Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-26
In Four Months Exports To
Allies Have Included 1885,
100000 Pounds of Beef
and 40O,O0O,o0O Pounds of
Pork Products.
EAST is THREATENED
WITH FOOD SHORTAGE

Washington, d. c., Feb. 22.-MeAt.
less days in the United States have
saved 14o,o00,o00 pounds of beef in
four months, the food administrators
announced today. During this period
165, 000, 900 pounds of beef were az.
ported to the allies, together with
400,000,000 pounds Of pork products.
The figures were made public in 3
statement explaining why tho food
administrator refused requests Of cat
tie and sheep growers to remove beef,
mutton and lambs from tho conssKva.
ton rules with regard to mest1ess
days. The administration again de-
clared that the meatless day was es-
tablished for the purpose of enabling
the United States to feed the allies BY
saving on meat consumption.
| GRATITUDE FROM ALLIES
1T the many people who hav0as-
sisted us in the accumulation Of ex-
portable stocks Of meat products dur.
| ing the last three months could per
ceive the expression Of gratitude with
which these shipments are now being
received in Europe among the allies
they would feel amply rewarded for
the sacrifices.
Mutton and lam1 are not exported
LLc lOOu udS re-
moved the restriction on their con-
states. The restriction will be lifted
states in which large numbers of
sheep and lambs are produced for
meat Food Administrator Hoover
will recommend to state admimsra-
tors that the people be permitted to
cat all the mutton and lambs they
want until after April Is when the
spring marketing season is about at
an end.
PURPOSE is TO WIN WAR
ut is desirable to bear in mind"
said Mr.. Hoover today, that the
meatless days are simply and solely
for the purpose of enabling us to feed
the allies by saving on our NEST con-
sumption. They were instituted as
a device to this end because 1t places
the burden of saving on those classes
most able to do so.
Cali national consumption has In.
creased at a faster rate than our pro-
duction and, therefore, without the
meatless days we would not be in
position to export even the pfe-var
available amounts. Therefore, the
actual saving is more than Is appar.
ent by the comparison of direct fig.
ures.
AMERICANA WELL FED
''That the exports are absolutely
vital needs no~proof further than the
statement of the ration at present in
force in Europe among the allies.
which has been reduced approximate.
ly to one pound of meats of all kinds
o week or less than 80 per cent Of
the present American consumption
and it is today at so low figure as to
tend to diminish the morale and the
resistance Of the allies
EAST FACES SHORTAGE
The most critical food shortage in
the history Of the country confronta
the eastern part of the United States
today. according to Food Administra-
tor Hoover
The food administrator declares
that reserve food stores are at the
point of exhaustion in many sections
and that the scarcity may continue
for sixty days.
RAILWAYS BLAMED
Railroad congestion is blamed for
the situation by Mr.. Hoover who says
the only solution is increased rail
movement of foodstuffs even to the
exclusion of many other commodities
He asserts that because of transpor.
tation difficulties soft corn and pota-
toes are spelling and the cost Of feed.
ing livestock has increased to such AZ
extent that feeders are in danger of
serious losses.
BAKERS ARE WARNED
State food administrators were or.
dered today to enforce strictly the
food Administrations rule requiring
bakers to use twenty per cent of
wheat flour substitutes in all bakery
products by February "a.
"This rule" a telegram sent to the
administrators said, lis an important
link in the food administrators wheat
program, upon the sue
cess of which depends our ability to
supply the allies with wheat -four
that is essential to their victory and
ours. The list of substitutes Is wide"
PREACHED ON s61H BIRTHDAY