The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-02
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TO CUT WHEAT
USE 0NE-HALF
Military Necessity Demands That
Each American Eat Only w I
Pounds Wheat Products
Weekly,
CORN AND OATS SUBSTITUTES.
Allies Must Have Wheat Enough to
Maintain Their War Bread
Till Next Harvest. w

iO4inIalu tnelf war Dfeau from now
unlil the next harvest and this is a
military necessity, we must reduce our
monthly consumption TO u ,000,00o
bushels month as against our nor
mai consumption of about 42,0O0.0O0
bushels, or 90 per cent. OF our normal
consumption. This is the situation as
set forth by the U. s. Food Admins
tration at Washington. Reserving a
margin for distribution to the army
aud for special cases, leaves for gen
eraI consumption approximately 1ls
pounds of wheat products weekly per
person, the Food Administrations
statement continues: Many OF our
consumers are dependent upon bakers
bread. Such bread must be durable
and therefore requires a larger proper
tion of wheat products than cereal
breads baked in the household. Our
army and navy require full allow
ance. The well-to-do In our population
can make greater sacrifices IN the con.
sumption of wheat products than can
the poor In addition, 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 popula.
tions.
With improved transportation cOndl-
tons we now have available a surplus
of potatoes. We also have in the
spring months a surplus of milk, and
we have ample corn and oats for hui
man consumption. The drain on rye
ard barley as substitutes has already
greatly exhausted the supply Of these
grains
To effect the needed saving of wheat
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 IL pounds per week of
wheat products per person. This
means not more than 1& pounds of
Victory bread containing required
percentage Of substltutds~and one-half
pound OF cooking -four, rnacaroiii,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
ID iealKfast 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 ak any one meal an
aggregate of breadstuffs. macaroni,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals, containing q total
Of more than two ounces of wheat
Aour. 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 wore than
one-eighth of q barrel of -four to any |
town customer at any one time and |
not more than one-quarter of a barrel |
10 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.
& We ask the bakers and grocers to |
reIuce the yolum of Victory bread |
sold, by delivery Of the three-quarter
round loaf where one pound was sold |
before, and Corresponding proportions
n other weights. We also ask bakers
not to increase the amount of their
wheat flour purchases beyond 20 per
cent. of the average monthly amount
purchased In the four months prior to
March /.
g. Manufacturers using wheat prod
iucts for non-food purposes should
cease such use entirely.
g. There is no limit upon the use of
other cereals, fiours, and meals, corn
barley, 3uckwheat, potato -four, ct
cetera.
Many thousand families throughout |
the land are now using no wheat prod
ucts whatever, except a very small
amount for cooking purposes, and are
doing so in pc ct health and satisfac-
tion. There Is no reason why all of
the American people who are able TO
cook in their own households cannot
subsist perfectly well with the use of
less wheat products than one and one
half pounds 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
to adapt themselves to so large, a pro-
portion Of substitutes.
In order that we shall be able to
make the wheat exports that are ab.
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 a further limita-
lion Of distribution, and we snail place
1t once restrictions on distribution
which will be adjusted from time to
lime to secure as nearly equitable dis
ffbution as possible. With the arrival
If harvest we should be able TO relax
such restrictions. Until then we ask
or the necessary patience, sacrifice
ind cooperation of the distributing
radeS