South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-14

vegetables on one plate instead Of in
side dishes, and only necessary
silverware, and simplihcation of the
menu and the menu card are urged
as means Of saving not only food.
but labor and paper. The general
bill of fare should be abandoned, be-
cause the great variety OF dishes list
ed makes waste through spoilage.
Simple bills for breakfast, luncheon
and dinner with limited dishes,
changed from day to day for variety.
are recommended, also the use OF
horse d'oeuvres, vegetable salads.
hors d'oeuvres, vegetable salads,
fruits, sea foods, made-over dishes
and animal by-products. which save
staples and utilize many available
foods.
The war program discourages the
table d'hOte meal except when con-
fined to few courses and small va
riety. as on the continent. American
plan hotels should require guests TO
write orders. and all menus should
be in plain English, actually de-
scribing the food
The new regulations affect hotels.
restaurants, dining cars, steamships,
clubs and other places where food
is sold to be consumed on the prem
Uses. In a message to the managers
Of such esta blishments the food ad-
ministrator fully explains the food
situation with reference 70 the war,
and tells what the people OF the
United States must do in the way Of
saving food in order to make good
the pledge which, authorized by the
president he gave 10 the allies at
the recent conference of food con-
trollers.
There is no prospect Of a proper
ending Of the war before the cam
paign Of the summer of 1919" says
Mr. Hoover. ITO attain victory we
must place in France three and "A
half million hghting men with the
greatest mechanical equipment that
has ever been given TO any army.
While we expect the position on the
western front may be improved,
from a military point of view, be-
tween now and then. there can be
no hope Of a contamination of the
end that we must secure until an
other year has gone by"
VIII Save Many Lives.
The food administrator points out
that this accomplishment in 1919
will save a host OF American lives
that viii have to be sacrificed if the
war continues until 1920. To strike
the final blow in 1919 means that
we must not only find the men. ship
ping and equipment for this gi-
gantic army. but that our own army,
the allied armies and the civil pop
ulation Of the allied countries must,
in the meantime, have ample food if
their strength is TO be maintained.
I'VE can do all these things" he
declares. and I believe we can bring
this business TO an end if every man.
woman and child in the United
States tests every action every day
and hour by the one touchstone-
Does this or that contribute TO win
ming the war;"
I'VE must arpreciably decrease
our own imIDrts OF food nota oily
NEalr A0l+C anu tropical LLulAS.
he says. and points out that while
our wheat production this year is
better than last. our production Of
other cereals is less. and our re-
sources are no greater than last
year. However he says 1T is
possible for as 10 give Europe its
vastly increased requirements and
at the same time have a margin over
the quantity necessary 10 maintain
our own health and strength"
The food administrator finds we
shall apparently have sufficient
sugar 10 take care of the present
rate Of consumption, an dto provide
for the extra drain of the allies. and
sufficient coffee if wastefulness in
brewing the beverage is eliminated.
OF our own products there must be
a reduction in consumption and
waste Of foodstuffs and Of meats and
fats. that is 20 say, pork. beef,
poultry. dairy products and yege-
table oil products. Stress IS laid.
however. upon the fact that the food
administration does not wish cur
tailmeut in the use OF milk for chill
dren.
Patriotic proprietors Of public eat
ing places demand enfOrcible rules
FOR their own protection against the
Stacker in their business. The federal
food administrators OK the various
states viii enforce these orders
against those not sufficiently pa
triotic TO follow them voluntarily.
oct. 8. 1918