The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-19

spring months Il surplus of milk, and
we have ample corn and oats for hui
man consumption The drain on rye
and barley as substitutes has already
greatly exhausted the supply of these
grains.
we are wholly dependent upon the
voluntary assistance of the American
people and we ask that the following
rules shall be observed:
/. HOuseholders to use not to exceed
a total Of IA pounds per week Of
wheat products per person. This
means not more than IL pounds of
Victory bread containing the required
percentage of substitutes and one-half
pound Of cooking -four, macaroni,
crackers, pastry. pies. cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals, all combined
2. Public eating places and clubs to
observe two wheatless days per week.
Monday and Wednesday. as at present
In addition thereto, not to serve to
any one guest at any one meal an
aggregate of breadstuffs macaroni,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals, containing total
Of more than two ounces of wheat
flour. No wheat products to be served
unless specially ordered. Public eat
ing establishments not to buy more
than six pounds of wheat products for
each ninety meals served, thus con-
forming with the limitations requested
Of the hOuseholders.
8. Retailers to sell not more than
One-eighth Of barrel of flour to any
town customer at any one time and
not more than one-quarter of a barrel
to any country customer at any one
time, and in no case to sell wheat
products without the sale Of an equal
weight of other cereals
f. We ask the bakers and grocers to
reduce the volume of Victory bread
sold, by delivery Of the three-quarter
pound loaf where one pound was sold
before, and corresponding proportions
In other weights. We also ask bakers
not to Increase the amount Of their
wheat -four purchases beyond 70 per
cent. of the average monthly amount
purchased in the four months prior to
March l.
s. Manufacturers using wheat prod
ucts for non-food purposes should
cease such use entirely
6. There is no limit upon the use of
other cereals, flours, and meals. corn,
barley, buckwheat, potato flour, ct
cetera
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the land are now using no wheat pral1-
ucts whatever, except very small
amount for cooking purposes, and are
doing so in perfect health and satisfac-
ton. There Is no reason why all of
the American people who are able to
cook In their own households cannot
subsist perfectly we'll with the use of
less wheat products than one and one
half pounds a week, and we specially
ask the well-to-do households in the
country to follow this additional pro-
gramme In order that we may provide
the necessary marginal supplies for
those parts of the community less able
portion of substitutes.
In order that we shall be able to
make the wheat exports that are alb
solutely demanded of us to maintain
the civil population and soldiers of the
allies and our own army, we propose
to supplement the voluntary co-opera
ton of the public by further limita
ton of distribution, and we shall place
at once restrictions on distribution
which will be adjusted from time ia
time to secure as nearly equitable dis
tribution as possible. With the arrival
Of harvest we should be able to relax
such restrictions. Until then we ask
for the necessary patience, sacrifice
and cooperation of the distributing
trades b..