Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-02-01

Iidtioh on IOOu conservation was issue
January 2G by President Woodro,
Wilson:
A Proclamation.
Many causes have contributed to ere
ate the necessity for "A more intensive
effort on the part of our people TO sav'
food in order that we may supply Oul
associates in the war with the sus
tenance vitality necessary to them il
these days of privation and stress The
reduced productivity of Europe be
cause of the large diversion of man
power TO the war, the partial failure
of harvests and the elimination of the
more distant markets for foodstuffs
through the destruction of shipping,
very largely on our shoulders.
The food administration has formu-
lated suggestions which, if followed,
will enable us to meet this great re-
sponsibility without any real inconve-
nience on our part
Reduction Necessary.
In order that we may reduce our
consumption of wheat and wheat prod
ucts by 30 per cent-a reduction inn
peratively necessary to provide the
supply for overseas-wholesale job
bers and retailers should purchase and
resell to their customers only 20 per
cent of the amounts used in 1917. All
manufacturers of almentary pastes,
biscuits, crackers, pastry and break
fast cereals should reduce their pur-
chases and consumption of wheat and
flour to 20 per cent of their 1917 re-
quirements. and all bakers of bread
and rolls to so per cent of their cur
rent requirements. Consumers should
reduce their purchases of wheat prod
ucts for home preparation to at most
20 per cent of those of last year, or,
when buying bread, should purchase
mixed cereal breads from the bakers.
Mixture of Cereals.
To provide sufficient cereal food,
homes, public eating places, dealers
and manufacturers should substitute,
potatoes, vegetables corn. barley, oats
and rice products, and the mixed ce-
real bread and other products of the
bakers which contain an admixture of !
other cereals.
In order that consumption may be |
restricted to this extent, Mondays and |
Wednesdays should be observed as |
vheatless days each week, and one !
neal each day should be observed as
/ wheatless meal.
In both homes and public eating
places, in order to reduce the consump-
ion of beef pork and sheep products,
Tuesday should be observed as meat
ess day in each week, one meatless
neal should be observed in each day;
While, in addition, Saturday in each
week should further be observed as Il
lay upon which there should be no
of pork products.
A continued economy in the use of
ugar will he necessary until later in
he year.
1t is imperative that all waste and
consumption of all sorts
( foodStuffs should be rigidly elm
mated.
Elimination of Waste.
The maintenance of the health and
trength of our own people is vitality
ecessary ut this time, and there
hould be no dangerous restriction of !
ne food supply; but the elimination
f every sort of waste and the sub
titution of other commodities of
hich we have more abundant sup
lies for those which we need to save.
i'll i'm no way impair the strength of
nr people and will enable us to meet
ne Of the most pressing obligations Of
le war
I. therefore. in the national interest.
Ike the liberty of calling upon every
val American to take fully to heart
le suggestions which are being circu- ,
ted by the food administration and !
begging that they be followed. / {
n confident that the great body Of
lr women who have labored so 10y /.
~ in cooperation with the food adj ,
inistration for the success Of food ;
win strengthen their ef- 4
rtS and viii take It as part of {
cir burden in this period of national {
rvice to see that the above sugges- 1
ms are observed through the land.
WOODROW WILSON. I