Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-01
Stricter Conservation
Of Food is Urged BY
President Wilson
HE following proclamation calling the people for further
~ food ervaton was issued Saturday by Pres Wilson,
A PROCLAMATION.

Many have been contributed create the neces
sy for intensive effort the part of people
food in order that may supply associates in the
with the susenance vitality necessary to them in these
days of prvaton and STRESS The reduced productivity of
Europe because of the large diversion Of power to the
the partial failure of harvests and the elimination Of
the distant markets for foodsu through the deruc
ton of shipping places the burden of their susenance very
largely shoulders.
The food administration has formulated suggestions
which, if followed will enable to meet the great respon
sibilty, without any real Inconvenience on part
In order that may reduce consumption Of wheat
and wheat products by 80 per cena reduction mperavey
necessary to provide the supply for wholesalers
obbers and retailers should purchase and resell to their
toners only 70 per cent of the used in 1917 All
manufacturers OF amenary pastes biscuits crackers pas
try and breakfast cereals should reduce their purchases and
consumption Of wheat and wheat flour to 70 per cent of
their 1917 requirements and all bakers of bread and rolls
80 cent of their current requirements Consumers
should reduce their purchases of wheat products for home
preparation to- at most 70 cent of those of last year.
when buying bread should purchase mixed cereal breads
from the bakers.
To provide sufficient cereal food homes public eating
places dealers and manufacturers should substitute potatoes
vegetables barley, and rice products and the
mixed cereal bread and other products of the bakers which
contain an admixture of other cereals.
In order that consumption may be restricted to this ex
tent Mondays and Wednesdays should be observed wheat
less days each week. and meal each day should be OBJ
served wheatess meal
duce the consumption of beef pork and sheep products
Tuesday should be observed meaess day in each week.
meatess meal should be observed in each day. while in
addition Saturday each week should further be observed
day upon which there should be consumption of pork
products.
continued economy in the use of sugar will be neces
sary until later in the year.
1t imperative that all and unnecessary consup-
ton Of all sorts of foodstus should be gidy eliminated
The maintenance of the health and strength of our own
people vitality necessary this time and there should be
dangerous restriction Of the food supply but the emna
ton of every sort of waste and the substitution of other
commodities of which have abundant supplies for
those which need to save, will in way impair the
strength Of people and viii enable of the
most pressing obligations of the war
therefore in the national nterets take the liberty of
calling upon every loyal American to take fully heart the
suggestions which berg circulated by the food admins
traon and of begging that they be followed conf
dent that the great body of who have abored
Loyalty cooperation with the food administration for the
of food conservation will strengthen their efforts and
will take it part Of their burden in this period of national
service to that the above suggestions are observed
throughout the land.
WOODROW WILSON
The White House, JAM Is, 1918.