Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-27
Food Administration Issues
Regulations Which Seek to
Save Immense Tonnage of
Food for the Allies.

(Ry Review Leased M1re
WASHINGTON, JAN 20, - L n
American people viii go on war brea
diet Monday as a part of a war ratinI
ing system prescribed tonight by Pc:
idenf Wilson and the food administr;
ton. Victory Bread" the food admin
istration calls it.
The reduced rstions are asked 10
the purpose Of creating a larger e
port surplus of food for the allie:
Curtailment of consumption viii b
accomplished largely by voluntary e
fort. but force will be emp,1yed WHERE
ever permitted under the food contrc
act
The rationing system, as presente
by the president in a proclamation
and by Food Administrator Hoover !
a list Of regulations. forms the 100
administration 1918 food conservs
ton program, of which the chief fes
lures are:
Chief Features.
A bakers bread of mixed
flours, beginning Monday with a
5 per cent substitution Of other
creals for wheat until a 20 per
cent substitution is reached by
February "a.
Sale by retailers to household
ers of pound Of substitute
flours for every pound of wheat
flour purchased at the time the
wheat flour is bought.
Sale by millers to wholesalers
-
only 20 per cent Of the amount OF
wheat flour sold last cary
Two wheatless days a week
Monday and Wednesday-and one
wheatless meal a day.
One meatless day a Week.-Mrs.
day-and one meatless meal a
day.
Two porkless days a week
Tuesday and Saturday.
Manufacturers Of macarond.
spaghetti. noodles, crackers and
breakfast foods. pie, cake and pas
try will be permitted to buy only
70 per cent of their last years
purchases, and are asked to per
form a patriotic service by using
substitute. flours-
Flour will be sold through the
regular channels and in such a
manner that each community VIII
receive il equivalent share.
The food administration viii pun
chase for the army and for the. a
lies. as announced recently, 80 pc
cent of the flour output and out O
this store viii fill emergency require
ments il stocks run low in any par
of the country
Wheat millers are required to pro
duce one barrel of flour of 1876 pound
from 264 pounds Of wheat. which rel
resents "A per cert flour. No paten
or special flours may be manufactul
ed. ALTHOUGH whole wheat flour ma
be made as usual
Hotels and restaurants will be clas:
ed as bakeries and will be required
serve the new victory bread
State food administrators will b
permitted to designate the wheatles
meal in each state Where this
not done the food administration II
quests that the evening meal be oil
served as wheatless.
The presidents proclamation. ht
sides calling on the public for a fu
Their reduction in consumption. make
a renewed appeal to the housewife
stop the waste of food 1t asks gel
eral observance Of the food admins
traitors regulations and calls on III
people in addition to hold down the
consumption OF sugar.
There is no forcible limitation
purchases by householders. and
this connection the food administer
tor says:
The effectiveness of these rules
dependent solely upon the good wi
of and the willingness Of the Amer
can people to sacrifice In the la
analysis the success or failure Of an
such plan as outlined rests with II
people. We have but one police forC
the American woman and We depen
upon her to see that these rules al
observed"
Great Saving Possible.
Mr.. Hoover estimates that obser
ance Of the regulations will save abOI
$1,000. 900 bushels OF wheat a mont
for shipment abroad This viii e
able the allies to subsist, althoug
their ration viii be short. All Of II
allies and the central powers as We
are on a war bread diet now. Mo
of the allies are mixing 40 per Gel
of eornmeal and other substitutes wit
wheat flour in all bread baked. an
all Of Europe is milling a large amOul
OF the whole wheat grain Both Franc
and England have recently cut dow
the bread ration by almost half.
II the voluntary rationing syste
fails in this country. it then. Mr.. Hoo
er said today. sis up to congress "
have no powers under the law to COZ
pei people to eat less"
SUMMARY or RULES.
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