoover
saId that health viii be impaired by the
substitution. of cereals
\o reason exists, he said, why Amer
can women who do their own cooking
cannot use less than the ration specified,
Families are asked 10 restrict themselves
even more ia order that supplies can be
provided for these communities less able
to adapt themselves 70 q large PROPORTION
oi subs tItutes.