Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-31
TELLS GE0RGIAN5 WHY
WHEAT MUST Be SAVED
Bulletin Explains That All AL
lied Nations Are Using
War Breads

Following up the campaign started
sunday. when almost every minister IN
Georgia conveyed from the pulpit the
GOVERNMENTS request that the people OF
the nation abstain altogether from the
use of wheat products until the next
harvest is gathered. the office Of the
federal food administration IN Georg'"
has issued a comprehensive bull
Istiu. setting forth the imperative need
thar the request of the government De
needed.
Wheat Is the basis Tor the durable
raised Ioar. ana ,Jhe durable raised lo''l
T. the only kind OF bread that can De
successfully carried from bakeries De
hind the lines 20 the troops IA the
trenche,s. saws the bulletin. which closes
,,-t,b ,be foiIowiue interesting informa-
zion on how the allies are sacrificing 10
save wheat for military use.
AN The bread OF France and England
and Italy today is war bread. IL >
r,ads of gray wheat flour. milled at a
nigh extraction rate: that is, a large
nroDortfou OF the wheat grain ~ now
ms into the flour than formerly was
H. case Their flour now contains
more OF the outer parts of the wheat
grain. parts which formerly were sepa-
rated from the flour and Used as leeu
for animals This flour IL then mixed
with as large a percentage-usually %
~ ..eDt-of flour made from other ce-
reals as can be used and stlh permit the
masking Of the raised LOAF
I'm ENGLAND this war bread cannon
he sold until IL is twelve hours old, so
that the people won't be tempted TO ca I
too much fresh bread. In France and
Ttalv the bread is ratiOned according
10 the age and occupation OF each DER
son. A child has less than an aduii'
a light worker less than one VINO does
heavy labor. ,
OF the average Frenchman hoi INA
5iet 50 per cent is composed OF bread
and hut IS per cent of other FOODS,
France has Just put her whole people
on A rigorous bread ration when limits
hen, To only two-thirds of the amount
they have been accustomed 10. IN al
.be allied countries they are using as
rsrtle wheat as will give them bread al
an and as little of this bread as
i possible to keep them in. health and
strength
...Tba people of Belgium are living on
"a relief ration. over 100000 OF them
rpr their daily bread and soup by
landing in line long hours before the
-elief kitchens They have stood IN
these long soup lines every day foI
three and one-half years. But they DC
not com plain They only ask that the
SOUP and bread be there every DAY
They depend upon America
We are. as We have said, sending corr
and other cereals TO England, France
italy and Belgium. These cereals are
shipped "a fast As they can be used
But the people can't live on them alone
They do not know how. They are un'
able TO cook them properly. They must
i have wheat to mix with them and with
Dotatoes TO make their bread. We are
now sending wheat to the limit OF ouI
cargo space. and yet we are only meet
ing the minimum requirements Of these
Deople. In order TO continue doing thi:
our people must share their present
wheat supply
/ We are dividing our wheat evenly TO
! day between ourselves and the allies
Il We must not use before the next har
/ vest more than one-haif of the wheat
/ We have Even with one-half OF oul
/ wheat. the loaf OF the allies is still
! small. II cannot be made smaller with
out undermining their strength anC
morale. Is there any doubt what w
shall do in this emergency? We have
Just one thing to do. and that is 10 save
wheat and send wheat"